Installing boot9strap (Browser)

Required Reading

To extract the .7z files linked on this page, you will need a file archiver like 7-Zip or The Unarchiver.

What You Need

Instructions

Section I - Prep Work

  1. Power off your device
  2. Insert your SD card into your computer
  3. Copy boot.firm from the Luma3DS .7z to the root of your SD card
  4. Copy boot.3dsx to the root of your SD card
  5. Create a folder named boot9strap on the root of your SD card
  6. Copy boot9strap.firm and boot9strap.firm.sha from the boot9strap .zip to the /boot9strap/ folder on your SD card

  7. Copy SafeB9SInstaller.dat and Launcher.dat from the SafeB9SInstaller .zip to the root of your SD card

  8. Reinsert your SD card into your device
  9. Power on your device

Section II - Launching SafeB9SInstaller

  1. Launch the browser and go to one of the following URLs on your device
    • https://dukesrg.github.io/?SafeB9SInstaller.dat
    • http://www.reboot.ms/3ds/load.html?Launcher.dat
    • http://dukesrg.dynu.net/3ds/rop?GW17567.dat&Launcher.dat
    • Make sure to try each URL if the first one doesn’t work (some versions cannot use the first one, and some versions cannot use the last two)
    • If you get an error, follow this troubleshooting guide
  2. If the exploit was successful, you will have booted into SafeB9SInstaller

Section III - Installing boot9strap

  1. Wait for all safety checks to complete
  2. When prompted, input the key combo given to install boot9strap
  3. Once it has completed, press (A) to reboot your device

Section IV - Configuring Luma3DS

  1. Your device should have rebooted into the Luma3DS configuration menu
  2. Use the (A) button and the D-Pad to turn on the following:
    • “Show NAND or user string in System Settings”
  3. Press (Start) to save and reboot
    • If you get an error, just continue the next page

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