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'''Safe Mode''' is an option built into every 3DS that allows the device to perform a System Update without booting to the HOME Menu. You can access Safe Mode by holding (Left Shoulder) + (Right Shoulder) + (D-Pad Up) + (A) on boot. If you were successful, the 3DS will show the System Update screen and allow you to update.
{{shortcut|3DS:AE}}
{{System version outdated article|console=ctr|sysversion=11.17.0-50|reason=Various exploits could have been broken due to the latest update.}}
This is a list of alternative methods to install custom firmware. These are often used if the main guide cannot be used for some reason. These guides either require older system versions, access to certain games or applications, or secondary devices which already have custom firmware.


There is no alternative key combination, so if one of the necessary buttons is broken, you will be unable to access Safe Mode.
== Homebrew Launcher access ==
Some custom firmware installation methods first require Homebrew Launcher access.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Method Name
!Requirements
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (freakyhax)|Homebrew Launcher (freakyhax)]]
|
* Freakyforms Deluxe
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (ninjhax2-dx)|Homebrew Launcher (ninjhax2-dx)]]
|
*Cubic Ninja
*A working 3DS camera
|-
|[[/Preparing_menuhax67_(Kartminer7)|Preparing menuhax67 (Kartminer7)]]
|
*Mario Kart 7
*"movable.sed" (acquired through [[3DS:Seedminer|Seedminer]] or [[/Dumping movable.sed (nimhax)|nimhax]])
|}


== Why it's useful ==
===Requires a digital-only game===
These methods require a digital game from the eShop, which has since closed, making these unusable unless they were already purchased before. Past purchases can still be re-downloaded.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Method Name
!Requirements
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (petit-compwner)|Installing boot9strap (petit-compwner)]]
|
*Petit Computer (digital)
*Working DS mode
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (PicHaxx)|Homebrew Launcher (PicHaxx)]]
|
*Pokémon Picross (digital)
*"movable.sed" (acquired through [[3DS:Seedminer|Seedminer]] or [[/Dumping movable.sed (nimhax)|nimhax]])
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (smilehax-IIe)|Homebrew Launcher (smilehax-IIe)]]
|
*smileBASIC (digital)
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (steelhax)|Homebrew Launcher (steelhax)]]
|
*Steel Diver: Sub Wars (digital)
*"movable.sed" (acquired through [[3DS:Seedminer|Seedminer]] or [[/Dumping movable.sed (nimhax)|nimhax]])
|}


=== Exploits ===
===Requires second console===
The custom firmware method recommended for 11.16.0, [[3dsguide:installing-boot9strap-(usm)|unSAFE_MODE]], uses a flaw in Safe Mode that can be used to install custom firmware. This is generally because Nintendo is more reluctant to update Safe Mode to patch exploits (since an unmodded 3DS would have no other ways to fix a brick caused by a system update). Another outdated exploit called [https://github.com/TiniVi/safehax safehax] allowed the console to load a payload in the .bin format after being loaded from Homebrew Launcher due to the Safe Mode firmware being outdated and the console being able to load SAFE_FIRM (the Safe Mode firmware) when the console was booted into normal firmware. This exploit is '''OUTDATED''' and will not work in versions higher than 11.3 since Nintendo released a fix that made the console unable to boot SAFE_FIRM after a normal boot.
These methods require a second console with custom firmware already installed.


=== Redownloading system applications ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Method Name
!Requirements
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (basehaxx)| Preparing menuhax67 (basehaxx)]]
|
*Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire (cartridge)
*A second 3DS with custom firmware
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (kartdlphax)|Preparing menuhax67 (kartdlphax)]]
|
*Mario Kart 7 (cartridge or digital on the hacked console)
*A second 3DS with custom firmware
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (stickerhax)|Homebrew Launcher (stickerhax)]]
|
*Paper Mario: Sticker Star (cartridge)
*A second 3DS with custom firmware
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (oot3dhax)|Homebrew Launcher (oot3dhax)]]
|
*The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (cartridge)
*A second 3DS with custom firmware
|-
|[[/Homebrew Launcher (supermysterychunkhax)|Homebrew Launcher (supermysterychunkhax)]]
|
*Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (cartridge)
*A second 3DS with custom firmware
|}


Just like a normal System Update, a Safe Mode update will redownload some system applications if they have been somehow lost, which can get you out of some tight situations.
==CFW installation methods for latest firmware==
This is a list of alternate custom firmware installation methods for the latest firmware (11.17.0).
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Method Name


=== Unbricking ===
!Requirements
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (nimdsphax)|Installing boot9strap (nimdsphax)]]
|
*Homebrew Launcher access
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (Frogtool-nimhax)|Installing boot9strap (Frogtool-nimhax)]]
|
*Homebrew Launcher access
*Working DS mode
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (Frogtool)|Installing boot9strap (Frogtool)]]
|
*Homebrew Launcher access
*Working DS mode
*"movable.sed" (acquired through [[3DS:Seedminer|Seedminer]] or [[/Dumping movable.sed (nimhax)|nimhax]])
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (HBL-USM)|Installing boot9strap (HBL-USM)]]
|
*Homebrew Launcher access
*Working shoulder buttons
|}


Because Safe Mode is (somewhat) separate from the normal firmware, it can help save you from certain kinds of bricks (such as [[3DS:Keyboard Unbrick]], since the keyboard will work in Safe Mode even if it is broken in HOME Menu). That being said, the best way to avoid bricks is to keep custom firmware installed.
==CFW installation methods for older versions==
This is a list of alternate custom firmware installation methods for older firmwares. If you have a newer firmware than is stated in the table, the method will NOT work.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Method Name
! Requirements
!Firmware Version
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (2xrsa)|Installing boot9strap (2xrsa)]]
|Internet access
|2.1.0-4 ONLY
|-
|[[3DS:Alternate Exploits/Bannerbomb3/Preparation|BannerBomb3]]
|
*a working DSiWare Management Menu
*"movable.sed" (acquired through [[3DS:Seedminer|Seedminer]] or [[3DS:Alternate Exploits/Dumping movable.sed (nimhax)|nimhax]])
|11.16 and below
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (fasthax)|Installing boot9strap (fasthax)]]
| Homebrew Launcher access
|9.0.0 - 11.2.0
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (freakyhax)|Installing boot9strap (freakyhax)]]
|
*Freakyforms Deluxe
*A working 3DS camera
| 11.15.0 and below
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (MSET)|Installing boot9strap (MSET)]]
|A working DS flashcart
|4.x.x, 6.x.x (e.g. 4.5.0-10U)
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (safecerthax)|Installing boot9strap (safecerthax)]]
|
*An Old 3DS
*Internet access
|11.14.0 and below
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (SSLoth-Browser)|Installing boot9strap (SSLoth-Browser)]]
|
*Internet access
*Browser access
|11.4.0 -11.13.0
 
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (udsploit)|Installing boot9strap (udsploit)]]
|Homebrew Launcher access
|9.0.0 - 11.3.0
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (uloader)|Installing boot9strap (uloader)]]
|Homebrew Launcher access
|9.0.0 - 11.15.0
|}
 
== Special situations ==
 
Exploits that are unique and don't fit into the above categories. These typically don't depend on the firmware version.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Method Name
! Requirements
|-
|[[/Installing boot9strap (Stealth Luma3DS)|Installing boot9strap (Stealth Luma3DS)]]
|A console sold from certain Amazon or AliExpress sellers that have a hidden version of Luma3DS and may be sold as "region-unlocked"
|-
 
|[[3dsguide:ntrboot|Installing boot9strap (ntrboot)]]
|A compatible NDS/DSi flashcart
|-
 
[[Category:Nintendo 3DS guides]]

Revision as of 01:43, 18 July 2024

Shortcut

This is a list of alternative methods to install custom firmware. These are often used if the main guide cannot be used for some reason. These guides either require older system versions, access to certain games or applications, or secondary devices which already have custom firmware.

Homebrew Launcher access

Some custom firmware installation methods first require Homebrew Launcher access.

Method Name Requirements
Homebrew Launcher (freakyhax)
  • Freakyforms Deluxe
Homebrew Launcher (ninjhax2-dx)
  • Cubic Ninja
  • A working 3DS camera
Preparing menuhax67 (Kartminer7)

Requires a digital-only game

These methods require a digital game from the eShop, which has since closed, making these unusable unless they were already purchased before. Past purchases can still be re-downloaded.

Method Name Requirements
Installing boot9strap (petit-compwner)
  • Petit Computer (digital)
  • Working DS mode
Homebrew Launcher (PicHaxx)
  • Pokémon Picross (digital)
  • "movable.sed" (acquired through Seedminer or nimhax)
Homebrew Launcher (smilehax-IIe)
  • smileBASIC (digital)
Homebrew Launcher (steelhax)
  • Steel Diver: Sub Wars (digital)
  • "movable.sed" (acquired through Seedminer or nimhax)

Requires second console

These methods require a second console with custom firmware already installed.

Method Name Requirements
Preparing menuhax67 (basehaxx)
  • Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire (cartridge)
  • A second 3DS with custom firmware
Preparing menuhax67 (kartdlphax)
  • Mario Kart 7 (cartridge or digital on the hacked console)
  • A second 3DS with custom firmware
Homebrew Launcher (stickerhax)
  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (cartridge)
  • A second 3DS with custom firmware
Homebrew Launcher (oot3dhax)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (cartridge)
  • A second 3DS with custom firmware
Homebrew Launcher (supermysterychunkhax)
  • Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (cartridge)
  • A second 3DS with custom firmware

CFW installation methods for latest firmware

This is a list of alternate custom firmware installation methods for the latest firmware (11.17.0).

Method Name Requirements
Installing boot9strap (nimdsphax)
  • Homebrew Launcher access
Installing boot9strap (Frogtool-nimhax)
  • Homebrew Launcher access
  • Working DS mode
Installing boot9strap (Frogtool)
  • Homebrew Launcher access
  • Working DS mode
  • "movable.sed" (acquired through Seedminer or nimhax)
Installing boot9strap (HBL-USM)
  • Homebrew Launcher access
  • Working shoulder buttons

CFW installation methods for older versions

This is a list of alternate custom firmware installation methods for older firmwares. If you have a newer firmware than is stated in the table, the method will NOT work.

Method Name Requirements Firmware Version
Installing boot9strap (2xrsa) Internet access 2.1.0-4 ONLY
BannerBomb3
  • a working DSiWare Management Menu
  • "movable.sed" (acquired through Seedminer or nimhax)
 11.16 and below
Installing boot9strap (fasthax) Homebrew Launcher access 9.0.0 - 11.2.0
Installing boot9strap (freakyhax)
  • Freakyforms Deluxe
  • A working 3DS camera
 11.15.0 and below
Installing boot9strap (MSET) A working DS flashcart 4.x.x, 6.x.x (e.g. 4.5.0-10U)
Installing boot9strap (safecerthax)
  • An Old 3DS
  • Internet access
 11.14.0 and below
Installing boot9strap (SSLoth-Browser)
  • Internet access
  • Browser access
 11.4.0 -11.13.0
Installing boot9strap (udsploit) Homebrew Launcher access 9.0.0 - 11.3.0
Installing boot9strap (uloader) Homebrew Launcher access 9.0.0 - 11.15.0

Special situations

Exploits that are unique and don't fit into the above categories. These typically don't depend on the firmware version.

Method Name Requirements
Installing boot9strap (Stealth Luma3DS) A console sold from certain Amazon or AliExpress sellers that have a hidden version of Luma3DS and may be sold as "region-unlocked"
Installing boot9strap (ntrboot) A compatible NDS/DSi flashcart
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