NTRBOOT Guide with R4i Gold 3DS Plus

This is R4i Gold 3DS Plus I am going to use this card to install custom firmware on my console It has a built-in ntrboot switch so you can mod your console easily This is my New 2DS XL running stock firmware 116

Remember, you can follow this guide on any 2DS or 3DS variants on any firmware version Let's turn off the console Remove the console's micro sd card and insert it to the computer This is the ntrboot package You need Winrar to open this archive This is the console's micro sd card And this is the ntrboot package Extract all the content from the "to console sdcard root" to the console's micro sd card Then insert the micro sd card back to the console Disassemble the R4i Gold 3DS Plus flashcart And slide the switch to N for ntrboot mode Then reassemble the flashcart Reinsert the flashcart to the console You cannot see the flashcart icon on the homescreen, because it is already on ntrboot mode Now prepare a magnet Any magnet works as long as it is strong enough to trigger the sleep mode You don't need a magnet if you have an old 2DS console

You just need to slide the sleep switch I used this magnetizer and demagnetizer You can buy this on ebay or aliexpress To use the magnet, just put it near the ABXY button If the console sleeps, then you have found the sweet spot If you have a New 3DS XL console, then here's the sweet spot It is located below the ABXY button Now turn off the console Place the magnet at the sweet spot Press and hold X, Start and Select button, then press the power button

If done correctly, you will be at SafeB9SInstaller You can put aside the magnet if you like Make sure you can see all the green texts on the bottom screen Then press the given combo keys to continue And It will begin installing boot9strap Now you will have to turn off the console Then you should remove the console's micro sd card and insert it to the computer At this stage, you won't be needing the flashcart function anymore You can remove it or leave it there as you like This is the console's micro sd card and this is the ntrboot package Open the latest luma3ds folder and extract its content to the root of the console's micro sd card Replace the current safeb9sinstaller bootfirm file with the luma3ds boot

firm file Reinsert the micro sd card to the console Then turn it on If done correctly, you will be a Luma3DS configuration screen Press the down button to select Show NAND or user string in System Settings and then press A to select it You must see the x character inside the parentheses Then press Start to reboot the console Now go to system settings and check its firmware version You should see the Sys prefix in front of the firmware version It means you are running a custom firmware on SysNAND Now we are going to do the finalization step Open the Download Play app Now you need to press and hold L + Down + Select button to open the Rosalina menu Then select Miscellaneous options

Select Switch the homebrew title to the current app Press B several times to exit Rosalina menu Then press Home button and close the Download Play app Then reopen the Download Play app If done correctly, you will be at the Homebrew Launcher This is temporary

You can always have the original function of the Download Play app after restarting the console Now find FBI and run it Now you are on the main FBI screen Navigate to SD and then cias folder Select the current directory and choose install and delete all CIAs Press any button then press B several times to go back to the main screen then press start to exit FBI Now you will have to press the home button Ignore the pop up window then press OK Then get back to the Download Play icon and close it

Now you can unwrap all the new installed titles Run DSP1 app This app is responsible for outputting sounds on homebrew app It will dump the required data and place it into the 3ds folder You just need to press B to delete this app and return to the home screen Now you can open the Luma3DS updater and see if there is an updated version of Luma3DS As I made this video, the latest version of Luma3DS is version 811 This console is already running the latest version of Luma3DS

I just pressed Start button to exit the updater You can go to the system settings to update the console firmware if available And as I made the video, the latest 3DS firmware version is 116 So for my case, there is no new firmware available to update Just remember this, updating the console to the latest version, won't break the custom firmware In other words, it is 100% safe to update the console to the latest firmware version if available At this stage, you have successfully installed custom firmware on your console The next step is to make a NAND backup Press and hold Start then press Power button to enter Godmode9 Then press the Home button and choose Scripts

Choose Backup SysNAND then press A to confirm it It will take about 8 minutes to backup the NAND Please be patient Press A and then press A again then press Start to reboot the console The next part is to restore the flashcart to its original settings Turn off the console Remove the flashcart from the console To restore the R4i Gold 3DS Plus to normal mode, you need to disassemble it again Then slide the switch to D And reassemble it Then you will see the flashcart icon back on the home screen

Congratulation, you have completed the tutorial for now You can install any homebrew apps or out of region games from now on I am sure many of you don't know about this trick You can run any firm payload without the need to mod the console permanently Make sure you have an ntrboot compatible flashcart, either injected or switched to ntrboot mode Remove the micro sd card or sd card from the console Look at these archives

All of them have firm payload inside it Pick the one you need For example Decrypt9WIP Copy the firm file to the console's micro sd card then rename it to bootfirm Then insert the micro sd card to the console This console is still on stock firmware

You can see its status on the system settings Turn off the console Prepare a magnet and put it on the sweet spot Then press and hold X button, Start button, and Select button then press the Power button If done correctly, you will be running Decrypt9WIP Remember, you are running this app without modding the console first By running this app, you can backup the stock firmware or do anything else How about running Luma3DS without modding the console first? Of course you can Just do the same thing

Put the Luma3DS bootfirm file to the console's micro SD card and do the magnet thing Now select Show NAND or user string in system settings and then press Start to reboot the console When you go to system settings, you will see the Sys prefix That means it is now running the Luma3DS But when you reboot the console You will be back at the stock firmware So, in other words, you can run any firm payload without modding the console first, but it will run temporarily You have come to the end of the lengthy tutorial Thank you for watching this I hope it helped you

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