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[Pippone90]

Hy guys, i need help. I upgrade my emunand! I have cubic ninja and now damned! the last firm. Any tricks?
Before firm. 4.2 now the last...firm.

 

[joex11]

Hey all, I just got a gateway to use with my 9.0 n3ds. Now I want to backup my installed CIA games and saves on my SD. How can I do it?
Just copy all files and then after creating gw emunand I'd just put it back on the n3ds? Thanks

Hey everyone, sorry for the long post.

First off just wanted to say thanks for all of the amazing guides/help that is on this forum, it was so helpful in choosing my 3DS+flashcart, and how to install – really appreciated!

I have a New Nintendo 3ds XL running firmware 9.0.0-20E. I bought a Gateway and followed their installation manual using Gateway Ultra v3.3.

I may have acquired a few downloads, but am stuck as what to do with them now. Most of them are 30 identical files of "ctr-ek2a" and then there are a few .r30, r.31, etc. files, and a .sfv file.

I'm not really sure what to do next - how do I get the .3ds or .3dz files that I need to put onto my gateway? I haven't been able to find a "what next" tutorial for how you actually get games ready and onto the gateway cartridge. Am I missing something really obvious?

Thanks again for all your help
Tom

just open the .rar one or.7z or .zip and extract the .3ds file to your pc and then send it to your micro sd. download 7zip if you don't have it already

 

[Stellar]

Okay I've decided I'm going to buy a 3ds XL, and I've been doing some reading so hopefully all I need is someone to confirm I got this right:

If I wanted to run 3ds roms on my handheld then...

New 3DS @ 9.2 sysNAND = Pasta CFW (Cubic Ninja required)

Old 3DS @ 9.2 sysNAND = RxTools through browser exploit (NOTHING else required)

If I find an old 3DS for sale at a local store, and the firmware is 9.2, am I safe to buy it knowing I can just install RxTools without having to make any additional purchases? Is the browser exploit present in every Old 3DS up to 9.2?

Thanks in advance, you guys are very helpful.

 

[Foxmc]

Good evening guys, thank you for the amazing guides you have here, I wouldnt imagine I would ever buy a 3ds if it was not for it.


So I have a 3DS in 8.1 and managed to install rxtools and separate the NANDs, the only problem was I couldn't update the emunand at the time an error ocurred during the system update... So I went ahead and did the FBI inject, and installed some .cia, played it. Now I want to update the emunand to play newer games but I am worried if I can do the system update in emuNAND after doing the FBI thing, am I fine? Or should I do something before?

 

[Speartailor]

If I'm running CIA backup installs, do I need to inject headers or is my online play safe?

Are there any SD or microSD cards that I should NOT be using? Certain brands I SHOULD be using?

I'm getting nothing but errors on my third install of FBI. My first install on an 8gb card was a great success. I tried to transfer my emunand over to another card and CIAS failed to install, so, I tried completely fresh, new sysnand (Formatted) and new emuNAND and FBI installed, then, I tried deleting FBI to install it again and now nothing is installing. All of my CIAs in FBI are immediately bringing up an error-code like this:

Install failed!
Could not install app.
Raw Error: 0xc8e08001
Module: AM (0x20)
Level: Status (0x19)
Summary: Invalid Argument 0x7)
Description: Unknown Description (0x1)

 

[ChaosEternal]

If I'm running CIA backup installs, do I need to inject headers or is my online play safe?

Are there any SD or microSD cards that I should NOT be using? Certain brands I SHOULD be using?

I'm getting nothing but errors on my third install of FBI. My first install on an 8gb card was a great success. I tried to transfer my emunand over to another card and CIAS failed to install, so, I tried completely fresh, new sysnand (Formatted) and new emuNAND and FBI installed, then, I tried deleting FBI to install it again and now nothing is installing. All of my CIAs in FBI are immediately bringing up an error-code like this:

Install failed!
Could not install app.
Raw Error: 0xc8e08001
Module: AM (0x20)
Level: Status (0x19)
Summary: Invalid Argument 0x7)
Description: Unknown Description (0x1)

If I recall correctly, CIAs don't have a header at all and online play should be fine. I'm no expert however, so I'd look for confirmation from someone more experienced on that. As for sd cards, Sandisk cards tend to be very high quality. Generally you should avoid brands that sound unfamiliar. I'm pretty sure that Kingston cards are also good.

 

[Speartailor]

If I recall correctly, CIAs don't have a header at all and online play should be fine. I'm no expert however, so I'd look for confirmation from someone more experienced on that. As for sd cards, Sandisk cards tend to be very high quality. Generally you should avoid brands that sound unfamiliar. I'm pretty sure that Kingston cards are also good.

Is using micro-sd a problem? Should I be sticking with regular SD?

 

[ChaosEternal]

Is using micro-sd a problem? Should I be sticking with regular SD?

It should be fine. It does add another possibility of failure, as the micro-sd to sd card adapter could theoretically be damaged, but I'd imagine that the difference in risk is minimal.

 

[Virgil_Is_King]

If I'm running CIA backup installs, do I need to inject headers or is my online play safe?

Are there any SD or microSD cards that I should NOT be using? Certain brands I SHOULD be using?

I'm getting nothing but errors on my third install of FBI. My first install on an 8gb card was a great success. I tried to transfer my emunand over to another card and CIAS failed to install, so, I tried completely fresh, new sysnand (Formatted) and new emuNAND and FBI installed, then, I tried deleting FBI to install it again and now nothing is installing. All of my CIAs in FBI are immediately bringing up an error-code like this:

Install failed!
Could not install app.
Raw Error: 0xc8e08001
Module: AM (0x20)
Level: Status (0x19)
Summary: Invalid Argument 0x7)
Description: Unknown Description (0x1)

Answer 1 Cia ar kinda safe as I said before no headdr is never preferred

2 as long as the 3ds can read it than it dose not matter much just go for a higher speed if ur using cias a lot

3 I'd try wiping everything and starting over

 

[Speartailor]

3 I'd try wiping everything and starting over

What do you mean by "Wiping everything?" I've tried a complete format of my sysNAND+emuNAND and have had the same results. At this point, I figure the no-name microSD I'm using is causing writing issues. However, it was able to install a small CIA on my last effort.

 

[ChaosEternal]

Oh, if you are using a no-name microSD card, then I would definitely recommend trying a different one. Low quality cards can cause some really weird effects.

 

[Speartailor]

Surely this is a dumb question, but, just to be sure. If I've injected an emuNAND onto an SD card, does this mean that the emuNAND and sysNAND are still linked?

EDIT: Scratch that. I saved my entire SD over to my computer after unlinking them and then dragged it all back, meaning both NANDs are in their respective folders.

Right?

 

[BobDoleOwndU]

If I'm running CIA backup installs, do I need to inject headers or is my online play safe?

Are there any SD or microSD cards that I should NOT be using? Certain brands I SHOULD be using?

I'm getting nothing but errors on my third install of FBI. My first install on an 8gb card was a great success. I tried to transfer my emunand over to another card and CIAS failed to install, so, I tried completely fresh, new sysnand (Formatted) and new emuNAND and FBI installed, then, I tried deleting FBI to install it again and now nothing is installing. All of my CIAs in FBI are immediately bringing up an error-code like this:

Install failed!
Could not install app.
Raw Error: 0xc8e08001
Module: AM (0x20)
Level: Status (0x19)
Summary: Invalid Argument 0x7)
Description: Unknown Description (0x1)

.cias are safe to use online and do not use cart headers at all, rather they use the console's header.

SanDisk and Kingston are the preferred brands, though if another brand is working well for you, stick with it. The higher the class of SD you use, the faster load times you should see.

How do you have FBI installed? Health and Safety injection? If so, verify that you are using the correct version for your console (v0, v1026 or v2051). You can check which version to install by selecting the rxTools menu option to inject FBI to emuNAND without having the injection files on the root of your SD. If you can get FBI to install things, try installing BigBlueMenu or DevMenu and see if one of those work better for you afterwards.

 

[SRKTiberious]

Okay, I have a legit (as in nothing 'unauthorized' added) old 3DS on 9.9.0-26U, and the only kind of hack I ever used previous was the browser exploit to dump/inject RAM in Pokémon X (before playing Alpha Sapphire, but I have that one now too), since that was 100% safe to the system itself as long as I didn't do anything stupid regarding the save data on the cart afterward.

With Ironhax here or on the way, I'm wondering if there's any way to possibly downgrade just the internet browser to the 9.5.0-22U version, restoring the exploit, and not leave any trace of homebrew/'hacking' software on the system afterward.

If this is possible, how would I do it? And more importantly, how foolproof is the method? Last thing I'd want to do is brick this thing, 'cause it was received as a gift, and replacing it is an expense I'd rather not deal with.

 

[ChaosEternal]

As of right now, it is not possible to install CIAs or run a cfw using Ninjhax 2.0/Ironhax. So, no.

 

[SRKTiberious]

Well that sucks. That's the only flaw I really cared about using, but the Shuffle freeloaders ruined it for everyone.

If, somehow, there does end up being a method to do such a thing, maybe someone could be kind enough to shoot a PM my way and let me know?

 

[Virgil_Is_King]

Well that sucks. That's the only flaw I really cared about using, but the Shuffle freeloaders ruined it for everyone.

If, somehow, there does end up being a method to do such a thing, maybe someone could be kind enough to shoot a PM my way and let me know?

Highly unlikely but I won't be skeptical about anything after the nintendont hack I'm done doubting the power of the modding community
P.S that means sure

 

[Speartailor]

.cias are safe to use online and do not use cart headers at all, rather they use the console's header.

Thanks for that and the other info. If my ds menus aren't mirrored, that means my sys and emu NANDs are unlinked, yes?

 

[BobDoleOwndU]

Thanks for that and the other info. If my ds menus aren't mirrored, that means my sys and emu NANDs are unlinked, yes?

Yes, usually the system menus will look the same if the NANDs are linked. An easy way to be sure that they're unlinked is to create an internet connection in emuNAND (doesn't have to be a real connection, just something to take up one of the slots). Go into sysNAND and the connection should also be there. Delete the connection from sysNAND and boot back into emuNAND. If the connection is still there, you've unlinked your NANDs.

 

[Speartailor]

Yes, usually the system menus will look the same if the NANDs are linked. An easy way to be sure that they're unlinked is to create an internet connection in emuNAND (doesn't have to be a real connection, just something to take up one of the slots). Go into sysNAND and the connection should also be there. Delete the connection from sysNAND and boot back into emuNAND. If the connection is still there, you've unlinked your NANDs.

Cool, thanks! I'm starting to think that the SD card I bought is causing problems for CIA installs. I'll be sure to post my findings when I've got it all figured out.

All the assistance is really appreciated.