Hahah, well I followed that... Now I have an exciting new error screen! Specifically I followed all the prep work then did the transfer up until the point where you need to update the system as it was still bricked.
New error message is :
an error occured (errDisp)
Error type : generic...
Hey guys, I believe I may have bricked my (new)2ds XL system while trying to downgrade the firmware so that I could (hopefully!) get my flashcart running :/
I'm not sure if this is related to the problem as the console bricked before I could run the .cia file (system update).
Presently the ds...
btw i feel this a good time to remind you guys that sea of thieves was made by rare, who also made DKC1-3 and DK64, alongside banjo kazooie and conker's bad fur day