Hardware so i bricked during the otp downgrade....

[Wilsonec]

I bricked my 3DS XL FE:F edition last night. It was late and I wasn't being as diligent as I usually am. At the time couldn't figure out why, but I realised as soon as I woke up this morning that I had left the arm9loaderhax.3dsx file from my previous a9lhax (on my o3ds) in the /3ds/ folder I'd kept as backup. I transferred that folder onto my n3ds and copied my new arm9loaderhax.3dsx file onto the root of the SD, not in the /3ds/ folder. So when I ran the hax in HBL I was actually running the one for my o3ds.

End result = bricked with black screen.

Pretty much a hard mod right?

The 3DS is less than 3 weeks old so I'm debating whether to hard mod or return it to Amazon US and get a refund. The hard mod doesn't look that difficult but I'm worried about whether I can pull it off. I've done soldering work before on my GB/GBC/GBA and a shell replacement on an o3DS XL so I'm semi comfortable. But I've had issues in the past when modding and I really don't want to fuck up on this

Gahh it's such a hard decision!

Edit: Oh man! I just read this. I thought it would just be taking off the backplate to access the mobo but it looks like you have to dismantle to get to the other side of the board. NOPE

 

[Red46]

On n3ds (NOT the o3ds) is it normal for emunand to brick when you downgrade to 2.1.0. OTP helper has an "unbrick 2.1.0" option specifically for those situations.

 

[FenrirWolf]

It is normal for n3ds, because there never was a version 2.1 for n3ds and so you have to downgrade via o3ds firmware. And then the unbricking process alters the emunand so that it will successfully run when flashed to sysnand.

 

[JFizDaWiz]

yah, I am not daring enough to go through getting my OTP, the only real benefit for me is faster boot and it's just not worth it (for me)
hope you get yours up n running though, hate to see a dead 3DS

 

[Raylight]

OK change that guide i used reinand to downgrade Cakes is getting a lot of bricks.

 

[Clydefrosch]

these are all hardmod cases as far as i see.
now tell me, did you create a nand backup before everything went down south?

 

[DjoeN]

I bricked my 3DS XL FE:F edition last night. It was late and I wasn't being as diligent as I usually am. At the time couldn't figure out why, but I realised as soon as I woke up this morning that I had left the arm9loaderhax.3dsx file from my previous a9lhax (on my o3ds) in the /3ds/ folder I'd kept as backup. I transferred that folder onto my n3ds and copied my new arm9loaderhax.3dsx file onto the root of the SD, not in the /3ds/ folder. So when I ran the hax in HBL I was actually running the one for my o3ds.

End result = bricked with black screen.

Pretty much a hard mod right?

The 3DS is less than 3 weeks old so I'm debating whether to hard mod or return it to Amazon US and get a refund. The hard mod doesn't look that difficult but I'm worried about whether I can pull it off. I've done soldering work before on my GB/GBC/GBA and a shell replacement on an o3DS XL so I'm semi comfortable. But I've had issues in the past when modding and I really don't want to fuck up on this

Gahh it's such a hard decision!

Edit: Oh man! I just read this. I thought it would just be taking off the backplate to access the mobo but it looks like you have to dismantle to get to the other side of the board. NOPE

you know @gamesquest1 does 3ds hardmods in the UK, very good/fast and professionally done!
highly recommanded letting him do the hardmod. (he did 5 systems for me, all perfectly done)

 

[Wilsonec]

you know @gamesquest1 does 3ds hardmods in the UK, very good/fast and professionally done!
highly recommanded letting him do the hardmod. (he did 5 systems for me, all perfectly done)

Thanks, that's good information to know. Though I already shipped my 3DSXL back for a refund and ordered the 3DSXL Hyrule Edition as a replacement. Think it looks better than the FE:F edition so I'm pleased with the outcome

 

[Deleted User]

i bricked my 20th anniversary pokemon 3ds during the otp downgrade...
i can fix this with a hardmod and a nand back up right?
would someone contact me to fix this?

Did you try recovery mode too?

 

[DjoeN]

Thanks, that's good information to know. Though I already shipped my 3DSXL back for a refund and ordered the 3DSXL Hyrule Edition as a replacement. Think it looks better than the FE:F edition so I'm pleased with the outcome

Nice
Still consider to install a hardmod before trying anyting on it

 

[guitarheroknight]

Cakes seems to cause a lot of bricks regarding OTP downgrades.

 

[TVL]

Nice
Still consider to install a hardmod before trying anyting on it

Why would you ever do the hardmod before trying? In most cases it would just be a waste of time/effort. Also no warranty, meaning he couldn't send it in again claiming a legit update bricked it or whatever.

 

[dg_dex]

Why would you ever do the hardmod before trying? In most cases it would just be a waste of time/effort. Also no warranty, meaning he couldn't send it in again claiming a legit update bricked it or whatever.

That's daft logic. No disrespect, but wouldn't you be much more comfortable knowing you have a backup in case something goes wrong. Warranty won't always save you. If Nintendo really wanted to. They could take a look at what's truly happened to the nand image.

 

[TVL]

That's daft logic. No disrespect, but wouldn't you be much more comfortable knowing you have a backup in case something goes wrong. Warranty won't always save you. If Nintendo really wanted to. They could take a look at what's truly happened to the nand image.

You always have that backup, you do the hardmod if it's needed. And if it's not needed (like in most cases), you wont have gone through the trouble of soldering to your consoles motherboard just to have a port you're never going to use. I don't see how this is daft logic.

If they really wanted to I'm sure they could, but they don't. And even if they did you'd still get your old faulty console back, and then you could do the hardmod and fix it.

 

[dg_dex]

You always have that backup, you do the hardmod if it's needed. And if it's not needed (like in most cases), you wont have gone through the trouble of soldering to your consoles motherboard just to have a port you're never going to use. I don't see how this is daft logic.

If they really wanted to I'm sure they could, but they don't. And even if they did you'd still get your old faulty console back, and then you could do the hardmod and fix it.

Sorry, you do make a good point. I was being blind and ignorant before. I completely forgot about the thread being about a brick after trying to retrieve the OTP. If one was to get to the stage of installing A9LH. Then one should of been wise enough to back there nand up via Gateway.