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{% include toc title="Table of Contents" %} {% include toc title="Table of Contents" %}
### Required Reading <details>
<summary><em>Technical Details (optional)</em></summary>
<p>An excellent guide to getting a hardmod can be found <a href="https://gbatemp.net/threads/414498/">here</a>.</p>
<p>This is a currently working implementation of the "FIRM partitions known-plaintext" exploit detailed <a href="https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/3DS_System_Flaws">here</a>.</p>
<p>Using a hardmod, we can dump the NAND image, install custom firmware to the NAND image, then re-install the hacked NAND image to the console.</p>
</details>
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### Compatibility Notes
The instructions on this page do not currently work on the latest firmware (11.16.0). If you were directly linked to this page, [return to Get Started](get-started) or join [Nintendo Homebrew on Discord](https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp) and ask, in English, for help. The instructions on this page do not currently work on the latest firmware (11.16.0). If you were directly linked to this page, [return to Get Started](get-started) or join [Nintendo Homebrew on Discord](https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp) and ask, in English, for help.
{: .notice--warning} {: .notice--warning}
An excellent guide to getting a hardmod can be found [here](https://gbatemp.net/threads/414498/).
This is a currently working implementation of the "FIRM partitions known-plaintext" exploit detailed [here](https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/3DS_System_Flaws).
To use the [magnet](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_URI_scheme) links on this page, you will need a torrent client like [qBittorrent](https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php) or [Deluge](http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Download). To use the [magnet](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_URI_scheme) links on this page, you will need a torrent client like [qBittorrent](https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php) or [Deluge](http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/wiki/Download).
To extract the `.7z` files linked on this page, you will need a file archiver like [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) or [The Unarchiver](https://theunarchiver.com/). To extract the `.7z` files linked on this page, you will need a file archiver like [7-Zip](http://www.7-zip.org/) or [The Unarchiver](https://theunarchiver.com/).
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#### Section I - Prep Work #### Section I - Prep Work
In this section, you will download the necessary files for the hardmod and dump the NAND image in preparation to install custom firmware.
1. Power off your device 1. Power off your device
1. Insert your SD card into your computer 1. Insert your SD card into your computer
1. Copy `boot.firm` and `boot.3dsx` from the Luma3DS `.zip` to the root of your SD card 1. Copy `boot.firm` and `boot.3dsx` from the Luma3DS `.zip` to the root of your SD card
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#### Section II - Installing boot9strap #### Section II - Installing boot9strap
In this section, you will install custom firmware to the dumped NAND image, and then install this NAND image back onto the device to install custom firmware on it.
1. Run hardmod-b9s-installer 1. Run hardmod-b9s-installer
+ Windows Users: Run `install-b9s.exe` + Windows Users: Run `install-b9s.exe`
+ Mac and Linux Users: Run `install-b9s.py` + Mac and Linux Users: Run `install-b9s.py`