How to fix Arm11 issue with empty SD card?

[Axis317]

Basically I was a dumbass and panic deleted the entire contents of the SD card of my 2ds xl when the Arm11 error first happened. I don't know what to do, since I'm not really that tech savvy and followed a Youtube video to get it installed in the first place. Does anyone know a way you can fix the Arm11 error from a blank micro SD, or is my 2ds bricked?

 

[godreborn]

Put latest Luma on root of sd card.

 

[ShadowEO]

What @godreborn said, download the latest Luma package and put the contents on the SD card. I would also recommend grabbing a new copy of the Homebrew starter pack from 3ds.guide.

 

[Kwyjor]

Basically I was a dumbass and panic deleted the entire contents of the SD card of my 2ds xl when the Arm11 error first happened.

Yes, you were indeed a dumbass. If you haven't done anything else with the SD card yet, you might be able to recover the data with standard PC data recovery software, like EASUS.

Otherwise, follow https://3ds.guide/restoring-updating-cfw . (It is very important to update the version of Luma on your NAND in situations like this.)