Required Reading
This article may be outdated due to a new Nintendo 3DS system firmware release. It was written for system version 11.15.0-47, but 11.17.0-50 is the latest. universal-otherapp is patched on latest system version, rendering this method unusable on latest. |
What You Need
- The latest release of SafeB9SInstaller (direct download)
- The latest release of boot9strap (direct download)
- The latest release of uloader (direct download)
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your device
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Create a folder named
boot9strap
on the root of your SD card - Copy
boot9strap.firm
andboot9strap.firm.sha
from the boot9strap.zip
to the/boot9strap/
folder on your SD card - Copy
SafeB9SInstaller.bin
from the SafeB9SInstaller.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 - Copy
uloader.3dsx
to the/3ds/
folder on your SD card - Reinsert your SD card into your device
- Power on your device
Section II - Launching SafeB9SInstaller
- Open the Homebrew Launcher using any method
- Launch uloader from the list of homebrew
- If the exploit was successful, you will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller
Section II - Installing boot9strap
- When prompted, input the key combo given on the top screen to install boot9strap
- Once it is complete, press (A) to reboot your device
- Your device should have rebooted into the Luma3DS configuration menu
- Luma3DS configuration menu are settings for the Luma3DS custom firmware. Many of these settings may be useful for customization or debugging
- For the purpose of this guide, these settings will be left on default settings
- If your device shuts down when you try to power it on, ensure that you have copied
boot.firm
from the Luma3DS.zip
to the root of your SD card
- Press (Start) to save and reboot
- If you get an error, just continue to the next page
At this point, your console will boot to Luma3DS by default.
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