Smea hinted on twitter that yellows8 may have a solution for 3DS/N3DS users up to version 10.5 for Homebrew, and they recommend you DO NOT update to 10.6:

https://twitter.com/smealum/status/707289683277930496
https://gist.github.com/yellows8/bf5951ba343e70b96e44

Another forum member also posted a link from Reddit showing downgrading from 10.5/10.6 on O3DS AND N3DS is possible right now:



Source -- Though caution is advised, as you may brick using this process!
Discussion

 

[jimmyleen]

Guys I leaked the changelog for the next update.

Oh look some one that works for Nintendo, or should I say did work for Nintendo, or perhaps you're a game dev?

 

[Viri]

I'm sure Nintendo will make our 3DSes more stable in 10.7.

 

[jimmyleen]

This will be a bit of a rant and off topic but oh well. Do we have better ways to keep our 3DS's from updating? Honestly after all these years you would think we would be smart enough to know we can't keep using our routers at home to keep theme from updating. What if we want to connect our 3DS's on public wifi what then?

 

[cooroxd]

 

[SonyUSA]

This will be a bit of a rant and off topic but oh well. Do we have better ways to keep our 3DS's from updating? Honestly after all these years you would think we would be smart enough to know we can't keep using our routers at home to keep theme from updating. What if we want to connect our 3DS's on public wifi what then?

Tubehax, easy enough to look up if you can't memorize it. When you set up a new wifi, just change the DNS to tubehax and you're protected.

 

[anthony001]

what does homebrew do? can we play backup?

 

[VMM]

Meh. My 3DS is already on 9.2 but the battery is fucked so I'm going to use it as a flashlight for now.

Or you can buy a new battery

 

[MionissNio]

It's rather a n00b wave

But they're taking longer than usual. Are they waiting for something?

Nope I might be noob I know but checked MD5 hashes and stuff and still fucked up my N3DS due it having the Update nag...... Which was not mentioned in the tutorial to be removed.

 

[LarBob]

It seems to be much more stable than mch2. Worked on first try for many. Pretty great if you ask me.

 

[CathyRina]

If there will be an entry method that doesn't already require an entry method I might try this out.
Ironhax essentially died and Menuhax just stopped working for me from one day to another without updating the system.

 

[wuboy]

Wait wait wait wait wait
If we have memchunkhax2 back up and running, can we get back installing legit cias?

 

[placebooooo]

does this mean that I can go buy a new 3ds xl, downgrade it, and use gateway on it?

 

[VinsCool]

does this mean that I can go buy a new 3ds xl, downgrade it, and use gateway on it?

Pretty much, yeah.

 

[Tzuba]

Damn, long guide. Gonna have to wait until the weekend to try this otherwise I'll be up all night lol.

 

[amoulton]

This will be a bit of a rant and off topic but oh well. Do we have better ways to keep our 3DS's from updating? Honestly after all these years you would think we would be smart enough to know we can't keep using our routers at home to keep theme from updating. What if we want to connect our 3DS's on public wifi what then?

Just click no. Never had a problem lol

 

[sj33]

So just to clarify, those of us with browserless 8.1 N3DS can now upgrade to 9.2?

1) Update to 10.6 through system settings.
2) Delete existing update folder and launch Sysupdater through HBL using Cubic Ninja.
3) Downgrade to 9.2.
4) ???
5) Profit.

That should be everything, right? Any reported N3DS bricks?

 

[Katsumi San]

I am confirm this is work. 10.6 N3DS USA is now 9.2 firmware.

 

[VinsCool]

So just to clarify, those of us with browserless 8.1 N3DS can now upgrade to 9.2?

1) Update to 10.6 through system settings.
2) Delete existing update folder and launch Sysupdater through HBL using Cubic Ninja.
3) Downgrade to 9.2.
4) ???
5) Profit.

That should be everything, right? Any reported N3DS bricks?

A few softbricks that were recoverable, and a fulbrick because the person used the O3DS update files on N3DS

 

[dronesplitter]

There's the special recovery mode to take advantage of if the downgrade does go wrong and get back to 10.6, that is until 10.7 is released. Strike while the iron is hot?

 

[DSoryu]

So what kind of entrypoint was used n the video? It already has brew installed on the Home Menu...