Nintendo has discontinued the 3DS

 Nintendo has discontinued every model of the 3DS, according to its Japanese website. 

 https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/17/21441096/nintendo-3ds-production-discontinued-total-sales

Latest guides for 3DS hacking up to firmware 11.2

By Dark Nightmare · January 5, 2017

With the recent 33c3 concluding at the end of last year, came numerous exploit announcements for the 3DS scene, many of which have since been implemented and are in working stable condition. Two of those exploits being soundhax and fasthax, both developed by Ned Will, a prominent hacker of the 3DS scene.

Alongside these many exploits and developers, the 3DS scene also consists of many involved and active community members, which can be noted from the active discussions on their sub-reddit along with the rapid development rate of recent releases.

As of this writing, it is now possible to downgrade all current N3DS models and most O3DS models based on firmware version, using the combos of waithax/svchax/safefirmhax or fasthax/safefirmhax, keep in mind fasthax is still in alpha, well technically beta, though not officially beta as of this writing, but it should be soon, thanks to an active community, many users have implemented and compiled their own versions of the exploit and have had great success for many users in the process of downgrading/installing a9lh+cfw of choice.

Starting with 3DS models firmware 11.1 and lower, fasthax doesn’t support firmwares below 11.2, but there is waithax, which provided you have the patience as the name says, to wait, works flawlessly. A guide for 3DS models below firmware 11.2 can be found here:

Plailect’s Guide

Since Plailect has both updated links and instructions.

For 3DS models on firmware 11.2, things get a little complex. Users of these systems can follow reddit user Aurolei’s guide, using a custom fasthax/safefirmhax compiled binary file, that works with any entry point, same as prior.

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Keen warning that this current implementation may be unstable as it is not an official stable release, but a community release for those eagers users who would like to downgrade and install the a9lh exploit alongside Luma3DS/NTR or whichever customer firmware of choice is preferred. I have personally downgraded two of my own systems using both exploits and their respectful guides, with absolutely no trouble, exact step by step instructions must be followed, or user errors are likely to cause unnecessary conflicts and errors.

Custom guide can be found here:
Aurolei’s Guide

Downgrades can take around 2+ hours, so time and patience are key.

DS Programming For Newbies

This is a PDF file that contains the posts made by Foxi4 in this post as an introduction into C programming.

This is so that people can download & view on mobile devices or print out, without having to go through each & every post he's done.

Windows 95 Now Runs On The 3DS

By Wololo

Developer shutterbug2000 demoed Windows 95 running on a 3DS, yesterday. This is achieved by running a windows 95 image file from the DOS Emulator DosBox, on the 3DS.

Windows 95 on the 3DS – compatible with N3DS only?

The port takes a while to start for now and doesn’t do let you do much for now. But once things are shaping up and a proper on-screen-keyboard is added to the build, this could be used to run old windows 95 games.

 Anybody who’s old enough to have used Windows 95 though will remember that most games from this era actually ran on DOS itself rather than Windows 95. It’s also likely that the layers of emulation involved here could mean no game will ever be playable through this.

Nonetheless, this is great to see such boiling activity on the 3DS scene.

People have mentioned that the Dosbox port used here does not run on the O3DS, only on he N3DS. Some people have claimed this could be because of lack of RAM on the O3DS: these claims are complete BS. Windows 95 used to run on the PSP (
through dosbox again. update: the DOS emulator running on the PSP was actually Bochs, thanks to everyone who corrected me on this) with its 24MB of Ram, and the minimum RAM requirements for Windows 95 is 4MB. The reason this does not run on O3DS has nothing to do with available RAM, and people are already looking into fixing this.

Win 95 on 3DS – How it was achieved

Windows 95 booting on the 3DS

To achieve this magic, Shutterbug2000 ported the libretro dosbox core to the 3DS. Confused? To sum it up, the 3DS is running RetroArch (a popular meta-emulator), itself running the DosBox module (a popular DOS emulator) which then starts windows 95 (a popular GUI for DOS).

So, in other words, Shutterbug2000 made Dosbox compatible with the 3DS by tweaking the dosbox Retroarch module, and added a startup script to automatically run windows 95.

The sources for shutterbug2000’s changes can be found here. The actual code changes (the diff) from the original libretro dosbox core can be found here.

Windows 95 for 3DS – Download

You can download the files to run Win 95 on the 3DS here. Keep in mind that this is an early build, and more recent files might be found in the days to come on the original thread. you’ll also need an image of Windows 95, which is not provided in the release build for copyright reasons.

Windows 95 on the 3DS – Screenshot by @RetroRampage37

Source: Shutterbug2000 on GBATemp. Thanks @Neosabin for the heads up!

More Or Less Catch All Tutorial (3DS)

By Sgt. Lulz 

Since the 3DS scene is on red alert because of the keynote from a couple days ago, I decided to write a catch-all guide to installing Menuhax and Ironhax through Browserhax in anticipation of the upcoming exploits.

First and foremost:

STOP UPDATING. STAY ON 10.3, THIS IS THE LATEST EXPLOITABLE FIRMWARE. Don't update anymore.

If a system firmware update has been released, STOP READING THIS GUIDE. You need to set the blocker DNS before proceeding. You can read about this in the 'WHAT'S THIS ABOUT DNS?' section of this guide.

1. Download the Homebrew Starter Kit from https://smealum.github.io/ninjhax2/starter.zip
2. Place the contents in the root of your SD card

3. Proceed according to your System Version (Found on the top screen, bottom right corner in System Settings). You will need this system version to install Ironhax as well, so write it down if you need it.

4a. Old 3DS, System Ver. <= 10.1.0-27:
Visit http://yls8.mtheall.com/sliderhax.php on your 3DS browser and follow the instructions.
4b. Old 3DS, System Ver. = 10.3.0-28:
Visit http://yls8.mtheall.com/spider28hax.php on your 3DS browser and follow the instructions.
4c. New 3DS, System Ver. <= 10.1.0-27:
Visit http://yls8.mtheall.com/browserhax_fright.php on your 3DS browser and follow the instructions.
4d. New 3DS, System Ver. = 10.3.0-28:
Visit http://yls8.mtheall.com/browserhax_fright_tx3g.php on your 3DS browsr and follow the instructions.​

You should now see the Homebrew Menu. If you don't, restart the console and try again. Clearing the cookies and cache in your browser helps.

The next step is installing a new entrypoint, as Browserhax becomes unavailable every time a new system update comes out, potentially even leading to it being patched.

You have two entrypoints available for install from here: Menuhax and Ironhax.

You'll definitely want to get Menuhax, but Ironhax is also an option if you're a complete klutz (In your own opinion anyway, I don't mean to insult anybody) and are afraid of system updates or changing Home Menu themes.

MENUHAX:

1. Open the Menuhax_Manager app.
2. Hit 'Install'.
3. You're done.

OPTIONAL: Hit 'Setup a built-in Home Menu 'Basic' color theme' to use a different theme with Menuhax.​

To activate: Hold L while starting up your 3DS to open the Homebrew Menu.

CAUTION: Don't change your Home Menu theme after installing this, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Doing so will uninstall Menuhax and render it unusable. There are ways to use any themes if you REALLY want to do so, which I will further explain in the future.

IRONHAX (REQUIRES AN NNID):

1. Open the eShop - Old Version Downloader app.
2. Download Ironfall Invasion
3. Restart and open the Homebrew Menu (Using either Menuhax or Browserhax)
4. Open the Ironhax Installer app.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions. Your Ironfall version will most definitely be 1.0. System Version will be whatever you wrote down during the first guide, and the save slot doesn't matter.
6. You're done.
To activate: Open Ironfall Invasion and open the save slot you installed the exploit to.

CAUTION: Don't update Ironfall Invasion after installing this, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. The game will update to an unexploitable version.

WHAT NOW?:

You wait for the CFW and other-such >9.2.0-20 kernel stuff to show up.
I'll update this guide when it DOES happen.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT DNS?:

System Versions 9.9 and above force you to update to use the Browser, as it checks with Nintendo's servers if the console is on the latest firmware to prevent exploitation. The current System Firmware as of this guide, 10.3, is exploitable as well as not needing the DNS. Things will change at 10.4 and beyond.

DON'T OPEN THE 3DS INTERNET BROWSER IF THIS IS THE CASE, YOU'LL RENDER IT COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY TO DO SO.

To change your DNS settings to bypass this:

1. Open System Settings.
2. Go to Internet Settings > Connection Settings. Edit your main connection settings.
3. Set Auto-Obtain DNS to 'No' and enter 107.211.140.065 under the DNS: Both primary and secondary.
4. Do this for all your other connections, if any.

Remember: Don't update. Ever.

To the smart people:
 
If I've missed anything in this guide or there are any mistakes, let me know.
Thanks for reading, and stay safe out there.