Hacking Downgrading 10.2→9.2 questions

[Roxe__]

So my 3ds XL(old) is currently on 10.2U, and i'm trying to downgrade it to 9.2 and have it ready for a CERTAIN pokemon game. I've watched a couple of videos on how to downgrade, and i understand most of the concept on how to do it, I even have all my files ready to go. The only problem is that i cannot find what the best "entry point" that actually works with my current firmware on my 3dsXL(old). I keep running into things like "ironhax,tubehax was patched out". Also every time i try to use my browser on the 3DS it tells me that i need to update to the latest firmware in order to use the browser, any idea on what i can do?

 

[cravas]

So my 3ds XL(old) is currently on 10.2U, and i'm trying to downgrade it to 9.2 and have it ready for a CERTAIN pokemon game. I've watched a couple of videos on how to downgrade, and i understand most of the concept on how to do it, I even have all my files ready to go. The only problem is that i cannot find what the best "entry point" that actually works with my current firmware on my 3dsXL(old). I keep running into things like "ironhax,tubehax was patched out". Also every time i try to use my browser on the 3DS it tells me that i need to update to the latest firmware in order to use the browser, any idea on what i can do?

Don't follow Youtube guides, please.
Delete whatever files you got and Forget about what you saw on the vídeo.

For what you want, follow this guide (ONLY):
https://plailect.github.io/Guide/homebrew-launcher-(browser)

Take special care on Section II (that's your FW version) although you have to do it from start (and don't do Section III since it's for New 3DS)

 

[Roxe__]

Don't follow Youtube guides, please.
Delete whatever files you got and Forget about what you saw on the vídeo.

For what you want, follow this guide (ONLY):

https://plailect.github.io/Guide/homebrew-launcher-(browser)

Take special care on Section II (that's your FW version) although you have to do it from start (and don't do Section III since it's for New 3DS)

So I tried a bunch of things:
First, I tried the plailect guide, but then I ran into the problem of 3ds telling me to restart, every-time I would try to use Section IV - browserhax. It error-ed countless times with the "please restart your system message", so then I finally went and tried to find a way around it. I finally came across this: [http://browserhax.dahou.se/] , which I found on [gbatemp.net/threads/browserhax-mirrors.444448/], and out of the 3 options only the .dahou.se/ link worked. Anyways after getting browserhax to work, I was finally able to access Homebrew Launcher (1.1.1), so I continued with the plailect guide to downgrade to 9.2 (from 10.2). I followed every step carefully, the right firmware for my 3ds, and the latest version of sysDowngrader (1.0.4), but when I would go to downgrade (press Y), the 3DS would always get stuck on the "unable to acquire the am:u service." I tried this many times with no results, so i finally tried to go another route.

2nd I tried the latest version of sysUpdater (0.4.2b), it felt like I got further but every time it got stuck on the "Failed to get CIA file info!" [http://m.imgur.com/ZeLpcfv]

 

[OrGoN3]

So I tried a bunch of things:
First, I tried the plailect guide, but then I ran into the problem of 3ds telling me to restart, every-time I would try to use Section IV - browserhax. It error-ed countless times with the "please restart your system message", so then I finally went and tried to find a way around it. I finally came across this: [http://browserhax.dahou.se/] , which I found on [gbatemp.net/threads/browserhax-mirrors.444448/], and out of the 3 options only the .dahou.se/ link worked. Anyways after getting browserhax (1.1.1) to work, I was finally able to access Homebrew Launcher, so I continued with the plailect guide to downgrade to 9.2 (from 10.2). I followed every step carefully, the right firmware for my 3ds, and the latest version of sysDowngrader (1.0.4), but when I would go to downgrade (press Y), the 3DS would always get stuck on the "unable to acquire the am:u service." I tried this many times with no results, so i finally tried to go another route.

2nd I tried the latest version of sysUpdater (0.4.2b), it felt like I got further but every time it got stuck on the "Failed to get CIA file info!" [http://m.imgur.com/ZeLpcfv]

How many times did you try with sysDowngrader? You should only use sysDowngrader and now sysUpdater. You are using a very unstable entry point, and it can take many tries to get it to work. But it will eventually work. If it gets stuck just power down and retry. If you want, redownload the files and recopy them to your SD card. Did you test your SD card with hw2test to make sure it was good to go?

 

[Roxe__]

How many times did you try with sysDowngrader? You should only use sysDowngrader and now sysUpdater. You are using a very unstable entry point, and it can take many tries to get it to work. But it will eventually work. If it gets stuck just power down and retry. If you want, redownload the files and recopy them to your SD card. Did you test your SD card with hw2test to make sure it was good to go?

I want to say i tried about 45 times? I even tried to format the SD card and try everything again

 

[OrGoN3]

I want to say i tried about 25 times? I even tried to format the SD card and try everything again

Did you test your SD card with hw2test to make sure it was good to go?

How are you getting into the homebrew channel to load up sysdowngrader? Are you using that mirror you found? Or did you install menuhax? If you're using that mirror, I recommend loading up homebrew channel and installing menuhax and using that to boot up homebrew channel and sysdowngrader.

 

[Roxe__]

Did you test your SD card with hw2test to make sure it was good to go?

How are you getting into the homebrew channel to load up sysdowngrader? Are you using that mirror you found? Or did you install menuhax? If you're using that mirror, I recommend loading up homebrew channel and installing menuhax and using that to boot up homebrew channel and sysdowngrader.

Thank you, that was the problem, it was the entry-point, any idea on what the "new and improved" way to installing playing .CIA files, i heard installing CFW isn't needed anymore

 

[Deleted-379826]

Thank you, that was the problem, it was the entry-point, any idea on what the "new and improved" way to installing playing .CIA files, i heard installing CFW isn't needed anymore

Wherever you heard that is wrong. Follow the guide to the end and that'll be the best thing that most of us use.

 

[OrGoN3]

Thank you, that was the problem, it was the entry-point, any idea on what the "new and improved" way to installing playing .CIA files, i heard installing CFW isn't needed anymore

What TheWinAnator said. EmuNAND is no longer needed. CFW is always needed.