Hacking Bricked 3DS XL by updating with BBM, no backup.

[dekuleon]

So I was dumb enough to use 3DNUS to Download and pack as .CIA the 9.2 update and use Big Blue Menu on 4.2 SysNAND with Pasta CFW booted with MSET and install all .cias to upgrade.

3DS won't turn on and is just black.

I have no backup!!

Is swapping the motherboard the only way now?

 

[Rizzorules]

Turn on your 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad)

 

[DSoryu]

So I was dumb enough to use 3DNUS to Download and pack as .CIA the 9.2 update and use Big Blue Menu on 4.2 with Pasta CFW and install all .cias to upgrade.

3DS won't turn on and is just black.

I have no backup!!

Is swapping the motherboard the only way now?

Is way more cheaper to buy a new one.

@SektorZero Look at this lel.

 

[dekuleon]

Is way more cheaper to buy a new one.

I can buy a replacement board on Aliexpress for 79 dollars and this is less than half I would pay for a new Old 3DS XL.

 

[Rizzorules]

I can buy a replacement board on Aliexpress for 79 dollars and this is less than half I would pay for a new Old 3DS XL.

Have you tried to Turn on your 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad)?

 

[dekuleon]

No but I'll try.
Are there any reports of recovery using this method?
I remember I updated the way I did now once but it was on EmuNAND.

Have you tried to Turn on your 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad)?

 

[Rizzorules]

No but I'll try.
Are there any reports of recovery using this method?
I remember I updated the way I did now once but it was on EmuNAND.

Yes i unbricked my n3ds that way, you will need to update your 3ds but its the only way you will fix it as you dont have a nand backup

 

[DSoryu]

Have you tried to Turn on your 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad)?

No but I'll try.
Are there any reports of recovery using this method?
I remember I updated the way I did now once but it was on EmuNAND.

Nope, that won't work, the SAFE_MODE_FIRM is touched with a bad proccess like that you did, it's bricked too.

The only solution was to restore a NAND thorugh a hardmode but you didn't make one.

This thread is going to mine in 1000 ways to brick your 3DS, and it should be stickied I guess.

 

[dekuleon]

Yes i unbricked my n3ds that way, you will need to update your 3ds but its the only way you will fix it as you dont have a nand backup

In one hour I'll be home to try.
If it works all be more than glad and satisfied. It is my friend's 3DS, Zelda ALBW special edition.

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Nope, that won't work, the SAFE_MODE_FIRM is touched with a bad proccess like that you did, it's bricked too.

The only solution was to restore a NAND thorugh a hardmode but you didn't make one.

This thread is going to mine in 1000 ways to brick your 3DS, and it should be stickied I guess.

I had the backup but I formatted by PC one day ago, if recuva finds the wiped file I'm safe.

 

[DSoryu]

In one hour I'll be home to try.
If it works all be more than glad and satisfied. It is my friend's 3DS, Zelda ALBW special edition.

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I had the backup but I formatted by PC one day ago, if recuva finds the wiped file I'm safe.

I'm sorry to say that recovery mode only works when te mistake of updating something was thorugh oficial means such as update the consolo trough system settings, gamecart or Home Menu, because those don't touch SAFE_MODE_FIRM until very last step.

Yeah that is your best bet, my recommendation is to try Photorec too, but it only works on Linux, so you'll need to use a Livedisk or install if you're using Windows.

 

[Rizzorules]

Nope, that won't work, the SAFE_MODE_FIRM is touched with a bad proccess like that you did, it's bricked too.

The only solution was to restore a NAND thorugh a hardmode but you didn't make one.

This thread is going to mine in 1000 ways to brick your 3DS, and it should be stickied I guess.

It worked for me and i made the same mistake as he did.
This guy aslo fixed his 3ds
https://gbatemp.net/threads/bricked-my-n3ds.387735/

In one hour I'll be home to try.
If it works all be more than glad and satisfied. It is my friend's 3DS, Zelda ALBW special edition.
I had the backup but I formatted by PC one day ago, if recuva finds the wiped file I'm safe.

You should try that, if you recover you nand you will need to make the hardmod anyway

 

[dekuleon]

It worked for me and i made the same mistake as he did.


You should try that, if you recover you nand you will need to make the hardmod anyway

It was a new 3ds? You tried to update 9.0 to 9.2?
In this case I tryed 4.2 o3ds to 9.2

 

[DSoryu]

It worked for me and i made the same mistake as he did.


You should try that, if you recover you nand you will need to make the hardmod anyway

Yeah, that could work, and I really hope it does. The hardmode is actually very easy to make and you can ask any electronic technician to make one for you if you show him the proccess, and only a soldering iron is nedeed (special one, can't remember the english name for it, i spanish we call them Pistola caliente).

 

[dekuleon]

Have you tried to Turn on your 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad)?

Nope, that won't work, the SAFE_MODE_FIRM is touched with a bad proccess like that you did, it's bricked too.

The only solution was to restore a NAND thorugh a hardmode but you didn't make one.

This thread is going to mine in 1000 ways to brick your 3DS, and it should be stickied I guess.

Did not work!

 

[gamesquest1]

nand mod is your only hope then, (or buying a replacement motherboard).....if/when you do get it fixed either way compress your nand backup and store it online or on a external USB drive and stick it away for safe keeping

also did you ever set up emunand at any point?...ok just read over it, and it seems you had, if all else fails you could see if you have emunand set up on a SD which you could extract and use as a nand backup, this only works if you formatted emunand and didn't really update it (or only ever updated to 6.x or lower in emunand), but if you formatted emunand then updated you will just end up with the same issue (blackscreen on boot)