Hardware Too long to boot

[Tsathogga]

Hi. So my 3ds had a problem about a month ago. I had a problem where I couldn't update. I had to redo the unlock, because they told me to delete a title and it was bad. I managed to get my 3ds back. Everything picks up normally, I managed to update and the store is picking up normally (it didn't start because I couldn't update the console) but now another problem has arisen. It wasn't like this before so I don't know what's going on. 3ds takes about 1 to 1.30min to give an image. It turns on normally but stays on black screen for these minutes. It's also happening that he looks pretty slow. When I go over some titles on the home screen it stops and stays for a couple of seconds until it shows the image. Another thing is that it takes a long, long time to start it's gba games. It wasn't like that, I don't know what could have been. It's not the SD, since it's the same one I've had for some time. Has anyone been through this and knows how to solve it?

 

[Hayato213]

Details about the SD card and the 3DS model?

 

[godreborn]

the screen doesn't initialize for about ten seconds, then you should get a picture. as for gba games, it's normal for them to take longer to boot up, but it shouldn't be some ungodly amount of time.

 

[godreborn]

I think gba games use the agb part of the nand; ds the twl, so both take longer to boot up.

 

[Doux91]

You did not say which console do you have, even the kind of memory you are using, it seems the issue is the SD, maybe you use an adapter sd-microsd and that could be the trouble, that adapter is garbage, change it for a new one

 

[Tsathogga]

Details about the SD card and the 3DS model?

SD: SanDisk Ultra 64gb Class 10
3ds: Old

 

[Tsathogga]

the screen doesn't initialize for about ten seconds, then you should get a picture. as for gba games, it's normal for them to take longer to boot up, but it shouldn't be some ungodly amount of time.

So, it wasn't like that before I redo the unlock. It started fast even when it was full of game. Now it takes more than 30 seconds to boot. Another thing, when I go in and out of the settings (from the settings screen) it takes the same amount of time.

 

[Tsathogga]

You did not say which console do you have, even the kind of memory you are using, it seems the issue is the SD, maybe you use an adapter sd-microsd and that could be the trouble, that adapter is garbage, change it for a new one

If everything worked before why would I change? I can even test this but it will take a while.

 

[lone_wolf323]

If everything worked before why would I change? I can even test this but it will take a while.

cause digital memory and electronics are so far not made to last forever. things degrade. things start to not work. Ive seen issues where cards work fine one day and go bad the next. Rare yes. but not unheard of.

 

[Tsathogga]

cause digital memory and electronics are so far not made to last forever. things degrade. things start to not work. Ive seen issues where cards work fine one day and go bad the next. Rare yes. but not unheard of.

I think something went wrong with formatting the SD as windows 10 does not support FAT32. I'm going to see if that might be what's causing this problem. As for the SD it is new and as I said there was no problem with it. Can have it now? Perhaps. But I still don't have the means to test it.

 

[lone_wolf323]

I think something went wrong with formatting the SD as windows 10 does not support FAT32. I'm going to see if that might be what's causing this problem. As for the SD it is new and as I said there was no problem with it. Can have it now? Perhaps. But I still don't have the means to test it.

There is the h2testw from the 3ds.guide site for testing the card. And you can also use guiformat for formatting the card.

 

[Kwyjor]

I think something went wrong with formatting the SD as windows 10 does not support FAT32.

If your card was not already formatted as FAT32, there is no way it would ever work with your 3DS, period.

Anyway, does your 3DS behave differently with the SD card removed? There is no point in messing with the SD card if nothing changes when the SD card is removed entirely.

 

[Hayato213]

SD: SanDisk Ultra 64gb Class 10
3ds: Old

Boot time is about 21 seconds on U3 class card, with 64kb cluster for 256+GB card, something I learn from @TurdPooCharger, larger cluster faster boot time but more space taken up on your card.

 

[Doux91]

the adapters are trash, change it, try at least, thats the first thing you must do, because it seems you have a lower read speed

 

[CoolMe]

I don't think it's sd card slot being slow, otherwise it would show in games, with lag in audio/video etc.

 

[lone_wolf323]

I don't think it's sd card slot being slow, otherwise it would show in games, with lag in audio/video etc.

unless the h2testw shows otherwise and a proper format is done to the sd card. there isnt really anything to say much otherwise until the card is shown good

 

[DKAngel]

I think something went wrong with formatting the SD as windows 10 does not support FAT32. I'm going to see if that might be what's causing this problem. As for the SD it is new and as I said there was no problem with it. Can have it now? Perhaps. But I still don't have the means to test it.

windows 10 does indead support fat32, ive formated a tonne of cards in win10

 

[lone_wolf323]

windows 10 does indead support fat32, ive formated a tonne of cards in win10

what sized cards have you went up to with windows 10? Im pretty sure at and over 64gb is treated as exfat and cannot be done as FAT32

 

[Kwyjor]

Im pretty sure at and over 64gb is treated as exfat and cannot be done as FAT32

The limit is 32 GB (unless for some strange reason they suddenly decided to increase it).

 

[Tsathogga]

If your card was not already formatted as FAT32, there is no way it would ever work with your 3DS, period.

Anyway, does your 3DS behave differently with the SD card removed? There is no point in messing with the SD card if nothing changes when the SD card is removed entirely.

My boyfriend told me it could be that when I formatted the card I messed up his speed. My card, yes, is formatted in FAT32.