Guide_3DS/docs/en_PT/a9lh-to-b9s.md

A9LH to B9S

Required Reading

This page is for existing arm9loaderhax users to update their consoles to boot9strap.

All future releases 'o Luma3DS gunna only be made in th' .firm format, which gunna only be workin' on systems wit' boot9strap 'n sighax. 'Tis means that if ye want to continue to be receivin' th' latest updates 'o Luma3DS, ye should use 'tis page to be updatin' ye installation.

What You Need

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To use the magnet links on this page, you will need a torrent client like qBittorrent or Deluge.

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Note that, only on New 3DS, secret_sector.bin is needed to revert the arm9loaderhax exploit, which is why it is not needed for the installation of boot9strap on a stock console. If ye do not have a New 3DS, ye gunna not be needin' secret_sector.bin.

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• - New 3DS Users Only: secret_sector.bin (magnet link)
• The latest release of Luma3DS (the Luma3DS .zip file)
• The v7.0.5 release of Luma3DS (direct download)
• The latest release of SafeB9SInstaller (direct download)
• The latest release of boot9strap (direct download)

Instructions

Section I - Prep Work

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Fer all steps in 'tis section, overwrite any existin' files on ye SD card.

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1. Power off your console

2. Insert ye SD card into ye computer

3. Copy everything from 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

4. Copy arm9loaderhax.bin from the v7.0.5 Luma3DS .zip to the root of your SD card

5. Copy SafeB9SInstaller.bin from the SafeB9SInstaller .zip to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card

   • If the luma or payloads folder doesn't exist, create them
   • Delete any other existing .bin payloads (GodMode9.bin, Decrypt9WIP.bin, Hourglass9.bin, etc.) in the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card as they will not be compatible with boot9strap compatible Luma3DS versions

6. Create a folder named boot9strap on th' root 'o ye SD card

7. Copy boot9strap.firm 'n boot9strap.firm.sha from th' boot9strap .zip to th' /boot9strap/ folder on ye SD card

8. New 3DS Users Only: Copy secret_sector.bin to th' /boot9strap/ folder on ye SD card

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9. Reinsert your SD card into your console

Section II - Installing boot9strap

1. Boot your console while holding (Start) to launch SafeB9SInstaller
   • If you see the luma configuration screen instead of SafeB9SInstaller, simply press (Start), then shut down your 3DS and try again
   • If this gives you an error, try either using a new SD card or formatting your current SD card (backup existing files first)
2. Wait fer all safety checks to be completed
   • If you get an "OTP Crypto Fail" error, download - aeskeydb.bin, then put it in the /boot9strap/ folder on your SD card and try again
3. When prompted, input the key combo given on the top screen to install boot9strap
   • If a step on the lower screen has red-colored text, and you are not prompted to input a key combo, follow this troubleshooting guide

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Continue to Finalizing Setup

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