Hardware Trouble Shooting: My DS Won't Turn On, Also, Charging Issues

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As a preface, my DS SD card was lost a while ago, and I just got the urge to begin playing the console again. And so, I bought a replacement SanDisk 32GB SD card. When I place it in the DS, the DS started having issues.

Firstly, when I try tried turning it on, the blue power light comes on for a few seconds, if that, and then fades back off. I do not know if this correlates with the other issue, in which my DS only charges for about a half a minute and then it stops. I have no way of knowing whether or not this is a charger issue or not, as I have no way of checking the power.

What can I do? I have asked on the Nintendo Support Forums, but no answers were given.
 
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Okay, next question. Did you ever hacked it?

If it was hacked, do you remember what method you employed in acquiring custom firmware?

Does Luma3DS rings any bells? What about arm9loaderhax (A9LH) or boot9strap (B9S)?

I have used Luma3DS, employing CFW vai SoundHax(I think that's what it was called??)
 
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format your SD card with guiformat http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
select FAT32 and 32768(32k) Allocation

check if you have b9s 1.2/1.3

download the 7z file from https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v9.1 and place the boot.firm on the root of your SD card
if that works get the boot.3dsx from https://github.com/fincs/new-hbmenu/releases/tag/v2.0.0 and place that on the root of your SD card
then follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/finalizing-setup

check for b9s 1.0
download the 7z from https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v7.1 and place the boot.firm on the root of your SD card
if that works get the boot.3dsx from https://github.com/fincs/new-hbmenu/releases/tag/v2.0.0 and place that on the root of your SD card
follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/updating-b9s
then follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/finalizing-setup

check for a9lh
download the 7z from https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v7.0.5
and place the arm9loaderhax.bin on the root of the SD card
if that works get the boot.3dsx from https://github.com/fincs/new-hbmenu/releases/tag/v2.0.0 and place that on the root of your SD card
follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/a9lh-to-b9s
then follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/finalizing-setup
 

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format your SD card with guiformat http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
select FAT32 and 32768(32k) Allocation

check if you have b9s 1.2/1.3

download the 7z file from https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v9.1 and place the boot.firm on the root of your SD card
if that works get the boot.3dsx from https://github.com/fincs/new-hbmenu/releases/tag/v2.0.0 and place that on the root of your SD card
then follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/finalizing-setup

check for b9s 1.0
download the 7z from https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v7.1 and place the boot.firm on the root of your SD card
if that works get the boot.3dsx from https://github.com/fincs/new-hbmenu/releases/tag/v2.0.0 and place that on the root of your SD card
follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/updating-b9s
then follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/finalizing-setup

check for a9lh
download the 7z from https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v7.0.5
and place the arm9loaderhax.bin on the root of the SD card
if that works get the boot.3dsx from https://github.com/fincs/new-hbmenu/releases/tag/v2.0.0 and place that on the root of your SD card
follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/a9lh-to-b9s
then follow https://3ds.hacks.guide/finalizing-setup

What do you mean by "If it works"? I have tried installing all of the first files and nothing.

EDIT: All at different times on the fresh SD card, btw
 
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