heady canyon
So ive been trying to see what’s wrong with this 2DS and everytime i power it on the light goes blue but nothing else happens, no sound or video. I got it to turn on ONCE and it worked for a few seconds but then lines suddenly appeared on both screens and it froze. I have no clue whats wrong with this thing 😭
tardy trail
could mean a lot of stuff. Just from what you told us, it could be:
Have you used it before it died or did you buy it like this?
Oh and is it modded?
if it is it could also mean a faulty SD card/slot
hallow yoke
if it is it could also mean a faulty SD card/slot
luma is on the nand as well, no sd card will still boot into luma and that wouldnt explain how it turned on once
since its a new 2ds xl this could be ram failure
ram failure is most common on the new 2ds xl and can cause extreme ghosting and in some cases a brick. Though there may be other symtoms as well, ram failure is not a well documented issue
tardy trail
I dont know about the 3ds but on the dsi cfw doesnt play well with faulty SD cards. Thats why i said that may be a possibility. ram failure would be a good call, but it could just as well be some loose connection, because that is exactly what happens when you try to turn on a 3ds (or 2ds, whatever) with the top screen disconnected.
hallow yoke
loose ribbon cables turn off the 3ds immediately
hallow yoke
Oh and is it modded?
it could be a cfw issue actually but likely not related to sd card failure
tardy trail
loose ribbon cables turn off the 3ds immediately
I think it depends on the model. I saw someone attempting to turn an original 3ds into a gameboy macro diy thing and the console turned on without the top screen, showed the blue light and halted. Also even if on the n2dsxl the console shuts down the cable could be loose in such a way that some data line isnt connected and the console wouldnt know because (i dont know if i'm right here) the overcurrent protection doesnt get triggered.
tardy trail
it could be a cfw issue actually but likely not related to sd card failure
if it suddenly stopped working then it's unlikely
he could still try to take out the sd card and power it on that way
hallow yoke
3ds.hacks.guide has troubleshooting for this exact issue
tardy trail
yeah first thing it tells you to do is to take out the sd card. I doubt it is a cfw issue because, as i said, firmware issues present with the same behaviour each time the console is powered on
i just saw he mentioned lines so ram failure is very likely as well (as you said)
heady canyon
Sorry for long response, apparently my notifications are muted
But the console isn’t modded, I don’t know too much about how it was before as its my friends
tardy trail
so you can try something. The console should power on if it's one of two things that could cause ram failure but it's not guaranteed it will work even if it is that
open up the console and push on the silver thing under the cartridge slot and while doing that power on the console
make sure to push on the leftmost part (hold the console with the cartridge slot upwards)
heady canyon
Alright, ill try right now
Yep, it powered on perfectly and when i moved my finger it froze
bold shell
Ntrboot could boot the hardware diagnostic firm
But most likely is ram failure, n2dsxl suffers that more than any other model
heady canyon
What could i do to fix it?
bold shell
Only a hardware repair involving soldering
Ram chips are soldered to the motherboard via ball grid array
heady canyon
I have a soldering iron but its not mine and i don’t know too much 😓 is it an easy fix?
bold shell
An iron doesn't do bga
And if you have to ask, you don't have the skill
Soldering in general is not an easy task
Especially if you have to ask about it and don't understand what you are getting into
This is surgery with molten metal
heady canyon
Dang so im guessing my best shot would be taking it to a shop or something and have them reseat it?
bold shell
Or just replace the console
Labor for soldering might be more than the console
Shops I know charge 120 an hour
You'd have to see what they quote
And if it even is ram failure
heady canyon
Hm and i guess trying a fix like a piece of plastic to keep it in place would just be bad over time
bold shell
Hm and i guess trying a fix like a piece of plastic to keep it in place would ju...
That wouldn't fix. One of the balls on the bottom of the chip isn't making contact
bold shell
It's a metal crack
hallow yoke
I have a soldering iron but its not mine and i don’t know too much 😓 is it an e...
Opening up the 2ds xl completely and reassembling the console alone is extremely difficult, the new 2ds xl is notorious for being hard to repair.
bold shell
Welcome to the world of hardware failure
On systems not designed to be repaired or upgraded
Soldered on memory has been the console standard since the 80s
It isn't like a pc with modular chips
heady canyon
Yeah 😭 i already have alot on my plate as im also doing a 3ds xl hinge repair and for some reason the hinge i bought just doesn’t fit
hallow yoke
Julian, if you end up replacing the console, get any other model then the new 2ds xl.
the new 2ds xl is just not a good console for the price
heady canyon
Yeah i know its not my only console i have my main n3dsxl
I just like the pokeball one and want it to work 😭
bold shell
Case swap it then
tardy trail
perhaps someone you know who has a reflow station (maybe the person who owns that soldering iron?) and knows how to reflow could help. reflowing bga is not THAT hard... just saying
tardy trail
Yeah 😭 i already have alot on my plate as im also doing a 3ds xl hinge repair a...
dont buy parts off AliExpress
heady canyon
dont buy parts off AliExpress
i got it on amazon
heady canyon
perhaps someone you know who has a reflow station (maybe the person who owns tha...
Also the person who owns the iron is my dad but i don’t think he has all that he’s not really a tech guy
tardy trail
i got it on amazon
then buy from trusted sellers. Double-check everything. Ifixit is (overpriced, but) a trusted seller. I dont know if they sell hinges though
tardy trail
Also the person who owns the iron is my dad but i don’t think he has all that he...
yeah... just don't throw the console away. either keep it because, who knows, maybe one day you'd be able to fix it or if you really want to get rid of it for whatever reason then sell it online and explain whats wrong with it in the listing description. Maybe someone that has the skill and equipment to fix it would buy the console and save it.
or just keep it for show 😉
heady canyon
I think ill probably just move any important data on it off and maybe sell it if i really can’t find someone to fix it for a reasonable price 😪 i could probably make a decent amount off it and get another one
tardy trail
new 2dses with that issue dont sell for much. Also if your console isnt modded, then besides pictures from the sd card i dont know what else you could get off it.
well i guess if it turns on then you can transfer stuff
heady canyon
True you did say it was a common issue, ill just unlink nnid and stuff
heady canyon
Thanks nintendo for making their consoles die super fast 😪
tardy trail
the n2dsxl was a last ditch effort anyway
heady canyon
Yeah out of all the models it feels the most cheaply made
tardy trail
Yeah out of all the models it feels the most cheaply made
its the last 3ds released in 2019 or something nintendo knew the platform was dying
case easily breaks, ram issues (obviously), the worst 3ds in my opinion
heady canyon
Top screen replacement just seems like something you’d only do if you hate yourself