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We use BannerBomb3 to install menuhax67, which lets us access the Homebrew Launcher. From there, we launch uloader which launches SafeB9SInstaller. 

See [here](https://github.com/zoogie/uloader) for information about uloader and [here](https://github.com/zoogie/menuhax67) for information about menuhax67.

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You should only be able to get to this page if you are running version 11.15.0 or 11.14.0. If you are on any firmware above 11.15.0, uloader will fail. 
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### What You Need

* 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 [BannerBomb3](https://github.com/zoogie/Bannerbomb3/releases/download/v3.0/Release_v3.0.zip) (direct download)
* The latest release of [uloader](https://github.com/zoogie/uloader/releases/download/1.0/uloader.3dsx) (direct download)
* The latest release of [Luma3DS](https://github.com/LumaTeam/Luma3DS/releases/latest) (the Luma3DS `.zip` file)

#### Section I - Prep Work

1. Power off your console
1. Sett inn SD-kortet i datamaskinen din
1. Copy `boot.firm` and `boot.3dsx` from the Luma3DS `.zip` to the root of your SD card
1. Create a folder named `boot9strap` on the root of your SD card
1. Copy `boot9strap.firm` and `boot9strap.firm.sha` from the boot9strap `.zip` to the `/boot9strap/` folder on your SD card
1. Copy `SafeB9SInstaller.bin` from the SafeB9SInstaller `.zip` to the root of your SD card
1. Copy `bb3.bin` from the Release `.zip` to the root of your SD card, replacing the current file
1. Copy `Launcher.dat` from the folder for your model and region inside the Release `.zip` to the root of your SD card
1. Create a folder named `3ds` on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist
    + This folder stores homebrew applications and data; it is different from the `Nintendo 3DS` folder that the console automatically generates
1. Copy `uloader.3dsx` to the `/3ds/` folder on your SD card
1. Reinsert your SD card into your console

#### Section II - BannerBomb3

In this section, you will trigger the BannerBomb3 exploit using the DSiWare Management menu and use it to install the menuhax67 exploit.

1. Power on your console
1. Launch System Settings on your console
1. Navigate to `Data Management` -> `DSiWare` -> `SD Card` ([image](/images/screenshots/bb3/dsiware-management.png))
  + Your console should show the BB3 multihax menu
1. Use the D-Pad to navigate and press the (A) button to select "Install *hax"
  + Your console will automatically reboot

#### Section III - menuhax67

In this section you will use the menuhax67 exploit installed earlier to launch uloader, which will load SafeB9SInstaller.

1. Tap on the small HOME Menu settings icon in the top left of the bottom screen (![]({{ "/images/homemenuicon.png" | absolute_url }}){: height="32px" width="52px"})
  + If the console freezes for a while and then crashes, make sure you have Launcher.dat on the root of your SD card
1. If the exploit was successful, your console will have booted into the Homebrew Launcher
1. Launch uloader from the list of homebrew
1. If the exploit was successful, you will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller
  + If the console freezes or crashes, force power off the console, then retry this section

#### Section IV - Installing boot9strap

{% include_relative include/install-boot9strap-safeb9sinstaller.txt %}
{%- include_relative include/configure-luma3ds.txt %}

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

#### Section V - Removing menuhax67

In this section, you will trigger the BannerBomb3 exploit a second time so that you can uninstall the menuhax67 exploit you installed in Section II. This will allow you to use the HOME Menu settings normally again.

1. Launch System Settings on your console
1. Navigate to `Data Management` -> `DSiWare` -> `SD Card` ([image](/images/screenshots/bb3/dsiware-management.png))
1. Use the D-Pad to navigate and press the (A) button to select "Uninstall *hax"
  + Your console will automatically reboot
1. Power off your console
1. Sett inn SD-kortet i datamaskinen din
1. Navigate to `Nintendo 3DS` -> `<ID0>` -> `<ID1>` -> `Nintendo DSiWare` on your SD card
1. Delete `F00D43D5.bin` from your Nintendo DSiWare folder and from your computer. This file will not be needed anymore

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