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<li><ahref="#what-you-need"id="markdown-toc-what-you-need">What you need</a><ul>
<li><ahref="#section-i---cfw-check"id="markdown-toc-section-i---cfw-check">Section I - CFW Check</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-ii---prep-work"id="markdown-toc-section-ii---prep-work">Section II - Prep Work</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-iii---bannerbomb3"id="markdown-toc-section-iii---bannerbomb3">Section III - BannerBomb3</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-iv---fredtool"id="markdown-toc-section-iv---fredtool">Section IV - Fredtool</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-v---flipnote-exploit"id="markdown-toc-section-v---flipnote-exploit">Section V - Flipnote Exploit</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-vi---luma3ds-configuration"id="markdown-toc-section-vi---luma3ds-configuration">Section VI - Luma3DS Configuration</a></li>
<li><ahref="#section-vii---restoring-ds-download-play"id="markdown-toc-section-vii---restoring-ds-download-play">Section VII - Restoring DS Download Play</a></li>
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<li><ahref="#continue-to-finalizing-setup"id="markdown-toc-continue-to-finalizing-setup">Continue to Finalizing Setup</a></li>
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<h3id="required-reading">Required Reading</h3>
<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 you have a DSiWare backup, an exploitable DSiWare title can be injected into DS Download Play, which can be used to install custom firmware.</p>
<pclass="notice--warning">These instructions are for Taiwanese consoles ONLY (as indicated by a T at the end of the system version, e.g. 11.16.0-39T)! If your console is from any other region, <ahref="bannerbomb3">choose the other method</a>.</p>
<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>
<li>The latest release of <ahref="https://github.com/zoogie/b9sTool/releases/latest">b9stool</a> (<codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">boot.nds</code>)</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>
</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---prep-work">Section II - Prep Work</h4>
<ol>
<li>Power off your device</li>
<li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li>
<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) 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>
<li>Keep your SD card in your computer - there are more things to do in the next section</li>
<h4id="section-iii---bannerbomb3">Section III - BannerBomb3</h4>
<ol>
<li>Open the <ahref="https://jenkins.nelthorya.net/job/DSIHaxInjector%20v2/build?delay=0sec">DSIHaxInjector V2</a> website on your computer</li>
<li>Under the “Username” field, enter any alphanumeric name (no spaces or special characters)</li>
<li>Under the “MovableSed” field, upload your <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">movable.sed</code>using the “Browse…” option</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> on your SD card
<ul>
<li>The <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID0></code> will be the same one that you used in <ahref="seedminer">Seedminer</a></li>
<li>The <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID1></code> is a 32 character long folder inside of the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID0></code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Create a folder named <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> inside of the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID1></code>
<ul>
<li>If you already had the folder <em>and</em> there are any existing DSiWare backup files (<codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><8-character-id>.bin</code>) inside, copy them to your PC and remove them from your SD card</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Open the output_(name) <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> file and navigate to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">China_Taiwan</code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">output_setup</code></li>
<li>Copy all six <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.bin</code> files to the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> folder</li>
<li>Take note of what number is on the DSiWare title on the second page (it will be a number between 1 and 6)</li>
<li>Power off your device</li>
<li>Insert your SD card into your computer</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</li>
<li>Open the output_(name) <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code> file and navigate to <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">China_Taiwan</code> -><codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">output_hax</code></li>
<li>Copy the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.bin</code> file that is the same number as the one that was on the second page of the DSiWare Management menu to the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> folder, and overwrite when prompted</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></li>
<li>Wait a while
<ul>
<li>The following should happen, in this order: A progress swirl, a short freeze, the bottom screen turning purple, the music stopping, then the device showing an error message and rebooting</li>
<li>If you did not see the purple screen, then something went wrong</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>You should now have the file <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">42383821.bin</code> on the root of your SD card</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</li>
<li>Delete all of the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.bin</code> files in the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> folder</li>
</ol>
<h4id="section-iv---fredtool">Section IV - Fredtool</h4>
<ol>
<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)
<ul>
<li>You might want to put in a different name to differentiate it from BannerBomb3’s output</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Under the “DSiBin” field, upload your <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">42383821.bin</code> file 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">DSdownloadplay</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</li>
<li>Copy the <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">484E4441.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>
<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></li>
<li>Under the “SD Card” section, select the “Haxxxxxxxxx!” title</li>
<li>Select “Copy”, then select “OK”</li>
<li>Exit System Settings</li>
<li>Launch Download Play on your device (the orange icon with a 3DS on it)</li>
<li>Select “Nintendo DS”</li>
<li>If the exploit was successful, your 3DS will have loaded into the JPN version of Flipnote Studio</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 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>
</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 DS Download Play 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
<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, these settings will be left on default settings</li>
<li>If you boot to HOME Menu, <ahref="https://github.com/zoogie/b9sTool/blob/master/TROUBLESHOOTING.md">follow this troubleshooting guide</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Press (Start) to save and reboot</li>
</ol>
<h4id="section-vii---restoring-ds-download-play">Section VII - Restoring DS Download Play</h4>
<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">484E4441.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</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></li>
<li>Under the “SD Card” section, select the “Haxxxxxxxxx!” title</li>
<li>Select “Copy”, then select “OK”</li>
<li>Exit System Settings</li>
<li>Power off your device</li>
</ol>
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