Homebrew ARM9Loader -- Technical Details and Discussion

[Arubaro]

Well, I just downloaded the 2.1 package from Plailect's guide and ran sysUpdater 0.4.2b as a .CIA on sysNAND through miniPasta, switched the console back on after ejecting the SD card, put it back in when while inside the browser, performed the OTP dump, upgraded to 6.1, ran Decrypt9 from the browser and restored my NAND backup.

May I ask what did you use to update to 6.1?

 

[Sgt. Lulz]

May I ask what did you use to update to 6.1?

Pokemon Y.

Top tip for everyone, though:
http://3dsdb.com/ and search for 6.2.0. Pokemon X and Y update to 6.1.0, and that'll do the job too.
And don't try to update an N3DS through cartridge or System Update.
As everyone else has already discovered, update prompts will try to update you with O3DS firmware and you'll end up with a brick. It's kind of hit and miss, apparently. It's better to just use a version of Decrypt9 built for 2.1 anyway.

 

[Audioboxer]

Once you have an arm9loaderhax.3dsx is the HBL okay for running it? (sysnand 9.2).

 

[dankzegriefer]

Once you have an arm9loaderhax.3dsx is the HBL okay for running it? (sysnand 9.2).

No. you need a payload.
Are you O3DS or N3DS?

 

[Audioboxer]

No. you need a payload.
Are you O3DS or N3DS?

N3DS. I thought the reinand arm9loaderhax.bin is the payload? (from here - https://gbatemp.net/threads/source-release-reinand-n3ds-cfw.394309/page-193#post-6080515)

 

[Xenon Hacks]

No. you need a payload.
Are you O3DS or N3DS?

Same deal got arm9loaderhax.3dsx but have no idea how to load a payload or where to get one.

 

[dankzegriefer]

N3DS. I thought the reinand arm9loaderhax.bin is the payload?

yeah

 

[Audioboxer]

yeah

Cheers, so it looks like I'm good to run arm9loaderhax.3dsx via HBL, off I go.

 

[Sylthos]

Pokemon Y.

Top tip for everyone, though:
http://3dsdb.com/ and search for 6.2.0. Pokemon X and Y update to 6.1.0, and that'll do the job too.
And don't try to update an N3DS through cartridge or System Update.
As everyone else has already discovered, update prompts will try to update you with O3DS firmware and you'll end up with a brick.

I was able to update my n3ds Xl from 2.1E to 4.5E using a Animal Crossing new leaf cartridge, and after that I used the gateway browser load method to launch Decrypt9's Launcher.dat to restore my sysNAND

 

[Nintendo4DSXL]

My n3DS stucks at Exploiting arm9...

 

[DigitalJosee]

My n3DS stucks at Exploiting arm9...

You used linux to build it?

 

[Nintendo4DSXL]

@capito27 build it for me with my otp.bin
i think he says he use Windows(post863)

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Can i turn it off?

 

[Audioboxer]

@capito27 build it for me with my otp.bin
i think he says he use Windows(post863)

I'm just about to use the file he/she built for me, will let you know how I get on. I hope you're not bricked

 

[Nintendo4DSXL]

I'm just about to use the file he/she built for me, will let you know how I get on. I hope you're not bricked

After i turned it off i can boot it up again
Have you run the program?

 

[Audioboxer]

After i turned it off i can boot it up again
Have you run the program?

Yeah, everything seemed to install for me, but I'm now stuck on a black screen. Not sure if it's suppose to auto reboot after finishing or if it needs a power off.

Only stayed on the exploiting arm9 message for a second and then changed to others.

 

[dankzegriefer]

Yeah, everything seemed to install for me, but I'm now stuck on a black screen.

Press a button.

 

[Nintendo4DSXL]

Yeah, everything seemed to install for me, but I'm now stuck on a black screen.

Yes by me too after some it shutsdown and now it doesnt start up again(it is bricked?)

 

[Audioboxer]

Press a button.

Doesn't do anything, I'll have to try a power off :/

 

[dankzegriefer]

Doesn't do anything, I'll have to try a power off :/

Likely a brick.

Should of listened to my warning.

 

[Audioboxer]

Likely a brick.

Should of listened to my warning.

Yup it's a brick! Ah well, time to do a hard mod. No blame to the member who made the 3dsx file. So is this pretty random or does it signify something went wrong in compiling?