Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

[Gcentrex]

It also can cause problems due to using outdated TWL partitions and can lose GBA saves

GBA save issues and DS games not loading

 

[astronautlevel]

GBA save issues and DS games not loading

Which is exactly what I said, correct?

 

[fr3quency]

It also can cause problems due to using outdated TWL partitions and can lose GBA saves

Oh, I didn't know that. Never bothered wth TWL and GBA games. ;o I'll leave him then to your hands. I'm kinda off to sleep.

 

[MichMaster]

Dump all your partitions but FIRM0/1 on EmuNAND. Then inject them into SysNAND.

DO NOT use an entire emunand dump or you will remove a9lh.

This method is easier and faster: https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutoria...rm9loaderhax-only.415724/page-19#post-6137184

So I inject again AGBSAVE.bin, CTRNAND.bin, TWLN.bin, and TWLP.bin to sysnand?

 

[astronautlevel]

So I inject again AGBSAVE.bin, CTRNAND.bin, TWLN.bin, and TWLP.bin to sysnand?

Yep, that's exactly right.

 

[MichMaster]

Yep, that's exactly right.

All right, will give it a try

 

[ImInDaShAdOwZz]

You only need 1 of them and it should be obvious which one. You're more than likely launching from 9.2 (don't get confused by the fact that you're using firmware90.bin for AuReiNand; Firmware 9.2 uses the same native_firm as 9.0). So grab the 9.2 payload from your 3ds model's folder and copy it into a folder called Cia_shortcut in the root of your memory card, as the readme states (at least on the main page: https://github.com/Rohul1997/Gateway_cia)

Do I need to rename it to something like "b.bin"? I was also thinking of doing this for Decrypt9 but I don't know how to do both simultaneously

 

[Gcentrex]

Which is exactly what I said, correct?

I was just saying it in English so anyone reading it will understand, for some reason not everyone reads to knows what each partition does.

I have helped too many people with problems loading DS games.....

 

[daxtsu]

So I inject again AGBSAVE.bin, CTRNAND.bin, TWLN.bin, and TWLP.bin to sysnand?

Yep, that's exactly right.

I'll second that advice, don't forget to inject TWLN and TWLP, or you're going to be in for a bad time like I was earlier today. DS games utterly refused to work. I stupidly deleted my emuNAND backup after injecting -only- CTRNAND, so I had to jump through a zillion hoops to fix it. Inject the TWL partitions from the very beginning to save yourself a huge hassle.

 

[MichMaster]

I'll second that advice, don't forget to inject TWLN and TWLP, or you're going to be in for a bad time like I was earlier today. DS games utterly refused to work. I stupidly deleted my emuNAND backup, so I had to jump through a zillion hoops to fix it. Inject the TWL partitions from the very beginning to save yourself a huge hassle.

Installing em right now, hope it works this time

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@astronautlevel , @daxtsu , @fr3quency Thanks so much for the help, it now boots up straight to CFW buuuut I can't boot into sysnand 9.2 anymore, solved 1 thing, broke another haha

 

[Pacman`]

You need to install pycrypto

No he doesn't.
He forgot to install GIT duh

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Excuse me but how do I sync this on my PC? I typed "git clone --recursive https://github.com/AuroraWright/arm9loaderhax/tree/noscreeninit.git" but it didn't work. xD Sorry, I'm a total noob when it comes to syncing - I'm pretty new to this stuff.

You download the zip file

 

[Supster131]

Installing em right now, hope it works this time

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@astronautlevel , @daxtsu , @fr3quency Thanks so much for the help, it now boots up straight to CFW buuuut I can't boot into sysnand 9.2 anymore, solved 1 thing, broke another haha

Wait, weren't you trying to move your emuNAND to sysNAND? Doing that will destroy your 9.2 sysNAND and make it an exact copy of emuNAND.

 

[MichMaster]

Wait, weren't you trying to move your emuNAND to sysNAND? Doing that will destroy your 9.2 sysNAND and make it an exact copy of emuNAND.

Just realized that and I didn't backup sysNAND's CTRNAND.bin, did I screw up? lol

 

[Supster131]

Just realized that and I didn't backup sysNAND's CTRNAND.bin, did I screw up? lol

Well, you aren't really gonna need 9.2 anymore. 9.2 was used to be able to launch arm9 programs, but thanks to A9LH you can pretty much launch all those programs as payloads on A9LH.

 

[MichMaster]

Well, you aren't really gonna need 9.2 anymore. 9.2 was used to be able to launch arm9 programs, but thanks to A9LH you can pretty much launch all those programs as payloads on A9LH.

Got a little worried haha, but glad to know I don't need it anymore. I do have a last question. Should I create a new emuNAND so I use that to update when 10.8 is out and inject the CTRNAND to sysNAND or is it ok if you just update sysNAND normally through System Settings?

 

[Supster131]

Got a little worried haha, but glad to know I don't need it anymore but I do have a last question. Should I create a new emuNAND so I use that to update when 10.8 is out and inject the CTRNAND to sysNAND or is it ok if you just update normally through System Settings?

You can update sysNAND just fine through System Settings.
If you're on the latest version of AuReiNAND, press Select at boot and enable all 3 options just to be safe.

 

[MichMaster]

You can update sysNAND just fine through System Settings.
If you're on the latest version of AuReiNAND, press Select at boot and enable all 3 options just to be safe.

Awesome, I can take a rest now Appreciate the info!

 

[Aurora Wright]

A surprise test build for the night: http://www109.zippyshare.com/v/TkeAz5tI/file.html .

 

[driverdis]

A surprise test build for the night: http://www109.zippyshare.com/v/TkeAz5tI/file.html .

any sort of changelog for this build. any info would be nice.

 

[urherenow]

Do I need to rename it to something like "b.bin"? I was also thinking of doing this for Decrypt9 but I don't know how to do both simultaneously

No, the firm needs to be named firmware.bin (or firmware90.bin, if you have a need for that one) and directly in the aurei folder. Read the original post of this thread, please. I enjoy helping people, but I have a short temper when people seem to ask questions without reading the instructions.

OTHER programs that you might want to load at boot time (instead of CFW) like decrypt9 and such get renamed (one of them to default.bin, others to b.bin and such) and placed in aurei/payloads. And it's the arm9loaderhax.bin for that program that gets renamed in that case.