Open up GodMode9, and navigate to the CIA file.
Make sure that there is sufficient free space. (At times, installing encrypted CIAs on my 3DS works, but at others it fails completely.) To do so, we have to use GodMode9. Our CIA file is encrypted, so we have to decrypt it. Because of a modification of the way the CDN functions for Nintendo 3DS servers, downloading from a CDN outside the eShop no longer works for now.īut we are not yet done with our CIA. Now, for those without a CIA, you may create your own using FunKe圜IA. Guides are available for creating a CIA from a physical cartridge or from an installed title. To be able to use a CIA, one must first have a CIA of said game. These CIA files can then easily be installed in Citra.
The CIA format is utilized because it is a simple enough way to “install” software into the 3DS, as well as ease of modifying its contents (in the case of “modding”). Our goal is to run 3DS games both in the 3DS and in the PC.
Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device.Our motivation is to get a way on installing software in the Nintendo 3DS using a CIA, and make sure that said software can work on Citra, a 3DS emulator.Removing an NNID without formatting your device When prompted, input the key combo given to confirm.Optionally, you may input a custom name for the SD card.Most users will want to select “No EmuNAND”.Select any EmuNAND options you wish to use.Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot.Note that this will erase the contents of your SD card! This will only work if the Health & Safety injection was performed by GodMode9 (not Decrypt9 or Hourglass9). Restoring Health & Safety after injecting a. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given.app file, then select “NCCH image options”, then select “Inject to H&S” cia to select it, then select “CIA image options…”, then select “Mount image to drive” Note that it is not possible to inject files into Health & Safety that are larger than it (including games and other large applications) cia file you wish to inject to the /cias/ folder on your SD card CIA app into Health & Safetyįor organizational purposes, copy the. This will not overwrite your boot9strap installation.Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl3) writing, then input the key combo given.Copy _sysnand_#.bin from your computer to the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card.Delete _sysnand_#.bin and _sysnand_#.bin.sha from the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card after copying it.These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future.Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage).Copy _sysnand_#.bin and essential.exefs from the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer.Hold (R) and press (Start) at the same time to power off your device.Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted.If you get an error, make sure that you have at least 1.3GB of free space on your SD card.Press (Home) to bring up the action menu.Press and hold (Start), and while holding (Start), power on your device.Copy the gm9 folder from the GodMode9.
zip to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card
Some of the instructions below are only applicable to the latest version of GodMode9, and as such you should follow this section to update your copy before continuing. Though many of these modifications are locked behind a permissions system, and it is impossible to accidentally perform dangerous actions without deliberately unlocking permissions, you should still follow instructions carefully and keep backups just in case. GodMode9 is powerful software that has the capability to modify essentially anything on your console. Note that if you have any payload files other than GodMode9.firm in the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card, holding (Start) on boot will display a “chainloader menu” where you will have to use the D-Pad and the (A) button to select “GodMode9” for these instructions. Among other functionality, you can copy, delete, rename files, and create folders.
GodMode9 is a full access file browser for the Nintendo 3DS console, giving you access to your SD card, the FAT partitions inside your SysNAND and EmuNAND, and basically anything else.