Hacking Old firmware 3.0 to 4.1 and RXTools

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Hey guys, I would like to know how I could update my 3.0 firmware 3ds to 4.1 without a game. After I would install RXTools. In the thread name:
[Release] rxTools - Roxas75 3DS Toolkit [fw 2.0 - 9.2] says that i can do it with firmwares between 2.0 and 9.2, and at the thread it says "This is supposed to work on any firmware version between 4.1 and 9.2." So Im kind of confused about this.
 

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put rxtools or gateway launcher.dat on your sd card and see if it crashes the 3ds when visiting go.gateway-3ds.com or launch.rxtools.net/rxTools

doubt it works because the browser is probably too old but worth a try
 

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put rxtools or gateway launcher.dat on your sd card and see if it crashes the 3ds when visiting go.gateway-3ds.com or launch.rxtools.net/rxTools

doubt it works because the browser is probably too old but worth a try
It crashed. I have put only rxtools.dat on the sd.
 

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watch a guide and setup rxtools correctly then and hopefully you can get into rxtools menu
There is a chance to brick my 3ds?
edit: didnt work, crashed.
Any way to upgrade the firmware without a game?
 
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use rx tools 2.5.2!! For some reason rxTools 3.0 has issues with older firmware. I had the same issues when trying to boot 3.0 on sw 4 and sw 6.
 
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Tried 4 times, every time it freeze the 3ds when I click the slider.
My firmware is 3.0.0-6E
Freeze = crash? or you simply need to force shutdown?

You need to click all the right you can of slider.

If you can't... Better get a game like animal crossing to update :\

If is a crash is normal, it can need some attempts to make it work, if it's a freeze, probably was not working/tested in your version.

Update via game like animal crossing is not possible for you? you don't have any friends with it?
 

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I think the only way to update to 4.x is with a game...I think Fire Emblem awakening and/or Pokemon mystery dungeon gates to infinity can update to 4.(something)...
 

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Freeze = crash? or you simply need to force shutdown?

You need to click all the right you can of slider.

If you can't... Better get a game like animal crossing to update :\

If is a crash is normal, it can need some attempts to make it work, if it's a freeze, probably was not working/tested in your version.

Update via game like animal crossing is not possible for you? you don't have any friends with it?
Tried again 2 more times, also freeze. Didnt crash, had to hold power to turn off.
Since my 3ds is EU region and I dont live there, the only game i can get is Mario Tennis Open-EU, it have the 4.4 firmware update.
 

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Then use that to update to 4.4. ^^ I think that you'll also might need to set up the ds profile exploit with a ds flash cart but I'm not really sure...
 

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Tried again 2 more times, also freeze. Didnt crash, had to hold power to turn off.
Since my 3ds is EU region and I dont live there, the only game i can get is Mario Tennis Open-EU, it have the 4.4 firmware update.

update to 4.4 then :\ But if I not remember badly, browser don't get updated by game updates, you'll need a DS flashcard to install MSET I think.
 

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Suffix -2 to -6 3DSes are abandoned.
No one will fix their support in the future.
You had better not continuing bothering it since rxTools 2.X's browser exploit has been proved not working.
 
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Suffix -2 to -6 3DSes are abandoned.
No one will fix their support in the future.
You had better not continuing bothering it since rxTools 2.X's browser exploit has been proved not working.
Ive found a EU region game for sale near here, it have update 4.4, hope it fix my problem.
 

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