Homebrew Safe update

[Virdoo]

Hi,

Tomorrow I will buy old 3ds xl which will be on old software. I believe it will be on 4.X and I would like to update it to 9.2 to install rxtools on it, so my question is, which is the safest way to update console to 9.2? Should I maybe update it via system update to 10.6 and then downgrade? Please recommend me the safest way since I've already bricked one 3ds XL with updating it.

Or should I maybe stay on 4.x?

 

[Pedeadstrian]

You can install 9.2 rxtools with 4.x. My 3DS has 4.x sysnand and 10.x emunand. Or, you can use something like sysupdater to update to 9.2.

 

[Virdoo]

Last time i bricked my device with sysupdater... Anyway, I'm interested in 4.x too. Is it possible to boot emunand directly? I mean booting direct into emunand instead of sysnand on 4.x? If yes, that would be more than awesome.

 

[ihaveahax]

you have to be on 9.0/9.2 to do "cold boot" into emunand. there's no other way. use sysUpdater in rxTools pasta mode/miniPasta to update.

 

[Virdoo]

Yea, thought so... Kinda scared to update it via sysupdater since last time went really bad.

 

[ihaveahax]

make sure you have the correct update files for your region, and use rxTools pasta mode. don't use rxmode sysnand (there is a difference!), Gateway sysnand, etc. or you will brick. (if you have Cubic Ninja, miniPasta also works with ninjhax 1.1b)

 

[Virdoo]

Can you please provide me some tutorial? If you have video tutorial it would be even more better.

 

[ihaveahax]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-installing-rxtools-custom-firmware-3ds-and-2ds.390867/

this should cover setting up rxTools, and updating to 9.2 via sysUpdater.

if you don't have a working browser, you'll need a flash cart for the DS Profile exploit on 4.x.

 

[Virdoo]

Thanks, I will check it as soon as I get my device. If i will need more help. I will post here.

 

[Virdoo]

I have decided to not update sysnand. Coldboot isn't worth of taking risk to potentially brick another device so I would rather stay on safe old firmware and update emunand on latest version. Also I got another question, can I install profile exploit after installing Rxtools or I need to install it before installing rxtools?