2 years ago I bricked my N3DSXL when my device entered sleep mode while I was on step 5 of Plailect's guide. After trying everything I could find, and pissing people off with my questions, I put it away. I recently got an NTRBOOT flashcart, and I am now able to run godmode9.
I have all of my files and backup's from Plailect's guide. Every step of the way, I made a folder containing everything for that step. I kept notes as well. From what I've been able to understand, I should be able to restore my system with my sysnand backup using godmode9. But I'm getting red screen warnings about Lvl3 write permissions because my:
"NCSD differs between image and local, elevated write permissions required. Proceed at your own risk"
I don't know what that means, nor do I know if there are dangers there (other than the obvious one) that I am unaware of. Besides the obvious implications of the warning, I have no idea if there are less obvious consequences of going forward with this restore. I want to fix the device, not make it worse.
There many ways to do the same thing it seems, and to make things more confusing for me, the process is constantly changing due to new discoveries, new software, new coders... which makes everything before them obsolete. For example, Plailect's old guide, the one I was using 2 and half years ago. The are several different kinds of bricks that can occur, so when someone is giving advice, it often difficult to tell if it applies to my situation, or not. So, after reading tutorial after tutorial, and reading so many threads on the forum, I'm just not sure what's right, what's responsible, what's obsolete. To make matters worse, everyone's problems aren't always identical, though the solutions can often be.
What is NCSD? What is the reason I'm getting this warning, or why do the NCSD's differ? Is that normal? There is little online dealing with this (that I could find). So, I'm finally giving in and asking for help.
I have all of my files and backup's from Plailect's guide. Every step of the way, I made a folder containing everything for that step. I kept notes as well. From what I've been able to understand, I should be able to restore my system with my sysnand backup using godmode9. But I'm getting red screen warnings about Lvl3 write permissions because my:
"NCSD differs between image and local, elevated write permissions required. Proceed at your own risk"
I don't know what that means, nor do I know if there are dangers there (other than the obvious one) that I am unaware of. Besides the obvious implications of the warning, I have no idea if there are less obvious consequences of going forward with this restore. I want to fix the device, not make it worse.
There many ways to do the same thing it seems, and to make things more confusing for me, the process is constantly changing due to new discoveries, new software, new coders... which makes everything before them obsolete. For example, Plailect's old guide, the one I was using 2 and half years ago. The are several different kinds of bricks that can occur, so when someone is giving advice, it often difficult to tell if it applies to my situation, or not. So, after reading tutorial after tutorial, and reading so many threads on the forum, I'm just not sure what's right, what's responsible, what's obsolete. To make matters worse, everyone's problems aren't always identical, though the solutions can often be.
What is NCSD? What is the reason I'm getting this warning, or why do the NCSD's differ? Is that normal? There is little online dealing with this (that I could find). So, I'm finally giving in and asking for help.
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