Hacking 3DS Hardmod

[hundshamer]

Why are most of these mods using an SD card and that white port (don't know what it's called) instead of a micro USB port and a regular micro usb cable?

The NAND is in eMMC format which is the same as the SD format. That is why we use SD adapters. We moved away from USB ports so no one will plug it in with a standard micro cable and sending 5 volts to the wrong NAND point and frying it. There are some mods that put an SD adapter in the 3DS, but you cannot use the Raspberry Pi to unbrick the BSOD with that mod.

 

[hippy dave]

Does the sd adapter mod fit inside a regular 3ds? Just curious.

 

[cracker]

That would be a really tight fit. You would probably have to cut out a rectangle of plastic in the back shell to fit the reader's PCB.

 

[bowser]

With the SD card mod we can dump our own nand AND flash it back right? I have a regular PC running windows XP.

 

[Me0wTwo]

With the SD card mod we can dump our own nand AND flash it back right? I have a regular PC running windows XP.

Yep, that's what I had asked earlier, and they confirmed it.

 

[Searinox]

Do all available options still require that you have a raspberry pi or arduino, or can you now actually plug the SD card into a PC?

 

[gamesquest1]

Do all available options still require that you have a raspberry pi or arduino, or can you now actually plug the SD card into a PC?

the raspberry pi or arduino are only needed if you get the blue screen of death, for updating and downgrading etc it works fin on a standard SD card reader

 

[bowser]

the raspberry pi or arduino are only needed if you get the blue screen of death, for updating and downgrading etc it works fin on a standard SD card reader

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that

May I ask why a normal PC can't flash the NAND if there is a BSOD?

 

[gamesquest1]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that

May I ask why a normal PC can't flash the NAND if there is a BSOD?

basically the arduino and raspberry pi allow much more control with the SD interface, allowing you to issue non standard commands to the nand, such as locking and unlocking, there no easy way of doing this with SD card readers, and each specific model would be a separate case as to how much control you can have over issuing low level commands......its unlikely there would be very many card readers that would allow such features.....and i doubt any usb card readers at all would have the required functions

 

[Me0wTwo]

basically the arduino and raspberry pi allow much more control with the SD interface, allowing you to issue non standard commands to the nand, such as locking and unlocking, there no easy way of doing this with SD card readers, and each specific model would be a separate case as to how much control you can have over issuing low level commands......its unlikely there would be very many card readers that would allow such features.....and i doubt any usb card readers at all would have the required functions

I see lots of people mention the name "ardunio" in posts I've seen similar to this you've posted, but why would you choose one over the other? It's it mere preference? It'd seem like the raspberry pi, would be a more universal device, I've not really looked into the arduino, but this is all pure speculation on my part.

 

[gamesquest1]

I see lots of people mention the name "ardunio" in posts I've seen similar to this you've posted, but why would you choose one over the other? It's it mere preference? It'd seem like the raspberry pi, would be a more universal device, I've not really looked into the arduino, but this is all pure speculation on my part.

doesn't really matter which one, but the raspberry pi is nice and easy i have never used a arduino, and i don't think one would have a place outside of unbrick(for me at least) where as the raspberry pi makes a very good little media center with xbmc installed, if you have no reason to own either or your unsure of which one i would say the raspberry pi

 

[Me0wTwo]

doesn't really matter which one, but the raspberry pi is nice and easy i have never used a arduino, and i don't think one would have a place outside of unbrick(for me at least) where as the raspberry pi makes a very good little media center with xbmc installed, if you have no reason to own either or your unsure of which one i would say the raspberry pi

Yeah I was looking into Rasberry Pi for PleXmbc also.

 

[Monty Kensicle]

With mine, I don't use USB, because of the confusion of people plugging it directly in to the PC. With mine you get 2 options on the original 3DS. They look like this:

I like the look of this! What's the name of the connector you use?

 

[Helper]

I like the look of this! What's the name of the connector you use?

I believe that's a JST connector. If not, it's close enough; really, most any connector with four pins will work.

 

[tony_2018]

well with the ones where the sd reader is built in it doesnt leave the option of recovering from the BSOD bricks(although hopefully that doesnt come up again)

but thats the main reason

Some people.........just need to read up on it.

 

[sweis12]

The NAND is in eMMC format which is the same as the SD format. That is why we use SD adapters. We moved away from USB ports so no one will plug it in with a standard micro cable and sending 5 volts to the wrong NAND point and frying it. There are some mods that put an SD adapter in the 3DS, but you cannot use the Raspberry Pi to unbrick the BSOD with that mod.

How much would a mod like that cost?

 

[hundshamer]

I like the look of this! What's the name of the connector you use?

It's a Micro 1.25mm T-1 4-Pin JST connector.

How much would a mod like that cost?

I usually charge $42 including return shipping in the US for an original 3DS.

 

[Monty Kensicle]

It's a Micro 1.25mm T-1 4-Pin JST connector.

Thank you kindly! The connectors I was finding were much too big.

 

[cracker]

5-20USD (depending on where you get the reader and other parts). DX has many cheap readers that should work.

 

[sweis12]

It's a Micro 1.25mm T-1 4-Pin JST connector.



I usually charge $42 including return shipping in the US for an original 3DS.

Do you have a like warrenty if you somehow ned up breaking the DS?