Hacking 3ds XL CFW???

[toby1978]

Hello, I just bought a 3ds XL on Ver. 7.2.0-17U. I am hoping someone can help me get cfw on here so I can play cia and other homebrew games! Its a big difference in my days of modding the Wii, so any help and answers will be awesome!

 

[Quantumcat]

Follow this tutorial and ask in that thread if you have any problems: https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-installing-rxtools-custom-firmware-3ds-and-2ds.390867/

 

[The Catboy]

All the threads a growing boy could ever need!
http://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial...cluding-emunand-coldboot-cia-installer.405589
http://gbatemp.net/threads/helpful-3ds-homebrew-threads-links-always-updating.400950/
And of course the videos I used to learn how to install CFW on my 3DS!

 

[toby1978]

Thanks for the fast responses! I will look at all these asap. I do not have a Gateway card if that matters!

 

[Shadowfied]

Thanks for the fast responses! I will look at all these asap. I do not have a Gateway card if that matters!

It's not needed. Some guides might make use of the Gateway menu, but the cart isn't needed to access that

 

[toby1978]

It's not needed. Some guides might make use of the Gateway menu, but the cart isn't needed to access that

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Thanks to all of you for your time and help! I am now running cfw on my 3ds xl.

 

[Shadowfied]

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Thanks to all of you for your time and help! I am now running cfw on my 3ds xl.

Awesome, glad to hear it

 

[toby1978]

Just one more question! Now that I have CFW on my 3ds XL, should I install the Homebrew Launcher or does it not matter?

 

[Xenon Hacks]

Just one more question! Now that I have CFW on my 3ds XL, should I install the Homebrew Launcher or does it not matter?

If you have Emunand install and use this CIA to access the homebrewlauncher if you want to for some reason https://github.com/yellows8/hblauncher_loader/releases/download/v1.0/hblauncher_loader_v1.0.zip

 

[toby1978]

OK, so i am wanting to add a few emulators. Can I do this through FBI or do I need the Homebrew Channel? Sorry, i just dont want to mess anything up!

 

[Xenon Hacks]

OK, so i am wanting to add a few emulators. Can I do this through FBI or do I need the Homebrew Channel? Sorry, i just dont want to mess anything up!

Use FBI to install BBM (Google I cant link it) and use that for CIA installation instead. Most homebrew comes with CIA versions in the packs and run better as CIA's since the 3DS has more permissions but if there is no CIA version you can just use the homebrew launcher to run .3dsx homebrew files.