I forget where I read but the DS Mode check for certain hardware components and will fail if they have issues. Other than the camera, a failing or loose wifi chip can also result in DS mode not working.
I actually tried the hardware test recently due trying to fix DS Mode and and got 0 errors. As for a corrupted sd card, is there a specific way to test for that?
Anything 3ds mode related has been perfectly fine. Just this, DS Mode and GBA...
Final Update for me, my tools arrived and I fixed everything. As it turns out, the faulty camera was the thing causing ALL of my issues, unplugging it has made everything work again.
Nope because it doesn't even get to that point, just immediate freeze and the Chainloader options are just stuck on the screen with no response to any controls. This is my first time trying it though, so unsure if its related to the DS Mode...
You could try calibrating and/or turning off the Super-Stable 3D, in the 3DS settings menu, since that is related to the new 3DS 3D functionality. You should be able to see a preview of the tracking in the bottom right corner this way too.
Was curious and tested open_agb_firm, and for me at least it's not working. It just freezes on the chainloader menu and I'm forced to manually power off the device.
Not sure if anyone else has dealt with this but the moment I launch open_agb_firm from the chainloader menu my 3ds just freezes on the chainloader menu and I'm forced to power off the 3ds manually. I've been having issue also launching DS mode...
Some updates, for starters I found out I can run GBA games through open_agb_firm, only the Virtual Console Injects for that console seem to be broken. I should test the VC injects of other consoles next.
I tinkered around Luma versions and it...
Hello! I recently bought my first 3DS console, an Old XL model from a local seller however it's been having many issues that are just completely ruining the experience for me. I will describe them and go through all that I've done so far to fix...
Just wanted to add to this since I just recently came up to a similar situation. It's seems like you did similar things to me and some more. To add to what you did, I had a Nand backup from two years ago that I restored to and even in that...
Actually I was able to get a NAND backup before this happened (from the original owner who hacked it). This process seemingly worked, but it did not fix the ds mode (same stuck in black sceen). Now going though all the steps here...
I just ended up with the same problem, but also happening with and without enabling external firms and game patching.
Also ran twfix, following all instructions and in the same situation.
I had not run twpatch recently (and it was working after...