Installing boot9strap (Hardmod)

Required Reading

An excellent guide to getting a hardmod can be found here.

This is a currently working implementation of the “FIRM partitions known-plaintext” exploit detailed here.

To use the magnet links on this page, you will need a torrent client like Deluge.

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

This will work on New 3DS, New 2DS, Old 3DS, and Old 2DS on all versions that you have a corresponding .firm for.

What You Need

  • Your NAND image extracted using your hardmod
  • The latest release of boot9strap (standard boot9strap; not the devkit file, not the ntr file)
  • The latest version of hardmod-b9s-installer
    • Windows users can use the compiled .exe, while Mac and Linux users will need to have Python 3 installed to run the .py
  • The latest release of Luma3DS (the .7z file)
  • The latest release of the Homebrew Launcher
  • The .firm corresponding to your device and version:
Version(s) Kernel Old 3DS or Old 2DS New 3DS or New 2DS
1.0.0 2.27-0 2.27-0_1.0_OLD.firm -
1.1.0 2.28-0 2.28-0_1.1_OLD.firm -
2.0.0 2.29-7 2.29-7_2.0_OLD.firm -
2.1.0 2.30-18 2.30-18_2.1_OLD.firm -
2.2.0 2.31-40 2.31-40_2.2_OLD.firm -
3.0.0 2.32-15 2.32-15_3.0_OLD.firm -
4.0.0 2.33-4 2.33-4_4.0_OLD.firm -
4.1.0 - 4.5.0 2.34-0 2.34-0_4.1_OLD.firm -
5.0.0 2.35-6 2.35-6_5.0_OLD.firm -
5.1.0 2.36-0 2.36-0_5.1_OLD.firm -
6.0.0 2.37-0 2.37-0_6.0_OLD.firm -
6.1.0 - 6.4.0 2.38-0 2.38-0_6.1_OLD.firm -
7.0.0 - 7.1.0 2.39-4 2.39-0_7.0_OLD.firm -
7.2.0 2.40-0 2.40-0_7.2_OLD.firm -
8.0.0 - 8.1.0 2.44-6 / 2.45-5 2.44-6_8.0_OLD.firm 2.45-5_8.1_NEW.firm
9.0.0 - 9.2.0 2.46-0 2.46-0_9.0_OLD.firm 2.46-0_9.0_NEW.firm
9.3.0 - 9.4.0 2.48-3 2.48-3_9.3_OLD.firm 2.48-3_9.3_NEW.firm
9.5.0 2.49-0 2.49-0_9.5_OLD.firm 2.49-0_9.5_NEW.firm
9.6.0 - 9.9.0 2.50-1 2.50-1_9.6_OLD.firm 2.50-1_9.6_NEW.firm
10.0.0 2.50-7 2.50-7_10.0_OLD.firm 2.50-7_10.0_NEW.firm
10.2.0 - 10.3.0 2.50-9 2.50-9_10.2_OLD.firm 2.50-9_10.2_NEW.firm
10.4.0 - 10.7.0 2.50-11 2.50-11_10.4_OLD.firm 2.50-11_10.4_NEW.firm
11.0.0 2.51-0 2.51-0_11.0_OLD.firm 2.51-0_11.0_NEW.firm
11.1.0 2.51-2 2.51-2_11.1_OLD.firm 2.51-2_11.1_NEW.firm
11.2.0 2.52-0 2.52-0_11.2_OLD.firm 2.52-0_11.2_NEW.firm
11.3.0 2.53-0 2.53-0_11.3_OLD.firm 2.53-0_11.3_NEW.firm
11.4.0 - 11.7.0 2.54-0 2.54-0_11.4_OLD.firm 2.54-0_11.4_NEW.firm
11.8.0 - 11.9.0 2.55-0 2.55-0_11.8_OLD.firm 2.55-0_11.8_NEW.firm

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. Copy the hardmod-b9s-installer folder from the hardmod-b9s-installer .zip to your computer
  6. Copy your downloaded .firm to the hardmod-b9s-installer folder on your computer
  7. Rename your downloaded .firm in the hardmod-b9s-installer folder on your computer to current.firm
  8. Copy boot9strap.firm and boot9strap.firm.sha from the boot9strap .zip to the hardmod-b9s-installer folder on your computer
  9. Reinsert your SD card into your device
  10. Use your hardmod to create a NAND backup
  11. Move your NAND backup to the hardmod-b9s-installer folder on your computer and rename it to NAND.bin

Section II - Installing boot9strap

  1. Run hardmod-b9s-installer
    • Windows Users: Run install-b9s.exe
    • Mac and Linux Users: Run install-b9s.py
  2. Flash your outputted NAND-patched.bin to your device with your hardmod
  3. Power off your device
  4. Disconnect your hardmod
  5. Power on your device

Section III - Configuring Luma3DS

  1. Your device should have booted 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

Continue to Finalizing Setup