Homebrew What happens if i format my a9lh console?

[DinckelMan]

Related question: Why does A9LH stay after you wipe the console and FBI doesn't (in case it was still injected into HS.app)?

 

[Olmectron]

Related question: Why does A9LH stay after you wipe the console and FBI doesn't (in case it was still injected into HS.app)?

FBI survives the formatting if it's injected because the Health and Safety app isn't modified in any way when formatting. Nintendo tought there wouldn't be any reason for restoring the factory apps, since they can't commonly be deleted nor modified.

A9LH survives because it boots before the System Menu. Formatting affects everything in the System Menu, deleting every program outside the factory apps, extdata (which contains themes and badges) and any configuration of the System Settings. Since A9LH patches everything before System Menu even starts, the formatting doesn't affect it at all.

 

[Halvorsen]

There's a version of Dev Menu that survives a format, it may be on that iso site.

This is why I wish FBI wasn't built to install on SD, but NAND instead. It'd make the guide that much easier and formats less intimidating.

 

[Olmectron]

This is why I wish FBI wasn't built to install on SD, but NAND instead. It'd make the guide that much easier and formats less intimidating.

The risk of injecting an app into H&S is very minimal if you do it alright.

Even installing FBI directly to NAND would be as risky.

 

[astrangeone]

I like having FBI on my health and safety app. Makes it cleaner to deal with. (That reminds me that I have to inject that onto my European 3DS so that I can DSiWare downgrade a console I have.)

I usually don't take out the modified h&s on my customer's 3DSes. Most of the people I sell pre-modded 3DSes don't know how to use the system anyhow. I rather have the instance of FBI survive a format than not.

 

[hallowersv]

Thanks for all the help guys

 

[Halvorsen]

The risk of injecting an app into H&S is very minimal if you do it alright.

Even installing FBI directly to NAND would be as risky.

Except with this method, it actually installs as an normal app and doesn't overwrite a system app. No cons, just pros.

 

[PowerMiner]

It's awesome that A9LH stays after a format and you don't have to reinstall it or something!

 

[I_AM_L_FORCE]

The commies steal your NAND for the motherland

 

[Wolfsbane1985]

I did a factory reset after transferring and i still had FBI and DevMenu. I had to system update to 9.6 and then 11.0 via system settings after. Im assuming it reset back to 9.2 when i formatted even tho it said 11.0

 

[Deleted User]

Like, do i lose a9lh or something like that? Im gonna do a dsiware downgrade , and that involves transfering, and with it, formatting.

Thanks

your console gets formatted