Hacking 2DS ntrboothax wont boot up

[SintelUK]

Hello!



I recently tried to hack my friends 2DS with the ntrboothax using R4i Gold Pro flashcart, following the steps of a video I found on YouTube (Video: )



Everything went fine, untill I tried re-open the download play app, I got stuck at the Nintendo3ds screen with the red waves pulsing endlessly and it wouldn't take me to the Homebrew app. The uploader said I might have a bad SD card. ( Console SDcard is samsung and the Flashcard is SanDisk ) So I tried redoing the steps and nothing worked, so I gave up at this point.



Today I wanted to try again and now the 2DS won't start. The blue led just comes on for a split second then turns off, and I have even tried booting it holding the start+select+X button and it just had the blue light on the console flash for a little bit longer. I tried formating both cards, but nothing changed. I also tried reapplying the files back to the cards, but nothing changed. I am out of options now and fear that I might've broken the 2DS, anyone here that is able to help?

 

[Hayato213]

Should never had follow youtube video to be honest. Post screenshot of content on SD.

 

[SintelUK]

This is whats on the card for the console.

 

[Hayato213]

This is whats on the card for the console.

Show the contents on the root of the SD card.

 

[SintelUK]

How would i do that?

 

[Hayato213]

How would i do that?

The root would be first directory of a SD / HDD, like on a computer it will be the C:\

In the video 8:20 that shows the root folder of his SD, look for that on your.

 

[SintelUK]

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I don't know if I understood you correctly

 

[Hayato213]

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I don't know if I understood you correctly

Something like this, this is the root directory of the 3ds sd card

 

[SintelUK]

I reformatted the card but only backed up the original DS files. All the other files that I copied over onto the card are from the downloads I did during the instruction. It was around 10:40 in the video where my system wouldn't proceed and didn't let me go any further.

 

[Hayato213]

https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v9.1

You can try this see if it boot.

 

[SintelUK]

Am I to put that folder onto the cosole card? Or just the one boot file from it?

 

[Hayato213]

Just put the boot.firm in the root of the SD card and see if it boot

 

[SintelUK]

This is what appears on the screen for me

 

[Hayato213]

This is what appears on the screen for me

Select show NAND or user string in setting and then follow this

https://3ds.hacks.guide/finalizing-setup

 

[SintelUK]

So if I download all of the files from the link there and follow the instructions, will I be able to start up 3ds files on my card? Or is this a wipe?

 

[Hayato213]

So if I download all of the files from the link there and follow the instructions, will I be able to start up 3ds files on my card? Or is this a wipe?

The finalizing part is just putting back some files that you are missing. Another thing to do is do a NAND backup using Godmode9

 

[KleinesSinchen]

The finalizing part is just putting back some files that you are missing. Another thing to do is do a NAND backup using Godmode9

A little addition: The guide assumes you to follow it from the beginning to the end. So the finalizing part does not include downloading the Homebrew Menu (boot.3dsx) as this is on earlier pages. @SintelUK you mentioned formatting your SD. "Section III - Homebrew Launcher" will fail without boot.3dsx (in the root of the SD) from this page:
https://github.com/fincs/new-hbmenu/releases/tag/v2.0.0
Everything else should work.

 

[SintelUK]

Ok, I will download the launcher as I just got this message

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Where do I put that boot file for the Homebrew?

 

[Hayato213]

Ok, I will download the launcher as I just got this message

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Where do I put that boot file for the Homebrew?

Try disabling Arm11 exception handler, in the luma configuration menu, by holding select while system is powering on.

 

[SintelUK]

Try disabling Arm11 exception handler, in the luma configuration menu, by holding select while system is powering on.

I did that and now I am back to the red pulsing N3ds screen before launch of download play app, it's just stuck there.

 

[Hayato213]

I did that and now I am back to the red pulsing N3ds screen before launch of download play app, it's just stuck there.

Might wanna use a clean nand, try doing a CTR Transfer.