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[grndfthr]

What's the best website to buy an R4i Gold 3DS card? I've been looking around but some websites seem a bit sketchy.

 

[R4ndom]

Hi, I just bought a N3DS with fw 9.0.0-20E. My previous console was an O3DS 9.7, and thus here is my question: is it possible to transfer my sysnand of O3DS (entire if possible, NNID and all) to my N3DS as an emunand (through something as Gateway)? What are my options?

 

[DJPlace]

Hi, I just bought a N3DS with fw 9.0.0-20E. My previous console was an O3DS 9.7, and thus here is my question: is it possible to transfer my sysnand of O3DS (entire if possible, NNID and all) to my N3DS as an emunand (through something as Gateway)? What are my options?

like to know this has well but one quick question on top of this person's question has well.

i want to buy something on eshop (since these release groups and won't spent money on the fucking game i want. fucking assholes) i'm just pissed about it. but anyway i'm getting a 10 dollar eshop card if i do a emunaud update will i lose what ever funds i have on my account? also i don't want to lose my saves is there way to save them?

 

[Sliter]

one question here
I have GW, sysnad in 9.2 and updated emunand, fine
if I dowgrade the console, then make a new emunand from it , update and pu the content from old emunand there, what I had there what wa sinstaled will be usable? or at least the save files? (not the Gw ones, the one like miiplaza, pokemon suffer and stuff)

 

[Rioluwott]

is there any way to update my 3ds from 6.1 to 9.2
i have the next things
>2 Gb SD Card
>Cubic Ninja Copy
>6.1U 3DS
Thanks for reading

 

[Sliter]

is there any way to update my 3ds from 6.1 to 9.2
i have the next things
>2 Gb SD Card
>Cubic Ninja Copy
>6.1U 3DS
Thanks for reading

I think the max you can get i 8.0 with smash bros o-o

 

[Rioluwott]

I think the max you can get i 8.0 with smash bros o-o

Can i make a emunand from 6.1 with Rx Tools?
Can i Play Smash Bros 1.8 From the emunand?
using cubic ninja

 

[Saiyann]

Yes, but for more info, see below.



Gateway can run cartridge rom dumps (*.3ds, *.3dz) and eshop files (CIA). Pasta only runs CIA (AFAIK), so you may have to convert roms sometimes if you can't find them in CIA version. Also, gateway supports emunand, which is a copy of your system's internal memory which instead runs off the micro sd card in the 3ds. Emunand is safer than fiddling with sysnand (normal internal memory). If you do something wrong in pasta, you could brick your system (although if you take a few simple precautions this risk is minimal). Emunand support is in development for Pasta though.



With a gateway, once you have set up emunand, you can delete the network connection information from sysnand, so it is impossible to accidentally update sysnand. It's good practice to just leave the wifi off unless you need it, and never put the system to sleep unless you are certain you're in emunand. Here is some more info with other things you can do to avoid accidental updating.

The first thing you should do when you get your n3ds is make a backup of the sysnand (you can use the gateway launcher to do this - you don't need a gateway for this). Then if you do accidentally update, it can be restored with a hard mod (you can pay someone to do this for a fairly small fee if you are unable to do this yourself).

Thanks, that was very helpful . Do you think I should get gateway or use pasta? I plan on using pasta anyway currently until I buy the gateway(if I will , delivery will be 2 weeks).
What are the precautions I need to take while using pasta?
I saw the pasta tutorial video and I think I understand how to set it up, but how do I install the games after that?
And just to confirm, do I need to download games as .cia files or is there a program that changes their type?

 

[Sychophantom]

Did some searching, but couldn't find a clear answer.

Managed to get another 4.X console. Got Pasta and PAtched RX working. Played some GBA games, no problem there.

My problem is that sadly the largest SD card I had at the time is 4gb. And it's got the RX emunand, so less than 3gb is actually usable. I want to pick up a larger card (16 at the minimum, but more likely 32.)

Do I start from scratch with the new card, or can I make an emunand and just copy the files over?

 

[godstriker8]

What is the MSET exploit, and how do I install it? I saw it mentioned in the tutorial for getting Pasta CFW without ninja

 

[genericuser]

Hi, I just bought a N3DS with fw 9.0.0-20E. My previous console was an O3DS 9.7, and thus here is my question: is it possible to transfer my sysnand of O3DS (entire if possible, NNID and all) to my N3DS as an emunand (through something as Gateway)? What are my options?

Not to N3DS emunand afaik. You could do a system transfer to sysnand on N3DS using custom firmware such as NTR to spoof the firmware version (I think you need cubic ninja), but I think you can't because you need to be within a certain firmware range (see this thread).

If you have non legit stuff on the o3ds, it won't transfer so you'll have to do it manually (I would suggest manual transfer anyway as system transfer is slow if you tell it to also transfer content - you should just use system transfer to transfer the NNID and mii stuff). To do a manual transfer, you need to use rxtools to dump your ticket.db and funkycia2 to download the CIAs, and savedatafiler (can't link I think) to transfer the saves. Then you would use something like FBI to install the CIAs onto the n3ds emunand. It's not so easy, but it can be done. However, I don't think that there is any way to get your NNID off your old system in your case because the the o3ds firmware version you have (unless you have firmware backup of 9.0-9.5 firmware and a hard mod). I think you can contact Nintendo to manually transfer the NNID. They might wonder why you don't do it yourself - just tell them you already sold the old 3ds or it is lost or broken. If they want you to do something on the n3ds to register the NNID, make sure it's nothing that will update the sysnand! But I think all they do is release it from your old system then let you link it to the new one.

like to know this has well but one quick question on top of this person's question has well.

i want to buy something on eshop (since these release groups and won't spent money on the f*****g game i want. f*****g a******s) i'm just pissed about it. but anyway i'm getting a 10 dollar eshop card if i do a emunaud update will i lose what ever funds i have on my account? also i don't want to lose my saves is there way to save them?

I don't think so. All your eshop information (eg balance, previous downloads) would be stored on the nintendo servers. If I understand your question correctly, you won't lose saves just from updating the emunand. It's the same as updating the sysnand. Only if you downgrade can you run into issues with saves.

one question here
I have GW, sysnad in 9.2 and updated emunand, fine
if I dowgrade the console, then make a new emunand from it , update and pu the content from old emunand there, what I had there what wa sinstaled will be usable? or at least the save files? (not the Gw ones, the one like miiplaza, pokemon suffer and stuff)

Everything should be exactly the same if you just use the emunand tool to backup and restore your emunand instead of creating a new emunand (though I haven't checked if this works after downgrade). In any case, you can manually backup stuff from emunand, such as CIAs and save data (see above) if you wanted to make a new emunand (although I'm not sure about manually save miiplaza, or pokemon suffer? stuff).

is there any way to update my 3ds from 6.1 to 9.2
i have the next things
>2 Gb SD Card
>Cubic Ninja Copy
>6.1U 3DS
Thanks for reading

You should be able to update to 9.2 by using 3DNUS when you are in a custom firmware such as rxtools, but this is pretty risky and could brick your 3ds. The best way would be to buy a cartridge with 9.2 firmware on it, such as these (put 9.2 into search field).

Can i make a emunand from 6.1 with Rx Tools?
Can i Play Smash Bros 1.8 From the emunand?
using cubic ninja

I don't think you can make emunand with rxtools. You can make it with the gateway launcher (you don't need a gateway), and then read from it with rxtools, but I don't know if you can write to emunand with rxtools (you probably can- check its thread).

As for Smash Bros, I don't see why not, but I have read some people having problems updating it.

Thanks, that was very helpful . Do you think I should get gateway or use pasta? I plan on using pasta anyway currently until I buy the gateway(if I will , delivery will be 2 weeks).
What are the precautions I need to take while using pasta?
I saw the pasta tutorial video and I think I understand how to set it up, but how do I install the games after that?
And just to confirm, do I need to download games as .cia files or is there a program that changes their type?

If you can afford it, the gateway would be safer, as pasta runs on the sysnand. The precautions to take are just don't install anything to do with the system files. If you just install game CIAs from your region, you should be fine (I'm not sure about other regions but it mentions them in the pasta thread so that probably means you can install those too).

I couldn't really say how to use pasta as I haven't tried it myself, but in most cases you would use a title manager to install CIA games, such as FBI.

There are various tools available to convert .3ds rom dumps to CIA, such as this one, but it doesn't always work. It's better to download the CIA if you can find it at a certain site.

Did some searching, but couldn't find a clear answer.

Managed to get another 4.X console. Got Pasta and PAtched RX working. Played some GBA games, no problem there.

My problem is that sadly the largest SD card I had at the time is 4gb. And it's got the RX emunand, so less than 3gb is actually usable. I want to pick up a larger card (16 at the minimum, but more likely 32.)

Do I start from scratch with the new card, or can I make an emunand and just copy the files over?

You should be able to transfer to the new card, using emunand tool and just copy and paste the files you can see on the card. But I haven't tried it with rxtools.

What is the MSET exploit, and how do I install it? I saw it mentioned in the tutorial for getting Pasta CFW without ninja

This is the DS profile exploit. You can read about it in the official gateway manual here.

 

[DJPlace]

i know when i changed my headers for my roms or something i did i lost all my save data for my games.

 

[mrbits]

Can someone clarify where the save files are located for GW, Sky3DS and CIAs?

I have both flashcards, just wondering which one I should use for roms which I can't get in CIA form. I obviously want one that has the least chance of corrupting my save

Is it possible to convert a Sky3DS save to GW and vice versa?

 

[genericuser]

i know when i changed my headers for my roms or something i did i lost all my save data for my games.

I see. Well you won't lose save data from updating. You can use use a program such as savedatafiler (google it as I can't link to this I think) to backup and restore your saves. You can also use the emunand tool to backup your emunand as a precaution before updating it. This would make it impossible to lose your saves (note that if you are running games directly off the gateway micro sd, they will be stored on the gateway micro sd, and emunand tool will not back this up. Emunand tool will only back up whatever is in the emunand partition on your internal sd card inside the 3ds - such as eshop game (CIA) save files).

Can someone clarify where the save files are located for GW, Sky3DS and CIAs?

I have both flashcards, just wondering which one I should use for roms which I can't get in CIA form. I obviously want one that has the least chance of corrupting my save

Is it possible to convert a Sky3DS save to GW and vice versa?

GW - Running games straight off the gateway micro sd, the saves are stored on the gateway micro sd. Note they are not actually written to it until you exit the game.
Sky3DS - What I can gather from this manual, is that the sky3ds stores saves on the sky3ds micro sd.
CIAs - The saves are stored in the sd card inside the 3ds.

It is easier to use Gateway for roms you can't get in CIA form. The save files can be read directly in windows explorer (they are *.sav files). Sky seems to store them in an encrypted format for which you need to use a certain program to access them. From what I have read quickly, it may be possible to convert the saves to Gateway format depending on the game. This thread has some information. I didn't find any information about Gateway to Sky, but I'd be surprised if someone hasn't figured out a way to do it.

 

[mrbits]

I see. Well you won't lose save data from updating. You can use use a program such as savedatafiler (google it as I can't link to this I think) to backup and restore your saves. You can also use the emunand tool to backup your emunand as a precaution before updating it. This would make it impossible to lose your saves (note that if you are running games directly off the gateway micro sd, they will be stored on the gateway micro sd, and emunand tool will not back this up. Emunand tool will only back up whatever is in the emunand partition on your internal sd card inside the 3ds - such as eshop game save files).



GW - Running games straight off the gateway micro sd, the saves are stored on the gateway micro sd. Note they are not actually written to it until you exit the game.
Sky3DS - What I can gather from this manual, is that the sky3ds stores saves on the sky3ds micro sd.
CIAs - The saves are stored in the sd card inside the 3ds.

It is easier to use Gateway for roms you can't get in CIA form. The save files can be read directly in windows explorer (they are *.sav files). Sky seems to store them in an encrypted format for which you need to use a certain program to access them. From what I have read quickly, it may be possible to convert the saves to Gateway format depending on the game. This thread has some information. I didn't find any information about Gateway to Sky, but I'd be surprised if someone hasn't figured out a way to do it.

Ah I did not know you had to close the game to write the saves for the gateway, might be a bit of a pain if the battery dies I'll have to test if this is the same case with Sky. It is a shame they aren't easily convertible from the looks of things. I did notice a few times when I tried to get the OOT save exploit working that Sky would just delete the save, it seems a bit fickle.

I think, like you say, in the end gateway is the best of the two cards although it is more complicated to set up. I like the Sky as it is easy to use, but I feel gateway will always be that bit ahead (being able to play CIA is also very good as some titles are only available via e-shop).

I'm happy with both cards as the Sky enables me to use the gateway If another exploit is found in another game then I can just stick it on the Sky, easy.

 

[genericuser]

Ah I did not know you had to close the game to write the saves for the gateway, might be a bit of a pain if the battery dies I'll have to test if this is the same case with Sky. It is a shame they aren't easily convertible from the looks of things. I did notice a few times when I tried to get the OOT save exploit working that Sky would just delete the save, it seems a bit fickle.

I think, like you say, in the end gateway is the best of the two cards although it is more complicated to set up. I like the Sky as it is easy to use, but I feel gateway will always be that bit ahead (being able to play CIA is also very good as some titles are only available via e-shop).

I'm happy with both cards as the Sky enables me to use the gateway If another exploit is found in another game then I can just stick it on the Sky, easy.

You are lucky to have both a Sky and Gateway. I bet there would be someone willing to make a program to convert saves between Gateway<->Sky3ds if you put up the funds. I can't say I would have the expertise to do this though

 

[mrbits]

You are lucky to have both a Sky and Gateway. I bet there would be someone willing to make a program to convert saves between Gateway<->Sky3ds if you put up the funds. I can't say I would have the expertise to do this though

I just bought bother because gateway had he reputation but sky wasn't much more than paying for cubic. I think the problem with converting the saves lies with the encryption stuff. If it was just a case of manipulating data to get it in the right format then it would have been done by now for sure

 

[genericuser]

I just bought bother because gateway had he reputation but sky wasn't much more than paying for cubic. I think the problem with converting the saves lies with the encryption stuff. If it was just a case of manipulating data to get it in the right format then it would have been done by now for sure

Yeah, you are probably right, although I imagined maybe some Gateway and Sky users are tribal and wouldn't dare have both units so would have no need to convert saves. This would reduce the demand for a solution to this.

 

[mrbits]

Yeah, you are probably right, although I imagined maybe some Gateway and Sky users are tribal and wouldn't dare have both units so would have no need to convert saves. This would reduce the demand for a solution to this.

Lol! I really don't care what I use as long as it works Having to switch games with the little button on the sky is a right pain

 

[Golbez194]

Is it safe to trim and super trim(delete update from roms)by compressing .3ds roms to play online? And will it erase private headers there or not?