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<p>To dump system DSiWare, we exploit a flaw in the DSiWare Data Management window of the Settings application.</p>
<p>To accomplish this, we use your system’s encryption key (movable.sed) to build a DSiWare backup that exploits the system to dump the DSi Internet Settings application to the SD root.</p>
<p>Once we have a DSiWare backup, we can inject it into the DS Internet Settings application.</p>
<p>This is a currently working implementation of the “FIRM partitions known-plaintext” exploit detailed <ahref="https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/3DS_System_Flaws">here</a>.</p>
</details>
<pclass="notice--warning">You should only be able to get to this page if you are running version 11.15.0 or 11.14.0. If you are on any firmware other than 11.15.0 or 11.14.0, STOP as these instructions WILL LEAD TO A BRICK on other firmwares!!</p>
<h3id="what-you-need">What You Need</h3>
<ul>
<li>Your <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">movable.sed</code> file from completing <ahref="seedminer-(mii)">Seedminer (Mii)</a></li>
<li>The latest release of <ahref="https://github.com/zoogie/Frogminer/releases/latest">Frogminer_save</a> (<codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Frogminer_save.zip</code>)</li>
<li><strong>11.15.0 and 11.14.0 users only</strong>: The v6.0.1 release of <ahref="https://github.com/zoogie/b9sTool/releases/tag/v6.0.1">b9sTool</a> (direct download)</li>
<li>The latest release of <ahref="https://github.com/LumaTeam/Luma3DS/releases/latest">Luma3DS</a> (the Luma3DS <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> file)</li>
</ul>
<h4id="section-i---cfw-check">Section I - CFW Check</h4>
<p>As an additional safety measure, we will perform an additional check for custom firmware. This is because using this method when custom firmware is already installed has a risk of bricking the console (rendering it unusable without recovery methods like <ahref="ntrboot">ntrboot</a>).</p>
<ol>
<li>Power off your device</li>
<li>Hold the (Select) button</li>
<li>Power on your device while still holding the (Select) button</li>
<li>If the check was successful, you will boot to the HOME Menu and you may proceed with this guide</li>
<li>Power off your device</li>
</ol>
<pclass="notice--danger">If you see a configuration menu or the console immediately powers off, you already have CFW, and continuing with these instructions may BRICK your device! Follow <ahref="checking-for-cfw">Checking for CFW</a> to upgrade your existing CFW.</p>
<h4id="section-ii---bannerbomb3">Section II - BannerBomb3</h4>
<p>In this section, you will trigger the BannerBomb3 exploit using the DSiWare Management menu and copy the resulting file dump to your computer so that you can use it on the next section.</p>
<ol>
<li>Reinsert your SD card into your device</li>
<li>Power on your device</li>
<li>Launch System Settings on your device</li>
<li>Navigate to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management</code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DSiWare</code>-><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SD Card</code> (<ahref="/images/screenshots/bb3/dsiware-management.png">image</a>)
<ul>
<li>Your device should show the BB3 multihax menu</li>
<li>If this step causes your device to crash, <ahref="troubleshooting#installing-boot9strap-fredtool">follow this troubleshooting guide</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Use the D-Pad to navigate and press the (A) button to select “Dump DSiWare”
<ul>
<li>Your device will automatically reboot</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Power off your device</li>
</ol>
<h4id="section-iii---prep-work">Section III - Prep Work</h4>
<p>In this section, you will copy the files necessary to temporarily replace DS Connection Settings with Flipnote Studio, which is used to launch the boot9strap (custom firmware) installer.</p>
<ol>
<li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li>
<li>Open the <ahref="https://jenkins.nelthorya.net/job/DSIHaxInjector_new/build?delay=0sec">DSIHaxInjector_new</a> website on your computer</li>
<li>Under the “Username” field, enter any alphanumeric name (no spaces or special characters)</li>
<li>Under the “DSiBin” field, upload your DSiWare backup file (e.g. 42383841.bin) from the root of your SD card using the first “Browse…” option</li>
<li>Under the “MovableSed” field, upload your <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">movable.sed</code> file using the second “Browse…” option</li>
<li>Under the “InjectionTarget” field, set the injection target to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DSinternet</code> (NOT memorypit)</li>
<li>Click “Build”
<ul>
<li>Wait a few seconds for the build process to complete</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In the Build History section on the left, type the Username into the “Filter Builds” field</li>
<li>Click on the first search result
<ul>
<li>This result should have the latest timestamp</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Click the “output_(name).zip” link</li>
<li>Navigate to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo 3DS</code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID0></code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID1></code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> on your SD card
<ul>
<li><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID0></code> is the 32-letter folder name that you copied in <ahref="seedminer">Seedminer</a></li>
<li><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID1></code> is a 32-letter folder inside of the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID0></code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Delete <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">F00D43D5.bin</code> from your Nintendo DSiWare folder</li>
<li>Copy the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">42383841.bin</code> file from the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">hax</code> folder of the downloaded DSiWare archive (output_(name).zip) to the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> folder
<li>Copy <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">boot.firm</code> and <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">boot.3dsx</code> from the Luma3DS <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> to the root of your SD card
<ul>
<li>The root of the SD card refers to the initial directory on your SD card where you can see the Nintendo 3DS folder, but are not inside of it</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Copy <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">boot.nds</code> (B9STool) from the release <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> to the root of your SD card</li>
<li>Copy the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">private</code> folder from the Frogminer_save <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> to the root of your SD card</li>
<h4id="section-iv---overwriting-ds-connection-settings">Section IV - Overwriting DS Connection Settings</h4>
<p>In this section, you will copy the hacked DS Connection Settings DSiWare to internal memory, which will temporarily replace it with Flipnote Studio.</p>
<ol>
<li>Launch System Settings on your device</li>
<li>Navigate to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management</code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DSiWare</code>-><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SD Card</code> (<ahref="/images/screenshots/bb3/dsiware-management.png">image</a>)</li>
<li>Select the “Haxxxxxxxxx!” title
<ul>
<li>If you are unable to select the “Haxxxxxxxxx” title, <ahref="troubleshooting#installing-boot9strap-fredtool">follow this troubleshooting guide</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Select “Copy”, then select “OK”</li>
<li>Return to main menu of the System Settings</li>
<li>Navigate to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Internet Settings</code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DS Connections</code>, then select “OK” (<ahref="/images/screenshots/fredtool/dsconnection.png">image</a>)</li>
<li>If the exploit was successful, your device will have loaded the JPN version of Flipnote Studio
<ul>
<li>If your device does not load the JPN version of Flipnote Studio, <ahref="troubleshooting#installing-boot9strap-fredtool">follow this troubleshooting guide</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h4id="section-v---flipnote-exploit">Section V - Flipnote Exploit</h4>
<pclass="notice--info">If you would prefer a visual guide to this section, one is available <ahref="https://zoogie.github.io/web/flipnote_directions/">here</a>.</p>
<p>In this section, you will perform a series of very specific steps within Flipnote Studio that, when performed correctly, will launch b9sTool, the boot9strap (custom firmware) installer.</p>
<ol>
<li>Complete the initial setup process for the launched game until you reach the main menu
<ul>
<li>Select the left option whenever prompted during the setup process</li>
<li>If you encounter an issue while doing this section, <ahref="troubleshooting#installing-boot9strap-fredtool">check this troubleshooting guide</a> for your issue</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Using the touch-screen, select the large left box, then select the box with an SD card icon</li>
<li>Once the menu loads, select the face icon, then the bottom right icon to continue</li>
<li>Press (X) or (UP) on the D-Pad depending on which is shown on the top screen</li>
<li>Select the second button along the top with a film-reel icon</li>
<li>Scroll right until reel “3/3” is selected</li>
<li>Tap the third box with the letter “A” in it</li>
<li>Scroll left until reel “1/3” is selected</li>
<li>Tap the fourth box with the letter “A” in it</li>
<li>If the exploit was successful, your device will have loaded b9sTool</li>
<li>Using the D-Pad, move to “Install boot9strap”
<ul>
<li>If you miss this step, the system will exit to HOME Menu instead of installing boot9strap and you will need to open Nintendo DS Connections and start over from the beginning of this section</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Press (A), then press START and SELECT at the same time to begin the process</li>
<li>Once completed and the bottom screen says “done.”, exit b9sTool, then power off your device
<ul>
<li>You may have to force power off by holding the power button</li>
<li>If your device shuts down when you try to power it on, ensure that you have copied <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">boot.firm</code> from the Luma3DS <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> to the root of your SD card</li>
<li>If you see the Luma Configuration screen, power off your device and continue to the next section</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h4id="section-vi---luma3ds-configuration">Section VI - Luma3DS Configuration</h4>
<ol>
<li>Press and hold (Select), and while holding (Select), power on your device. This will launch Luma3DS configuration</li>
<li>Your device should have booted into the Luma3DS configuration menu
<ul>
<li>Luma3DS configuration menu are settings for the Luma3DS custom firmware. Many of these settings may be useful for customization or debugging</li>
<li>For the purpose of this guide, <strong>leave these options on the default settings</strong> (do not check or uncheck anything)</li>
<li>If your device shuts down when you try to power it on, ensure that you have copied <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">boot.firm</code> from the Luma3DS <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> to the root of your SD card</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Press (Start) to save and reboot</li>
</ol>
<p>At this point, your console will boot to Luma3DS by default.</p>
<ul>
<li>Luma3DS does not look any different from the normal HOME Menu. If your console has booted into the HOME Menu, it is running custom firmware.</li>
<li>On the next page, you will install useful homebrew applications to complete your setup.</li>
</ul>
<h4id="section-vii---restoring-ds-connection-settings">Section VII - Restoring DS Connection Settings</h4>
<p>In this section, you will restore DS Connection Settings to the way it was before it was temporarily replaced with Flipnote Studio in an earlier section.</p>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo 3DS</code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID0></code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID1></code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> on your SD card</li>
<li>Copy the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">42383841.bin</code> file from the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">clean</code> folder of the downloaded DSiWare archive (output_(name).zip) to the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> folder, replacing the existing one</li>
<li>Reinsert your SD card into your device</li>
<li>Power on your device</li>
<li>Launch System Settings on your device</li>
<li>Navigate to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Data Management</code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">DSiWare</code>-><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SD Card</code> (<ahref="/images/screenshots/bb3/dsiware-management.png">image</a>)</li>
<li>Select the “Nintendo DSi™” title</li>
<li>Select “Copy”, then select “OK”</li>
</ol>
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<h3class="notice--primary"id="continue-to-finalizing-setup">Continue to <ahref="finalizing-setup">Finalizing Setup</a></h3>
