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[BobDoleOwndU]

Hey, I was trying to install rxtools and I seem to be able to launch it and everything but after I launch it, it goes back to the normal Nintendo 3DS menu. The version has changed to RX but I can't seem to get the Rx menu. Can someone help, please?

It may look like the normal 3DS home screen, but if you have the RX prefix on your version number, then you're booting into emuNAND. Depending on which version of rxTools you're using, you'll need to hold either the R or L button while rxTools is booting to get the rxTools menu.

Now that there is HomeMenuHax v2.1 for 10.2 or 10.3 are we going to see CFWs for those FWs in the near future? because people say HomeMenuHax has full control

Yes on the CFW part. Smea announced a downgrade method for 10.3 and below, which will allow you to downgrade to 9.2 and install CFW. HomeMenuHax doesn't have full control. It's a userland exploit; you need an ARM9 kernel exploit to gain full control. ARM11 is easier to access than ARM9 and that will give you enough permissions to downgrade. HomeMenuHax on its own has neither ARM11 nor ARM9 kernel access.

If I have a new3DS and gateway, what's the easiest way to get into the gateway menu to install the mset exploit if I don't have OoT or CN?

You'll need to set up a CFW to install a Cubic Ninja cia on sysNAND. Once you've got Cubic Ninja installed on sysNAND you can use it to access the Gateway menu. Follow this guide up to the point where you install the cia manager. From there install Cubic Ninja and use Cubic Ninja to access the Gateway menu.

 

[blubbermetal]

I have a gateway
and I Haven't touched my 3ds in months, my firmware is 4.4 and my emunand firmware is 9.5.
Is it safe to upgrade my 9.5 emunand firmware?

 

[N64]

its most likely your reader and adapter if you want to check if its completely screwed go to control panel then go to Hardware and Sound then click on Device Manager then find the USB port and SD slot and click on properties and it should say if its faulty or not

It's not the reader.
Card reader works 100% perfectly with normal SD cards.
I confirmed the chipset based on another thread. This is a Realtek chipset that's compatible with n3ds.

 

[GamerScotty9999]

It may look like the normal 3DS home screen, but if you have the RX prefix on your version number, then you're booting into emuNAND. Depending on which version of rxTools you're using, you'll need to hold either the R or L button while rxTools is booting to get the rxTools menu.


Yes on the CFW part. Smea announced a downgrade method for 10.3 and below, which will allow you to downgrade to 9.2 and install CFW. HomeMenuHax doesn't have full control. It's a userland exploit; you need an ARM9 kernel exploit to gain full control. ARM11 is easier to access than ARM9 and that will give you enough permissions to downgrade. HomeMenuHax on its own has neither ARM11 nor ARM9 kernel access.


You'll need to set up a CFW to install a Cubic Ninja cia on sysNAND. Once you've got Cubic Ninja installed on sysNAND you can use it to access the Gateway menu. Follow this guide up to the point where you install the cia manager. From there install Cubic Ninja and use Cubic Ninja to access the Gateway menu.

What is this downgrade method you talk of I've been searching and of it and the hax I use to get into homebrew is browser and now Homemenuhax but the browser hax to get into Launcher.dat doesn't work for me because it was fixed in 9.2 and won't ever be updated for all I know

 

[Enaske]

Should we New3DS 9.2 Guys update our SNEX Hack? (Since the new Starter Pack has full Access?)

I mean, use the new Starter Pack.

 

[Hiccup]

Can the "eShop - old version downloader" to download old version of software other than ironfall? If so, how? And can you choose which version to download? Also, can you download titles that are on the server, but are not listed in the search or categories?

 

[Beckio]

ok . . .so this is the scoop currently sky3ds flashcard will work on any fw but it is not the only way to play downloaded 3ds games there is also a free solution cfw. only 9.2 fw or lower (rare these days) can use cfw atm (recent happenings say there will be a way to downgrade any 3ds in due time) . . . so my advice is to wait weeks-months before buying anything

but to answer your question directly yes and make sure you get the new orange button sky3ds

Thanks very much for your reply. I'm hoping to buy a sky3ds soon as I want to play loads of games. I'm in the uk so does anyone know where is best to buy one? Thanks!

 

[Mai85]

I have no idea if this is the right place to ask but... Here I go

I have been seriously thinking about buying a Gateway to launch my backups' on my 3DS (the old one, I have one in 9.5 and one in 10.3.28?). Then I saw that the Gateway couldn't do anything after 9.2... And that the SKy3DS existed but apparently didn't emulate nand for the online. I heard about a CFW too (like on PSP back in the time?). I also saw that there was a Sky3DS with Blue and another with an Orange button (?) does it means that the Sky3DS risks being obsolete in the next months if I buy it now? What about the online?

Basically... What should I get for a belated Christmas? I also saw that there were news about the Gateway...?

 

[Venat]

The best thing for now is to wait (and not update), since there is a good chance now for CFW on 10.3 and lower, but it's not ready yet.

 

[Jonesy123]

Finally traded in my old DSi XL for a 3ds XL 10.3.0-28E. Have an old Supercard DStwo that's fully updated to firmware 1.25 on the old DS. Have found conflicting reports on the internet, is it safe to click on the Alex Rider icon on 3DS. Is there extra that needs done, or will it not work at all?

Am aware it's only available for the DS games/DS emulators of old at best

 

[TVL]

I have a friend with an old 3DS on 2.2.0-4E, how would he go about updating it to 9.0 or 9.2? All the tutorials I've found are doing it on 4.1 and later. Can it only be solved with a game containing the update? And if so, once he's on >4.1 can he make the update with .cia of a game with the 9.0 or 9.2 update?

 

[N64]

Finally traded in my old DSi XL for a 3ds XL 10.3.0-28E. Have an old Supercard DStwo that's fully updated to firmware 1.25 on the old DS. Have found conflicting reports on the internet, is it safe to click on the Alex Rider icon on 3DS. Is there extra that needs done, or will it not work at all?

Am aware it's only available for the DS games/DS emulators of old at best

It's safe. I use one on my 3ds also.

 

[skidooelan]

I have a friend with an old 3DS on 2.2.0-4E, how would he go about updating it to 9.0 or 9.2? All the tutorials I've found are doing it on 4.1 and later. Can it only be solved with a game containing the update? And if so, once he's on >4.1 can he make the update with .cia of a game with the 9.0 or 9.2 update?

The only way he could update to 9.2/9.0 would be to first update to 4.1/4.5 and then to install rxTools. From there he can use sysUpdater in dev mode to update the sysNAND to 9.0/9.2

 

[jonnytron]

Like everyone else currently sat on 10.3.0-28E the last weeks news has got me pretty excited about the prospect of downgrading to 9.2 and accessing CFW etc... the works. I recently acquired an old O3DS XL in 7.2, upgraded it to 9.2 and now its running RxTools and a 10.3 emuNAND. That however was on a new system with no valuable data on.

The process of installing RxTools and creating an emuNAND involved a lot of formatting. so with the possibility that i will soon be going through the same process with my main system (10.3.0-28E N3DS XL) after downgrading with the upcoming memchunkhax2, i was wondering if there's a way to preserve my current system, along with:
- eshop downloaded games
- streetpass mii plaza games
- DLC

is there a way?

 

[skidooelan]

Like everyone else currently sat on 10.3.0-28E the last weeks news has got me pretty excited about the prospect of downgrading to 9.2 and accessing CFW etc... the works. I recently acquired an old O3DS XL in 7.2, upgraded it to 9.2 and now its running RxTools and a 10.3 emuNAND. That however was on a new system with no valuable data on.

The process of installing RxTools and creating an emuNAND involved a lot of formatting. so with the possibility that i will soon be going through the same process with my main system (10.3.0-28E N3DS XL) after downgrading with the upcoming memchunkhax2, i was wondering if there's a way to preserve my current system, along with:
- eshop downloaded games
- streetpass mii plaza games
- DLC

is there a way?

Well, it depends how the downgrade processing will be done, but in the case that they won't be kept, you can just install them after on the emuNAND since you bought them on eShop. You would just lose your save file.

 

[wormdood]

Like everyone else currently sat on 10.3.0-28E the last weeks news has got me pretty excited about the prospect of downgrading to 9.2 and accessing CFW etc... the works. I recently acquired an old O3DS XL in 7.2, upgraded it to 9.2 and now its running RxTools and a 10.3 emuNAND. That however was on a new system with no valuable data on.

The process of installing RxTools and creating an emuNAND involved a lot of formatting. so with the possibility that i will soon be going through the same process with my main system (10.3.0-28E N3DS XL) after downgrading with the upcoming memchunkhax2, i was wondering if there's a way to preserve my current system, along with:
- eshop downloaded games
- streetpass mii plaza games
- DLC

is there a way?

why not just system transfer your 10.3 to your other 3ds consoles emunand

 

[jonnytron]

Well, it depends how the downgrade processing will be done, but in the case that they won't be kept, you can just install them after on the emuNAND since you bought them on eShop. You would just lose your save file.

Well i can always back up my saves before doing any transfer in that case. I was asking because i was unsure wether the eshop remembers purchases of DLC content such as the additional games for the mii plaza or the old ambassadors certificate and games.

 

[BobDoleOwndU]

What is this downgrade method you talk of I've been searching and of it and the hax I use to get into homebrew is browser and now Homemenuhax but the browser hax to get into Launcher.dat doesn't work for me because it was fixed in 9.2 and won't ever be updated for all I know

It hasn't been released yet; it's still currently in development. Several 3DS devs are working on it, and it will be a while before we see a release.

Should we New3DS 9.2 Guys update our SNEX Hack? (Since the new Starter Pack has full Access?)

I mean, use the new Starter Pack.

Not an answer to your question, but can you link me to where it says the new starter pack has full access? I can't seem to find anything about this.

I have no idea if this is the right place to ask but... Here I go

I have been seriously thinking about buying a Gateway to launch my backups' on my 3DS (the old one, I have one in 9.5 and one in 10.3.28?). Then I saw that the Gateway couldn't do anything after 9.2... And that the SKy3DS existed but apparently didn't emulate nand for the online. I heard about a CFW too (like on PSP back in the time?). I also saw that there was a Sky3DS with Blue and another with an Orange button (?) does it means that the Sky3DS risks being obsolete in the next months if I buy it now? What about the online?

Basically... What should I get for a belated Christmas? I also saw that there were news about the Gateway...?

The best thing to do for the time being is to wait. A method of downgrading 10.3 and below consoles was announced very recently, which will allow you to downgrade and install CFW without having to pay for a flash cart. The downgrade method is still in development, but the wait will be worth it.

 

[jonnytron]

why not just system transfer your 10.3 to your other 3ds consoles emunand

oh that sounds like an interesting solution. So i could system transfer my 10.3 N3DS over into the emuNAND of my O3DS during the process of downgrading and creating emuNAND (in theory). Would i then be able to return it to the 10.3 N3DS?

 

[TVL]

The only way he could update to 9.2/9.0 would be to first update to 4.1/4.5 and then to install rxTools. From there he can use sysUpdater in dev mode to update the sysNAND to 9.0/9.2

Thanks for replying and helping out. So that's done with a game cart with said firmware update? Picking a game with a firmware higher than 4.5 is no good either?