Hacking GBA games doesnt work in arm9loaderhax

[Phantom-Wolf]

I need some help guys, old3DS arm9loaderhax here. I want to play gba games, but i have an error and then i have to poweroff the 3DS. Then i tryed to reinstall agb_firm in NAND destination, but FBI dont let me do it, cause alredy exist. Maybe should i update to 10.6? Can somone tel lme how to fix this and play gba games again? Thanks so much!

 

[Deleted member 117573]

What version of FBI are you using? The latest 1.4.17 will allow you to overwrite the agb_firm. Just make sure you install the correct cia corresponding to agb_firm. Are you trying to launch gba through sysNAND or emuNAND?

 

[Phantom-Wolf]

What version of FBI are you using. The latest will allow you to overwrite the agb_firm. Just make sure you install the correct cia corresponding to agb_firm.

Im using FBI v1.3.8, how can i update it? thanks!

 

[Deleted member 117573]

https://github.com/Steveice10/FBI/releases

Are you trying to run gba through sysNAND or emuNAND? If emuNAND you also need to install patched agb_firm to emuNAND and install gba games to emuNAND.

 

[Phantom-Wolf]

https://github.com/Steveice10/FBI/releases

Are you trying to run gba through sysNAND or emuNAND? If emuNAND you also need to install patched agb_firm to emuNAND and install gba games to emuNAND.

I really dont know now, im so confused, i think is sysNAND. When i power on my old3DS, all games appears and everything works fine.

 

[Deleted member 117573]

Are you running CFW (AuReiNand, Cakes, or ReiNand)?

 

[Phantom-Wolf]

Are you running CFW (AuReiNand, Cakes, or ReiNand)?

I have a folder in my sd called "rei" so, i think is ReiNand or AuReiNand. In my 3DS version says "Ver. 10.3.9-28E" that's because i think im always in sysNand. I injected emuNAND in sysNAND.

 

[Supster131]

You need to install GBA games both to your sysNAND and emuNAND.

I'm just not sure if AGB_FIRM should be installed on both emunand and sysnand as well.

 

[Deleted member 117573]

It looks like you are running updatedsysnand (AuReiNand). I am not as familiar with updatedsysnand.

Here is the description of updatedsysnand (from AuReiNand thread):


Updated sysNAND mode:
- For this, you need A9LH. You can toggle it by creating a "/rei/updatedsysnand" file.
- Normally sysNAND is autobooted.
- If you hold L on boot, emuNAND will be booted with the 9.0 FIRM (firmware90.bin) so you can use exploits (you need to create a 9.0/9.2 emuNAND for this!).
- If you hold R on boot, emuNAND will be booted with the firmware.bin on the SD card.

First we need to verify if you are using updatedsysnand or emunand. Follow this description and look at your rei folder on SD and see it the updatedsysnand file is there. If not you are probably running emuNAND. At that point depending on what you are running we would need to reference http://gbatemp.net/threads/aureinand-n3ds-o3ds-a9lh.411110/ to see how to proceed. I feel it is easier to utilize emuNAND for everything cause I can play everything from there without touching sysNAND. The only disadvantage of this would be if you have a low capacity SD card. If space is not an issue, for ease of use, I think emuNAND will serve you best. Let me know and I'll keep trying to help.

 

[Supster131]

It looks like you are running updatedsysnand (AuReiNand). I am not as familiar with updatedsysnand.

Here is the description of updatedsysnand (from AuReiNand thread):


Updated sysNAND mode:
- For this, you need A9LH. You can toggle it by creating a "/rei/updatedsysnand" file.
- Normally sysNAND is autobooted.
- If you hold L on boot, emuNAND will be booted with the 9.0 FIRM (firmware90.bin) so you can use exploits (you need to create a 9.0/9.2 emuNAND for this!).
- If you hold R on boot, emuNAND will be booted with the firmware.bin on the SD card.

First we need to verify if you are using updatedsysnand or emunand. Follow this description and look at your rei folder on SD and see it the updatedsysnand file is there. If not you are probably running emuNAND. At that point depending on what you are running we would need to reference http://gbatemp.net/threads/aureinand-n3ds-o3ds-a9lh.411110/ to see how to proceed. I feel it is easier to utilize emuNAND for everything cause I can play everything from there without touching sysNAND. The only disadvantage of this would be if you have a low capacity SD card. If space is not an issue, for ease of use, I think emuNAND will serve you best. Let me know and I'll keep trying to help.

Updatedsysnand is better for GBA games as well.

No need to install them twice, and saves aren't broken. (There's been some reports that GBA games don't save on emuNAND with A9LH.)

 

[Phantom-Wolf]

First we need to verify if you are using updatedsysnand or emunand. Follow this description and look at your rei folder on SD and see it the updatedsysnand file is there. If not you are probably running emuNAND. At that point depending on what you are running we would need to reference http://gbatemp.net/threads/aureinand-n3ds-o3ds-a9lh.411110/ to see how to proceed. I feel it is easier to utilize emuNAND for everything cause I can play everything from there without touching sysNAND. The only disadvantage of this would be if you have a low capacity SD card. If space is not an issue, for ease of use, I think emuNAND will serve you best. Let me know and I'll keep trying to help.

This is all i have in rei folder, and yes, there is the updatedsysnand file.

 

[Deleted member 117573]

Updatedsysnand is better for GBA games as well.

No need to install them twice, and saves aren't broken. (There's been some reports that GBA games don't save on emuNAND with A9LH.)

@Aurora Wright fixed this in more recent releases of AuReiNand. After playing GBA from emunand after exiting the game, AuReiNand reboots to sysNAND to prevent save loss. The system does need to be restarted to get back to emuNAND. I use quick shutdown and guick reboot installed as cia on sysNAND to get back to emuNAND.

 

[Supster131]

This is all i have in rei folder, and yes, there is the updatedsysnand file.

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Then yes, update to 10.6, make sure you're on the latest version of AuReiNAND.

@Aurora Wright fixed this in more recent releases of AuReiNand. After playing GBA from emunand after exiting the game, AuReiNand reboots to sysNAND to prevent save loss. The system does need to be restarted to get back to emuNAND. I use quick shutdown and guick reboot installed as cia on sysNAND to get back to emuNAND.

That would get pretty annoying.

 

[Phantom-Wolf]

Then yes, update to 10.6, make sure you're on the latest version of AuReiNAND.

How can i know that? I think is the latest version but i want to be sure

 

[Supster131]

How can i know that? I think is the latest version but i want to be sure

Just download the latest zip and drag it to your SD card to be sure.

 

[Phantom-Wolf]

Just download the latest zip and drag it to your SD card to be sure.

Okay then, there is a link here to download the latest version? Then, if i update to 10.6 with the latest version of aureinand gba games should work?

 

[Supster131]

Okay then, there is a link here to download the latest version? Then, if i update to 10.6 with the latest version of aureinand gba games should work?

https://github.com/AuroraWright/AuReiNand/releases/tag/v3.8.1-r2

It should, install the patched AGB_FIRM to the NAND, then GBA games should work.

 

[Phantom-Wolf]

https://github.com/AuroraWright/AuReiNand/releases/tag/v3.8.1-r2

It should, install the patched AGB_FIRM to the NAND, then GBA games should work.

Oh, but then i need to reinstall AGB_FIRM, FBI dont let me do that. I dont know how to update FBI ^^u

 

[RealityNinja]

Oh, but then i need to reinstall AGB_FIRM, FBI dont let me do that. I dont know how to update FBI ^^u

To update FBI : https://github.com/Steveice10/FBI/releases
Download the 1.4.17 zip, and install in your 3ds the .cia file

 

[Deleted member 117573]

@Supster131 thanks for stepping in to help @Phantom-Wolf. I do not utilize updatedsysnand. @Phantom-Wolf keep let us know when you get it working.