Is 128 GB too much?

[SylverReZ]

I know a friend who went crazy with a 400GB card and it takes almost a whole minute to boot his 2DS (original model) and he also experienced the GBA issue first hand (some pixels being displayed on the lower screen).

That's insane

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That's insane

A new world record

 

[godreborn]

supposedly, that's the reason Nintendo suggests 32GB or lower=system stability. you don't need a card as large as 400GBs unless you were maybe using the 3ds bank app, because you're limited to 300 titles. the bank app gets around that by creating multiple users or something iirc. I've never used it, but 128GBs is probably plenty. just remember to do an allocation of 64KBs. you'll have a screen tearing problem with gba otherwise. anything lower should be okay with 32KBs.

 

[Marc_LFD]

My New 3DS takes approximately 25 seconds to boot. Don't know if there is a way to make the boot process go slightly faster.

Just did a stopwatch test and mine takes 24secs.

 

[SylverReZ]

Just did a stopwatch test and mine takes 24secs.

Huh, so this is normal, right?

 

[godreborn]

Just did a stopwatch test and mine takes 24secs.

I think the boot speed is determined by two things, the b9s version you're using as well as the capacity of the card. the latest b9s is supposed to boot faster, but I'm using fastboot, which I think is better than the normal b9s. it's probably around 20 seconds or so to get to the home menu. a good way to test is to boot the system up without an sd card.

 

[SylverReZ]

I think the boot speed is determined by two things, the b9s version you're using as well as the capacity of the card. the latest b9s is supposed to boot faster, but I'm using fastboot, which I think is better than the normal b9s. it's probably around 20 seconds or so to get to the home menu. a good way to test is to boot the system up without an sd card.

My 3DS powers on and then powers off if the SD card is not inserted.

 

[godreborn]

My 3DS powers on and then powers off if the SD card is not inserted.

are you on luma 11.0? you're most likely missing luma on the ctrnand. luma 11.0 is supposed to copy itself to the nand upon boot to make it easier.

 

[SylverReZ]

are you on luma 11.0? you're most likely missing luma on the ctrnand. luma 11.0 is supposed to copy itself to the nand upon boot to make it easier.

So, do I go ahead and reinstall Luma3DS?

 

[godreborn]

yes, if it's not 11.0. you could update I think with universal updater. that would be the easiest way.

 

[SylverReZ]

yes, if it's not 11.0. you could update I think with universal updater. that would be the easiest way.

I'm running Luma3DS 11.0. I'll try and attempt to reinstall it with "Universal Updater" like you've just said.

 

[godreborn]

I'm running Luma3DS 11.0. I'll try and attempt to reinstall it with "Universal Updater" like you've just said.

you can check if there's a boot.firm on the root of the ctrnand. luma folder stuff goes in rw on the ctrnand iirc.

 

[SylverReZ]

you can check if there's a boot.firm on the root of the ctrnand. luma folder stuff goes in rw on the ctrnand iirc.

I'll double-check that also with GM9.

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Ha, you was right, I seem to have removed "boot.firm" at one point from CTRNAND. Don't remember why that was though. Thanks for your help.

 

[godreborn]

I'll double-check that also with GM9.

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Ha, you was right, I seem to have removed "boot.firm" at one point from CTRNAND. Don't remember why that was though. Thanks for your help.

I'm pretty sure you can even use godmode without the sd card. it most likely goes somewhere in the rw folder on the ctrnand.

 

[SylverReZ]

I'm pretty sure you can even use godmode without the sd card. it most likely goes somewhere in the rw folder on the ctrnand.

It sure does. I've updated it with the latest version from my SD card, had no problems running payloads so far.

 

[Plazorn]

You don't realize how lucky you guys are, my 3DS SD Card just died, so now I am stuck with a cheap knockoff 16 GB card until a new one can arrive lol

 

[godreborn]

You don't realize how lucky you guys are, my 3DS SD Card just died, so now I am stuck with a cheap knockoff 16 GB card until a new one can arrive lol

should always make periodic backups for the systems that allow this. that's one thing I love about these new systems, cloud saving, so you don't even need to remember to do this periodically. it does it automatically.

 

[SylverReZ]

You don't realize how lucky you guys are, my 3DS SD Card just died, so now I am stuck with a cheap knockoff 16 GB card until a new one can arrive lol

Never use fake SD cards for CFW. Buy a SanDisk SD card like what I've got or something similar to this.

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should always make periodic backups for the systems that allow this. that's one thing I love about these new systems, cloud saving, so you don't even need to remember to do this periodically. it does it automatically.

After making a backup, copy the backup to your computer as they take up too much space. I also recommend generating checksum hashes for your backups so that you can check to see if they haven't got corrupted at a later point.

 

[godreborn]

Never use fake SD cards for CFW. Buy a SanDisk SD card like what I've got or something similar to this.

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After making a backup, copy the backup to your computer as they take up too much space. I also recommend generating checksum hashes for your backups so that you can check to see if they haven't got corrupted at a later point.

I have several large hdds for that, so they support all of my systems.

 

[SylverReZ]

I have several large hdds for that, so they support all of my systems.

At least you're all set.

 

[Plazorn]

Never use fake SD cards for CFW. Buy a SanDisk SD card like what I've got or something similar to this.

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After making a backup, copy the backup to your computer as they take up too much space. I also recommend generating checksum hashes for your backups so that you can check to see if they haven't got corrupted at a later point.

Yes, I know what you mean, I only use Sandisk when possible. Soon my Sandisk will arrive, but I will have to make do until then…