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[Matezoide]

Yes to all. But just to make sure, before you update your 3ds, update Luma first using Luma updater.

Ok, i did this, but now i get an error message whenever i try to open HBL.

What should i do?

 

[Bonovox40]

Please help! Ok, so I have an o3dsxl. I followed the 3ds.guide to a T with my system starting on 4.4, and was able to progress all the way to "Installing arm9loaderhax" page, Section#3.
After successfully installing arm9loaderhax at step 5, I copied out the otp.bin and rebooting the system with the SD card back in. It automatically started the Luma3ds configure menu (Section III step 1). I selected the 3 choices that it said with (A) and pressed Start to save a reboot.....black screen forever.

It says "If you get a black screen, just continue to next section." How?? There's literally nothing I can do! Hold power button shutdown and rebooting just goes to black screen. Rebooting without SD card has the blue power light go on, the instantly fade off. Holding (Start) while booting just goes to black screen. idk what Hourglass9 is even supposed to look like to tell.

What the heck went wrong? I used all the latest files from the guide and double checked everytime I needed to copy/replace/remove a file. Is it bricked or am I in some kind of recoverable state? Is it possible i'm missing some files on the SD card?

 

[adiktus]

Ok, i did this, but now i get an error message whenever i try to open HBL.

What should i do?

N3ds? Do you have L2+Clock enabled in Luma config? Disable them.

Please help! Ok, so I have an o3dsxl. I followed the 3ds.guide to a T with my system starting on 4.4, and was able to progress all the way to "Installing arm9loaderhax" page, Section#3.
After successfully installing arm9loaderhax at step 5, I copied out the otp.bin and rebooting the system with the SD card back in. It automatically started the Luma3ds configure menu (Section III step 1). I selected the 3 choices that it said with (A) and pressed Start to save a reboot.....black screen forever.

It says "If you get a black screen, just continue to next section." How?? There's literally nothing I can do! Hold power button shutdown and rebooting just goes to black screen. Rebooting without SD card has the blue power light go on, the instantly fade off. Holding (Start) while booting just goes to black screen. idk what Hourglass9 is even supposed to look like to tell.

What the heck went wrong? I used all the latest files from the guide and double checked everytime I needed to copy/replace/remove a file. Is it bricked or am I in some kind of recoverable state? Is it possible i'm missing some files on the SD card?

You hold start while booting and see if you boot into Hourglass9

 

[Matezoide]

N3ds? Do you have L2+Clock enabled in Luma config? Disable them.

Thats weird, i was certain i had this setting Disabled, which is why i didnt bother checking Luma's configs.

It worked, thanks! And a nice little lesson to me: Always double check everything.

Strangely, the Homebrew Launcher still says 1.1.1 , shouldnt it be 1.3 or something like that?

I mean, it certainly worked since the update went sucessfully and i am on 11.3 with a working HBL, but this still strikes me as odd...


Edit: HBL also seems more prone to crashing on boot. Should i be worried about either of those things?

 

[JorjLopes]

Hey.

Are the slowdowns from a 128GB microSD card significant, or are they easily ignored?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Bonovox40]

N3ds? Do you have L2+Clock enabled in Luma config? Disable them.



You hold start while booting and see if you boot into Hourglass9

I already reported that I tried that. Just black screen either way. I saw a post from someone else where they had a similar issues at this step and Plailect said that a brick can only occur if you used someone else's otp.bin file. I only have the one generated for me during the 2nd step from this 3ds. I don't even know how to get someone else's otp.bin so not sure what other troubleshooting steps I can do.
Seems like most people's issue was getting black screen BEFORE the luma config screen. I was able to get there, select the options (after it told me al9h was installed successfully in green) and then pressed start to reboot. After reboot it's only a black screen.

Should I do the steps for "Black screen on SysNAND boot after installing arm9loaderhax" at this page here?: https://3ds.guide/troubleshooting#ts_sys_a9lh

 

[adiktus]

check if you have start_hourglass9.bin in luma/payloads folder.

@Matezoide that's strange. Where do you see 1.1.1?

 

[Matezoide]

check if you have start_hourglass9.bin in luma/payloads folder.

@Matezoide that's strange. Where do you see 1.1.1?

It is when on the top screen after it boots.

You know the massive ''The Homebrew Launcher'' words? Right below that, it says 1.1.1

 

[adiktus]

oh that. That's the homebrew menu which is 1.1.1 The 1.3 is hblauncher_loader, which just loads the homebrew menu.

 

[Matezoide]

oh that. That's the homebrew menu which is 1.1.1 The 1.3 is hblauncher_loader, which just loads the homebrew menu.

Thought so, as it didnt make any sense for it to work with if the update had gone through. But as i said, i always try to get as much information as possible, even on seemingly pointless stuff.

Many thanks!

 

[Bonovox40]

check if you have start_hourglass9.bin in luma/payloads folder.

Are you referring to my issue? If so, I only have a file called Hourglass9.bin in there. Nothing else...?

 

[adiktus]

Rename it to start_Hourglass9.bin then hold start while booting. If it's still a black screen, then I dunno what else to do.

 

[Bonovox40]

Rename it to start_Hourglass9.bin then hold start while booting. If it's still a black screen, then I dunno what else to do.

That was it! Damn those little details... Thanks for the help! (glad I tested this out before on my n3ds!)

 

[AyeeAyanna]

someone PLEASE help me

I've made at least two forums asking why my n3ds isn't able to install homebrew. When using soundhax to install it, everything is fine, but then it freezes on the blue screen. I've tried rebooting the 3ds, reinstalling it MANY times, checking for file extensions (seeing if it's otherapp.bin.bin), checking to see if I used the right otherapp payload (I'm using 11.3.0.36U btw), putting all the right files in the right place (3ds folder on the root of the sd card, boot.3dsx, otherapp.bin, and soundhax).

 

[Quantumcat]

someone PLEASE help me

I've made at least two forums asking why my n3ds isn't able to install homebrew. When using soundhax to install it, everything is fine, but then it freezes on the blue screen. I've tried rebooting the 3ds, reinstalling it MANY times, checking for file extensions (seeing if it's otherapp.bin.bin), checking to see if I used the right otherapp payload (I'm using 11.3.0.36U btw), putting all the right files in the right place (3ds folder on the root of the sd card, boot.3dsx, otherapp.bin, and soundhax).

You could try checking if you have a fake SD card with H2testw? And the soundhax file is the right one for your region/type?

 

[blaisedinsd]

How do I get the Shovel Knight update to take?

I have tried installing the update CIA over and over and it never takes. When I go to the eshop it shows as if it's already downloaded.

I already beat the game on my Wii U and was thinking of playing through the Plague Knight campaign and stuff that was added for free on the go since my kids are always taking over the Wii U.

 

[AyeeAyanna]

You could try checking if you have a fake SD card with H2testw? And the soundhax file is the right one for your region/type?

I've checked with H2testw already. And downloaded the right Soundhax file, which was the USA/N3DS one.

 

[Quantumcat]

I've checked with H2testw already. And downloaded the right Soundhax file, which was the USA/N3DS one.

Sorry that I can't help, hope you can work it out :-(

 

[AyeeAyanna]

Sorry that I can't help, hope you can work it out :-(

I wonder if it's just the console itself. In the other forums- along with the discord channel, no one was able to help me. Thanks for the help.

 

[blaisedinsd]

How do I get the Shovel Knight update to take?

I have tried installing the update CIA over and over and it never takes. When I go to the eshop it shows as if it's already downloaded.

I already beat the game on my Wii U and was thinking of playing through the Plague Knight campaign and stuff that was added for free on the go since my kids are always taking over the Wii U.

Figured this out finally. You have to beat the game to unlock plague knight or use a secret code. I had already beat the game when the update originally came out on Wii U so I didn't realize.