Revision as of 18:57, 23 March 2023

info - please read before starting

This guide can potentially cause unexpected results if done wrong. Please ensure you read the steps carefully to prevent these unexpected results from happening.

Do NOT inject a movable.sed from Bruteforce Movable for this guide. Doing so will cause a brick if you uninstall custom firmware after following the guide. Always keep a backup of your original movable.sed if you do so.

Note that uninstalling CFW anytime after doing these steps WILL brick your console, as we have tampered with console-unique files which can have dangerous effects if stock/native.firm is booted. These unique files will be extracted during the process of this tutorial.

If you are confused in any way, join the Nintendo Homebrew server and ask for help in the 3DS assistance channels.

What you need

Two 3DS consoles, both modded with Luma3DS CFW
essential.exefs from the initial hacking procedures from 3DS Hacks Guide
The latest version of faketik (the .3dsx file)
The latest version of GodMode9 (the GodMode9 .zip file)

Prep Work

Follow this section on the destination console only.

Power off your device
Insert your SD card into your computer
Copy GodMode9.firm from the GodMode9 .zip to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card
Copy the gm9 folder from the GodMode9 .zip to the root of your SD card
Create a folder named 3ds on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
- This folder stores homebrew applications and data; it is different from the Nintendo 3DS folder that the device automatically generates
Copy faketik.3dsx to the 3ds folder on the root of your SD card
Copy essential.exefs to the root of your SD card and rename it to old-essential.exefs
Reinsert your SD card into your device

Backing up destination console's essential.exefs

If you do not back up the destination console's essential.exefs before following the remainder of the guide, your console will not be able to uninstall custom firmware.

Press and hold Start, and while holding Start, power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
Navigate to [S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL
Press A on essential.exefs to select it
Select “Copy to 0:/gm9/out”
- If you see “Destination already exists”, press (A) on “Overwrite file(s)”
Press A to continue
Press B until you return to the main menu

This console's original essential.exefs file will be in /gm9/out folder on your SD card. It is highly recommended to back it up to a safe location.

Extracting the movable file from `essential.exefs`

Press A on the [0:] SDCARD
Select the old-essential.exefs, and press A on Mount as EXEFS image
Look for a file named movable inside the old-essential.exefs image mount
Press Y on movable, then proceed to the next section

Replacing the movable.sed

Press B to exit the essential.exefs mount.
Enter the SYSNAND CTRNAND drive, then enter the private folder
Press X on the movable.sed file unlock write permissions when prompted
Press A to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
Press Y to paste the movable in the clipboard, rename it to movable.sed
Press B until you are back at the main menu, press R + A on the SYSNAND CTRNAND drive, select "Fix CMACS for drive"
Press Start to reboot your device
Your console will act like it has just been formatted, this is meant to happen. Proceed through initial setup.

Getting your apps back

Launch the Download Play application
Wait until you see the two buttons
- Do not press either of the buttons
Press (Left Shoulder) + (D-Pad Down) + (Select) at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
Select "Miscellaneous options"
Select "Switch the hb. title to the current app."
Press B to continue
Press B to return to the Rosalina main menu
Press B to exit the Rosalina menu
Press Home, then close Download Play
Relaunch the Download Play application
Your device should load the Homebrew Launcher
Launch faketik from the list of homebrew
Wait until the process is completed
Press Start to exit
Reboot your device

Congratulations, you just performed a complex procedure.

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-{{hatnote|This article is for transferring data between systems without doing a system transfer, and usually should only be done if the console you are transferring from is nonfunctional or the source console is not in your possession.<br>
-If you do not have a specific reason to follow this guide (i.e. both consoles are usable), do [[3DS:System Transfer|a System Transfer]] instead.}}
-{{shortcut|3DS:MMM}}
-= Required Reading (Do NOT ignore) =
+= info - please read before starting =
-This guide can potentially cause unexpected results if done wrong. Please ensure you read the steps carefully to prevent these unexpected results from happening.<br>
+This guide can potentially cause unexpected results if done wrong. Please ensure you read the steps carefully to prevent these unexpected results from happening.
-Additionally, ensure you have read the following warnings to have a full understanding of the potential risks of this guide.
-{{critical|text=Do '''NOT''' use a <code>movable.sed</code> from Bruteforce Movable (in general, but especially not for this guide). Doing so may cause other issues with the system, and will result in a guaranteed brick if you uninstall CFW while using that movable. Always keep a backup of your original <code>movable.sed</code> if you do so.}}
+{{critical|text=Do '''NOT''' inject a <code>movable.sed</code> from Bruteforce Movable for this guide. Doing so will cause a brick if you uninstall custom firmware after following the guide. Always keep a backup of your original movable.sed if you do so.}}
-{{warning|text=Uninstalling CFW without undoing the moveover done in this guide '''WILL''' brick your console, as we have tampered with console-unique files which can have dangerous effects if stock (native.firm) is booted.<br>
+{{warning|text=Note that uninstalling CFW anytime after doing these steps '''WILL''' brick your console, as we have tampered with console-unique files which can have dangerous effects if stock/native.firm is booted. These unique files will be extracted during the process of this tutorial.}}
-This guide has you extract the original versions of those files so you are able to undo it if you need to - ''do not lose those files.''}}
-{{warning|text=Any games/savedata/themes/DSiWare that was already on the destination console's SD card will become inaccessible once the guide is completed - only data transferred over from the source console will be usable. To access the destination console's data again, you must undo the moveover.}}
+If you are confused in any way, join the Nintendo Homebrew server and ask for help in the 3DS assistance channels.
-{{info|If the above two warnings will cause issues for you and you are willing to take extra steps to avoid them, you can instead use [[ninfs]] to merge the source console's encrypted files onto the destination console, then [[3DS:Rebuild Title Database|rebuild title.db]] to make any merged games/apps appear.<br>
-However, note that even this method will '''not''' bypass the issues of using a Bruteforce Movable <code>movable.sed</code>.}}
-If you are confused in any way, join [https://discord.gg/C29hYvh the Nintendo Homebrew Discord] and ask for help in the 3DS assistance channels.
 ==What you need==
 *Two 3DS consoles, both modded with Luma3DS CFW
-** These will be referred to as the '''source console''' and '''destination console''' for this guide's purposes
+*<code>essential.exefs</code> from the initial hacking procedures from 3DS Hacks Guide
-** If either console is not currently modded, stop and mod it with [[3dsguide:|our custom firmware installation guide]] first
-*The '''source console's''' <code>essential.exefs</code>, such as the one created in [[3dsguide:finalizing-setup|our guide's Finalizing Setup]]
-**If you already have the '''source console's''' <code>movable.sed</code> outside of a <code>.exefs</code> file, you can use that directly
 *The latest version of [https://github.com/ihaveamac/faketik/releases/latest faketik] (the <code>.3dsx</code> file)
 *The latest version of [https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9/releases/latest GodMode9] (the GodMode9 <code>.zip</code> file)
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 ===Prep Work===
-Follow this section on the '''destination console''' only.
+Follow this section on the destination console only.
-#Power off your console
+#Power off your device
 #Insert your SD card into your computer
 #Copy <code>GodMode9.firm</code> from the GodMode9 <code>.zip</code> to the <code>/luma/payloads/</code> folder on your SD card
 #Copy the <code>gm9</code> folder from the GodMode9 <code>.zip</code> to the root of your SD card
 #Create a folder named <code>3ds</code> on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
-#*This folder stores homebrew applications and data; it is different from the <code>Nintendo 3DS</code> folder that the console automatically generates
+#*This folder stores homebrew applications and data; it is different from the <code>Nintendo 3DS</code> folder that the device automatically generates
 #Copy <code>faketik.3dsx</code> to the <code>3ds</code> folder on the root of your SD card
-#Copy the '''source console's''' <code>essential.exefs</code> to the root of your SD card and rename it to <code>old-essential.exefs</code>
+#Copy <code>essential.exefs</code> to the root of your SD card and rename it to <code>old-essential.exefs</code>
-#*If you have the '''source console's''' <code>movable.sed</code> already, you can copy that to the root of the SD card instead
+#Reinsert your SD card into your device
-#Reinsert your SD card into your console
-===Backing up the destination console's <code>essential.exefs</code>===
+===Backing up destination console's essential.exefs===
-{{warning|text=If you do not back up the destination console's essential.exefs before following the remainder of the guide, you will be unable to undo the moveover - which means that console '''will never be able to uninstall custom firmware.'''}}
+{{warning|text=If you do not back up the destination console's essential.exefs before following the remainder of the guide, your console '''will not be able to uninstall custom firmware.'''}}
-#Press and hold {{B|START}}, and while holding {{B|START}}, power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
+#Press and hold {{B|Start}}, and while holding {{B|Start}}, power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
-#Enter the <code>[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL</code> drive
+#Navigate to <code>[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL</code>
 #Press {{B|A}} on <code>essential.exefs</code> to select it
-#Press {{B|A}} on '''Copy to 0:/gm9/out'''
+#Select “Copy to 0:/gm9/out”
-#*If you see '''Destination already exists''', press {{B|A}} on '''Overwrite file(s)'''
+#*If you see “Destination already exists”, press (A) on “Overwrite file(s)”
 #Press {{B|A}} to continue
-#Press {{B|B}} until you return to the drive list
+#Press {{B|B}} until you return to the main menu
+{{info|text=This console's original <code>essential.exefs</code> file will be in <code>/gm9/out</code> folder on your SD card. It is highly recommended to back it up to a safe location.}}
-{{info|text=The destination console's original <code>essential.exefs</code> file will be in <code>/gm9/out</code> folder on its SD card. It is highly recommended to back up this file to a safe location.}}
+===Extracting the movable file from <code>essential.exefs</code>===
-===Extracting the movable file===
+#Press {{B|A}} on the <code>[0:] SDCARD</code>
-#Enter the <code>[0:] SDCARD</code> drive
+#Select the <code>old-essential.exefs</code>, and press A on Mount as EXEFS image
-#Select the <code>old-essential.exefs</code>, and press {{B|A}} on '''Mount as EXEFS image'''
-#*If you instead copied <code>movable.sed</code> to the SD root, press {{B|Y}} on that file and skip to the next section
 #Look for a file named <code>movable</code> inside the <code>old-essential.exefs</code> image mount
 #Press {{B|Y}} on <code>movable</code>, then proceed to the next section
-===Replacing the <code>movable.sed</code>===
+===Replacing the movable.sed===
-#Press {{B|B}} to return to the drive list
+#Press {{B|B}} to exit the essential.exefs mount.
-#Enter the <code>[1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND</code> drive, then enter the <code>private</code> folder
+#Enter the <code>SYSNAND CTRNAND</code> drive, then enter the <code>private</code> folder
-#Press {{B|X}} on the <code>movable.sed</code> file and press {{B|A}}
+#Press {{B|X}} on the <code>movable.sed</code> file unlock write permissions when prompted
-#Unlock '''Writing to SysNAND (lvl1)''' when prompted, then input the given key combo
+#Press {{B|A}} to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
-#Press {{B|Y}} to paste from the clipboard, then rename the file to <code>movable.sed</code> if it is not named that already
+#Press {{B|Y}} to paste the movable in the clipboard, rename it to <code>movable.sed</code>
-#Press {{B|B}} until you have returned to the drive list, press {{B|R}} + {{B|A}} on the <code>[1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND</code> drive, and then select '''Fix CMACs for drive'''
+#Press {{B|B}} until you are back at the main menu, press {{B|R}} + {{B|A}} on the <code>SYSNAND CTRNAND</code> drive, select "Fix CMACS for drive"
-#Once this finishes, press {{B|START}} to reboot your console
+#Press {{B|Start}} to reboot your device
-#Your console will act like it has just been formatted - this is supposed to happen. Proceed through initial setup and get to the HOME Menu
+#Your console will act like it has just been formatted, this is meant to happen. Proceed through initial setup.
 ===Getting your apps back===
-#Launch the '''Download Play''' application
+#Launch the Download Play application
 #Wait until you see the two buttons
 #* Do not press either of the buttons
-#Press {{B|L}} + {{B|D-PAD DOWN}} + {{B|SELECT}} at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
+#Press (Left Shoulder) + (D-Pad Down) + (Select) at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
-#Select '''Miscellaneous options'''
+#Select "Miscellaneous options"
-#Select '''Switch the hb. title to the current app.'''
+#Select "Switch the hb. title to the current app."
 #Press {{B|B}} to continue
 #Press {{B|B}} to return to the Rosalina main menu
 #Press {{B|B}} to exit the Rosalina menu
-#Press {{B|HOME}}, then close '''Download Play'''
+#Press {{B|Home}}, then close Download Play
-#Relaunch the '''Download Play''' application
+#Relaunch the Download Play application
-#Your console should load the '''Homebrew Launcher'''
+#Your device should load the Homebrew Launcher
-#Launch '''faketik''' from the list of homebrew
+#Launch faketik from the list of homebrew
 #Wait until the process is completed
-#Press {{B|START}} to exit
+#Press {{B|Start}} to exit
-#Reboot your console
+#Reboot your device
-{{success|text=The moveover is complete. Congratulations for performing a complex procedure.}}
-[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]
+{{success|text=Congratulations, you just performed a complex procedure.}}