Homebrew How to install legit CIA files 9.3-10.3

[RhythmCat]

Its literally been a week and I cannot for the love of god get FBI to install any of my CIAs onto my N3DS (Yet on my O3DS I got 3 installed). I've tried multiple entry points, every trick from the eject trick, the ftbrony trick, the CHMM2 method. All of them would maybe open FBI but I would never be able to get a CIA installed. I would always wait till it said done but still nothing.

It's kind of a dead end then (unless you want to downgrade).

 

[Alan Treecko]

Its literally been a week and I cannot for the love of god get FBI to install any of my CIAs onto my N3DS (Yet on my O3DS I got 3 installed). I've tried multiple entry points, every trick from the eject trick, the ftbrony trick, the CHMM2 method. All of them would maybe open FBI but I would never be able to get a CIA installed. I would always wait till it said done but still nothing.

Keep trying 'till you get a proper done.
Don't even wait for a done. It's never going to happen unless you keep rebooting FBI.

 

[Rickmofujohn]

I installed like 6 CIAs on my 3DS and I had to move to a 16GB SD Card.
Otherwise, it still works! My thumbs hurt way too hard of powering on and off.

how did you transfer from one sd to another? i've seen people backup the original sd with windows programs then writing the image (.bin) to a newly formatted sd.

 

[Alan Treecko]

how did you transfer from one sd to another? i've seen people backup the original sd with windows programs then writing the image (.bin) to a newly formatted sd.

I copied everything over on the fly with windows explorer.
Took me 2 hours but was worth it.

 

[Angelikita]

i might need to buy a bigger sd card, i currently have a 16 gb but it's almost fill, before i started installing this games i already had majoras mask, link between world and animal crossing; now i have mario kart, mario 2, mario 3d land, pokemon sapphire, monster hunter 4 and fire emblem.

and if i decide to do downgrade in order to install more games i won't have the necessary space

 

[Makapaka12345]

Does you guys know what happens if I update a legit CIA?

 

[Alan Treecko]

Does you guys know what happens if I update a legit CIA?

I did with Dream Team and Alpha Sapphire.
Both still worked.
So you just update the game like it was legit.

 

[Makapaka12345]

Thanks that's nice to know.

 

[Deleted member 358315]

If I install a legit CIA on my sysNAND (9.2) it will show up in my emuNAND are there any risk on using it on my emuNAND over sysNAND?

 

[Stalls]

My arm hurts from trying to do this on my N3DS. I was spamming the A but with the eject trick and I never worked.
Then i decided to do that on my 2DS, worked first try.
I am so pissed but happy at the same time. The thing is, i dont want to play Super Mario 3D Land in 2D on a small ass screen

 

[RhythmCat]

My arm hurts from trying to do this on my N3DS. I was spamming the A but with the eject trick and I never worked.
Then i decided to do that on my 2DS, worked first try.
I am so pissed but happy at the same time. The thing is, i dont want to play Super Mario 3D Land in 2D on a small ass screen

Downgrade, lol.

 

[Stalls]

Downgrade, lol.

2DS was downgraded.
N3DS isnt.
i have a higher chance of bricking on downgrade with my N3DS and I just got it so I dont wanna mess it up

 

[RhythmCat]

2DS was downgraded.
N3DS isnt.
i have a higher chance of bricking on downgrade with my N3DS and I just got it so I dont wanna mess it up

I know that your 2DS is downgraded already.
You can either take the plunge and downgrade it or... play SM 3D Land on a 2D screen for the rest of your life.

 

[Kevans]

My arm hurts from trying to do this on my N3DS. I was spamming the A but with the eject trick and I never worked.
Then i decided to do that on my 2DS, worked first try.
I am so pissed but happy at the same time. The thing is, i dont want to play Super Mario 3D Land in 2D on a small ass screen

It's harder to make FBI work on N3DS than in O3DS and 2DS. Just keep trying, you will be able eventually .

 

[Stalls]

I am not downgrading my N3DS yet until there is a stable build of sysUpdater. I have been trying this since 1:00 PM and no success. my arm hurts so much

 

[Makapaka12345]

What would happen if I tried to install a non-legit CIA?

 

[Kevans]

What would happen if I tried to install a non-legit CIA?

It wouldn't install.

 

[Alan Treecko]

It wouldn't install.

Any error code?

 

[Makapaka12345]

Ohhhhhh... Thanks for replying.

 

[Kevans]

Any error code?

Yes: "DESCRIPTION: INVALID_SIGNATURE".