Tutorial Guide: Recover from Frankenfirmware w/o upgrading to 10.3 or higher

[mrbits]

You could try using Cubic Ninja instead of OoT. @plaxz posted above how he was able to use it instead.

Good idea, will give that a go. What system version should I use to generate the QR? Would it be 9.2.0-26E (It was originally on 9.9.0-26E)

 

[Xoo00o0o0o]

Good idea, will give that a go. What system version should I use to generate the QR? Would it be 9.2.0-26E (It was originally on 9.9.0-26E)

Yes sir!

 

[mrbits]

Yes sir!

Thanks! Homebrew launcher is working. Now to try the rest of the guide

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It worked! Now on 9.2.0-20E and everything is working again I owe you one

 

[Xoo00o0o0o]

Thanks! Homebrew launcher is working. Now to try the rest of the guide

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It worked! Now on 9.2.0-20E and everything is working again I owe you one

I'm glad it worked for you! Enjoy your CFW!

 

[mrbits]

I'm glad it worked for you! Enjoy your CFW!

Thanks! I actually use a gateway card, but CFW is something I am going to look into sometime. I usually go with whatever option is the least risk (emunand is great )

Time to transfer stuff from my half broken 3ds then sell it for a few quid on ebay

 

[Queno138]

I've actually got a question about frankenware.

I'm on O3DS with 9.0 sysnand (though I've used 9.2 .cia package from that certain website, it displays 9.0 oddly),
but that isn't the issue at hand; just a little background.

I was wondering if it's possible to revive the mset exploit on 9.0?

I'm presently using coldboot of RXtools on menuhax.
(emunand was previously set up using gateway when I was on 4.5 FW.

I've only been able to use browserhax successfully once, but luckily, that was the one time I managed to install menuhax.
but I'll like to have a backup option.

I typically know what I'm doing,
but this is probably the most insane thing I've being thinking of.


The next to highest insane thing I've done previously was use BBM to install bluecardtimewarp on sysnand, before sysupdater was even released.
(whatever I do, I don't like messing with my sysnand)

 

[daxtsu]

I was wondering if it's possible to revive the mset exploit on 9.0?

On N3DS you can, yes. That's how Gateway and a few other CFWs like ReiNAND had easier booting for a while, before MenuHax came out (you downgraded the 9.x MSET to 4.x). I don't think MSET payloads were ever released for downgraded MSET 9.x on O3DS though.

 

[Queno138]

On N3DS you can, yes. That's how Gateway and a few other CFWs like ReiNAND had easier booting for a while, before MenuHax came out (you downgraded the 9.x MSET to 4.x). I don't think MSET payloads were ever released for downgraded MSET 9.x on O3DS though.

I was thinking, like perhap it's a specific .cia(s) to install from the older version firmwares.

If you think about it, N3DS was never even on such a low firmware, so the MSET payload is probably taken from the above mentioned method

 

[plaxz]

Thanks! Homebrew launcher is working. Now to try the rest of the guide

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It worked! Now on 9.2.0-20E and everything is working again I owe you one

Awesome! Glad it worked for you as well

 

[andzalot55]

[NOOB QUESTION, please answer though]
I've missed out with the 3DS scene for a day or two so I was wondering; does this give a higher success downgrade rate?

 

[Xoo00o0o0o]

[NOOB QUESTION, please answer though]
I've missed out with the 3DS scene for a day or two so I was wondering; does this give a higher success downgrade rate?

This is if you already attempted to downgrade and it failed midway through. It can't be used if you haven't attempted a downgrade yet.

 

[andzalot55]

This is if you already attempted to downgrade and it failed midway through. It can't be used if you haven't attempted a downgrade yet.

I assume this is for people who have softbrick their 3ds?

 

[Xoo00o0o0o]

I assume this is for people who have softbrick their 3ds?

Not necessisarily soft bricked, but on what someone dubbed as Frankenfirmware. Its a situation where your 3DS will boot but will not launch system settings and the internet browser most of the time. Since we can still boot cartridges, we use OoT or Cubic Ninja to access the homebrew launcher and finish the downgrade.

 

[andzalot55]

Not necessisarily soft bricked, but on what someone dubbed as Frankenfirmware. Its a situation where your 3DS will boot but will not launch system settings and the internet browser most of the time. Since we can still boot cartridges, we use OoT or Cubic Ninja to access the homebrew launcher and finish the downgrade.

Very interesting but thanks for the info.

 

[funnystory]

Not necessisarily soft bricked, but on what someone dubbed as Frankenfirmware. Its a situation where your 3DS will boot but will not launch system settings and the internet browser most of the time. Since we can still boot cartridges, we use OoT or Cubic Ninja to access the homebrew launcher and finish the downgrade.

Since I am indeed missing some titles how would I go about installing the missing cia's if they don't come in the package? I can run CFW fine but I know I am missing some cias. Based off the log I posted.

 

[snil4]

GodDamit!
I just tried to downgrade and it failed so I lived with my fate to upgrade to 10.5.
Hope that people will find this tutorial in time unlike me):

 

[mrbits]

GodDamit!
I just tried to downgrade and it failed so I lived with my fate to upgrade to 10.5.
Hope that people will find this tutorial in time unlike me):

Feels bad man. I almost just upgraded to 10.5, luckily I found this thread.

 

[ZeroX03]

I downgraded to 9.2 from 9.9 on my n3DS XL and I encountered the 'An error has occurred etc'. I rebooted and it shows 9.2 in the System Settings and everything else seems to work OK. How do I know if I have Frankenfirmware or not?

 

[mrbits]

I downgraded to 9.2 from 9.9 on my n3DS XL and I encountered the 'An error has occurred etc'. I rebooted and it shows 9.2 in the System Settings and everything else seems to work OK. How do I know if I have Frankenfirmware or not?

You probably won't know until you come across something this is broken. My 3DS didn't boot after I had the error, one I removed the SD card it would boot, but was very unstable and things like settings wouldn't open. I think there is something that can check what update cias you have installed, but I can't recall it off the top of my head.

 

[ZeroX03]

You probably won't know until you come across something this is broken. My 3DS didn't boot after I had the error, one I removed the SD card it would boot, but was very unstable and things like settings wouldn't open. I think there is something that can check what update cias you have installed, but I can't recall it off the top of my head.

Well at the moment I'm trying to load things from HBL and it just goes back to the HBL main menu.

EDIT: When loading minipasta this happens, help please.