Homebrew Can't get into luma3ds configuration menu

[Maximus1221]

hey I have luma3ds 6.6 (and don't plan on updating) does anyone have the luma3ds.cfg or whatever it is .cfg for that version. please help.

 

[Redferne]

If you don't have the luma cfg it will automatically go into the config menu.
Check if you don't have it in your SD and your NAND.

 

[CrispyYoshi]

I'm guessing you have A9LH based on your Luma version. Make sure that you hold Select before you hit the power button, and keep holding it until the menu shows up.

 

[Maximus1221]

I dont have it but I do have a config.bin for luma. is that the one you are talking about.

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and that the thing CrispyYoshi. I can't get to the menu via power + select or the .3dsx.

 

[Giodude]

Could I ask why you aren't updating? B9s had multiple tools that no longer work with a9lh. If you update, it will prompt you to create a new config as well.

 

[Maximus1221]

when I update not once has it worked following the 3dsguide it stops at the could not get get a9lh. and I've always hated the .firms because they have never worked for me.

 

[Giodude]

when I update not once has it worked following the 3dsguide it stops at the could not get get a9lh. and I've always hated the .firms because they have never worked for me.

You have a9lh though right? How else can you launch luma 6.6?

 

[Maximus1221]

I have no idea of how else to launch luma but I have heard of going to recovery mode but that did not work it went straight to update software.

 

[comput3rus3r]

I have no idea of how else to launch luma but I have heard of going to recovery mode but that did not work it went straight to update software.

Follow the guide and start over.

 

[Giodude]

I have no idea of how else to launch luma but I have heard of going to recovery mode but that did not work it went straight to update software.

When your 3ds boots up, it boots directly into the home menu correct? If you hold down the select button before you press the power button, does the luma config show up?

 

[Maximus1221]

I'll try

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nope it just goes to the home menu, but takes like 2 seconds longer

 

[Giodude]

I'll try

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nope it just goes to the home menu, but takes like 2 seconds longer

Do me a favor. You need to update a9lh to b9s. A9lh is severely outdated. This part of the guide goes very in depth about the updating process and should be very simple. Tell me if you get stuck anywhere: https://3ds.guide/a9lh-to-b9s.html

 

[compilequietly]

couldn't they just use the lumaupdater? just wondering

 

[Giodude]

couldn't they just use the lumaupdater? just wondering

All luma versions beyond 6.6 require b9s in order to work, which requires a manual install. We aren't updating to get luma3ds really, we're updating to b9s for more features such as luma3ds.

 

[compilequietly]

Thanks for the info and I'm wondering myself could he reinstall luma 6.6? seems to be his end goal to just ix functionality

 

[Giodude]

Thanks for the info and I'm wondering myself could he reinstall luma 6.6? seems to be his end goal to just ix functionality

It wouldn't make a difference. It's just a boot.firm file.

 

[Maximus1221]

giodude this is the part that gets me.

 

[Giodude]

giodude this is the part that gets me.

Do you get the error?

 

[Maximus1221]

just boots straight into the home menu

 

[Giodude]

just boots straight into the home menu

And to be 100 percent sure. You have a safeb9sinstaller.bin in your payloads folder inside if your luma folder. Also, you hold down the start button, then turn on the power, but you keep holding it correct?