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*Original 3DS/2DS consoles: This [[Special:DownloadWithFilename/File:AncientMoob-SB9SI-Old3DS-native.bin/native.firm|native.firm]] (direct download) | *Original 3DS/2DS consoles: This [[Special:DownloadWithFilename/File:AncientMoob-SB9SI-Old3DS-native.bin/native.firm|native.firm]] (direct download) | ||
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#*If your device shuts down when you try to power it on, ensure that you have copied <code>boot.firm</code> from the Luma3DS <code>.zip</code> to the root of your SD card | #*If your device shuts down when you try to power it on, ensure that you have copied <code>boot.firm</code> from the Luma3DS <code>.zip</code> to the root of your SD card | ||
#*If your device booted to the HOME menu without showing SafeB9SInstaller, | #*If your device booted to the HOME menu without showing SafeB9SInstaller, proceed to [[3dsguide:installing-boot9strap-(mset9)|Installing boot9strap (MSET9)]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 12 March 2024
Required Reading
This method only applies to users that have purchased a device from Ancient Moon Game Store (on Amazon or Aliexpress), which are sold with a stripped-down custom firmware on their devices.
What You Need
- The latest release of Luma3DS (the Luma3DS
.zip
file) - The latest release of boot9strap (direct download)
- config.bin (direct download)
- Original 3DS/2DS consoles: This native.firm (direct download)
- NEW 3DS/2DS consoles: This native.firm (direct download)
On Windows, don't use WinRAR to extract files. It has a high chance of corrupting files, leading to confusing errors. |
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your device
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Copy
boot.firm
andboot.3dsx
from the Luma3DS.zip
to the root of your SD card- The root of the SD card refers to the initial directory on your SD card where you can see the Nintendo 3DS folder, but are not inside of it
- 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 - Create a folder named
luma
on the root of your SD card, if it does not already exist- If this folder already exists and there is a file named
config.bin
inside it, delete this file
- If this folder already exists and there is a file named
- Copy
native.firm
to the/luma/
folder on your SD card - Copy the
config.bin
to the/luma/
folder on your SD card - Reinsert your SD card into your device
Section II - Installing boot9strap
- Power on your device
- If the exploit was successful, you will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller, then immediately have booted 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 - If your device booted to the HOME menu without showing SafeB9SInstaller, proceed to Installing boot9strap (MSET9).
- Press (Start) to save and reboot
- If you get an error, just continue to the next section
At this point, your console will boot to Luma3DS by default.
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Section III - Removing files
- Power off your device
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Delete
native.firm
from the/luma/
folder on your SD card
Continue to Finalizing Setup