N3DS XL error: Unable to mount CTRNAND or load CTRNAND firm

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Get one from Sandisk, this red and gold striped. Size and speed is secundary.

Ok get it, format it correctly, put everything necesarry on it and do the CTR- Transfer with godemode9.

U can build a hash a value (with tool 7z) of a downloaded file and proofe that its the same on the SDcard. To be sure there is no error by the file transfer created with the cardslot.
 
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i will try a new sdcard, do you have any that you recommend?
It shouldn't really matter just make sure you test it
and i don't know if is caused by the bad sd or what, but i dont seem to be able to get into the recovery mode without the console freezing, i cant power down normally and i need to hold the buttown and i cant click anything, and it happens both with and without, this rarely happened before but it happned, but now, like trying to get to the recovery mode, is freezing a lot
Let me explain what happened you downloaded something that you installed using this faulty SD card and as such the files are sort of corrupt and they now live on your console. once you have your new SD tested set up and running and you've made a backup of course I suggest you do a CTR transfer and see if that fixes your crash situation
 

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It shouldn't really matter just make sure you test it

Let me explain what happened you downloaded something that you installed using this faulty SD card and as such the files are sort of corrupt and they now live on your console. once you have your new SD tested set up and running and you've made a backup of course I suggest you do a CTR transfer and see if that fixes your crash situation
The new SD will arrive in a few days, but this backup, would it be all the files that are on SD, the files that are currently on the N3DS, or the originals? those I saved before I started the process?
 

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When I say back up I mean everything currently on your SD card also you would use gm9 to create a nand backup and save that on your PC as well ... This is all just a precaution in case anything else goes wrong during the CTR transfer so in that event we could always return to how we are today
 

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When I say back up I mean everything currently on your SD card also you would use gm9 to create a nand backup and save that on your PC as well ... This is all just a precaution in case anything else goes wrong during the CTR transfer so in that event we could always return to how we are today
Okay! in a few days i'll be back with the new sd and, i really hope, good news!
 
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If you got the new Card, you must reduce the risk of a possible corruption. So best redownload all neccasarry and replaceable files, like luma boot.firm and godmode 9 and whats else needed.
And do a HASH value comparison of one or the other file, to verify the transfered undamaged file on the card.
Last but not leased, eject the Card from the Pc. Dont just pull it out. It can create filesystem errors if there would be still a writeprocess in backround.

If you do the CTRTransfer there needs a torrent to be downloaded. Use http:// webtor.io for it, if you dont have a apllication or have download issues.
 
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The new SD will arrive in a few days, but this backup, would it be all the files that are on SD, the files that are currently on the N3DS, or the originals? those I saved before I started the process?
If you backed up the Nintendo 3DS folder (that's where your installed games & saves are located) before this issue began, then that's all that matters..

Homebrew software you can easily download and set up as shown in the guide here.

I hope you've backed up your saves with Checkpoint, in case the files inside the Nintendo 3DS folder were corrupted before you did the backup..
 

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So i'm back, i brought a new sd that was recommended and downloaded all the files again, and checked one for one with a hash value comparison, and i was following the guide on CTRTransfer with a fully charged up console when during the Section II step 24 the screen went balck and turn off, and i first tried to do a normal power up and appeared the red light in the corner right of the hinge, and the second one i tred to boot to gm9 and appeared "An Error has ocurred: The payload is invalid or corrupted press any button to shutdown"
 

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maybe try renaming godmode's firm to boot.firm and placing it on the root of the sd card. see if it loads then. if it doesn't, I'm afraid something is very wrong, but you're probably aware of that.
 

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I tried to turn on, and appeared a yellowish light, and a error message "unable to mount CTRNAND or load the CTRNAND FIRM, please use an external one", now i tried to turn on and it goes directly to gm9
 

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appeared the red light in the corner right of the hinge, and the second one i tred to boot to gm9 and appeared "An Error has ocurred: The payload is invalid or corrupted press any button to shutdown"
Put the Luma3DS file boot.firm on the root of the sdcard if you have there already.. boot the system, if it gives you the error again then boot into GodMode9 and do the Luma3DS ctrnand step as shown in section vi here. Then try again.
Not sure what issues you were having with your 3ds..
Also i assume your sd card is h2test'ed otherwise i would highly suggest doing so first.
 
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I didn't think of that, but since you can boot into godmode, you may be able to salvage the system by doing a ctr nand transfer. I don't know much about that as I've never had the error.
 

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I didn't think of that, but since you can boot into godmode, you may be able to salvage the system by doing a ctr nand transfer. I don't know much about that as I've never had the error.
He had this error mid-ctrtransfer or slightly after he was done. He needs to elaborate more on that..
Edit : he was done with the ctrtransfer and rebooted the system to update it (Section II step 24), that's when it gave him the error.
 

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He had this error mid-ctrtransfer or slightly after he was done. He needs to elaborate more on that..
I was the other settings doint the system update using the "norma wayl" to update when the system just shut off

i replaced the gm9 boot.firm with the luna and turned on and it went straight to the home screen, nothing strange, i continue on the steps of the CTRtransfer?
 

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I was the other settings doint the system update using the "norma wayl" to update when the system just shut off
Mid-update? Can you boot into the recovery mode when holding A+R+L+Up (D-pad) on boot? Update from there if it happens again..
i replaced the gm9 boot.firm with the luna and turned on and it went straight to the home screen, nothing strange, i continue on the steps of the CTRtransfer?
Yes you do.
 

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After you complete the update successfully, you need to update Luma3DS, just copy /paste the latest boot.firm file (from the link above v.11) to the root of the sdcard overwriting the older one.
 

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Mid-update? Can you boot into the recovery mode when holding A+R+L+Up (D-pad) on boot? Update from there if it happens again..
yes i can

When i was entering the download play after doing the steps on the rosalina menu, the console crashed and showed a exception

I tried once more and after i enter the app for the second time it shows the same crash
 

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yes i can

When i was entering the download play after doing the steps on the rosalina menu, the console crashed and showed a exception

I tried once more and after i enter the app for the second time it shows the same crash
So you updated the firmware successfully?
Again, was your sd card tested with h2testw?
Do you have all the necessary .3dsx files on the 3ds folder?
 

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