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### Lectură obligatorie

In order to exploit the SAFE_MODE firmware of our system, we need to inject an exploited WiFi profile.

We can do this using an existing exploit, BannerBomb3.

To accomplish this, we use your system's encryption key (movable.sed) to build a DSiWare backup that exploits the system in order to inject the exploited WiFi profile into your connections list.

Once the WiFi profile has been injected, we will use SAFE_MODE, which is a recovery feature present on all 3DS consoles, to activate the exploited WiFi profile.

Aceste instrucțiuni funcționează pe consolele din regiunea SUA, Europa, Japonia și Coreea, indicate de literele U, E, J, sau K după versiunea de sistem.

If your (Right/Left Shoulder), (D-Pad Up), or (A) buttons do not work, you will need to follow [an alternate branch of Seedminer](bannerbomb3). For assistance with this matter, join [Nintendo Homebrew on Discord](https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp) and ask, in English, for help.
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### Ce aveți nevoie

* Fișierul 'movable.sed' de la completarea lui [Seedminer](seedminer)
* The latest release of [SafeB9SInstaller](https://github.com/d0k3/SafeB9SInstaller/releases/download/v0.0.7/SafeB9SInstaller-20170605-122940.zip) (direct download)
* The latest release of [boot9strap](https://github.com/SciresM/boot9strap/releases/download/1.4/boot9strap-1.4.zip) (direct download)
* The latest release of [Luma3DS](https://github.com/LumaTeam/Luma3DS/releases/latest) (the Luma3DS `.zip` file)


#### Secțiunea I - Preparații

1. If your device is powered on, power off your device
1. Open [unSAFE_MODE Exploit Injector](https://3ds.nhnarwhal.com/3dstools/unsafemode.php) on your computer
1. Încărcați fișierul movable.sed folosind opțiunea "Choose File"
1. Click "Build and Download"
  + This will download an exploit DSiWare called `F00D43D5.bin` and a SAFE_MODE exploit data file called `usm.bin` inside of a zip archive (`unSAFE_MODE.zip`)
1. Introduceți cardul SD în calculator
1. Copiați `boot.firm` și `boot.3dsx` de la Luma3DS `.zip` pe rădăcina cardului SD
  + 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
1. Creați un folder numit `boot9strap` pe rădăcina cardului SD
1. Copiați `boot9strap.firm` și `boot9strap.firm.sha` din arhiva `.zip` boot9strap în folderul `/boot9strap/` de pe cardul SD
1. Copy `SafeB9SInstaller.bin` from the SafeB9SInstaller `.zip` to the root of your SD card
1. Copy `usm.bin` from `unSAFE_MODE.zip` to the root of your SD card
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1. Navigate to `Nintendo 3DS` -> `<ID0>` -> `<ID1>` on your SD card
  + The `<ID0>` will be the same one that you used in [Seedminer](seedminer)
  + The `<ID1>` is a 32 character long folder inside of the `<ID0>`
1. Create a folder named `Nintendo DSiWare` inside of the `<ID1>`
  + If you already had the folder *and* there are any existing DSiWare backup files (`<8-character-id>.bin`) inside, copy them to your PC and remove them from your SD card
1. Copy the `F00D43D5.bin` file from `unSAFE_MODE.zip` to the `Nintendo DSiWare` folder

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#### Section II - BannerBomb3

1. Reintroduceți cardul SD în dispozitivul dumneavoastră
1. Porniți dispozitivul
1. Porniți System Settings pe consolă
1. Navigați spre `Data Management` -> `DSiWare`
1. Faceți click pe secțiunea SD Card
  + Your device should show a menu with some text
  + If this step causes your device to crash, [follow this troubleshooting guide](troubleshooting#dsiware-management-menu-crashes-without-showing-usm-menu)
1. Select "Inject haxx"
  + Your device will automatically power off

#### Section III - unSAFE_MODE

1. With your device still powered off, hold the following buttons: (Left Shoulder) + (Right Shoulder) + (D-Pad Up) + (A), and while holding these buttons together, power on your device
  + Keep holding the buttons until the device boots into Safe Mode
  + If you're unable to get into Safe Mode after multiple attempts, one of your buttons may be failing or broken. If this is the case, you will need to follow [an alternate branch of Seedminer](bannerbomb3). For assistance with this matter, join [Nintendo Homebrew on Discord](https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp) and ask, in English, for help.
1. Press "OK" to accept the update
  + There is no update. This is part of the exploit
1. Press "I accept" to accept the terms and conditions
1. The update will eventually fail, with the error code `003-1099`. This is intended behaviour
1. When asked "Would you like to configure Internet settings?", select "Yes"
1. On the following menu, navigate to `Connection 1` -> `Change Settings` -> `Next Page (right arrow)` -> `Proxy Settings` -> `Detailed Setup`
  + This is a [visual representation](/images/safemode_highlighted.png)
1. If the exploit was successful, your device will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller

#### Section IV - Installing boot9strap

1. When prompted, input the key combo given on the top screen to install boot9strap
  + If the top screen is blank, power off your device and re-do Section III
1. Once it is complete, press (A) to reboot your device
1. Dispozitivul dumneavoastră ar trebui să fi repornit în meniul de configurare Luma3DS
  + If your device shuts down when you try to power it on, ensure that you have copied `boot.firm` from the Luma3DS `.zip` to the root of your SD card
1. Apăsați (Start) pentru a salva și reporni

At this point, your console will boot to Luma3DS by default.
  + Luma3DS does not look any different from the normal HOME Menu. If your console has booted into the HOME Menu, it is running custom firmware.
  + On the next page, you will install useful homebrew applications to complete your setup.

#### Section V - Restoring WiFi Configuration Profiles

1. Porniți System Settings pe consolă
1. Navigați spre `Data Management` -> `DSiWare`
1. Faceți click pe secțiunea SD Card
  + Your device should show a menu with some text
1. Select "Restore slots"
  + Your device will automatically reboot
1. Închideți dispozitivul
1. Introduceți cardul SD în calculator
1. Navigați spre `Nintendo 3DS` -> `<ID0>` -> `<ID1>` -> `Nintendo DSiWare` pe cardul SD
1. Delete `F00D43D5.bin` from your Nintendo DSiWare folder

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### Continuați la [Finalizând instalarea](finalizing-setup)
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