Updating B9S

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This page is for existing boot9strap users to update their installation of boot9strap to the latest version.

Note that the recent major release of Luma3DS is not compatible with boot9strap version 1.0. It requires you to update your boot9strap installation to version 1.2 by following the instructions on this page.

There have been reports of a wave of bans being handed out to CFW users by Nintendo. To protect yourself, please do the following steps before starting this guide:

Go to System Settings, then “Internet Settings”, then “SpotPass”, then “Sending of System Information”
Disable the “Sending of System Information” option
Exit the System Settings
Go to your Friend’s List (the Face Icon in the top row of your Home Menu)
- If you receive an error and are kicked out of the menu, the Friend’s List setting is already disabled
Go to the Friend’s List settings, then “Friend Notification Settings”, then “Show friends what you’re playing”
Disable the “Show friends what you’re playing” option
Exit your Friend’s List

What you need

The latest release of Luma3DS (the .7z file)
The latest release of SafeB9SInstaller
The latest release of boot9strap (standard boot9strap; not the devkit file, not the ntr file)
The latest release of GodMode9
The Homebrew Starter Kit
setup_ctrnand_luma3ds.gm9

Instructions

Section I - Prep Work

For all steps in this section, overwrite any existing files on your SD card.

Power off your device
Insert your SD card into your computer
Leave the old (v7.1) version of Luma3DS (boot.firm) as it is. You will update this later.
Copy the contents of starter.zip to the root of your SD card
Create a folder named boot9strap on the root of your SD card
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 setup_ctrnand_luma3ds.gm9 to the /gm9/scripts/ folder on your SD card
Copy SafeB9SInstaller.firm from the SafeB9SInstaller .zip to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card
Copy boot9strap.firm and boot9strap.firm.sha from the boot9strap .zip to the /boot9strap/ folder on your SD card
Reinsert your SD card into your device

Section II - Installing boot9strap

Reboot holding (Start) during boot to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
Launch SafeB9SInstaller by pressing (A)
Wait for all safety checks to complete
When prompted, input the key combo given to install boot9strap
Once it has completed, press (A) to reboot your device
Power off your device
- Note that you will receive the error Unsupported launcher (argc = 0) until you follow the rest of the instructions on this page

Section III - Updating Luma3DS

Insert your SD card into your computer
Delete the existing boot.firm from the root of your SD card
Copy boot.firm from the Luma3DS .7z to the root of your SD card
Reinsert your SD card into your device

Section IV - Configuring Luma3DS

Your device should have rebooted into the Luma3DS configuration menu
- If you get a black screen, follow this troubleshooting guide
Use the (A) button and the D-Pad to turn on the following:
- “Show NAND or user string in System Settings”
Press (Start) to save and reboot

Section V - CTRNAND Luma3DS

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
Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
Select “More…”
Select “Scripts…”
Select “setup_ctrnand_luma3ds”
When prompted, press (A) to proceed
Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
Press (A) to continue
Press (A) to relock write permissions
Press (Start) to reboot your device

Note that the .bak files in the /boot9strap/ folder on your SD card are only needed in the event of a failed boot9strap install. Once you have installed successfully, you can delete the entire boot9strap folder.

You can now press (L) + (Down) + (Select) while the system is booted to open the Rosalina menu integrated into Luma3DS. For a full list of Rosalina features, please see the Luma3DS v8.0 Release