Homebrew N3DS Soft bricked?

[Olrynn]

I followed the simple downgrade guide,(from 10.2) everything worked , the ds rebooted, and nothing.
I removed the sd card, tried to reboot to recovery mode, nothing.Am i fucked?

 

[Urbanshadow]

Did you had the update nag on 10.2 before?

 

[Olrynn]

Did you had the update nag on 10.2 before?

Uhh i dont think so, more tes than no tho

 

[Urbanshadow]

Uhh i dont think so, more tes than no tho

Did you make a system format before the downgrade?

 

[Olrynn]

Did you make a system format before the downgrade?

No, nothing special, only menuhax installed

 

[Urbanshadow]

No, nothing special, only menuhax installed

I'm going adventurous now, but I think you done goofed.

1. You should have entered recovery mode without wifi settings.
2. You should have made a system format.
3. You should have really updated to 10.3 before going downgrade.

No recovery mode then? and no boot even without SD card?

 

[Olrynn]

I'm going adventurous now, but I think you done goofed.

1. You should have entered recovery mode without wifi settings.
2. You should have made a system format.
3. You should have really updated to 10.3 before going downgrade.

No recovery mode then? and no boot even without SD card?

Yes :'( done goofed! No boot at all. If i remember, in the guide , nowhere it says to enter recovery.

 

[Urbanshadow]

Yes :'( done goofed! No boot at all. If i remember, in the guide , nowhere it says to enter recovery.

No, but clears update nag. And the update nag is a known cause of brick on n3ds.

 

[Olrynn]

No, but clears update nag. And the update nag is a known cause of brick on n3ds.

Well, thanks for your help, gotta buy a new one then

 

[MionissNio]

Off topic but now I understand why my fucking N3ds got bricked for. No reason. Nintendo fucking update fucking nag. That thing cannot get any annoying right?

 

[Urbanshadow]

Off topic but now I understand why my fucking N3ds got bricked for. No reason. Nintendo fucking update fucking nag. That thing cannot get any annoying right?

It's not really the nag what causes it, but the system only displays the nag if it has update data pre-downloaded. That update data (to latest version) is what screws up during the downgrade process. And that update data is also what is discarded when entering recovery mode, effectively clearing the update nag.

 

[mungry]

It's not really the nag what causes it, but the system only displays the nag if it has update data pre-downloaded. That update data (to latest version) is what screws up during the downgrade process. And that update data is also what is discarded when entering recovery mode, effectively clearing the update nag.

I downgraded my n3ds on 9.9 that had a constant update nag. The only problem I ever had was the screen going black every time I booted unless I took out the sd card. This was a result of having a menuhax autoboot installed during the downgrade. So I dunno? I was lucky?

 

[Urbanshadow]

I downgraded my n3ds on 9.9 that had a constant update nag. The only problem I ever had was the screen going black every time I booted unless I took out the sd card. This was a result of having a menuhax autoboot installed during the downgrade. So I dunno? I was lucky?

Maybe you have been lucky. Firmware installed and target firmware give very different pre downloaded update data. It is known to interfere with a proper downgrade. Just for clarification, I'm talking of the daily home menu nag asking you to update.

 

[Shadowfied]

Maybe you have been lucky. Firmware installed and target firmware give very different pre downloaded update data. It is known to interfere with a proper downgrade. Just for clarification, I'm talking of the daily home menu nag asking you to update.

I definitely had that when I downgraded my N3DS as well and had no issues.

 

[Olrynn]

Well, i have bad karma, that's it

 

[Urbanshadow]

I definitely had that when I downgraded my N3DS as well and had no issues.

Well, that is a blessing.

EDIT: I happened to ran into one of the most complete posts regarding the issue. Permalink: https://gbatemp.net/threads/potenti...after-downgrading.410075/page-11#post-6046848

 

[mrpopo470]

My N3DS got soft bricked. Can access the recovery menu, but can't connect to the internet to update. Gives me the same error 003-1101 . And sometimes 003-2101
All my other consoles can connect...pls help