Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

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samiam144

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hi guys, i'd like to ask. (sorry for the long explanation)

I'm about to update my friends luma3ds (currently he's running New3dsXL A9LH + Luma 5.4), he bought a pre-A9LHed 3DS from online store. All works great so far on CFW 11.
I encounter weird stuff happening when i try to copy paste the new luma files.

1. Delete config file from luma3ds folder, copy all new luma 3ds 5.5 file, boot to configuration, enable autoboot sysnand and all plailect's recommended config.
system boots up but its on 9.2 FW and all title managers gone

2. Delete config file from luma3ds folder, copy all new luma 3ds 5.5 file, boot to configuration, disable autoboot sysnand and enable all plailect's recommended config.
system boots up and its on 11 FW with title manager etc

It seems i'm unable to select autoboot sysnand, does it mean the 3DS is using emunand or other nand? i tried to extract the emunand from SD card with emunandTool but it failed because no emunand is detected.

As i know we can't return to 9.2 after updating to 11 right? (without injecting back nand backups)

Can somebody tell me what this 3ds is using? thanks
Might be using a Rednand instead (I don't think EmuNAND Tool can read Rednand?)
 

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Would it be possible for Luma to patch "on the fly" the GBA games to restore their color? There's this tutorial on this page that explains how to patch them, but it has to be done with every single game: https://gbatemp.net/threads/restoring-original-colors-to-gba-vc.427642/ . Here's the difference between the original game and the restored one:

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Hi guys, I'm trying to install Luma to a friend's O3ds XL on 9.6 but I get a red screen when I try to boot it with CTRbootmanager directly from its Launcher.dat. I think I followed well the guide that was posted some posts above but I can't boot successfully in any way. I still haven't set up an emuNAND but I don't think that could be the problem, since I am quite sure I can boot in sysNAND, please correct if I am wrong. I attach two screenshots of my setup: boot.3dsx ist CTRbootmanager and hb.3dsx is the homebrew launcher. Thanks in advance for any help that will be provided.
 

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Hi guys, I'm trying to install Luma to a friend's O3ds XL on 9.6 but I get a red screen when I try to boot it with CTRbootmanager directly from its Launcher.dat. I think I followed well the guide that was posted some posts above but I can't boot successfully in any way. I still haven't set up an emuNAND but I don't think that could be the problem, since I am quite sure I can boot in sysNAND, please correct if I am wrong. I attach two screenshots of my setup: boot.3dsx ist CTRbootmanager and hb.3dsx is the homebrew launcher. Thanks in advance for any help that will be provided.
Don't you need to downgrade to 9.2 first in order to use any CFW?
 

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Is that really necessary? Because I would really like to avoid downgrading. There's no support at all for firmwares above it except downgrade?
Yes. You have to downgrade. But if you really really don't want to downgrade, in fw 9.3+, you can still install some legit CIAs that require fw <9.6 (your fw) with NASA and play some games for free, like Mario Kart, PKM, MH4,...
 
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Hi i have a problem with my R4 SDHC Dual Core 2013 on my O3DS Luma3DS A9LH 11.0.0-33U Emunand and Sysnand : When i boot the R4 it show white screen with nothing. Please Help me. Thanks.
 

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How does the CRO patch work?
Because in AS, I edited starters and static encounters, but I got a loop in the "Nintendo 3DS" logo
 

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just want to ask, whats the purpose of the aeskeydb.bin on plailects guide?
on older releases of luma in plailects guide, theres no aeskeydb.bin...
thats why im curious... thanks...
 

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just want to ask, whats the purpose of the aeskeydb.bin on plailects guide?
on older releases of luma in plailects guide, theres no aeskeydb.bin...
thats why im curious... thanks...
It looks like it might contain the keys he had you put on the SD card in earlier versions.
 
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can I use this with menuhax? I don't want to go through the trouble of a9lh

Also I'm using rxtools at the moment I wish to keep my emunand if possible
 
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