Old 3DS XL does not boot

[pliant snow]

Heyho,

during playing my 3DS just crashed… since then I can‘t boot it anymore. I just get this error Arm9. But i still can enter Godmode.

What can I do? I‘m totally new 😅 I modded the 3DS 2 days ago and was happy that it works. Then installed Snes9 and played a Rom. Then the system crashed and now nothing works. Can‘t even boot it in safe mode.

Please help me! Thank you in advance!

[warped pawn]

Does it boot without an SD card

[pliant snow]

No, same error🫠

[warped pawn]

You said you can enter GodMode9, so enter it and show me the contents of [2:] SYSNAND TWLN

I assume it'll be fine but I'd like to check regardless

[warped pawn]

https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Ctrcheck Can you run this next and show the results after running the script

[pliant snow]

Okay let me check it 🙂

One more thing i thing this SD card making me trouble 😅 i did format to Fat32 and transfer everthing from my 4gb card to the 64gb card. Then the problems begin to start… I bought another one of the 64GB card and my 3DS will not mount… godmode tells me sd card not mounted and something with payload… the 4 GB card does not do those problems 🤔

[warped pawn]

Well you said you can't boot without an SD card, so the SD card is not the source of the issue

[pliant snow]

Just want to mention it 😅

[warped pawn]

Seems fine

And when you say you can't boot without an SD card, do you mean it also shows the same arm9 data abort crash dump?

[pliant snow]

Yes

[warped pawn]

https://3ds.hacks.guide/ctrtransfer.html Try this next

[pliant snow]

Okay, seems a little bit complex 😅 I need a bit downloader to get the firmware 😳

[warped pawn]

It's not very difficult, you install a torrent client, then click on the magnet link corresponding to your console's model and region which will open the torrent client and download the file

[pliant snow]

I‘ll do it… May take a bit 😀

Thanks for your help!

[pliant snow]

For what exactly is the sysnand Backup?

[warped pawn]

A restore point for your console and will undo the region change when needed

[pliant snow]

Should I just press a 😅 is the user ticket essentional for something ?🤔

I still got the Same Problem 🫠 With and without SD Card

[warped pawn]

This then https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:CTRTransfer/Manual

If it still doesn't work, run a hardware test https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:Hardware_test

[pliant snow]

WOW!!!! Its on again!!!

But there is no FBI installed... Do I need to modded the 3DS again ?

[pliant snow]

Because now I'm not quite sure in which state/status my 3DS has right now ? How do I get FBI, Homebrew on that thing to install CIA files again ?

[sweet jewel]

have you figured this out i have the same issue as yo

[pliant snow]

How to install FBI or how to boot the system again 😅

[sweet jewel]

im installing bootstrap and im on the mset9 section

then it does the same thing

so idk what that would be

[warped pawn]

Go back to the regular CTRTransfer guide and continue from Section IV onward

That'll get your stuff back

[pliant snow]

I was in the Download Play App

But L+Down+Select did not open the rosaline menu

[warped pawn]

Are you sure all 3 buttons are working?

[pliant snow]

I think so 😅 let me try it again real quick

But i think i still got the problem with the 64gb card… i transfer all data on it… sometimes it will boot and sometimes i get a white LED…. Wirh the 4gb card it works perfectly 😅

I tried 3 different 64gb cards all in Fat32

[warped pawn]

You need to format the 64GB SD to FAT32, then transfer

[warped pawn]

What software

[pliant snow]

Guiformat and EaseUS Partition

[warped pawn]

EaseUS is a bit of an issue

https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/Formatting_an_SD_card/Windows Stick to only the tools here

[pliant snow]

I will follow this instruction

But Rosalina menu will not appear 😭

[warped pawn]

Your SD issues aren't related to Rosalina menu btw

[warped pawn]

But what about this question

[pliant snow]

How can i check it 😅

[warped pawn]

The 3DS' internet browser is one way

[pliant snow]

L and down are working… does select open something in the browser ?😅

[warped pawn]

Select is for bookmarks

Also holding Select while powering on should bring Luma config, that would be another way to check

[pliant snow]

Seems like my select button does not work 🫣

[warped pawn]

Put this in the luma folder on the SD card, replacing the existing config.ini

Then you can use X and Y to open the Rosalina menu instead

[pliant snow]

perfect 🙂

i need the finalize.romfs

[warped pawn]

Uh, but you need to finish the CTRTransfer guide

[pliant snow]

IC , So i need to go to the download app instead of select i can use y+x ?

[warped pawn]

Follow Section IV onward, but instead of L+Down+Select, use X+Y to open the Rosalina menu

[pliant snow]

Y+x will not open anything 🫣

The update went through but now i don‘t get the rosalina menu

[warped pawn]

Can you show the luma folder in your SD card

[pliant snow]

I appreciate your help!!! But now it's 3 am in germany... I need to get some rest. If you got more advices for me please let me know and i will try to do them as soon as possible

If you need more informations right now let me know and i'll give them to you real quick 🙂

[pliant snow]

I‘m hitting a dead end again 🫣 it says select“install and delete all tickets“. But I don‘t have this point 🫠

[warped pawn]

Skip to faketik

[pliant snow]

I don’t have the folders ID0 and sysdata 🫠

[pliant snow]

Any advice 😅

[warped pawn]

That is the ID0

It said the ID0 would be a 32-character folder

Please read the guide

[pliant snow]

Sorry! My bad🫣

@warped pawn Thank you very much!!! Without your help my system would still be broken 😅

[warped pawn]

No problem!

[pliant snow]

Do I have to do the finalizing setup ?

[warped pawn]

It's optional but recommended

[pliant snow]

Heyho, I don't want to get on your nerves 😅 But I got one final question. I'm strugling to get any 64GB SD Card working. I've tried it with 2 new SD Card and one old micro SD card with adapter.

The Cards will loose the connection. The 3DS will crash and will not boot again.

If I use my old 4GB Card everything works just fine.

Do you have a purchase recommendation for a Card that is good ? All my cards are from ScanDisk...

[warped pawn]

You mean SanDisk?

[pliant snow]

Yes, SanDisk

[pliant snow]

Brand new Cards but they are crashing and the 3ds will say i could not read the data…. Both are in FAT32

[warped pawn]

I got the ping