Hello guys
I'm very new to this 3DS hacking thing, been reading everything I could about it and tried to proceed as methodically as I could.
I have an old 3DS XL, and I successfully downgraded it from 9.4.0-21E to 9.2.0.20E in the following way:
http://wololo.net/2016/01/04/3ds-system-software-downgrade-tutorial/
At first I thought I bricked my console because it didn't boot anymore (black screen), but I managed to boot it by moving the "Nintendo 3DS" folder out of my SD card. Is that normal? Is that a problem?
Then I used parts of a french tutorial to set up the emunand, back it up, use RxTools and inject FBI... to no avail.
I'll try to translate what I did:
- I backed up the content of my SD card
- I wanted to use a bigger SD card, so I switched from a Lexor SDHC 4 Gb to a Kingston Class 4 MicroSDHC 16 Gb with a Kingston Micro SD Adapter (is that a problem?)
- I downloaded the latest launcher.dat version from Gateway official website and placed it at the rood of my microSD card
- I booted on Gateway menu with the browser using go.gateway-3ds.com
- I selected "Format Emunand", than backed it up
- I saved the .bin on my computer and restored the content of my microSD card
- I downloaded the latest rxTools version, dezipped it and copied the rxTools folder at the root of my microSD card
- I downloaded and installed Python 2.7, executed cdn.firm.py to get the firm folder with 3 .bins inside and placed the folder at the root of my microSD card
- I downloaded slot0.25keyx and placed it at the rood of my microSD card
- Placed the card back in the console and scanned that QR code:
- Got to that screen:
- Waited for the end of the install that was successful, then got a black screen, so I rebooted and scanned the QR code once more pressing L
- Booted on Emunand with Y
- Checked I was on Emunand by going in the settings, indicating RX-E9.2.0-20E
- Did the update successfully
- Rebooted and got back to the Emunand with rxTools to check the update worked, which it id (RXE-10.4
Then things started to get weird, the rest of the tutorial didn't work.
What I tried to do:
- Downloaded the cia version of BigBlueMenu
- Went to the fbi_injection/eur/v3077 folder and copied the fbi_inject.app and tmd files at the rood of my microSD card
- Went back to the rxTools menu and went to Advanced Option -> Install FBI - Emunand
- Then it kept hanging on "Backing up Health & Safety info", despite many tries
So I tried other ways to inject it
First I tried this:
(after copying the 3.00 and 4.00 Update packs combined on my MicroSD, of course)
"If you are not using Menuhax to access the HBL:
But everytime I'm in Pasta mode (either from Pasta CFW Loader, Mini-Pasta for booting in Pasta mode from rxTools), I can't access HBL from the browser anymore and it goes back to the normal mode menu.
Then I tried this
"
Section 4a - Installing a CIA Installer
Only for users without a Gateway card or Homebrew Launcher access
Adapted from this thread (thanks @d0k3 and co.!)
Please visit that thread if you have any issues with this section.
I'm very lost and I hope I didn't mess things up too much... I'd really love if any of you could help me out here, because the more I'm reading things, the more at loss I am. I don't want to screw things even more. Where should I begin?
Thank you very much
I'm very new to this 3DS hacking thing, been reading everything I could about it and tried to proceed as methodically as I could.
I have an old 3DS XL, and I successfully downgraded it from 9.4.0-21E to 9.2.0.20E in the following way:
http://wololo.net/2016/01/04/3ds-system-software-downgrade-tutorial/
At first I thought I bricked my console because it didn't boot anymore (black screen), but I managed to boot it by moving the "Nintendo 3DS" folder out of my SD card. Is that normal? Is that a problem?
Then I used parts of a french tutorial to set up the emunand, back it up, use RxTools and inject FBI... to no avail.
I'll try to translate what I did:
- I backed up the content of my SD card
- I wanted to use a bigger SD card, so I switched from a Lexor SDHC 4 Gb to a Kingston Class 4 MicroSDHC 16 Gb with a Kingston Micro SD Adapter (is that a problem?)
- I downloaded the latest launcher.dat version from Gateway official website and placed it at the rood of my microSD card
- I booted on Gateway menu with the browser using go.gateway-3ds.com
- I selected "Format Emunand", than backed it up
- I saved the .bin on my computer and restored the content of my microSD card
- I downloaded the latest rxTools version, dezipped it and copied the rxTools folder at the root of my microSD card
- I downloaded and installed Python 2.7, executed cdn.firm.py to get the firm folder with 3 .bins inside and placed the folder at the root of my microSD card
- I downloaded slot0.25keyx and placed it at the rood of my microSD card
- Placed the card back in the console and scanned that QR code:
- Got to that screen:
- Waited for the end of the install that was successful, then got a black screen, so I rebooted and scanned the QR code once more pressing L
- Booted on Emunand with Y
- Checked I was on Emunand by going in the settings, indicating RX-E9.2.0-20E
- Did the update successfully
- Rebooted and got back to the Emunand with rxTools to check the update worked, which it id (RXE-10.4
Then things started to get weird, the rest of the tutorial didn't work.
What I tried to do:
- Downloaded the cia version of BigBlueMenu
- Went to the fbi_injection/eur/v3077 folder and copied the fbi_inject.app and tmd files at the rood of my microSD card
- Went back to the rxTools menu and went to Advanced Option -> Install FBI - Emunand
- Then it kept hanging on "Backing up Health & Safety info", despite many tries
So I tried other ways to inject it
First I tried this:
(after copying the 3.00 and 4.00 Update packs combined on my MicroSD, of course)
"If you are not using Menuhax to access the HBL:
- Boot the HBL, and select Pasta CFW Loader or Mini-Pasta (Try Mini-Pasta first)
- Once you boot into Pasta (which looks like your regular 3DS HOME menu), run the HBL again and this time select the FBI homebrew application.
- Next, navigate to the CIAs folder and install Devmenu_2x.cia
- Switch Destination to NAND and install old3DS.AGB_FIRM.Patch.cia.
- Turn off the 3DS and launch Pasta again
- There should be a gift - unwrap it and Devmenu_2x should be inside!
But everytime I'm in Pasta mode (either from Pasta CFW Loader, Mini-Pasta for booting in Pasta mode from rxTools), I can't access HBL from the browser anymore and it goes back to the normal mode menu.
Then I tried this
"
Section 4a - Installing a CIA Installer
Only for users without a Gateway card or Homebrew Launcher access
Adapted from this thread (thanks @d0k3 and co.!)
Please visit that thread if you have any issues with this section.
- On your SD card, rename Launcher.dat back to EmuNAND9.dat
- Then rename Decrypt9WIP to Launcher.dat
- In the web browser, go to go.gateway-3ds.com to launch Decrypt9WIP.
- Navigate to SysNAND File Options and then Dump Health & Safety. Let the process finish.
- Turn off your 3DS.
- Go back to your 3DSCFWKIT_V3.00-STABLE folder and open the PC_Apps folder.
- Open the UniversalInjectGenerator folder.
- Insert your 3DS SD into your PC.
- Find the hs.app file on your SD and place it in the Input folder that is inside the Inject Generator folder. There will be a BigBlueMenu.cia already in there.
- Run go.bat. If there are no issues, you will find that there are two inject-ready .app files in the Input folder.
- To finally inject BigBlueMenu into SysNAND, rename the BigBlueMenu-with-banner.app file to hs.app and place it on your SD, overwriting the one that is already there.
- Launch Decrypt9WIP again, and navigate to SysNAND File Options.
- Choose health&safety inject to inject the hs.app. Don't worry, it's not as dangerous as you may think.
- Now, launch the rxTools menu (hold L during launch), and boot RXMODE SysNAND.
- You will be booted to what appears to be regular SysNAND.
- Navigate to the H&S app and it should now be the BigBlueMenu app (Title Manager)!
- Launch BigBlueMenu.
- Go to the SDMC tab. Basically, this is your SD card it is looking at.
- Navigate to the CIAs folder and install/import DevMenu_2x.cia and old3DS.AGB_FIRM.Patch.cia (if this one doesn't let you install, you can use the DevMenu app to install it)
- You just installed your first CIAs!"
I'm very lost and I hope I didn't mess things up too much... I'd really love if any of you could help me out here, because the more I'm reading things, the more at loss I am. I don't want to screw things even more. Where should I begin?
Thank you very much
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