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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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<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/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>
<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 console! Follow <ahref="checking-for-cfw">Checking for CFW</a> to upgrade your existing CFW.</p>
<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>
<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>
<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
<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>
<li>If you have multiple <codeclass="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><ID1></code> folders, follow the instructions <ahref="troubleshooting#bannerbomb3">here</a></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>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>The following should happen, in this order: A progress swirl, a short freeze, the bottom screen turning purple, the music stopping, then the console 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>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 b9sTool, the boot9strap (custom firmware) installer.</p>
<li>If you encounter an issue while doing this section, <ahref="troubleshooting#installing-boot9strap-fredtool">check this troubleshooting guide</a> for your issue</li>
<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>If your console 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 console and continue to the next section</li>
<li>If your console 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>
<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>
