Homebrew SigHax Updates and Discussion Thread

[Starboy]

That's exactly what it sounds like, and it's for both. Anytime you mess with the NAND you risk a brick; that's just the nature of these types of hacks. Another reason the guide suggests Boot9Strap over Sighax, with the verification checks before it installs.

Didnt understand the point about guide suggests boot9strap over sighax,and does b9 installs on FIRM and a9 is on sd card

 

[Majickhat55]

Didnt understand the point about guide suggests boot9strap over sighax,and does b9 installs on FIRM and a9 is on sd card

Here, read this... https://www.reddit.com/r/3dshacks/comments/67f6as/psa_clearing_up_some_misconceptions_about_sighax/

 

[adrifcastr]

Didnt understand the point about guide suggests boot9strap over sighax,and does b9 installs on FIRM and a9 is on sd card

al9h is also written to firm.

 

[SG854]

How come the guide stopped recommending using Higher clock speeds and L2 cache as an option to enable? Is it because its broken? I remember it was an option they had you enable along with show sys menu in nand or user string in system settings back in January. And autobot to sys menu (which is not needed anymore).

 

[noctis90210]

Pls correct me if im wrong between the difference of a9lh and sighax...
i know some of it is wrong (im just a typical 3ds user)
hope some one with better understanding (dev) can make a better diagram...
people can easliy understand things when they are being drawn (easy to understand, less words)... :-)

 

[peteruk]

All working well, thank you to everyone involved

 

[Starboy]

Pls correct me if im wrong between the difference of a9lh and sighax...
i know some of it is wrong (im just a typical 3ds user)
hope some one with better understanding (dev) can make a better diagram...
people can easliy understand things when they are being drawn (easy to understand, less words)... :-)
View attachment 87430

• Normal boot: Bootrom -> [Bootrom lockout] -> Arm9loader -> [OTP lockout] -> Firmware
• arm9loaderhax boot: Bootrom -> [Bootrom lockout] -> Arm9loader -> [OTP lockout] -> [Our hax].
• Sighax boot: Bootrom -> [Bootrom lockout] -> [Our hax]

This is the proper process as explained in sighax page, a9 is pretty much like original loading whereas sighax bypasses some steps hence a little fast boot

 

[nl255]

That's exactly what it sounds like, and it's for both. Anytime you mess with the NAND you risk a brick; that's just the nature of these types of hacks. Another reason the guide suggests Boot9Strap over Sighax, with the verification checks before it installs.

Except that with sighax you need to reinstall it every time there is a Luma update (as sighax puts Luma into FIRM) while with boot9strap you just need to install it once. Not to mention you can't dump the bootroms with sighax but you can with boot9strap.

 

[rodrigues14]

With a hardmod or wait until ntrboothax is released assuming you have a compatible ds flash cart (and until it is released nobody knows which ones will be compatible).

you have any idea how i can fix ?

 

[noctis90210]

Except that with sighax you need to reinstall it every time there is a Luma update (as sighax puts Luma into FIRM) while with boot9strap you just need to install it once.

so its safe to use boot9strap method...

 

[SG854]

so its safe to use boot9strap method...

yes

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just follow the steps to install correctly

 

[nl255]

so its safe to use boot9strap method...

Yes, it is the safest method. Not only are there built in safety checks (thanks to safeb9sinstaller) to prevent bricking but it loads Luma (or whatever) from the SD card. You also need boot9strap if you want to dump the bootroms and otp.

 

[pikatsu]

What is NTRboothax? DSIware stuff?

 

[8BitWonder]

Is it fine to remove the boot9strap folder and it's contents after installing? Or are those necessary files?
I ask because there was no list of required folders in the updating from a9lh to sighax part of the guide.

 

[nl255]

What is NTRboothax? DSIware stuff?

It is a bootrom exploit that lets you use a specially formatted DS cart and a magnet to get bootrom access. In other words, the ability to install sighax or recover from almost any brick without needing a hardmod. Unfortunately such carts don't exist yet.

 

[SG854]

With L2 cache and higher clock speed enabled I noticed Ocarina of Time runs choppier in some areas for a brief time, it runs smoother when if it was off.

 

[pikatsu]

It is a bootrom exploit that lets you use a specially formatted DS cart and a magnet to get bootrom access. In other words, the ability to install sighax or recover from almost any brick without needing a hardmod. Unfortunately such carts don't exist yet.

So it could be a game ds card or a ds flash card like thing?

 

[Starboy]

With L2 cache and higher clock speed enabled I noticed Ocarina of Time runs choppier in some areas for a brief time, it runs smoother when if it was off.

the slowdown problem was in 11.3 and it was removed in 11.4, which firmware are you on

 

[nl255]

So it could be a game ds card or a ds flash card like thing?

Some DS flash carts will be compatible (acekard2i most certainly will) but otherwise it will require a specially designed cart similar to how nopass used to work (but with a sd card slot so you can copy a .bin or .firm payload to it).

 

[SG854]

the slowdown problem was in 11.3 and it was removed in 11.4, which firmware are you on

I'm on 11.4. I'm not talking about sheikah stone, I'm talking about when running around Hyrule and Kokori forest, it looks like frames are dropped for a brief time then goes back to normal. it doesn't do this with the higher clock speed off. I'm on luma 3ds.

Edit: it does this with 3d enabled dropping frames, but with higher clock speed off it run smother with 3d enabled.

edit 2: its hugely noticeable when exiting kokiri forest to hyrule. Frames starts dropping around where you meet the owl, doesn't do this with cpu speed off.