Can no longer boot

[linuxares]

Also the card have to be empty and preferable if it was newly formatted. I suspect this haven't been done?

 

[Kwyjor]

Also the card have to be empty and preferable if it was newly formatted. I suspect this haven't been done?

The preceding posts indicate that the card has already been formatted and tested. The only thing that hasn't been tried is booting the unit with an SD card that has nothing but boot.firm.

 

[linuxares]

The preceding posts indicate that the card has already been formatted and tested. The only thing that hasn't been tried is booting the unit with an SD card that has nothing but boot.firm.

That means my suggestion with just Luma wouldn't hurt

 

[xsdfr]

To be honest, I've never heard of this error before. I don't even know why you would have a "boot.firm.bak" and why your 3DS would prompt you to select it. (Are there other things you can select aside from boot.firm.bak?)

IIRC, CTGP-7 renames your existing "boot.firm" to "boot.firm.bak" and downloads an updated one when updating Luma through it. could be that, it could also be some other updater or OP creating the backup on their own.

 

[Kwyjor]

I forgot to add that ntrboot can often fix things when all else fails – but you would need an ntrboot flashcart for that.

IIRC, CTGP-7 renames your existing "boot.firm" to "boot.firm.bak" and downloads an updated one when updating Luma through it.

It messes with files on the NAND..? That seems very invasive.

 

[xsdfr]

It messes with files on the NAND..? That seems very invasive.

oh, I didn't see that the .bak was on the NAND, my bad.
no idea why it's there. I've checked the GM9 Megascript, setting up Luma to NAND doesn't back up the existing boot.firm. the only feasable way for it to be there is either OP making a mistake and copying it over manually or corruption, but I doubt that the NAND is corrupted.

 

[Ondrashek06]

That means my suggestion with just Luma wouldn't hurt

So I copied everything off the SD card and just put boot.firm and boot.3dsx in there.

The environment that I'm booting in now is very similar to the one with boot.firm.bak, except the Luma version now is 13.0.2 and the homebrew launcher actually works.

Now, there's only one question - what's the culprit on the SD card that makes my 3DS refuse to boot?

 

[linuxares]

Did you muck about with Pretendo?

 

[Kwyjor]

Now, there's only one question - what's the culprit on the SD card that makes my 3DS refuse to boot?

Good question. But all your apps and saves are stored in the "Nintendo 3DS" folder, so you can just copy that to your card and then do https://3ds.guide/finalizing-setup . Whatever's causing the problem is almost certainly not in the "Nintendo 3DS" folder.

Make sure you delete (or just rename) any existing "Nintendo 3DS" folder before you copy your old folder to the card.

 

[idcwhat3v3r]

maybe you bricked it? i'm not all that experienced with the 3DS at the moment as all i know how to do is homebrew a 3DS, install CIAs and download new homebrew. oh, and update Luma3DS. actually, is that a thing you tried? if not, then try it!

 

[lone_wolf323]

maybe you bricked it? i'm not all that experienced with the 3DS at the moment as all i know how to do is homebrew a 3DS, install CIAs and download new homebrew. oh, and update Luma3DS. actually, is that a thing you tried? if not, then try it!

How does one brick a console when they have said it works without the sd card in it? Bricks would mean they cannot boot or make use of the console at all.

 

[AkikoKumagara]

0004013000003802 refer to firmware 9.3.0-21-K so what did you do?

According to this, it's all region. Most likely what you've found is a list of KOR firmware contents, which makes sense that it'd include something found in all regions.

 

[Ondrashek06]

Did you muck about with Pretendo?

YES! That's exactly what I did. I wanted to re-install rverse, because Pretendo's Juxtaposition wasn't working.

 

[linuxares]

There is your problem.

https://pretendo.network/docs/install/3ds

 

[Ondrashek06]

There is your problem.

https://pretendo.network/docs/install/3ds

That's the installation guide... While it might get my 3DS to boot again, it doesn't explain how to remove it so I can install rverse again.

 

[linuxares]

That's the installation guide... While it might get my 3DS to boot again, it doesn't explain how to remove it so I can install rverse again.

Notice the file with the same name as the error title id?

 

[Kwyjor]

While it might get my 3DS to boot again, it doesn't explain how to remove it so I can install rverse again.

Why not just delete (or rename) the associated files in the Luma folder as described in that link?

 

[Ondrashek06]

Notice the file with the same name as the error title id?

Now I got a new problem... it boots with my SD card without a problem, but NOTHING has loaded - not the theme, not the games, not ANYTHING except the DSiWare which was already present.

The homebrew launcher loads with all the apps still present, however.

 

[Kwyjor]

Now I got a new problem... it boots with my SD card without a problem, but NOTHING has loaded - not the theme, not the games, not ANYTHING except the DSiWare which was already present.

The homebrew launcher loads with all the apps still present, however.

So what did you do!? Did you copy your old "Nintendo 3DS" folder back to your SD card? Did you delete or rename the old "Nintendo 3DS" folder before you did that, like I suggested? Are we supposed to guess?!

 

[linuxares]

I honestly will drop this thread. The information is lacking and it's obvious you keep us things from helping you do proper troubleshooting.