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Required Reading

The file boot.firm is what is launched by boot9strap itself after it finishes loading off of NAND. In this case, we are using Luma3DS by LumaTeam to patch the console, allowing it to run homebrew software.

This guide will have you make critical system file backups and install the following homebrew programs:

FBI (installs CIA formatted applications)
Anemone3DS (installs custom themes)
Checkpoint (backs up and restores save files for 3DS and DS games)
Universal-Updater (a homebrew app store for downloading homebrew from the 3DS over Wi-Fi)
GodMode9 (multipurpose tool which can do NAND and cartridge functions)
Homebrew Launcher Loader (launches the Homebrew Launcher)

What You Need

The latest release of Anemone3DS (the .cia file)
The v3.7.4 release of Checkpoint (the .cia file)
The latest release of Homebrew Launcher Wrapper (the .cia file)
The latest release of Universal-Updater (the .cia file)
The latest release of FBI (both the .cia and .3dsx files)
The latest release of GodMode9 (the GodMode9 .zip file)

Instructions

Section I - Prep Work

In this section, you will copy the files necessary to follow the rest of the instructions on this page.

Power off your console
Insert your SD card into your computer
Create a folder named cias on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
Copy all of the CIA files (Anemone3DS.cia, Checkpoint.cia, FBI.cia, Homebrew_Launcher.cia, and Universal-Updater.cia) you downloaded earlier to the /cias/ folder on 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 console automatically generates
Copy FBI.3dsx to the /3ds/ folder on your SD card
Create a folder named payloads in the luma folder on your SD card if it does not already exist
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
Reinsert your SD card into your console
Power on your console

Section II - Updating the System

In this section, you will update your system to the latest version, which is safe to do with custom firmware.

Update your console 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
- You may get a message saying “Your system is up to date” instead of updating. This is normal if you are already up to date; continue with the next section
- If this gives you an error, ensure both your DNS settings and Proxy are set to “auto”
- If this still gives you an error, follow this troubleshooting guide

Section III - Homebrew Launcher

In this section, you will temporarily replace Download Play with Homebrew Launcher (which we need to launch FBI). Download Play will automatically go back to normal once you reboot your console.

Launch the Download Play application
Wait until you see the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS buttons
Press L + ↓ + 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
Launch the Download Play application
Your console should load the Homebrew Launcher
- If your console is stuck on the loading splash screen or crashes to a screen with white text, you are missing boot.3dsx on the root of your SD card or it is not inserted into your console. To fix this, make sure the SD card is inserted correctly into your console, download the latest release of Luma3DS and extract boot.firm and boot.3dsx to the root of your SD card, overwriting if asked

Section IV - RTC and DSP Setup

In this section, you will sync your 3DS internal clock with the actual time and dump the sound firmware (which is necesssary for some homebrew software to use sound properly).

Press L + ↓ + Select at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
Select “Miscellaneous options”
Select “Dump DSP firmware”
Press B to continue
Select “Nullify user time offset”
Press B to continue
Press B to return to the Rosalina main menu
Press B to exit the Rosalina menu

Section V - Installing CIAs

In this section, you will install several useful homebrew applications to HOME Menu.

Launch FBI from the list of homebrew
Navigate to SD -> cias
Select “<current directory>”
Select the “Install and delete all CIAs” option, then press (A) to confirm
Press Home, then X to close Download Play

Section VI - CTRNAND Luma3DS

In this section, you will use a script to copy some of Luma3DS’s files to internal memory so that they can be accessed, even without an SD card inserted.

Power off your console
Press and hold Start, and while holding Start, power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
- If you boot to Luma3DS Chainloader, select GodMode9
  - If you do not boot into GodMode9, ensure that GodMode9.firm is in /luma/payloads/ and that payloads is correctly spelled
If you are prompted to create an essential files backup, press A to do so, then press A to continue once it has completed
If you are prompted to fix the RTC date&time, press A to do so, set the date and time, then press A to continue
Press Home to bring up the action menu
Select “Scripts…”
Select “GM9Megascript”
Select “Scripts from Plailect’s Guide”
Select “Setup Luma3DS to CTRNAND”
When prompted, press A to proceed
Press A to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
Press A to continue

Section VII - Cleanup SD Card

In this section, you will use a script to remove some unnecessary files from your SD card.

When prompted, press A to proceed
Press A to continue
Press B to return to the main menu

Section VIII - Backup Essential Files

In this section, you will make backups of files that can be used to recover from software bricks or to recover data.

Select “Backup Options”
Select “SysNAND Backup”
Press A to confirm
- This process will take some time
- If you get an error, look for your issue in the troubleshooting guide
Press A to continue
Press B to return to the main menu
Select “Exit”
Press A to relock write permissions if prompted
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 Home to bring up the action menu
Select “Poweroff system” to power off your console
Insert your SD card into your computer
Copy <date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_##.bin, <date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_##.bin.sha, and essential.exefs from the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
- Copy these backups to multiple locations (such as online file storage, an external hard drive, etc.)
- These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future
Delete <date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_##.bin and <date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_##.bin.sha from the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card after copying it
- The other backup files are negligible in size and may be kept on your SD card for ease of access
If you have it, copy the /luma/backups/ folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
Reinsert your SD card into your console
Power on your console

You’re done! Custom firmware is now fully configured on your console.

Information and Notes

Here are some key combos that you should know:

Holding Select on boot will launch the Luma3DS configuration menu.
Holding Start on boot will launch GodMode9, or if you have multiple payloads in /luma/payloads/, the Luma3DS chainloader.
By default, pressing L + ↓ + Select while in 3DS mode will open the Rosalina menu, where you can check system information, take screenshots, enable cheats, and more. This can be changed from the Rosalina menu.
- If you have a modified Luma config, this key combination may be X + Y instead.
Holding Start + Select + X on boot will make the notification LED show a color for debug purposes. See here for what each color means.

See here for some suggestions on things to do with custom firmware.

For information on using GodMode9’s various features, check out the GodMode9 Usage and Dumping Titles and Game Cartridges pages.

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-#REDIRECT [[3DS:Troubleshooting/Finalizing Setup (Manual)]]
+==Required Reading==
+The file <code>boot.firm</code> is what is launched by boot9strap itself after it finishes loading off of NAND. In this case, we are using Luma3DS by LumaTeam to patch the console, allowing it to run homebrew software.
+This guide will have you make critical system file backups and install the following homebrew programs:
+*[[3DS:FBI|FBI]] ''(installs CIA formatted applications)''
+*[[3DS:Anemone3DS|Anemone3DS]] ''(installs custom themes)''
+*[[Checkpoint]] ''(backs up and restores save files for 3DS and DS games)''
+*[[3DS:Universal-Updater|Universal-Updater]] ''(a homebrew app store for downloading homebrew from the 3DS over Wi-Fi)''
+*[[3DS:GodMode9|GodMode9]] ''(multipurpose tool which can do NAND and cartridge functions)''
+*'''Homebrew Launcher Loader''' ''(launches the Homebrew Launcher)''
+==What You Need==
+*The latest release of [https://github.com/astronautlevel2/Anemone3DS/releases/latest Anemone3DS] (the <code>.cia</code> file)
+*The v3.7.4 release of [https://github.com/BernardoGiordano/Checkpoint/releases/latest Checkpoint] (the <code>.cia</code> file)
+*The latest release of [https://github.com/PabloMK7/homebrew_launcher_dummy/releases/latest Homebrew Launcher Wrapper] (the <code>.cia</code> file)
+*The latest release of [https://github.com/Universal-Team/Universal-Updater/releases/latest Universal-Updater] (the <code>.cia</code> file)
+*The latest release of [https://github.com/Steveice10/FBI/releases FBI] ('''both''' the <code>.cia</code> and <code>.3dsx</code> files)
+*The latest release of [https://github.com/d0k3/GodMode9/releases/latest GodMode9] (the GodMode9 <code>.zip</code> file)
+==Instructions==
+===Section I - Prep Work===
+In this section, you will copy the files necessary to follow the rest of the instructions on this page.
+#Power off your console
+#Insert your SD card into your computer
+#Create a folder named <code>cias</code> on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
+#Copy all of the CIA files (<code>Anemone3DS.cia</code>, <code>Checkpoint.cia</code>, <code>FBI.cia</code>, <code>Homebrew_Launcher.cia</code>, and <code>Universal-Updater.cia</code>) you downloaded earlier to the <code>/cias/</code> folder on 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
+#Copy <code>FBI.3dsx</code> to the <code>/3ds/</code> folder on your SD card
+#Create a folder named <code>payloads</code> in the <code>luma</code> folder on your SD card if it does not already exist
+#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
+#Reinsert your SD card into your console
+#Power on your console
+===Section II - Updating the System===
+In this section, you will update your system to the latest version, which is safe to do with custom firmware.
+#Update your console 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
+#*You may get a message saying “Your system is up to date” instead of updating. This is normal if you are already up to date; continue with the next section
+#*If this gives you an error, ensure both your DNS settings and Proxy are set to “auto”
+#*If this still gives you an error, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230319181423/https://3ds.hacks.guide/troubleshooting#finalizing-setup follow this troubleshooting guide]
+===Section III - Homebrew Launcher===
+In this section, you will temporarily replace Download Play with Homebrew Launcher (which we need to launch FBI). Download Play will automatically go back to normal once you reboot your console.
+#Launch the Download Play application
+#Wait until you see the <code>Nintendo 3DS</code> and <code>Nintendo DS</code> buttons
+#Press {{Key press|L}} + {{Key press|Down}} + {{Key press|Select}} at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
+#Select “Miscellaneous options”
+#Select “Switch the hb. title to the current app.”
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to continue
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to return to the Rosalina main menu
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to exit the Rosalina menu
+#Press {{Key press|Home}}, then close Download Play
+#Launch the Download Play application
+#Your console should load the Homebrew Launcher
+#*If your console is stuck on the loading splash screen or crashes to a screen with white text, you are missing <code>boot.3dsx</code> on the root of your SD card or it is not inserted into your console. To fix this, make sure the SD card is inserted correctly into your console, download the latest release of [https://github.com/LumaTeam/Luma3DS/releases/latest Luma3DS] and extract <code>boot.firm</code> and <code>boot.3dsx</code> to the root of your SD card, overwriting if asked
+===Section IV - RTC and DSP Setup===
+In this section, you will sync your 3DS internal clock with the actual time and dump the sound firmware (which is necesssary for some homebrew software to use sound properly).
+#Press {{Key press|L}} + {{Key press|Down}} + {{Key press|Select}} at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
+#Select “Miscellaneous options”
+#Select “Dump DSP firmware”
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to continue
+#Select “Nullify user time offset”
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to continue
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to return to the Rosalina main menu
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to exit the Rosalina menu
+===Section V - Installing CIAs===
+In this section, you will install several useful homebrew applications to HOME Menu.
+#Launch FBI from the list of homebrew
+#Navigate to <code>SD</code> -> <code>cias</code>
+#Select “<current directory>”
+#Select the “Install and delete all CIAs” option, then press (A) to confirm
+#Press {{Key press|Home}}, then {{Key press|X}} to close Download Play
+===Section VI - CTRNAND Luma3DS===
+In this section, you will use a script to copy some of Luma3DS’s files to internal memory so that they can be accessed, even without an SD card inserted.
+#Power off your console
+#Press and hold {{Key press|Start}}, and while holding {{Key press|Start}}, power on your console. This will launch GodMode9
+#* If you boot to Luma3DS Chainloader, select GodMode9
+#** If you do not boot into GodMode9, ensure that <code>GodMode9.firm</code> is in <code>/luma/payloads/</code> and that <code>payloads</code> is correctly spelled
+#If you are prompted to create an essential files backup, press {{Key press|A}} to do so, then press {{Key press|A}} to continue once it has completed
+#If you are prompted to fix the RTC date&time, press {{Key press|A}} to do so, set the date and time, then press {{Key press|A}} to continue
+#Press {{Key press|Home}} to bring up the action menu
+#Select “Scripts…”
+#Select “GM9Megascript”
+#Select “Scripts from Plailect’s Guide”
+#Select “Setup Luma3DS to CTRNAND”
+#When prompted, press {{Key press|A}} to proceed
+#Press {{Key press|A}} to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
+#Press {{Key press|A}} to continue
+===Section VII - Cleanup SD Card===
+In this section, you will use a script to remove some unnecessary files from your SD card.
+#When prompted, press {{Key press|A}} to proceed
+#Press {{Key press|A}} to continue
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to return to the main menu
+===Section VIII - Backup Essential Files===
+In this section, you will make backups of files that can be used to recover from software bricks or to recover data.
+#Select “Backup Options”
+#Select “SysNAND Backup”
+#Press {{Key press|A}} to confirm
+#*This process will take some time
+#*If you get an error, look for your issue in the troubleshooting guide
+#Press {{Key press|A}} to continue
+#Press {{Key press|B}} to return to the main menu
+#Select “Exit”
+#Press {{Key press|A}} to relock write permissions if prompted
+#Navigate to <code>[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL</code>
+#Press {{Key press|A}} on <code>essential.exefs</code> to select it
+#Select “Copy to 0:/gm9/out”
+#*If you see “Destination already exists”, press {{Key press|A}} on “Overwrite file(s)”
+#Press {{Key press|A}} to continue
+#Press {{Key press|Home}} to bring up the action menu
+#Select “Poweroff system” to power off your console
+#Insert your SD card into your computer
+#Copy <code><date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_##.bin</code>, <code><date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_##.bin.sha</code>, and <code>essential.exefs</code> from the <code>/gm9/out/</code> folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
+#*Copy these backups to multiple locations (such as online file storage, an external hard drive, etc.)
+#*These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future
+#Delete <code><date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_##.bin</code> and <code><date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_##.bin.sha</code> from the <code>/gm9/out/</code> folder on your SD card after copying it
+#*The other backup files are negligible in size and may be kept on your SD card for ease of access
+#If you have it, copy the <code>/luma/backups/</code> folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
+#Reinsert your SD card into your console
+#Power on your console
+----
+{{success|text=You’re done! Custom firmware is now fully configured on your console.}}
+{{info|text=
+<b>Information and Notes</b>
+Here are some key combos that you should know:
+*Holding {{Key press|Select}} on boot will launch the Luma3DS configuration menu.
+*Holding {{Key press|Start}} on boot will launch GodMode9, or if you have multiple payloads in <code>/luma/payloads/</code>, the Luma3DS chainloader.
+*By default, pressing {{Key press|L}} + {{Key press|Down}} + {{Key press|Select}} while in 3DS mode will open the Rosalina menu, where you can check system information, take screenshots, enable cheats, and more. This can be changed from the Rosalina menu.
+**If you have a modified Luma config, this key combination may be {{Key press|X}} + {{Key press|Y}} instead.
+*Holding {{Key press|Start}} + {{Key press|Select}} + {{Key press|X}} on boot will make the notification LED show a color for debug purposes. See [[3DS:Boot9strap|here]] for what each color means.
+}}
+{{info|text=See [https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Things_to_do here] for some suggestions on things to do with custom firmware.}}
+{{info|text=For information on using GodMode9’s various features, check out the [[3DS:GodMode9/Usage|GodMode9 Usage]] and [[3DS:Dump titles and game cartridges|Dumping Titles and Game Cartridges]] pages.}}