- Place
3ds_hw_test.firm
file insd:/luma/payloads
on the SD card - Turn on your 3DS while holding START to open Luma3DS chainloader
- If the chainloader is not opening, follow Restoring / Updating CFW and try again
- If it still wont open follow the boot9strap instructions above
- Select
3ds_hw_test
- Press any button to start the test
- The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model
- If you are unsure what model the console is, look at the shoulder buttons - a new model has four (L+ZL+ZR+R), and an old model has two (L+R
- The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model
- When the test finishes, press any button to turn the console off and insert your SD into your computer
- Open the newly generated
sd:/HWTEST.LOG
file in a text editor, then scroll to the end and look at the line that says[ARM11] Done. ___ total errors detected.
- If the number on this line is 0, your console's RAM is not the issue
- If the number on this line is not 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to either repair or replace the motherboard
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=== What You Need === | === What You Need === | ||
* | * [[3DS:boot9strap|boot9strap]] or [[3DS:fastboot3DS|fastboot3DS]] installed to FIRM partition(s) | ||
* [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS]]' <code>boot.firm</code> on the root of your SD card | |||
* The latest release of {{GitHub|aspargas2/3ds_hw_test/releases|3ds_hw_test}} (the <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> file) | * The latest release of {{GitHub|aspargas2/3ds_hw_test/releases|3ds_hw_test}} (the <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> file) | ||
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# Place <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> file in <code>sd:/luma/payloads</code> on the SD card | |||
# Turn on your 3DS while holding {{B|START}} to open Luma3DS chainloader | |||
#* If the chainloader is not opening, follow [[3dsguide:restoring-updating-cfw.html|Restoring / Updating CFW]] and try again | |||
#* If it still wont open follow the boot9strap instructions above | |||
# Select <code>3ds_hw_test</code> | |||
# Press any button to start the test | |||
#* The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model | |||
#** If you are unsure what model the console is, look at the shoulder buttons - a new model has four ({{Key press|L|ZL|ZR|R}}), and an old model has two ({{Key press|L|R}} | |||
# When the test finishes, press any button to turn the console off and insert your SD into your computer | |||
# Open the newly generated <code>sd:/HWTEST.LOG</code> file in a text editor, then scroll to the end and look at the line that says <code>[ARM11] Done. ___ total errors detected.</code> | |||
#* If the number on this line is 0, your console's RAM is not the issue | |||
#* If the number on this line is not 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to either repair or replace the motherboard | |||
|-|Boot9strap= | |||
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Revision as of 19:57, 3 November 2023
Developer(s) | aspargas2 |
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Console | Nintendo 3DS |
Version | v0.1.0-alpha (October 28, 2023 | )
Links | |
GitHub | aspargas2/3ds_hw_test |
3ds_hw_test is a .firm
application that tests a 3DS console's RAM for errors. There are plans to expand the test so it checks more types of hardware, but so far these plans are entirely a work-in-progress.
Instructions
What You Need
- boot9strap or fastboot3DS installed to FIRM partition(s)
- Luma3DS'
boot.firm
on the root of your SD card - The latest release of 3ds_hw_test (the
3ds_hw_test.firm
file)
Section I - Hardware Test
3ds_hw_test.firm
to the root of your SD cardboot.firm
to luma.firm
3ds_hw_test.firm
to boot.firm
- The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model
- If you are unsure what model the console is, look at the shoulder buttons - a new model has four (L+ZL+ZR+R), and an old model has two (L+R
sd:/HWTEST.LOG
file in a text editor, then scroll to the end and look at the line that says [ARM11] Done. ___ total errors detected.
- If the number on this line is 0, your console's RAM is not the issue
- If the number on this line is not 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to either repair or replace the motherboard
boot.firm
and rename luma.firm
to boot.firm
- Place
3ds_hw_test.firm
in the root of your SD card - Turn on your 3DS while holding HOME to enter the fastboot3DS menu
- Select
[+]Boot from file...
->sdmc:
->3ds_hw_test.firm
- Press any button to start the test
- The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model
- If you are unsure what model the console is, look at the shoulder buttons - a new model has four (L+ZL+ZR+R), and an old model has two (L+R
- The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model
- When the test finishes, press any button to turn the console off and insert your SD into your computer
- Open the newly generated
sd:/HWTEST.LOG
file in a text editor, then scroll to the end and look at the line that says[ARM11] Done. ___ total errors detected.
- If the number on this line is 0, your console's RAM is not the issue
- If the number on this line is not 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to either repair or replace the motherboard