FunkyCIA Guide - how to make CIAs from your eshop stuff :)

Requirements -
  • A 3DS on 4.X, with the DS profile exploit. You do not need Gateway I believe.
  • Internet on your computer
  • Able to run python
Step 1 - Download http://gbatemp.net/attachments/launcher_ticketdb-dat-zip.13329/
**** The code is unstable, you might have to run it a bunch of times before it works.
When it works you will know, it is fast, so if your screen does nothing for like 5 seconds just turn off and try again. I once had to try 7 times - usually I am lucky though ***


Step 2 - Extract it and rename it to Launcher.dat - rename the actual GW Launcher.dat to something else for now.
Step 3 - Put it on your 3DS's sd card. Load up the exploit (settings, profile, etc...)
Step 4 - It should run, when it is done, turn off your 3DS. Hold the power button until it is off.
Step 5 - Take out the sd card from the 3DS, put it in your computer. You should see ticket.db and ticket.db_gwemu. The first file is from the sysnand, the second is from emunand. Copy them somewhere, maybe to your desktop.
Step 6 - Download http://gbatemp.net/attachments/funkycia2-zip.15361/ - and extract it.


Now, you run the python file. (On mac it's very easy, I'm not sure about windows)
type: python FunkyCIA.py ticket.db_gwemu -type dlc
This would download all the dlc you have installed, and make them into CIAs :)
You can specify what type of content you want to download, like: -type dlc would download dlc, -type demo gameapp would download the demos and gameapps that you have in your ticket.db.
You can use -type with gameapp, update, dlc, demo, dsiware, system, or ALL
You can download everything you have if you specify -type ALL. This includes system titles, so maybe you don't want to do that, just list all the types you want apart from 'system'. Find the title ids of the stuff you want using 3ds.essh.co, maybe devtool, maybe some other method.

Or, if there is some specific title ids (specific games/updates/etc) that you want to download, use:
-title XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY and you will download and make a CIA for those 2 titles only.
You cannot choose to download a content type (dlc, update, etc), and specific title(s) at the same time.

You can turn off downloading with -nodownload (if you want to only show the title ids you have in your ticket.db)
You can turn off CIA generation with -nobuild (so the stuff will only be downloaded)
You can turn off sorting by -nosort (by default, the contents are sorted into folders, so all the demos would go in a demo folder, all the system stuff would go in a system folder, etc)
 

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I backed up all my eshop stuff to CIAs to go from my old3ds to my new3ds. Many of my games worked fine (Smash, Fire Emblem) but Donkey Kong Country returns won't work. When I install it with BigBlueMenu it errors out at 99% saying it is an invalid CIA. Is there something I might have done wrong?
 

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FunkyCIA download link is broken :/
Edit: Nevermind, forgot that this is outdated
 
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I have seen eshop content as .3ds before. Is it possible to make a .3ds from eshop content then if need be use simple cia converter to make a .cia out of the .3ds?
 

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Do I need DS profile exploit in order to run the launcher.dat or can I run with other method like the browser or cubic ninja? Thanks! (Im on n3DS sysnand 9.2.0-20U)
 

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I choose to make all my dlc into a .cia file, though all of them say the Ticket and TMD number does not match

Error: [!] Caution, Ticket and TMD titles do not match

Will I still be able to install it onto my Emunand for my Sister since she uses Emunand?

System info in my signature if needed.

The CDN program also crashes on one title, though not sure which one since it doesn't say when in the command.
 
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I choose to make all my dlc into a .cia file, though all of them say the Ticket and TMD number does not match

Error: [!] Caution, Ticket and TMD titles do not match

Will I still be able to install it onto my Emunand for my Sister since she uses Emunand?

System info in my signature if needed.

The CDN program also crashes on one title, though not sure which one since it doesn't say when in the command.
that error is no problem, don't worry. the cias will be fine, it doesn't stop the possibility of legit cias etc. don't worry.
maybe some contents are a problem, maybe the version of makecdncia you are using is the old original one.
 

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that error is no problem, don't worry. the cias will be fine, it doesn't stop the possibility of legit cias etc. don't worry.
maybe some contents are a problem, maybe the version of makecdncia you are using is the old original one.
Well I got the one included with FunkyCIA2, is there a new and better one?
 

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