3DS:Hardware test: Difference between revisions

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~~This guide is to test the integrity of your 3DS's RAM~~.

{{Infobox homebrew

| title = 3ds_hw_test

| for3ds = 1

| developers = aspargas2

| github = aspargas2/3ds_hw_test

| version = v0.1.0-alpha

| releasedate = 2023-10-28

}}

~~==Instructions==~~

'''3ds_hw_test''' is a <code>.firm</code> 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.

~~===What you need===~~

*[[3DS~~:luma3DS|Luma3DS]] or [[3DS:fastboot3DS|fastboot3DS]] Custom firmware installed on your~~ console

*the ~~latest release~~ of ~~[https://github.com/aspargas2/3ds_hw_test/releases/download/v0.1.0~~-~~alpha/3ds_hw_test~~.~~firm 3ds_hw_test]~~

=== Hardware ~~test~~ ===

== Instructions ==

=== What You Need ===

* Either of the following:

** [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS]]' <code>boot.firm</code> on the root of the SD card

** [[3DS:fastboot3DS|fastboot3DS]] installed to FIRM partition(s)

* The latest release of {{GitHub|aspargas2/3ds_hw_test|3ds_hw_test}} (the <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> file)

=== Section I - Hardware Test ===

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#~~Place~~ <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> on the root of your SD card

# Power off the console and insert your SD card into your computer

#~~rename~~ <code>boot.firm</code> to <code>luma.firm</code>

# Copy <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> to the root of your SD card

# Rename <code>boot.firm</code> to <code>luma.firm</code>

# Rename <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> to <code>boot.firm</code>

#~~Turn~~ on ~~your 3DS~~

# Reinsert the SD card into your console

#Press any button to start the test

# Power on the console without pressing any other buttons

#The test will take ~~up to~~ 45 ~~minutes~~, ~~when it's done~~ press any button to turn it off~~, then open~~ the newly generated <code>HWTEST.LOG</code> file ~~on the SD card~~ in a text editor

# Press any button to start the test

~~#Scroll down~~ to the end, and look at the ~~number of~~ errors

#* The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model

#*If the number is 0 your console's RAM is not the issue

#** 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}}

#*If the number is ~~more than~~ 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to replace the motherboard

# When the test finishes, press any button to turn the console off and insert your SD into your computer

#Delete <code>boot.firm</code> and rename <code>luma.firm</code> to <code>boot.firm</code>

# 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

# Delete <code>boot.firm</code> and rename <code>luma.firm</code> to <code>boot.firm</code>

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