Luma3DS booting from CTRNAND instead of SD

[ChickenSwoosh]

I’ve just recently started modding my 3DS using the guide, and once I got to the homebrew launcher step using download play, I get an infinite splash screen. When I booted up Luma3DS again, it told me that it wasn’t booting from my SD card, but rather CTRNAND using B9S and I have no clue how to fix this to continue setting up my 3DS.

 

[Kwyjor]

If your SD card isn't being read, then there is something wrong with your SD card. (Wouldn't you say that's a pretty big "clue"..?)

Standard procedure in a case like this is to copy everything off the card (Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier is advisable when corruption is suspected), format the card, test the empty card with h2testw, and then copy everything back again if the test is okay.

 

[ChickenSwoosh]

I did all of the things you recommended and copied back everything and even tried a new SD card with everything on it, yet it still is running via B9S. I'm just confused as to why my 3DS only loads luma through CTRNAND and not the 2 SD cards i've tried.

 

[godreborn]

I did all of the things you recommended and copied back everything and even tried a new SD card with everything on it, yet it still is running via B9S. I'm just confused as to why my 3DS only loads luma through CTRNAND and not the 2 SD cards i've tried.

Do you have godmode on the ctrnand?

 

[ChickenSwoosh]

I do not, when i hold start down on my 3DS when booting up, it just goes straight to the home screen. I have godmode on my SD though, so im trying to get it to work.

 

[godreborn]

I do not, when i hold start down on my 3DS when booting up, it just goes straight to the home screen. I have godmode on my SD though, so im trying to get it to work.

Hmm, it would've been a way to see if the sd card is being detected. Do you have a n3ds?

 

[Kwyjor]

yet it still is running via B9S.

It's always going to run "via B9S"; the important thing is whether it's running from the SD card or from CTRNAND.

Are you sure your new SD card was formatted correctly? Because if multiple properly-formatted SD cards aren't working, then the SD card reader in your 3DS may be faulty.

 

[ChickenSwoosh]

Hmm, it would've been a way to see if the sd card is being detected. Do you have a n3ds?

If you are talking about the original 3DS, then yes i do. My 3DS recognizes the SD but Luma does not boot through it

Post automatically merged: Mar 18, 2023

It's always going to run "via B9S"; the important thing is whether it's running from the SD card or from CTRNAND.

Are you sure your new SD card was formatted correctly? Because if multiple properly-formatted SD cards aren't working, then the SD card reader in your 3DS may be faulty.

The SD i am using for the mod was formatted before i started. I even tried formatting again and putting all of the files back on. Like i said in the post before, my 3DS reads the SD but luma doesnt boot through it.

 

[godreborn]

If you are talking about the original 3DS, then yes i do. My 3DS recognizes the SD but Luma does not boot through it

Post automatically merged: Mar 18, 2023

The SD i am using for the mod was formatted before i started. I even tried formatting again and putting all of the files back on. Like i said in the post before, my 3DS reads the SD but luma doesnt boot through it.

Delete the luma folder, then replace boot.firm. maybe rosalina corrupted something.

 

[ChickenSwoosh]

Delete the luma folder, then replace boot.firm. maybe rosalina corrupted something.

I deleted the luma folder and replaced boot.firm, but it hasn't done anything and the same thing happens. I am able to run luma using select+power and use rosalina to replace the .hb to current app.

 

[Kwyjor]

My 3DS recognizes the SD

What exactly makes you think the 3DS is recognizing the SD card?

 

[ChickenSwoosh]

What exactly makes you think the 3DS is recognizing the SD card?

If i go into data management settings, it tells me that the card is there and is being recognized.

Post automatically merged: Mar 18, 2023

The main thing im confused about is why is Luma already on my internal memory before i got to that step.

 

[Kwyjor]

Did you get this 3DS on eBay, or is it one you've had for a while?

 

[Sekkachi]

Had the same Issue. Just fixed it by fixing the allocation size of my sd-card, it was set to 64kb but it should have been 32kb.

 

[JA121196]

Had the same Issue. Just fixed it by fixing the allocation size of my sd-card, it was set to 64kb but it should have been 32kb.

Sadly the above method did not work for me, glad others have ran into this ishue on OLD 3DS modals too... thankfully theres the hshop and injection tool for what i wanted to do on my hacked 3DS so I do not feel the need to get another 3DS.