Homebrew My 3DS was bricked by sysUpdater

[tivu100]

You can make a backup of your SysNAND without a hardmod, just get access to the GW Launcher and backup from there.
The hardmod is only required for restoring the NAND back onto a bricked device. So if he made a backup beforehand he can still fix it.

Big Contradiction: People tried to downgrade => >9.2 3DS VS be able to make NAND back up => <9.3 3DS

 

[mrolive]

Could you please post the MD5 hash of the CIA files you used? This would help determine whether or not you did use the right files.

Edit: Use this:

http://onlinemd5.com/

 

[LarBob]

Rip 3ds. I loved that thing. Glad I still have a working N3DS

 

[mrolive]

Rip 3ds. I loved that thing. Glad I still have a working N3DS

Could you upload your CIA pack here:
http://onlinemd5.com/

And tell us what your MD5 hash is?

 

[Kevans]

Exactly. I followed everything exactly and this still happened. Do you think it will be possible to repair a soft-brick in the future? Do you think Nintendo would fix it if I sent it in?

About your question about Nintendo... I'm not sure, but here in Spain I know two guys who managed to send it to them by saying that the console bricked because "it fall down". They had to pay for the reparation, though.

Well, you can try to call them and see if they can do something for you, but I think that it's cheaper to buy a new one that fixing it.

 

[MochaMilk]

Dang, I'm surprised I didn't get bricked. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, and was able to downgrade, and install rxtools. I'm sorry about your 3DS. I know how it feels to get a system bricked. Funny thing is, a bunch of people are having this problem now. It was fine last night with no reports of bricking. Did nintendo sneak in a patch?

 

[Aerow]

Well I wouldn't say it's "totally safe" if there is a chance of catastrophic failure.
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protected from or not exposed to danger or risk

I'm fine with the outcome as well, but it upsets me how many people were saying it's completely safe when it's obviously not.

So you took time to type out this stuff, getting technical with the word and whatnot, and read OP's replies in that thread but didn't bother to read the replies about some people bricking their 3DS?

 

[zerox521]

Try to boot up in Safe Mode With "R"+"L"+"Dpad Up"+"A"+"Power"

Dude you got the inputs wrong:
The recovery mode (also known as Safe Mode Boot) can be accessed when turning on the Nintendo 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad).

 

[Itachi_hoshigaki]

Lol, love how the other threads claim it's 100% safe if you don't do anything stupid.
My .cias were perfectly fine, I had the right region, etc.
Yeah right. My fault, but really... don't present it as 100% safe if it is not.

The way I See it, it was nobody else's fault but yours, mate. You could've just wait for a safer version, that's what I'm doing.
There's is no thread in here that says this method is 100 percent safe, it clearly says that if you brick your console (aka:Yes, you CAN BRICK) it is 100% your fault.

 

[Coto]

Dude you got the inputs wrong:
The recovery mode (also known as Safe Mode Boot) can be accessed when turning on the Nintendo 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad).

Inb4success

 

[LarBob]

Inb4success

I was doing it right, might have said it wrong earlier by accident.

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The way I See it, it was nobody else's fault but yours, mate. You could've just wait for a safer version, that's what I'm doing.
There's is no thread in here that says this method is 100 percent safe, it clearly says that if you brick your console (aka:Yes, you CAN BRICK) it is 100% your fault.

It is my fault, just irritating the OP said it would be totally safe.

 

[Phil5004]

Dude you got the inputs wrong:
The recovery mode (also known as Safe Mode Boot) can be accessed when turning on the Nintendo 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad).

Its the Same...

 

[BurningDesire]

We should all put raspberry pi's in our 3ds and emulate ps1 idea came along with @Big Boss Snake

 

[DinckelMan]

Sorry about the brick :\ That's the reason why i havent used the tool yet. I only have 1 3DS that i barely found money to buy used and i'm definitely not willing to risk losing it.

For other users - unless you have a hardmod - do NOT use the tool just yet! Wait until it's completely stable

 

[Viri]

Well, if you don't mind paying 60 dollars, you could always replace the motherboard. It's honestly not that hard to replace it, and there are tons of video tutorials online.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-3D...997984?hash=item41791fbf60:g:xJ0AAMXQWzNSgENV

EDIT: wrong link

 

[BurningDesire]

Well, if you don't mind paying 50 dollars, you could always replace the motherboard. It's honestly not that hard to replace it, and there are tons of video tutorials online.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Nin...hash=item460525909e:m:mRplWxxaj7JDDAEh3FSRSUg

but why do that when you can play SoTN on a N3DS XL

 

[Viri]

but why do that when you can play SoTN on a N3DS XL

Oh, I just read it was a n3DS, replacing the motherboard on that more expensive.

 

[BurningDesire]

Oh, I just read it was a n3DS, replacing the motherboard on that more expensive.

It's $85 to do a repair from nintendo so if I can't get my hands on a raspberry Pi Zero then I'll just send it in

 

[linkinworm]

Could have been an issue with the Sd card its self? depending on how much you have used it?, i pretty much wiped mine clean and only put the minimal amount of files on the SD card

 

[Damon_girl]

I'm curious about something. I know you can't backup your naad on 10.3 without a hardmod, but on 9.2 and lower you can without one, so let's say you successfully downgraded and backed up your naad but a friend comes along and updates your 3DS back to 10.3. Would you be able to use your backed up naad to restore your 3DS if you hard bricked it while attempting to downgrade?