Hacking [Tutorial] Unbrick a DSTT flashcart without a backup

[TomodachiDeath]

For my first tutorial I will show you guys how to unbrick a DSTT card with only one 3DS Family console!
What you'll need:

1. A Nintendo 3DS Family system with GodMode9
   
2. a DSTT (not DSTTi!) card
3. a way to read microSD cards on your computer
4. only two files

Let's get started!
The first thing we're going to do is download the ntrboot firmware and the flashable image. I attached a ZIP with both of them.
Next up is copying them to the microSD card. Copy ntrboot.firm anywhere in your SD card. Create a new folder called "ntrboot" in the root of your microSD card and copy backup.bin there. Now you can eject the card. Turn your system off and insert the card into the system's SD/microSD card slot. Then insert your flashcart without its microSD card. Turn your system on and hold the START button immediately after you push the power button. You should see the GodMode9 boot logo. Highlight your microSD card (it has the drive number 0), press A, then highlight the ntrboot.firm file. Press A again, and when you see a context menu where "FIRM image options..." is highlighted, press A one more time. Navigate down using the + control pad and highlight "Boot FIRM". Select it. Press A two times. You'll be prompted to select a flashcart. Choose DSTT, then choose "restore flash". Now you only have to press A, select "Poweroff" or "Reboot" and press A one last time. Now your DSTT card, real or clone, is unbricked!

 

[Kubas_inko]

He is right. It is missing the image. My bad.

 

[TomodachiDeath]

Yes, and there was no flashable DSTT image.

 

[Kubas_inko]

Yes, and there was no flashable DSTT image.

Oh right. Sorry. Someone should upload it there.

 

[TomodachiDeath]

I'll probably ask the site owner to link to the file i provided.

 

[Hipeopeo]

I'll probably ask the site owner to link to the file i provided.

That means you, @Plailect

 

[TomodachiDeath]

That means you, @Plailect

I didn’t know they were a member here

 

[Plailect]

I'll probably ask the site owner to link to the file i provided.

There's a problem with this: there are tons of DSTT flash chips and not all have the same backup image or are necessarily compatible with one another. This means we'd need many different backup images which would be a fairly large undertaking.

Here's a list of the ntrboot compatible DSTT chips:
https://gist.github.com/Hikari-chin/6b48f1bb8dd15136403c15c39fafdb42

 

[TomodachiDeath]

There's a problem with this: there are tons of DSTT flash chips and not all have the same backup image or are necessarily compatible with one another. This means we'd need many different backup images which would be a fairly large undertaking.

Here's a list of the ntrboot compatible DSTT chips:
https://gist.github.com/Hikari-chin/6b48f1bb8dd15136403c15c39fafdb42

Thanks for replying. How can I identify my card’s flash chip?

 

[Hipeopeo]

There's a problem with this: there are tons of DSTT flash chips and not all have the same backup image or are necessarily compatible with one another. This means we'd need many different backup images which would be a fairly large undertaking.

Here's a list of the ntrboot compatible DSTT chips:
https://gist.github.com/Hikari-chin/6b48f1bb8dd15136403c15c39fafdb42

Can’t we create a Github page for most? Providing Backups for most, then putting it in the Guide?

 

[Plailect]

Thanks for replying. How can I identify my card’s flash chip?

Using DsttFlashChecker.nds from https://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/?mode=desc&fileid=2112

Can’t we create a Github page for most? Providing Backups for most, then putting it in the Guide?

We sure could, it'd just be quite a bit of work and isn't very high on the priority list.

 

[emmanu888]

I was about to say i could help but my DSTT is the DSi compatible model even though its in a DSTT shell

 

[TomodachiDeath]

I was about to say i could help but my DSTT is the DSi compatible model even though its in a DSTT shell

I think you can unbrick DSi TT cards the same way. I only added “(not DSTTi!)” because I don’t own one

 

[Hipeopeo]

Using DsttFlashChecker.nds from https://www.linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds/?mode=desc&fileid=2112



We sure could, it'd just be quite a bit of work and isn't very high on the priority list.

I’ll probably get to it tomorrow morning, school’s canceled because of the weather. Should be at https://github.com/hipeopeo/dsttbkp by 12:00. (Eastern Time)

Edit: Not gonna do it.