Smea hinted on twitter that yellows8 may have a solution for 3DS/N3DS users up to version 10.5 for Homebrew, and they recommend you DO NOT update to 10.6:

https://twitter.com/smealum/status/707289683277930496
https://gist.github.com/yellows8/bf5951ba343e70b96e44

Another forum member also posted a link from Reddit showing downgrading from 10.5/10.6 on O3DS AND N3DS is possible right now:



Source -- Though caution is advised, as you may brick using this process!
Discussion

 

[Pluupy]

Ocarina of Time requires another a;ready hacked 3DS or a device to put the hacked save file on the cart. Do you have one of those?

I don't. o_o Does this mean I won't be able to hack it?

Edit: says here if I don't have another hacked 3DS, I could just use a Powersaves.
https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/Part-1-%28Homebrew%29

 

[propman]

Hi. If I bought a n3ds xl in store now, what firmware would it carry.

 

[Vcliex]

wow great. butmy sysnand in 9.5 not 10.5
can i still able to downgrade to 9.2?

 

[tony_2018]

Update....than downgrade or stay find a way to stay on 10.5 since homebrew is said to work on that rev.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Can't a person who goes out and buys a brand new N3DS XL on a lower firmware update to 10.3 via Browserhax & sysupdater, then downgrade to 9.2, then just update the emunand to 10.6? No OOT or CN needed?

 

[woshidashibi0]

Whoa,this is reallyawesome

 

[Salamencizer]

GUIDE

 

[GilgameshArcher]

OOT catridge + Power Saves, are they all I need to go downgrading and than haxing to the heavens?

 

[nicklessguy]

I need some help here, as im new to the 3ds hack scene, plz.
I followed the guide on reddit, linked from this topic.
Had a USA n3ds on 10.5, completed all steps and now i have arm9loaderhax running, cfw cakes sysNand already updated to 10.6 running everything perfectly.

However, the EUR cias, even when they are region free, usually wont install home menu icons. Some of them do, others just wont. Usa cias are always ok.
App counts as installed, i can see them in data manager and all, just no home icon.

Is there a way to solve this?

Anyway, thanks tons to the people involved in making this, .
I still got my cartridges collection going, but i love all the injected custom VC!

And a sugestion to the guide author: u could add the step for agb_firm. It took me quite a while to figure on my own why gbas wouldnt work. But amazing guide, btw!