3DS:Alternate Exploits/Installing boot9strap (MSET9)

Technical Details (optional)
MSET9 is an exploit for the System Settings application developed by zoogie.

What You Need

 * The latest prerelease of MSET9
 * Any 3.x version of Python installed
 * If you are on Linux, you likely already have Python 3. Check by opening a terminal and entering . If this returns a version number, it will work for this guide.

Section I - Prep Work

 * 1) Power on your console with the SD card inserted
 * 2) Open Mii Maker
 * 3) Wait for your console to reach the "Welcome to Mii Maker" screen, then exit Mii Maker
 * 4) Power off your console
 * 5) Insert your console's SD card into your computer
 * 6) Copy everything inside the  folder from the Release   to the root of the SD card, overwriting any existing files
 * 7) Execute the  script on the root of the SD card
 * 8) *Windows: Double-click
 * 9) **If this doesn't work: hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the SD card window, then click the option that opens Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt, then type  and press Enter
 * 10) *Linux: open a Terminal window,  to the root of your SD card, then type   and press Enter
 * 11) *You should see a window that says "MSET9 ... SETUP by zoogie"
 * 12) Type, then press Enter to setup MSET9
 * 13) *If you get "does not exist on SD card!" and "Create it/them now? (type yes/no)", follow the troubleshooting guide
 * 14) Once the window says "Done", insert the SD card into your console
 * 15) Power on your console

Section II - MSET9

 * 1) Hover over the System Settings icon using the D-Pad (do not select it yet)
 * 2) Power off, then power on your console
 * 3) Press (A) to launch System Settings
 * 4) Navigate to  ->   ->
 * 5) Do not press any buttons or touch the screen - ensure that you see the Mii Maker icon
 * 6) With the console STILL ON, and without pressing any buttons or touching the screen, remove the SD card from your console
 * 7) Insert the SD card into your computer
 * 8) Execute the  script on the SD card root
 * 9) *Windows: Double-click
 * 10) **If this doesn't work: hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the SD card window, then click the option that opens Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt, then type  and press Enter
 * 11) *Linux: open a Terminal window,  to the root of your SD card, then type   and press Enter
 * 12) *You should see a window that says "MSET9 ... SETUP by zoogie"
 * 13) Type, then press Enter to trigger MSET9
 * 14) Insert the SD card into your console without pressing any buttons or touching the screen
 * 15) If the exploit was successful, you will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller
 * 16) *If you get a black screen, the exploit may not have worked properly
 * 17) *If you get a red screen, you didn't copy all contents of the  folder in the Release   to the root of your SD card

Section III - 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 console
 * 3) Your console should have rebooted into the Luma3DS configuration menu
 * 4) *Luma3DS configuration menu are settings for the Luma3DS custom firmware. Many of these settings may be useful for customization or debugging
 * 5) *For the purpose of this guide, these settings will be left on default settings
 * 6) *If your console shuts down when you try to power it on, ensure that you have copied  from the   folder in the Release   to the root of your SD card
 * 7) Press (Start) to save and reboot
 * 8) *If you get an error, just continue to the next page

Section IV - Uninstalling MSET9

 * 1) Power off your console
 * 2) Insert the SD card into your computer
 * 3) Execute the  script on the root of the SD card
 * 4) *Windows: Double-click
 * 5) **If this doesn't work: hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the SD card window, then click the option that opens Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt, then type  and press Enter
 * 6) *Linux: open a Terminal window,  to the root of your SD card, then type   and press Enter
 * 7) *You should see a window that says "MSET9 ... SETUP by zoogie"
 * 8) Type, then press Enter to remove MSET9

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Continue to Finalizing Setup

"Nintendo 3DS///dbs/ does not exist on SD card!" and "Create it/them now? (type yes/no)" when using Option 1
No title database is present because you never installed any titles from eShop on this SD card.


 * 1) Type "yes", then press Enter
 * 2) Insert the SD card into your console
 * 3) Power on your console
 * 4) Navigate to System Settings -> Data Management -> Nintendo 3DS -> Software -> Reset (visual instructions)
 * 5) Power off your console
 * 6) Insert the SD card into your computer
 * 7) Return to Section I Step 7