Hacking New 3ds XL don't boot. Always show a stack dump or another error

[pilladoll]

Hi, hope anyone can help us fixing this.

My friend's New 3ds XL was working fine, until a week ago. The console sometimes displayed some messages abot an sd card error (most of the time, when he played games). The system showed the arm11 error and the stack dump was generated. He just reboots the console and continued playing.

Monday he lends me the console to show me the error, asking for my help. Just checking the error (errtype: Generic) and with the messages about the sd card error I told him he needed to replace the sd card. Using the card of my camera, the system worked fine, and with no errors for almost 2 hours. But he keeped playing with his defective SD card, until yesterday. When the same arm11 error showed, he took out the sd and turned off the console, put back the sd and the stack dump showed just powering on the console. He can access to luma config, and to the chainloader menu.

We tried cleaning the menu extdata but same error occurs.

If the sd card (a new one, not the damaged) is inserted, the system show this:
https://imgur.com/a/rRIdvQH

But if the sd is not inserted, then this appears on screen.
https://imgur.com/a/77ZsEeq

This is the configuration of luam:
Console: New 3ds XL
Sysnand 11.6.0-39
Entrypoint Bootstrap
Luma 3ds version: was on 8.1.1 but also occurs with 9.0 both stable.
Luma3DS configuration/options:
Default EmuNAND: (1 )
Screen brightness: (4 )
Splash: ( )
PIN lock: ( )
New 3DS CPU: ( )Autoboot EmuNAND: ( )
Use EmuNAND FIRM if booting with R: ( )
Enable loading external FIRMs and modules: ( )
Enable game patching: ( )
Show NAND or user string in System Settings: (x )
Show GBA boot screen in patched AGB_FIRM: ( )
Patch ARM9 access: ( )
Set developer UNITINFO: ( )
Disable ARM11 exception handlers: ( )

 

[Hayato213]

Details on the brand and size of the card?, is he using an emunand?

 

[pilladoll]

No, he uses sysnand, and the MicroSD of 32 GB

 

[Hayato213]

No, he uses sysnand, and the MicroSD of 32 GB

The card probably isnt the problem, probably is something he recently installed causing it to crash, probably something that isn't patched correctly.

 

[ParzivalWolfram]

Considering the cited busted program is the CFW loader, by the looks of it the firm loader's fucked. Replace "boot.firm" on the root of the SD card with a clean "boot.firm" for your CFW.

 

[pilladoll]

Considering the cited busted program is the CFW loader, by the looks of it the firm loader's fucked. Replace "boot.firm" on the root of the SD card with a clean "boot.firm" for your CFW.

Done that. Luma 9 configuration menu appears, pressed start, and this is what I get.

http://imgur.com/cckdjKA

 

[Quantumcat]

What happens if you boot without SD card?

 

[ParzivalWolfram]

Done that. Luma 9 configuration menu appears, pressed start, and this is what I get.

http://imgur.com/cckdjKA

No, pop the SD card into a computer, then replace the "boot.firm" file on the SD card with a clean one from Luma3DS's GitHub repo. I said nothing about the config menu.

 

[pilladoll]

What happens if you boot without SD card?

This.
https://imgur.com/a/77ZsEeq

No, pop the SD card into a computer, then replace the "boot.firm" file on the SD card with a clean one from Luma3DS's GitHub repo. I said nothing about the config menu.

Yes, that's what we did. Tried with luma 8.1.1 and 9. We used a clean sd card and the old card with the new adapter.

 

[Quantumcat]

This.
https://imgur.com/a/77ZsEeq



Yes, that's what we did. Tried with luma 8.1.1 and 9. We used a clean sd card and the old card with the new adapter.

Try following the section of https://3ds.guide/finalizing-setup that moves boot.firm to CTR-NAND, using a fresh copy

 

[pilladoll]

Try following the section of https://3ds.guide/finalizing-setup that moves boot.firm to CTR-NAND, using a fresh copy

Yesterday did this. We got the same stack dump.

 

[MrLucariox]

Perform a NAND Restore if you have a NAND backup. It's always a good thing to do when your console is giving an error or bricked. As @Hayato213 said, it's probably a corrupted cia causing the system to crash.

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Btw you could lose your saves or content which is downloaded on the console but i am not too sure about this.

 

[lolboy]

Yesterday did this. We got the same stack dump.

Any DS flashcard inserted? If so try booting without it. I had similar issue and it turned out to be my R4Card.

 

[pilladoll]

Perform a NAND Restore if you have a NAND backup. It's always a good thing to do when your console is giving an error or bricked. As @Hayato213 said, it's probably a corrupted cia causing the system to crash.

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Btw you could lose your saves or content which is downloaded on the console but i am not too sure about this.

I don't know if he had a NAND backup. I'll ask him later. Thanks!

Any DS flashcard inserted? If so try booting without it. I had similar issue and it turned out to be my R4Card.

Let me check that. Thanks!

 

[Lacius]

I don't know if he had a NAND backup. I'll ask him later. Thanks!

You could also try a CTRTransfer.

 

[Quantumcat]

Perform a NAND Restore if you have a NAND backup. It's always a good thing to do when your console is giving an error or bricked. As @Hayato213 said, it's probably a corrupted cia causing the system to crash.

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Btw you could lose your saves or content which is downloaded on the console but i am not too sure about this.

That can't be the answer because he still gets an error when booting without the SD card (which is where software is installed).

 

[pilladoll]

You could also try a CTRTransfer.

Yesterday he did this.

He said the proccess was completed, but when he tried to restart the console,. same stack dump appears!

I think RIP his console

 

[Lacius]

Yesterday he did this.

He said the proccess was completed, but when he tried to restart the console,. same stack dump appears!

Are you saying you didn't witness the CTRTransfer yourself?

 

[MrLucariox]

Are you saying you didn't witness the CTRTransfer yourself?

Could it be a corrupted NATIVE_FIRM or is it possible? He can try to replace the Home Menu cia i think?@Lacius

 

[Lacius]

Could it be a corrupted NATIVE_FIRM or is it possible? He can try to replace the Home Menu cia i think?@Lacius

A successful CTRTransfer should have fixed that. I feel like we're not getting the whole story, or we're getting some incorrect details.