Homebrew ARM9Loader -- Technical Details and Discussion

[Shadowtrance]

did you got it to work ? ^^ or no such luck ?

Last try before i went to bed was a a9lh booting console.

 

[dubbz82]

Also @ noobs ... if you can't build this yourself then you probably don't need it! (just my opinion).

I don't particularly consider myself a noob, but I'd tend to agree with this. Better to wait till there's more safety measures in place, or at LEAST until there's actually a GOOD reason to dump it before jumping the gun and potentially making yourself a rather expensive paper weight.

 

[Shadowtrance]

I don't particularly consider myself a noob, but I'd tend to agree with this. Better to wait till there's more safety measures in place, or at LEAST until there's actually a GOOD reason to dump it before jumping the gun and potentially making yourself a rather expensive paper weight.

Well said. Totally agree. Unless you're a nut like me then wait. haha

 

[JR_44]

For now yes. It's just waiting for one. The vtp is working so it's ready.

On the same boat as you. Hardly use the 3ds though so I could wait for as long as it takes

 

[dark_samus3]

Ahh that. Me and @dark_samus3 were trying to fix the mess that is the installer to load the files from sd, hence a buttload of bricks ensued in the process. haha

Yep, now to fix payload generation on Linux...

 

[noctis90210]

@Shadowtrance

im reading this guide: https://github.com/Plailect/OTP/blob/master/New_3DS_Spider.md
and i have some question...
section 1 looks like brick is not going to happen cuz its a Preparation only.
--------------------------------------
the thing i cannot understand is the section 2 #20
it says ""20. Select everything from offset 0x200 to the beginning of the file."

so it means im going to 0x200 and highlight the ABOVE contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin.
or
highlight the BELOW contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin?

thanks and have a nice day...

 

[runetoonxx2]

@Shadowtrance

im reading this guide: https://github.com/Plailect/OTP/blob/master/New_3DS_Spider.md
and i have some question...
section 1 looks like brick is not going to happen cuz its a Preparation only.
--------------------------------------
the thing i cannot understand is the section 2 #20
it says ""20. Select everything from offset 0x200 to the beginning of the file."

so it means im going to 0x200 and highlight the ABOVE contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin.
or
highlight the BELOW contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin?

thanks and have a nice day...

samee idk which one do i replace that offset too or no

 

[Supster131]

@Shadowtrance

im reading this guide: https://github.com/Plailect/OTP/blob/master/New_3DS_Spider.md
and i have some question...
section 1 looks like brick is not going to happen cuz its a Preparation only.
--------------------------------------
the thing i cannot understand is the section 2 #20
it says ""20. Select everything from offset 0x200 to the beginning of the file."

so it means im going to 0x200 and highlight the ABOVE contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin.
or
highlight the BELOW contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin?

thanks and have a nice day...

Everything from 200 and above. Make sure to Paste Write and not Paste Insert.

 

[runetoonxx2]

Im yoloing this no hard mod :l

 

[Vappy]

so it means im going to 0x200 and highlight the ABOVE contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin.
or
highlight the BELOW contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin?.

From 0x0 to 0x200

 

[noctis90210]

From 0x0 to 0x200

thes makes it very cleaar

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

once im on 2.1 and i need to go back to 9.2... what process should i do...
-im on n3ds
-no hardmod

 

[dark_samus3]

thes makes it very cleaar

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

once im on 2.1 and i need to go back to 9.2... what process should i do...
-im on n3ds
-no hardmod

use the browser to load decrypt9 (the files are above) and restore the NAND from the SD card

 

[Mrrraou]

20+ for Shadowtrance (with hardmod)
5 or 6 for me (with hardmod)
5 or 6 for gelex ( with hardmod)
so... yeah

I did it on the first try on a non hardmodded N3DS without any bricks... And I don't have CN.
(https://gbatemp.net/threads/otp-guide.415140/page-22#post-6084509)
So... You guys must be doing something wrong.

 

[Toiry921]

I did it on the first try on a non hardmodded N3DS without any bricks... And I don't have CN.
(https://gbatemp.net/threads/otp-guide.415140/page-22#post-6084509)
So... You guys must be doing something wrong.

Some of us are just chicken... like me
Edit: Last time I check they were Testing the Spider Exploits

 

[Mrrraou]

@Shadowtrance

im reading this guide: https://github.com/Plailect/OTP/blob/master/New_3DS_Spider.md
and i have some question...
section 1 looks like brick is not going to happen cuz its a Preparation only.
--------------------------------------
the thing i cannot understand is the section 2 #20
it says ""20. Select everything from offset 0x200 to the beginning of the file."

so it means im going to 0x200 and highlight the ABOVE contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin.
or
highlight the BELOW contens and repalce it with the contents of NCSD_header_o3ds.bin?

thanks and have a nice day...

samee idk which one do i replace that offset too or no

I guess that if you don't understand it... you shouldn't try it (or at least, not yet.)

 

[mxalbert1996]

I did it on the first try on a non hardmodded N3DS without any bricks... And I don't have CN.
(https://gbatemp.net/threads/otp-guide.415140/page-22#post-6084509)
So... You guys must be doing something wrong.

How did you upgrade to 9.2 from 2.1?

 

[Toiry921]

How did you upgrade to 9.2 from 2.1?

There Should be a Decrypt9 Payload through Spider

 

[Mrrraou]

How did you upgrade to 9.2 from 2.1?

Spoiler: Wait, NVM. Only instructions to downgrade.

1. Did a new, fresh 9.2 emuNAND
2. Unlinked it using TinyFormat
3. Downgraded it using sysUpdater CIA
4. Dumped emuNAND, generated 0x4 and 0x5 CTRNAND xorpads
   
5. Decrypted the CTRNAND from emuNAND using the 0x5 CTRNAND xorpad
6. Encrypted the decrypted CTRNAND using the 0x4 CTRNAND xorpad, and reinjected it into the emuNAND dump
7. Replaced the NCSD header from my emuNAND dump with an O3DS NCSD header
8. Flashed it into my sysNAND
9. Removed the SD card
10. Pressed the power button

I used the Decrypt9 payload for the Spider 2.1 RSA_VERIFY exploit. Then, I flashed my 9.2 sysNAND backup.

 

[Shadowtrance]

I did it on the first try on a non hardmodded N3DS without any bricks... And I don't have CN.
(https://gbatemp.net/threads/otp-guide.415140/page-22#post-6084509)
So... You guys must be doing something wrong.

No, my bricks were (i guess) deliberate when me and @dark_samus3 were testing fixing the installer for a9lh.

 

[Mrrraou]

No, my bricks were (i guess) deliberate when me and @dark_samus3 were testing fixing the installer for a9lh.

But the installer is already working properly ? it's just that the 3DSX is packed with everything