anyone know how to fix this

[onyx heron]

power light turns on it charges it's just that signal light won't turn on and neither will the screens

[undone notch]

Take out the sd card and the game cartridge, see if that helps

[onyx heron]

I did that it didn't help

[undone notch]

Insert the SD card into your computer

Navigate to the folder sd:/luma

Delete config.ini

Reinsert the SD card into your console

Power on your console

If your console doesn't boot to the Luma3DS config, follow SD Clean, then return to section 2

Do not enable anything, just press START to save the default configuration

If your console boots to the HOME Menu, you should look for and delete faulty patches in /luma/sysmodules and /luma/titles on the SD card before turning Enable game patching or Loading external FIRMs and modules back on

sd clean: https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/SD_Clean

(Section II is leaving the 3ds on for 10 minutes)

[onyx heron]

yeah My cat knocked something onto the SD card in the corner cracked wood inserting a new SD card fix the issue or is it just permanently bricked now

[undone notch]

Send a picture

Did this happen right before this issue happened?

And no, a broken sd card won't brick your console

[onyx heron]

no this issue has been going on for years and I don't know where I put the SD card now

[undone notch]

Can you find another one?

[onyx heron]

would putting a new SD card in fix my console or no

[undone notch]

I don't know, I can't tell what the issue is

But you do need a new sd card to continue troubleshooting, because I don't know if a lack necessary files is causing the issue or something else

What happens if you hold select while turning it on

[onyx heron]

I'm going to try that and get back to you

The same thing that happens when I turn it on normally The same thing that happens when I try to turn it on in safe mode The same thing that happens when I touch anything with the power button on this console the signal light refuses to turn on and the screens refuse to work

[undone notch]

Is your 2ds hacked?

[onyx heron]

it is not hacked I don't know if I will ever hack any of my systems

[undone notch]

Turn it on, wait 30 seconds, then press the power button

Do you see the shutdown menu or does it just turn off?

[onyx heron]

this has happened to 3 of my systems

[onyx heron]

when I press the power button after turning it on it just kind of sits there I have to hold the power button to turn it off

[undone notch]

It could be a hardware issue, hard to tell

[undone notch]

Do you have all 3 of them still?

[onyx heron]

yeah I heard somewhere that the new series of systems has problems with corrupted motherboards

[undone notch]

Did anything happen to it? Like spilling water, dropping it, etc

[onyx heron]

I have two of them the other I managed to turn on once one time and then I had like 30 minutes of playtime with it before it returned to that brick state

[onyx heron]

no

[undone notch]

So the only thing you can try right now is ntrboot

Which would be hacking your console

[onyx heron]

what's that

[undone notch]

https://3ds.hacks.guide/ntrboot

[onyx heron]

oh

[short dome]

Copy all files, then format SD, install to console, turn on for 30 sec, then insert SD to your PC

If you have folder on it - mb it working

[undone notch]

This one is info on ntrboot https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Ntrboot

The other one is a guide on how to do it

[undone notch]

They don't have an sd card

[onyx heron]

I'm going to try to put in a new SD card once those come see if that works with either of the two that I have and we'll update you

[short dome]

Oh

[undone notch]

That other one sounds like a hardware issue

[short dome]

Can you press select on startup and say if you got an image

[undone notch]

They don't, it's not hacked

[onyx heron]

I've tried that it just sits there I tried booting it into safe mode it just sits there

I'm pretty sure it is a corrupted motherboard issue because I heard that can happen

[undone notch]

If you intend on trying ntrboot on your console then you might as well do it on both and see if it helps either

The alternative is replacing the motherboard

[short dome]

Can you heat the motherboard and turn on the console?

[undone notch]

?

[onyx heron]

I don't know if I have anything to heat the console with aside from the stove and I would rather not put either of them on the stove

[undone notch]

Do not do that, it will not help

[short dome]

If problem in solder - the system should turn on

[onyx heron]

I think they're trying to apply Red ring of death logic

[short dome]

(sorry I'm not from English)

[undone notch]

Plastic melts at lower temperatures than solder, you will melt the casing and damage the battery

[short dome]

Delete battery and put not very hot air in cartridge slot

[undone notch]

You also don't know if solder is the problem

[short dome]

Mb it helps

[undone notch]

If anything it will damage the console

[onyx heron]

I don't know if the corrupted motherboard issue is the problem I don't know what could be the issue I just want these to start up so I can transfer the data of one of my other broken consoles to a console that actually has a working circle pad

[short dome]

Just check the home button in my console. And it was in water. And it works fine when I put hot air in the cartridge slot

[undone notch]

Yeah you would have to attempt ntrboot which may be able to get it functional

From there you can backup your saves and transfer them

But there's no guarantee that ntrboot will work

[undone notch]

Their console doesn't have water damage

[short dome]

It have

Only camera after 3 weeks stop working

Mb just really heat the console to 40° celsius

Or 50°

[onyx heron]

yeah my broken circle pad system has digitally downloaded games so I would have to go through the official transfer method I just need a donor console so I can transfer the data from that broken circle pad system to a system with a working circle pad so I can finally get out of the elite 4 prison I've been stuck in since 2018 collect my event thing that's been waiting in the pokémon center for me and not worry about having my broken circle pad console wiped of its data while it gets fixed because that data would be on a different console

[short dome]

Do you have ethernet LED when starting console?

[onyx heron]

nope The signal light will not turn on

The whole reason I want these fixed is so I have a working donor for the data of my childhood console while I get that fixed just so I don't have to worry about losing All that data from my childhood

[short dome]

Does screen have backlight?

[onyx heron]

The backlight won't turn on

[short dome]

And you don't have sound...

[onyx heron]

no sound

[short dome]

What are you doing with console last time?

[onyx heron]

I think I was playing alpha Sapphire and then I turn the console off once I was done and it hasn't turned on since

[short dome]

Can you delete the battery from the console and turn on?

[onyx heron]

I don't think that is possible

[short dome]

Problem with screws?

Or you don't have a screwdriver?

[onyx heron]

I've tried that method before and it hasn't worked

[short dome]

What if you put a console in freezer for 10 minutes? Idk why but Im thinking it should work. I am sometimes crazy

[undone notch]

No, do not do that

[undone notch]

The 3ds will not turn on without a battery

[onyx heron]

yeah doesn't it have like a battery sensor that won't let it turn on even when plugged in without the battery

[undone notch]

Yeah it checks for a battery when turning on

[onyx heron]

yeah it really is a a wonderful machine if only I could get my donor consoles working

[short dome]

What if you delete a battery while the console turns on

[onyx heron]

That seems like a bad idea

[undone notch]

That will not help

[short dome]

Do you have POP sound when console turns off?

[undone notch]

Yeah ntrboot is the only option for now, hopefully it isn't hardware because it would be a pain to find the cause if you can at all. And even then you may not be able to fix it

[onyx heron]

no

[undone notch]

The console doesn't turn off on its own, it's not the ribbon cables

[short dome]

Idk how to fix it

[onyx heron]

yeah You and me both friend

[short dome]

Only hot air on ARM processor

That's my final words

[undone notch]

Any hardware fixes should only be attempted after ntrboot fails, as we don't even know if it's a hardware issue

Because if this is a software issue and you do that you will damage the motherboard and any data will definitely not be recoverable

[onyx heron]

yeah if it was that I would at least know how to fix it every bit of information I've tried to Google about my issue seems to only point to that which isn't my issue I can leave my console powered on until the battery runs dry in its comatose state but that hasn't done any good before

[onyx heron]

yeah the 2DS XL doesn't have anything that I would need on it aside from the ability to be a donor console

or I guess a data storage consoles

this is why I need a data storage console because I want to get this thing fixed it was my childhood 3DS that replaced two of my old 3DS's when they fell into the comatose state it's definitely seen better days I'm surprised this thing still works

well relatively works

[onyx heron]

update I also heard people say it might be a Wi-Fi chip issue in other places so I'm going to try your message first and if that doesn't work try sending it to the shops and see if they can fix it

[undone notch]

Pretty sure the wifi chip for the n2dsxl is soldered to the motherboard

[onyx heron]

could still be undone

[undone notch]

It can, I'm just saying that as unless you have solder and soldering experience you'll have to send it for repair

[onyx heron]

yeah that's what I'm going to end up doing if the nitro boot doesn't work

[onyx heron]

update I got new micro SD cards for both of them and I put them in I turned the consoles on nothing still in a coma

[undone notch]

Yeah that's about what I expected, seems like ntrboot is the only thing left to try short of a hardware issue

[onyx heron]

I am going to try to nitro boot them

[onyx heron]

if it is a hardware issue I don't know any good shops that will fix them in America especially in CT

[onyx heron]

All right my nitro boot card came I put the SD card in and I'm putting the actual cartridge into my system now

it doesn't seem like anything changed

[undone notch]

What step on the ntrboot guide are you on?

[onyx heron]

putting the cart in the 3ds

[undone notch]

Are you using this guide? https://3ds.hacks.guide/flashing-ntrboot-(3ds-single-system).html

[onyx heron]

yea

[onyx heron]

what does source ds mean

[undone notch]

If you use the nds method for installing ntrboot then you'll have a source ds and target 3ds. The source ds is a ds that is compatible with your flashcart

You don't need a source nds for the single system method I linked

[onyx heron]

yea didn't work

[undone notch]

What step are you on and what isn't working?

[onyx heron]

turning the console on after putting the cart in

[undone notch]

Which flashcart did you buy

[onyx heron]

The Ace 3DS X

[undone notch]

Use this guide https://3ds.hacks.guide/installing-boot9strap-(ntrboot).html

That flash cart is pre flashed with ntr boot so you don't need to do that single system guide I sent

[onyx heron]

this guide doesn't tell me how to put the 3DS files onto my SD card because keep in mind the old SD card was cracked and can no longer be read so I had to get a new one

[undone notch]

You don't need the Nintendo 3DS folder

[onyx heron]

oh oki

[onyx heron]

where is the sleep magnet on the new new Nintendo 2DS XL

[undone notch]

You'll have to find it by placing a magnet on it and moving it around

[onyx heron]

yeah but I Don't know how to know if it's asleep because the screen won't turn on

[undone notch]

(That wouldn't work)

The blue light does pulsate but I don't know if yours will

[onyx heron]

think I'm just going to take it in to the shop or get a new one because nitro building clearly isn't working

[undone notch]

I'm pretty sure the magnet goes just under the abxy buttons but I'm trying to verify