Hacking N3DS - Partial downgrade 9.5 -> 9.2 - Homebrew won't launch

[Maiken]

Hi,

I've been trying to downgrade my N3DS from 9.5 to 9.2. An error occured during the installation, so I'm stuck with a partial downgrade. Problems:

• I can't seem to launch homebrew launcher when pressing down, while booting.
• I can launch homebrew launcher from the browser.
• Plailect guide says to download the ropbin payload of 9.2 and replace browserhax_hblauncher_ropbin_payload.bin. However, that file does not exist.

My questions:

• Can I try to upgrade again from the homebrew launcher opened from the browser?
• If I need to replace a file, which one should I replace?

Thank you in advance.

Solution (if you have the same problem):

• I deleted the files on my SD except Nintendo 3DS and started the guide all over again.
• Instead of the ropbin for 9.5, I downloaded the one for 9.2.
• I was able to install menuhax and it worked during boot again.
• The system downgrade was able to finish.

 

[Cody090909]

Hi,

I've been trying to downgrade my N3DS from 9.5 to 9.2. An error occured during the installation, so I'm stuck with a partial downgrade. Problems:

• I can't seem to launch homebrew launcher when pressing down, while booting.
• I can launch homebrew launcher from the browser.
• Plailect guide says to download the ropbin payload of 9.2 and replace browserhax_hblauncher_ropbin_payload.bin. However, that file does not exist.

My questions:

• Can I try to upgrade again from the homebrew launcher opened from the browser?
• If I need to replace a file, which one should I replace?

Thank you in advance.

I would just grab a fresh starter.zip from smealum's homebrew site.

 

[Boogieboo6]

Launch homebrew from the browser and complete the downgrade? I'd make sure you actually got a partial downgrade and check system settings.

 

[wiiu more like pee u]

If you think that you've partially downgraded run the downgrade again. Run menuhax as that seems to be the best entrypoint and run the the downgrade again

 

[Cody090909]

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Nvm read wrong

 

[Explos]

go to https://smealum.github.io/3ds/#otherapp and get a ropbin file for 9.2.0 in your region, rename the ropbin file to browserhax_hblauncher_ropbin_payload.bin and place that on the root of your sd card.

 

[Maiken]

Launch homebrew from the browser and complete the downgrade? I'd make sure you actually got a partial downgrade and check system settings.

It says 9.2.0 after the failed downgrade. So assume it's partial as written in de the guide.

If you think that you've partially downgraded run the downgrade again. Run menuhax as that seems to be the best entrypoint and run the the downgrade again

Menuhax won't run. If I press down during boot, it boots in the normal menu and says "an error has occured. Please save your data in any software currently in use and restart the system."

go to https://smealum.github.io/3ds/#otherapp and get a ropbin file for 9.2.0 in your region, rename the ropbin file to browserhax_hblauncher_ropbin_payload.bin and place that on the root of your sd card.

I tried this, same problem. It will launch from the browser, but not on boot.

 

[Boogieboo6]

go to https://smealum.github.io/3ds/#otherapp and get a ropbin file for 9.2.0 in your region, rename the ropbin file to browserhax_hblauncher_ropbin_payload.bin and place that on the root of your sd card.

This guy got it.

 

[Maiken]

This guy got it.

I tried that, but it didn't work unfortunately. It starts through the browser, but not on startup of the N3DS.

 

[Cody090909]

I tried that, but it didn't work unfortunately. It starts through the browser, but not on startup of the N3DS.

Change your theme, then use homebrew from the browser to reinstall menuhax.

 

[Maiken]

Change your theme, then use homebrew from the browser to reinstall menuhax.

Also didn't work.


I solved it by removing all files my from SD and starting again. I used the ropbin of 9.2.0 to install menuhax. That made it start during boot again. After that I could finish the downgrade.

Thank you all for trying to help me.