3DS:Alternate Exploits/Installing boot9strap (safecerthax)

Required Reading
safecerthax is compatible with all Old 3DS and Old 2DS devices in all regions.

What You Need

 * The latest release of SafeB9SInstaller (direct download)
 * The latest release of boot9strap (direct download)
 * The latest release of Luma3DS (the Luma3DS  file)

Section I - Prep Work

 * 1) Power off your device
 * 2) Insert your SD card into your computer
 * 3) Copy  and   from the Luma3DS   to the root of your SD card
 * 4) Create a folder named  on the root of your SD card
 * 5) Copy  and   from the boot9strap   to the   folder on your SD card
 * 6) Copy  from the SafeB9SInstaller   to the root of your SD card
 * 7) Reinsert your SD card into your device
 * 8) Power on your device

Section II - safecerthax DNS

 * 1) Launch the System Settings application
 * 2) Navigate to  ->
 * 3) Click on your network connection slot and navigate to  ->   ->
 * 4) Set "Auto-Obtain DNS" to "No", then click
 * 5) Set both the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to
 * 6) Click OK, then click Save
 * 7) When prompted, click "Test" to perform the connection test
 * 8) *The test should succeed
 * 9) Power off your device

Section III - safecerthax

 * 1) With your device still powered off, hold the following buttons: (Left Shoulder) + (Right Shoulder) + (D-Pad Up) + (A), then press (Power)
 * 2) *Keep holding the buttons until the device boots into Safe Mode
 * 3) Press "OK" to accept the update
 * 4) *There is no update. This is part of the exploit
 * 5) Press "I accept" to accept the terms and conditions
 * 6) *The update should fail and an error message should appear
 * 7) *If the update does not fail, it is possible that your ISP is rerouting DNS changes. Try another internet connection, or follow an alternate method.
 * 8) Press "OK" to close the error message
 * 9) If the exploit was successful, you will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller
 * 10) *If the console freezes or crashes, force power off the console, then retry this section

Section IV - Installing boot9strap

 * 1) When prompted, input the key combo given on the top screen to install boot9strap
 * 2) Once it is complete, press (A) to reboot your device
 * 3) Your device should have rebooted into the Luma3DS configuration menu
 * 4) *If your device shuts down when you try to power it on, ensure that you have copied  from the Luma3DS   to the root of your SD card
 * 5) Press (Start) to save and reboot
 * 6) *If you get an error, just continue to the next section

At this point, your console will boot to Luma3DS by default.
 * Luma3DS does not look any different from the normal HOME Menu. If your console has booted into the HOME Menu, it is running custom firmware.
 * On the next page, you will install useful homebrew applications to complete your setup.

Section VI - Restoring default DNS

 * 1) Launch the System Settings application
 * 2) Navigate to  ->
 * 3) Click on your network connection slot and navigate to  ->   ->
 * 4) Set "Auto-Obtain DNS" to "Yes"
 * 5) Click OK, then click Save
 * 6) When prompted, click "Test" to perform the connection test
 * 7) *The test should succeed
 * 8) Power off your device

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