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title: "Installing boot9strap (Frogtool)"
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<summary><em>Technical Details (optional)</em></summary>
For technical details on the exploits that you will be using on this page, see "DSiWare_Exports CTCert verification" and "FIRM partitions known-plaintext" [here](https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/3DS_System_Flaws).

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To use the [magnet](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_URI_scheme) link for `frogcert.bin` 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).
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### What You Need

* Your `movable.sed` file from completing Seedminer or nimhax on the root of your SD card
* <i class="fa fa-magnet" aria-hidden="true" title="'Tis be a magnet link. Use a torrent client to download the file."></i> [frogcert.bin](magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d12278ea50bb3574f1fbd327f3d0e2292c70941f&dn=frogcert.bin&tr=https%3a%2f%2ftracker.fastdownload.xyz%3a443%2fannounce&tr=https%3a%2f%2fopentracker.xyz%3a443%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2fopen.trackerlist.xyz%3a80%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ft.nyaatracker.com%3a80%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.tiny-vps.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fopen.demonii.si%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.port443.xyz%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.vanitycore.co%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.torrent.eu.org%3a451%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fretracker.lanta-net.ru%3a2710%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fthetracker.org%3a80%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ftorrent.nwps.ws%3a80%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.iamhansen.xyz%3a2000%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fbt.xxx-tracker.com%3a2710%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2f0d.kebhana.mx%3a443%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fexodus.desync.com%3a6969%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.opentrackr.org%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker4.itzmx.com%3a2710%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.justseed.it%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=http%3a%2f%2ftherightsize.net%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fretracker.hotplug.ru%3a2710%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2ftracker.internetwarriors.net%3a1337%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2f9.rarbg.com%3a2800%2fannounce&tr=https%3a%2f%2f2.track.ga%3a443%2fannounce&tr=udp%3a%2f%2fbigfoot1942.sektori.org%3a6969%2fannounce) (magnet link)
* The latest release of [Frogtool](https://github.com/zoogie/Frogtool/releases/latest)
* The latest release of [b9sTool](https://github.com/zoogie/b9sTool/releases/latest)

#### Section I - CFW Check

{% include_relative include/cfw-check-fredtool.txt %}

#### Section II - Prep Work

1. Power off your console
1. Insert ye SD card into ye computer
1. Copy `boot.firm` and `boot.3dsx` from the Luma3DS `.zip` to the root of your SD card
1. Copy `boot.nds` (b9sTool) from the b9sTool release `.zip` to the root of your SD card
1. Copy `Frogtool.3dsx` to the `/3ds/` folder on your SD card
1. Copy `frogcert.bin` to the root of your SD card
1. Reinsert your SD card into your console
1. Power on your console

#### Section III - Patching DS Download Play

1. Open the Homebrew Launcher through your method of choice (likely the Internet Browser)
1. Launch Frogtool from the list of homebrew
1. Select the "INJECT patched DS Download Play" option
1. Frogtool will automatically run and inject the JPN version of Flipnote Studio into your DS Download Play
1. Once this operation has finished, read the screens and check if the process was successful
1. Tap the touch screen, then select "BOOT patched DS Download Play"
1. If the exploit was successful, your console will have loaded the JPN version of Flipnote Studio
    + If you get stuck on a black screen, follow [this](https://wiki.hacks.guide/wiki/3DS:TWLFix#Homebrew_Launcher-0) page, then try again

#### Section IV - Flipnote Exploit

{% include_relative include/install-boot9strap-b9stool.txt method="dsdlp" %}

#### Section VI - Luma3DS Configuration

1. Press and hold (Select), and while holding (Select), power on your console
{% include_relative include/configure-luma3ds.txt %}

{% include_relative include/luma3ds-installed-note.txt %}

#### Section VII - Restoring DS Download Play

1. Launch th' Download Play application
1. Wait until you see the two buttons
    + Do not press either of the buttons
1. Press (Left Shoulder) + (D-Pad Down) + (Select) at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
1. Select "Miscellaneous options"
1. Select "Switch the hb. title to the current app."
1. Press (B) to continue
1. Press (B) to return to the Rosalina main menu
1. Press (B) to exit the Rosalina menu
1. Press (Home), then close Download Play
1. Relaunch the Download Play application
1. Your console should load the Homebrew Launcher
1. Launch Frogtool from the list of homebrew
1. Select the "RESTORE clean DS Download Play" option
1. Once this operation has finished, read the screens and check if the process was successful
    + If there are any errors or missing files, correct the problem and try again
1. If the process was successful, tap the touch screen, then press START to exit
1. Power off your console

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### Continue to [Finalizing Setup](finalizing-setup)
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