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[lemanuel]

Ultra 3.0.4. beta

then it's strange.

in any case, the saves from retail cartridges stay in the cartridge.

 

[Shad0wninja]

then it's strange.

in any case, the saves from retail cartridges stay in the cartridge.

I must have been high or something cause I just tried loading Pokemon X again and it loaded my save. :S Very weird..

Now that that is solved, any way to get my digital apps back on sysnand or does that require eshop access?

 

[Liberty]

Quick question:

I saved my "Nintendo 3DS"-folder before dumping SysNAND/creating EmuNAND/formatting SysNAND (unlinking).

As you know, there are cryptic folders within the "Nintendo 3DS"-folder.

____________________________________________________________________________

Before formatting etc.
Nintendo 3DS\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\11111111111111111111111111111111 => I saved this folder to my PC. This is my original SysNAND-content.

After formatting
Nintendo 3DS\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\22222222222222222222222222222222 => EmuNAND-folder

Nintendo 3DS\bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb\33333333333333333333333333333333 => SysNAND-folder, which we can ignore.

____________________________________________________________________________

How do I get my eShop-stuff back?

Do I copy the dbs, extdata, title from 11111111111111111111111111111111 into the new folder 22222222222222222222222222222222?

Or do I delete 22222222222222222222222222222222 and replace it with 11111111111111111111111111111111?

 

[thorasgar]

I must have been high or something cause I just tried loading Pokemon X again and it loaded my save. :S Very weird..

Now that that is solved, any way to get my digital apps back on sysnand or does that require eshop access?

Eshop is one route you can take. The other is load the backup of sysnand and your SD card you made before you set up emunand.

I would like to point out that this is not a long term solution as you cannot access eshop from sysnand any longer and eventually games will require higher firmware than your sysnand. I keep my sysnand totally bare and the only time I am in it for more than 30 seconds is when I run my r4.

- If a game is played on a 4.5 sysnand 3DS (9.5 emunand, latest GW launcher) can that save then be transferred to another 3DS that is running lower emunand? Theoretically the N3DS once GW supports it?

- Is it possible to install updates from roms or only official carts?

1. Not sure. Consult the emnand / save data mega guide at the top of this sub. mmm really knows this stuff.
2. system updates? I think you can do it from roms but it is preferable to do it from carts. Less risky. The need to do so should be an extremely rare occurrence. Sysnand will likely not change and you make backups of emunand and update from Nintendo. You will eventually have a nice collection of emunands on your PC.

Quick question:

I saved my "Nintendo 3DS"-folder before dumping SysNAND/creating EmuNAND/formatting SysNAND (unlinking).

As you know, there are cryptic folders within the "Nintendo 3DS"-folder.

____________________________________________________________________________

Before formatting etc.
Nintendo 3DS\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\11111111111111111111111111111111 => I saved this folder to my PC. This is my original SysNAND-content.

After formatting
Nintendo 3DS\aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\22222222222222222222222222222222 => EmuNAND-folder

Nintendo 3DS\bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb\33333333333333333333333333333333 => SysNAND-folder, which we can ignore.

____________________________________________________________________________

How do I get my eShop-stuff back?

Do I copy the dbs, extdata, title from 11111111111111111111111111111111 into the new folder 22222222222222222222222222222222?

Or do I delete 22222222222222222222222222222222 and replace it with 11111111111111111111111111111111?

What do you mean back? It should all be on emunand where it is supposed to be. If you are another one that wants to go rogue and use sysnand have at it. Can't help you with the folder structure. Sorry.

 

[MrDaveIsAwesome]

Well I got my CFW working (Palantine), but when trying to boot the CIA's I have imported, it just stays at the 3ds screen with the wavey things coming from each corner. Is there a certain reason for this? I tried Shovel Knight and Persona Q

 

[lemanuel]

Well I got my CFW working (Palantine), but when trying to boot the CIA's I have imported, it just stays at the 3ds screen with the wavey things coming from each corner. Is there a certain reason for this? I tried Shovel Knight and Persona Q

are the CIAs that you got compatible with CFW?

 

[Ericss]

Formatting emunand will wipe all the contents, but yes it is safe. Most people format sysnand, some reason you want to format emunand?

Well, plenty of people have said in the Error Code 002-0102 thread that 3DS consoles are less likely to be banned if you're using an unlinked emuNAND. It sounds like a load of BS to me, but just in case, I'm planning to create and use an alternate, unlinked emuNAND for now (keeping a backup of my current one). I want to have the option of later restoring and going back to my main emuNAND and keeping it linked, as linked NANDs have some advantages. So if I formatted my sysNAND, it would no longer be linked when I restored the emuNAND backup. Hope that was clear.

By the way, doesn't using the System Format option wipe your SD's contents? And if so, it doesn't affect the emuNAND partition, does it?

 

[Fire_Slasher]

I have a question concerning the Sky 3DS w/ Blue button (sorry if it was already answered, I couldn't find some definitive answer): I heard that only the first 10 games get their saves stored on sky's cart and from the 11th and on all roms will be EEPROM = No, which means no saving to the cart's memory, so I want to know if that's true and if using the save restore/backup function on diskwriter works as I've saw some user saying you have to back up the entire ROM or the save will be wiped out if you take that game out of the sd card anc put it again using diskwriter.

 

[XP_version1]

Not exactly a noob but I've been out of it for a while and need a little refresher to get myself upto date.

I've got a 4.5fw 3DS and Gateway running some version of Omega, not sure which off the top of my head. It's definitely got multi-rom support.

As is, am I going to have any issues playing something new like say Monster Hunter 4 or Majora's Mask?

And is it worth updating to the current Gateway 3.x beta?

Ta Much

 

[lemanuel]

Not exactly a noob but I've been out of it for a while and need a little refresher to get myself upto date.

I've got a 4.5fw 3DS and Gateway running some version of Omega, not sure which off the top of my head. It's definitely got multi-rom support.

As is, am I going to have any issues playing something new like say Monster Hunter 4 or Majora's Mask?

And is it worth updating to the current Gateway 3.x beta?

Ta Much

You should set up emunand if you haven't already. Afterwards, update emunand and use the latest launcher.dat (all you need to do is replace the launcher).

 

[aos10]

i have 3DSXL on 9.2 with update nag
i want to keep it for a while on it
but i need to install some games update and extend my pokebank sub

if i update to emunand 9.5 and used the web exploit , then download some games from eshop
and after that , i turned off my 3DS it will return to sysnand 9.2

the games i installed , they will still there ?

 

[thorasgar]

thats why you're

i have 3DSXL on 9.2 with update nag
i want to keep it for a while on it
but i need to install some games update and extend my pokebank sub

if i update to emunand 9.5 and used the web exploit , then download some games from eshop
and after that , i turned off my 3DS it will return to sysnand 9.2

the games i installed , they will still there ?

You will have installed the games in emunand, correct?
When you power off the system, it will boot to sysnand like it always does. You then run the web exploit to boot into emunand. Your games will still be there.

The if your sysnand and emunad are still linked and you enter data management from sysnad it can really mess up your installed games in emunand so don't do that.

Well, plenty of people have said in the Error Code 002-0102 thread that 3DS consoles are less likely to be banned if you're using an unlinked emuNAND. It sounds like a load of BS to me, but just in case, I'm planning to create and use an alternate, unlinked emuNAND for now (keeping a backup of my current one). I want to have the option of later restoring and going back to my main emuNAND and keeping it linked, as linked NANDs have some advantages. So if I formatted my sysNAND, it would no longer be linked when I restored the emuNAND backup. Hope that was clear.

By the way, doesn't using the System Format option wipe your SD's contents? And if so, it doesn't affect the emuNAND partition, does it?

Not sure. I always pull my SD when I format sysnand.

 

[Liberty]

Where do I need to put 3DS/3DZ-files into? The root of the MicroSD?

 

[thorasgar]

Where do I need to put 3DS/3DZ-files into? The root of the MicroSD?

The mSD in the gateway. Some people use an mSD with adapter in the 3DS.

 

[Liberty]

The mSD in the gateway. Some people use an mSD with adapter in the 3DS.

I'm asking about the *.3DS/3DZ-dumps. Does the mSD support subfolders?

What do you mean back? It should all be on emunand where it is supposed to be. If you are another one that wants to go rogue and use sysnand have at it. Can't help you with the folder structure. Sorry.

1. Before doing all this Gateway-stuff I backed up the "Nintendo 3DS"-folder from my SD-card.
2. Afterwards I dumped my SysNAND
3. Then I formatted my EmuNAND
4. Next I removed the internal SD-card and reset SysNAND => Unlinking
5. Now I entered EmuNAND and my eShop-stuff was gone.

I just wanted to know where I have to copy the stuff to that I backed up in Step 1. But I already figured it out.

 

[thorasgar]

I'm asking about the *.3DS/3DZ-dumps. Does the mSD support subfolders?

My point is using the term mSD does not specify what SD card you are refering to.

GW does not support folders for the files on its mSD card.

 

[Liberty]

My point is using the term mSD does not specify what SD card you are refering to. GW does not support folders for the files on its mSD card.

I'm talking about the MicroSD (in the red GW-card). I was just confused that BigBlueMenu supports subfolders on the internal SD-card (the big one inside the 3DS) and GW doesn't regarding my dumps on the MicroSD.

 

[XP_version1]

You should set up emunand if you haven't already. Afterwards, update emunand and use the latest launcher.dat (all you need to do is replace the launcher).

Is there any way I can tell whether I've setup emunand?

 

[thorasgar]

Is there any way I can tell whether I've setup emunand?

If you do not know if you set it up I suspect you did not.

 

[XP_version1]

If you do not know if you set it up I suspect you did not.

More just a case that I did it *at least* 6 months ago and remembering what I did 6 hours ago is usually a stretch.