New 3ds black screen on normal boot with blue light - can only boot into Luma

[YoHonJoe]

Hello all,

I recently picked up a cheap new 3ds that was having touchscreen issues. The 3ds could boot fine, but the input did not work. I ordered a digitizer from Amazon and it was a pretty simple process to replace. However, after reassembling, it boots to a black screen. Any ideas? I've checked all flex cable connections multiple times and have seen no problems. I'm not sure what the common causes of a black screen boot are.

I realized the previous owner modded the 3ds and I can boot into Luma by holding select at boot so I know the screens are working. Not sure why I'm getting this black screen boot. I read the Reddit wiki and it said it could be a time issue and to leave the 3ds on with sd in for 15-20 minutes, but it's still a black screen. Also, I tried updating gm9 and luma, deleting home and theme extdata, but still no luck

 

[Shadow#1]

Hello all,

I recently picked up a cheap new 3ds that was having touchscreen issues. The 3ds could boot fine, but the input did not work. I ordered a digitizer from Amazon and it was a pretty simple process to replace. However, after reassembling, it boots to a black screen. Any ideas? I've checked all flex cable connections multiple times and have seen no problems. I'm not sure what the common causes of a black screen boot are.

I realized the previous owner modded the 3ds and I can boot into Luma by holding select at boot so I know the screens are working. Not sure why I'm getting this black screen boot. I read the Reddit wiki and it said it could be a time issue and to leave the 3ds on with sd in for 15-20 minutes, but it's still a black screen. Also, I tried updating gm9 and luma, deleting home and theme extdata, but still no luck

Best to redo the entire guide https://3ds.hacks.guide/

 

[YoHonJoe]

Best to redo the entire guide https://3ds.hacks.guide/

How? It only boots to black screens and when I boot into luma when I let go of the select button it exits. I don't see how I could redo any CFW besides just readding files to the SD

 

[godreborn]

Remove the battery and power cycle, then put the battery back in and test.

 

[YoHonJoe]

Remove the battery and power cycle, then put the battery back in and test.

Already tried this multiple times when replacing the digitizer, does not work

 

[KleinesSinchen]

Please try if Recovery Mode is working.

DS consoles are finicky with the ribbon cables.

Best to redo the entire guide https://3ds.hacks.guide/

???
This makes no sense here. Even worse: It might encourage people to try the "Let's delete everything and start from scratch!"-method, which has caused a lot of trouble.