I think thats very very positive thinking.
If GW had Emunand, they'd advertise in their videos or reply to the numerous emails which have asked if emunand is in the final build.
CIA install is not a feature applicable to my situation if Emunand is not available which leaves us with a multi region sky 3DS which cannot access the e-shop.
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SW40 is definitly higher than 4.5 as SW12x is the higher number which have 4.5 firmware. Maybe you can wait a few hours to see if gateway truly release the 9.2 support update today and what's the features of it.
1.Download a fw update between 4.2 and 4.5 using NUS3D. Make sure to tell the program to set the cias' version number to a higher version than that of your current fw, otherwise they will fail to install.
2.Wait for GW to release 9.x support
3.Create a sysnand dump for backup purposes
4.Using GW, run Devmenu while on sysnand (NOT emunand) and install the cias (go to the folder containing them, select a random cia and press L + R + A for batch installing)
5.???
6.Profit!
Be warned, though, that not many people have done this. However, I see no reason it shouldn't work. Plenty of people have already installed system cias to sysnand without issues, just now enough cias to fully downgrade. Also, it shouldn't work on a New 3DS or a 2DS (not sure about the latter).
If you're on 9.2 and below and want a flashcart, sure!
Just be aware that (currently) the exploit for anything above 4.5 requires internet connection to visit a web page. This has to be done every single boot if you want the Gateway to work. Hopefully, by the time GW 3.0 is out of beta, there will be another solution (Mii QR code?). There's also the option of using Gateway to downgrade to 4.X, letting you use the original DS profile settings exploit, which doesn't require internet access.
Edit: I should warn you that the downgrade function is dangerous. I've seen no legitimate reports of consoles being bricked, but the possibly is still there. Gateway don't recommend downgrading unless you have a nand dump (can be done with Gateway) and a hard mod to re-flash to nand back if things go tits-up.
Make sure you do your research before making any decisions in regards to downgrading. You could just downgrade without a hard mod and in the unlikely events things do go badly you can do a hard mod after to restore your nand dump.
just downgrade to 4.5x and enjoy.
I personally think GW should have just released the downgrader to 4.5x and taken support from there. 4.5x has been rock solid stable for me with no bugs over the years. I've been on 2.7 for a while now and its been brilliant.
I personally think GW should have just released the downgrader to 4.5x and taken support from there. 4.5x has been rock solid stable for me with no bugs over the years. I've been on 2.7 for a while now and its been brilliant.
There are also a couple Android apps if you have a smartphone Swing, which will let you launch the exploit offline using the hotspot on your phone.
Other than the different method of launching and a few new features, the new update works exactly the same on 9.x as the old one did on 4.x. You have the option of downgrading but I wouldn't bother if you have a bunch of cartridges, as those can be played correctly with saving/loading in classic mode no matter the save encryption, but if you downgrade only games using the older save encryption (games before 6.x) or games that have been played in classic mode previously on 4.x will recognize your save.
Wow so you have to go to that site EVERY time you want to play if you are 4.5+? What's all this nand/emand stuff? I'm a psp/vita hackers so it's all new to me. Sounds like downgrading is where it's at. Would I have to buy to gateways? Or could I use one gateway and one flashcard that I can install fiancee's games on for her?
I think you would need 2.
You can install games in .cia format to the system menu (similar to eshop games) on emunand, but I believe to boot emunand once you've created it you must have the GW card inserted.
I'm sure someone can confirm, I can't test right now
And nand dumps are just an image of the system's internal memory. You always want to have a clean copy of this backed up to your computer, so if you ever brick your console you can flash it back with a simple hardware mod. These are unique to each console, so you can't flash one console's nand to another - which is why it's important to keep a back up of your own.
Emunand is a feature offered by Gateway. It partitions the 3DS's SD card makes a copy of the nand to it. Through the Gateway menu you can actually boot into this seperate nand, where changes will persist but wont affect your system nand (sysnand). You can also update the emunand to the latest version (9.4) and Gateway functionality will continue to work on that. Follow a guide if you're not sure what you're doing, because you can easily update the sysnand instead of the emunand.
According to my friend you only need it to boot into emunand and play cia's as you wish, I also can't 100% confirm that though.I think you would need 2.
You can install games in .cia format to the system menu (similar to eshop games) on emunand, but I believe to boot emunand once you've created it you must have the GW card inserted.
I'm sure someone can confirm, I can't test right now
And nand dumps are just an image of the system's internal memory. You always want to have a clean copy of this backed up to your computer, so if you ever brick your console you can flash it back with a simple hardware mod. These are unique to each console, so you can't flash one console's nand to another - which is why it's important to keep a back up of your own.
Emunand is a feature offered by Gateway. It partitions the 3DS's SD card makes a copy of the nand to it. Through the Gateway menu you can actually boot into this seperate nand, where changes will persist but wont affect your system nand (sysnand). You can also update the emunand to the latest version (9.4) and Gateway functionality will continue to work on that. Follow a guide if you're not sure what you're doing, because you can easily update the sysnand instead of the emunand.
