Homebrew ARM9Loader -- Technical Details and Discussion

[WilliamO7]

A9LH is so amazing...
I could give my 3DS to someone and they wouldn't know the difference (aside from the unauthorised software...)

 

[Urbanshadow]

I left an updated windows.py script update with some fixes in the OTP Guide thread for the new N3DS OTP guides. There's a whinny changelog with the attachment. FYI.

 

[shadowofdarkness]

For some reason it's stuck at Exploiting arm9...

Are you building on Linux and using old source code for arm9loaderhax? If you're on Linux make sure you have the newest source since building on Linux was broke initially and caused it to get stuck at that point.

 

[Sgt. Lulz]

For those who are still having build errors: You're probably downloading the PyCrypto source from https://www.dlitz.net/software/pycrypto/ and running into an error whilst trying to run setup.py, which is because it requires Visual C++ 2008 to build. I'm using the latest devkitARM and downloaded the PyCrypto prebuilt package from here:
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/modules.shtml#pycrypto
Everything went smooth sailing after that.
@FONZD , the install process is extremely short (after all, you're only flashing about two MB of data in) and it went out after installing FIRM1 for me too.
To me it sounds like you're blackscreening because you don't have an arm9loaderhax.bin payload, which is necessary for the process to work. Are you sure you have one?

 

[FONZD]

For those who are still having build errors: You're probably downloading the PyCrypto source from https://www.dlitz.net/software/pycrypto/ and running into an error whilst trying to run setup.py, which is because it requires Visual C++ 2008 to build. I'm using the latest devkitARM and downloaded the PyCrypto prebuilt package from here:
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/modules.shtml#pycrypto
Everything went smooth sailing after that.
@FONZD , the install process is extremely short (after all, you're only flashing about two MB of data in) and it went out after installing FIRM1 for me too.
To me it sounds like you're blackscreening because you don't have an arm9loaderhax.bin payload, which is necessary for the process to work. Are you sure you have one?

THX
problem is on my side freshly build .3dsx by another member is working...
probably what you're talking, i take a look to your link

edit: resolved after a re-installation of python 2.7.1 and pycrypto 2.6
THX !

 

[andriy921]

The problem haven't been resolved by using build, compiled by another member. I'm still stuck at Exploiting arm9...
How many tries did you do before it worked?

 

[Raugo]

The problem haven't been resolved by using build, compiled by another member. I'm still stuck at Exploiting arm9...
How many tries did you do before it worked?

If you have a new 3DS you need to run minipasta first.

 

[andriy921]

If you have a new 3DS you need to run minipasta first.

I haven't seen this info anywhere. Is it true? Does rxTools' pasta mode work?

 

[Mrrraou]

I haven't seen this info anywhere. Is it true? Does rxTools' pasta mode work?

You can use the Pasta Mode. I did it, because I had this issue, and it worked.

 

[Raugo]

I haven't seen this info anywhere. Is it true? Does rxTools' pasta mode work?

I used minipasta but yes, rxtools in pasta should work.

 

[andriy921]

Big thanks, guys. Turned out that my build was working perfectly fine, It was just me running it without pasta mode.
In any case - big thanks to guy who sent me his build of arm9lh installer. Understanding that it's a problem in console configuration not in the build itself really helped a lot.

 

[guitarheroknight]

So is it worth trying to install this without a hardmod?

 

[Supster131]

So is it worth trying to install this without a hardmod?

I'd say that question is still up in the air. I've definitely seen a lot of people with success compared to people getting bricks.

 

[andriy921]

So is it worth trying to install this without a hardmod?

I don't have hardmod. But you do have your nand dump before you start. And I was ok with hardmoding my console if something goes wrong.
But still, whole process contains 4 steps that can potentially brick your console, so you should decide this by yourself.

 

[DigitalJosee]

So is it worth trying to install this without a hardmod?

On o3ds it's worth the risk, but the n3ds need some crazy steps to make an 2.0 FW and that could brick you if doesn't done properly.

 

[Mrrraou]

So is it worth trying to install this without a hardmod?

No. No payloads aren't really out yet for the end-user. No LCD init, no rxTools, complicated setup, so it's a no. If you update your sysNAND, you'll still lose ARM9loaderhax with the current payloads. And you have a high brick rate.

 

[Supster131]

On o3ds it's worth the risk, but the n3ds need some crazy steps to make an 2.0 FW and that could brick you if doesn't done properly.

Those crazy steps are more automated now. So the chances of messing up in that part should be a bit lower.

 

[Mrrraou]

Those crazy steps are more automated now. So the chances of messing up in that part should be a bit lower.

The .py scripts are buggy and cause bricks.

 

[Raugo]

No. No payloads aren't really out yet for the end-user. No LCD init, no rxTools, complicated setup, so it's a no. If you update your sysNAND, you'll still lose ARM9loaderhax with the current payloads. And you have a high brick rate.

In old3ds the risk is very very low and we have aureinand and cake working in old 3DS (and new).

 

[Supster131]

no rxTools

lol!

*(Au)ReiNAND/Cakes.