This is mainly for N3DS rxTools users and frequent 9.0-9.2 sysNAND users.

So recently Nintendo decided to pull a maintenance run that effectively stops you from playing online game services like Pokemon ORASXY, Smash and a few others unless you update your system. This tutorial will help you bypass the check and get your online services back, however it will require that you have:

• A 3DS system with 9.0-9.2 & CFW installed. (Preferably unlinked NANDs.)
  • Alternatively you can use this on 9.3-10.7 & a hax entrypoint using the NASA CIA installer. *WARNING! This method of installation will no longer work on 11.0 and above until a Kernel exploit is found for those updates*
• A CIA installer (FBI, BBM, ect.)
• 3DSNUS (Which will be linked here.)

Now, onto the steps:

1. Optional but recommended: Before any of this you should always back up your NAND. It stands to reason that at some point during exploiting your console that you will have backed it up, but it's best to do so again now so you can restore quickly if something goes awry.
2. Open up 3DSNUS and input the friends system-module Title ID and Version which is the only one you'll need. (Of which you can find the required one for O3DS here and N3DS here. Select the first link in the "Report" box of your region e.g "E" is USA. "P" is EUR.) Make sure you remove the "v" from the version number and "Pack as .CIA" is checked, then download the file.
3. Now, take the downloaded .cia from the root of your 3DSNUS folder and drop it into where you keep your .CIAs on your SD card. Or if you're lazy you can just throw it into the root of the SD card, but better neat than messy with these things.
4. Pop your SD card into your 3DS system and boot up your CFW by the method of your choice. Go into the .cia installer of your choosing and locate the .cia. Depending on what installer you use, you'll have to choose the equivalent of system or NAND to install the .cia if it doesn't automatically, as SD Card won't work. For FBI, make sure it's set to NAND for install.
5. Once that's done, exit out of the .cia installer, reset your 3DS, open up the CFW again and hop into the affected game. Try out the online services and it should work. Congratulations!
6. Optional: Should your game still not work correctly even after this, it most likely requires the latest NVER (named New3DS NVER in the N3DS) to function. Repeat steps 2-4 but instead download the latest NVER (which can be found in their respective console versions for the above linked system update in step 2.) *If you can't find NVER in the latest firmware list then use this list and check each update before it until you find NVER*

You can do this as well in sysNAND but please be careful as making franken-firmwares on sysNAND could lead to problems down the line (unless you have a NAND hardmod,) and make sure you've got a backup of your NAND before doing this. At any rate I'm fairly confident this will not brick your system, however I am not responsible if it does brick.

Thanks for this tutorial and it's information go to:

• @Sgt. Lulz for pointing this out.
• @Sheimi for testing this and confirming it alongside my own results.
• @Pixel Eater for providing a link to N3DS 10.5 files for N3DS users.
• @Domukuro Wolfield for reporting that the 10.5 friend system module has been patched.
• @cvskid for keeping me up to date on the latest firmware since 11.1.

 

[Cataklysm]

So recently Nintendo decided to pull a maintenance run that effectively stops you from playing online game services like Pokemon ORASXY, Smash and a few others unless you update your system. This tutorial will help you bypass the check and get your online services back, however it will require that you have:

• A 3DS system with 9.2 & CFW installed
• A CIA installer (FBI, BBM, ect.)
• 3DSNUS (Which will be linked here.)

Now, onto the steps:

1. Open up 3DSNUS and input the friends system-module Title ID and Version (Of which you can find the required one for your region here by selecting the first link in the "Report" box of your region.) Make sure you remove the "v" from the version number and "Pack as .CIA" is checked, then download the file.
2. Now, take the downloaded .cia from the root of your 3DSNUS folder and drop it into where you keep your .CIAs on your SD card. Or if you're lazy you can just throw it into the root of the SD card, but better neat than messy with these things.
3. Pop your SD card into your 3DS system and boot up your CFW by the method of your choice. Go into the .cia installer of your choosing and locate the .cia. Depending on what installer you use, you'll have to choose the equivalent of system or NAND to install the .cia if it doesn't automatically, as SD Card won't work. For FBI, make sure it's set to NAND for install.
4. Once that's done, exit out of the .cia installer and hop into the affected game. Try out the online services and it should work. Congratulations!

You can do this as well in sysNAND but please be careful and make sure you've got a backup of your NAND before doing this. At any rate I'm fairly confident this will not brick your system, however I am not responsible if it does brick.

It worked and everything, but here's a question:

Do you know whether this will send some kind of warped NATIVE_FIRM to Nintendo? Will they see some kind of mismatched details that might result in bans online?

 

[izy]

You only need the friends module. NVer and CVer are useful for accessing the eShop through the HANs eShop spoofer and I'm not sure what the other two are for so best to leave them for now.

well all of them are flashed safely the first one is CFA nintendo certificate and the last one is a CFA also, they affect romfs and also super stable 3d on the n3ds

 

[Pandaxclone2]

It worked and everything, but here's a question:

Do you know whether this will send some kind of warped NATIVE_FIRM to Nintendo? Will they see some kind of mismatched details that might result in bans online?

To be quite honest with you, I'm not sure if it does this. All I do know is that judging from the fact it works once you patch it, the Nintendo servers only check to see if your friends list module is the latest one, otherwise you get the update message. If it comes from bad to worse you could always just restore your emuNAND/NAND.

 

[CeeDee]

Will this work on a 10.3 sysNAND?

 

[Cataklysm]

To be quite honest with you, I'm not sure if it does this. All I do know is that judging from the fact it works once you patch it, the Nintendo servers only check to see if your friends list module is the latest one, otherwise you get the update message. If it comes from bad to worse you could always just restore your emuNAND/NAND.

This is true.

I just have to solve the mystery of how to make the homebrew loader work. Keeps throwing me into the boot manager when I use any application in the homebrew channel

 

[Pandaxclone2]

Will this work on a 10.3 sysNAND?

I don't believe you can have CFW sysNAND on 10.3, so no.

 

[Clydefrosch]

now for the stupid among us, why do this instead of updating emunand?

 

[Pandaxclone2]

now for the stupid among us, why do this instead of updating emunand?

At least it gives the option of not updating our emuNANDs for whatever reason. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And it helps N3DS users who use rxTools.

 

[Cataklysm]

now for the stupid among us, why do this instead of updating emunand?

Those who use RXTools on n3DS's are stuck on 9.5 until updates come. It's a very convenient thing once installed, versus the multi-start of other cfw's.

 

[Clydefrosch]

Those who use RXTools on n3DS's are stuck on 9.5 until updates come. It's a very convenient thing once installed, versus the multi-start of other cfw's.

At least it gives the option of not updating our emuNANDs for whatever reason. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

And it helps N3DS users who use rxTools.

i see.

it might not hurt to mention this is mainly for n3ds users somewhere in the first post

 

[Pandaxclone2]

i see.

it might not hurt to mention this is mainly for n3ds users somewhere in the first post

Mainly for frequent sysNAND users as well since they are stuck on 9.2

 

[Cody_Mkw]

Just wondering... Does this work on 9.2U emunand / sysnand? I want to be able to get NTR debugger working again as well as qr codes. Thanks in advance for help!

 

[Pandaxclone2]

Just wondering... Does this work on 9.2U emunand / sysnand? I want to be able to get NTR debugger working again as well as qr codes. Thanks in advance for help!

It does work on that, but as far as I'm aware it only affects online services that utilise the friends list.

 

[Cody_Mkw]

It does work on that, but as far as I'm aware it only affects online services that utilise the friends list.

Perfect! I have a modified CIA however. Its a MK7 Japanese CIA. Will this still work? Thanks again! But yeah, I can't get on MK7 or friends list o:

 

[Pandaxclone2]

Perfect! I have a modified CIA however. Its a MK7 Japanese CIA. Will this still work? Thanks again! But yeah, I can't get on MK7 or friends list o:

I'm unsure but if your game's been ailed by this enforcement from Nintendo I would assume this should fix it up.

 

[Cody_Mkw]

I'm unsure but if your game's been ailed by this enforcement by Nintendo I would assume this should fix it up.

Thanks man! I'll do this later on. Suprised this actually fixes it, and under change version numbers to, do i put 10.4 or 10.5?

 

[Pandaxclone2]

The version number should be with the Title ID number in the page provided. It'll be a different number than the system used to number updates.

 

[Cody_Mkw]

The version number should be with the Title ID number in the page provided. It'll be a different number than the system used to number updates.

Okay so for MK7 i put the japanese title ID and then just change the version number to 1.1, and not mess with the "change version number(s) option" Correct? :3

 

[gnmmarechal]

does this affect the system version reported by the console? Like installing NVer changes it to -30?

And can it be installed to sysNAND 10.3, considering you can indeed install NVer on 10.3 using NASA?

Finally, is it possible reinstall the older version if I want to?

 

[CeeDee]

I don't believe you can have CFW sysNAND on 10.3, so no.

NUS firmware CIAs are legit and you can use memchunkhax2 to install them.