Hacking Trying to Install Custom Firmware on my 11.8 New 3DS XL

NEO-BAHAMUT- · Aug 7, 2018

Hi all,

I've got a New 3DS XL which is on the latest firmware (11.8) im currently going through the guide to install custom firmware and I've got to the following section 'Section IV - Installing boot9strap and configuring Luma3DS'

https://jisagi.github.io/SeedminerGuide/injection/

In section III I've prepared my SD card just as it says and then launched my patches DSI Ware game. Then I get the following text on screen.

######################
Initializing FAT... good
Initializing NAND... good
Checking for A9LH
A9LH detected! Brick Avoided!!
Please install B9S with
SafeB9SInstalled

Press home to exit
######################

It doesn't mention anything on the site how to troubleshoot this. Can anyone help me with this? I have followed the guide so far word for word so I've not done anything I shouldn't have. Help would be appreciated.

lone_wolf323 · Aug 7, 2018

NEO-BAHAMUT- said:
Hi all,

I've got a New 3DS XL which is on the latest firmware (11.8) im currently going through the guide to install custom firmware and I've got to the following section 'Section IV - Installing boot9strap and configuring Luma3DS'

https://jisagi.github.io/SeedminerGuide/injection/

In section III I've prepared my SD card just as it says and then launched my patches DSI Ware game. Then I get the following text on screen.

######################
Initializing FAT... good
Initializing NAND... good
Checking for A9LH
A9LH detected! Brick Avoided!!
Please install B9S with
SafeB9SInstalled

Press home to exit
######################

It doesn't mention anything on the site how to troubleshoot this. Can anyone help me with this? I have followed the guide so far word for word so I've not done anything I shouldn't have. Help would be appreciated.

It shows ya got A9LH on your console. So you want to go with https://3ds.hacks.guide/a9lh-to-b9s for getting B9S on there.

TurdPooCharger · Aug 7, 2018

You should use the 3ds.hacks.guide version.

Since you already have custom firmware, update it to boo9strap:

https://3ds.hacks.guide/a9lh-to-b9s

Edit - lol, @lone_wolf323 beat me to the punch.

zoogie · Aug 7, 2018

NEO-BAHAMUT- said:
Hi all,

I've got a New 3DS XL which is on the latest firmware (11.8) im currently going through the guide to install custom firmware and I've got to the following section 'Section IV - Installing boot9strap and configuring Luma3DS'

https://jisagi.github.io/SeedminerGuide/injection/

In section III I've prepared my SD card just as it says and then launched my patches DSI Ware game. Then I get the following text on screen.

######################
Initializing FAT... good
Initializing NAND... good
Checking for A9LH
A9LH detected! Brick Avoided!!
Please install B9S with
SafeB9SInstalled

Press home to exit
######################

It doesn't mention anything on the site how to troubleshoot this. Can anyone help me with this? I have followed the guide so far word for word so I've not done anything I shouldn't have. Help would be appreciated.

Any update? There is a way to override that warning but I don't want you to try it until you rule out having a9lh.

NEO-BAHAMUT- · Aug 7, 2018

Yes, still not working.

Just to confirm this is a New 3DS XL on 11.8 (latest Official firmware on it). Just to inform you in order to get in to this position I've had to do Seedminer. I'm not sure how to get to the next steps.

zoogie · Aug 7, 2018

NEO-BAHAMUT- said:
Yes, still not working.

Just to confirm this is a New 3DS XL on 11.8 (latest Official firmware on it). Just to inform you in order to get in to this position I've had to do Seedminer. I'm not sure how to get to the next steps.

so are you sure you don't have a9lh (false positives can happen)? you've tried installing b9s?

NEO-BAHAMUT- · Aug 7, 2018

Well ive followed the guide word for word.

What I've done so far
1. Went to this website https://3ds.hacks.guide/get-started
2. Clicked the 'Installing boot9strap (DSiWare' as its for the 11.8.0 firmware
3. Used the Seedminer link. Purchased a game from the eshop - I've patched it just like it says and that's all gone well.
4. The guide then takes you off to this page https://jisagi.github.io/SeedminerGuide/injection/
5. I've then done section I and section II.
6. Section III - I've downloaded all the files / folders as it states and then got to section IV
7. I launch the DSiWare game as it says and then that's where I get the screen which I added in my first post.

SD Card looks like this

ROOT
boot9strap > keys.bin
Nintendo 3DS > Patched Game
boot.3dsx
boot.firm
boot.nds

PrincessLillie · Aug 7, 2018

NEO-BAHAMUT- said:
Well ive followed the guide word for word.

What I've done so far
1. Went to this website https://3ds.hacks.guide/get-started
2. Clicked the 'Installing boot9strap (DSiWare' as its for the 11.8.0 firmware
3. Used the Seedminer link. Purchased a game from the eshop - I've patched it just like it says and that's all gone well.
4. The guide then takes you off to this page https://jisagi.github.io/SeedminerGuide/injection/
5. I've then done section I and section II.
6. Section III - I've downloaded all the files / folders as it states and then got to section IV
7. I launch the DSiWare game as it says and then that's where I get the screen which I added in my first post.

SD Card looks like this

ROOT
boot9strap > keys.bin
Nintendo 3DS > Patched Game
boot.3dsx
boot.firm
boot.nds

As mentioned above, you have A9LH on your console. Follow A9LH to B9S - 3DS Hacks Guide to install B9S.

NEO-BAHAMUT- · Aug 7, 2018

Ok for the 3rd time I've followed the A9LH to B9S - 3DS Hacks guide you have linked.

I've copied all the files as it states. - Then tried to boot the 3DS whilst holding start and it just takes me to the main 3DS menu.

SD card attached

TurdPooCharger · Aug 7, 2018

NEO-BAHAMUT- said:
Ok for the 3rd time I've followed the A9LH to B9S - 3DS Hacks guide you have linked.

I've copied all the files as it states. - Then tried to boot the 3DS whilst holding start and it just takes me to the main 3DS menu.

SD card attached

What does holding (Select) do when turning on the 3DS?

NEO-BAHAMUT- · Aug 7, 2018

TurdPooCharger said:
What does holding (Select) do when turning on the 3DS?

Doesn't do anything. Straight in to the 3DS Menu

zoogie · Aug 7, 2018

Do 3) A. to bypass that warning then.
https://github.com/zoogie/b9sTool/blob/master/IMPORTANT-INFO.txt

Keep in mind that if you have shadownand or 3dsafe installed there could still be trouble.
Most people never installed those silly homebrews, but there's a possibility so I have to mention it.

NEO-BAHAMUT- · Aug 7, 2018

Zoogie - that worked - thanks for your help. Im now at the stage where I am trying to backup my SysNAND via Godmode but it keeps freezing at 0%. I've even tried to copy it to the root of my SD Card. - which has 30GB free.

Daniel_Crafted · Aug 12, 2018

NEO-BAHAMUT- said:
Zoogie - that worked - thanks for your help. Im now at the stage where I am trying to backup my SysNAND via Godmode but it keeps freezing at 0%. I've even tried to copy it to the root of my SD Card. - which has 30GB free.

I have the exact same issue as everything discussed on this page. Any help would be highly appreciated.

NEO-BAHAMUT- · Aug 12, 2018

Daniel_Crafted said:
I have the exact same issue as everything discussed on this page. Any help would be highly appreciated.

Hi Daniel,

Wait to see if the page comes back up but basically there is a file inside the b9stoola folder which needs to be renamed without a file extension on it.

I don’t have the file any more however I’m sure someone can help you.

Daniel_Crafted · Aug 12, 2018

NEO-BAHAMUT- said:
Hi Daniel,

Wait to see if the page comes back up but basically there is a file inside the b9stoola folder which needs to be renamed without a file extension on it.

I don’t have the file any more however I’m sure someone can help you.

Thank you so much

Daniel_Crafted · Aug 12, 2018

NEO-BAHAMUT- said:
Hi Daniel,

Wait to see if the page comes back up but basically there is a file inside the b9stoola folder which needs to be renamed without a file extension on it.

I don’t have the file any more however I’m sure someone can help you.

Great news, I read the troubleshooting txt that comes with b9stools and all you have to do is rename key.bin to 'danger_skip_a9lh' also be sure to remove the file extension (.bin)

NEO-BAHAMUT- · Aug 12, 2018

Daniel_Crafted said:
Great news, I read the troubleshooting txt that comes with b9stools and all you have to do is rename key.bin to 'danger_skip_a9lh' also be sure to remove the file extension (.bin)

Yes that’s correct. Remember to take the file extension off and it should work. How how has that gone?

BaamAlex · Sep 16, 2018

Can i upgrade from a9lh to b9s via ntrboot? A friend from me have the same problem. He get his 3ds from his friend. But there are no files on the sd card. And his console is on the latest firmware 11.8

TurdPooCharger · Sep 16, 2018

BaamAlex said:
Can i upgrade from a9lh to b9s via ntrboot? A friend from me have the same problem. He get his 3ds from his friend. But there are no files on the sd card. And his console is on the latest firmware 11.8

SD card needs to be FAT32 + 32 KB cluster size.

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