Hacking [GUIDE] Upgrading 8.1.0-0J to 9.2.0-20J

reiyu · May 24, 2016

CrispyYoshi said:
I don't think you do, but installing a perfectly legit CIA will work whether or not you are running a CFW: The problem is, I haven't gotten my hands on a legit CIA of the 9.2 N3DS browser, and taking it from the common 9.2 Update/Downgrade packs didn't seem to work.

at this point there's 2 ways of getting you out of 8.1J

1. wait for gateway to perfect their update to 10.3, i heard in some posts that it doesn't work for n3DS
2. get a cheap sky3ds and use CN with the SOAP method up to 9.2.

not sure of any other way to get you out of there...

CrispyYoshi · May 24, 2016

reiyu said:
at this point there's 2 ways of getting you out of 8.1J

1. wait for gateway to perfect their update to 10.3, i heard in some posts that it doesn't work for n3DS
2. get a cheap sky3ds and use CN with the SOAP method up to 9.2.

not sure of any other way to get you out of there...

Yeah, those are definitely my only options (besides Gateway natively supporting A9LH installation for 8.1J directly, which might or might not be a desirable route depending on what they release in the coming months)

I'll hope for Gateway to provide a free (given what I have) solution, but otherwise I'll resort to Sky3DS if I decide I care enough to shell out $30 or so for an orange card.

reiyu · May 24, 2016

CrispyYoshi said:
I'll resort to Sky3DS if I decide I care enough to shell out $30 or so for an orange card.

my bad, i did say orange button earlier. but i meant was red button. orange is the newest one that has the AP protection bypassed, so doubt you'll find that for $30.

CrispyYoshi · May 24, 2016

reiyu said:
my bad, i did say orange button earlier. but i meant was red button. orange is the newest one that has the AP protection bypassed, so doubt you'll find that for $30.

Ah, good to know. Well, we'll see what happens! Thank you for the suggestions!

reiyu · May 24, 2016

CrispyYoshi said:
Ah, good to know. Well, we'll see what happens! Thank you for the suggestions!

no problem. just in case gateway doesn't deliver, you should grab the pack in this post before *knock on wood* it gets taken down:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-upgrading-8-1-0-0j-to-9-2-0-20j.384960/page-31#post-5876022
save the instructions too as it's really spoonfeeding everything and you can't go wrong if you follow it to the dot.

CrispyYoshi · May 24, 2016

reiyu said:
no problem. just in case gateway doesn't deliver, you should grab the pack in this post before *knock on wood* it gets taken down:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-upgrading-8-1-0-0j-to-9-2-0-20j.384960/page-31#post-5876022
save the instructions too as it's really spoonfeeding everything and you can't go wrong if you follow it to the dot.

Ah, good idea! Thank you very much for reminding me to do that: This could be really important in the future if it ever went down!

CrispyYoshi · May 24, 2016

reiyu said:
no problem. just in case gateway doesn't deliver, you should grab the pack in this post before *knock on wood* it gets taken down:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-upgrading-8-1-0-0j-to-9-2-0-20j.384960/page-31#post-5876022
save the instructions too as it's really spoonfeeding everything and you can't go wrong if you follow it to the dot.

Ah, good idea! Thank you very much for reminding me to do that: This could be really important in the future if it ever went down!

cearp · May 24, 2016

reiyu said:
how do you run devmenu on 10.3 without any entrypoint?

i guess you could install it first using gw before you upgrade/downgrade.

reiyu · May 24, 2016

cearp said:
i guess you could install it first using gw before you upgrade/downgrade.

is there a way to run this on OFW?

cearp · May 24, 2016

reiyu said:
is there a way to run this on OFW?

ofw 8.1? with no gw or anything? no i don't think so.

reiyu · May 24, 2016

cearp said:
ofw 8.1? with no gw or anything? no i don't think so.

what's the point of having it installed then? i'm quite confused here.

cearp · May 24, 2016

reiyu said:
i'm quite confused here.

me too lol

reiyu · May 24, 2016

cearp said:
me too lol

inb4 magikarp's splash gets a confusion chance in sun and moon.

evilpdor · Jul 25, 2016

For ofw i try this method, but ATM is usless, i need more time/help to continue the reserch.

I used fiddler2 in proxy mode, and I analyzed the traffic during the firmware update.
Obviously now (and probably forever) it is impossible to analyze the traffic in SSL/TSL.

Basically I was able to replace the url with the update files with versions of the same update downloaded from 3dnus. The 3DS don't see any difference, and download all update files from my PC.
So i try to modify an update patckage switching the original native_firm 11.0.0 to original native_firm 10.4.0, but the update stop, it happens with any files that isin't for 11.0.0
Currently you can then only 'save bandwidth' downloading from your PC the update files.

The hope its to find a way to update offline the 3ds to any firmware.

sneef · Jul 26, 2016

am i the only one that can't enter the pid commands in ntr debugger as written in the guide? unless i change the " to ', it errors out.. and after entering the three commands and returning "null" and then "finished" for each, i continued to settings, to attempt to update the n3ds as written in the guide.. however, sometime immediately after opening settings, my n3ds screen blinked green, and then the pc debugger app spat out this:

starting app: 0004001000020000
loading plugin: /plugin/game/savetool.plg, size: 00005000, addr: 07012000
expand pool addr: 07012000, size: 00005000
FSUSER_OpenDirectory failed, ret=c8804478
Unable to read data from the transport connection: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
Server disconnected.

sounds to me like if i continue the update itll likely get the files from nintendo not my computer, am i right? or wrong? so annoying

sneef · Jul 27, 2016

Oishikatta said:
For the normal 8.1J -> 9.2J, it should be as simple as booting NTR, running the 3 commands to patch URLs, and updating: http://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-upgrading-8-1-0-0j-to-9-2-0-20j.384960/page-6#post-5420331

Several people have said they used my url successfully now, are you having issues with it?

What you see in your NTR debugger window should look somewhat like this:

Code:

> connect('192.168.1.116', 8000) null Server connected. > write(0x... null finished > write(0x... null finished > write(0x... null finished patching smdh starting applet: 0004001000020000 expand pool addr: 0700d000, size: 00005000 FSUSER_OpenDirectory failed, ret=c8804478 Unable to read data from the transport connection: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. Server disconnected.

As long as all 3 write commands show "finished", you should be good to enter system settings and update. (Be sure to patch then enter, do not exit and reenter.)

Also you should have a backup of your nand made by gateway's launcher just in case.

ok. i'm so gutted right now.. I followed instructions perfectly... i was having some issue with my own apache server, so i decided to use yours. I proceeded to

connect ('192.168.1.82',8000) *that's my japanese n3ds IP address*
listprocess ()

nim was at 25, so i continued with the patching, using your server, cut and paste from your instructions and this is how it looked on my PC:

> write(0x14E4F4, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
> write(0x14E1BC, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
> write(0x14E533, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
starting app: 0004001000020000
loading plugin: /plugin/game/savetool.plg, size: 00005000, addr: 07012000
expand pool addr: 07012000, size: 00005000
FSUSER_OpenDirectory failed, ret=c8804478
Unable to read data from the transport connection: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
Server disconnected.

i proceeded to update, and MY N3DS is now at 11.0.0-33J!!!

i have a NAND backup, but i'm pretty depressed right now.. i don't really have extra cash to pay for a hardmod etc., and I fail to see how this happened.

I did the patching while on the home menu with debugging enabled (obviously), and only after the patching did i enter system settings, and proceed with the update, and at no time did I leave settings, once i had entered. shouldn't those addresses have been patched when i ran the update? HELP.. oh wait.. its too late for help..

who can assist me now, considering that i have a NAND backup from when i was on 8.1.0-00J? thanks!

Oishikatta · Jul 27, 2016

sneef said:
ok. i'm so gutted right now.. I followed instructions perfectly... i was having some issue with my own apache server, so i decided to use yours. I proceeded to

connect ('192.168.1.82',8000) *that's my japanese n3ds IP address*
listprocess ()

nim was at 25, so i continued with the patching, using your server, cut and paste from your instructions and this is how it looked on my PC:

> write(0x14E4F4, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
> write(0x14E1BC, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
> write(0x14E533, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
starting app: 0004001000020000
loading plugin: /plugin/game/savetool.plg, size: 00005000, addr: 07012000
expand pool addr: 07012000, size: 00005000
FSUSER_OpenDirectory failed, ret=c8804478
Unable to read data from the transport connection: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
Server disconnected.

i proceeded to update, and MY N3DS is now at 11.0.0-33J!!!

i have a NAND backup, but i'm pretty depressed right now.. i don't really have extra cash to pay for a hardmod etc., and I fail to see how this happened.

I did the patching while on the home menu with debugging enabled (obviously), and only after the patching did i enter system settings, and proceed with the update, and at no time did I leave settings, once i had entered. shouldn't those addresses have been patched when i ran the update? HELP.. oh wait.. its too late for help.. who can assist me now, considering that i have a NAND backup from when i was on 8.1.0-00J? thanks!

This is a very old thread now, I only had the domain registered for 1 year. That is not what you did wrong though - it would have simply given an error message and not done anything.

I don't know why you followed the wrong instructions... check the link in my post you quoted. The domain and all of the memory addresses to patch for 8.1J to 9.2J were all different than what you used. The one you used was for someone already on 9.2J to add 9.2U files for region changing. If you had used the ones from the link you quoted nothing would have happened.

In the first post of the thread it has been edited at the very top to show in bold:

yifan_lu said:
This method no longer works as-is because Nintendo removed the update files from their servers. You now need to host the files on your own server and modify the GetAccountStatus request to point to it. See here for the cached 9.1J/9.2U update files.

You will need to host the actual files as well as the responses on your own server to do this if you decide to get a hardmod.

Here is thread listing hardmod installers by region if you decide to pay to have that done: https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-hardmod-installers-by-region.414224/

ashinnblunts · Jul 27, 2016

sneef said:
ok. i'm so gutted right now.. I followed instructions perfectly... i was having some issue with my own apache server, so i decided to use yours. I proceeded to

connect ('192.168.1.82',8000) *that's my japanese n3ds IP address*
listprocess ()

nim was at 25, so i continued with the patching, using your server, cut and paste from your instructions and this is how it looked on my PC:

> write(0x14E4F4, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
> write(0x14E1BC, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
> write(0x14E533, tuple(map(ord, "http://us92.jp81to92update.tk/\0")), pid=0x25)
null
finished
starting app: 0004001000020000
loading plugin: /plugin/game/savetool.plg, size: 00005000, addr: 07012000
expand pool addr: 07012000, size: 00005000
FSUSER_OpenDirectory failed, ret=c8804478
Unable to read data from the transport connection: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
Server disconnected.

i proceeded to update, and MY N3DS is now at 11.0.0-33J!!!

i have a NAND backup, but i'm pretty depressed right now.. i don't really have extra cash to pay for a hardmod etc., and I fail to see how this happened.

I did the patching while on the home menu with debugging enabled (obviously), and only after the patching did i enter system settings, and proceed with the update, and at no time did I leave settings, once i had entered. shouldn't those addresses have been patched when i ran the update? HELP.. oh wait.. its too late for help.. who can assist me now, considering that i have a NAND backup from when i was on 8.1.0-00J? thanks!

I wrote a guide on how to update from this firmware.

http://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-update-3ds-8-1-to-9-x.406407/

You can also downgrade without a hardmod if you buy a $5 eshop game and have another 3DS with CFW.

https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/DSiWare-Downgrade

Oishikatta · Jul 27, 2016

ashinnblunts said:
I wrote a guide on how to update from this firmware.

http://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-update-3ds-8-1-to-9-x.406407/

You can also downgrade without a hardmod if you buy a $5 eshop game and have another 3DS with CFW.

https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/DSiWare-Downgrade

Thanks for making the updated guide.

I believe he can't downgrade without hardmod because the required DSiWare are not available for JP.

ashinnblunts · Jul 27, 2016

Oishikatta said:
I believe he can't downgrade without hardmod because the required DSiWare are not available for JP.

Yeah I guess I overlooked that.

"Legends of Exidia: Works for USA + EUR (JPN title pulled from eShop)"

sneef · Jul 28, 2016

ashinnblunts said:
Yeah I guess I overlooked that.

"Legends of Exidia: Works for USA + EUR (JPN title pulled from eShop)"

dammit... arrgh.. anyway if the method involves a system transfer, i wouldn't be able to anyway, as i don't have a second japanese 3ds. thanks though! hardmod for me i guess. or i may sell this 11.0.0-33J n3ds on ebay or something, an order a new one which will be 8.1.0-10.7.0 i guess..

thanks

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