I was playing yokai watch 2 on my new 3ds, and I put it into sleep mode via closing it, took a nap - and when I got up, I opened it and the screens were black, I thought "oh well it froze or something ill turn it off" held down the power button till it shut off, powered on agaian, and blue light is on and nothing is on the screens and no audio indicators... The strange part is that I can power it on and off via holding the button - yet it refuses to turn on! I have tested tthe micro sd in my pc and all seems just fine, I have tried powering it on with a charger, taking the battery out and all sorts of stuff - anyone got any ideas?
#Blue light black screens on new 3ds?
trim fog
vestal schooner
Take out the sd card and cartridge. Turn it on and leave it for 10 minutes, see if it boots into the home menu
trim fog
Take out the sd card and cartridge. Turn it on and leave it for 10 minutes, see ...
https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Black_screen_unbrick i have done all this
or well all i can do basically that doesnt require godmode9 or the safe mode to work
vestal schooner
or well all i can do basically that doesnt require godmode9 or the safe mode to ...
Why not gm9?
trim fog
it doesnt work
holding start does 0
both screens stay black
no backlight
it will turn off if i hold power 10-15s
and it turns right back on
safe mode done work either
vestal schooner
Does the 3ds turn itself off?
vestal schooner
Have you opened it up in the past?
vestal schooner
Have you ever dropped it or something else that could physically damage it?
E.g overheating
trim fog
no i baby that thing, i need a hip replacement, so i dont even stand up much lol
vestal schooner
If you turn it on, wait 30 seconds, then hold the power button do you see the shutdown menu or does it just turn off?
trim fog
earlier i did similiar, but ill try again
trim fog
If you turn it on, wait 30 seconds, then hold the power button do you see the sh...
holding it turns it off in 15 seconds
vestal schooner
Does having the sd card in or out change anything?
trim fog
Does having the sd card in or out change anything?
no it does not sadly
i copied over the latest luma files to a fresh sd card too - nothing changed
vestal schooner
Right now it's looking like you're gonna have to do ntrboot, but I'm trying to figure out if there's any other cause
trim fog
ah okay i am down to try whatever
vestal schooner
Just checking, are you using boot9strap?
trim fog
i believe so, any way to check?
id have modded it end of feb 2024 via the official guide
or well 3ds.hacks.guide
vestal schooner
Oh you definitely have boot9strap
vestal schooner
its a base model new 3ds if i didnt state that already
Turn off wireless communications then turn it on
vestal schooner
new 3ds doesnt have a switch for that derp lmao
Oh I thought you meant old model when you said base
trim fog
does power on and stay on but screens stay black regardless of sd or not and holding start doesnt pull a menu up like it should
vestal schooner
I misread your message
trim fog
oh heh I meant that i had the non xl one is all
vestal schooner
does power on and stay on but screens stay black regardless of sd or not and hol...
Yeah do ntrboot
trim fog
how do i go about doing that
not that i think itll matter but i got a full nand backup from when i modded it too
vestal schooner
vestal schooner
not that i think itll matter but i got a full nand backup from when i modded it ...
It can't be used yet since you can't access gm9, but it will be useful later if ntrboot works
trim fog
gotcha
vestal schooner
Do you have another 3ds/ds/dsi?
trim fog
my rooommate has a turqoise launch model
well maybe idk ill ask
ill have to see is all, he used to
trim fog
Do you have another 3ds/ds/dsi?
someone might be able to briefly come by with one
what do i need to test
vestal schooner
someone might be able to briefly come by with one
You don't need one, you can just make sure you buy a flashcart preflashed with ntrboot
vestal schooner
I ask because you need a 3ds or ds so you can flash ntrboot onto a flashcart
vestal schooner
i have to have a flashcart for ntrboot? fuck
Yeah
trim fog
fml
vestal schooner
im on a disability, i have 0 extra money
If I come across something else you can try I'll let you know
trim fog
how cheap are the carts
can i use the wicked cheap ones for this
and ideally somewhere with usa shipping
vestal schooner
how cheap are the carts
$10-$20, you can see on the like to ntrboot I sent
trim fog
where does nds-card ship from? ideally if i can sort this - i dont wanna wait weeks
https://www.amazon.com/installed-boot9strap-ntrboot-3DS-games-Nintendo/dp/B0CRH8FYS3/ref=sr_1_2?crid=P4IGJNIYUH2L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ylTZHzegiFSqjwLw62V4dxpoN5rPgy78xjzSZgnjnMTGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.D1-llNiI2KFykkVW8PRR8MuovI6W3viDK91DY5uVafA&dib_tag=se&keywords=ntrboot&qid=1741307278&sprefix=ntrboot%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-2 dang amazon used to carry one pre flashed it seems
trim fog
$10-$20, you can see on the like to ntrboot I sent
ok so i loathe the seller the guide links - i have had really bad expieriences multiple times as have friends, do you know of anywhere that isnt in asia with a compatible card? was looking at something like this: https://www.nds-card.com/ProShow.asp?ProID=575
vestal schooner
ok so i loathe the seller the guide links - i have had really bad expieriences m...
I don't unfortunately, the thing is as the guide says there's a risk that the flashcart isn't original and will brick, wasting your money. You can check of the individual sites still exist, though
trim fog
ah well okay, well ill leave this open and be back in 2-3 weeks and tag u ig when its here if i can afford one, im on disability and affording foods a challenge some months sadly.