Homebrew ARM9Loader -- Technical Details and Discussion

[nfan2]

The new update worked fine here on my N3DS, screen init just fine.

I think the issue is large capacity micro SD cards; try again on a small micro SD card AMD as mentioned above, hitting A blindly does he job done too.

Just tried again on a 16GB micro SD, same thing as on my 64GB.
What size are you using?

 

[Urbanshadow]

Is it possible to backup the emunand and install it the data (games, saves) on the arm9loaderhax?

Yes it is possible to backup the emunand in a9lh.
What do you mean by "install it the data"? A cia?

 

[Justin20020]

I mean the installed games (instead of cias) and the saves of it

 

[Yudowat]

I mean the installed games (instead of cias) and the saves of it

Just go to the swap sysnand and emunand thread and follow the instructions there.
EDIT:https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-swap-sysnand-and-emunand-arm9loaderhax-only.415724/

 

[RednaxelaNnamtra]

I was now able to fix the trash screen bug in my bootloader(for all the people who are afraid to update the nand payload). Also i started to re implement some if the graphical features of bootctr. I will release the updated source and a new build later today.

 

[max_505]

I don't have my 3DS with me right now, so I won't be able to test it, but since .3dsx files don't run at boot anymore, will it still run when you launch Homebrew Loader from the home menu? Will any .3dsx file work once I use A9LH? If not, why?

 

[tiduscrying]

I don't have my 3DS with me right now, so I won't be able to test it, but since .3dsx files don't run at boot anymore, will it still run when you launch Homebrew Loader from the home menu? Will any .3dsx file work once I use A9LH? If not, why?

AFAIK, A9LH is running payloads at boot, not program files like .3dsx files. At least that is what I think, just from browsing the past couple pages. But booting into HBL from either your sysNAND or emuNAND is still totally doable. Not being able to boot directly into HBL is something a few people might miss, I guess, but given how fast everything boots with A9LH, it won't take long to boot into HBL from the HBL.cia if you've got it installed.

 

[Vappy]

AFAIK, A9LH is running payloads at boot, not program files like .3dsx files. At least that is what I think, just from browsing the past couple pages. But booting into HBL from either your sysNAND or emuNAND is still totally doable. Not being able to boot directly into HBL is something a few people might miss, I guess, but given how fast everything boots with A9LH, it won't take long to boot into HBL from the HBL.cia if you've got it installed.

And if you want speedy HBL entry, no reason you couldn't have menuhax installed as well as a9lhax.

 

[Aroth]

Is a hardmod still highly recommended for acquiring the OTP register?

 

[solsolis]

Is a hardmod still highly recommended for acquiring the OTP register?

According to the guide yes. I think as a long you do everything correctly then you don't have much to worry about. Though honestly you'll never be completely safe without one.

 

[Aroth]

According to the guide yes. I think as a long you do everything correctly then you don't have much to worry about. Though honestly you'll never be completely safe without one.

Damn.

Seems a lot of the development for the various cfws has shifted to a9lh, which sucks because that means an exponentially greater risk of bricks for any user who is unable to install or acquire a hardmod.

 

[tiduscrying]

Damn.

Seems a lot of the development for the various cfws has shifted to a9lh, which sucks because that means an exponentially greater risk of bricks for any user who is unable to install or acquire a hardmod.

I mean, I think the riskiest, brickiest part is during the downgrading and post-OTP-obtained upgrading. By now people honestly should be able to manage just fine without bricking their systems and without a hardware mod. So long as you can follow the latest guide, it is pretty easy and totally worth it. A9LH opens up tons of possibilities for the scene, so while it may be daunting to get working, it will definitely be worth it in the long run.

I do think, however, that the guide would benefit from some translations. I'm a native English speaker, but it must suck for some of our members who aren't when they're trying to follow the guide.

 

[Aroth]

I mean, I think the riskiest, brickiest part is during the downgrading and post-OTP-obtained upgrading. By now people honestly should be able to manage just fine without bricking their systems and without a hardware mod. So long as you can follow the latest guide, it is pretty easy and totally worth it. A9LH opens up tons of possibilities for the scene, so while it may be daunting to get working, it will definitely be worth it in the long run.

I do think, however, that the guide would benefit from some translations. I'm a native English speaker, but it must suck for some of our members who aren't when they're trying to follow the guide.

It SEEMs straight forward enough, assuming you mean this guide: https://github.com/Plailect/OTP

My biggest concern is how likely bricks are to occur during the flashing process.

 

[sj33]

Damn.

Seems a lot of the development for the various cfws has shifted to a9lh, which sucks because that means an exponentially greater risk of bricks for any user who is unable to install or acquire a hardmod.

I installed A9LH to my Old 3DS last night without a hardmod and it was relatively painless. Simpler than I expected. This included downgrading from 9.2 to 2.1, then re-upgrading. Following this guide it went without a hitch.

I'm not sure I'd risk it on my New 3DS. mind. The reason I did it on my Old 3DS is because I don't particularly mind if that breaks. But the install went flawlessly. Now running A9LH with AuReiNAND on my Old 3DS (while my New 3DS is stuck with Gateway booting through MSET due to running browserless 8.1!).

 

[Aroth]

I installed A9LH to my Old 3DS last night without a hardmod and it was relatively painless. Simpler than I expected. This included downgrading from 9.2 to 2.1, then re-upgrading. Following this guide it went without a hitch.

I'm not sure I'd risk it on my New 3DS. mind. The reason I did it on my Old 3DS is because I don't particularly mind if that breaks. But the install went flawlessly. Now running A9LH with AuReiNAND on my Old 3DS (while my New 3DS is stuck with Gateway booting through MSET due to running browserless 8.1!).

Eh, if my O3DS wasn't sitting on 10.3 atm I would give it a try. Unfortunately doing anything cfw related on my O3DS at the moment will require a hardmod to downgrade it first.

 

[Pereb]

Eh, if my O3DS wasn't sitting on 10.3 atm I would give it a try. Unfortunately doing anything cfw related on my O3DS at the moment will require a hardmod to downgrade it first.

You don't need a hardmod to downgrade from 10.3 though.

 

[Aroth]

You don't need a hardmod to downgrade from 10.3 though.

>_>

<_<

Derp.

 

[Plailect]

It SEEMs straight forward enough, assuming you mean this guide: https://github.com/Plailect/OTP

My biggest concern is how likely bricks are to occur during the flashing process.

Is incredibly easy. I did a brand new 10.2 out of the box n3ds yesterday from stock to a9lhax in about 3 and a half hours, although I suppose I have an advantage since I wrote the thing

Most people will probably take more like 4-5 hours, depending. Bricks are pretty much gone now with the updated scripts, just follow all instructions and if you see any errors or anything stop and ask for help.

 

[monkey69]

Is incredibly easy. I did a brand new 10.2 out of the box n3ds yesterday from stock to a9lhax in about 3 and a half hours, although I suppose I have an advantage since I wrote the thing

Most people will probably take more like 4-5 hours, depending. Bricks are pretty much gone now with the updated scripts, just follow all instructions and if you see any errors or anything stop and ask for help.

Thanks for your fantastic guide! I bit the bullet on Saturday and A9LH'd my Hyrule N3dsXL. Everthing went fine, even when I wasn't able to get into sysnand due to a menuhax bootloop, so I flashed an old 9.2 sysnand, lost A9LH, and had to reinstall.

 

[democracy]

Just tried again on a 16GB micro SD, same thing as on my 64GB.
What size are you using?

16GB kingston