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Finalizing Setup

Overview of steps

The file boot.firm is what is launched by boot9strap itself after it finishes loading off of NAND, and can be any valid arm9 payload in the FIRM format. This file can be replaced at any time, although Luma3DS allows for the launch of other arm9 payloads in the FIRM format using the Luma3DS chainloader.

In this case, we use Luma3DS by AuroraWright to boot a patched SysNAND directly, allowing us to completely bypass the need for any kind of EmuNAND, vastly simplifying the usage of a hacked 3DS in addition to saving SD card space.

During this process, we also setup programs such as the following:

  • FBI (installs CIA formatted games and applications) installed to Health & Safety
  • Themely (installs custom themes) installed as a 3dsx
  • Luma3DS Updater (updates your CFW installation easily) installed as a 3dsx
  • GodMode9 (multipurpose tool which can do NAND and cartridge functions)

What you need

  • The latest release of Luma3DS (the .7z file)
  • The latest release of Themely (the .3dsx file)
  • The latest release of GodMode9
  • The latest release of DSPDump (the .3dsx file)
  • The latest release of FBI
  • The latest fork of Luma3DS Updater (the lumaupdater-x.x.zip file)
  • Old 3DS and 2DS Only: The Old 3DS 11.2.0-35 otherapp payload for your region

Instructions

Section I - Prep Work
  1. Insert your SD card into your computer
  2. Copy the /3ds/lumaupdater folder from the Luma3DS Updater .zip to the /3ds/ folder on your SD card
  3. Copy FBI.cia from the FBI .zip to the root of your SD card
  4. Copy DSPdump.3dsx to the /3ds/ folder on your SD card
  5. Copy Themely.3dsx to the /3ds/ folder on your SD card
  6. Copy boot.firm from the Luma3DS .7z to the root of your SD card
  7. Create a folder named luma on the root of your SD card
  8. Create a folder named payloads in the luma folder on your SD card
  9. Copy GodMode9.firm from the GodMode9 .zip to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card
  10. Old 3DS and 2DS Only: Copy the Old 3DS 11.2.0-35 otherapp payload for your region to the /hblauncherloader/ folder on your SD card
  11. Old 3DS and 2DS Only: Rename the Old 3DS 11.2.0-35 otherapp payload on your SD card to match your region:
  • EUR: OLD-11-4-0-37-EUR.bin
  • JPN: OLD-11-4-0-37-JPN.bin
  • KOR: OLD-11-4-0-37-KOR.bin
  • USA: OLD-11-4-0-37-USA.bin
  1. If your device is on a version between 3.0.0 and 4.5.0 (inclusive), your device will not boot until you manually download the required firmware:
  • Download this file and rename it to firmware.bin
  • Download this file
  • Copy firmware.bin and cetk to the /luma/ folder on your SD card
  • Delete both of these files after updating your device later in these instructions
  1. Reinsert your SD card into your device
Section II - Configuring Luma3DS
  1. Boot your device to enter the Luma3DS configuration menu
  1. Use the (A) button and the D-Pad to turn on the following:
  • "Show NAND or user string in System Settings"
  1. Press (Start) to save and reboot
  • If you get a black screen, just continue to the next section
Section III - Updating the System

If, while following a previous version of this guide, you CTRTransfered your New 3DS to 2.1.0, now is the time to restore your NAND backup before doing this section.

If, before following this guide, you already had an EmuNAND setup and would like to move the contents of your previous EmuNAND to your new SysNAND CFW, now is the time to follow Move EmuNAND before doing this section.

  1. Update your device by going to System Settings, then "Other Settings", then going all the way to the right and using "System Update"
  • Updates while using B9S + Luma (what you have) are safe
  • If this gives you an error, set your DNS settings to "auto"
  • If this still gives you an error and your NAND is below 9.2.0, follow 9.2.0 CTRTransfer, then try updating again
Section IV - Injecting FBI
  1. Reboot holding (Start) during boot to launch GodMode9
  2. Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> cias
  3. Press (A) on FBI.cia to select it, then select "CIA image options...", then select "Mount image to drive"
  4. Press (A) on the .app file, then select "NCCH image options", then select "Inject to H&S"
  5. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
  6. Press (A) to continue
  7. Press (Start) to reboot your device
  8. If you still launch to the stock Health & Safety app and have downgraded with Gateway in the past, follow this troubleshooting guide
Section V - Installing CIAs
  1. Don't.
  • Running and installing CIA homebrew has a high chance of banning your Nintendo 3DS from online multiplayer services.
Section VI - DSP Dump
  1. Enter the Homebrew Channel using Soundhax if you're on 9.0.0 to 11.3.0; otherwise, follow the alternative entrypoints.
  2. Launch DSPDump
  3. Once it has completed, press (B) to return to the homebrew launcher
Section VII - Restore Health and Safety
  1. Don't.
  • For now, Health & Safety is the recommended way to launch FBI, until ban avoidance is better-understood.
Section VIII - CTRNAND Luma3DS
  1. Press (B) to return to the main menu
  2. Navigate to [0:] SDCARD
  3. Press (Y) on boot.firm to copy it
  4. Press (B) to return to the main menu
  5. Navigate to [1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND
  6. Press (Y) to paste a copy of boot.firm
  7. Select "Copy path(s)"
  8. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
  9. Press (B) to return to the main menu
  10. Navigate to [0:] SDCARD
  11. Press (Y) on the luma folder to copy it
  12. Press (B) to return to the main menu
  13. Navigate to [1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND -> rw
  14. Press (Y) to paste a copy of the luma folder from your SD card
Section IX - NAND Backup
  1. Press (B) twice to return to the main menu
  2. Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
  3. Select "More..."
  4. Select "Backup NAND"
  5. Press (A) to continue
  6. Hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to eject your SD card
  7. Insert your SD card into your computer
  8. Copy nand.bin from the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
  • Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage)
  • This backup will save you from a brick if anything goes wrong in the future
  1. Delete nand.bin from the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card after copying it
  2. Reinsert your SD card into your device
  3. Press (Start) to save and reboot

You can now use Luma3DS Updater to update your Luma3DS to the latest version just by opening it from the Homebrew Launcher and pressing (A).
This is not the same thing as a System Update; it just downloads and extracts the newest Luma3DS files. This will only update the Luma3DS files on your SD card. If you boot your device without an SD card, it will use the version you placed in CTRNAND.

You will now boot Luma3DS CFW SysNAND by default.
You can now hold (Select) on boot to launch the Luma3DS configuration menu.
You can now hold (Start) on boot to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu (note that the Luma3DS chainloader menu is only displayed if there is more than one payload detected). You can now hold (Start) + (Select) + (X) on boot to dump the ARM11 bootrom (boot11.bin), the ARM9 bootrom (boot9.bin), and your console unique OTP (OTP.bin) to the /boot9strap/ folder on your SD card (note that this will not have any kind of prompt or message).

Remove any extra files and folders from the root of your SD card that are not in the following image:

For information on changing your device to another region, check out the Region Changing page.

For information on using GodMode9's various features, check out the GodMode9 Usage page.

For information on using Luma3DS's various features, check out its wiki.

For information on installing custom themes, badges, and splash screens, check out 3dsthem.es.

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