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Hi,
I've got some questions so here we go !
I want to buy a refurb(or second hand) 3ds xl so I wont know the firmware version. What I want to do is to play all m'y roms from my ds (my ds lite just died) and buy 3ds games and those on the Nintendo store.

What is my best solution for playing backup of ds and still be able to update my console, play online etc ?
 

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A few questions about the 6.X MSET for launching (considering upping my sysnand to 6.x to deal with the whole savegame key thing (after dumping my saves with savedatafiler (only have saves on Card2 games at the moment so that should be fine)).

1. I know 6.X MSET works for rxtools. Is there a way to launch Gateway through 6.X MSET ?
2. If I have a card2 game dumped using SDF on 4.X and then put it back using SDF on 6.X will it be encrypted with the 6.X key ?
3. Can you use SDF to dump 6.X Card2 game saves ?
4. Apart from the stuff addressed above would there be any disadvantage from upgrading to 4.5 to 6.X , that I've missed ?
 

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Thank you! And am I right to assume that the saves would get corrupted as soon as I downgraded to sysNAND 4.5? (EUR Bravely Default requires 6.2, I think.) Or they'd be fine anyway?

Also, I can use any retail game to dump a private header, right? Like a cheap Layton Miracle Mask etc.
Your saves would not be usable if you downgraded. Though they wouldn't actually get corrupted, the 3DS would report them as corrupted as it would be relying on the old save encryption, while the saves are encrypted with the new encryption. If you were to downgrade, you could upgrade back to 7.X+ and the saves would work again.

Yes, any retail cart can have its header extracted for use with roms.

I have a question about the 4.5 system menu method on the N3DS.

If you install the nvram, does it mean that saves are created with old encryption method?
No, even with the downgraded system settings, the N3DS will still use the new save encryption.
 
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Just backup all the files on your SD card to your computer with a SD card reader before creating the emuNAND and put the files back on it after the emuNAND format.
Oh, OK! I thought that if I formatted the card, something somewhere would change (device specific keys, access, I don't know) and the files would cease to be usable. Thank all of you. :)

Just to be 100 % sure: I've installed emuNAND and my FW version now reads "GW3D 9.2.0-20E". I want to update emuNAND to the latest FW version, so I click on system update. Normally, it'll ask me whether I want to download the update. But the update has long been predownloaded for me (about half a year now) so it just asks to update right away, even without the Internet connection. Is it still safe to click yes in this case, or I should update using a different method? Sorry for stupid questions, but I haven't found a tutorial that mentions this scenario and don't want to screw this up.
 
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Oh, OK! I thought that if I formatted the card, something somewhere would change (device specific keys, access, I don't know) and the files would cease to be usable. Thank all of you. :)

Just to be 100 % sure: I've installed emuNAND and my FW version now reads "GW3D 9.2.0-20E". I want to update emuNAND to the latest FW version, so I click on system update. Normally, it'll ask me whether I want to download the update. But the update has long been predownloaded for me (about half a year now) so it just asks to update right away, even without the Internet connection. Is it still safe to click yes in this case, or I should update using a different method? Sorry for stupid questions, but I haven't found a tutorial that mentions this scenario and don't want to screw this up.
Yes, it's safe to upgrade like that to FW9.9 (latest FW), if you have confirmed you are in emuNAND and it's on an old 3DS.
 

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Hi,
I've got some questions so here we go !
I want to buy a refurb(or second hand) 3ds xl so I wont know the firmware version. What I want to do is to play all m'y roms from my ds (my ds lite just died) and buy 3ds games and those on the Nintendo store.

What is my best solution for playing backup of ds and still be able to update my console, play online etc ?
anyone ?
 

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Quick question , so far , ran the gateway 3ds on my new 3ds , However I don't know how to access it without CN game all the time . How can I do that and what the things I shouldn't do that will kick me out of gateway .
 

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i need some informarion about eeprom
so when i launch diskwriter i see eeprom:yes
what does it mean
btw my save got corrupted
but if i changed the eeprom to eeprom:no with sky3dsctool
will i be safe and i wont need to press the blue button everytime i quit the game ?
and do i need to backup my saves everytime if the epprom set to no?
 
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I'm considering importing a European copy of Cubic Ninja and a European New 3DS. If I have a USA 3DS that is ninjahaxed and I ninjahax the European New 3DS, will I be able to perform a system transfer from my USA 3DS to the European New 3DS? I have a small amount of downloaded games that I would like to play.

It is also my understanding that if I Ninjahax my European New 3DS that I can play my USA retail cartridges on it. Is that information correct?

Last question: Am I clear to order both an EU version of Cubic Ninja and a New 3DS from Amazon.co.uk and put ninjahax on it? I'd hate to receive the New 3DS and find out for whatever reason that I cannot softmod it.

Sorry for the wall of text, just want to have a clear answer before I blow 300 bucks on this.
 

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Quick question , so far , ran the gateway 3ds on my new 3ds , However I don't know how to access it without CN game all the time . How can I do that and what the things I shouldn't do that will kick me out of gateway .
This guide explains, and also links to an explanation of making the exploit stick so using old DS games doesn't undo it, http://www.maxconsole.com/maxcon_forums/threads/288767-TUTORIAL-Downgrade-N3DS-MSET-*proper-way*

Going to settings while in emunand, then exiting, kicks me back to sysnand. Pay attention to the firmware version and whether it starts with GW whenever in system settings to make sure you're altering only the settings of the nand you want.
 

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I'm considering importing a European copy of Cubic Ninja and a European New 3DS. If I have a USA 3DS that is ninjahaxed and I ninjahax the European New 3DS, will I be able to perform a system transfer from my USA 3DS to the European New 3DS? I have a small amount of downloaded games that I would like to play.

It is also my understanding that if I Ninjahax my European New 3DS that I can play my USA retail cartridges on it. Is that information correct?

Last question: Am I clear to order both an EU version of Cubic Ninja and a New 3DS from Amazon.co.uk and put ninjahax on it? I'd hate to receive the New 3DS and find out for whatever reason that I cannot softmod it.

Sorry for the wall of text, just want to have a clear answer before I blow 300 bucks on this.
N3DSes with 9.2 or less are becoming increasingly rare. The best thing you can do is ask the seller for the serial that's listed on the box and compare it to the ones on this list: http://gbatemp.net/threads/n3ds-xl-firmware-by-version-number.381479/
 

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Just backup all the files on your SD card to your computer with a SD card reader before creating the emuNAND and put the files back on it after the emuNAND format.

So, I may be doing it wrong, so could you please tell me what exactly to do now?
I have copied the files from SD to PC, then switched the SD card (is this a problem?) for a higher capacity card, formatted it for emuNAND in Gateway, copied back the files from PC to the new SD...and nothing happens. :) Other files (newly added .cia or .3ds files) work just fine, only the old games are still missing. Is a different card the problem? (The old SD would be formatted anyway though...)
Oh, and I've updated emuNAND to 9.9 (from 9.2).
 
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Isn't there a new soft mod method coming out that utilizes Ironfall? Iirc, you need the latest system update to download that game, so would a 9.2 EU N3DS be necessary?
There is, but I believe it only has userland access. If you're only looking for homebrew and region free, then a 9.3+ N3DS will be fine. If you want the ability to play roms, etc... then a 9.2 or lower N3DS is necessary.
 

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When prompted within software on emuNAND to update said software, is it okay? Or should I be seeking out an alternate patch?

Please and thanks!
 

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