Hacking [Guide] Install a9lh without buying anything in 11.2

[Zimonson]

This may be a stupid question but could this brick my 3DS

 

[Hyoretsu]

This may be a stupid question but could this brick my 3DS

Only by user error. If you follow the guide to a T, no.

 

[gabrielol6]

So I was on step 15 and my 3DS turned black and it stayed like that for about 2 minutes and I did a hard reset. Now I'm trying to turn it on but the screens just stays black and... nothing.
What do I do? Did it brick?

 

[Hyoretsu]

So I was on step 15 and my 3DS turned black and it stayed like that for about 2 minutes and I did a hard reset. Now I'm trying to turn it on but the screens just stays black and... nothing.
What do I do? Did it brick?

If you came here from step 15, just follow the guide imagining nothing happened.


If you can't get to Luma3DS screen after successfully following 16, get the arm9loaderhax.bin from this file and put in your microSD root.
If, after getting a glitched screen on step 15 and continuing like nothing happened you still don't see Luma's config, just re-start step 15.

 

[el_gonz87]

So I was on step 15 and my 3DS turned black and it stayed like that for about 2 minutes and I did a hard reset. Now I'm trying to turn it on but the screens just stays black and... nothing.
What do I do? Did it brick?

Does the blue LED light stay on or does it immediately turn off?

 

[gabrielol6]

Is the blue LED light on or does it immediately turn off?

It just stays on but the screens are black.

 

[trinky2000]

That means you don't have a backup. Follow this and update.

Ok, now I'm on 9.2.0! What should I do now?

 

[Hyoretsu]

Ok, now I'm on 9.2.0! What should I do now?

Update to 11.2 and follow the rest of the guide.

 

[el_gonz87]

It just stays on but the screens are black.

Yup, it may be bricked, if A9LH installed successfully then it would immediately turn off. Keep that NANDmin.bin from the sd:/files9 folder, that can be used with a hardmod to restore the 3DS. If you have soldering skills you can try yourself otherwise you will need to ship it to someone, prob won't be cheap to fix, here is a list of users 2 from Brazil that do this service:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-hardmod-installers-by-region.414224/

 

[KanterZ]

It just stays on but the screens are black.

Press start.

If it doesn't boot up, boot up the system without the SD Card.

 

[el_gonz87]

This may be a stupid question but could this brick my 3DS

Yes it can, a corrupted SD card during A9LH install can brick a device.

 

[Hyoretsu]

if A9LH installed successfully then it would immediately turn off.

Only if he didn't have an arm9loaderhax.bin in his microSD root.

 

[Squidzilla1]

You renamed the file to "x_Decrypt9WIP.bin" and put it in "luma/payloads"?

Got it working now. You're a saint.

 

[gabrielol6]

Yup, it may be bricked, if A9LH installed successfully then it would immediately turn off. Keep that NANDmin.bin from the sd:/files9 folder, that can be used with a hardmod to restore the 3DS. If you have soldering skills you can try yourself otherwise you will need to ship it to someone, prob won't be cheap to fix, here is a list of users 2 from Brazil that do this service:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-hardmod-installers-by-region.414224/

Press start.

If it doesn't boot up, boot up the system without the SD Card.

Thanks for the help, guys.
KanterZ method worked here, so I'm good.
i almost had a heart attack lol

 

[Hyoretsu]

Thanks for the help, guys.
KanterZ method worked here, so I'm good.
i almost had a heart attack lol

It's one of the troubleshooting steps said to be read before asking. But anyways, glad you could continue your installation.

 

[trinky2000]

Update to 11.2 and follow the rest of the guide.

Is my 9.2.0 CFW? Can I update straight from there and from what point of instructions I have to start after the update to 11.2?

 

[KanterZ]

Thanks for the help, guys.
KanterZ method worked here, so I'm good.
i almost had a heart attack lol

Sure. Also, always read troubleshooting post before getting a heart attack.

Might as well, delay the heart-attack then get heartattacked immediately. lol.

 

[Hyoretsu]

Is my 9.2.0 CFW? Can I update straight from there and from what point of instructions I have to start after the update to 11.2?

Yeah, you're already in Luma3DS. Just update from System Settings and follow from Step 20.

 

[gabrielol6]

It's one of the troubleshooting steps said to be read before asking. But anyways, glad you could continue your installation.

Sure. Also, always read troubleshooting post before getting a heart attack.

Might as well, delay the heart-attack then get heartattacked immediately. lol.

Yeah, I think I won't ever forget to read the troubleshooting steps after this.

 

[Deleted User]

so i was following the guide just fine until step 15 the browser loaded just fine system didn't load it. but now my n3ds screen wize is multi color flashing after shutting it down and turning it on. and I still can't get arm loader 9 to run. HELP!!!!!!!!!