User:Blueness/sandbox

This page is for resolving the "System Settings loading infinitely after reinserting the SD card" error when trying to install MSET9. This page hashes out the troubleshooting steps located here.

This will perform a fresh install to avoid any issues with your current install causing MSET9 to not work properly.

Instructions

Assuming your 3DS is stuck at the extra data screen with a spinning circle:

1. Force power off your console by holding the power button down for 15 seconds.
2. Eject the SD from your console and insert into your PC.
3. Load `mset9.bat` (if windows) or `mset9.py` (if linux) or mset.command (if mac).
4. Choose model then press `3` to remove MSET9 and then press enter to close the script.
5. Choose option below based on if you have a spare SD card or not.

Spare SD CardNo spare SD card

1. Eject the original SD card from your PC
2. PUT YOUR ORIGINAL SD CARD AWAY
3. Insert your spare SD card into your PC
4. Format the spare SD card as FAT32
5. Insert the formatted, blank SD card into your console
6. Return to Section I Step 1 of the MSET9 Guide.
7. After Luma3DS installs and your console boots to the homescreen, power it off and switch to your original SD card for Finalizing.

1. Backup your SD card to a folder to your PC (especially the Nintendo 3DS and DCIM folders)
2. Double check that you properly backed up your data
3. Do not skip the previous step
4. Format the SD card as FAT32
5. Insert the formatted, blank SD card into your console
6. Return to Section I Step 1 of the MSET9 Guide.
7. After Luma3DS installs and your console boots to the homescreen, power it off restore your backed up data to the SD card and continue on to Finalizing.