Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

[Supster131]

What files I put in SD? using coldboot ?

For A9LH?
Just the arm9loaderhax.bin file and the aurei folder.

For Menuhax?
The aureinand.dat file, the aurei folder, and the boot.3dsx file that's inside the menuhax folder (from the aureinand zip).

 

[fmhugo]

For A9LH?
Just the arm9loaderhax.bin file and the aurei folder.

For Menuhax?
The aureinand.dat file, the aurei folder, and the boot.3dsx file that's inside the menuhax folder (from the aureinand zip).

Thanks

 

[Ann0ying]

420 page! Need to leave my mark here.
I'm part of the history now! Kinda...

 

[democracy]

I moved all the information to a dedicated GitHub Wiki. Since a common complaint is the lack of documentation, I'd like you to read all of it and tell me if something is unclear or could be explained better (and how).

I read it, it's good, very professional!! Much simpler to follow than IKEA instructions!

 

[Doopl]

I moved all the information to a dedicated GitHub Wiki. Since a common complaint is the lack of documentation, I'd like you to read all of it and tell me if something is unclear or could be explained better (and how).

For the Preparing page I would suggest using sub headings to make it clear which info is relevant to A9LH and which is for other *hax. Plus a short intro to explain it. For example:

The files you need depend on how you will launch AuReiNand. arm9loaderhax is the recommended method, but other homebrew exploits (menuhax, oot3dhax etc.) can also be used.

If you want to run NTR CFW an additional file is needed.

arm9loaderhax
[necessary files]
[pathchanger info]

Other *hax
[necessary files]
[expanded explanation on purpose of the boot.3dsx]

Using NTR CFW
[same info as current]

 

[jerrmy12]

For A9LH?
Just the arm9loaderhax.bin file and the aurei folder.

For Menuhax?
The aureinand.dat file, the aurei folder, and the boot.3dsx file that's inside the menuhax folder (from the aureinand zip).

Since i have ctrbootmanager and hbl cia, what does the boot.3dsx in the menuhax folder do?

 

[ElMeteK]

I have two questions :

GBA fw and TWB fw are still needed ?

I've got RE Revelations on my Nand and the game is asking me for and update, that i do, and then it said that my console is uptodate... what's wrong ?

 

[Localhorst86]

I have two questions :

GBA fw and TWB fw are still needed ?

I've got RE Revelations on my Nand and the game is asking me for and update, that i do, and then it said that my console is uptodate... what's wrong ?

no. no firmware files are needed. i reads them from your NAND and patches them on the fly.

 

[Doopl]

Since i have ctrbootmanager and hbl cia, what does the boot.3dsx in the menuhax folder do?

Typically, the file you have as boot.3dsx is what gets loaded when running menuhax, browserhax, hblauncher_loader.cia etc. (unless you've swapped the default *hax payload for, for example, the lesshax one). If you use the boot.3dsx from AuReiNand, then AuReiNand will be loaded directly from the *hax instead of whatever you have as your boot.3dsx currently (which is either ctrbootmanager or the Homebrew Launcher).

 

[Michierusama]

Is this ok? O3DSXL. No emuNAND at all. Only decrypt9 as payload.

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[Deleted User]

Is this ok? O3DSXL. No emuNAND at all. Only decrypt9 as payload.

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Check AutoBoot SysNAND and Force A9LH detection (just to be safe)

 

[Michierusama]

Check AutoBoot SysNAND and Force A9LH detection (just to be safe)

What safety will it bring? I read the wiki and based on that I checked those two. But I can take the advice too.

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[Deleted User]

What safety will it bring? I read the wiki and based on that I checked those two. But I can take the advice too.

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The only thing it helps is if you boot a 9.0 firm and then use the .3dsx file. I like to keep it on just in case so I can always protect my NAND from bricking (pretty sure this happens if you attempt to update without firm 0 and firm 1 blocked from patching)

 

[9thSage]

woops! Don't mind me!

 

[Deleted User]

I don't think it would BRICK your NAND...but it sure would wipe out your a9lh install.

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• Booting with arm9loaderhax is auto-detected, and whenever you load SysNAND on A9LHall FIRMs are automatically patched to prevent overwriting A9LH or bricking. This also makes you be able to always safely perform a system update from A9LH.
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  There have been many bricks updating from the settings in Cakes (which has the option to block Firm writes instead of being forced)

 

[Just Passing By]

I don't think it would BRICK your NAND...but it sure would wipe out your a9lh install.

Iirc, if you update a N3ds without FIRM patching you'll brick, but if you do it with an O3ds it won't. I forget the reason though.

 

[9thSage]

"

• Booting with arm9loaderhax is auto-detected, and whenever you load SysNAND on A9LHall FIRMs are automatically patched to prevent overwriting A9LH or bricking. This also makes you be able to always safely perform a system update from A9LH.
  "
  
  There have been many bricks updating from the settings in Cakes (which has the option to block Firm writes instead of being forced)

oh, well nevermind. It's weird how I never noticed that part apparently. I've never used Cakes or anything where it was an option to not protect firm1/firm0. I'm not sure why you'd disable something like that, even if bricking wasn't possible.

 

[jerrmy12]

Typically, the file you have as boot.3dsx is what gets loaded when running menuhax, browserhax, hblauncher_loader.cia etc. (unless you've swapped the default *hax payload for, for example, the lesshax one). If you use the boot.3dsx from AuReiNand, then AuReiNand will be loaded directly from the *hax instead of whatever you have as your boot.3dsx currently (which is either ctrbootmanager or the Homebrew Launcher).

Ah, ok then, i prefer ctrbootmanager, as i can enter different cfw and homebrew menu from sysnand.

 

[proflayton123]

I should of read what I was doing when I got to this process.. is there anyway to restart it?

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[9thSage]

I should of read what I was doing when I got to this process.. is there anyway to restart it?

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What process would that be?