Homebrew Sighax for dummies: An FAQ for the rest of us.

[Deleted User]

Congrats on the sticky @icefire82G!

Aw nice, this is stickied now? Nice! Surprised this didn't happen before the front page link

 

[HamBone41801]

Aw nice, this is stickied now? Nice! Surprised this didn't happen before the front page link

Congratz dude!

 

[barak06]

Ok so, i alerady have a9hl on my new 3ds.... what do i have to go (3dsguide is not very clear on that) to install sighax ? Thx

 

[Deleted User]

Ok so, i alerady have a9hl on my new 3ds.... what do i have to go (3dsguide is not very clear on that) to install sighax ? Thx

There's a section on the top of the website that's called "upgrade to boot9strap". That's where you wanna go.

 

[Kanakops]

If an update are been released (Like 11.5) its possible to patch sighax?

 

[Deleted User]

If an update are been released (Like 11.5) its possible to patch sighax?

Nope! Sighax is permanently unpatchable, unless some hardware revision happens, which probably won't.

 

[SS4]

So anyone that already has a9lh has almost no reason not to install sighax i guess . . .

 

[Deleted User]

So anyone that already has a9lh has almost no reason not to install sighax i guess . . .

Yep! Especially because upgrading is essentially just switching all the bin files to the firm files.

 

[SS4]

Yep! Especially because upgrading is essentially just switching all the bin files to the firm files.

OK kewl, i'll check it out later tonight then.

 

[Deleted User]

I have SIGHAX but I have one question future updates from Luma I need update with aplication Luma installed on 3DS?

Thx in advance

Yeah, Luma gets updated with the Luma updater cia regardless of version (a9lh or b9s). Or you could use star updater, which is another good option, but im not sure if it supports b9s yet.

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[Molina]

So anyone that already has a9lh has almost no reason not to install sighax i guess . . .

For the moment, the biggest reason is that Luma dropped a9lh/menuhax support and concentrate on b9s.

Yeah, Luma gets updated with the Luma updater cia regardless of version (a9lh or b9s). Or you could use star updater, which is another good option, but im not sure if it supports b9s yet.

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I missread the name, Star Updater has been discontinued since a certain time now. Just stick with Luma updater.
Edit: Gnmmarechal one, is not updated yet for b9s.


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Also I saw in OP that you talked about going on a9lh THEN upgrading to b9s when on 13.0 and under on a stock 3ds.
It's not needed, you can go straight for HBL installation then b9s right after.

 

[barak06]

There's a section on the top of the website that's called "upgrade to boot9strap". That's where you wanna go.

Ok thx. Just did it on my new 3ds from https://3ds.guide/updating-to-boot9strap
1) I have another old 3DS : in this case i do exactly the same but without the use of secret_sector.bin file ? Is that correct ? Thx in advance.
2) I boot on sysnand like before but now may i update the firmware to the latest ?

 

[GerbilSoft]

Ok thx. Just did it on my new 3ds from https://3ds.guide/updating-to-boot9strap
I have another old 3DS : in this case i do exactly the same but without the use of secret_sector.bin file ? Is that correct ? Thx in advance.

SafeB9SInstaller v0.0.6 allows installation on Old3DS without secret_sector.bin.

secret_sector.bin is needed on New3DS because A9LH deliberately corrupts sector 0x96 in order to exploit a vulnerability in arm9loader. Since sighax doesn't depend on arm9loader, the sector can be restored to its original state.

The sector doesn't exist on Old3DS, since arm9loader was introduced with New3DS firmware. In that case, SafeB9SInstaller either leaves it as-is or zeroes it out. (I'm not sure which it does; will need to check the code to verify.)

EDIT: SafeB9SInstaller does nothing to sector 0x96 on Old3DS, so it ends up keeping the A9LH-specific data. Since it's not used by Old3DS firmware, this isn't a problem.

 

[barak06]

EDIT: SafeB9SInstaller does nothing to sector 0x96 on Old3DS, so it ends up keeping the A9LH-specific data. Since it's not used by Old3DS firmware, this isn't a problem.

thx !

And is possible to update my sysnand in the latest 11.4

 

[GerbilSoft]

thx !

And is possible to update my sysnand in the latest 11.3.0 – 36U ?

Assuming you have Boot9Strap and Luma3DS v7.1, you can update to the latest 3DS System Software (currently 11.4.0-37).

 

[barak06]

ok so i am sys CFW 11.3.3-36E and i can't update to 11.4 on my new 3ds: the update process launches then "an error occured, the update failed, the 3ds will restart"
Why ? (no connection pbs, succeed with my old 3DS)
Solved : bad key wpa. My bad

 

[Ar5chK3ks]

Point 5 is a bit misleading ...
If you are on 11.3 or below you won't need A9LH at all since we have an arm9 exploit up to 11.3.

Good Job in making this FAQ and gather some information for people who don't know anything about 3DS Hacking.

 

[AlexanderLS]

It's kind of too bad the update guide doesn't include a few steps for Hourglass9.
Hourglass9 is something everybody really should still have to backup/restore sysnand.
Anyhow there is a firm version of Hourglass9 and if you put it in the luma/payloads folder you will be able to choose godmode9 or hourglass9 when booting while pressing start.

 

[xunsus]

so are we ever going to get sighax for a free dsiware game ; to install CFW on 11.4 ?

 

[hurrz]

so are we ever going to get sighax for a free dsiware game ; to install CFW on 11.4 ?

You actually have to pay for the DSiWare game to get Boot9Strap on your OFW 11.4, for further information:

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?posts/7334927

and

Https://3ds.guide.com