Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

[Aurora Wright]

Yes.


Out of nowhere! Since it has no NATIVE_FIRM update, do you think the new exploit still works?

That's a given

 

[rockbmi]

U using a9l? If so maybe ur emunand and sysnand are swapped. Try putting the file in and seeing what it boots to.

So they are swapped, i put the file in and emunand booted, how do i fix this? also how can i install fbi or any other via installer in 10.6 emunand? Thanks for all the help

 

[Supster131]

10.7 removed my A9LH!
I'm kidding, it's obviously safe to update sysnand.

Now stop pissing your pants.

 

[Gcentrex]

10.7 removed my A9LH!
I'm kidding, it's obviously safe to update sysnand.

Now stop pissing your pants.

Messed up but hell, I did A9LJ on my Pokemon N3DS and after directly updated to 10.6 (updatedsysnand)

 

[pbanj]

10.7 removed my A9LH!
I'm kidding, it's obviously safe to update sysnand.

Now stop pissing your pants.

Spoiler

It's just so stable

 

[oFire]

Lulz at all these system updates, if they are seriously trying to fight the homebrewers, they are doing a piss poor job, not to mention that people who use their 3ds totally legit generally arnt looking for this kind of stuff anything so why would the updates matter for them as well? Nintendo logic at its finest.

 

[Supster131]

Spoiler

It's just so stable

That wrench is the most stable-lest wrench I've ever seen!

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Lulz at all these system updates, if they are seriously trying to fight the homebrewers, they are doing a piss poor job, not to mention that people who use their 3ds totally legit generally arnt looking for this kind of stuff anything so why would the updates matter for them as well? Nintendo logic at its finest.

Probably a nuisance to regular users.

"Oh! New update! I wonder what features it adds!"
"Oh.. just better stability.. nothing new.. woooh.."
"What is this? The PS3?"

 

[Disharmony16]

can't update my sysnand 10.6 to 10.7 it just show me a black screen after trying to download

 

[Supster131]

can't update my sysnand 10.6 to 10.7 it just show me a black screen after trying to download

It doesn't reboot?

 

[Disharmony16]

it don't download nothing, when the update is starting it show a black screen saying "there was an error hold power bottom and bla bla bla"

 

[Supster131]

Just tested it out, it appears that rednand does not work, at least not on my n3DS.

 

[alex61194]

Just tested it out, it appears that rednand does not work, at least not on my n3DS.

what is rednand?

 

[oFire]

So, I want to backup before i try updating to 10.7, do I backup the sysnand or emunand? my understanding is I'm no longer using an emunand?

 

[eightbitminiboss]

So, I want to backup before i try updating to 10.7, do I backup the sysnand or emunand? my understanding is I'm no longer using an emunand?

If you followed Plailect's guide to the letter, then yes you're no longer using emuNAND and would be backing up your sysNAND.

 

[Supster131]

what is rednand?

It's an alternate emuNAND format, both emuNAND9 and Cakes support it, and it didn't require any code changes, so I said "why not?"

Basically the problem is that you can't replace the SD card's first sector because it contains the MBR (you couldn't *also* have a FAT partition if you did that).
So gateway thought about placing all the sectors except the first where they should be (second SD sector = second NAND sector, etc.) and placing the first NAND sector at the end of the emuNAND (after all the other sectors). Instead, yellows8 and the other private CFW developers decided to just shift the whole NAND image on SD by one sector.

I asked the same question this morning, since Aurora updated her code to support rednand (still not officially released).

 

[tvall]

Just tested it out, it appears that rednand does not work, at least not on my n3DS.

delete the 9.0 patched firm. had to do that on my 2ds. havent tested on my n3ds yet, since i only use emunand for 9.2 anyway

 

[alex61194]

I asked the same question this morning, since Aurora updated her code to support rednand (still not officially released).

oh sry didnt read that, anyway i dont use emuNAND anymore but it´s cool to still have support

 

[Supster131]

delete the 9.0 patched firm. had to do that on my 2ds. havent tested on my n3ds yet, since i only use emunand for 9.2 anyway

Alright, I'll give it a shot in a few minutes.
But yeah, I only used my emuNAND for 9.2 as well.

 

[oFire]

Well 10.7 installed on my n3ds without a problem, so woot.

One last question, what would be the best method of xfering my current sd card to a new/bigger one? should I clone it so it keeps all the extra stuff I had to do? or is a simple copy paste all that is necessary?

 

[Supster131]

Well 10.7 installed on my n3ds without a problem, so woot.

One last question, what would be the best method of xfering my current sd card to a new/bigger one? should I clone it so it keeps all the extra stuff I had to do? or is a simple copy paste all that is necessary?

If you're using sysNAND, it's as easy as simply transferring your files/folders over.
If you're using emuNAND, you'd need to do an emuNAND backup, and then restore that to your new SD card, then transfer all your files/folders.

btw @tvall, just deleted the patched 9.0 file, rednand still didn't boot.