Hardware A9LH N3DS doesn't turn on anymore, blue light flashes then turns off

wurstpistole · Jan 21, 2017

Hi there,

I have a strange issue. I just entered freeshop but my internet connection was a bit wonky so it kinda froze while loading. I force shut down my N3DS by holding power. Now when I try to start it, the blue light goes on for a second and goes off again. 3DS won't boot. Taking out battery does not help. Recovery mode combination does not help.

What is that? I have never had this before, usually forcing shut down does absolutely nothing to the device. How can I get it running again?

Jayro · Jan 21, 2017

Probably just need to put a fresh copy of arm9loaderhax.bin on the SD Card's root.

xtheman · Jan 21, 2017

Is "arm9loaderhax.bin" on your sd card? Your sd card might have gotten corrupted. Try a different sd card but only put luma's "arm9loaderhax.bin" on it

Deleted User · Jan 21, 2017

You are fine,check your sd card and see if you have the arm9loaderhax.bin on the root

wurstpistole · Jan 21, 2017

That could be it. It's just gone from the SD, no idea why. Trying that now.

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Thanks for the input, guys. It was indeed the a9lh.bin, it's working fine again.
Strange that it disappeared by itself.

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Ah I know what it was. It wasn't freeshop. I tried updating Luma with Starupdater just before and it failed to extract the zip. Pretty sure it deleted the a9lh.bin and didn't put a new one.

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But this kinda animates me now to do a fresh NAND and SD backup.

Samlake · Jan 23, 2017

I have the same issue, even if I put a fresh arm9loaderhax.bin

Xiphiidae · Jan 23, 2017

wurstpistole said:
I tried updating Luma with Starupdater just before and it failed to extract the zip. Pretty sure it deleted the a9lh.bin and didn't put a new one.

Don't use Star Updater, it's outdated. Use Luma3DS Updater instead.

voodooluis · Jan 29, 2018

Samlake said:
I have the same issue, even if I put a fresh arm9loaderhax.bin

its because A9LH is no longer supported by Luma. In order to get your 3DS back in working order, you need to follow a guide called "A9LH to B9S." Google it.

PowerBall253 · Feb 2, 2018

voodooluis said:
its because A9LH is no longer supported by Luma. In order to get your 3DS back in working order, you need to follow a guide called "A9LH to B9S." Google it.

Do you know this thread has 1 year old?
B9S didn't even exist in Januuary, 2017.

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