Luma3DS
Nintendo 3DS "Custom Firmware" (by LumaTeam)
3DS-rom-tools
Tools and guides for working with Nintendo 3DS games and applications (by ihaveamac)
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| 13 days ago | about 1 year ago | |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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Luma3DS
Posts with mentions or reviews of Luma3DS.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-09.
- This happens when I try to launch a game from the cartridge.
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Any clue what does this mean?
This looks like an error with Luma3DS. You’ll need to manually update Luma again. Make sure you’re following this tutorial: Luma3DS GitHub. I’ve had this error before and it was fairly easy to fix :)
- How do I fix this on PKSM
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Can someone help?
Replace Luma files on your sd card, boot.firm and boot.3dsx. You can download them here.
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Luma v13.0 on old 3DS XL, is it safe?
I have an old 3DS XL thats has been modified, and i was about to start the process of updating the console to firmware 11.17.0, by updating Luma first so it does not brick. But the first thing i've seen when getting to the Luma github page is a reported issue saying that last release of Luma (Luma 13.0) makes their 3DSXL console not even starting the HOME menu. Is it save to upgrade to Luma 13 having an old XL? I only have GodMode9 and i was about to upgrade it to last version (v2.1.1) as well. Thanks!
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What does this mean?
First step, download the latest version of Luma 3DS ( just click on the .zip file, should be the top one when you scroll down ) , then extract it to the root of your SD card as explained by the guide
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Upgrading to larger micro SD Card
You could make sure you have sysnand by enabling "show NAND or user string in system settings" in luma settings. (Hold select on startup). More info here https://github.com/LumaTeam/Luma3DS/wiki/Optional-features
- Boot splashes causes top screen to flicker for ~15 minutes
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Urgent help!!!!the thing is I modded my 2ds and while placing the sd card I placed it in opposite direction and the console won’t read the card anymore and without the boot file on the sd the console is bricked what can I do???
Solution? Get any compatible, temporary SD card and put the latest Luma3DS files on it -- it's just two files! boot.3dsx and boot.firm
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So every time I do this exploit in the video below, it keeps giving me this screen. I followed the video instructions so I’m not sure what to do.
Download the latest version of luma3ds from here, extract the zip and copy boot.firm to your microsd card and see what happens. You should have version 12.1.
3DS-rom-tools
Posts with mentions or reviews of 3DS-rom-tools.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-04.
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Batch decryptor not working
This is the one I have been using (https://github.com/ihaveamac/3DS-rom-tools/wiki/SeedDB-list). Make sure to put it in the same folder as the decryptor.
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I would appreciate some help. Read my comment
I use the custom-install program to install games, where you need to provide your own seeddb, so I downloaded one from custom-install's maker - https://github.com/ihaveamac/3DS-rom-tools/wiki/SeedDB-list
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Documentation of the .cia file format and 3DS injection
For open-source tools, Project CTR includes ctrtool to extract many 3DS formats including CIA, and makerom to build an NCCH, CIA, or CCI file. It's a bit old so I'm not positive it'll work exactly, but there's a guide on extracting a CIA using ctrtool and 3dstool, then rebuilding it using makerom and 3dstool.
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Ever wondered what it would be like to play Shadows of Valentia if every enemy had the Teleportation skill? No? Well, I did.
Basically, you would need a tool to unpack an FE15 3ds file, load the files into Paragon, edit the skill on everyone you want and then repack the edited files with the rest of the unedited files from the game, and play. If you're wondering how to unpack and repack 3ds files you may find this resource on github to be useful.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Luma3DS and 3DS-rom-tools you can also consider the following projects:
Universal-Updater - An easy to use app for installing and updating 3DS homebrew
custom-install - Installs a title directly to an SD card for the Nintendo 3DS
TWiLightMenu - DSi Menu replacement for DS/DSi/3DS/2DS
open_agb_firm - open_agb_firm is a bare metal app for running GBA homebrew/games using the 3DS builtin GBA hardware.
PKSM - Gen I to GenVIII save manager.
Project_CTR
LumaLocaleSwitcher - Front end to Luma3DS compatible locale system.
GodMode9 - GodMode9 Explorer - A full access file browser for the Nintendo 3DS console :godmode:
faketik - Generates fake tickets to make missing titles re-appear on 3DS.
FBI - Open source title manager for the 3DS.
Checkpoint - Fast and simple homebrew save manager for 3DS and Switch.
ftpd - FTP Server for 3DS/Switch