Tutorial Simple Guide to Downgrading your 3DS

[vlasp01]

This is insanely awesome! Thank you so much to all the developers who worked on this, also great tutorial! I'm making an easy and straight forward video tutorial for this for anyone who likes to visually follow along!

That would be great! I love watching videos that explain because they have more credibility IMO.

 

[Panic.exe]

Well my EmuNAND is already unlinked so Do I just System Format the EmuNAND now? And it will all be sweet?

EDIT: I don't really want to lose my Friend Code either

If you created the emunand from a sysnand that was linked to an NNID you have to start over. Format system memory > go through setup (don't link an NNID obviously) > go.gateway > format emunand. Backup your sd card before doing this if you have any apps etc.

Edit: *afterward Boot into emunand and link your NNID (not sysnand). also.. update the emunand to the latest fw obviously

 

[Chux]

I didn't install CFW yet, but I did downgrade. I have a NNID with a few purchases on it, wouldn't want to lose it. What is my next step?

 

[Miguel Padrão]

I need help... From the first step... I downloaded the zip from github.... Then i decompressed it... In my microsd card, I placed the files on the "Nintendo 3ds" folder.. I also created a folder named "updates''. now i booted my console, what should i do now? Nothing appears

 

[Dragonblazer87]

Has anyone on 10.1 and below managed to successfully downgraded to 9.2 using homemenuhax and has anyone bricked? It seems homemenuhax is causing bricks on 10.1 and below but working on 10.3.

 

[Dr. Dew]

I have a Japanese original 3ds on 9.9, is its ok for me to downgrade it?
I read in OP's post that he states Japanese N3ds gets bricked.
Anyone downgrade a japanese O3DS?

 

[hnguyen2010]

It stuck on the Updates intstall . Rebooting in 10 seconds. Should I power it down and reboot my 2ds?

 

[AxelHei]

im stuck at step 5 any help

 

[Panic.exe]

It stuck on the Updates intstall . Rebooting in 10 seconds. Should I power it down and reboot my 2ds?

It's supposed to.. Give it sometime and if after a length of time it is still sitting there go ahead and power cycle your 3ds and it should be fine.

 

[ultramario1998]

Same here. been trying for 30 mins, sysupdater always gets stuck at either step 5 or 7. wat do?

 

[regnad]

It'd be great if we could get this thread pinned.

 

[Ar7ific1al]

I need help... From the first step... I downloaded the zip from github.... Then i decompressed it... In my microsd card, I placed the files on the "Nintendo 3ds" folder.. I also created a folder named "updates''. now i booted my console, what should i do now? Nothing appears

Seems you have no idea what you're doing. Do you have homebrew working on your system?

 

[jatikeren]

Anyone has succesfully by using ironhax ?

 

[arquimedes]

here we ended talked to wait 10 seconds ....

 

[Shirako]

so has anyone installed rxtools on a downgraded device

 

[tivu100]

If I downgrade will Ironhax still be my entrypoint for homebrew launcher?

No IronHax doesn't work with 9.0. Install BrowserHax and MenuHax as entrypoint. IDK if the browserhax and Menuhax work with this downgrade method.

 

[vlasp01]

No IronHax doesn't work with 9.0. Install BrowserHax and MenuHax as entrypoint. IDK if the browserhax and Menuhax work with this downgrade method.

Or you can install the Homebrew Menu Launcher CIA.

 

[Deleted member 370283]

so has anyone installed rxtools on a downgraded device

I have! And let me tell you, I'm enjoying my.... backups. >.> <.<

 

[tivu100]

Or you can install the Homebrew Menu Launcher CIA.

Then you need to install CFW first

 

[Deleted member 370283]

I have a Japanese original 3ds on 9.9, is its ok for me to downgrade it?
I read in OP's post that he states Japanese N3ds gets bricked.
Anyone downgrade a japanese O3DS?

JP O3DSs are unaffected. It's only the New 3DS that has the issue.