Alright, so...
I had a hardmodded 11.4 N3DSXL that had no sound because of a bad mobo. I used that N3DSXL to install b9s onto a new N3DSXL and did the whole system transfer/3ds.guide thing and now the new N3DSXL is running fine, freeshop, godmode and all that.
I'm confused about the restoring...