Gaming Homebrew Mod Moon bricked my SSB3DS cartridge

[kuro0628neko]

Howdy internet. I opened Mod Moon for the first time in a long time simply because I hadn't opened it. My JAP SSB3DS cartridge was in my N3DS at the time, and I got all sorts of error messages since there were no mod files available for MM to read. I tried closing MM, but after a minute of waiting with the "software is closing" message (albeit in Japanese) on my N3DS, I decided to reboot through Rosalina.

Since then, I get the same error message at launch:

I am totally stumped at what I can do to to revert things back to how they were. When I put the cartridge in a 3DS (which currently has no SD inserted), the game loads just to tell me I need to click the home button to update it. So it does seem not all hope is lost.

Any ideas to remedy this would be greatly appreciated. I'm frustrated after over an hour of troubleshooting on my own!!

 

[Shadow#1]

Howdy internet. I opened Mod Moon for the first time in a long time simply because I hadn't opened it. My JAP SSB3DS cartridge was in my N3DS at the time, and I got all sorts of error messages since there were no mod files available for MM to read. I tried closing MM, but after a minute of waiting with the "software is closing" message (albeit in Japanese) on my N3DS, I decided to reboot through Rosalina.

Since then, I get the same error message at launch:

I am totally stumped at what I can do to to revert things back to how they were. When I put the cartridge in a 3DS (which currently has no SD inserted), the game loads just to tell me I need to click the home button to update it. So it does seem not all hope is lost.

Any ideas to remedy this would be greatly appreciated. I'm frustrated after over an hour of troubleshooting on my own!!

Software can not brick a rom

 

[kuro0628neko]

Software can brick a rom

It's not a rom, it's a cartridge.

 

[Shadow#1]

It's not a rom, it's a cartridge.

It's a rom all cartridges r roms they arnt rams

 

[impeeza]

It's not a rom, it's a cartridge.

the ROM is the chip (or part of a chip) holding the software of a cartridge, a cartridge is the holder of the chips and electronics needed to the console read the software on the ROM.

 

[kuro0628neko]

the ROM is the chip (or part of a chip) holding the software of a cartridge, a cartridge is the holder of the chips and electronics needed to the console read the software on the ROM.

My bad.

That being said, what can I do to fix the ROM then?

 

[impeeza]

My bad.

That being said, what can I do to fix the ROM then?

if your ROM got really busted, you need to reprogram it.

 

[Shadow#1]

My bad.

That being said, what can I do to fix the ROM then?

U buy a new rom

 

[impeeza]

can you try the cartridge on other console?

 

[SylverReZ]

if your ROM got really busted, you need to reprogram it.

Software can brick a rom

ROM stands for read-only memory, all DS cartridges cannot be rewritten (except for the save chip).

 

[kuro0628neko]

Now that I'm getting conflicting info… Is my cartridge salvageable in any way? And if so, how?

 

[impeeza]

ROM stands for read-only memory, all DS cartridges cannot be rewritten (except for the save chip).

you are completely right, what is more normally on the wild are the EEPROMs and similar (electronic erasable and programmable Read Only Memory.)

there is a set of nintendo Cartridges which get erased if you don't use them on a certain time, even if you think you have a "ROM" chip on it.

 

[SylverReZ]

you are completely right, what is more normally on the wild are the EEPROMs and similar (electronic erasable and programmable Read Only Memory.)

there is a set of nintendo Cartridges which get erased if you don't use them on a certain time, even if you think you have a "ROM" chip on it.

Most typical cartridges use a OTP ROM (one time programmable) meaning that it can only be written once and can never be erased and rewritten once its on there.

 

[Shadow#1]

ROM stands for read-only memory, all DS cartridges cannot be rewritten (except for the save chip).

Yep cannot I missed the "not" in my post corrected now

 

[RyanTheArchivist]

Now that I'm getting conflicting info… Is my cartridge salvageable in any way? And if so, how?

Try the card on another 3DS. If it's still crashing, try and delete all save data from the cart. If that doesnt work, then the cart is likely done.

 

[kuro0628neko]

Try the card on another 3DS. If it's still crashing, try and delete all save data from the cart. If that doesnt work, then the cart is likely done.

It does open on my other 3DS (not an N3DS). I just inserted a dummy sd card into it so it can update the game to see if it's playable there. But it seems likely that I can play it on my other 3DS… which means there is something I need to fix on my N3DS' sd card, I imagine.

 

[impeeza]

It does open on my other 3DS (not an N3DS). I just inserted a dummy sd card into it so it can update the game to see if it's playable there. But it seems likely that I can play it on my other 3DS… which means there is something I need to fix on my N3DS' sd card, I imagine.

exactly

 

[Space_Goddess_Samus_Aran]

ROM = Read Only Memory
RAM = Random Access Memory

 

[kuro0628neko]

exactly

Okay……… Saying "exactly" doesn't do anything helpful lol.

Post automatically merged: May 12, 2023

After the update FINALLY finished on my 3DS, the game is running just fine. So what do I do to fix how it runs on the N3DS where the original problem occurred?

 

[Shadow#1]

Okay……… Saying "exactly" doesn't do anything helpful lol.

Post automatically merged: May 12, 2023

After the update FINALLY finished on my 3DS, the game is running just fine. So what do I do to fix how it runs on the N3DS where the original problem occurred?

Remove any mods effecting it running