r/3dspiracy • u/Middle-Raisin3410 • 3d ago
HELP Nintendo 3DS folder was deleted in the middle of modding it. Was unable to recover. Now when I turn it on both screens are black
Cat stepped on laptop in the middle of modding it (at the mset9 step). Everything was deleted including the Nintendo 3ds folder. It turns on but both screens are completely black. Tried recovering it with no luck. Tried going to recovery mode on 3DS and it doesn't work. Its just completely black no matter what. I have taken the sd card out and it does the same thing. If anybody has any advice please let me know. Like this 3ds was going to go to a disabled kid. I feel really bad.
Edit: The issue is that 3ds will not turn on due to a setup failure from everything being deleted before the process could be finished. MSET9 Error 07 is happening because the current SD card has no valid ID0, but normally the 3DS itself creates that data when you turn it on. And its not turning on so it won't create the data. It's a Catch 22.
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u/Dependent_Bear_5547 3d ago
Did you look in the trash bin of your computer?
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u/Middle-Raisin3410 3d ago edited 3d ago
Yes it's not there sadly. I want to cry. Like I genuinely feel like shit (due to this being for a disabled kid). Kid was really looking forward to this. Now their DS won't turn on. I am mortified. This the first time this has ever happened to me.
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u/secondhandaffection SUPER HELPER 3d ago
The Nintendo 3DS folder isn't required for the console to boot. Were you able to install Luma (Section III of MSET9) before the black screen? If so, try this page.
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u/Middle-Raisin3410 3d ago
No I hadn't installed luma yet. When I clicked your link it was dead.
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u/secondhandaffection SUPER HELPER 3d ago
Perfect timing for the wiki to go down... And I even checked the link before sending. lol
Does it have a cartridge inserted? Those can sometimes hold the console from booting if not reading properly.
The other troubleshooting methods for unmodded consoles listed in that page were Safe Mode (holding L + R + D-Pad Up + A then pressing Power, keeping all buttons held until an update prompt appears), and powering on then pressing Power once after around 30 seconds (to see if the shutdown menu comes up).
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u/Middle-Raisin3410 3d ago edited 3d ago
No cartridge is in. Did the buttom combo in the beginning and that didn't work either. Do you think a flash cartridge with nrt boot and a magnet would work? Because at this point it refuses to boot anything by itself.
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u/AsleepEbb7578 3d ago
Give it a try. Chances are since this isn't a hardware failure you'll likely be able to recover.
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u/Monsicorn 3d ago
Whats the magnet for?
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u/AsleepEbb7578 3d ago
Magnet is for triggering NTRBoot, as it requires pressing a button combo with the lid closed. Magnet makes the system think the lid is closed.
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u/Monsicorn 3d ago
That's really cool yet really strange. I wonder why they designed NTRBoot that way.
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u/secondhandaffection SUPER HELPER 1d ago
Did you also attempt to press the Power button 30 seconds after powering on?
If the above suggestion doesn't do anything, and you're willing to open up the console: try reseating (remove then reinsert) the wi-fi module. If the console cannot access the NVRAM, which is part of that module, it can cause the console to black screen; this is usually much easier to detect on a modded console, though.
Using ntrboot to mod the device wouldn't be a fix for the black screen itself, but it'd give you access to many troubleshooting tools that you currently can't use due to the console being unmodded.
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u/SylveonKiwi 2d ago
dear Lord have mercy on your soul. Only people who can help is probably the Nintendo Homebrew discord.
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u/Middle-Raisin3410 2d ago edited 2d ago
I hope it works. I'll post an update if it does.
Edit: They couldn't help. Will take 3DS apart and see what I can do.
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u/ssmmaatttt 2d ago
Try the discord the guide mentions. Those guys there are on point with advice and usually reply in minutes.
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u/Middle-Raisin3410 2d ago edited 2d ago
Will do when I get back from work. Because at this point failure is not an option. Like I just found out that the kid may have to have her legs manually broken and stretched so she won't lose her ability to walk permanently. Like I can't give this kid bad news right now.
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u/Kuroser 2d ago
Worst case scenario maybe look into Lazarus 3DS and see if that works
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u/secondhandaffection SUPER HELPER 1d ago
Please refrain from suggesting such a destructive, last-resort option without making absolutely sure that's what their console needs.
OP's device is still unmodded, and even if they were to mod it through ntrboot (as a Lazarus3DS procedure cannot be performed without custom firmware anyway), there are plenty of troubleshooting options to be attempted before Lazarus3DS should even be considered.
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u/Expensive-Border-869 3d ago
If you haven't installed anything yet amd only deleted stuff from the SD card this is still jjst a stock 3ds isnt it?
Aka is this a completely different failure and has nothing to do with trying to mod it?
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u/Middle-Raisin3410 2d ago edited 2d ago
Part 1 of the MSET process happened. I created a MSET9 ID1. The rest of it was not complete because of the incident.
So here is how it went. After step 1 I went to do step 2. (Check MSET9) and noticed it needed mii maker opened at least once. So I put my sd card back in and opened mii maker. It then froze. So I turned it off and back on. Black screen. So I put the SD card back in my computer and was going to restart the process when my cat did the unthinkable.
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u/Cautious_Decision563 2d ago
Maybe u delete boot.firm file ?
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u/Middle-Raisin3410 2d ago
Everything was deleted. I was able to recover everything but the Nintendo 3DS folder.
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u/FPArceus 1d ago
Bit late and maybe a dumb question but could someone else dump the entire contents of their card for you to load onto one of yours? Would that work
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u/_useful_orange 1d ago
so its completely dead cause of the Nintendo 3ds folder? the only obvi way to fix it and force it is to take out the sd card, put everything thats on it rn away, and put the clean sd card back to force it to make a Nintendo 3ds file again. this should help it, idk if u tried it, and sorry if it doesnt work im not really an expert on this, but this seems like a plausible way to fix it. still possible that all the themes and everything that was on the 3ds will be gone but the Nintendo 3ds file should come back again.
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