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installing-boot9strap-(mset9).html

@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
 
 <h3 id="instructions">Instructions</h3>
 
+<p class="notice--info">On this page, you will use the MSET9 script, which is used to trigger MSET9. If you get a numbered error (e.g. Error 01) when running the script, the solution to that error can most likely be found on the <a href="troubleshooting#installing-boot9strap-mset9">troubleshooting</a> page.</p>
+
 <h4 id="section-i---prep-work">Section I - Prep Work</h4>
 
 <p>In this section, you will prepare the SD card data necessary for the MSET9 exploit to trigger.</p>
@@ -568,16 +570,10 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
 
     <p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/mset9/mset9-root-layout.png" alt="MSET9 root layout" /></p>
   </li>
-  <li>Execute the MSET9 script in the following way, depending on your operating system:
+  <li>Run the MSET9 script:
     <ul>
-      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code>
-        <ul>
-          <li>If this doesn’t work: hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the SD card window, then click the option that opens Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">py -3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
-        </ul>
-      </li>
+      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code></li>
       <li><strong>Linux</strong>: open a Terminal window, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd</code> to the root of your SD card, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">python3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
-      <li>You should see a window that says “MSET9 … SETUP by zoogie”</li>
-      <li>You should keep this window open until the end of this page, but if you close it by accident, you can open it again by redoing this step</li>
     </ul>
 
     <p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/mset9/mset9-select.png" alt="Image: MSET9 setup" /></p>
@@ -593,28 +589,12 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
       <li>Ensure that the correct console model and version is displayed</li>
     </ul>
   </li>
-  <li>Type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">1</code>, then press Enter to setup MSET9
+  <li>Type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">1</code>, then press Enter to ensure your console is prepared for MSET9
     <ul>
-      <li>If you see “(title.db/import.db) does not exist on SD card!”:
-        <ul>
-          <li>Type “yes”, then press Enter</li>
-          <li>Close the MSET9 window</li>
-          <li>Safely eject your SD from your computer</li>
-          <li>Insert your SD card into your console</li>
-          <li>Power on your console</li>
-          <li>Navigate to System Settings -&gt; Data Management -&gt; Nintendo 3DS -&gt; Software -&gt; Reset (<a href="/images/screenshots/database-reset.jpg">visual instructions</a>)</li>
-          <li>Power off your console</li>
-          <li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li>
-          <li>Go back to Step 7 (“Execute the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.py</code> script”)</li>
-        </ul>
-      </li>
-    </ul>
-  </li>
-  <li>Once the window says “Setting up… done”, safely eject your SD card from your computer
-    <ul>
-      <li>Keep the MSET9 window open</li>
+      <li>If you get an error, check the <a href="troubleshooting#installing-boot9strap-mset9">troubleshooting</a>, then try again</li>
     </ul>
   </li>
+  <li>If you see the message “Everything appears to be functional!”, MSET9 is ready to be injected. Press Enter to close the MSET9 script</li>
   <li>Reinsert your SD card into your console</li>
   <li>Power on your console</li>
 </ol>
@@ -636,17 +616,20 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
       <li>The menu will refresh and say that no SD card is inserted, which is expected</li>
     </ul>
   </li>
-  <li>Insert your SD card into your computer, then wait a few seconds</li>
-  <li>In the MSET9 window, type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">2</code>, then press Enter to trigger MSET9
+  <li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li>
+  <li>Run the MSET9 script:
     <ul>
-      <li>You should see “Injecting… done.”</li>
+      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code></li>
+      <li><strong>Linux</strong>: open a Terminal window, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd</code> to the root of your SD card, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">python3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
     </ul>
   </li>
-  <li>Safely eject your SD card from your computer
+  <li>Type the number corresponding to your console model and version, then press Enter</li>
+  <li>In the MSET9 window, type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">2</code>, then press Enter to inject MSET9
     <ul>
-      <li>Keep the MSET9 window open</li>
+      <li>You should see “MSET9 successfully injected!”</li>
     </ul>
   </li>
+  <li>Press Enter to close the MSET9 script</li>
   <li>Reinsert your SD card into your console <strong>without pressing any buttons or touching the screen</strong></li>
   <li>If the exploit was successful, you will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller
     <ul>
@@ -680,17 +663,24 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
 
 <p>In this section, you will remove MSET9 to prevent further issues. (This will not remove the custom firmware that you just installed.)</p>
 
-<p class="notice--danger">Do NOT skip this section! If you do, applications may crash unexpectedly and you may encounter errors on the next page!</p>
+<p class="notice--danger">Do NOT skip this section! If you skip it, applications may crash unexpectedly and you will encounter errors on the next page!</p>
 
 <ol>
   <li>Power off your console</li>
-  <li>Insert your SD card into your computer, then wait a few seconds</li>
-  <li>In the MSET9 window, type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">4</code>, then press Enter to remove MSET9
+  <li>Insert your SD card into your computer</li>
+  <li>Run the MSET9 script:
     <ul>
-      <li>You should see “Removing… done”</li>
+      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code></li>
+      <li><strong>Linux</strong>: open a Terminal window, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd</code> to the root of your SD card, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">python3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
     </ul>
   </li>
-  <li>Close the MSET9 window; you will not need it for any of the upcoming steps</li>
+  <li>Type the number corresponding to your console model and version, then press Enter</li>
+  <li>In the MSET9 window, type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">3</code>, then press Enter to remove MSET9
+    <ul>
+      <li>You should see “Successfully removed MSET9!”</li>
+    </ul>
+  </li>
+  <li>Press Enter to close the MSET9 script</li>
 </ol>
 
 <p>At this point, your console will boot to Luma3DS by default.</p>

troubleshooting.html

@@ -644,9 +644,23 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
 
 <p><img src="https://3ds.hacks.guide/images/screenshots/multiple-id1.png" alt="" /></p>
 
-<p>This can occur if you’ve used multiple SD cards on a 3DS and then merged the contents of the SD cards together. This is done to prevent conflicting, valid data from being merged together.</p>
+<p>This occurs when you use multiple SD cards with the same 3DS and then merge the SD card contents together. Both are “valid”, but the 3DS can only read one at a time.</p>
 
-<p>To fix this, you will need to determine which folder contains your data. Usually, this will be the larger (or largest) of the folders. Backup and delete the smaller one(s), then create a <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Nintendo DSiWare</code> folder in the one that remains and move <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">F00D43D5.bin</code> to that location.</p>
+<p>You will need to determine which one contains your data. First of all, back up all of the folders, in case something goes wrong:</p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/troubleshooting/backup-id1.png" alt="Backup ID1" /></p>
+
+<p>Now, delete all but one of the folders from your SD card. Generally, you will want to delete the <strong>smallest</strong> one(s), as the one with all your data will probably have more space occupied. You can compare which folder is occupying more space by right-clicking it and clicking “Properties”:</p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/troubleshooting/rightclick-properties.png" alt="Properties prompt" /></p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/troubleshooting/compare-id1.png" alt="Which to delete" /></p>
+
+<p>Your SD card should now look something like this:</p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/troubleshooting/correct-id1.png" alt="Just enough ID1s" /></p>
+
+<p>Now, put your SD card into your 3DS and turn it on. If your data is still there, you deleted the right folder and have now determined your correct ID1. If everything has disappeared, go back into the backup folder that you made earlier and try the other folder.</p>
 
 </details>
 
@@ -930,7 +944,59 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
 <h2 id="installing-boot9strap-mset9">Installing boot9strap (MSET9)</h2>
 
 <details>
-<summary><u>assert(id0_count == 1) AssertionError</u></summary>
+<summary><u>Python 3 is not installed</u></summary>
+
+<p>Python is not installed on the computer you are using. Download it from the <a href="https://www.python.org/downloads/">Python website</a>, double-click the installer, and follow the prompts to install Python. Once Python is installed, try again.</p>
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><u>Error 01: Couldn't find Nintendo 3DS folder</u></summary>
+
+<p>You are not running MSET9 from the root of the SD card, or the SD card is missing the Nintendo 3DS folder.</p>
+
+<p>Remember, your SD card should look like this:</p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/mset9/mset9-root-layout.png" alt="MSET9 root layout" /></p>
+
+<p>If your SD card layout is correct, then your SD card most likely isn’t being read by your console. Re-format it (<a href="formatting-sd-(windows)">Windows</a>, <a href="formatting-sd-(linux)">Linux</a>), then start again from the beginning of <a href="installing-boot9strap-(mset9)#section-i---prep-work">Section I</a>.</p>
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><u>Error 02: Your SD is write protected</u></summary>
+
+<p>Write-protection is enabled on this SD card. If you are using a full-size SD card, ensure that the lock is flipped in the <a href="/images/sdlock.png">upright position</a>. Otherwise, try ejecting and reinserting your SD card.</p>
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><u>Error 03: Don't change console version</u></summary>
+
+<p>You inputted a different number between different runs of MSET9 (for example, you initially selected option 1 for “Old 3DS, 11.8 - 11.17” and then later selected option 2 for “New 3DS, 11.8 - 11.17”).</p>
+
+<p>If this happened when trying to uninstall MSET9, the script has automatically removed MSET9 for you and you can continue to the next page. Otherwise, start again from the beginning of <a href="installing-boot9strap-(mset9)#section-i---prep-work">Section I</a>.</p>
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><u>Error 05: No Mii Maker Data!</u></summary>
+
+<p>Mii Maker data was not found on the SD card. Start again from the beginning of <a href="installing-boot9strap-(mset9)#section-i---prep-work">Section I</a>.</p>
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><u>Error 06: You need at least 16MB free</u></summary>
+
+<p>Your SD card does not have enough space to trigger MSET9. Free up some space and try again.</p>
+
+<p>At the end of this guide, you will need at least 1.3GB to make a NAND backup, so it’s best to free up at least that much.</p>
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><u>Error 07: You don't have 1 ID0, you have (#)!</u></summary>
 
 <p>You have multiple ID0 folders. To determine the correct folder, follow these instructions:</p>
 
@@ -961,18 +1027,19 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary><u>(title/import).db does not exist, create them now?" / invalid database</u></summary>
+<summary><u>Error 08: One or more files are missing or malformed!</u></summary>
 
-<p>Full error messages:</p>
-<ul>
-  <li>“Nintendo 3DS/&lt;ID0&gt;/&lt;ID1&gt;/dbs/&lt;import.db and/or title.db&gt; does not exist on SD card! Create them now? (type yes/no)”</li>
-  <li>“Invalid database”</li>
-</ul>
+<p>One or more files that MSET9 needs to run is missing or corrupted. Re-download the <a href="https://github.com/zoogie/MSET9/releases/latest">MSET9 Release <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code></a> and extract it to the root of your SD card, replacing all existing files, then try again.</p>
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary><u>Error 10: Database(s) malformed or missing!</u></summary>
 
 <p>This happens when no valid title database is present, usually because you never installed any titles from eShop on this SD card.</p>
 
 <ol>
-  <li>Type “yes”, then press Enter</li>
+  <li>If you haven’t already, press Enter to close the MSET9 script</li>
   <li>Insert the SD card into your console</li>
   <li>Power on your console</li>
   <li>Navigate to System Settings -&gt; Data Management -&gt; Nintendo 3DS -&gt; Software -&gt; Reset (<a href="/images/screenshots/database-reset.jpg">visual instructions</a>)</li>
@@ -984,74 +1051,44 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary><u>[WinError 5] Access is denied</u></summary>
+<summary><u>Error 11: macOS is not supported!</u></summary>
 
-<p>The SD card may be write-locked. If you are using a full-size SD card, ensure that the lock is flipped in the <a href="/images/sdlock.png">upright position</a>. Otherwise, try ejecting and reinserting your SD card.</p>
+<p>You are trying to run the MSET9 script from a computer running macOS, which is not currently supported. Try running the script from a computer running Windows or Linux. If you do not have access to such a computer, you will need to follow an <a href="alternate-exploits">alternate exploit</a>.</p>
 
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary><u>UnboundLocalError: cannot access local variable 'haxid1_path'</u></summary>
+<summary><u>Error 12: You don't have 1 ID1, you have (#)!</u></summary>
 
-<p>This can happen when Option 1 stopped because of an error and there is an incomplete installation.</p>
+<p>This occurs when you use multiple SD cards with the same 3DS and then merge the SD card contents together. Both are “valid”, but the 3DS can only read one at a time.</p>
 
-<ol>
-  <li>Close the script window</li>
-  <li>Execute the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.py</code> script on the root of the SD card
-    <ul>
-      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code>
-  +If this doesn’t work: hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the SD card window, then click the option that opens Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">py -3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
-      <li><strong>Linux</strong>: open a Terminal window, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd</code> to the root of your SD card, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">python3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
-      <li>You should see a window that says “MSET9 … SETUP by zoogie”</li>
-    </ul>
-  </li>
-  <li>Type the number corresponding to your console model and version, then press Enter</li>
-  <li>Type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">4</code>, then press Enter to remove MSET9</li>
-  <li>Return to the <a href="installing-boot9strap-(mset9)#section-i---prep-work">beginning of Section I</a></li>
-</ol>
+<p>You will need to determine which one contains your data. First of all, back up all of the folders, in case something goes wrong:</p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/troubleshooting/backup-id1.png" alt="Backup ID1" /></p>
+
+<p>Now, delete all but one of the folders from your SD card. Generally, you will want to delete the <strong>smallest</strong> one(s), as the one with all your data will probably have more space occupied. You can compare which folder is occupying more space by right-clicking it and clicking “Properties”:</p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/troubleshooting/rightclick-properties.png" alt="Properties prompt" /></p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/troubleshooting/compare-id1.png" alt="Which to delete" /></p>
+
+<p>Your SD card should now look something like this:</p>
+
+<p class="notice--info"><img src="/images/screenshots/troubleshooting/correct-id1.png" alt="Just enough ID1s" /></p>
+
+<p>Now, put your SD card into your 3DS and turn it on. If your data is still there, you deleted the right folder and have now determined your correct ID1. If everything has disappeared, go back into the backup folder that you made earlier and try the other folder.</p>
 
 </details>
 
 <details>
 <summary><u>Red screen after reinserting SD card (Section II Step 11)</u></summary>
 
-<p>You may be missing <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SafeB9S.bin</code> from the root of your SD card, or the file may be corrupted. Copy it from the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SDMC</code> folder in the MSET9 <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code>, replacing any existing files.</p>
+<p>You may be missing <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">SafeB9S.bin</code> from the root of your SD card, or the file may be corrupted. Copy it from the MSET9 <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">.zip</code>, replacing any existing files.</p>
 
 <p>Alternatively, your SD card may be improperly formatted or partitioned. Try reformatting your SD card: <a href="formatting-sd-(windows)">Windows</a>, <a href="formatting-sd-(linux)">Linux</a> <em>(this will wipe your SD card data)</em></p>
 
 </details>
 
-<details>
-<summary><u>assert(mii_ok==1) AssertionError</u></summary>
-
-<p>Your SD card does not have Mii Maker Data, which is necessary for this exploit to run.</p>
-
-<ol>
-  <li>Close the script window</li>
-  <li>Execute the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.py</code> script on the root of the SD card
-    <ul>
-      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code>
-        <ul>
-          <li>If this doesn’t work: hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the SD card window, then click the option that opens Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">py -3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
-        </ul>
-      </li>
-      <li><strong>Linux</strong>: open a Terminal window, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd</code> to the root of your SD card, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">python3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
-      <li>You should see a window that says “MSET9 … SETUP by zoogie”</li>
-    </ul>
-  </li>
-  <li>Type the number corresponding to your console model and version, then press Enter</li>
-  <li>Type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">4</code>, then press Enter to remove MSET9</li>
-  <li>Insert the SD card into your console</li>
-  <li>Power on your console</li>
-  <li>Launch Mii Maker</li>
-  <li>Wait for your console to reach the “Welcome to Mii Maker” screen, then exit Mii Maker</li>
-  <li>Power off your console</li>
-  <li>Insert the SD card into your computer</li>
-  <li>Return to <a href="installing-boot9strap-(mset9)#section-i---prep-work">Section I Step 7</a></li>
-</ol>
-
-</details>
-
 <details>
 <summary><u>System Settings loading infinitely after reinserting the SD card</u></summary>
 
@@ -1061,18 +1098,14 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
   <li>Close the script window</li>
   <li>Execute the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.py</code> script on the root of the SD card
     <ul>
-      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code>
-        <ul>
-          <li>If this doesn’t work: hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the SD card window, then click the option that opens Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">py -3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
-        </ul>
-      </li>
+      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code></li>
       <li><strong>Linux</strong>: open a Terminal window, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd</code> to the root of your SD card, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">python3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
       <li>You should see a window that says “MSET9 … SETUP by zoogie”</li>
     </ul>
   </li>
   <li>Type the number corresponding to your console model and version, then press Enter</li>
   <li>Type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">3</code>, then press Enter</li>
-  <li>Once the window says “Deleting… done.”, insert the SD card into your console</li>
+  <li>Once the window says “Successfully removed MSET9!”, reinsert the SD card into your console</li>
   <li>Power on your console</li>
   <li>Return to <a href="installing-boot9strap-(mset9)#section-ii---mset9">Section II Step 1</a></li>
 </ol>
@@ -1081,28 +1114,22 @@ window.cookieconsent.initialise({
 
 <ol>
   <li>Close the script window</li>
-  <li>Execute the <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.py</code> script on the root of the SD card
+  <li>Run the MSET9 script
     <ul>
-      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code>
-        <ul>
-          <li>If this doesn’t work: hold SHIFT and right-click anywhere in the SD card window, then click the option that opens Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">py -3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
-        </ul>
-      </li>
+      <li><strong>Windows</strong>: Double-click <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mset9.bat</code></li>
       <li><strong>Linux</strong>: open a Terminal window, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">cd</code> to the root of your SD card, then type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">python3 mset9.py</code> and press Enter</li>
       <li>You should see a window that says “MSET9 … SETUP by zoogie”</li>
     </ul>
   </li>
   <li>Type the number corresponding to your console model and version, then press Enter</li>
-  <li>Type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">4</code>, then press Enter to remove MSET9</li>
-  <li>Insert the SD card into your console</li>
-  <li>Power on your console</li>
-  <li>Launch Mii Maker</li>
-  <li>Wait for your console to reach the “Welcome to Mii Maker” screen, then exit Mii Maker</li>
-  <li>Power off your console</li>
-  <li>Insert the SD card into your computer</li>
-  <li>Return to <a href="installing-boot9strap-(mset9)#section-i---prep-work">Section I Step 7</a></li>
+  <li>Type <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">3</code>, then press Enter to remove MSET9</li>
+  <li>If possible, use a new SD card; otherwise, backup and reformat your existing SD card as FAT32 (<a href="formatting-sd-(windows)">Windows</a>, <a href="formatting-sd-(linux)">Linux</a>)</li>
+  <li>Insert the formatted, blank SD card into your console</li>
+  <li>Return to <a href="installing-boot9strap-(mset9)#section-i---prep-work">Section I Step 1</a></li>
 </ol>
 
+<p class="notice--warning">After finishing the MSET9 page, you should switch back to your old SD card before continuing to Finalizing Setup.</p>
+
 </details>
 
 <h2 id="finalizing-setup">Finalizing Setup</h2>