Hacking a9lh and emunand

[mintgamer]

My current setup is sysnand 9.0 with nothing installed except menuhax that boot homebrew laucncher

then via homebrew launcher I run all apps plus aureinand 4.1 cfw into an emunand

my FBI is injected in emunand only

now I am interested in a9lh to replace menuhax

my question is in all posts and tutorial I read about booting BootCTR9 via a9lh which i dont like at all

but no one mentioned booting homebrew launcher as default menu with a9lh

I'm not interested in updated sysnand mode because I want to keep my sysnand untouched and I'm happy with emunand which is more flexible and safe for future.

can I keep my current setup with only replacing my entry point from menuhax to a9lh? if yes then how
because i didnt understand which file a9lh execute on its run and if it falls back to sysnand if it didnt exist on sd card

 

[Tony_93]

I'm not interested in updated sysnand mode because I want to keep my sysnand untouched and I'm happy with emunand which is more flexible and safe for future.

Then A9LH isn't for you, it modifies sysnand and that's the whole point of it, have a CFW on boot by modifying your system, you aren't just booting an exploit and a file as all other entrypoints but messing up with the system itself...

 

[Just Passing By]

My current setup is sysnand 9.0 with nothing installed except menuhax that boot homebrew laucncher

then via homebrew launcher I run all apps plus aureinand 4.1 cfw into an emunand

my FBI is injected in emunand only

now I am interested in a9lh to replace menuhax

my question is in all posts and tutorial I read about booting BootCTR9 via a9lh which i dont like at all

but no one mentioned booting homebrew launcher as default menu with a9lh

I'm not interested in updated sysnand mode because I want to keep my sysnand untouched and I'm happy with emunand which is more flexible and safe for future.

can I keep my current setup with only replacing my entry point from menuhax to a9lh? if yes then how
because i didnt understand which file a9lh execute on its run and if it falls back to sysnand if it didnt exist on sd card

You could still have an emunand with all the features that cfw sysnand has now though. I have a9lh, but I still prefer a9lh emunand for some reason. If you follow the OTP guide, just make sure that you don't delete emunand.

 

[mintgamer]

modify or inject?

 

[Just Passing By]

Modify or inject what?

 

[mintgamer]

You could still have an emunand with all the features that cfw sysnand has now though. I have a9lh, but I still prefer a9lh emunand for some reason. If you follow the OTP guide, just make sure that you don't delete emunand.

what happens when u boot without sd card? does it fall back to sysnand?

 

[funnystory]

Then A9LH isn't for you, it modifies sysnand and that's the whole point of it, have a CFW on boot by modifying your system, you aren't just booting an exploit and a file as all other entrypoints but messing up with the system itself...

Let the guy do what he wants,what difference does it make to you? Who are you to say what he can and can't do with his console?

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what happens when u boot without sd card? does it fall back to sysnand?

No without the SDcard your system is essentially a soft brick.

 

[Just Passing By]

what happens when u boot without sd card? does it fall back to sysnand?

No with a9lh, booting without an sd card will either make nothing boot (black screen) or it'll turn off your 3ds if it doesn't detect one.

 

[mintgamer]

Then A9LH isn't for you, it modifies sysnand and that's the whole point of it, have a CFW on boot by modifying your system, you aren't just booting an exploit and a file as all other entrypoints but messing up with the system itself...

https://github.com/delebile/arm9loaderhax

here it says it does not modify anything except it loads arm9loaderhax.bin

and optionally inject the following

• Inject firm0.bin in the NAND FIRM0 partition, encrypted with your xor stream.
• Inject firm1.bin in the NAND FIRM1 partition, encrypted with your xor stream.
• Inject sector.bin at sector 0x96, in the plaintext output you'll have.
• Inject stage0x5C000.bin at sector 0x5C000, in his plaintext form. It is an unused region for now, you'll not ruin your nand

let me point that i'm asking because I prefer to understand over following Plailect point of view blindly.

**things might change in future so you never know if updated sysnand was a good choice**

now how can i make a9lh load homebrew launcher instead of bootCTR9

 

[CrispyYoshi]

Let the guy do what he wants,what difference does it make to you? Who are you to say what he can and can't do with his console?

I feel like there was a misunderstanding in what Tony_93 said: It is impossible to set up A9LH without touching sysnand, and OP stated they are not interested in touching their sysnand.

However, I should say: There are people with A9LH who still use EmuNAND. Another reason why people want to install A9LH is for the 8-second bootup, ability to unbrick sysnand, and the 100% consistent boot success rate.

 

[CrispyYoshi]

https://github.com/delebile/arm9loaderhax

here it says it does not modify anything except it loads arm9loaderhax.bin

and optionally inject the following

• Inject firm0.bin in the NAND FIRM0 partition, encrypted with your xor stream.
• Inject firm1.bin in the NAND FIRM1 partition, encrypted with your xor stream.
• Inject sector.bin at sector 0x96, in the plaintext output you'll have.
• Inject stage0x5C000.bin at sector 0x5C000, in his plaintext form. It is an unused region for now, you'll not ruin your nand

let me point that i'm asking because I prefer to understand over following Plailect point of view blindly.

**things might change in future so you never know if updated sysnand was a good choice**

now how can i make a9lh load homebrew launcher instead of bootCTR9

A9LH does modify sysnand, but only ever so slightly: It patches SysNAND with a very small payload, hijacks the system very early into the boot, and redirects it to whatever file is found at SD:/arm9loaderhax.bin. This also means that if the SD card is out and/or SysNAND cannot find that file, it will crash and result in a temporary brick until you put the file in the proper location and reboot, or re-flash your sysnand with a restore point prior to installing A9LH.

Unfortunately, there is no A9LH implementation of Homebrew Channel, but there are several different alternatives you can use, such as BootCTR9 (which you said you aren't interested in), arm9select (I use this one), and arm9loaderhay.

You could use one of those to redirect to a CFW or your homebrew launcher .3dsx if you want: it's fully configurable!

 

[mintgamer]

A9LH does modify sysnand, but only ever so slightly: It patches SysNAND with a very small payload, hijacks the system very early into the boot, and redirects it to whatever file is found at SD:/arm9loaderhax.bin. This also means that if the SD card is out and/or SysNAND cannot find that file, it will crash and result in a temporary brick until you put the file in the proper location and reboot, or re-flash your sysnand with a restore point prior to installing A9LH.

Unfortunately, there is no A9LH implementation of Homebrew Channel, but there are several different alternatives you can use, such as BootCTR9 (which you said you aren't interested in), arm9select (I use this one), and arm9loaderhay.

You could use one of those to redirect to a CFW or your homebrew launcher .3dsx if you want: it's fully configurable!

I will look into these alternatives

No with a9lh, booting without an sd card will either make nothing boot (black screen) or it'll turn off your 3ds if it doesn't detect one.

Let the guy do what he wants,what difference does it make to you? Who are you to say what he can and can't do with his console?

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No without the SDcard your system is essentially a soft brick.

thanks for helpful directions

 

[richardparker]

guys i followed plailect's guide and i deleted the emunand. is there any way i can get it back? cuz im scared of messing with the sysnand (i have already installed a9lh on sysnand)

 

[Just Passing By]

guys i followed plailect's guide and i deleted the emunand. is there any way i can get it back? cuz im scared of messing with the sysnand (i have already installed a9lh on sysnand)

Just recreate emunand through emunand9, but you don't need to. Just leave it.

 

[richardparker]

h

Just recreate emunand through emunand9, but you don't need to. Just leave it.

how?

 

[Just Passing By]

h

how?

What cfw do you have?

 

[richardparker]

What cfw do you have?

A9lh

 

[Just Passing By]

A9lh

Lol that's an exploit. Not a cfw. Aureinand? Cakes? Rx"tools"? Or Reinand?

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A9LH does modify sysnand, but only ever so slightly: It patches SysNAND with a very small payload, hijacks the system very early into the boot, and redirects it to whatever file is found at SD:/arm9loaderhax.bin. This also means that if the SD card is out and/or SysNAND cannot find that file, it will crash and result in a temporary brick until you put the file in the proper location and reboot, or re-flash your sysnand with a restore point prior to installing A9LH.

Unfortunately, there is no A9LH implementation of Homebrew Channel, but there are several different alternatives you can use, such as BootCTR9 (which you said you aren't interested in), arm9select (I use this one), and arm9loaderhay.

You could use one of those to redirect to a CFW or your homebrew launcher .3dsx if you want: it's fully configurable!

Can we use a boot manager with a9lh to get into the hb menu? Last time I checked we couldn't.

 

[mintgamer]

h

how?

1- copy all files from sd card to pc
2-boot holding L+Y on to launch EmuNAND9.
3- select complete emu nand setup
4- do not exit emunand9!!!
5- eject sd card through emunand9
6- copy all files back to sd card

i hope i m correct in all above steps

 

[richardparker]

Lol that's an exploit. Not a cfw. Aureinand? Cakes? Rx"tools"? Or Reinand?

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Can we use a boot manager with a9lh to get into the hb menu? Last time I checked we couldn't.

Aureinand

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1- copy all files from sd card to pc
2-boot holding L+Y on to launch EmuNAND9.
3- select complete emu nand setup
4- do not exit emunand9!!!
5- eject sd card through emunand9
6- copy all files back to sd card

i hope i m correct in all above steps

THanks!

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Aureinand

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THanks!

Nd BTW how will I load emunand on boot? Right now I'm loading cfw sysnand.