Homebrew 2DS Won't Boot On ALH9

[Tristanand]

Do they all have an Arm9LoaderHax.bin on the root of the SD card?

yes

 

[Issac]

That happened to me shortly after I installed a9lh, but in my case it was just the micro SD card and the adapter that needed to be pulled out, and put back in again. (the micro SD out and in into the adapter, and the adapter out and in to the system). Worked perfectly for me since then. I hope you find out what's causing your stuff not to work!

 

[Tristanand]

That happened to me shortly after I installed a9lh, but in my case it was just the micro SD card and the adapter that needed to be pulled out, and put back in again. (the micro SD out and in into the adapter, and the adapter out and in to the system). Worked perfectly for me since then. I hope you find out what's causing your stuff not to work!

idk even know im just gonna try and take it apart

 

[Issac]

idk even know im just gonna try and take it apart

Have you tried taking the sd card out, and putting it back in again? (silly question, I know, but sometimes the easiest things are overlooked)

 

[Tristanand]

Have you tried taking the sd card out, and putting it back in again? (silly question, I know, but sometimes the easiest things are overlooked)

ye I tried multiple times right after you said that.

 

[Tristanand]

I found the problem it turns out the metal part from the inside was not glued properly or I jus had to take out the battery and put it back in. thanks everyone for trying to help I really appreciate it

 

[BothyBhoy]

hi i need some assistance please. i guess it wd have to be someone who really knows a9lh....problem is like with these guys whose 3ds wont boot on a9lh. difference is i know why mine wont boot. its to see wether i can just reformat my sd card and do the complete process aqgain. its in relation sto what my 3ds is like now....this is still relative to the topic....i hope so....

 

[Shadowfied]

hi i need some assistance please. i guess it wd have to be someone who really knows a9lh....problem is like with these guys whose 3ds wont boot on a9lh. difference is i know why mine wont boot. its to see wether i can just reformat my sd card and do the complete process aqgain. its in relation sto what my 3ds is like now....this is still relative to the topic....i hope so....

Not sure exactly what you're asking. All that's needed for A9LH to boot is arm9loaderhax.bin on a FAT32 SD. You say you know why it doesn't work, please elaborate.

 

[BothyBhoy]

Not sure exactly what you're asking. All that's needed for A9LH to boot is arm9loaderhax.bin on a FAT32 SD. You say you know why it doesn't work, please elaborate.

somehow my card got wiped and i was only left with the 3ds folder and one other file on my card. thats why my 3ds wont switch on.......i put a copy of an earlier backup which may not have been from the same 3ds....so now it boots into cakes......i just wondered if i start with a completely blank sd card .......can i go through the whole process again bearing in mind the state my 3ds is in now......thanks for any assistance....

 

[Shadowfied]

somehow my card got wiped and i was only left with the 3ds folder and one other file on my card. thats why my 3ds wont switch on.......i put a copy of an earlier backup which may not have been from the same 3ds....so now it boots into cakes......i just wondered if i start with a completely blank sd card .......can i go through the whole process again bearing in mind the state my 3ds is in now......thanks for any assistance....

If you have already installed A9LH on the console, all you need is the arm9loaderhax.bin.

Here's the latest version of Luma. Download that archive, put the luma folder and arm9loaderhax.bin in the root of your SD and see if that works.

 

[BothyBhoy]

If you have already installed A9LH on the console, all you need is the arm9loaderhax.bin.

Here's the latest version of Luma. Download that archive, put the luma folder and arm9loaderhax.bin in the root of your SD and see if that works.

ok will try that .....if that works is it just a matter of installing a cia loader then i can install my games?????

 

[Shadowfied]

ok will try that .....if that works is it just a matter of installing a cia loader then i can install my games?????

Yep.

 

[BothyBhoy]

that opens luma options selection screen......which ones do i select.....thanks you guys

 

[Shadowfied]

that opens luma options selection screen......which ones do i select.....thanks you guys

1. Use the A button and the D-Pad to turn on the following:
   • "Autoboot SysNAND"
   • "SysNAND is updated"
   • "Force A9LH detection"
   • "Show current NAND in System Settings"
   • "Show GBA boot screen in patched AGB_FIRM"
2. If you are using a New 3DS, you should also enable the following:
   • Toggle "New 3DS CPU" to "Clock+L2(x)" for improved game performance
3. Press Start to save and reboot

Source

 

[BothyBhoy]

1. Use the A button and the D-Pad to turn on the following:
   • "Autoboot SysNAND"
   • "SysNAND is updated"
   • "Force A9LH detection"
   • "Show current NAND in System Settings"
   • "Show GBA boot screen in patched AGB_FIRM"
2. If you are using a New 3DS, you should also enable the following:
   • Toggle "New 3DS CPU" to "Clock+L2(x)" for improved game performance
3. Press Start to save and reboot

Source

worked a treat. i take it its booting into luma 3ds on sysnand???? what do i have to do now to install games.....homebrew.....themes etc.....thank you for all your assistance....

 

[Shadowfied]

worked a treat. i take it its booting into luma 3ds on sysnand???? what do i have to do now to install games.....homebrew.....themes etc.....thank you for all your assistance....

Have you ever made a backup of your SysNAND? If not, that is the first thing you should do. Get Hourglass9. Download link here. Put that arm9loaderhax.bin file inside "luma/payloads" and name it start_Hg9.bin

Now when you start your console, if you hold Start, you'll end up in Hourglass9. Choose to backup your SysNAND. When that is done, put that file SAFELY on your PC. Upload it to a Google Drive / Dropox account or something too, it's VERY important to have a SysNAND backup. You need your own specific one.

Let me know when you're done.

 

[BothyBhoy]

Have you ever made a backup of your SysNAND? If not, that is the first thing you should do. Get Hourglass9. Download link here. Put that arm9loaderhax.bin file inside "luma/payloads" and name it start_Hg9.bin

Now when you start your console, if you hold Start, you'll end up in Hourglass9. Choose to backup your SysNAND. When that is done, put that file SAFELY on your PC. Upload it to a Google Drive / Dropox account or something too, it's VERY important to have a SysNAND backup. You need your own specific one.

Let me know when you're done.

ok thanks

 

[mudassirul]

worked a treat. i take it its booting into luma 3ds on sysnand???? what do i have to do now to install games.....homebrew.....themes etc.....thank you for all your assistance....

Have you got FBI installed?

 

[BothyBhoy]

ok thanks

nope that results in 3ds not booting at all....where do i put the file to load hourglass

 

[Shadowfied]

nope that results in 3ds not booting at all....where do i put the file to load hourglass

What causes it to not boot?

Leave the luma arm9loaderhax.bin file in SD root, then put the arm9loaderhax.bin file you got in the Hourglass9 download in "SD/luma/payloads" and rename it to "start_Hg9.bin".