Hacking 3DS CFW Question, I don't think the other threads quite answer my question ....

[Steve Antony Williams]

I've acquired a "new" style 3DS cheap and managed to rescue it from a potential "brick mode". It now boots into standard 3DS mode as long as a small file called arm9loaderhax.bin is on the MicroSD card. Naturally I'm pleased I at least got to this stage as my experience of softmodding anything is limited to PSPs which, as I guess you all know, are simple by comparison.

Now what I'm not sure about is what to do next. As the arm9 file is present does this mean the system is "half done" or what? I'm not fussed about which CFW as long as I can install cias and run emulators etc. I'd particularly like to finally get round to playing Xenoblade Chronicles and maybe run a GBA emulator on it.

What would my best (and SIMPLEST) strategy?

I can also boot into a Luma config menu holding start or select (now I'm typing I don't recall which) but like I said the MicroSD literally only has the .bin file on it, nothing else.

TIA

Steve

PS I know there's several "hack your 3DS threads" but I had to ask as I'm not really sure "where" this 3DS is in the "process" etc so don't want to start following a thread to discover I'm just going back to brick mode.

 

[Kubas_inko]

Upgrade to B9S and probably reinstall everything (also get homebrew launcher, put it on SD).

 

[Steve Antony Williams]

Upgrade to B9S and probably reinstall everything (also get homebrew launcher, put it on SD).

Is it safe though? You say "upgrade" but if it's currently "half arm9 done" is it not possible I could screw it up? Am I making sense? Reinstalling is no issue, there's sod it all on it.

 

[Kubas_inko]

Is it safe though? You say "upgrade" but if it's currently "half arm9 done" is it not possible I could screw it up? Am I making sense? Reinstalling is no issue, there's sod it all on it.

If it boots, it is ok. You can't screw it up and if so, you can always recover it with CTRTrasnfer.

 

[Steve Antony Williams]

If it boots, it is ok. You can't screw it up and if so, you can always recover it with CTRTrasnfer.

Thanks I'll take a look after dinner then Xenoblade Chronicles tonight then maybe I assume after b9 thingy I can delete the arm9 file safely?

 

[Kubas_inko]

Thanks I'll take a look after dinner then Xenoblade Chronicles tonight then maybe I assume after b9 thingy I can delete the arm9 file safely?

yes. Everything should be in the guide.

 

[Steve Antony Williams]

yes. Everything should be in the guide.

Wish me luck "I'm going in"

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Not a good start, I can't find my sodding MicroSD to USB adapter thing, grrr ....

 

[Steve Antony Williams]

Wish me luck "I'm going in"

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Not a good start, I can't find my sodding MicroSD to USB adapter thing, grrr ....

All working, now for dumbo question #2 If I'm searching for cia files do I have to get EUR ones because the 3DS is a United Kingdom one? Dumbo question #3 WTF does "undub" mean on the Xenoblade CIAs?

 

[Kubas_inko]

All working, now for dumbo question #2 If I'm searching for cia files do I have to get EUR ones because the 3DS is a United Kingdom one? Dumbo question #3 WTF does "undub" mean on the Xenoblade CIAs?

2. Luma is reagion free, so you can use any games.
3. My guess is no dubbing? (Dub = dubbing)

 

[Steve Antony Williams]

2. Luma is reagion free, so you can use any games.
3. My guess is no dubbing? (Dub = dubbing)

But obviously CFW = CIAs, I have a Gateway on an old 3DS for .3ds files.