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k ill tryCan you provide screenshots of the following folders:
SD:/
SD:/files9
k ill tryCan you provide screenshots of the following folders:
SD:/
SD:/files9
Please try to listen to all of us.
We try to solve your problem, if you keep nagging us about "it just gives me the error", we really can't help you.
A9hl boots before any Nand!
If you get this error, you already are in your sysnand, and skipped A9hl.
You need to hold the button combo before/while turning on your 3DS system because the reponse time is very fast.
It's clearly that you do things without knowing what you do. Even when you hit start at that moment, you wouldn't get that.
Like we told you before, use the guide.
Your last resort (however it's not needed when you do everything correctly and followed the guide)
will be to do a system recovery by turning on the Nintendo 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad).
After doing the recovery/"Update" your system would be on 11.2. Just start over again.
And this time read the guide. REMOVE ANY OTP.bin file on the sd card before starting!
i dont know who to trustNO! ARE YOU CRAZY? FFS
Doing a recovery mode update on a new 3ds on 2.1 is an insta-brick.

Alright, ill try and guide you step by step. First, does anything different happen when you boot without the SD card in?i dont know who to trust
it gives me an error either way (with or without the sd card)Alright, ill try and guide you step by step. First, does anything different happen when you boot without the SD card in?

If you hold A+R+L+Up(DPad), does anything happen? IF IT SAYS YOU CAN UPDATE, DO NOT DO IT!!!!it gives me an error either way (with or without the sd card)
i dont know. i dont want to tryIf you hold A+R+L+Up(DPad), does anything happen? IF IT SAYS YOU CAN UPDATE, DO NOT DO IT!!!!

It's alright, if anything shows up you have a chance at recovery, if nothing shows up you've bricked. Either way, its worth a try.i dont know. i dont want to try
okIt's alright, if anything shows up you have a chance at recovery, if nothing shows up you've bricked. Either way, its worth a try.
If you hold A+R+L+Up(DPad), does anything happen? IF IT SAYS YOU CAN UPDATE, DO NOT DO IT!!!!
ok it turned on, and the wireless communication is on, but not much shows up.It's alright, if anything shows up you have a chance at recovery, if nothing shows up you've bricked. Either way, its worth a try.

You're in the home menu or the recovery menu?ok it turned on, and the wireless communication is on, but not much shows up.
umm.... I have start_decrypt9WIP.bin, and the payload 1 and 2 .bins and .shasWait, have we confirmed that (a) he has a payload on his SD card, and (b) that he's tried booting wile pressing Start.
Can you please tell us what you have in your "/luma/payloads" folder on your SD card?
neitherYou're in the home menu or the recovery menu?
umm.... I have start_decrypt9WIP.bin, and the payload 1 and 2 .bins and .shas
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neither
yeah, i have the payloads in payloadsYou have payload 1 and 2 .bins and .sha in your "/luma/payloads" folder? Are you sure you aren't talking about your "/files9" folder?
Please place "start_Decrypt9.bin" into "/luma/payloads/". NOT IN "/files9".
yeah, i have the payloads in payloads
oh, they are meant for 2.1 a9lh installationCan you tell me where you got these "payload 1 and 2 .bins". I don't know what those are, I need more info from you. But I suspect those were the ones supposed to be in "/files9".