So a couple of weeks ago I downgraded my 11.0 Old blue 3DS XL to 2.1 and then like an idiot tried to update it, next thing you know my 3DS is soft-bricked. Let me explain the entire issue i'm facing right now.
When I open the 3DS normally it loads but the apps on the SD card won't load, when I try to press L+R,I lose all input and it basically soft-locks, when I try to go into notes or internet or miiverse or any of the other top things, I lose all input and it basically soft-locks. The apps that are there on the bottom screen don't show anything when hovered over or selected on the top screen(aka the top screen is just an endless loop of the white background with nothing showing up, also the music constantly plays). and when I try to open an app the sound effect plays but then nothing happens no matter how many times I try this. When I remove the SD card it recognizes that it's been removed and re-entered so that's a thing.Still doesn't load what's on it.
Next I tried the recovery mode, when I boot into the recovery mode everything works as it should, however when it starts updating it gets to a certain exact point which is about 3/4 through the update and then it says "An error has occurred. Unable to update. The system will now turn off." and the cycle repeats. I've tried updating with an SD card, without an SD card, with a normal SD card with an empty SD card and then tried all possible combinations with 3 different wifi connections and all 3 still give me the same error when updating at the exact same 3/4 point, which leads me to believe that there's something else wrong I might be able to do to fix this and allow the update to finish.
Any help would be appreciated.
P.S: My 3DS has no hardmods or anything like that. It's normal hardware and stuff.
When I open the 3DS normally it loads but the apps on the SD card won't load, when I try to press L+R,I lose all input and it basically soft-locks, when I try to go into notes or internet or miiverse or any of the other top things, I lose all input and it basically soft-locks. The apps that are there on the bottom screen don't show anything when hovered over or selected on the top screen(aka the top screen is just an endless loop of the white background with nothing showing up, also the music constantly plays). and when I try to open an app the sound effect plays but then nothing happens no matter how many times I try this. When I remove the SD card it recognizes that it's been removed and re-entered so that's a thing.Still doesn't load what's on it.
Next I tried the recovery mode, when I boot into the recovery mode everything works as it should, however when it starts updating it gets to a certain exact point which is about 3/4 through the update and then it says "An error has occurred. Unable to update. The system will now turn off." and the cycle repeats. I've tried updating with an SD card, without an SD card, with a normal SD card with an empty SD card and then tried all possible combinations with 3 different wifi connections and all 3 still give me the same error when updating at the exact same 3/4 point, which leads me to believe that there's something else wrong I might be able to do to fix this and allow the update to finish.
Any help would be appreciated.
P.S: My 3DS has no hardmods or anything like that. It's normal hardware and stuff.
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