Hacking [Help] Convert from Gateway to Luma3DS?

[twig123]

Hey all,

I have a strange situation and hoping someone can help.

So, I have an Old 3DS with SysNand v4.1.0-0U. I already have a Gateway3DS cart which I load up via the Nintendo DS Profile. It works fine and is running EmuNand GW3D 11.2.0-35U.

I want to use Luma3DS on my system. I'm trying to follow the 3ds guide, but I've hit a road block. Since my SysNand is v4.1.0-0U (No Browser), the guide says I need a DS Flash cart and I can't find my Blue Gateway cart for the life of me...

Since the DS is already "hacked" for the Gateway3DS via the DS profile, is there a way for me to get Luma3DS on my system without the DS Flash cart? Can I just boot to EmuNand and run SoundHax from there? ...or am I SOL and have to scour everywhere to find my Blue Gateway cart?

Another somewhat related question. Is it possible to have Luma3DS still use the capabilities of the Gateway Red cart?

Any help would be appreciated

 

[Majickhat55]

Yeah you could, sure. Just make a backup of your current emunand first. Then I guess you can either downgrade your emunand to 2.1, then flash it to sysnand to install A9LH, then just restore your emunand as sysnand in Godmode then update when you're in Luma. Although, if possible I would just do everything outside of emunand, like find a game that will let you do a cartridge update to a firm you can use soundhax on, then follow the guide.

 

[DinckelMan]

Go here and follow every step

 

[spookysalad]

Go here and follow every step

He literally said he has been following that guide.

 

[evandixon]

DISCLAIMER: I haven't tried this, and there is a brick chance if something is done wrong.

What if you entered sysnand in Gateway mode and installed whatever CIA you need to update to a 4.X version that has a browser? It might just be as simple as running sysupdater or whatever the recommended tool is, making sure to not update past 4.X, since unless recent updates fixed something, updating past 4.x in this way will certainly cause a brick.

 

[Quantumcat]

@evandixon Has a good idea (bigbluemenu.3ds could be run from sysNAND). However it's a bit risky to install system apps if you're not following a guide - stuffing up would have terrible consequences.

The answer is to boot Gateway in sysNAND mode, with cartridge update blocking turned off (I can't remember how to do this but it is simple), then try to launch a rom with a 9.0-11.2 update in it. You can use SoundHax with no browser on 9.0-11.2.

Doing things in emuNAND will not help you at all because the hack needs to be installed to your real system. Doing anything in emuNAND won't have any effect.

 

[evandixon]

The answer is to boot Gateway in sysNAND mode, with cartridge update blocking turned off (I can't remember how to do this but it is simple), then try to launch a rom with a 9.0-11.2 update in it. You can use SoundHax with no browser on 9.0-11.2.

Older versions of sysupdater said updating in Gateway mode guarentees a brick. Does this apply to cartridge updates?

A safer solution to use soundhax would be to use a real cart.

 

[Quantumcat]

Older versions of sysupdater said updating in Gateway mode guarentees a brick. Does this apply to cartridge updates?

A safer solution to use soundhax would be to use a real cart.

You need to be on 9.0+ to use the homebrew launcher. I'm pretty sure updating with a cartridge is fine - but could be worth some research

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This thread says to use launcher.dat version 2.2

https://gbatemp.net/threads/updating-sysnand-4-3-downgraded-through-gateway-to-9-2-possible.388587/

 

[twig123]

Thanks for the replies all! Sounds like I'd be better off tearing my house apart to try to find my Gateway Blue cart, unless there is an easy way to get a browser added onto my current firmware.

 

[Quantumcat]

Thanks for the replies all! Sounds like I'd be better off tearing my house apart to try to find my Gateway Blue cart, unless there is an easy way to get a browser added onto my current firmware.

I think just updating with a rom would be easier, but up to you

 

[CreAtor135]

If you use launcher.dat 4.0a, you could just run sysUpdater and do s full update straight to 9.2, since there's no firm patching. This is how people on 8.1J n3DSs with no browser can get off of that firmware.