Luma3ds is starting to look like a great option.
So, any firmware 9.2.0 and below works right? My supercard DSTWO works with my current firmware(older than 9.2). I don't know if it will work with a newer firmware. I don't want to upgrade because of that.
I hear that it has slowdown issues with 128GB sd cards?
I'm not concerned about cheat.
Anything else I need to know that is not in the guide?
Firmware 9.2.0 (or 9.0.0, they're functionally the same minus one home menu title that doesn't affect much) opens a whole world of possibilities. One of those possibilities is to "Make a clone of your internal NAND (stores your operating system) onto your SD card, and run it as if it were your actual system+hacks applied." This is called "Emulated Nand (EmuNand)", more recently known as "Redirected Nand (RedNand)".
Because you have a completely separate Nand on your SD card and aren't running the one from your internal system, you are allowed to update it. However, more recent developments made it possible to use hacks on sysnand while being able to update it, but for the sake of confusion I will leave it at that for now.
If you are interested, follow the first 3 parts of the Plailect Wiki linked by a couple of users throughout this thread. If you want to get an update-able Custom FirmWare (CFW) on your System Nand (SysNand), then follow the last two parts. However, please do not skip any steps in the guide, or you may risk a brick.
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If there's anything the guide doesn't tell you, here's what you should know:
- You can and should only ever update your system through System Settings. You can update games before running them, or do it directly through eShop.
- You won't lose any games/saves in the process of following the guide. You'll also have your NNID/Mii puzzle pieces/Miis and still be able to streetpass.
- You can play online, whether or not the game is out of your system's region. You need Config.cia from Nintendo's Dev Tools Pack to change the EULA to FF FF in order to do this.
- The guide takes about 3-5 hours total to go through, and you won't be able to use your 3DS until you're completely done. Do it in a single sitting, if possible, and don't do it to more than 1 3DS at a time unless you're super careful managing your files. (Mixing and matching is the last thing you want to happen during this process)
- You can uninstall and install software using a 3DS homebrew app called FBI. You should never enter Data Management or you could risk deleting all your home menu games/apps.