Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

[DjoeN]

OK, i moved the file. So there doesnt need to be one on the root either ,right? Just in the rei folder?
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No, you don't need firmware*.bin files in the root for rei, only in the 'rei' folder

 

[MgARBITER]

No, you don't need firmware*.bin file sin the root for rei, only in the 'rei' folder

OK, so both firmware90 and firmware.bin go in rei only. Got it. So, holding L loads sysnand 9.2 with cfw or patched and R just loads plain old sysnand? Is that what i am to gather? Sorry for all the questions. Aurora's explanation of things is a little confusing to me.

 

[samiam144]

OK, i moved the file. So there doesnt need to be one on the root either ,right? Just in the rei folder?


Have a good guide on how to do so? Or give me a quick explanation. I was able to find and download CtrBoot, but dont know what my boot config should be like.

https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/47t6fy/info_thread_a9lh_installed_now_what/
(If it's against the rules to link this, please let me know)

 

[MgARBITER]

https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/47t6fy/info_thread_a9lh_installed_now_what/
(If it's against the rules to link this, please let me know)

Thanks so much for that! As much as i lurk that subreddit i dont know how i missed that.

 

[DjoeN]

in your case:
holding 'L' loads sysnand with firmware90.bin with sig patches (from here you can run exploits for arm11 access)
holding 'R' boots sysnand with firmware.bin (10.x) with sig patches but no arm11 access

(someone correct me if i'm wrong )

 

[OrGoN3]

in your case:
holding 'L' loads sysnand with firmware90.bin with sig patches (from here you can run exploits for arm11 access)
holding 'R' boots sysnand with firmware.bin (10.x) with sig patches but no arm11 access

(someone correct me if i'm wrong )

Does holding R then let you play the latest games (ie, Fire Emblem) while still being on exploitable firmware (9.0/9.2)? I asked a similar question regarding what Aurora meant.

 

[DjoeN]

Does holding R then let you play the latest games (ie, Fire Emblem) while still being on exploitable firmware (9.0/9.2)? I asked a similar question regarding what Aurora meant.

I can't answer that for sure, i mainly use my O3DSXL EU that boots straight into A9LH Sysnand 10.6 and that runs the latest Fire Emblem games (Birthright/Conquest/Fates) (Undubbed V3/RegionFree) without a problem.

 

[MgARBITER]

https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/47t6fy/info_thread_a9lh_installed_now_what/
(If it's against the rules to link this, please let me know)

Ok, so looking at this for some time still leaves me a little lost. I used a different fork (capito27's) so idk what to do. CtrBoot comes with arm9bootloader.bin and arm9loaderhax.bin. Do i place both on the root and overwrite the arm9loaderhax.bin already there? I have decrypt9 on the root and this is what my config looks like. I am making this way harder than it probably is lol.

Spoiler

[DEFAULT]
path = /rei/arm9loaderhax.bin
delay = 2000
offset = 0
payload = -1


[KEY_R]
path = /arm9loaderhax.bin
delay = 2000
offset = 0
payload = -1

[KEY_A]
path = /Decrypt9WIP.bin
screenEnabled = 0
delay = 2000
offset = 0
payload = -1

 

[CreativeMan]

Does holding R then let you play the latest games (ie, Fire Emblem) while still being on exploitable firmware (9.0/9.2)? I asked a similar question regarding what Aurora meant.

You would still need to spoof the firmware version, or use patched CIA that doesn't check it. Haven't tested myself but that should do it.

 

[GBHAKC75]

One little request : Would it be possible to move ALL AuReiNAND files to different paths than ReiNAND ? So we could use them both at the same time...

 

[CreativeMan]

One little request : Would it be possible to move ALL AuReiNAND files to different paths than ReiNAND ? So we could use them both at the same time...

Why would you do that? To keep the "Ver." string patches?

 

[GBHAKC75]

Why would you do that? To keep the "Ver." string patches?

I just prefer to use ReiNAND as my daily driver with EmuNAND, but when it comes to boot SysNAND I prefer AuReiNAND since it protects SysNAND against FIRM writes.

 

[samiam144]

Ok, so looking at this for some time still leaves me a little lost. I used a different fork (capito27's) so idk what to do. CtrBoot comes with arm9bootloader.bin and arm9loaderhax.bin. Do i place both on the root and overwrite the arm9loaderhax.bin already there? I have decrypt9 on the root and this is what my config looks like. I am making this way harder than it probably is lol.

Spoiler

[DEFAULT]
path = /rei/arm9loaderhax.bin
delay = 2000
offset = 0
payload = -1


[KEY_R]
path = /arm9loaderhax.bin
delay = 2000
offset = 0
payload = -1

[KEY_A]
path = /Decrypt9WIP.bin
screenEnabled = 0
delay = 2000
offset = 0
payload = -1

I also used the capito27 fork so I'm not sure how different it is. The arm9loaderhax.bin that is already in your root, what is it? I believe you can just move it to a different folder and make a path to it from bootctr.

[KEY_X]
path = /blahblah/arm9loaderhax.bin
screenEnabled = 0
delay = 2000
offset = 0
payload = -1

The two bin files included in the bootCTR download (most importantly, the arm9loaderhax.bin) must be in your sd card root. That is because the one in your root is the one that is booted first. Then BootCTR can boot the other arm9loaderhax.bin files by reading your button press and comparing it to the config file.

 

[DarkKaine]

Hmm, I realized my N3DS no longer detects that games have an update ready, not sure what's up with that. Gateway always showed it.
Did I get banned or something?

 

[Skater4599]

I'm sure I am missing something stupid, but so far I have been unable to get it to work properly so I'm going to ask for help. Yesterday I got a9lh installed and working, emunand autoboots with aureinand and everything works great with that! If I hold R on boot, it boots me to patched sysnand. If I hold L it hangs on a black screen, I would like to fix this so It never freezes. I put firmware90.bin and firmware.bin in /rei folder. After putting firmware90.bin there and holding L it seem's like it tries to load and I get a garbled screen up top then goes to black screen and hangs again. I have not made any "updatedsysnand" file or anything. I'm still unclear about exactly what that does. Any help is appreciated!
O3ds XL sysnand 9.2.20U

 

[urherenow]

Lol I had a little freak attack when I didn't see anything to indicate emuNAND and sysNAND. It feels wrong and still does, but you start to get over it.

That's what folders and themes are for. Make them look completely different. I use a theme and 3 rows of icons on my emunand. Sysnand has 2 rows of icons and no theme.

If your emuNAND is 9.0/9.2, and you hold R on boot, how is it that I can no longer use exploits that exist on 9.0/9.2? I'm a little confused by what Aurora meant by this.

Unless you are forcing your sysnand to boot with firmware90.bin, it is launching a higher native_firm. First thing that comes to mind is Gateway. You can't launch the Gateway menu without a native_firm from 4.5~9.2.

I'm sure I am missing something stupid, but so far I have been unable to get it to work properly so I'm going to ask for help. Yesterday I got a9lh installed and working, emunand autoboots with aureinand and everything works great with that! If I hold R on boot, it boots me to patched sysnand. If I hold L it hangs on a black screen, I would like to fix this so It never freezes. I put firmware90.bin and firmware.bin in /rei folder. After putting firmware90.bin there and holding L it seem's like it tries to load and I get a garbled screen up top then goes to black screen and hangs again. I have not made any "updatedsysnand" file or anything. I'm still unclear about exactly what that does. Any help is appreciated!
O3ds XL sysnand 9.2.20U

Do you happen to have menuhax on your sysnand? Holding L is trying to trigger it...

 

[Koryushin]

I'm sure I am missing something stupid, but so far I have been unable to get it to work properly so I'm going to ask for help. Yesterday I got a9lh installed and working, emunand autoboots with aureinand and everything works great with that! If I hold R on boot, it boots me to patched sysnand. If I hold L it hangs on a black screen, I would like to fix this so It never freezes. I put firmware90.bin and firmware.bin in /rei folder. After putting firmware90.bin there and holding L it seem's like it tries to load and I get a garbled screen up top then goes to black screen and hangs again. I have not made any "updatedsysnand" file or anything. I'm still unclear about exactly what that does. Any help is appreciated!
O3ds XL sysnand 9.2.20U

Are you using the firmware90.bin file from rei-o3ds folder inside firm.7z file ?

 

[Skater4599]

That's what folders and themes are for. Make them look completely different. I use a theme and 3 rows of icons on my emunand. Sysnand has 2 rows of icons and no theme.
Do you happen to have menuhax on your sysnand? Holding L is trying to trigger it...

This is probably the answer! I was using menuhax prior to installing a9lh yesterday, and now with my new SD card there isn't even a menuhax payload nor do I want it anymore. Am I safe to just uninstall from sysnand with the HBL installer?

Are you using the firmware90.bin file from rei-o3ds folder inside firm.7z file ?

I am using the firmware90.bin from firms.7z provided on the github.

 

[urherenow]

This is probably the answer! I was using menuhax prior to installing a9lh yesterday, and now with my new SD card there isn't even a menuhax payload nor do I want it anymore. Am I safe to just uninstall from sysnand with the HBL installer?



I am using the firmware90.bin from firms.7z provided on the github.

Sure. It's always safe to uninstall menuhax. Especially with a9lh, as it isn't needed at all. Just have hblauncher_loader installed as well and you can quickly boot up HBL or ctrbootmanager or whatever.

 

[Skater4599]

Sure. It's always safe to uninstall menuhax. Especially with a9lh, as it isn't needed at all. Just have hblauncher_loader installed as well and you can quickly boot up HBL or ctrbootmanager or whatever.

Thank you again, I've uninstalled menuhax via the HBL. Now when I hold L it gives the garbled screen on top then gives me "an error has occured. Hold down the POWER button to turn off the power" screen. I'm wondering if there is more on my sysnand I need to remove like menuhax was.