Hacking A9LH Guide Update - Discussion

[astronautlevel]

yes still on 4.5 with gateway

You'll probably want to start here then: https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/Decrypt9-(MSET)

After you're done setting it up by following the guide, you can use gateway's a9lh payload.

 

[Deleted member 373057]

I remember when you had to hex edit your NAND (bricked emuNAND, iirc). It's how I did A9LH.
People even said, "don't do A9LH without a hardmod". Now everyone recommends it.
Man, have things changed. For the better, that is

 

[HaloEffect17]

"This guide will work on New 3DS, Old 3DS, and 2DS in ALL regions on firmware 11.0.0 or below."

Yeah, well it won't work with 11.X.X versions above 11.0.0. I think this needs to be more clear.

 

[Scarlet]

I'm still using the old old one before OTPHelper lol. All the guides have been pretty good though :3

 

[sj33]

Gotta envy those doing A9LH now. Some of us did it before Plailect's original guide even existed, relying mainly on Reddit guides!

 

[iAqua]

Sweet. Love you @Plailect.

 

[baller4eva14]

So wait, this guide has a new exploit for the newest firmware, which is 11.0.0-33? Does this mean any Firmware is now able to use CFW?

(I actually have the newest firmware on my n3DS.)

 

[astronautlevel]

So wait, this guide has a new exploit for the newest firmware, which is 11.0.0-33? Does this mean any Firmware is now able to use CFW?

(I actually have the newest firmware on my n3DS.)

Yes, but you need either another hacked 3ds or a hardmod in order to get it.

 

[sj33]

So wait, this guide has a new exploit for the newest firmware, which is 11.0.0-33? Does this mean any Firmware is now able to use CFW?

(I actually have the newest firmware on my n3DS.)

No, to put it simply (at least, not without a hardmod or another modded 3DS). The guide is now shorter and easier to use.

 

[annson24]

Whoa! just browsed through the guide, we'll only have to backup and restore once. No more formats of sysnand and emunands too, no more setting up during first boot after format, heck, we wouldn't have to setup emunand anymore too.

The only thing I've noticed is that even if you're on v9.2 already, the guide still insist on going through the 9.2.0 Downgrader (Part 2). Of course, I know that's the part where we setup Decrypt9, but I think it's unnecessary to go through the downgrade section anymore (Part 2, section II). One should just skip it and proceed to section III, Right?

Anyway, I will be installing a9lh to another 3ds later after work, so I'll be able to test this out myself. Kudos to Plailect and to everybody else involved.

 

[astronautlevel]

Whoa! just browsed through the guide, we'll only have to backup and restore once. No more formats of sysnand and emunands too, no more setting up during first boot after format, heck, we wouldn't have to setup emunand anymore too.

The only thing I've noticed is that even if you're on v9.2 already, the guide still insist on going through the 9.2.0 Downgrader (Part 2). Of course, I know that's the part where we setup Decrypt9, but I think it's unnecessary to go through the downgrade section anymore (Part 2, section II). One should just skip it and proceed to section III, Right?

Anyway, I will be installing a9lh to another 3ds later after work, so I'll be able to test this out myself. Kudos to Plailect and to everybody else involved.

Decrypt9 won't work on anything newer than 9.2.0, so downgrading is necessary.

 

[Pokem]

Damnnnn. If this guide had existed then, I wouldn't have to spend 10 hours A9LH-ing my n3DS.
I still like the other guide though because I thought it was pretty enlightening. Time to do it on my o3DS.

 

[yarib]

Whoa! just browsed through the guide, we'll only have to backup and restore once. No more formats of sysnand and emunands too, no more setting up during first boot after format, heck, we wouldn't have to setup emunand anymore too.

The only thing I've noticed is that even if you're on v9.2 already, the guide still insist on going through the 9.2.0 Downgrader (Part 2). Of course, I know that's the part where we setup Decrypt9, but I think it's unnecessary to go through the downgrade section anymore (Part 2, section II). One should just skip it and proceed to section III, Right?

Anyway, I will be installing a9lh to another 3ds later after work, so I'll be able to test this out myself. Kudos to Plailect and to everybody else involved.

Basically Decrypt9 sort of allows for nand sharing. If you think about it that way, they just have premade 2.1 nands on the guide which you can flash with Decrypt9 and proceed like before. The only order change now is the installing fbi after a9lh is installed. It also does not work above 9.2 as it still doesn't have access to writting to nand.

 

[theinternetnomad]

Can someone direct me as to where to start, I already have luma3ds setup as a emunand partition on my 9.2 new 3ds. The emunand is updated to the latest firmware and has agp patched as well the patch that allows older ds flash cards and region free (when I was on reinand). Is there a way to proceed without deleting content from my sd card? I have a ton of games and apps that would take a long time to backup.

 

[astronautlevel]

Can someone direct me as to where to start, I already have luma3ds setup as a emunand partition on my 9.2 new 3ds. The emunand is updated to the latest firmware and has agp patched as well the patch that allows older ds flash cards and region free (when I was on reinand). Is there a way to proceed without deleting content from my sd card? I have a ton of games and apps that would take a long time to backup.

Start here: https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/Part-2-(2.1.0-ctrtransfer)

Follow the guide and transfer your emunand at the end.

 

[Pokem]

Can someone direct me as to where to start, I already have luma3ds setup as a emunand partition on my 9.2 new 3ds. The emunand is updated to the latest firmware and has agp patched as well the patch that allows older ds flash cards and region free (when I was on reinand). Is there a way to proceed without deleting content from my sd card? I have a ton of games and apps that would take a long time to backup.

I think there is a way. I believe what you have to do is backup your current Emunand as a file, then put it in a safe place on your computer. Then, from there, through Sysnand you can follow the guide and get Decrypt9, downgrade to 2.1.0, get OTP, install A9LH, then put the emunand back on your SD card and you can link it to your Sysnand

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Austronaut ninja'd me though correct me if im wrong

 

[samiam144]

Just read through all of it, and damn! Good job to everyone involved!!

 

[gamecaptor]

Thank you Plailect, your guide and continue support of it is outstanding.

 

[cooroxd]

Holy crap, did plailect's guide got immensely shorter? Also, how fast is it now? The old guide always takes me 2-3 hours per 3ds.

 

[Timburpton]

damn, this is so streamlined now. maybe i'll uninstall a9lh and reinstall again using this new method just for the heck of it.