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Mii Mining is the name for one of two processes that allows you to find a console's movable.sed without the help of an outside resource. This method should only be used if both BFM and Manual Mining are confirmed unable to work, as it is significantly more time-consuming.

THIS DOESN'T WORK IF BFM FAILS("unable to successfully complete your bruteforce request. :`()

Requirements

A computer with a dedicated GPU (graphics card) that is running Windows, macOS, or Linux.
- Integrated graphics are too underpowered for this method, and may take upwards of a day. Both this guide and our Discord server cannot help with any issues caused by using them.

If you are on Linux, replace py -3 with python3 for all commands.

What you need

The latest release of Seedminer (the Seedminer .zip)
Any 3.x version of python installed

Section I - Prep Work

In this section, you will obtain the console files needed to mine and set up Seedminer.

Extract the contents of the Seedminer .zip and move the folder inside it that matches your OS anywhere on your PC - this Seedminer folder will be where multiple other files are placed
While holding SHIFT, right-click anywhere in the empty space of the Seedminer folder, then click the option that opens a terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt
In the opened window, type py -3 -mpip install pycryptodomex - once it's done installing, keep the window open as you will need it later
Turn your device on while the SD card is inside it
Open the Mii Maker app
Tap the QR Code/Image Options button.
Tap Save Mii as QR Code.
Select any Mii Character (make a new one first if you have none), and press OK.
Turn the device off
Put the target console's SD card into your computer, navigate to the Nintendo 3DS folder on the SD, and copy the name of the 32-character-long folder directly inside
- This folder, known as the ID0, is system-specific. Only one should be present - if you see multiple, follow these instructions.
- Once you have the ID0, paste it into a document to reference later
Navigate to the DCIM folder on the SD
Look for the QR Code, which will be a .JPG file
- You may have many other files in here already if you use the Nintendo 3DS Camera app
Copy this file to the Seedminer folder on your PC

Section II - Processing Mii QR and Mining

In this section, you will turn the Mii QR code into a usable file and mine movable.sed with it.

Open the editMii website on your computer
Click on "Import from...", then select "QR Code" and upload the Mii QR you copied to a safe place earlier
Click on "Export to...", then select "encrypted (.bin)", this will download a file named input.bin
Copy this input.bin to the Seedminer folder
Open the terminal/PowerShell/Command Prompt window from earlier
Inside this window, enter the command py -3 seedminer_launcher3.py id0 <id0>
- Replace <id0> with the ID0 you copied into a document
Once it completes, enter the command py -3 seedminer_launcher3.py mii <model> <year>
- Replace <model> with the model of your device (new or old)
- Replace <year> with the year the 3DS was made (you often find this on the backplate) - leave this empty when you don't know exactly, and it will start from the middle
- If this fails with an error of input.bin is invalid size, remake the input.bin using your QR Code
- The mining process will usually take up to 90 minutes, depending on luck and your GPU's strength
When it finishes, a file called movable.sed will appear in the Seedminer folder - use this in place of one obtained from BruteforceMovable

Continue with the normal guide

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 {{hatnote|This article is not for instructions on how to use BruteforceMovable or Manual Mining.<br>For help with BruteforceMovable, see [[3dsguide:seedminer|our custom firmware installation's page.]]<br>For help with Manual Mining, see [[../Manual_Mining|the Manual Mining page.]]}}
 '''Mii Mining''' is the name for one of two processes that allows you to find a console's <code>movable.sed</code> without the help of an outside resource. This method should only be used if both BFM and Manual Mining are confirmed unable to work, as it is significantly more time-consuming.
+'''<big>THIS DOESN'T WORK IF BFM FAILS</big>'''("unable to successfully complete your bruteforce request. :`()
 ==Requirements==
 *A computer with a dedicated GPU (graphics card) that is running Windows, macOS, or Linux.
 **Integrated graphics are too underpowered for this method, and may take upwards of a day. Both this guide and our Discord server cannot help with any issues caused by using them.
+If you are on Linux, replace <code>py -3</code> with <code>python3</code> for all commands.
 ===What you need===
 *The latest release of [https://github.com/zoogie/seedminer/releases/latest Seedminer] (the Seedminer .zip)
-*Any 3.x version of [https://www.python.org/downloads/ python].
+*Any 3.x version of [https://www.python.org/downloads/ python] installed
 ===Section I - Prep Work===
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 #*Once you have the ID0, paste it into a document to reference later
 #Navigate to the <code>DCIM</code> folder on the SD
-#Look for the QR Code, which will be a <code>.jpg</code> file
+#Look for the QR Code, which will be a <code>.JPG</code> file
 #*You may have many other files in here already if you use the Nintendo 3DS Camera app
 #Copy this file to the Seedminer folder on your PC
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 #Once it completes, enter the command <code>py -3 seedminer_launcher3.py mii <model> <year></code>
 #*Replace <code><model></code> with the model of your device (<code>new</code> or <code>old</code>)
-#*Replace <code><year></code> with the year the 3DS was made (you often find this on the backplate) - input an estimate instead if you don't know the answer
+#*Replace <code><year></code> with the year the 3DS was made (you often find this on the backplate) - leave this empty when you don't know exactly, and it will start from the middle
-#*If this fails with an error of <code>input.bin is invalid size</code>, open a Chromium browser such as Google Chrome or Edge and remake <code>input.bin</code> in the new browser
+#*If this fails with an error of <code>input.bin is invalid size</code>, remake the <code>input.bin</code> using your QR Code
 #*The mining process will usually take up to 90 minutes, depending on luck and your GPU's strength
 #When it finishes, a file called <code>movable.sed</code> will appear in the Seedminer folder - use this in place of one obtained from BruteforceMovable
 <big>{{success|text=Continue with the [[3dsguide:seedminer#next-steps-choose-an-exploit|normal guide]]}}</big>