Part 1 (Luma3DS) - NightScript370/Follow-up-Guide GitHub Wiki

If you currently have Updated SysNAND + Cakes/ReiNAND/SaltFW and want to switch to Updated SysNAND + Luma3DS, just follow "Preparatory work."

If you currently have EmuNAND + Gateway/DSTWO+ and want to switch to Updated SysNAND + Luma3DS, follow Preparatory work, Copy RedNAND to SysNAND, Removing RedNAND and Convert .3ds to .cia.

If you used an old revision of this page (and already have Updated SysNAND + Luma3DS), you may only have the ability to launch Decrypt9, if you would like to switch to the new method, download the latest Luma3DS version and follow "Preparatory work."

Currently, Luma3DS supports Region Free patches, which enable users to install games from any region without any extra modification or steps, and AGB_FIRM/TWL_FIRM patches, which enable users to use installed GBA games and DSi homebrew without manually patching files.

During the process, we'll be installing ShadowNAND (a CFW in your NAND that lets you boot without your SD card), HourGlass9 (a A9LH NAND tool), FBI (A .CIA manager and installer), EmuNAND9 (A full SD card tool), SafeMode9 (A full NAND decryption tool) and Decrypt9WIP (A Full NAND tool).

What you need

Instructions

Section I - Preparatory work
  1. Copy ShadowNAND_Installer.bin from ShadowNAND Installer to the root of your SD card and to /homebrew/3ds/payloads/.
  2. Copy Decrypt9WIP.bin from the Decrypt9WIP zip to the /homebrew/3ds/payloads/ and /luma/payloads/ folders on your SD card and rename Decrypt9WIP.bin to x_Decrypt9WIP.bin
  3. Copy Hourglass9.bin from the Hourglass9 zip to the /homebrew/3ds/payloads/ and /luma/payloads/ folders on your SD card and rename Hourglass9.bin to start_Hourglass9.bin
  4. Copy EmuNAND9.bin from the EmuNAND9 zip to the /homebrew/3ds/payloads/ and /luma/payloads/ folders on your SD card and rename EmuNAND9.bin to y_EmuNAND9.bin
  5. Copy boot.bin to /homebrew/3ds/
  6. Copy FBI-233NB-DARK.cia and ntpd.cia to SD:\homebrew\3ds\cia\
  7. Copy bootmgr.bin and bootmgr.cfg from the CTRBootmanager9 zip to SD:/homebrew/3ds/
  8. Copy payload_stage1.bin, payload_stage2.bin and payload_altstage2.bin from the ShadowNAND zip to the SD:\homebrew\3ds\ShadowNAND_Installer folder on your SD card
  9. Copy the contents of data_input_v2.zip to the SD:\homebrew\3ds\ShadowNAND_Installer folder on your SD card
  10. Copy Safemode9.bin from the Safemode9 zip to the /homebrew/3ds/payloads/ folder on your SD card
  11. Delete arm9loaderhax.bin from the root of your SD card
  12. On the root of your SD card, rename ShadowNAND_Installer.bin to arm9loaderhax.bin
  13. Eject your SD card from your PC and connect it to your 3DS
Section II - Installing ShadowNAND
  1. Turn it on, you'll see the ShadowNAND installer page
  2. Press SELECT
  3. Once you turn it on again, you'll see the Luma3DS configuration screen.
Section III - Configuring Luma3DS
  1. Use the A button and the D-Pad to turn on the following:
  • "Autoboot SysNAND"
  • "Use SysNAND FIRM as default (A9LH-only)"
  • "Force A9LH detection"
  • "Show current NAND in System Settings"
  • "Show GBA boot screen in patched AGB_FIRM"
  1. If you are using a New 3DS, you should also enable the following:
  • Toggle "New 3DS CPU" to "CLock+L2(x)" for improved game performance
  1. Press Start to save and reboot
Section IV - Finalizing Steps
  1. Launch FBI
  2. Navigate to FBI-233NB-DARK.cia
  3. Press A to Install
  4. Navigate to ntpd.cia
  5. Press A to Install

If all goes correctly, you can now boot without an SD card and FBI will be installed to NAND

You can now boot without an SD card.
You can now hold Down on the D-pad to launch CTRBootmanager9, a boot manager for ShadowNAND
You can now hold Select on boot to launch the Luma3DS configuration menu.
You can now hold Start on boot to launch HourGlass9, an arm9loaderhax safe NAND tool.
You can now hold Y on boot to launch EmuNAND9, a full featured RedNAND and SD management tool.
You can now hold X on boot to launch Decrypt9, a full featured NAND + decryption tool which can also be used to convert a physical game cart to an installable file.