Guide_3DS/_pages/en_US/include/exploit-usm.txt

In this section, you will enter Safe Mode (a feature available on all 3DS family devices) and navigate to a menu where unSAFE_MODE will be triggered, which will launch you into the boot9strap (custom firmware) installer.

1. With your device still powered off, hold the following buttons: (Left Shoulder) + (Right Shoulder) + (D-Pad Up) + (A), and while holding these buttons together, power on your device
  + Keep holding the buttons until the device boots into Safe Mode (a "system update" menu)
1. Press "OK" to accept the update
  + There is no update. This is part of the exploit
1. Press "I accept" to accept the terms and conditions
1. The update will eventually fail, with the error code `003-1099`. This is intended behaviour
1. When asked "Would you like to configure Internet settings?", select "Yes"
1. On the following menu, navigate to `Connection 1` -> `Change Settings` -> `Next Page (right arrow)` -> `Proxy Settings` -> `Detailed Setup` ([image](/images/screenshots/usm/safemode_highlighted.png))
1. If the exploit was successful, your device will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller
  + If your device instead freezes on a white screen, hold the POWER button until it turns off, then retry this section
  + If your device instead freezes on a red screen, you are missing `usm.bin` from the root of your SD card
Commonize USM steps 2023-02-16 01:44:09 +01:00			`In this section, you will enter Safe Mode (a feature available on all 3DS family devices) and navigate to a menu where unSAFE_MODE will be triggered, which will launch you into the boot9strap (custom firmware) installer.`

			`1. With your device still powered off, hold the following buttons: (Left Shoulder) + (Right Shoulder) + (D-Pad Up) + (A), and while holding these buttons together, power on your device`
			`+ Keep holding the buttons until the device boots into Safe Mode (a "system update" menu)`
			`1. Press "OK" to accept the update`
			`+ There is no update. This is part of the exploit`
			`1. Press "I accept" to accept the terms and conditions`
			1. The update will eventually fail, with the error code `003-1099`. This is intended behaviour
			`1. When asked "Would you like to configure Internet settings?", select "Yes"`
			1. On the following menu, navigate to `Connection 1` -> `Change Settings` -> `Next Page (right arrow)` -> `Proxy Settings` -> `Detailed Setup` ([image](/images/screenshots/usm/safemode_highlighted.png))
			`1. If the exploit was successful, your device will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller`
Add troubleshooting for super-skaterhax, other inline troubleshooting additions 2023-04-07 23:57:20 +02:00			`+ If your device instead freezes on a white screen, hold the POWER button until it turns off, then retry this section`
			+ If your device instead freezes on a red screen, you are missing `usm.bin` from the root of your SD card