Hacking Plaitect Guide Issues Please Help!

xxbilxx

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2015
Messages
151
Trophies
0
Age
29
XP
265
Country
United States
Hey Guys. I successfully downgraded my friends 3ds to 10.4 (just the firm) by completing the DSiware downgrade. What do I do next? Go straight into the 9.2 downgrade? Should I format first, if so? Would that mess anything up?
 

xxbilxx

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2015
Messages
151
Trophies
0
Age
29
XP
265
Country
United States
Follow the guide word by word.
If you're unsure, please link the exact Part # and Step.
Is it okay to format a system that has been downgraded with the DSiWare method? I want to format because it causes less errors during the 9.2 downgrade. Why comment on my thread if you were literally going to ignore the main post? Are you just doing this whole GBAtemp thing for the online "likes?" Do you even want to help people?
 

FTRBND

Waifu
Member
Joined
Apr 3, 2016
Messages
564
Trophies
0
XP
440
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Is it okay to format a system that has been downgraded with the DSiWare method? I want to format because it causes less errors during the 9.2 downgrade. Why comment on my thread if you were literally going to ignore the main post? Are you just doing this whole GBAtemp thing for the online "likes?" Do you even want to help people?
I am commenting because telling us what exact step you are at in the guide will help others figure out an answer for you.
 

xxbilxx

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2015
Messages
151
Trophies
0
Age
29
XP
265
Country
United States
I am commenting because telling us what exact step you are at in the guide will help others figure out an answer for you.
I am literally at step one on the 9.2.0 downgrade. IS IT FUCKING OKAY TO FORMAT A SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED WITH THE DSIWARE METHOD? I'm not sure how much clearer I can make that, friendo.

Edit: Nice profile pic btw.
 
Last edited by xxbilxx,

FTRBND

Waifu
Member
Joined
Apr 3, 2016
Messages
564
Trophies
0
XP
440
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
I am literally at step one on the 9.2.0 downgrade. IS IT FUCKING OKAY TO FORMAT A SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED WITH THE DSIWARE METHOD? I'm not sure how much clearer I can make that, friendo.
If you're using browserhax as an entry then yeah it would be but since the guide doesn't mention anything about formatting, you shouldn't format shit fam.
now gimme my online likes
 

xxbilxx

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2015
Messages
151
Trophies
0
Age
29
XP
265
Country
United States
If you're using browserhax as an entry then yeah it would be but since the guide doesn't mention anything about formatting, you shouldn't format shit fam.
now gimme my online likes
Thanks for dicking me around for 3 replies just to prove to me that you are literally no help.

:yay:
 

xxbilxx

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2015
Messages
151
Trophies
0
Age
29
XP
265
Country
United States
From the guide


"
All variations of sysUpdater, not just sysDowngrader, have a very small chance of causing a “soft brick” once the downgrade is complete and the device reboots. This will cause the system to boot directly to the Nintendo error screen instructing users to power off the device.

The reason for this is unknown, but can be prevented by performing a system format before downgrading. It seems to happen very often on systems with ambassador status or who have DSiWare installed.

Once this error happens, it can only be fixed by using recovery mode (A + R + L + Up on the D-Pad) to update to the latest system version.

As of the time this is written, the latest version (11.2.0) has completely blocked all software downgrading, and if someone encounters this error they will be locked out of any further downgrading unless they downgrade their NFIRM."
 

xxbilxx

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Dec 28, 2015
Messages
151
Trophies
0
Age
29
XP
265
Country
United States

Boogieboo6

@realDonaldTrump
Member
Joined
Jul 30, 2015
Messages
965
Trophies
1
Age
23
XP
807
Country
United States
Part of me wants to say go ahead and format, so you reduce your soft brick chance, but part of me thinks that formatting your console while NFIRM is downgraded might mess something up. I think you should just downgrade and not worry about formatting because the chance of a soft brick happening is very small, with or without formatting.
 

FTRBND

Waifu
Member
Joined
Apr 3, 2016
Messages
564
Trophies
0
XP
440
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Part of me wants to say go ahead and format, so you reduce your soft brick chance, but part of me thinks that formatting your console while NFIRM is downgraded might mess something up. I think you should just downgrade and not worry about formatting because the chance of a soft brick happening is very small, with or without formatting.
The chance of brick is small only if OP doesn't have an ambassador status on his console or any DSiWare installed. If the guide says that performing a format will minimize the chances, then it indeed is the right move.
 

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • TwoSpikedHands @ TwoSpikedHands:
    @Sicklyboy I am wanting to fully change the game and bend it to my will lol. I would like to eventually have the ability to add more characters, enemies, even have a completely different story if i wanted. I already have the ability to change the tilemaps in the US version, so I can basically make my own map and warp to it in game - so I'm pretty far into it!
  • TwoSpikedHands @ TwoSpikedHands:
    I really would like to make a hack that I would enjoy playing, and maybe other people would too. swapping to the EU version would also mean my US friends could not legally play it
  • TwoSpikedHands @ TwoSpikedHands:
    I am definitely considering porting over some of the EU features without using the actual ROM itself, tbh that would probably be the best way to go about it... but i'm sad that the voice acting is so.... not good on the US version. May not be a way around that though
  • TwoSpikedHands @ TwoSpikedHands:
    I appreciate the insight!
  • The Real Jdbye @ The Real Jdbye:
    @TwoSpikedHands just switch, all the knowledge you learned still applies and most of the code and assets should be the same anyway
  • The Real Jdbye @ The Real Jdbye:
    and realistically they wouldn't

    be able to play it legally anyway since they need a ROM and they probably don't have the means to dump it themselves
  • The Real Jdbye @ The Real Jdbye:
    why the shit does the shitbox randomly insert newlines in my messages
  • Veho @ Veho:
    It does that when I edit a post.
  • Veho @ Veho:
    It inserts a newline in a random spot.
  • The Real Jdbye @ The Real Jdbye:
    never had that i don't think
  • Karma177 @ Karma177:
    do y'all think having an sd card that has a write speed of 700kb/s is a bad idea?
    trying to restore emunand rn but it's taking ages... (also when I finished the first time hekate decided to delete all my fucking files :wacko:)
  • The Real Jdbye @ The Real Jdbye:
    @Karma177 that sd card is 100% faulty so yes, its a bad idea
  • The Real Jdbye @ The Real Jdbye:
    even the slowest non-sdhc sd cards are a few MB/s
  • Karma177 @ Karma177:
    @The Real Jdbye it hasn't given me any error trying to write things on it so I don't really think it's faulty (pasted 40/50gb+ folders and no write errors)
  • DinohScene @ DinohScene:
    run h2testw on it
    +1
  • DinohScene @ DinohScene:
    when SD cards/microSD write speeds drop below a meg a sec, they're usually on the verge of dying
    +1
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    Samsung SD format can sometimes fix them too
  • Purple_Heart @ Purple_Heart:
    yes looks like an faulty sd
  • Purple_Heart @ Purple_Heart:
    @Psionic Roshambo i may try that with my dead sd cards
    +1
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    It's always worth a shot
  • TwoSpikedHands @ TwoSpikedHands:
    @The Real Jdbye, I considered that, but i'll have to wait until i can get the eu version in the mail lol
  • I @ I-need-help-with-wup-wiiu:
    i need help with nusspli failed downloads, can someone respond to my thread? pretty please:wub:
  • Sheeba- @ Sheeba-:
    I can't wait to hack my 11.00 PS4 pro
    Sheeba- @ Sheeba-: I can't wait to hack my 11.00 PS4 pro