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<h3 id="required-reading">Required Reading</h3>
<p>This is an add-on section to check if your console already has a modern custom firmware.</p>
<p>If your console already has an arm9loaderhax or boot9strap based custom firmware, you will need to follow the instructions indicated to upgrade your setup to a modern one.</p>
<p class="notice--info">If your console has a menuhax-based CFW setup, you should <a href="troubleshooting#other-troubleshooting">clear HOME Menus extdata</a>, then follow all instructions on your SysNAND. You probably have a menuhax-based setup if your system version when booting without an SD card is 9.2.0-20.</p>
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<li>Turn off your console</li>
<li>Hold the (Select) button</li>
<li>Turn on your console while still holding the (Select) button</li>
<li>You should now see a configuration menu of some sort</li>
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<p class="notice--success">If your console boots to the normal HOME Menu, return to <a href="get-started">Get Started</a></p>
<p class="notice--primary">If you see a Luma3DS version of 7.0.5 or lower, continue to <a href="a9lh-to-b9s">A9LH to B9S</a></p>
<p class="notice--primary">If you see a Luma3DS version of 7.1, continue to <a href="updating-b9s">Updating B9S</a></p>
<p class="notice--primary">If you see a Luma3DS version of 8.0 or greater, continue to <a href="restoring-updating-cfw">Restoring / Updating CFW</a></p>
<p class="notice--danger">If you see something not described by the above options, join <a href="https://discord.gg/MWxPgEp">Nintendo Homebrew on Discord</a> and ask, in English, for help.</p>
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