Homebrew SafeA9LHInstaller

[qlm2009]

Nope.
1. Got payload_stage2.bin compiling this: https://github.com/dark-samus/arm9loaderhax
2. Placed it at /a9lh/ and extracted safea9lhinstaller arm9loaderhax.bin to the root
3. START
4. Brick

I heard that someone bricked his Old 3DS by only updating stage2 too.
It's weird.

 

[democracy]

Ok, and renaming the new3ds90.firm and new3ds10.firm to the firm1/0.bins is the correct way to do it right?

I think you have that backwards, just read the op!!! This post will brick if anyone follows it!!!

 

[DQScott95]

Yes, but the installer doesn't look for payload_stage2.bin you need to rename to the file I posted before

It does NOT specify that in the OP... i says payload_stage2.bin (originally "yadayada.bin")

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I think you have that backwards, just read the op!!! This post will brick if anyone follows it!!!

Also, I edited the original post and flipped it

 

[democracy]

It does NOT specify that in the OP... i says payload_stage2.bin (originally "yadayada.bin")

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Also, I edited the original post and flipped it

Yes and no, that instruction was unclear to me too, so what I did is I included a copy of payload_stage2.bin and also a copy of stage0x5c0000 (I copied and renamed it, that way no matter what the installer asked for, it would get it)

 

[PedroPVJ]

Really weird, when I press the power button with the microSD inserted and no arm9loaderhax.bin it does shutdown after a moment

 

[democracy]

Really weird, when I press the power button with the microSD inserted and no arm9loaderhax.bin it does shutdown after a moment

You might still have a working stage 1, a dev might have the skills to help you, maybe not though. I don't suppose you have latest darksamus or aurora arm9 stage 1 installed do you?

 

[DQScott95]

You might still have a working stage 1, a dev might have the skills to help you, maybe not though. I don't suppose you have latest darksamus or aurora arm9 stage 1 installed do you?

Just thought I'd let you know that the full install of the dark_samus3/Aurora merged fork worked. Auto shutdown with no SD inserted, but I still have screen init, the brightness of the screen_init is a bit lower though I think, so I am pretty sure the full install went off perfectly.

 

[eightbitminiboss]

So, I fat fingered the button to do a full install and updated stage2 only instead. System isn't responding now. How boned am I?

Edit: Obviously too late, but I think the installer should have a confirmation prompt to prevent this sort of thing...

 

[PedroPVJ]

So, I fat fingered the button to do a full install and updated stage2 only instead. System isn't responding now. How boned am I?

Welcome to the darkness

You might still have a working stage 1, a dev might have the skills to help you, maybe not though. I don't suppose you have latest darksamus or aurora arm9 stage 1 installed do you?

Looking back I think I have the stage 1 from before screen init was possible

 

[Gray_Jack]

So, I fat fingered the button to do a full install and updated stage2 only instead. System isn't responding now. How boned am I?

Edit: Obviously too late, but I think the installer should have a confirmation prompt to prevent this sort of thing...

Very, I guess, with A9LH mess up, you probably have no way (than hardmod) to restore your NAND

 

[eightbitminiboss]

Very, I guess, with A9LH mess up, you probably have no way (than hardmod) to restore your NAND

Motherfucker. After all that? That's absolutely the last thing I wanted to do. Fucking shit.

 

[Gray_Jack]

Motherfucker. After all that? That's absolutely the last thing I wanted to do. Fucking shit.

I'm just guessing, maybe there is a way to restore everything to normal without hardmod

 

[eightbitminiboss]

I'm just guessing, maybe there is a way to restore everything to normal without hardmod

I'm going through Plailec's troubleshooting page because I don't know what else to do.

 

[PedroPVJ]

guess its my time to learn how to solder

I'm going through Plailec's troubleshooting page because I don't know what else to do.

If you find something please share

 

[Gray_Jack]

So... there's no need of otp.bin anymore to install A9LH?

It is on the github page on version 1.2

 

[democracy]

Welcome to the darkness


Looking back I think I have the stage 1 from before screen init was possible

My reason for that question is the latest arm9 from aurora support loading payload holding home which is a stage 1 feature, helpful to recover the stage 2 if bricked.

 

[Deleted member 117573]

As great as @Aurora Wright safea9lhinstaller is (and it is far and away the best installer), I would use it primarily for full installs (people installing A9LH for the first time). If you already have a working A9LH installed it is never a good idea to change it as you see people who had a working A9LH (due to user error) now are bricked. This and there really haven't been any big advancements since arm9loaderhax was released. I say this as @Aurora Wright updated AuReiNand to work with both screen init and non screen init A9LH installs. So for your own safety stay on your working A9LH installs and wait for a big advancement in A9LH before making any unecessary changes. Sorry to anyone who bricked and if you did help persuade others to not tinker with A9LH just because they can.

 

[PedroPVJ]

My reason for that question is the latest arm9 from aurora support loading payload holding home which is a stage 1 feature, helpful to recover the stage 2 if bricked.

It loads from where?

 

[DQScott95]

My reason for that question is the latest arm9 from aurora support loading payload holding home which is a stage 1 feature, helpful to recover the stage 2 if bricked.

What would I name the payload to load while holding HOME? and where would I place it?

 

[democracy]

What would I name the payload to load while holding HOME? and where would I place it?

Its discussed in arm9 thread. The purpose of the feature is to restore firm1 if it bricks. Atm to set it up it requires a hard mod to inject the payload.