Did I brick? Please Help!

[Romcolilla]

Hello GBA, I need help because my 3DS does not boot anymore (The blue LED turns on and off in less than a second)

I wanted to update boot9strap to 1.4 by following this guide: 3ds.hacks.guide/updating-b9s (sorry, cannot post URLs) , following the steps in section 1 and when I turned it on, nothing.

I tried to put everything back on the sd card as before, also to download and replace with a new boot.firm from luma 11.0 because I was still in 10.0 but still nothing.

I think the problem is in the nand because I even tried to boot without the SD card and I also can't no longer access godmode 9 by holding start at startup, the screen remains black.

Can anyone help me ??

Thanks!

 

[Sypherone]

- Try enter the recovery mode (also known as Safe Mode Boot). It can be accessed when turning on the Nintendo 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad). If yes perform an update.

 

[Romcolilla]

Try enter the recovery mode (also known as Safe Mode Boot). It can be accessed when turning on the Nintendo 3DS while holding A+R+L+Up(DPad). If yes perform an update.

Unfortunately it doesn't work..

 

[Sypherone]

- If you download this and put the included arm9loaderhax.bin file on the root of the sd card, and then after inserting the sd card back into the 3ds try to boot it.
https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/download/v7.0.5/Luma3DSv7.0.5.7z

 

[Romcolilla]

Still nothing

 

[Sypherone]

Follow this Troubleshooting
https://jorgev259.github.io/Guide/troubleshooting#ts_sys_b9s

Or check here, too
https://3ds.hacks.guide/troubleshooting.html#boot-related-issues-on-modded-devices

 

[Romcolilla]

I've Tried everything but nothing worked unfortunately

 

[Romcolilla]

Also, here's a screen of my SD Card root but I think that this is a NAND problem because all was working before I try to update B9S..

 

[Sypherone]

No, also now yes. Maybe u broke the update process by doing something, because it needed file from card to finalize the process.
At wich point do stop at this tutorial and did you follow it in detail? https://3ds.hacks.guide/updating-b9s.html

Follow the tutorial again and place all needed files again on the card. Then turn on. If nothing happens, turn on and immediatly push and hold powerbutton msybe for 10 sec. If he is off, turn on again, maybe something happens.

 

[Romcolilla]

As soon as I turned the 3DS back on after following the steps at the section 1 (steps 1 -> 5), it gave me the led problem (on and off without popping sound), there was not even an update, the screens remained black

I also put the SD card back as before like I said but it doesn't work

 

[Sypherone]

Ya, you broke the update process. The blinking light means the NTRboot was booting.

 

[Sypherone]

Try this
By holding X + Start + Select during boot, or if either FIRM file is corrupt, the notification LED will display the following:

- SD FIRM successfully loaded: green
- SD FIRM missing, CTRNAND FIRM successfully loaded: yellow
- SD FIRM corrupt, CTRNAND FIRM successfully loaded: orange
- SD FIRM missing, CTRNAND FIRM also missing: white
- SD FIRM missing, CTRNAND FIRM corrupt: magenta
- SD FIRM corrupt, CTRNAND FIRM also corrupt: red
In addition to the above, the LED will blink if it is actually a ntrboot boot


If nothing works please ask here for help
https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp

 

[Romcolilla]

I don’t think so because my 3DS powered on and off directly in less than a second with the power blue led problem (not the notification led because I wanted to update to B9S 1.3 to 1.4).

From there I tried to turn it back on but it didn't work anymore

Ya, you broke the update process. The blinking light means the NTRboot was booting.

 

[Romcolilla]

Try this
By holding X + Start + Select during boot, or if either FIRM file is corrupt, the notification LED will display the following:

- SD FIRM successfully loaded: green
- SD FIRM missing, CTRNAND FIRM successfully loaded: yellow
- SD FIRM corrupt, CTRNAND FIRM successfully loaded: orange
- SD FIRM missing, CTRNAND FIRM also missing: white
- SD FIRM missing, CTRNAND FIRM corrupt: magenta
- SD FIRM corrupt, CTRNAND FIRM also corrupt: red
In addition to the above, the LED will blink if it is actually a ntrboot boot

Ok, the power blue led stays on but as soon as I stop pressing the buttons the console is turning off directly

 

[Sypherone]

Please ask on the discord server for help.
The thing is, if the problem cant solved with missing files on sdcard. And the procces cant restartet, the Problem stays in the Nand and cant recovered by software like gm9, because u dont have access. Last solution would be a hardmod to recover CTR-Nand

 

[Romcolilla]

Please ask on the discord server for help.
The thing is, if the problem cant solved with missing files on sdcard. And the procces cant restartet, the Problem stays in the Nand and cant recovered by software like gm9, because u dont have access.

Okay thanks anyway!

 

[Romcolilla]

Please ask on the discord server for help.
The thing is, if the problem cant solved with missing files on sdcard. And the procces cant restartet, the Problem stays in the Nand and cant recovered by software like gm9, because u dont have access. Last solution would be a hardmod to recover CTR-Nand

Oh and, can you send me a guide to recover CTR Nand in the last case?

 

[Sypherone]

I can only give u tutorials for recovering the CTR- Nand with help of godemode9 and/or decrypt9, wich u normaly acces by holding start at boot. So it want help u. If the guys on discord cant help, and my postet troubleshootings dont help. Come back and ask us for the hardmod for recovering nand.