I agree, it's really fun!
(except when I got a firm0/1 mismatch error and the guide said I could brick if I did anything wrong at this point and I nearly had a heart attack tbh)
(except when I got a firm0/1 mismatch error and the guide said I could brick if I did anything wrong at this point and I nearly had a heart attack tbh)
Both times installing a9lh went flawless for me. I think if you have a quality sd card, you shouldn't run into any problems at all. I don't know why but staring at those percentages while they go to 100% is scary but feels good at the same time, like going on a rollercoaster
Well, the firm0/1 mismatch problem is NAND related, and on my second install OTPHelper detected false positives. Everything went fine in the end, but I guess I wasn't lucky.Both times installing a9lh went flawless for me. I think if you have a quality sd card, you shouldn't run into any problems at all. I don't know why but staring at those percentages while they go to 100% is scary but feels good at the same time, like going on a rollercoaster
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2016
- Messages
- 1,241
- Trophies
- 0
- Location
- Behind you.
- Website
- www.youtube.com
- XP
- 1,606
- Country
The only thing riskier for n3ds is you can't toggle wifi in 2.1 and that you need to unbrick emunand 2.1 before downgrading. But now otphelper automatically does this for you, so it's really not any riskier than o3ds at all. I can say this because i set up my n3ds xl first, then o3ds afterwards.
Last edited by Ichigo1000,
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2016
- Messages
- 1,241
- Trophies
- 0
- Location
- Behind you.
- Website
- www.youtube.com
- XP
- 1,606
- Country
I HAVE INSTALL A9LH ON 5 CONSOLES SUCCESFULLY. IF YOU FOLLOW THE TUTORIAL CAREFULLY YOU WILL OK.
Last edited by TheGreek Boy,
Then you should make that clear in the first place or your post could be the cause of yet more noobs bricking their 3DS.
You can stick with Menuhex, but you are never going to get the features that A9LH provides by using it.
I've been in a similar position, weirdly after I had already installed A9LH on my o3DS. I had recently acquired a n3DS and since it was on 9.9, I decided to do some hax on it. I wanted to do A9LH, due to menuhax + emuNAND being very unstable, but the risk was making me uneasy so I decided to post about it here on GBATemp.
Eventually I bit the bullet and set it up (using Plai's tutorial) and my n3DS was running on A9LH. It was a ride, but it was worth it for the benefits it had.
I will admit though, it's not for people who are really scared of breaking their 3DS even the slightest. When I downgraded to 9.2 from 9.9, I got a black screen error (An error has occurred...) and I was on a partial downgrade. I had to update to 10.7 and then back down, but I actually thought I was a goner. Each time it told me to restart, I was crossing my fingers hoping it'd work. It did, however that nagging fear that I was going to brick my console (even with a tutorial as well-tested as Plai's) took a toll on me.
If you're not experienced in 3DS hacking, don't feel pressured to do it. Only do it if you want reliable ARM9 access and reliable patched NAND booting, and you feel like biting the bullet/you're okay with tampering with the sysNAND. The results are great, if not amazing, but you need to think about whether the work to get there is worth it to you.
Eventually I bit the bullet and set it up (using Plai's tutorial) and my n3DS was running on A9LH. It was a ride, but it was worth it for the benefits it had.
I will admit though, it's not for people who are really scared of breaking their 3DS even the slightest. When I downgraded to 9.2 from 9.9, I got a black screen error (An error has occurred...) and I was on a partial downgrade. I had to update to 10.7 and then back down, but I actually thought I was a goner. Each time it told me to restart, I was crossing my fingers hoping it'd work. It did, however that nagging fear that I was going to brick my console (even with a tutorial as well-tested as Plai's) took a toll on me.
If you're not experienced in 3DS hacking, don't feel pressured to do it. Only do it if you want reliable ARM9 access and reliable patched NAND booting, and you feel like biting the bullet/you're okay with tampering with the sysNAND. The results are great, if not amazing, but you need to think about whether the work to get there is worth it to you.
i know that here are some people who are making hardmod services is here someone who can make it for a9lh too? (i cant stay so long on pc because after an hour my eyes are hurting)
Do it if you think you need it.
I personally did because menuhax was being a complete ass.
But, whatever works for you is ok.
I personally did because menuhax was being a complete ass.
But, whatever works for you is ok.
Last edited by Margen67,
- Joined
- Dec 1, 2009
- Messages
- 2,228
- Trophies
- 0
- Age
- 40
- Location
- Canada
- Website
- www.shophandmade.com
- XP
- 1,326
- Country
Installed it six or seven times already on o3DSes. Will install it over next weekend on an n3DS.
My original cosmos black 3DS was giving me a conniption fit and I ended up formatting it with the big red button and everything worked. I did the downgrade about 3 times and emunand kept on glitching out (I couldn't go into system settings without the system looping).
Honestly, the most tedious part of it is waiting for everything to work - just waiting for things to be written to the NAND and the sd card. It is dead frustrating to watch...
My original cosmos black 3DS was giving me a conniption fit and I ended up formatting it with the big red button and everything worked. I did the downgrade about 3 times and emunand kept on glitching out (I couldn't go into system settings without the system looping).
Honestly, the most tedious part of it is waiting for everything to work - just waiting for things to be written to the NAND and the sd card. It is dead frustrating to watch...
I could do it for you for free, under the condition that I will not assume any responsibility if something goes wrong.
Could something go wrong? Of course.
And I don't want to get stressed if that happened.
