[Tutorial] Installing rxTools Custom Firmware - (3DS and 2DS)

@samiam144 did you already put your method with "menuhax will boot to emunand and the other thing will you bring to the hbl" on your tutorial? Im so excited

 

There is supposed to be an easier way, try this:

From https://gbatemp.net/threads/tutoria...634-after-sysnand-unlink.405005/#post-5847253

Probably. There is also Emunand9 to format emunand, but I haven't used either. But maybe the whole process is a bit too much work and Ammakos solution works.

 

I installed FBI for the part 4a before you edited to BBM, (and many cia games for now).
Is there any difference between FBI and BBM method? does BBM better than FBI?
I'm lazy to do the 4a part again .
Can i just use FBI to install the BigBlueMenu.cia without repeat 4a?

Thank you in advance.

 

So, my dumb ass screwed something up pretty bad....I think.

I was injecting BigBlueMenu, and instead of it replacing the Health and Safety app, the app is just gone. Can anyone tell me what I screwed up and how to fix it?

Or is there a way I can just restart from scratch?

 

Yes you can use FBI to install BBM. They both fill the same purpose, so its a matter of taste. Some people say BBM is faster, but I cant confirm that.

Restarting from scratch is easy, just format emunand again. Do you have a backup for H&S? You can restore it with rxtools if I remember right. Else try to update your emunand if you arent at 10.3 already.

 

Thanks again , i'll try BBM for next game.

 

Okay so I formatted the EmuNAND and it went smoothly, linked my NinID but now it won't let me restore the EmuNAND. The tool says Invalid NAND size? O.o
It say this to both my EmuNAND backup and my original NAND backup. ):
What do I do now?

Dumping it again with the tool gives another file of the... exact same size?
Why won't EmuNAND tool work?

Oh lol, I switched to another version 1.0.1 and it worked. Never mind. (:
Thanks all. (:

 

So I formatted emunand and the H&S is still gone. So, I'll I feel like I screwed up before I even got to BigBlueMenu and things just hadnt broken yet. Should I just use the format option in system settings?

 

Did you try updating your emunand? If you formated anew your emunand will be at 9.2/9.0 correct? Or do you mean your h&s in sysnand? That should show up in rxMode.

You can try using https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-emunand9tool-open-source-emunand-formatter-manager.405921/ to restore your emunand. I think rxTools has also an option to inject emunand, but iam not sure.

 

I downgraded my o3dsxl to 9.2 in order to get all the hacks working.
I tried to acess both via sys and emu, always the same error. It tries to conect with a account a had previously, then i thought "why don't just make a new NNID?!"
when in SYSnand i tried it by deleting the two files inside "dbs" folder, however it asks me to update my 3ds to the latest version.

I don't care about my old account, how can i make a new one just to aplly the updates to my emunand games?

 

Try this with your old account:

1) Backup emunand and backup its folder in sdmc:/Nintendo 3DS/ (easier method: add a _ or something at the end of the folder so you don't have to copy it off your SD card, OR cut/paste it to the root of your SD card)
2) Go in emunand system settings, pick system format
3) Let it do its thing
4) Log into your NNID on newly formatted emunand
5) Restore emunand backup and put its folder back in sdmc:/Nintendo 3DS/

Should now be working.

 

rxtools > emunand > settings > format system. Right?
do i have to remove the SD card when it asks to format?
What to you mean "backup emunand"?
just copy its folder full of numbers in /Nintendo 3ds to my pc?
I'm not going to lose my games and saves?

 

Use Emunandtool to make a backup of your emunand (you can make a backup and inject it later with emunandtool)
Yes rxtools > emunand >settings >format DO NOT REMOVE YOUR SD CARD, since the emunand is on your sd card.
Make a copy of your Nintendo 3ds folder on your pc or just rename it. If you do everything right you will not lose any saves or games.

 

how to use emunandtool?
if i place the launcher.dat file that comes with it in the root of my SD card it will replace another one, so, something will not launch (i dont remeber from where the existing launcher.dat belongs).

 

emunandtool doesnt have a launcher.dat. You just run the .exe while your sd card is in your computer and it will detect the emunand partition and asks you where to save your emunand.bin.

 

that's great.
download blocked due to virus on the package.

 

Its a false positive, turn off your antivirus -> download & use tool -> turn on again