Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

[chaser]

Thanks again. Was this explained in the 3ds.guide? I read it through about 6 times and never saw mention of putting the .bin in the root of the card. Only saw where it said to put it in the /luma/payloads folder.

Section 1, Step 12: https://3ds.guide/installing-arm9loaderhax.html

 

[Deleted-368796]

Section 1, Step 12: https://3ds.guide/installing-arm9loaderhax.html

Geez... and I feel like an idiot now. Thanks man
It was in bold print too . . . LoL. Guess in my mind I was dismissing that step as not needed since I was using menuhax. Didn't even realize it. Self 'Auto-pilot'. Whoops

 

[Miles54321]

Hmm that's odd. Yeah the ctrtransfer method basically lowers your n3ds all the way to 2.1 and then when you access that website you either: get a funky screen and have to go at it blind or get a menu saying press select to install.

Sounds like maybe you didn't download the v3 of the files from plailetc's guide

V3 versions of which files? I did this for my O3DS earlier this morning and it worked fine

 

[keyra]

V3 versions of which files? I did this for my O3DS earlier this morning and it worked fine

seriously... u didn't change to n3ds tuto?

 

[Sephirosu]

V3 versions of which files? I did this for my O3DS earlier this morning and it worked fine

Nvm you should be good if you're following the guide today. There used to be an OTPless version that included a v4 of the data input files which you should have downloaded but they took said files out.

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Still don't get why your browser isn't working thou.

 

[Miles54321]

seriously... u didn't change to n3ds tuto?

I did, they are basically similar, only difference is for N3DS you can backup emuNand etc. and with O3DS i had to downgrade

Nvm you should be good if you're following the guide today. There used to be an OTPless version that included a v4 of the data input files which you should have downloaded but they took said files out.

http://imgur.com/2FuqARJ

Still don't get why your browser isn't working thou.

Im searching online, so many other apparently have problems too, this is a common issue, N3DS struggles with browser exploits more I guess

 

[keyra]

Alright, Luma is running now on the old reiNAND.
Now I need to update from 9.5 -> 11.2. Should I update it from System Settings first before updating Luma? I Just reconfigured menuhax to autoboot into HBL unless you hold L+R, and that should keep it from booting into sysNAND. So I should be safe to update emuNAND without worrying about updating sys instead, right?


Thanks again. Was this explained in the 3ds.guide? I read it through about 6 times and never saw mention of putting the .bin in the root of the card. Only saw where it said to put it in the /luma/payloads folder.

12. Copy arm9loaderhax.bin from the Luma3DS zip to the root of your SD card, overwrite existing files

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I did, they are basically similar, only difference is for N3DS you can backup emuNand etc. and with O3DS i had to downgrade



Im searching online, so many other apparently have problems too, this is a common issue, N3DS struggles with browser exploits more I guess

can you screen your sd cart root folder

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Alright, Luma is running now on the old reiNAND.
Now I need to update from 9.5 -> 11.2. Should I update it from System Settings first before updating Luma? I Just reconfigured menuhax to autoboot into HBL unless you hold L+R, and that should keep it from booting into sysNAND. So I should be safe to update emuNAND without worrying about updating sys instead, right?.

check if you're on emunand then update to 11.2

 

[Miles54321]

Here is my SD Card Root Folder:

http://imgur.com/2FuqARJ

Link works, image doesnt for some reason

UPDATE!!!!:

I took a break for 1hr and now it comes up with arm11.bin loading screen, still crashed though but still its something

 

[keyra]

Here is my SD Card Root Folder:

http://imgur.com/2FuqARJ

Link works, image doesnt for some reason

UPDATE!!!!:

I took a break for 1hr and now it comes up with arm11.bin loading screen, still crashed though but still its something

from what i see you have no arm11.bin on root

 

[Miles54321]

from what i see you have no arm11.bin on root

I have arm9loaderhax.bin but no arm11.bin, I never saw that in the tutorial, it doesnt ever tell you to get it

It just mentions several other files such as: "hblauncher_loader.cia", "lumaupdater.cia", "FBI.cia", aeskeydb.bin, DspDump.3dsx, Hourglass9.bin

Doesnt the exploit ADD that file that I need?

 

[Sephirosu]

Here is my SD Card Root Folder:

UPDATE!!!!:

I took a break for 1hr and now it comes up with arm11.bin loading screen, still crashed though but still its something

Make sure you're not missing any other files. Just as you misplaced that one file others could have also been misplaced.

 

[keyra]

I have arm9loaderhax.bin but no arm11.bin, I never saw that in the tutorial, it doesnt ever tell you to get it

It just mentions several other files such as: "hblauncher_loader.cia", "lumaupdater.cia", "FBI.cia", aeskeydb.bin, DspDump.3dsx, Hourglass9.bin

Doesnt the exploit ADD that file that I need?

yup that's it you forgot to extract theSafeA9LHInstaller folder files are there

and you have a bunch of useless file on root ( NVM they're just your saves)

 

[Sephirosu]

I have arm9loaderhax.bin but no arm11.bin, I never saw that in the tutorial, it doesnt ever tell you to get it

It just mentions several other files such as: "hblauncher_loader.cia", "lumaupdater.cia", "FBI.cia", aeskeydb.bin, DspDump.3dsx, Hourglass9.bin

Doesnt the exploit ADD that file that I need?

The arm11 is inside the safeA9HL rar. Again go over the list of files you needed to download and make sure you download and place all of the needed ones where they belong.

 

[Miles54321]

yup that's it you forgot to extract the SafeA9LHInstaller folder files are there

and you have a bunch of useless file on root ( NVM they're just your saves)

Thank you, looks like I got sloppy on the 2nd run doing this hack, I did it for my O3DS but i guess I missed out the SafeA9LH Files this time round

Thanks again

 

[BORTZ]

I have been having an issue getting Yoshi's new Island running on LUMA 6.6. I never tried it before, so I honestly don't know if this is a new issue or not. I tried getting the file from CIAngel, Freeshop, that iso site, and I went as far as buying a legit physical copy today from gamestop. Every single one hangs as soon as you pick a file to start. Since every single version I have tried hangs there (even a physical cart) I am beginning to think it might be a issue with LUMA. Any ideas?

 

[Deleted-368796]

check if you're on emunand then update to 11.2

I did, and updated. Now have Luma running on emuNAND 11.2

I don't know why peeps are saying menuhax is unsafe. If you set it to load the hax by default (have to hold buttons to boot sysNAND instead), then there is no risk unless you removed the SD card. I was worried it might kick back to the sysNAND right after updating from System Settings in the emuNAND, but it still booted to HBL as configured just fine.
Until more is understood about these bricks, and more bugs squished in A9LH, I think I am just going to run it this way. Boot rate so far for Luma is 80-90%. That is better than I was having luck with on rei.

12. Copy arm9loaderhax.bin from the Luma3DS zip to the root of your SD card, overwrite existing files

Yes, I realized I'd overlooked this. Replied to someone else who pointed that out a few posts before yours.

 

[joeh1974]

I have been having an issue getting Yoshi's new Island running on LUMA 6.6. I never tried it before, so I honestly don't know if this is a new issue or not. I tried getting the file from CIAngel, Freeshop, that iso site, and I went as far as buying a legit physical copy today from gamestop. Every single one hangs as soon as you pick a file to start. Since every single version I have tried hangs there (even a physical cart) I am beginning to think it might be a issue with LUMA. Any ideas?

I'm also on LUMA 6.6, and tried running a installed .cia version of it. Ran with no issues, so I don't think it's a problem with LUMA.

 

[BORTZ]

I'm also on LUMA 6.6, and tried running a installed .cia version of it. Ran with no issues, so I don't think it's a problem with LUMA.

What the hell am I doing wrong

 

[Sephirosu]

I have been having an issue getting Yoshi's new Island running on LUMA 6.6. I never tried it before, so I honestly don't know if this is a new issue or not. I tried getting the file from CIAngel, Freeshop, that iso site, and I went as far as buying a legit physical copy today from gamestop. Every single one hangs as soon as you pick a file to start. Since every single version I have tried hangs there (even a physical cart) I am beginning to think it might be a issue with LUMA. Any ideas?

Could be one of those games that doesn't work with the l2+clock option

 

[KunoichiZ]

Could be one of those games that doesn't work with the l2+clock option

They already said they messed with the clock options, though.