Homebrew A9LH update "brick"

[I_AM_L_FORCE]

So I decided to update my A9LH from a version of shadownand to this version here: https://github.com/AuroraWright/arm9loaderhax/releases

And I updated my luma3ds to 6.6 as well

All was fine and dandy until it attempted to boot sysnand. Now sysnand does not boot, however I can boot payloads. Any help?

 

[xtheman]

So I decided to update my A9LH from a version of shadownand to this version here: https://github.com/AuroraWright/arm9loaderhax/releases

And I updated my luma3ds to 6.6 as well

All was fine and dandy until it attempted to boot sysnand. Now sysnand does not boot, however I can boot payloads. Any help?

Restore a nand backup. It couldn't be from updating a9lh.

 

[I_AM_L_FORCE]

Restore a nand backup. It couldn't be from updating a9lh.

But before I updated my a9lh it appeared to be fine. How odd

 

[Uwabami]

Did you ever downgrade using Gateway?

 

[xtheman]

But before I updated my a9lh it appeared to be fine. How odd

Did you patch anything like the homemenu or a custom font or something?

 

[I_AM_L_FORCE]

Did you patch anything like the homemenu or a custom font or something?

In the past yeah, but I installed clean versions later

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Did you ever downgrade using Gateway?

No, it's a new3ds

 

[xtheman]

In the past yeah, but I installed clean versions later

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No, it's a new3ds

Strange. You didn't brick since you can still boot payloads but restore a nand backup.

 

[Uwabami]

Did you look if you need to apply your settings again? Some luma updates deliberatly delete the config. Press Select and check that first...

 

[TheTheTony]

did you put arm9loaderhax.bin in ctrnand?

 

[I_AM_L_FORCE]

did you put arm9loaderhax.bin in ctrnand?

Eh?

 

[TheTheTony]

Eh?

you need to do that to use sdless boot
https://plailect.github.io/Guide/updating-a9lh

 

[I_AM_L_FORCE]

Okay, so using an older arm9loaderhax.bin boots the homemenu, but for some reason the new one fails to boot the homemenu.

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I'm slightly baffled being honest, what in the heck is going on?

 

[xtheman]

Okay, so using an older arm9loaderhax.bin boots the homemenu, but for some reason the new one fails to boot the homemenu.

You sure you haven't done any region free patches or anything like that?

 

[I_AM_L_FORCE]

You sure you haven't done any region free patches or anything like that?

I may have, I'm going to install a clean homemenu CIA. (After a NAND backup!) You wouldn't happen to know the titleid?

 

[laramie]

Try a night build to see if it's a 6.6 problem.

 

[xtheman]

I may have, I'm going to install a clean homemenu CIA. (After a NAND backup!) You wouldn't happen to know the titleid?

I wouldn't have it. Also install a clean ns module

 

[TheTheTony]

https://plailect.github.io/Guide/troubleshooting

1. Ensure you have a working payload.
   1. Check for the existence of arm9loaderhax.bin in the root of your SD card.
2. Try resetting Luma’s config and fix options
   1. Delete /luma/config.bin from your SD card
   2. Set your options when it boots
3. Test booting Hourglass9
   1. On Luma3DS, hold Start on boot
4. Try deleting home menu’s extdata
   1. Clear Home Menu’s extdata by navigating to the following folder on your SD card: /Nintendo 3DS/(32 Character ID)/(32 Character ID)/extdata/00000000/
      • EUR Region: Delete 00000098
      • JPN Region: Delete 00000082
      • USA Region: Delete 0000008f
      • CHN Region: Delete 000000A1
      • KOR Region: Delete 000000A9
      • TWN Region: Delete 000000B1