Hacking I screwed up (CFW reinstall help)

[Nitrozzz]

I accidentally deleted almost all my files on my SD Card (which had Luma etc.) except the "DCIM" and "Nintendo 3ds" files (had backups). I don't think I can recover my files so what should I do? Should I just go through the process of getting Luma again?

 

[Kubas_inko]

If you have Nintendo 3ds folder, all you need is boot.frim (luma) and boot.3dsx (homebrew launcher, which is actually not needed but is useful).
If your apps won't appear, leave those 2 files on SD and follow this to reinstall everything.

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Scan your SD card with a data recovery program. Check this list.

 

[Nitrozzz]

If you have Nintendo 3ds folder, all you need is boot.frim (luma) and boot.3dsx (homebrew launcher, which is actually not needed but is useful).
If your apps won't appear, leave those 2 files on SD and follow this to reinstall everything.

I can't follow it if there isn't boot9strap?

 

[Hayato213]

https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v7.0.5
https://github.com/AuroraWright/Luma3DS/releases/tag/v9.1

You can check with these two whether you are on A9LH or B9S, you can do either the finalizing part once again and start from scratch or attempt to do data recovery like what @TurdPooCharger linked, file working isn't 100% guarantees to work through data recovery.

 

[Nitrozzz]

You can check with these two whether you are on A9LH or B9S, you can do either the finalizing part once again and start from scratch or attempt to do data recovery like what @TurdPooCharger linked, file working isn't 100% guarantees to work through data recovery.

I was on a9lh. Do I get luma before 7 or should I go ahead and get B9S?

 

[TurdPooCharger]

I was on a9lh. Do I get luma before 7 or should I go ahead and get B9S?

Do you have any other important files or data you wish to save? Even though you deleted stuff from the card, they're not necessary gone yet (more like forgotten or ignored). Scan the card with a data recovery program before worrying about getting your 3DS working again. Once you start adding new files onto that card, your old "hidden" files will be overwritten and permanently lost.

If you don't have anything worth retrieving or have already obtained what you need, you can then follow A9LH to B9S.

 

[Nitrozzz]

Do you have any other important files or data you wish to save? Even though you deleted stuff from the card, they're not necessary gone yet (more like forgotten or ignored). Scan the card with a data recovery program before worrying about getting your 3DS working again. Once you start adding new files onto that card, your old "hidden" files will be overwritten and permanently lost.

If you don't have anything worth retrieving or have already obtained what you need, you can then follow A9LH to B9S.

I scanned it and I lost the old files (but I had some backups of some files but not all)

 

[TurdPooCharger]

I scanned it and I lost the old files (but I had some backups of some files but not all)

Which program(s) did you use btw?

 

[Nitrozzz]

Which program(s) did you use btw?

I used EaseUS
I got some files back but they weren't labelled as they used to be.

 

[TurdPooCharger]

I used EaseUS
I got some files back but they weren't labelled as they used to be.

:/ Try the other ones in that list. Look for the paid versions through other means if you were using the trial versions. Those free-to-try software tend to limit your scan results.

For the time being, use a different or spare SD card in getting your 3DS work again. If you had Luma3DS v7.0.5 or older, follow the A9LH to B9S guide. Make sure your card is formatted FAT32 + 32 KB cluster size.

 

[Nitrozzz]

I tried and got nothing.
Also A9LH to B9S doesn't work as 11.8 blocks A9LH so when I redownload it to switch to B9S, it doesn't work as my 3ds doesn't boot.

 

[lone_wolf323]

I tried and got nothing.
Also A9LH to B9S doesn't work as 11.8 blocks A9LH so when I redownload it to switch to B9S, it doesn't work as my 3ds doesn't boot.

11.8 doesnt do diddly to block a9lh. are you sure ya got the right files?

 

[Nitrozzz]

11.8 doesnt do diddly to block a9lh. are you sure ya got the right files?

Yeah I checked. The moment I put A9LH and inserted my SD, my 3ds just didn't boot (black screen)

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Yeah I checked. The moment I put A9LH and inserted my SD, my 3ds just didn't boot (black screen)

Perhaps you have boot9strap and not arm9loaderhax? What happens when you put both (Luma3DS v9.1) boot.firm and (Luma3DS v7.0.5) arm9loaderhax.bin on the root of the SD card like @Hayato213 suggested?

 

[Nitrozzz]

Perhaps you have boot9strap and not arm9loaderhax? What happens when you put both (Luma3DS v9.1) boot.firm and (Luma3DS v7.0.5) arm9loaderhax.bin on the root of the SD card like @Hayato213 suggested?

It goes black

 

[TurdPooCharger]

It goes black

Ah, I think I know what the problem is.

Try the boot.firm for Luma3DS v7.1.

 

[Nitrozzz]

Ah, I think I know what the problem is.

Try the boot.firm for Luma3DS v7.1.

Do I put only 7.1 and remove 9.1 or remove 7.0.5

 

[Hayato213]

Do I put only 7.1 and remove 9.1 or remove 7.0.5

Remove 9.1 actually, since 7.1 is first release that support B9S, you might had installed B9S not A9LH

 

[Nitrozzz]

Remove 7.0.5

The issue about that is that 7.1 also comes as boot.firm, like 9.1. Unless I have to put it in the payloads folder?