Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

[olec04]

I tried to run my Monster Hunter X Japanese cartridge with Luma3ds, both with Off and Clock mode, but it doesn't work. It stays in the Nintendo 3ds with red waves screen. Some suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

Edit: I've got a EU N3ds

What 3ds version and region?

 

[WakingMavUp]

What 3ds version and region?

Version 9.2, EU, in RedNand

 

[Redferne]

Version 9.2, EU, in RedNand

You mean your RedNAND is 9.2 or your sysNAND only?

 

[WakingMavUp]

You mean your RedNAND is 9.2 or your sysNAND only?

RedNAND is 9.2. Is this version the problem?

 

[Redferne]

RedNAND is 9.2. Is this version the problem?

Yes I think so. Why haven't you updated it to 11.0?
As long as you sysNAND stays on 9.2 there is no reason to not update your redNAND.

 

[hibachib]

I tried to run my Monster Hunter X Japanese cartridge with Luma3ds, both with Off and Clock mode, but it doesn't work. It stays in the Nintendo 3ds with red waves screen. Some suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

Edit: I've got a EU N3ds

3DSDB indicates that MHX's FW requirement is version 9.9 or greater.

 

[olec04]

Reinstall luma then check the region emulation on!

 

[WakingMavUp]

Yes I think so. Why haven't you updated it to 11.0?
As long as you sysNAND stays on 9.2 there is no reason to not update your redNAND.

3DSDB indicates that MHX's FW requirement is version 9.9 or greater.

Well thanks guys.
You learn things every day!
I thought leaving the rednand in 9.2 was the best choice

 

[olec04]

I guess so :/

 

[Redferne]

Well thanks guys.
You learn things every day!
I thought leaving the rednand in 9.2 was the best choice

Well that's the whole point of the redNAND, being updated while your sysNAND stays safely on 9.2.
Just make sure that you are in your redNAND and update from the system settings.

 

[DJ91990]

Restoring a pre-A9LH FW SysNAND dump to SysNAND should not brick your system (just avoid restoring an EmuNAND dump to SysNAND, that tends to brick systems). However, you might want to try it with the "keep a9lh" option, since that will allow you to keep A9LH, and see if that works first. Keeping A9LH should not prevent a good TWLN partition from functioning, after all. But if it doesn't work, you can try restoring it normally. You can mount the sysNAND_original.bin with GodMode9 to extract the TWLN.bin through the virtual file system. After mounting, it takes you back to the root, then you go to "IMGNAND VIRTUAL" and copy the twln.bin to the SD card (for good measure, you might do twlp.bin as well, though that really shouldn't have anything to do with primary DS functionality, since all it does is store photos). You could also restore "sysNAND_original.bin" using the "keep A9LH" option in Decrypt9, then extract the TWLN partition using Decrypt9 (only if you can bring up DS wifi settings after the restore though, otherwise, there's no point). It almost has to be a messed up TWLN partition if you can't even get the DS wifi settings to show up. I would think there would be at least one good backup, though. Especially with the A9LH installation procedure having you make so many of them.

Your problem is definitely unusual. I've not had any problems with DSiWare, or even my old Acekard 2i, on any of my systems. And I'm just running the regular stable release. I do have an "AIO A9LH Configurations" package on the iso site if you want to try other CFWs just to be sure it's not an issue with Luma. It seems extremely unlikely, but you might as well rule it out. Also, Corbenik and Cakes do load external copies of the TWL firmware, so they might get some things working, even if using them probably won't actually solve the underlying problem. I guess it's possible that the TWL part of the NAND has just failed (I would expect there to be an error when restoring the TWLN partition if that was the case, though). I'm not sure what to tell you. I've messed up my TWLN partition before, and the result is exactly what you describe. However, restoring a NAND backup has always fixed it for me.

I just tried backing-up my twln and twlp partitions from my sysnand_original and restore them with decrypt9WIP via pre-boot payloads (where you hold a button to load something). It didn't work. I still hang at a black screen when I attempt anything with DS.

 

[Rurounik99]

I have sysNAND arm9loaderhax 11.0 without emuNAND instaled(i do have a backup).
Can i use Tinyformat just to get a new NNID without loosing CFW or bricking my 3DS?

 

[Orkna]

I have sysNAND arm9loaderhax 11.0 without emuNAND instaled(i do have a backup).
Can i use Tinyformat just to get a new NNID without loosing CFW or bricking my 3DS?

Yes.

 

[Rurounik99]

Yes.

Thanks!!!
So fast \o/

 

[Spiderman8081]

So i'm having the problem were i download your file and when i unzip the contents the luma file within the Luma3DSv5.5 file isn't there. What should i do?

 

[9thSage]

So i'm having the problem were i download your file and when i unzip the contents the luma file within the Luma3DSv5.5 file isn't there. What should i do?

What isn't there? I don't see anything wrong in your giant screenshot...the files you can load Luma with are there. Luma3ds.dat and the arm9loaderhax (for bootloaders that usually are launched with menuhax and for a9lh respectively). I also see the folder that should contain the 3dsx for use with things like Ninjhax.

Oh wait, I'm blind, weird that there's no Luma folder. Just make one if you have to. There's literally nothing of importance in there. The config goes in there, and if you use payloads the go into a Luma/payloads folder. Region emulation stuff goes in Luma/locales.

 

[Skyshadow101]

So i'm having the problem were i download your file and when i unzip the contents the luma file within the Luma3DSv5.5 file isn't there. What should i do?

View attachment 54836

Here you go! Luma v5.5 with the "luma" folder!

 

[Spiderman8081]

Thank you 9thSage.

Thank youSkyshadow101 for the files. Got them all with your zip.

appreciate both your time.

 

[netster]

Im having a problem with luma, I've setup emunand but luma wont boot as it keeps looping back to cold boot manager.
I've been following the guide from this link
Any ideas of what im doing wrong?
Im using a n3ds on 9.2
Thanks in advance

 

[DjoeN]

@TuxSH

Thanks for fixing CakeBrah building errors/warning when using latest ctrulib
Really appreciated!