Hardware old 3ds not reading sd card

[keenhao]

i tried to upgrade my sd card bc i had a micro sd card with adapter and turns out that didnt work so then i went back to my original and now it doesnt show if i have software or anything i still have functions of rosalina and luma and gm9 and things,i also tried to restore my sysnand from my backup but that didnt change anything either anyone know how to help? thanks in advance

 

[TurdPooCharger]

Try a different micro SD card adapter. Make sure your cards are formatted in FAT32 + 32 KB cluster size; you'll need guiformat if they're bigger than 32 GB. You should verify they're free of hardware defectives before using them by running Full Write + Verify tests in H2testw.

If everything checks out, look in System Settings > Data Management > Nintendo 3DS > Software. Look for missing titles, do they have crossed out X's on their icons?

 

[keenhao]

Try a different micro SD card adapter. Make sure your cards are formatted in FAT32 + 32 KB cluster size; you'll need guiformat if they're bigger than 32 GB. You should verify they're free of hardware defectives before using them by running Full Write + Verify tests in H2testw.

If everything checks out, look in System Settings > Data Management > Nintendo 3DS > Software. Look for missing titles, do they have crossed out X's on their icons?

no it says there is no accessible software
holy crud i just realised my nand ver that i backed up is at 11.0

 

[TurdPooCharger]

no it says there is no accessible software

Do those titles show up in the System Setting with X's at least? This is fixable but worry about this later.

Try all those steps listed before. The most important is to verify your cards are real with H2testw or else nothing will matter if a unknown bad card keeps corrupting your data. If the card(s) are bad, don't use them.

 

[keenhao]

Do those titles show up in the System Setting with X's at least? This is fixable but worry about this later.

Try all those steps listed before. The most important is to verify your cards are real with H2testw or else nothing will matter if a unknown bad card keeps corrupting your data. If the card(s) are bad, don't use them.

no it does not

 

[TurdPooCharger]

no it does not

Okay, so your old NAND backup that you restored your 3DS with will not recognize any games and titles that were installed after that NAND image was made. Those games are still in your old Nintendo 3DS folder.

To get back all your saves, you'll need to set aside a copy of your original setup on desktop. Update to the latest firmware and reinstall fresh copies of all your games.

Now, the next part is going to be tricky.

Back up your freshly installed 2nd copy of the Nintendo 3DS folder in case this doesn't work out and set this aside on desktop, too.

In the Nintendo 3DS/<ID0>/<ID0>/title/00040000 directory, you'll find a list of folders of your games by their Title ID.

For example
The game Pokemon Moon (USA) will be in its folder named 00175E00. Each folder contains a content and data subfolders. Your saves are stored in their data folders named as 00000001.sav.

You can try copying and replacing the entire game's 00175E00 folder from the old setup to the new setup. Check if Pokemon Moon appears on HOME Menu. If it shows up, launch that game and see if your game save appears.

If the game doesn't appear on HOME Menu with that attempt, try swapping only the 00000001.sav file.

If Pokemon does show up but launching it leads you to a lost and corrupt save, recopy over that save file again. Use Checkpoint to make a decrypted backed up version of your save and then restore it.

There are certain titles that have anti-cheating detection that won't recognize your saves if you tamper or change them out. You'll need to use Checkpoint to correct for this.


And again, check if your cards are real with H2testw. Do not assume they are by only judging by exterior labels alone.

 

[keenhao]

Okay, so your old NAND backup that you restored your 3DS with will not recognize any games and titles that were installed after that NAND image was made. Those games are still in your old Nintendo 3DS folder.

To get back all your saves, you'll need to set aside a copy of your original setup on desktop. Update to the latest firmware and reinstall fresh copies of all your games.

Now, the next part is going to be tricky.

Back up your freshly installed 2nd copy of the Nintendo 3DS folder in case this doesn't work out and set this aside on desktop, too.

In the Nintendo 3DS/<ID0>/<ID0>/title/00040000 directory, you'll find a list of folders of your games by their Title ID.

For example
The game Pokemon Moon (USA) will be in its folder named 00175E00. Each folder contains a content and data subfolders. Your saves are stored in their data folders named as 00000001.sav.

You can try copying and replacing the entire game's 00175E00 folder from the old setup to the new setup. Check if Pokemon Moon appears on HOME Menu. If it shows up, launch that game and see if your game save appears.

If the game doesn't appear on HOME Menu with that attempt, try swapping only the 00000001.sav file.

If Pokemon does show up but launching it leads you to a lost and corrupt save, recopy over that save file again. Use Checkpoint to make a decrypted backed up version of your save and then restore it.

There are certain titles that have anti-cheating detection that won't recognize your saves if you tamper or change them out. You'll need to use Checkpoint to correct for this.


And again, check if your cards are real with H2testw. Do not assume they are by only judging by exterior labels alone.

im pretty sure they are real,i bought from valid sellers and the original one has been working so far until now

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im pretty sure they are real,i bought from valid sellers and the original one has been working so far until now

plus they werent showing before i restored and same things when i went to data management before restoration

 

[TurdPooCharger]

im pretty sure they are real,i bought from valid sellers and the original one has been working so far until now

Nope, you can't ever trust your sellers or retail stores to sell you legit flash memory products in this day and age. Please check with H2testw. I can tell you I've seen many new 3ds users fail this one lesson when presenting their problems to us on this forum. Often times than not, they argue with long time members that their cards are real without even verifying beforehand using that program.

If you refuse to abide by this simple (but understandably tedious) request, I can no longer proceed in helping you as the status of your cards is unknown.

Someone else can chime in if they please, but we can't know for sure if a fake (but believed real) card is the root cause of your problems.

 

[keenhao]

Nope, you can't ever trust your sellers or retail stores to sell you legit flash memory products in this day and age. Please check with H2testw. I can tell you I've seen many new 3ds users fail this one lesson when presenting their problems to us on this forum. Often times than not, they argue with long time members that their cards are real without even verifying beforehand using that program.

If you refuse to abide by this simple (but understandably tedious) request, I can no longer proceed in helping you as the status of your cards is unknown.

Someone else can chime in if they please, but we can't know for sure if a fake (but believed real) card is the root cause of your problems.

uhm
that might not happen,as i have a chromebook and my laptop doesnt have a port for sd only my chromebook does

 

[TurdPooCharger]

uhm
that might not happen,as i have a chromebook and my laptop doesnt have a port for sd only my chromebook does

OOOOooo. Okay! This is a very understandable hindrance. Oh wow, this is going to be tricky.

Usually, most people have Windows or Mac OS with the ability to bootcamp into Windows. Chromebook, eh..

An alternative to H2testw for those on Mac OS and Linux based operating systems is something called F3. I have no clue if Chromebooks can run that program natively.
You might need to install something like Linux Mint although I have little experience with how this works for Chromebooks. Whatever the case is, these are really hard to install and I don't recommend this for typical users. Desktop Linux in general sucks IMO.

I don't know if you have a buddy with Windows/Mac/Linux computer or a flash drive (with H2testw) to stop by a local library to use their computer to test your cards there (might not work due to user privilege lock outs).

You have to somehow find a way to verify those cards through either H2testw or F3. I'll be on a look out and report back if there's a Chromebook plug & play alternative.

As for the missing SD card reader, gotta spend some dough on the side for one of these:

• https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Reader-RS-MMC-Micro/dp/B006T9B6R2

 

[keenhao]

OOOOooo. Okay! This is a very understandable hindrance. Oh wow, this is going to be tricky.

Usually, most people have Windows or Mac OS with the ability to bootcamp into Windows. Chromebook, eh..

An alternative to H2testw for those on Mac OS and Linux based operating systems is something called F3. I have no clue if Chromebooks can run that program natively.
You might need to install something like Linux Mint although I have little experience with how this works for Chromebooks. Whatever the case is, these are really hard to install and I don't recommend this for typical users. Desktop Linux in general sucks IMO.

I don't know if you have a buddy with Windows/Mac/Linux computer or a flash drive to stop by a local library to use their computer (might not work due to user privilege lock outs).

You have to somehow find a way to verify those cards through either H2testw or F3. I'll be on a look out and report back if there's a Chromebook plug & play alternative.

As for the missing SD card reader, gotta spend some dough on the side for one of these:

• https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Reader-RS-MMC-Micro/dp/B006T9B6R2

oh i already know how to get linux on here XD
ill save up some dough for it

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also i tried using my really og sd card which i had cfw originally on it and none of the og software was on it so i think its my 3ds? idk anymore

 

[TurdPooCharger]

oh i already know how to get linux on here XD
ill save up some dough for it

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.humanlogic.sdi&hl=en_US

Will this work?? Do Google Play apps work interchangeably between Android phones and Chromebooks? I actually would like to know for better educating myself in case I run into someone else with similar computer setup.

also i tried using my really og sd card which i had cfw originally on it and none of the og software was on it so i think its my 3ds? idk anymore

For your missing game titles, I wrote an update at post #6 in how to go about reacquiring and restoring their saves. As for homebrew titles, most of these will be reinstalled from scratch. Your emulators are separate from game roms and saves.

 

[keenhao]

i think i will just wait until i can get that and then start trying to repair it and anyone can bump in with their ideas if they can

 

[keenhao]

i think i will just wait until i can get that and then start trying to repair it and anyone can bump in with their ideas if they can

do you think i should just dlete most data off the sd card and then use soundhax to reinstall fbi and sorts?IF it works,i formatted my sd card and yet its still inaccessible

 

[lone_wolf323]

do you think i should just dlete most data off the sd card and then use soundhax to reinstall fbi and sorts?IF it works,i formatted my sd card and yet its still inaccessible

Since your on luma 9.0. soundhax will no longer work. nor will it work if you dont have cfw and are over 11.3.

 

[keenhao]

Since your on luma 9.0. soundhax will no longer work. nor will it work if you dont have cfw and are over 11.3.

i can restore sysnand tho,but i have no access of homebrew rn so i cant download any cias or sorts

 

[lone_wolf323]

i can restore sysnand tho,but i have no access of homebrew rn so i cant download any cias or sorts

you could inject FBI into H&S. Its outdated but will still work if nothing else is helping.

 

[keenhao]

you could inject FBI into H&S. Its outdated but will still work if nothing else is helping.

h and s?

 

[lone_wolf323]

h and s?

Health and safety https://3ds.hacks.guide/godmode9-usage

 

[keenhao]

Health and safety https://3ds.hacks.guide/godmode9-usage

i have kinda recovered i used my old nintendo 3ds file which had fbi an others whatnot and then i overwrote the existing nintendo 3ds things and now some softwares have x on them anyone know how to fully fix this?

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