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Navigate into '0: SDCARD' and locate the.3ds file you want to convert. Press A, enter 'NCSD image options.' And 'Build CIA from file'. Once it is done, you should have a working cia located under /gm9out. Well, today I have tried to install a.3ds file, the Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy Supernova in english, a translation made by fans, the thing is, when i click to transform it to.cia, it says failed, when I try to encrypt or decrypt, the same, failed. I have a lot of space still, last version of godmode9, no aeskeydb.cin files in 0:/gm9/support.
Required Reading
This is add-on section for region changing your CFW SysNAND. This is done by installing the 11.5.0 CTRTransfer image for the region you want to switch to.
Note that region changing is almost completely unnecessary since Luma3DS supports out-of-region games and individual title Locale Emulation. Additionally, running NDS games with alternative out-of-region languages is supported by TWiLightMenu++.
To use the magnet links on this page, you will need a torrent client like Deluge.
Note that if you have any payload files other than GodMode9.firm
in the /luma/payloads/
folder on your SD card, holding (Start) on boot will display a “chainloader menu” where you will have to use the D-Pad and the (A) button to select “GodMode9” for these instructions.
This process will unlink your NNID from the system, since it will no longer be compatible with it. NNID’s are locked to the region of your device that created them and cannot be transferred between regions without a very complex and advanced process.
After this process, you will not be able to access the eShop. This includes any feature that uses an NNID, such as game updates, purchasing DLC, or online play in certain games. Region changing to your original region will usually not fix this issue.
Note that occasionally the eShop will inexplicably still not work for devices that it should work for. This is entirely to do with Nintendo’s servers, and I really do not have any control over it. Additionally, note that occasionally the eShop will inexplicably work for devices that it should not (such as some New 3DSs). The cause for this is currently unknown.
Region changing using CTRTransfer (which this method uses) seems to cause reboot patches to break. The cause for this is unknown, but Old 3DS users, for now, will be unable to play extended memory mode games (such as Monster Hunter, Super Smash Bros, and Pokémon Sun / Moon) until they format their devices.
You MUST have already installed Luma3DS and boot9strap to use this.
What You Need
- The v1.9.2pre1 release of GodMode9
- The latest release of FBI(the
.3dsx
file) - The 11.5.0 CTRTransfer image for your device and the region that you want to change to:
- - New 3DS or 2DS - 11.5.0 - EUR - CTRTransfer
- - New 3DS or 2DS - 11.5.0 - JPN - CTRTransfer
- - New 3DS or 2DS - 11.5.0 - KOR - CTRTransfer
- - New 3DS or 2DS - 11.5.0 - USA - CTRTransfer~
- - Old 3DS or 2DS - 11.5.0 - EUR - CTRTransfer
- - Old 3DS or 2DS - 11.5.0 - JPN - CTRTransfer
- - Old 3DS or 2DS - 11.5.0 - USA - CTRTransfer
Instructions
Section I - Prep Work
- Power off your device
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Create a folder named
3ds
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist - Create a folder named
cias
on the root of your SD card if it does not already exist - Copy
GodMode9.firm
from the GodMode9.zip
to the/luma/payloads/
folder on your SD card - Copy the
gm9
folder from the GodMode9.zip
to the root of your SD card** - Copy the 11.5.0 CTRTransfer image
.bin
from the CTRTransfer.zip
to the/gm9/
folder on your SD card - Copy
FBI.3dsx
to the/3ds/
folder on your SD card - Reinsert your SD card into your device
Section II - NAND Backup
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- Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
- If you are prompted to create an essential files backup, press (A) to do so, then press (A) to continue once it has completed
- If you are prompted to fix the RTC date&time, press (A) to do so, then set the date and time, then press (A) to continue
- Note that, if you had to fix the RTC date and time, you will have to fix the time in the System Settings as well after this guide
- Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
- Select “Scripts…”
- Select “GM9Megascript”
- Select “Backup Options”
- Select “SysNAND Backup”
- Press (A) to confirm
- This process will take some time
- If you get an error, make sure that you have at least 1.3GB of free space on your SD card
- Press (A) to continue
- Press (B) to return to the main menu
- Select “Exit”
- Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted
- Hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to eject your SD card
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Copy
<date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_###.bin
andessential.exefs
from the/gm9/out/
folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer- Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage)
- These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future
- Delete
<date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_###.bin
and<date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_###.bin.sha
from the/gm9/out/
folder on your SD card after copying it - Reinsert your SD card into your device
- If your SD card was not detected, hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to remount it
Section III - CTRTransfer
- Navigate to
[0:] SDCARD
->gm9
- Press (A) on the CTRTransfer
.bin
to select it - Select “CTRNAND options…”
- Select “Transfer image to CTRNAND”
- If prompted, select “Transfer to SysNAND”
- This prompt will only appear if you have an EmuNAND
- Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
- This process will take some time
- Once the transfer has completed, press (A) to continue
- Press (B) to decline relocking write permissions if prompted
- Press (B) twice to return to the main menu
- Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
- Select “Scripts…”
- Select “GM9Megascript”
- Select “Scripts from Plailect’s Guide”
- Select “CTRTransfer Ticket Copy”
- When prompted, press (A) to proceed
- Press (A) to continue
- Press (B) to return to the main menu
- Select “Exit”
- Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted
- Press (Start) to reboot your device
- Update your device by going to System Settings, then “Other Settings”, then going all the way to the right and using “System Update”
- Updates while using B9S + Luma (what you have) are safe
- If this gives you an error, set your DNS settings to “auto”
Section IV - Launching FBI
- Launch the Download Play application (this icon
- Press (L) + (Down) + (Select) at the same time to open the Rosalina menu
- Select “Miscellaneous options”
- Select “Switch the hb. title to the current app.”
- Press (B) to continue
- Press (B) to return to the Rosalina main menu
- Press (B) to exit the Rosalina menu
- Press (Home), then close Download Play
- Launch the Download Play application
- Your device should load the Homebrew Launcher
Section V - Reinstalling Tickets
If script found no user tickets told you to skip this section, then skip this section
- Launch FBI from the list of homebrew
- Navigate to
SD
->cias
- Return to the SD directory with (B)
- Select “gm9”
- Select “out”
- Select “ctrtransfer_tickets”
- Do the following process for either the
eshop
folder,unknown
folder, or both- Navigate to the folder
- Select “<current directory>”
- Select “Install and delete all tickets”
- Wait. The system may appear to freeze, just give it time.
- Press (A) to confirm
- Press (B) to decline installing tickets from CDN.
- Press (Home) to exit FBI
Section VI - Region settings
- Launch the System Settings
- Go to “Other Settings”, “Profile”, then “Region Settings”
- Select a country from the region you switched to
- If prompted, you do not need to set a state
Section VII - Remove CTRTransfer image
- Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
- Navigate to
[0:] SDCARD
->gm9
- Press (X) on the CTRTransfer image
.bin
to delete it - Press (A) to confirm
- Press (Start) to reboot your device
Old 3DSs and 2DSs may need to format (using TinyFormat or the System Settings) to play extended memory mode games (such as Monster Hunter, Super Smash Bros, or Pokemon Sun/Moon).
GodMode9 is a full access file browser for the Nintendo 3DS console, giving you access to your SD card, to the FAT partitions inside your SysNAND and EmuNAND and to basically anything else. Among other functionality, you can copy, delete, rename files and create folders.
Note that, on some versions of Luma3DS, the Luma3DS chainloader menu is only displayed if there is more than one payload detected. If there is only one payload detected, holding (Start) on boot will directly launch GodMode9.
This is powerful stuff, it provides you with the means to do basically any thinkable modification to any system data available on the 3DS console. However, precautions are taken so you don’t accidentally damage the data of your console.
The write permissions system protects you by providing warnings and forces you to enter an unlock sequence for enabling write permissions. It is not possible to overwrite or modify any important stuff without such unlock sequences and it is not possible to accidentally unlock something. As always, be smart, keep backups, just to be safe.
Creating a NAND Backup
Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
- Select “More…”
- Select “Backup NAND”
- Press (A) to continue
- Hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to eject your SD card
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Copy
nand.bin
from the/gm9out/
folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer- If you previously used SafeCTRTransfer and have a NAND backup named
<serialnumber>_nand.bin
, replace it with this one (renamenand.bin
to match<serialnumber>_nand.bin
) - Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage)
- This backup will save you from a brick if anything goes wrong in the future
- If you previously used SafeCTRTransfer and have a NAND backup named
- Delete
nand.bin
from the/gm9out/
folder on your SD card after copying it - Reinsert your SD card into your device
Restoring a NAND Backup
Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Navigate to
[0:] SDCARD
- Press (A) on your NAND
.bin
to select it, then select “NAND image options…”, then select “Restore SysNAND (safe)” - Press (A) to unlock SysNAND overwriting, then input the key combo given
- This will not overwrite your boot9strap installation
- Input the key combo given to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing
- This process will take some time
- Once it has completed, press (A) to continue
Injecting any .CIA app into Health & Safety
Prep Work
- For organizational purposes, copy the
.cia
file you wish to inject to the/cias/
folder on your SD card- Note that it is not possible to inject files into Health & Safety that are larger than it (including games and other large applications)
Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Navigate to
[0:] SDCARD
->cias
- Press (A) on your
.cia
to select it, then select “CIA image options…”, then select “Mount image to drive” - Press (A) on the
.app
file, then select “NCCH image options”, then select “Inject to H&S” - Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
- Press (A) to continue
Restoring Health & Safety after injecting a .CIA app
This will only work if the Health & Safety injection was performed by GodMode9 (not Decrypt9 or Hourglass9).
Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
- Select “More…”
- Select “Restore H&S”
- Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
Dumping a Game Cartridge
Prep Work
- Insert the game cartridge you intend to dump into your device
- 3DS game cartridges will be dumped to an installable
.cia
format - NDS game cartridges will be dumped to a non-installable
.nds
format compatible with flashcarts and emulators
- 3DS game cartridges will be dumped to an installable
Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Navigate to
[C:] GAMECART
- Follow the steps applicable to your game cartridge:
- 3DS Game Cartridge: Press (A) on
[TitleID].trim.3ds
to select it, then select “NCSD image options…”, then select “Build CIA from file” - NDS Game Cartridge: Press (A) on
[TitleID].trim.nds
to select it, then select “Copy to 0:/gm9out”
- 3DS Game Cartridge: Press (A) on
- Your installable
.cia
or non-installable.nds
formatted file will be outputted to the/gm9out/
folder on your SD card
Dumping a Title
Use the Titles
menu in FBI to get the Title ID of the installed title you wish to dump
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Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Navigate to the drive applicable to the type of title you wish to dump:
- User Installed Title: Navigate to
[A:] SYSNAND SD
- System Title: Navigate to
[1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND
- User Installed Title: Navigate to
- Navigate to
title
- Navigate to the folder corresponding to the first 8 digits of the Title ID
- Navigate to the folder corresponding to the last 8 digits of the Title ID
- Navigate to
content
- Press (A) on the
.tmd
file to select it, then select “TMD file options…”, then select “Show title info” - Ensure you have found the correct title
- Press (B) to exit the title info
- Press (A) on the
.tmd
file to select it, then select “TMD file options…”, then select “Build CIA (standard)” - Your installable
.cia
formatted file will be outputted to the/gm9out/
folder on your SD card
Converting a .3DS to .CIA
Prep Work
- For organizational purposes, copy each
.3ds
file you wish to convert to the/cias/
folder on your SD card- Note that if you wish to convert a
.3ds
file that is already on a flashcart, you should follow Dumping a Game Cartridge
- Note that if you wish to convert a
Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Navigate to
[0:] SDCARD
->cias
- Press (A) on your
.3ds
file to select it, then select “NCSD image options…”, then select “Build CIA from file” - Your installable
.cia
formatted file will be outputted to the/gm9out/
folder on your SD card
Backup GBA VC Saves
Instructions
- Power off your device
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Create a folder in
/files9/
for each GBA VC game that you want to backup the save for - Reinsert your SD card into your device
- Power on your device
- Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to backup the save for:
- Launch the GBA VC game
- Exit the GBA VC game
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Navigate to
[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL
- Press (Y) on
gbavc.sav
to copy it - Press (B) to return to the main menu
- Navigate to
[0:] SDCARD
->files9
- Navigate to the folder you created for this GBA VC game
- Press (Y) to paste
gbavc.sav
- Press (Start) to reboot your device
Restore GBA VC Saves
Instructions
- Ensure you have a folder containing a save in
/files9/
for each GBA VC game that you want to restore the save for - Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to restore the save for:
- Launch the GBA VC game
- Exit the GBA VC game
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Navigate to
[0:] SDCARD
->files9
- Navigate to the folder you created for this GBA VC game
- Press (Y) on
gbavc.sav
to copy it - Press (B) to return to the main menu
- Navigate to
[S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL
- Press (Y) to paste
gbavc.sav
- Press (A) to confirm
- Press (Start) to reboot your device
Format an SD card
Note that this will erase the contents of your SD card!
Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
- Select “More…”
- Select “SD format menu”
- Select any EmuNAND options you wish to use
- Most users will want to select “No EmuNAND”
- Select “Auto”
- Press (A) to accept the label
GM9SD
- Optionally, you may input a custom name for the SD card
- When prompted, input the key combo given to confirm
Encrypting / Decrypting a .CIA file
Prep Work
- For organizational purposes, copy each
.cia
file you wish to encrypt / decrypt to the/cias/
folder on your SD card
Instructions
- Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
- Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
- Navigate to
[0:] SDCARD
->cias
- Press (A) on the
.cia
file to select it, then select “CIA image options…” - Select the option to perform the desired function:
- Encrypt to 0:/gm9out: Create an encrypted copy of the selected
.cia
file in the/gm9out/
folder on your SD card - Decrypt to 0:/gm9out: Create a decrypted copy of the selected
.cia
file in the/gm9out/
folder on your SD card - Encrypt inplace: Replace the selected
.cia
file with an encrypted version - Decrypt inplace: Replace the selected
.cia
file with a decrypted version
- Encrypt to 0:/gm9out: Create an encrypted copy of the selected
- Your encrypted / decrypted
.cia
will be outputted to the desired location