Hacking SoftBricked 2ds from trying to download Luma CFW.
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A hardmod involves taking apart the 3DS, among other things.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-noob-friendly-nand-dumping-2ds-3ds-3ds-xl-n3ds-n3ds-xl.414498/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-noob-friendly-nand-dumping-2ds-3ds-3ds-xl-n3ds-n3ds-xl.414498/
Soldering you 3DS mainboard to writing your NAND (which contain system software) directly with your NAND Back up.
Since you live in USA, @vb_encryption_vb should be the best man for this work.
i have a soldering iron but am skeptical about taking my 2ds apart is it my only chance
Last edited by xxturtlederpxx,
I'm afraid I don't have any experience with the new, updated a9lh tutorial. I've gone through the original one twice and each time it took about six hours it might be best to ask someone to install a9lh for u. maybe the hard modder u choose in case something goes wrong again.
Here a guide: [TUTORIAL] [Noob-Friendly] NAND Dumping 2DS/3DS/3DS XL/N3DS/N3DS XL!
Only following if you know what're you doing, or give the work to a pro such as @vb_encryption_vb, he's reliable.
don't do it if u feel hesitant. he'll receive a mention alert, so he'll see this thread. u might also try sending him a pm too to get a quote on the system. good luck with whatever u choose to do.
Well, except from the way to boot to Decrypt9, most of the step is exactly the same as the old way (Current > 9.2 > 2.1 way).
Most people here got bricked by user error, not the problem of the new method.
Yup, if i'm remember correctly, his price is around $70. Not sure that price will come with A9LH ready or not.
You may have to ask him.
I see. it's a long process or at least it was for me due to many NAND backups.
most likely, yes.
If you're not using slowhax, it shoudn't take that much time.
Not sure about this since I never use SoundHax itself.
But, the new guide only change how you're using 9.2 to instead boot SoundHax, which is an arm9 exploit, to going to 2.1 direclty.
Which more safer that the old way which require you to go 9.2 once for an open arm9 exploit.
Last edited by nechigawara,
Soundhax is a homebrew entry point, nothing more, it's not an arm9 exploit, it's userland. Safehax is the arm9 exploit. I'd also like to mention, since the release of safehax there has been in an influx in bricks with nobody making NAND backups. The cause of the bricks, I don't know, but most have been during the 2.1 ctrtransfer. I'll let the trolls come in and blame, sd cards, user error, etc. I say it's shit happens. Hardmod is always superior to any software method, because we can make a proper NAND backup immediately.
Last edited by vb_encryption_vb,
$70?! A new 2DS would be around that on sale - an used one you can get for less. No point in paying to get it fixed. Either fix it yourself or buy a new one. If you're gonna buy a new one, you MIGHT AS WELL try to fix it yourself @xxturtlederpxx
Also as far as what the brick may be caused with .. User error, definitely. We have barely any of the facts here and it sounds like the OP himself doesn't know what he was doing so he can't give us the facts. If you just tell us "it bricked while downloading Luma" .. whatever that means, it's impossible to deduce from that what exactly went down.
Last edited by Distrance,
It's kind of amazing, because you can now take a proper NAND backup almost immediately with safehax before making any permanent changes to the 3DS, whereas before you had to do a dangerous (at least, it was at one point) 9.2 downgrade first or a system transfer for DSiWarehax.
I think the guide should specifically specify to make a NAND backup and not rely on people to press 'A' during the ctrtransfer. Maybe that would reduce the number of people not backing up? It'd be justified to add that step I think, it definitely feels like an epidemic of people not backing up their NAND.
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