Homebrew Just "Homebrewed" my 3ds. How do I keep my 3ds from getting bricked?

Deleted User · Oct 29, 2017

I'm new to hacking - what should I do after installing Homebrew to ensure my system doesn't get ruined? BTW this is the only console I have.

Purple_Heart · Oct 29, 2017

did you homebrewed or installed B9S and CFW?

Lacius · Oct 29, 2017

If you have installed B9S following the holy guide, then you have a layer of brick-protection in the form of B9S. If you mess something up, you can use B9S to restore a NAND backup or perform a CTRNAND transfer in order to repair the brick.

If you're not doing much other than homebrew and game-downloads, you're unlikely to brick anything anyway.

Deleted User · Oct 31, 2017

Lacius said:
If you have installed B9S following the holy guide, then you have a layer of brick-protection in the form of B9S. If you mess something up, you can use B9S to restore a NAND backup or perform a CTRNAND transfer in order to repair the brick.

If you're not doing much other than homebrew and game-downloads, you're unlikely to brick anything anyway.

Homebrew and game downloads was the only thing I was doing, thanks!

Quantumcat · Oct 31, 2017

WintendoZone said:
Homebrew and game downloads was the only thing I was doing, thanks!

If game downloads you have CFW (unless you just mean emulators).

Deleted User · Nov 1, 2017

Quantumcat said:
If game downloads you have CFW (unless you just mean emulators).

No, i meant emulators like mGBA

jsa · Nov 1, 2017

WintendoZone said:
No, i meant emulators like mGBA

Did you follow https://3ds.guide/ and install Luma3DS CFW?

MRJPGames · Nov 2, 2017

If you have B9S and CFW you're safe from brick.
If you only have homebrew without any kind of CFW you're also safe from brick.
The only way to not be safe from brick is to have a CFW without B9S. (Even then you most likely won't brick unless installing cia's you really shouldn't be installing anyways)

Giodude · Nov 2, 2017

You have to be actively attempting to brick the console, especially on the latest firmware. You're completely safe pretty much no matter what you do unless you physically take a hammer to the console.

GerbilSoft · Nov 2, 2017

Even if the system does somehow get bricked, you can always use an ntrboothax cartridge and GodMode9 to unbrick it.

...unless the brick involves physical damage somewhere, that is.

BlastedGuy9905 · Nov 2, 2017

GerbilSoft said:
Even if the system does somehow get bricked, you can always use an ntrboothax cartridge and GodMode9 to unbrick it.

...unless the brick involves physical damage somewhere, that is.

Nope. If only the NAND Chip is damaged, you can still unbrick.

SomeGamer · Nov 2, 2017

BlastedGuy9905 said:
Nope. If only the NAND Chip is damaged, you can still unbrick.

How? AFAIK you can only unbrick if only the CTRNAND partition is damaged. And if the whole NAND is damaged (or not present) you can still run ARM9 payloads.

BlastedGuy9905 · Nov 3, 2017

SomeGamer said:
How? AFAIK you can only unbrick if only the CTRNAND partition is damaged. And if the whole NAND is damaged (or not present) you can still run ARM9 payloads.

If you had a NAND Backup, you could make an EMUNand, couldn't you?

SomeGamer · Nov 3, 2017

BlastedGuy9905 said:
If you had a NAND Backup, you could make an EMUNand, couldn't you?

Right you are, I completely forgot about emuNANDs the day I installed A9LH.

Giodude · Nov 3, 2017

So is the bootrom located in the nand, or elsewhere?

BlastedGuy9905 · Nov 3, 2017

Giodude said:
So is the bootrom located in the nand, or elsewhere?

I think it's not located on the NAND Chip.

Deleted User · Nov 3, 2017

Thanks for the help/suggestions guys!

Giodude · Nov 3, 2017

BlastedGuy9905 said:
I think it's not located on the NAND Chip.

If the bootrom is Read Only Memory, how is b9s installed? If the nand chip can be removed and it could still boot off of an emunand, where is the exploit installing to?

SSQ · Nov 3, 2017

It's almost impossible to brick your 3DS unless you want to especially on the newest 3DS. Just don't mess with hardware or CIA's unless you know what you're doing. I don't mod hardware just software.

BlastedGuy9905 · Nov 3, 2017

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Giodude said:
If the bootrom is Read Only Memory, how is b9s installed? If the nand chip can be removed and it could still boot off of an emunand, where is the exploit installing to?

Bootrom is already messed up, you don't write onto it. As for the exploit, it installs to the NAND, that's why it works when you make an EMUNAND from a NAND backup with b9s installed.

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