Homebrew ARM9Loader -- Technical Details and Discussion

[DQScott95]

Uninstall menuhax. If you got A9L up and running, you don't need that anymore.

Alright good to hear. I uninstalled it. Just a few more things I can clear off of my SD card now

 

[Qwertyqwerty]

I feel silly asking this .

How do I check that the arm9loaderhax.3dsx of dark_samus has been successfully installed over the old version?

I have the last aureinand but dont see any screen when I turn the 3DS .

 

[Yudowat]

I feel silly asking this .

How do I check that the arm9loaderhax.3dsx of dark_samus has been successfully installed over the old version?

I have the last aureinand but dont see any screen when I turn the 3DS .

put a splash.bin in your rei folder

 

[Xexyz]

So there is no way to get my OTP without messing with my sysnand with decrypt9?

 

[dkabot]

So there is no way to get my OTP without messing with my sysnand with decrypt9?

Only ways to get OTP are downgrade to 2.1 or a hardware attack on N3DS (downgrade works on either)
Read the OTP guide for more information on either of these (the hardware attack is mentioned in "Abstract")

 

[Xexyz]

Only ways to get OTP are downgrade to 2.1 or a hardware attack on N3DS (downgrade works on either)
Read the OTP guide for more information on either of these (the hardware attack is mentioned in "Abstract")

Are there high chances of bricking when downgrading to 2.1 on an old 3DS?

 

[CreAtor135]

Anyone willing to compile a9lh for me?

 

[Supster131]

Are there high chances of bricking when downgrading to 2.1 on an old 3DS?

Odds of bricking are pretty low, but they're still their. Follow the guide carefully and at you're on risk.

 

[dkabot]

Are there high chances of bricking when downgrading to 2.1 on an old 3DS?

If you follow the guide exactly, the chances of bricking are extremely low.
Technically, a 2.1 downgrade does brick due to encryption changes, but that's why it's done on EmuNAND with the encryption swapped on PC before restoring.

You're in more danger installing A9LH itself than you are getting the OTP, IMO.

 

[Supster131]

Anyone willing to compile a9lh for me?

PM me your OTP.

 

[DQScott95]

No matter what I do, the Hold R option does nothing for me on boot but hang on a black screen. Everything else works, L for sysNAND (patched), nothing for emuNAND, and A for decrypt9. Isnt holding R supposed to at least load the sysNAND under a different FIRM?? Im a perfectionist and this is driving me crazy.

Info: 9.2 sysNAND, 10.6 emuNAND with a9lh and the v0.2 version of the a9lh bootloader.

 

[Supster131]

No matter what I do, the Hold R option does nothing for me on boot but hang on a black screen. Everything else works, L for sysNAND (patched), nothing for emuNAND, and A for decrypt9. Isnt holding R supposed to at least load the sysNAND under a different FIRM?? Im a perfectionist and this is driving me crazy.

Info: 9.2 sysNAND, 10.6 emuNAND with a9lh and the v0.2 version of the a9lh bootloader.

Holding R to boot a NAND with 9.2 doesn't seem to work, since it's trying to boot a 10.x FIRM on a lower firmware. This is my guess, at least.

 

[DQScott95]

Holding R to boot a NAND with 9.2 doesn't seem to work, since it's trying to boot a 10.x FIRM on a lower firmware. This is my guess, at least.

Thats what I figured was the problem (limited/growing knowledge about all of this), but I just wasnt sure. If that is the case, then I guess its not even something I need to worry about at the moment. That would make sense why it just hangs on a black screen then because I can tell its trying to load SOMETHING otherwise the backlight wouldnt come on.

So as long as nothing is wrong with my setup and it simply SHOULDNT be loading anything when I press R then I am content for now. I was just worried that I was missing SOME tiny fact and it was driving me crazy.

Cant wait until launching directly into the HBL via a9lh is possible.

 

[Naked_Snake]

it's named arm9loaderhax.bin, so just copy it and boot the console, you'll be greeted with a menu, just follow the instructions there and you'll be good to go

so do i rename installer.bin to arm9loaderhax.bin or just copy over the files and boot normaly?

 

[Supster131]

so do i rename installer.bin to arm9loaderhax.bin or just copy over the files and boot normaly?

Rename the file to arm9loaderhax.bin.

 

[Naked_Snake]

Rename the file to arm9loaderhax.bin.

cheers lol i just found it here

https://gbatemp.net/threads/arm9loader-technical-details-and-discussion.408537/page-121#post-6113616

 

[CrowbarSr]

No matter what I do, the Hold R option does nothing for me on boot but hang on a black screen. Everything else works, L for sysNAND (patched), nothing for emuNAND, and A for decrypt9. Isnt holding R supposed to at least load the sysNAND under a different FIRM?? Im a perfectionist and this is driving me crazy.

Info: 9.2 sysNAND, 10.6 emuNAND with a9lh and the v0.2 version of the a9lh bootloader.

This is the same problem I'm having and although it isn't needed, I can't wait for a fix.

 

[Naked_Snake]

how can we create custom boot screen for the latest 0.2 a9lh bootloader?

 

[Xenon Hacks]

So is there a directory of what CFW/Payloads that are available currently and what they do or have to offer.

 

[Supster131]

how can we create custom boot screen for the latest 0.2 a9lh bootloader?

If you're using (Au)ReiNAND then just place a splash.bin file into the /rei/ folder that's on your SD card.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/reinand-3-0-custom-splash-screens-thread.410948/ You can download some of them from here.