Hacking 3DS NOOB PARADISE - Ask questions here

[Quantumcat]

I just installed it,grabbed the Titlekeys and it worked like a charm.

You're smarter than a lot of people here!!!

 

[mikeyisdead]

Get freeShop, and scan the QR code in freeShop's updates tab from the 3ds titlekeys site to get games to appear to search. If you can't figure it out let me know and I can give you more step by step instructions.

i scan the qr code
error given invalid title key format

 

[Quantumcat]

i scan the qr code
error given invalid title key format

Are you scanning the right one? From memory it's an orange button with a green but in the jet with a little picture of a QR code. When you click it a large QR code fills your screen.

 

[keine]

When was the last of the waithax 4 games pulled from eshop.
That was a pretty small window on that hack.

Was there a window between release and the games getting pulled?

 

[Ricken]

Was there a window between release and the games getting pulled?

iirc, Waithax was released after Exidia got pulled (the last to fall down)

 

[Gorkensnorkel]

I hope this is the right place to ask this:

I have been reading as much as I can in the forums but something is confusing me. I want to run roms on my 3ds and I see that most of the guides are geared toward installing A9LH and Luma3DS but then I start seeing "Gateway" stuff. So help me get this straight, please...

I need to install A9LH (which is basically CFW) and install Luma3DS (which is a "patcher" more or less that lets me patch ROMS) and then buy a "Gateway" flash cart and set that up to store ROMS on so I can play them on the 3DS, right?

 

[KunoichiZ]

I hope this is the right place to ask this:

I have been reading as much as I can in the forums but something is confusing me. I want to run roms on my 3ds and I see that most of the guides are geared toward installing A9LH and Luma3DS but then I start seeing "Gateway" stuff. So help me get this straight, please...

I need to install A9LH (which is basically CFW) and install Luma3DS (which is a "patcher" more or less that lets me patch ROMS) and then buy a "Gateway" flash cart and set that up to store ROMS on so I can play them on the 3DS, right?

No. Do not get a Gateway. Follow Plailect's guide at 3ds.guide to install A9LH. After you follow that guide, you will be able to install games as CIA files. A Gateway is useless with A9LH imo. Do not waste money on it.

 

[Gorkensnorkel]

Oh wow, alright. That sounds great then, I was worried because some of those Gateway cards are like a hundred dollars.

 

[Quantumcat]

Oh wow, alright. That sounds great then, I was worried because some of those Gateway cards are like a hundred dollars.

Any guides about Gateway are for people who either bought one before CFW got good (early 2015) or who didn't bother doing any reading and didn't realise they didn't need it.

 

[blaisedinsd]

Crap, I decided to get a New Nintendo 3DS XL that I want to install A9LH on but apparently they are having a good Christmas and are sold out everywhere...I am missing out on christmas deals dang.

I was wondering if they wipe out there stock does that mean we are probably getting newer firmware versions out of the factory when there is eventually more stock?

 

[Gorkensnorkel]

Crap, I decided to get a New Nintendo 3DS XL that I want to install A9LH on but apparently they are having a good Christmas and are sold out everywhere...I am missing out on christmas deals dang.

I was wondering if they wipe out there stock does that mean we are probably getting newer firmware versions out of the factory when there is eventually more stock?

Ebay man, type in "3ds firmware 9.2" in the search. Have $300 ready.

 

[Quantumcat]

So after installing A9LH what are the risks for updating and loosing your CFW and/or crashes/freezes/bricks from normal usage?

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Ebay man, type in "3ds firmware 9.2" in the search. Have $300 ready.

Doesn't need to be 9.2, 10.7 is fine.

 

[Gorkensnorkel]

10.7 is fine? Oh but you have to downgrade, right? Doesn't downgrading increase your risk of bricking it?

So after installing A9LH what are the risks for updating and loosing your CFW and/or crashes/freezes/bricks from normal usage?

 

[YyAoMmIi]

Not question for me, but for me to guide others.
People I know: FW 11.2. Have access to HB via OoT or CN. No access to CFW.
Question: How does Hans patches work?
Desire: Get those people to use ScireM's SuMo Patches

I already got it working for myself (A9LH/Luma patching with custom code).
I remember Hans can do some stuff for rom hacking, but doesn't that also require cfw since need CIA files?

 

[Quantumcat]

10.7 is fine? Oh but you have to downgrade, right? Doesn't downgrading increase your risk of bricking it?

So after installing A9LH what are the risks for updating and loosing your CFW and/or crashes/freezes/bricks from normal usage?

I haven't heard of any issues with sysDowngrader ever. The previous implementations would freeze sometimes. But now I think the worst that can happen is you might need to downgrade twice. (Excluding the user being stupid and pulling the battery out, letting it run out of charge, or turning it off part way through).

 

[KunoichiZ]

Not question for me, but for me to guide others.
People I know: FW 11.2. Have access to HB via OoT or CN. No access to CFW.
Question: How does Hans patches work?
Desire: Get those people to use ScireM's SuMo Patches

I already got it working for myself (A9LH/Luma patching with custom code).
I remember Hans can do some stuff for rom hacking, but doesn't that also require cfw since need CIA files?

HANS does not need CFW in order to run. You need to rebuild the .romfs as that's what HANS uses. Look for guides on how to use HANS patches and how to rebuild the .romfs needed for it. There are plenty of guides out there.

 

[YyAoMmIi]

HANS does not need CFW in order to run. You need to rebuild the .romfs as that's what HANS uses. Look for guides on how to use HANS patches and how to rebuild the .romfs needed for it. There are plenty of guides out there.

So he would just need the romfs files? Was under the impression since he has the .code file, he could just have hans turn on .code but have roms off.

 

[KunoichiZ]

So he would just need the romfs files? Was under the impression since he has the .code file, he could just have hans turn on .code but have roms off.

He only needs the romfs. Luma uses .code, HANS uses .romfs (yes that's the actual file extension). That .romfs file needs to be in the hans folder that should be on the root of his SD card.

 

[YyAoMmIi]

He only needs the romfs. Luma uses .code, HANS uses .romfs (yes that's the actual file extension). That .romfs file needs to be in the hans folder that should be on the root of his SD card.

One of the guide I looked at for him doesn't mention romfs but says .code
http://aminoapps.com/page/pokemon/9479660/genning-qr-code-method
also, hans has option of both romfs and code so hence my confusion.

 

[KunoichiZ]

One of the guide I looked at for him doesn't mention romfs but says .code
http://aminoapps.com/page/pokemon/9479660/genning-qr-code-method
also, hans has option of both romfs and code so hence my confusion.

I guess I never knew that. Did you have him try that guide?