Difference between revisions of "Gateway 3DS Installation and Usage"
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| − | + | For preliminary reading or if you have any questions see the Gateway 3DS FAQ and [[3DS_Hacking_FAQ|3DS Hacking FAQ]] or post your question in this thread - [http://gbatemp.net/threads/3ds-noob-paradise-ask-questions-here.359035/ 3DS - Ask questions here] | |
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==Using the Gateway Installer== | ==Using the Gateway Installer== | ||
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Insert the blue card in the 3DS and run the Deep Labyrinth (Sword Icon) that appears, this should open up a file explorer for your Blue Card's storage, navigate to the Gateway Installer, execute it and follow the instructions. The installation may sometimes hang, hold the power button to switch off the 3DS and try again | Insert the blue card in the 3DS and run the Deep Labyrinth (Sword Icon) that appears, this should open up a file explorer for your Blue Card's storage, navigate to the Gateway Installer, execute it and follow the instructions. The installation may sometimes hang, hold the power button to switch off the 3DS and try again | ||
| − | If installation succeeds follow the power off prompt. | + | If installation succeeds follow the power off prompt. Gateway is now installed. |
==Backing up your sysNAND and creating an emuNAND== | ==Backing up your sysNAND and creating an emuNAND== | ||
| − | + | Switch on the 3DS, enter the Settings menu, then the Other Settings menu, the Profile Menu and finally hold the L button while pressing Nintendo DS Profile button. The Gateway logo then the Gateway menu should appear if not, power off the 3DS and try again. | |
| − | Choose the backup NAND option, this will take a while. After the backup is done power off the 3DS and then copy the backup to a safe place. | + | Choose the backup NAND option, this will take a while. After the backup is done power off the 3DS and then copy the backup (NAND.bin) to a safe place. You may delete the backed up sysNAND from the SD card. |
| − | Enter the Gateway menu again as shown above, this time | + | Enter the Gateway menu again as shown above, this time choose the format emuNAND option. This will wipe your entire SD card and create emulated NAND that Gateway Mode uses. If you need to move back your user data to the SD card do this now. You are now ready to use emuNAND. |
=Usage= | =Usage= | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 25 July 2014
For preliminary reading or if you have any questions see the Gateway 3DS FAQ and 3DS Hacking FAQ or post your question in this thread - 3DS - Ask questions here
Contents
Installation
Things that will be needed in the installation:
- The Blue and Red Cards from Gateway
- 2 microSD cards, the larger should preferably be used for the Red Card unless you want to have huge DS Library
- The SD card that the 3DS uses for user data.
Copying Files and Backing Up the SD card
Format the microSD card you plan to use in the Blue Card as FAT32 (Right Click -> Format -> File System) and the microSD you plan to use in Red Card as exFAT First download the latest Gateway firmware off the Gateway website or a mirror (if you wish to update the sysNAND to 4.5 without the use of a retail cart stop and read (foobar).
After uncompressing the Gateway firmware download copy everything inside "Blue Card (R4i)" to the root of microSD you plan to insert in the blue card. Backup the entire SD card onto a computer, then copy the file Launcher.dat to the root of the SD card
Using the Gateway Installer
Insert the blue card in the 3DS and run the Deep Labyrinth (Sword Icon) that appears, this should open up a file explorer for your Blue Card's storage, navigate to the Gateway Installer, execute it and follow the instructions. The installation may sometimes hang, hold the power button to switch off the 3DS and try again If installation succeeds follow the power off prompt. Gateway is now installed.
Backing up your sysNAND and creating an emuNAND
Switch on the 3DS, enter the Settings menu, then the Other Settings menu, the Profile Menu and finally hold the L button while pressing Nintendo DS Profile button. The Gateway logo then the Gateway menu should appear if not, power off the 3DS and try again. Choose the backup NAND option, this will take a while. After the backup is done power off the 3DS and then copy the backup (NAND.bin) to a safe place. You may delete the backed up sysNAND from the SD card. Enter the Gateway menu again as shown above, this time choose the format emuNAND option. This will wipe your entire SD card and create emulated NAND that Gateway Mode uses. If you need to move back your user data to the SD card do this now. You are now ready to use emuNAND.
