Hacking purchased bricked 3ds with nand

[seniorcelica]

i purchased a bricked 3ds with the nand dump. boots to the screen where it tells me to hold power to turn off and contact nintendo.. no sd card came with it.. i have the nand dump and wondering if i can use r4i ntr card to fix it?

 

[Nimrod-002]

try reinstalling through recovery

 

[Quantumcat]

What happens when you hold Select on boot? If it already has CFW try a CTR transfer (https://3ds.guide/ctrtransfer).

 

[TurdPooCharger]

If it's no longer hacked and Recovery Mode does not work, reinstall the custom firmware through ntrboot + R4i Gold 3DS Plus.
Once you gain access to GodMode9 → Restoring a NAND Backup.

 

[seniorcelica]

If it's no longer hacked and Recovery Mode does not work, reinstall the custom firmware through ntrboot + R4i Gold 3DS Plus.
Once you gain access to GodMode9 → Restoring a NAND Backup.

i setup the ntr card and cant boot as it still give me the "an error has occurred"

 

[TurdPooCharger]

i setup the ntr card and cant boot as it still give me the "an error has occurred"

Do you have prior experience hacking a 3DS with the ntrboot method?

Which exact model flashcart are you using? Can you provide it's manufacturer website, or link to product page?

Are you using a strong enough magnet to trigger sleep mode?

Did you put SafeB9SInstaller renamed as boot.firm on the SD card inserted in the 3DS?

 

[seniorcelica]

Do you have prior experience hacking a 3DS with the ntrboot method?

Which exact model flashcart are you using? Can you provide it's manufacturer website, or link to product page?

Are you using a strong enough magnet to trigger sleep mode?

Did you put SafeB9SInstaller renamed as boot.firm on the SD card inserted in the 3DS?

I have done 1 ntr 0 errors and went smooth. Magnet is strong. Never did a recovery so not sure on files or structure

 

[seniorcelica]

Do you have prior experience hacking a 3DS with the ntrboot method?

Which exact model flashcart are you using? Can you provide it's manufacturer website, or link to product page?

Are you using a strong enough magnet to trigger sleep mode?

Did you put SafeB9SInstaller renamed as boot.firm on the SD card inserted in the 3DS?

the card is rts r41 3ds/ds www.r4ids.cn and says ntr boot on the pcb by the pins

 

[TurdPooCharger]

the card is rts r41 3ds/ds www.r4ids.cn and says ntr boot on the pcb by the pins

Did you put the switch to N mode?

• New flashcart R4i Gold 3DS Plus from r4ids.cn

 

[seniorcelica]

Did you put the switch to N mode?

• New flashcart R4i Gold 3DS Plus from r4ids.cn

yes

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dunno what files should be where..

 

[TurdPooCharger]

yes

dunno what files should be where..

The SD card inserted in the 3DS needs to be in [FAT32 format + 32 KB cluster size + MBR disk + Primary partition].
See reformatting instructions using MiniTool Partition Wizard (free edition).

As stated in the ntrboot guide's later steps, Installing boot9strap (ntrboot),

• SafeB9SInstaller.firm has to be renamed as boot.firm. This file is put in the card root.
• boot9strap folder containing boot9strap.firm and boot9strap.firm.sha.
• boot.3dsx, also in the card root.

 

[seniorcelica]

ok progress but sighaxed firm not installed... arm9 not installed and it sees thesd

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boot9strap foler has boot9.bin, boot9strap_ntr.firm and .sha, boot11, and otp bin root has boot.3dsx, boot.firm

 

[TurdPooCharger]

ok progress but sighaxed firm not installed... arm9 not installed and it sees thesd

boot9strap foler has boot9.bin, boot9strap_ntr.firm and .sha, boot11, and otp bin root has boot.3dsx, boot.firm

Sighaxed FIRM - file not found

This message means SafeB9SInstaller can't find the files,

• boot9strap.firm
• boot9strap.firm.sha

, in the boot9strap folder.

From the boot9strap release page, you need to add the set from the boot9strap-1.3.zip.

Once you're able to flash this on the 3DS after inputting the button combo, you can switch over using the typical setup where Luma3DS v9.1 gets placed as boot.firm.
Here's a CFW starter kit if you're not sure how to set this up. Refer back to posts #3 and #4 for firmware repair.

Once you have HOME Menu up and running, complete this with Finalizing Setup.

 

[seniorcelica]

not the ntr one?

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ahh worked

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unable to mount ctrnand use external..?

 

[TurdPooCharger]

unable to mount ctrnand use external..?

That means the firmware found on the sysnand is busted or missing files. Try GodMode9 restoring it with the nand.bin backup.

 

[seniorcelica]

Sorry for being spoon fed. But how to get into God?

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Sorry for being spoon fed. But how to get into God[Mode9]?

I'd figure this is your first rodeo with 3DS custom firmware. Sleeping with the Almighty... This is something I can't and won't provide online support.

If you're using the CFW starter kit, turn on the 3DS and hold the (START) to access Luma3DS chainloader. You should have the option to boot GodMode9.


If it doesn't work where it boots blank, there's a known bug where GodMode9 v1.8.0 might not work with Luma3DS v9.1.

• sdmc:/luma/payloads/GodMode9.firm

Replace that file with GodMode9 v1.7.1 if that happens.

 

[seniorcelica]

lol not the 1st done a couple of mine few years back 1 ntr and never had to repair as the guides are done well. i do really apperiate your help

 

[seniorcelica]

got into god but dont think i have the proper nand backup... nandmin.bin is the only 1 big enough to be a nand file...1269760kb

 

[TurdPooCharger]

got into god but dont think i have the proper nand backup... nandmin.bin is the only 1 big enough to be a nand file...1269760kb

nandmin.bin or nand_minsize.bin is perfectly valid. It's the trimmed down version of nand.bin, containing everything except for the removal zero padding.

• Press (A) on nandmin.bin → Restore SysNAND (safe) → etc.