With the new update of Decrypt9 we can now convert .3ds roms to .cia files WITHOUT NEEDING OF XORPADS and this makes the process EXTREMELY FAST AND EASY!​

---Requirements---

-O3DS/N3DS (9.0 - 9.2 for 3DSX Method)



--Part 1--

--Decryption--

--A9LH Method--

1) Insert The SD Card Of Your O3DS/N3DS In To Your PC
2) Download Latest Update Of Decrypt9WIP Here
3) Open The .rar File And Extract The "Decrypt9WIP.bin"
4) Copy And Paste The "Decrypt9WIP.bin" File to sd:\luma\payloads
5) Rename "Decrypt9WIP.bin To "left_Decrypt9WIP.bin"
6) Create A New Folder In The root Of Your SD Card And Name It "D9Game"
7) Copy And Paste Your .3ds Rom To sd:\D9Game
8) Remove The SD Card From Your Computer
9) Insert The SD Card In To Your O3DS/N3DS
10) Turn ON Your O3DS/N3DS And Boot To Luma3DS While Holding The LEFT_DPAD
11) Now You Are In Decrypt9 Scroll Down And Select "Content Decryptor Options"

12) Select "NCCH/NCSD Decryptor" And Wait Until Finished

13) When It's Finished Turn OFF Your O3DS/N3DS

--OR--

--3DSX Method--

1) Insert The SD Card Of Your O3DS/N3DS In To Your PC
2) Download Latest Update Of Decrypt9WIP Here
3) Open The .rar File And Extract The "Decrypt9WIP" Folder
4) Copy And Paste "Decrypt9WIP" Folder To sd:\3ds
5) Create A New Folder In The root Of Your SD Card And Name It "D9Game"
6) Copy And Paste Your .3ds Rom To sd:\D9Game
7) Remove The SD Card From Your Computer
8) Insert The SD Card In To Your O3DS/N3DS
9) Turn ON Your O3DS/N3DS
10) Open The Homebrew Launcher And Select "Decrypt9WIP"
11) You Are Now In Decrypt9 Scroll Down And Select "Content Decryptor Options"

12) Select "NCCH/NCSD Decryptor" And Wait Until Finished

13) When It's Finished Turn OFF Your O3DS/N3DS

--Part 2--

--Conversion--


1) Insert The SD Card Of Your O3DS/N3DS In To Your PC
2) Download This File Here
3) Open The "Decrypted 3DS Rom To CIA" .rar File And Extract The Folder "Decrypted 3DS Rom To CIA"
4) Copy The .3ds Rom From sd:\D9Game And Paste It To The Folder "Decrypted 3DS Rom To CIA"
5) Drag&Drop The .3ds Rom To "3dsconv.exe"

6) Wait Until Finished

7) Copy The .cia File From "Decrypted 3DS Rom To CIA" Folder And Paste It To The Root Of Your SD Card

8) Power ON Your O3DS/N3DS
9) Install The .cia File With Your Favorite CIA Installer
10) Enjoy!​

 

[IggyT]

I find these two steps to be incorrect for me:-

4) Copy And Paste The "Decrypt9WIP.bin" File to sd:\luma\payloads
5) Rename "Decrypt9WIP.bin To "left_Decrypt9WIP.bin"

I have to use the .firm file.

The other method does not work for me as running in HB just gives me a blank screen for a second and then back to HB.

 

[HyperZ92]

From the folder "Decrypted 3DS Rom To CIA", when I try to run any of the .exe files it show up just for 1 sec and it closes automatically.
So I can´t create any .cia file.
What should I do?

 

[wii_go]

yes with the firm file it's better and works perfectly on b9s 11.x
so not the : 3) Open The .rar File And Extract The "Decrypt9WIP.bin" but Decrypt9WIP.firm

 

[Tsuunho_san]

thankss!!!! The best explained tutorial I've found!!

 

[Bereavement]

This isn't working for me. When I drag and rop the .3ds file onto 3dsconv.exe it opens and closes and creates a folder called work, but doesn't create a .cia

 

[Latyana]

how to boot to luma3ds again?? noticed it via this part in the instructions >>10) Turn ON Your O3DS/N3DS And Boot To Luma3DS While Holding The LEFT_DPAD

 

[Latyana]

how to boot to luma3ds again?? noticed it via this part in the instructions >>10) Turn ON Your O3DS/N3DS And Boot To Luma3DS While Holding The LEFT_DPAD

oh forgot to say i am on a 2dsxl the one that has that circle pad thing on right side. idr what it's called. sorry.

 

[Jayro]

oh forgot to say i am on a 2dsxl the one that has that circle pad thing on right side. idr what it's called. sorry.

You still have a D-pad below that. Push left on it while booting up.

 

[Latyana]

You still have a D-pad below that. Push left on it while booting up.

ok so i press and held both the buttons to boot luma3ds and the left d-pad at the same time? just wanting to be sure. because i have done this and it didn't load anything just shows the luma3ds thing.

 

[gizmomelb]

hmm can I convert DECRYPTED .3DS files (from Citra) back to .CIA for use on a real 3DS? thank you.

 

[ACCA919]

--3DSX Method--

1) Insert The SD Card Of Your O3DS/N3DS In To Your PC
2) Download Latest Update Of Decrypt9WIP Here
3) Open The .rar File And Extract The "Decrypt9WIP" Folder
4) Copy And Paste "Decrypt9WIP" Folder To sd:\3ds
5) Create A New Folder In The root Of Your SD Card And Name It "D9Game"
6) Copy And Paste Your .3ds Rom To sd:\D9Game
7) Remove The SD Card From Your Computer
8) Insert The SD Card In To Your O3DS/N3DS
9) Turn ON Your O3DS/N3DS
10) Open The Homebrew Launcher And Select "Decrypt9WIP"
11) You Are Now In Decrypt9 Scroll Down And Select "Content Decryptor Options"

12) Select "NCCH/NCSD Decryptor" And Wait Until Finished

13) When It's Finished Turn OFF Your O3DS/N3DS

My N3DS quit to the home screen when I launch Decrypt9WIP from the homebrew launcher. Send help please.

Edit: Nevermind I learnt to do it with GM9

 

[kimnue]

-O3DS/N3DS (9.0 - 9.2 for 3DSX Method)

if i download rom game in .3ds format , can i do only part 2 that convert 3ds into .cia

 

[Hopey123]

Hi Everyone, sorry to write in this thread

I've been trying installing Fire emblem Awakening and Fire emblem Echoes DLC through fbi
doesn't seem work. it looks success but when I go to in-game I did not see any DLC install


please help me.
Thank you.

 

[MetoMeto]

The cmd window closes as soon as i drag 3ds to 3dsconv.exe. nothing happens. only "work" folder is made and thats it.

 

[KazEz]

is this really work for fbi, beacuse all of the converter to cia is sometimes not with the same ticket and version of game inside

 

[TheGreek Boy]

Is anyone here still using this method?

 

[cvskid]

Is anyone here still using this method?

I'd like to say some people still do but i doubt it since you can convert .3ds to .cia using godmode9 now. Appreciate that you made the guide when you did though.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Is anyone here still using this method?

Doubtful. It's very outdated. All you need is 3dsconv and a dump of boot9.bin/boot9_prot.bin and you can convert games in seconds (way way faster than GodMode9 too)

 

[deSSy2724]

Doubtful. It's very outdated. All you need is 3dsconv and a dump of boot9.bin/boot9_prot.bin and you can convert games in seconds (way way faster than GodMode9 too)

Yeah but what is currently the most "scene-rish" method which means as close to 1:1 copies/clones or atleast the closest to it? In that case, time consumed/wasted doing this is not important etc.....

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Yeah but what is currently the most "scene-rish" method which means as close to 1:1 copies/clones or atleast the closest to it? In that case, time consumed/wasted doing this is not important etc.....

That would be direct .3ds ROM dumps from cart, unconverted. Converted it's all the same, they're not close to 1:1 anymore. FWIW I believe GodMode9 uses the same conversion code as 3dsconv. It's just a lot slower because of the weak hardware.

 

[deSSy2724]

"No Intro" set and "Scene Release" games are the same hashes....... and since No Intro uses GodMode9 as well as what Citra devs are recommending which by both of them is considered pretty much 100% accurate dumping method for DLC; Updates, Games (.cias) then GodMode9 should be the best method to convert/dump legit cartridges/legit digital games to 3ds or .cia.