Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

[Sniffynose]

Does that really make a difference in speed? In regards to emunand, which is what I'll always use, I think chasing faster boot times (15secs) is the same as chasing puff the magic dragon.

I can boot in around 8 seconds using a "Lexar 300x Class 10 UH1 32gb" micro sd with this method, my old custom built Reinand/bootctr/payloads took close to 24s and sadly even with best efforts would fail the odd time.

This shaves a few seconds off the emuNand boot, and honestly with a hardmod available I don't need to worry about sysNand problems anymore. The only tricky part was to make sure that while my sysNand was 9.2 to install FBI or inject it into H&S since once you upgrade to 10.x decrypt9 won't inject. The odd time I need to run decrypt9 to backup or restore the sysNand I use the bootctr9 from boot and run it that way, when done, rename it and go back to a clean straight boot with AuReiNand.

Once you have it running sysNand makes things so much cleaner, and as a bonus you get back that extra 2gb that emuNand takes on your MicroSD card, letting you squeeze another game or two on there

Rei and Aurora are honestly a great team and I hope they both know their work is appreciated here

 

[Sev501]

Thank you for all your hard work this is for everyone who made this possible and contributed to the scene!! Thanks so much... I've learned alot and re-learnt things that I miss doing as a hobby before getting busy with IRL (job,etc.).

I've been following the scene by reading post 1 to latest even if I'm at bed / rest room and at work.. I've managed to set up both windows and linux dev environment and can compile most of your offerings

Thank you! Works like a treat on my n3ds a9lh (dark-samus branch/fork).

Cheers!

P.s.
The latest release 3.7.2 made me boot from 15 s to round 11.9 secs
N3ds - Emunand 10.6 / Sysnand 9.20

 

[wiiuser2]

You can use L to boot a 9.0 emuNAND from where you can boot what you want (I use my GW this way if I ever need to).

Hi Aurora, thanks for this awesome work. One question though: do you mean with the statement above that you can start GW mode from a 9.0 emuNand or any newer emuNand booted with 9.0 FIRM (by holding L)?

Edit: found the answer here already: http://gbatemp.net/threads/release-hb-launcher-mod-cia-for-gateway.416449/#post-6116519

 

[TheDuckMan64]

So I've set up a9lh on my n3ds and it's working fine, but I can't install cia's. I get the same error as when I try to install a cia on a vanilla sysnand. Also, when trying to dump H&S with decrypt9, I get the following error:

Searching title "Health&Safety (N3DS)"...
Method 1: Search in title.db...
Method 2: Search in file system...
Failed!
Health&Safety Dump: Failed!

I have reset the title.db and import.db, but to no avail. Anyone?

 

[Mrrraou]

So I've set up a9lh on my n3ds and it's working fine, but I can't install cia's. I get the same error as when I try to install a cia on a vanilla sysnand. Also, when trying to dump H&S with decrypt9, I get the following error:

Searching title "Health&Safety (N3DS)"...
Method 1: Search in title.db...
Method 2: Search in file system...
Failed!
Health&Safety Dump: Failed!

I have reset the title.db and import.db, but to no avail. Anyone?

Are you booting Decrypt9 from A9LH or on sysNAND?
And btw, this isn't the right place.

 

[TheDuckMan64]

Are you booting Decrypt9 from A9LH or on sysNAND?
And btw, this isn't the right place.

Thought this was also a support forum
And I can't boot it from sysnand, it just kicks me back to the hbl. I think a9lh wasn't detecting my firmware90.bin/ I had it in the wrong place, so that's probably the issue.
EDIT: Where should I put my firmware90.bin?

 

[Mrrraou]

Thought this was also a support forum
And I can't boot it from sysnand, it just kicks me back to the hbl. I think a9lh wasn't detecting my firmware90.bin/ I had it in the wrong place, so that's probably the issue.

It is, but this is the AuReiNAND thread.
Make sure you have the firmware90.bin, and hold L+R while booting, then try going into Decrypt9.

 

[TheDuckMan64]

It is, but this is the AuReiNAND thread.
Make sure you have the firmware90.bin, and hold L+R while booting, then try going into Decrypt9.

Will that put me in sysnand though?

 

[Mrrraou]

Will that put me in sysnand though?

It will.

 

[TheDuckMan64]

It will.

All it did was boot me into a black screen. I am using BootCtr9 (and yes I held down L+R at the right time.)
My sd card setup:
http://imgur.com/bU5WzXT

 

[Mrrraou]

All it did was boot me into a black screen. I am using BootCtr9 (and yes I held down L+R at the right time.)
My sd card setup:
http://imgur.com/bU5WzXT

You need the firmware90.bin.

 

[TheDuckMan64]

You need the firmware90.bin.

It's there, in between Emunand 9 and Nintendo 3DS.

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It is, but this is the AuReiNAND thread.
Make sure you have the firmware90.bin, and hold L+R while booting, then try going into Decrypt9.

"Updated sysNAND" mode:
- For this, you NEED A9LH. You can toggle it by creating a "/rei/updatedsysnand" file.
- Normally sysNAND is autobooted.
- If you hold L on boot, emuNAND will be booted with the firmware90.bin on the SD card so you can use exploits (you need to create a 9.0/9.2 emuNAND for this!).
- If you hold R on boot, emuNAND will be booted with the firmware.bin on the SD card.

?

 

[DjoeN]

all firmware files need to be in the rei folder

 

[TheDuckMan64]

all firmware files need to be in the rei folder

firmware90.bin is supposed to be on the root of the sd card.

 

[Filo97]

firmware90.bin is supposed to be on the root of the sd card.

No.

 

[DjoeN]

firmware90.bin is supposed to be on the root of the sd card.

as far as i know it's in my rei folder and i can boot fine with it, even run Decrypt9 etc...
Just try it.

 

[Just Passing By]

firmware90.bin is supposed to be on the root of the sd card.

It's supposed to be in the rei folder.

 

[TheDuckMan64]

No.

Where does it state otherwise?

 

[Mrrraou]

It's there, in between Emunand 9 and Nintendo 3DS.

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?

It needs to be in the rei folder...

And what you quoted from the OP is for the updated sysnand flag...

 

[Filo97]

Where does it state otherwise?

IN THAT DANMIT REI FOLDER! no offence.