Hacking Luma3DS - Noob-proof 3DS Custom Firmware

[Kazuma77]

you insult @Aurora Wright and you insult @Plailect's guide thus insulting everyone involved with it. bugger off.

It's called constructive criticism. There's a huge difference. I'm not putting down anyone's work. Just suggesting improvements.

We'll treat you like someone who knows what they're talking about when you actually know what you're talking about... Based on your statements, it sounds to me like you mixed up your sys and emuNAND when running the restore (since sysNAND had the file in question and the keep a9lh doesn't actually touch the filesystem), so a simple mistake on your part and you start insulting the devs who (as stated above) do this work FOR FREE, you aren't entitled to anything, like getting free advice when you don't know what to do or try on your own, so yes we'll be condescending, mean assholes if we want, you don't have to like it, accept it, or use the software provided if you don't want... Since, you know, it's all free when there are people who get paid to write code instead of just putting it out there.

If that were the case then I wouldn't be running 10.7, would I? I did not insult anyone. And I didn't have to say anything. I only pointed out these issues in case anyone else has them. Not to get in an ego war. If some people can't accept that what I say happened actually happened, they can believe what they want to, but I have better things to do with my time than sit around making things up, and carrying on this senseless argument.

It's safe to update, but homebrews that use svcBackdoor (e.g. RetroArch CIAs and BootNTR, which would just dump debug info) will no longer work right (i.e. they will crash) until a workaround is made.

Thanks for the heads up. Based on that, I think I'll hold off on updating for now. Well, I guess we all knew 10.7 was overdue for a replacement. It's been almost two months.

 

[anup756]

Come on guys, NOOB here and need your help.. So I followed @Plailect's guide on installing ARM9Loader with CakesFW on my N3DS. I want to switch to the latest Luma3DS but am wondering how do I do that. Also the health and safety app has FBI 1.4, I want to have atleast 2.0. Can anyone tell me how to do it? I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

 

[Temptress Cerise]

Come on guys, NOOB here and need your help.. So I followed @Plailect's guide on installing ARM9Loader with CakesFW on my N3DS. I want to switch to the latest Luma3DS but am wondering how do I do that. Also the health and safety app has FBI 1.4, I want to have atleast 2.0. Can anyone tell me how to do it? I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

Taken from the guide: If you currently have Updated SysNAND + Cakes and want to switch to Updated SysNAND + Luma3DS, just follow "Preparatory work."
Link: https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/Part-5-(arm9loaderhax)

As for the FBI, just install the latest copy of FBI, and put the old FBI app into a folder and forget about it.

 

[anup756]

Taken from the guide: If you currently have Updated SysNAND + Cakes and want to switch to Updated SysNAND + Luma3DS, just follow "Preparatory work."
Link: https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki/Part-5-(arm9loaderhax)

As for the FBI, just install the latest copy of FBI, and put the old FBI app into a folder and forget about it.

Cool! Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[punderino]

Cool! Thanks for pointing that out.

Seriously, I think if you're moving to a different CFW, all you need to do is delete CakesFW shits (after backing it up) and then just put AuReiNand's on there, set the flags on boot for updated SysNAND mode and you should be fine.

 

[gamecaptor]

I'm cleaning my SD card and I'm curious which of these files do I need to keep in the luma folder (I am running Luma3DS 5.4):

config.bin
firmware.bin
firmware_agb.bin
firmware_twl.bin
patched_firmware_agb.bin
patched_firmware_emu.bin
patched_firmware_sys.bin
patched_firmware_twl.bin

 

[Supster131]

firmware_agb.bin
firmware_twl.bin
patched_firmware_agb.bin
patched_firmware_emu.bin
patched_firmware_sys.bin
patched_firmware_twl.bin

You don't need these anymore.
You also don't need to use firmware.bin if you don't use NTR.

 

[infinete]

Assuming I am on the latest luma nightly and wish to update my sysnand, is it as simple as updating via system settings? Is there any pre work I should do or settings I should ensure are enabled?

 

[ihaveahax]

I'm cleaning my SD card and I'm curious which of these files do I need to keep in the luma folder (I am running Luma3DS 5.4):

config.bin
firmware.bin
firmware_agb.bin
firmware_twl.bin
patched_firmware_agb.bin
patched_firmware_emu.bin
patched_firmware_sys.bin
patched_firmware_twl.bin

You don't need these anymore.
You also don't need to use firmware.bin if you don't use NTR.

recommended to keep it if you use Retroarch emulators, as 11.0 FIRM breaks the CIA/3DS versions for now.

 

[Supster131]

Assuming I am on the latest luma nightly and wish to update my sysnand, is it as simple as updating via system settings? Is there any pre work I should do or settings I should ensure are enabled?

Nah, you're safe to update via System Settings.

 

[ihaveahax]

Assuming I am on the latest luma nightly and wish to update my sysnand, is it as simple as updating via system settings? Is there any pre work I should do or settings I should ensure are enabled?

you can just update as usual.

 

[temper999]

A NAND backup does not hurt

 

[_Vinny_]

No. If you're not running A9LH, you're using the .dat file. I don't believe the tool even works with the .dat because it can already coexist with other CFWs (if you really can't stand the thought of leaving the .dat file in the root though, well, apparently d0k3 can't either, so you could always use the one from his extended starter pack). I think this confirms the reboot patch is not working correctly on the O3DS (though it's working great on the N3DS). Just downgrade to 5.2 until Aurora can check it out.

Downgrade to 5.2 not works too. Tested com rxTools 3, works fine.

 

[Baccabechoppin]

So just making sure, do I require the latest nightly build before updating to the latest firmware version? Or can I safely update using version 5.4?

 

[Kazuma77]

Cool! Thanks for pointing that out.

Seriously, I think if you're moving to a different CFW, all you need to do is delete CakesFW shits (after backing it up) and then just put AuReiNand's on there, set the flags on boot for updated SysNAND mode and you should be fine.

Just overwriting arm9loaderhax.bin with the one from Luma should be all that's necessary (well, you probably do need a "luma" folder on the card, even if it's empty). You can delete the boot_config.ini file if you do this. Once that's done you can move your payloads over -- move the apps from the "a9lh" folder over to the "luma/payloads" folder and rename them so that there's an "up_" or "down_" etc. at the front of the name (depending on which buttons you want to boot them with). Might save you some time over recopying them. Cakes doesn't have a .bin file though, so if you want to keep it (you can have both if you want), you'll have to chop the first 12000 (hex) bytes off of the .dat file with a hex editor to create one. I put Cakes on Y, so I would call it "y_Cakes.bin" but, you can put it wherever you want it.

Alternatively, you could keep BootCTR9 if you rename Luma's arm9loaderhax.bin file to something like Luma3ds.bin and patch it with the included patcher (be careful to get the location and name correct though -- otherwise anything requiring the reboot patch will fail). Then just change the "default" section in boot_config.ini to run Luma, and set Cakes to one of the buttons if you want to keep it.

Neither is overly complicated.

So just making sure, do I require the latest nightly build before updating to the latest firmware version? Or can I safely update using version 5.4?

5.4 should be OK.

Downgrade to 5.2 not works too. Tested com rxTools 3, works fine.

I'm not sure what to tell you. It's been slightly over a month since I've had a non-A9LH system. Are you using firmware.bin? If so, IIRC, the reboot patch doesn't work on 9.x NATIVE_FIRM (this is why having an N3DS is handy if you want to use NTR, or Retroarch as of 11.0 -- they use 10.2 instead of 9.6). So, you could try renaming firmware.bin (you can use Godmode9 or CTRXplorer if you want to leave the card in the 3DS) and see if that helps. Or turn "SysNAND is updated" on (that will cause Luma to ignore firmware.bin when booting EmuNAND unless you hold R, and boot your SysNAND with 9.6 when holding L). That's about all I can think of that it could be.

 

[leonmagnus99]

ohwh new update is out did anyone with updated sysNAND (no emuNAND) update their ds to 11.x and luma a9lh still all okay ?

 

[BabyBichu]

ohwh new update is out did anyone with updated sysNAND (no emuNAND) update their ds to 11.x and luma a9lh still all okay ?

http://gbatemp.net/threads/update-clearing-things-up-with-11-0-0-33.425974/

It is SAFE to update your system if you have A9LH (make sure your CFW has firm protection)
NTR works on New 3DS (tested by me)

 

[leonmagnus99]

http://gbatemp.net/threads/update-clearing-things-up-with-11-0-0-33.425974/

time to update my console then, thanks c:

 

[BabyBichu]

time to update my console then, thanks c:

Will try later 2 c:

 

[Februarysn0w]

All works fine at 11.0.0-33(J). Thank you!