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3DS HOMEBREW Discussion Thread [exploits/carts/applications/games]
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Boot into Hourglass9 by holding start when powering on, dump carts to cia, install the cias using FBI.
Vorg
Banned
Awesome, thanks! This is only for 3ds games right? Or does it work on nds carts also?
Hardvlade
Member
It will dump nds, but not directly to CIA, but it works like a charm for 3DS games
Elaugaufein
Member
It might be bugged for DSi-enhanced games but it might also be that most DS flashcards don't support DSi-enhanced games, and you need to dump them without the DSi-enhanced stuff for them to run. Hopefully someone looks into it.
Elaugaufein
Member
That's not really unexpected. There's usually at least a month before manufacture and store shelves for launch products (to make sure everywhere has them on time). But its definitely good to know for people who want to get one and CFW it.
Right, but there have been a lot of people questioning it so it is good to have it confirmed nonetheless. Seems like the recent stock of Galaxy models are good to go as well.
Coincidentally there's a new update to Hourglass9 that improves compatibiility with DSi carts.
Elaugaufein
Member
Yes. There are methods in the guide for both systems for all systems up to 11.3 (not inclusive) though some of them might require extra steps or possession of particular game carts as an entry method (if you can find a game cart with the 11.2 upgrade for your region on it, you're definitely good to go with any firmware up to 11.2).
Do you happen to know of the games with system update 11.2?
For me (also using 128GB) there is an initial longer load when booting back into the Home screen but nothing that bad.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
I have a 64GB, there's a noticeable lag on boot up from OFF that's a little longer than it was with my 16GB.
Elaugaufein
Member
I don't have a complete list sorry. I looked for one before posting but no one seems to have put together a list for 11.2 yet.
Quick question. What's the best way to inject a saved game from a CIA into a retail cart? Savedatafiler?
I have both versions of Ocarina of Time 3D and I'm migrating my games to a 64GB SD, so I can use my 128GB card with my Switch this week. I'd love to get rid of the digital version of the game but keep its save safe on the cart.
I have both versions of Ocarina of Time 3D and I'm migrating my games to a 64GB SD, so I can use my 128GB card with my Switch this week. I'd love to get rid of the digital version of the game but keep its save safe on the cart.
Elaugaufein
Member
Should be JKSM as a CIA of you're looking for homebrew though SDF should work.
Vorg
Banned
OK, but will these user created ds roms run on the 3ds or is there no point to dumping my original nds carts?
Daniel Jackson
Member
twloader + nds-bootstrap can run NDS roms. But support is currently limited. Only a few games really work, and loading speeds are slow.
gingerbeardman
Member
They can work from a DS flash cart (even if you think it stopped working in the past)
Dark Rider
Member
I want to set up some emulators so other than the injection method what emulators should I get?
is RetroArch the end all be all? should I get the .cia that has them all if its working well and which stable/nightie should I get?
what stand alone emulators I should look into that is not RetroArch?
I need a list of the injectors and check what games I have to utilize them
Edit: I forgot to ask, should I have godmode9/safemod9 if I have hourglass9?
is RetroArch the end all be all? should I get the .cia that has them all if its working well and which stable/nightie should I get?
what stand alone emulators I should look into that is not RetroArch?
I need a list of the injectors and check what games I have to utilize them
Edit: I forgot to ask, should I have godmode9/safemod9 if I have hourglass9?
Elaugaufein
Member
I'm on CFW 11.0.0-33U. What do I do to update without losing anything? Or is it fine since I'm on CFW anyway? Thanks
Assuming you're on Luma you can update safely (just make sure you're running the latest Stable Luma first or Nightly if that's you're thing).
So I download the latest Luna (preferably a stable version). Is it built into the app, or do I have to go to the site and replace what's on my SD Card? I'm at work, and...forgot to bring my N3DS with me. Thanks for your help Elau!
Elaugaufein
Member
If you want the Stable release you can use Luma Updater if you have that installed. Otherwise you need to replace the file on the card somehow, for an N3DS the wireless MicroSD management should suffice for a small file like this.
Quick question. I'm trying to decide on a screwdriver to unscrew my N3DS. Would it be best to get a size 0 Phillips head or a size 0 flat head screwdriver? I had a small size 1 Phillips head that fit perfectly but I misplaced it. Bought a glasses kit from Duane Reade and non of the screwdrivers fit. It's been driving me nuts!
gingerbeardman
Member
Why not buy a new size 1?
If Luma 6.6 is an upgrade for you, don't forget to copy the updated arm9loaderhax.bin to your CTR NAND. If you followed Plailect's guide around the past year or so, you've done this before.
gingerbeardman
Member
But the sizes are as follows
ph000 < ph00 < ph0 < ph1 < ph2 etc
Nintendo say ph0 but ph1 definitely feels better for me
http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15287/kw/Face plate
Elaugaufein
Member
No, just replace the file on the SD and then you can use FBI to copy it to CTR NAND if you're confident.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
If you have the FBI 'game' app installed, then go to the TitleDB in the main menu with the Wifi turned on. There you can download the CIAs for the standalone emulators. Those are all the 'best' working versions, so use those.
Dark Rider
Member
Thank you
Its neat to download the cia files directly into the 3ds and install them.
My shell was broken (Previous owner) so I ordered another o e from China and made the change. This shot doesn't fit correctly but it's better than before (it seemed like the console came back from Syria).
Anyway, I'm glad it's working. I have my 3DS XL on 11.2.0-35U with that ah9l thing. Can I update it?
Anyway, I'm glad it's working. I have my 3DS XL on 11.2.0-35U with that ah9l thing. Can I update it?
Dark Rider
Member
yes you can update but imake sure that a9hl + luma are up to date. You should also update your hbl.
max_505
Member
I'm selling my New 3DS XL with A9LH+Luma3DS and the buyer wants a "fresh" system and still keep the CFW and the games I installed.
Is that possible? What are the steps I need to do to basically reformat it (and remove NNID, and info I might have inputted, etc.) while keeping the A9LH and all the games?
Is that possible? What are the steps I need to do to basically reformat it (and remove NNID, and info I might have inputted, etc.) while keeping the A9LH and all the games?
Elaugaufein
Member
To refresh the system: injected FBI into Health & Safety as per usual , do a system format (this will work fine as long as you're in Luma). Then clean up any of your stuff on the SD card (take whatever measures you'd usually do to securely delete stuff if there's anything you're particularly worried about on there), you should leave the OTP.bin if you have it but not any NAND Backups (they probably have your account linked) or stuff that's bound to your account like moveable.sed , then use the FBI in H&S to reinstall the FBI CIA and any other basic CIA stuff they won't (Homebrew channel etc)
You can't keep stuff installed with a fresh system but you can then use FBI to reinstall any CIAs and stuff you have.
max_505
Member
Thanks for this!
Did just that, and had no problems (helped the guide had a topic on the very top of the site for this very process). I started to dump some carts, but is there any particular games I need to be mindful for as far as them being intact? Like does the special edition Fire Emblem Fates cart (with all three games), turn to a .cia alright? Seems that way when I booted it up. However my Project Mirai DX, had an update (forgot 3DS games could do that), and not only does it take a while to do so, it errors out at 99%. So is there an alternative way to get patches or DLC on dumped game images? Or do I have to do some searching for a post patched .cia?
Elaugaufein
Member
There are no 3DS dumping problems I'm aware of.
Is Project Mirai out of region ? Updates / DLC won't work out of region and need to be installed via CIA.
I've asked before, but asking again for clarification because I'm nervous:
I want to do a system transfer from an OG non-CFW 3DS XL (ambassador, but doesn't really matter) to a a9lh n3DS.
Anything fancy I need to do, or just blindly do the system transfer?
also to cut down on transfer time, should I delete my games on the OG 3DS? Saves and ownership will transfer to redownload, correct?
I want to do a system transfer from an OG non-CFW 3DS XL (ambassador, but doesn't really matter) to a a9lh n3DS.
Anything fancy I need to do, or just blindly do the system transfer?
also to cut down on transfer time, should I delete my games on the OG 3DS? Saves and ownership will transfer to redownload, correct?
Elaugaufein
Member
Saves won't transfer if you delete stuff, sadly they are bound to the game, so if you want to keep the saves you'll have to put up with it. If you can get homebrew working on the OG , which you should via soundhax , you may be able to dump stuff using the JKSM 3dsx version but it's unfortunately spotty compatability wise compared to the CIA.
Otherwise the system transfer is fine, though you'll need to reinject FBI and then reinstall the CIA version then other CIA's afterwoods since they'll be nuked.
oh god thanks for that info! I'll just leave them in and deal with the wait.
I think my dongle just shat itself though. Can't get my microSD or a brand new microSD to be detected on my laptop or desktop. :/ Was having some issues with microSD and wanted to swap for another 64gb before doing a transfer, but now it looks like I have another issue to deal with.