Installing boot9strap (Homebrew Launcher)

If you have already hacked your device before and have a EmuNAND based CFW setup, this guide deals exclusively with SysNAND and you should follow all instructions from within or applying to SysNAND. Note that the terms EmuNAND and RedNAND refer to slightly different implementations of the same concept.

What you need

• The latest release of SafeB9SInstaller
• The latest release of boot9strap (standard boot9strap; not the devkit file, not the ntr file)
• The latest release of safehax
• The latest release of udsploit
• The latest release of Luma3DS (the .7z file)

Instructions

Section I - Prep Work

1. Remove your SD card from your device, leaving it on the Homebrew Launcher, then insert your SD card into your computer
2. Copy boot.firm from the Luma3DS .7z to the root of your SD card
3. Create a folder named boot9strap on the root of your SD card
4. Copy boot9strap.firm and boot9strap.firm.sha from the boot9strap .zip to the /boot9strap/ folder on your SD card
5. Copy safehax.3dsx to the /3ds/ folder on your SD card
6. Copy udsploit.3dsx to the /3ds/ folder on your SD card
7. Copy SafeB9SInstaller.bin from the SafeB9SInstaller .zip to the root of your SD card and rename SafeB9SInstaller.bin to safehaxpayload.bin

   

8. Reinsert your SD card into your device

Section II - Launching SafeB9SInstaller

1. Launch udsploit from the list of homebrew
   • You may have to scroll down to see this option
2. Once it has completed, press (Start) to exit udsploit
   • This may take several tries
   • If it freezes, just force the console to power off by holding the power button, then try again
3. Launch safehax from the list of homebrew
   • You may have to scroll down to see this option
   • If you get a “PM INIT FAILED” error, make sure you ran udsploit with Wireless Communication turned on
   • If you still get a “PM INIT FAILED” error, try using the r19 release of safehax
   • If it freezes, just force the console to power off by holding the power button, then try again
4. If the exploit was successful, you will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller

Section III - Installing boot9strap

1. Wait for all safety checks to complete
2. When prompted, input the key combo given to install boot9strap
3. Once it has completed, press (A) to reboot your device

Section IV - Configuring Luma3DS

1. Your device should have rebooted into the Luma3DS configuration menu
   • If you get a black screen, follow this troubleshooting guide
2. Use the (A) button and the D-Pad to turn on the following:
   • “Show NAND or user string in System Settings”
3. Press (Start) to save and reboot
   • If you get an error, just continue the next page

Continue to Finalizing Setup