Homebrew So confused about how to get NTR CFW working on New 3DS with Sky3DS+

[michael2016]

Just bought Legend of Exidia from US eShop yesterday.

It's not available on the Japanese eShop, unfortunately

 

[michael2016]

Just bought all the required bits and pieces for th hardmod, but the guide says only a select handful of micro sd card readers will work .. Unfortunately none are available in my part of the world. I have about a dozen various card readers but it "must" be one of those listed? Could take weeks to order one :/

 

[Quantumcat]

Just bought all the required bits and pieces for th hardmod, but the guide says only a select handful of micro sd card readers will work .. Unfortunately none are available in my part of the world. I have about a dozen various card readers but it "must" be one of those listed? Could take weeks to order one :/

You'd be better off sending it to someone to be hardmodded. By the time you buy all the equipment it would cost about the same, but no risk due to low skill.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-hardmod-installers-by-region.414224/

 

[michael2016]

You'd be better off sending it to someone to be hardmodded. By the time you buy all the equipment it would cost about the same, but no risk due to low skill.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-hardmod-installers-by-region.414224/

Not a single one in Australia, unfortunately.

 

[Quantumcat]

Not a single one in Australia, unfortunately.

Ah that's right, ShadowTrance doesn't do it anymore...
Another option is to buy a spare N3DS, install a9lh on it, then system transfer your console to it, wait 7 days, buy Fieldrunners, load the save, system transfer, and downgrade your console and install a9lh etc. Then all your data will stay intact. And resell the N3DS probably for more money than you bought it for.

 

[michael2016]

This is the only adapter available in my entire country that remotely resembles the suggested - https://www.sandisk.com/home/memory-cards/memory-card-readers/mobile-mate-duo-reader-writer

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Ah that's right, ShadowTrance doesn't do it anymore...
Another option is to buy a spare N3DS, install a9lh on it, then system transfer your console to it, wait 7 days, buy Fieldrunners, load the save, system transfer, and downgrade your console and install a9lh etc. Then all your data will stay intact. And resell the N3DS probably for more money than you bought it for.

Not an option either, I'm afraid
Both consoles are Japanese and all DSi exploits have been pulled from the Japanese eShop.

 

[michael2016]

I'm also unable to find a video that shows how to actually remove the motherboard (and put it back). Does one exist?

*UPDATE*

I found these photos. This looks like a bloody difficult process .. lol
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+3DS+XL+2015+Motherboard+Replacement/41361

 

[michael2016]

Well I've gone ahead and purchased the Anker usb 3.0 8 in 1 from overseas. It should arrive in 3 to 4 weeks.
All up I paid about $70 AUD ($55ish USD) for the soldering iron, solder, wires, screwdriver, connectors and card reader. Only thing I couldn't purchase was the skill or knowledge to do it lol.

 

[NekoNoor]

I'm also unable to find a video that shows how to actually remove the motherboard (and put it back). Does one exist?

*UPDATE*

I found these photos. This looks like a bloody difficult process .. lol
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nintendo+3DS+XL+2015+Motherboard+Replacement/41361

thats a guide to replace the motherboard

use this:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-noob-friendly-nand-dumping-2ds-3ds-3ds-xl-n3ds-n3ds-xl.414498/

 

[michael2016]

thats a guide to replace the motherboard

use this:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutorial-noob-friendly-nand-dumping-2ds-3ds-3ds-xl-n3ds-n3ds-xl.414498/

Thanks mate I've seen this one, but it doesn't actually say how to remove the motherboard, and the work that's being done in the photos is apparently on the underside, which means it would most likely need to be removed beforehand.
I may be wrong, but that's what I gathered from the guide you linked.

 

[NekoNoor]

Thanks mate I've seen this one, but it doesn't actually say how to remove the motherboard, and the work that's being done in the photos is apparently on the underside, which means it would most likely need to be removed beforehand.
I may be wrong, but that's what I gathered from the guide you linked.

yeah that should be fine, sucks that jpn has no dsiware downgrade options

 

[michael2016]

yeah that should be fine, sucks that jpn has no dsiware downgrade options

Very unfortunate indeed

 

[NekoNoor]

Very unfortunate indeed

make sure you try soldering on something else first because i don't think you wanna mess this up

 

[michael2016]

make sure you try soldering on something else first because i don't think you wanna mess this up

You're not wrong!
I haven't soldered since highschool over 2 decades ago lol.
I guess I need to wait for the sd card reader to arrive anyway, and that's going to take about a month knowing how crappy international postage usually is.
I have a bunch of usb micro readers but not hopeful they'll actually work :/