Boot into gateway mode

[Lijer]

Dear gba tempers

Recently i dusted of my old 3ds with a gateway card. But i forgot which buttons i need to press upon boot to get directly into gateway mode. When i hold r upon boot i get into the homebrew launcher, and i also can boot to gateway from here. But i like to know how to get into gateway directly. I know i did that in the past.I think i never personalised al the button presses so it should be standard. Anyone?

 

[urherenow]

No, you had to have personalized it. Just use ftpd or something and look at the files in luma/paylods and see how you named them.

rtfm...

FIRM Payload Chainloader​

Luma3DS has a built-in chainloader, allowing you to launch third party FIRM payloads via holding a key or choosing from a selection menu at boot.

• To use this feature, place a FIRM payload in /luma/payloads/ as button_NAME.firm. Note that button_ is optional; if you only wish to use the chainloader selection menu to boot chainload payloads, button_ is unnecessary.
  • Available buttons are:
    • x_NAME.firm
    • y_NAME.firm
    • select_NAME.firm
    • r_NAME.firm
    • a_NAME.firm
    • b_NAME.firm
    • right_NAME.firm
    • left_NAME.firm
    • up_NAME.firm
    • down_NAME.firm
  • Note: For r_NAME.firm, a_NAME.firm, and select_NAME.firm you need to press L+R, L+A, and L+SELECT on boot respectively instead of the desired key alone; this is because these keys are used for other things in Luma3DS.
  • To access the payload selection menu instead of using hotkeys, hold START at boot. You can scroll through the list of payloads with the D-Pad and press A to launch your choice.

 

[lilyuwuu]

If the console is able to boot to homebrew launcher on boot that suggests a menuhax sort of setup, in which case Luma's chainloader logic would not apply.

Perhaps check for any INI files on the SD card for boot manager type applications (e.g. CtrBootManager9)?

 

[Lijer]

I really appreciate the help. I just checked the sd card.. there is a folder menuhax on it. And its a very old version (3.2) .(I cannot recall i ever used something on luma on this setup) . But i cannot find a .ini or bootmanager file anywhere on the sd card.

 

[SylverReZ]

I've got a tutorial on how to boot into Gateway mode using the latest CFW. https://gbatemp.net/threads/setting-up-gateway-luma3ds-on-11-17-guide.640070/

 

[Lijer]

Thanx for the link .. looks good. If i have some spare time i will install and configure the gateway this way..untill then, i will boot with homebrew launcher.. thank u all!