Hardware What should I do with my bricked O3DS?

[PF2M]

I tried to downgrade from 10.3 to 9.2 and my 3DS got bricked because an error interrupted the process. According to another GBATemp user, the firmware files have been deleted and I can't do anything with it now (this includes safe mode), so what should I do with the broken device? Anywhere that I can sell it, or just get rid of it?

 

[MassExplosion213]

I'll take it if you want.

 

[gamesquest1]

replacement motherboard,sell it for spares, keep it for spares for yourself, give it to a good home

 

[Blue]

2ME

 

[Deleted-236924]

If you collect enough you can make a brick house!

 

[SmileCitrus]

Sell it on eBay. I don't know about anyone else, but I sometimes knowingly buy systems with bad motherboards just for the convenience of getting some housing and LCDs already fully assembled and ready for a replacement motherboard.

 

[JershXL]

Use it as a paperweight.

 

[CrispyYoshi]

Have you ever dumped sysNAND from it before it bricked? You could hardmod if you have one.

 

[hundshamer]

Have you ever dumped sysNAND from it before it bricked? You could hardmod if you have one.

If he started on 9.3+, the only way to get a NAND backup is via a hardmod.

 

[caytung07]

If he started on 9.3+, the only way to get a NAND backup is via a hardmod.

on 9.3+ you still can have nand backup with some homebrew like decrypt9

 

[hundshamer]

on 9.3+ you still can have nand backup with some homebrew like decrypt9

I wasn't aware that 9.3+ homebrew launchers had the correct permissions to allow a NAND backup to be created with decrypt9.

 

[Deleted-236924]

I don't think you can even run Decrypt9 at all above 9.2

 

[falken]

Sell it for spares and repairs. Personally i'd buy a faulty O3DS from fleabay that I know the motherboard is likely OK. And swap it over.

 

[caytung07]

I wasn't aware that 9.3+ homebrew launchers had the correct permissions to allow a NAND backup to be created with decrypt9.

sorry my bad, that's true