3DS:Luma3DS to boot9strap

Required Reading

Luma3DS can be installed as a bootloader instead of boot9strap or fastboot3ds, but unless you exactly know what you're doing, you don't want it as it makes updating Luma more difficult and removes some troubleshooting options as it ignores boot.firm on the SD card root if it exists. On this page you will find instructions for going back to boot9strap. If Luma3DS is installed as a bootloader, Booted from SD/CTRNAND via FIRM0/1 will be displayed in yellow on the bottom screen in the Luma3DS configration menu.

Instructions

What you need

• the latest release of Luma3DS (the Luma3DS .zip file)
• the latest release of the SafeB9SInstaller (direct download)
• the latest release of GodMode9 (the GodMode9 .zip file)
• the latest release of boot9strap (direct download)

Section I - Prep Work

1. Turn the console off if it's not already
2. Insert the SD card into your computer
3. Copy boot.firm and boot.3dsx from the Luma3DS .zip to the root of your SD card
4. Create a folder named boot9strap on the root of your SD card
5. Copy boot9strap.firm and boot9strap.firm.sha from the boot9strap .zip to the /boot9strap/ folder on your SD card
6. Copy SafeB9SInstaller.firm from the SafeB9SInstaller .zip to the root of your SD card
7. Copy GodMode9.firm from the GodMode9 .zip to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card
8. Copy the gm9 folder from the GodMode9 .zip to the root of your SD card
9. Insert the SD card into your device

Section II - SafeB9SInstaller

1. Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device. This will launch GodMode9
   • If you do not boot into GodMode9, ensure that GodMode9.firm is in /luma/payloads/ and that payloads is correctly spelled
2. Enter the [0:] SDCARD drive
3. Locate the SafeB9SInstaller.firm
4. Press (A) on SafeB9SInstaller.firm
5. Select FIRM image options...
6. Select Boot FIRM
7. Press (A) to continue

Section III - Installing boot9strap

1. When prompted, input the key combo given on the top screen to install boot9strap
   • If the top screen is blank, power off your device and re-do Section II
2. Once it is complete, press (A) to reboot your device

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