Homebrew Launcher (super-skaterhax)

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Compatibility Notes

Super-skaterhax (when used to launch the Homebrew Launcher) is compatible with New models on version 11.16.0 in all regions, and 11.17.0 in the EUR and JPN regions.

The instructions provided only apply to the New 3DS, New 3DS XL, and New 2DS XL. Please ensure that the device you are modding is a New 3DS, New 3DS XL, or New 2DS XL before continuing.

What You Need

  • The latest release of Luma3DS (the Luma3DS .zip file)
  • The latest release of super-skaterhax (the release .zip file)

Section I - Prep Work

In this section, you will copy the files needed to trigger both super-skaterhax and the Homebrew Launcher.

  1. Power off your device
  2. Insert your SD card into your computer
  3. Copy boot.firm and boot.3dsx from the Luma3DS .zip to the root of your SD card
    • 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
  4. Copy everything inside the folder for your device’s region in the super-skaterhax .zip to the root of your SD card
  5. Reinsert your SD card into your device
  6. Power on your device

Section II - super-skaterhax

In this section, you will visit the browser exploit webpage, which will launch the Homebrew Launcher.

If you haven’t already, make sure you have a working Internet connection set up on your device.

  1. On the HOME Menu, press the Left and Right shoulder buttons at the same time to open the camera
    • If you are unable to open the camera, open the Internet Browser and manually type the URL instead (https://zoogie.github.io/web/super/ for EUR/USA/JPN, https://zoogie.github.io/web/korea for KOR)
  2. Tap the QR code button and scan one of the following QR codes for your device’s region here
    • If you get a security certificate warning, press (A) to allow the connection
  3. Press the (Select) button to open the bookmark tab
    • If your (Select) button does not respond, tap the star icon on the bottom-left corner of the screen
  4. Tap “Bookmark this page”
  5. Press (B) once to return to the browser
  6. Press (Start) to open the context menu
    • If your (Start) button does not respond, tap the 3-line menu on the bottom-right corner of the screen
  7. Tap on “Settings”
  8. Tap on “Delete Cookies”
  9. Press (A) to continue
  10. Press (Home) to return to the HOME Menu, then immediately press (A) to launch the browser again
  11. Select the “GO GO!” button on the top screen
    • If any prompts appear, approve all of them
    • If your device freezes on a yellow screen, hold the POWER button until it turns off, then retry this section
    • If your device freezes on a red screen, hold the POWER button until it turns off, redo step Step 3 of Section II, then retry this section
    • If you get another error, try again up to 5 times, and if it still doesn’t work, follow this troubleshooting guide
  12. If the exploit was successful, your device will have booted into the Homebrew Launcher
  13. Power off your device

Section III - Hardware Button Check

  1. Power on your device
  2. Once you see the HOME Menu, press the (Left Shoulder) and (Right Shoulder) buttons at the same time
    • The camera applet should appear
  3. Power off your device

Next step: Choose an exploit

If the camera appeared in the previous section, Safe Mode is likely to be working on your device.

If the camera appeared, continue to Installing boot9strap (HBL-USM)

If the camera did NOT appear, continue to Dumping Movable (nimhax)