Unzip the contents of the 3DS Pasta Custom Firmware Pack to the root of your 3DS's memory card: To make thing as easy as possible for you I have created a package of all the files you need, simply download the 3DS Pasta Custom Firmware Pack.ģ. I also have a tutorial for this, view: Nintendo 3DS Nand Dump / System Nand BackupĢ.

If you brick your 3DS the only way you will ever be able to recover is by restoring a backup of your system nand, not somebody else's backup! You should also make a backup of your 3DS's system nand, this is very important. If you follow the guide I linked to above you will end up with the latest version of Ninjhax. If you set Ninjhax up a long time ago the version of Ninjhax you have will likely be out of date, you need Ninjhax 1.1b for the Pasta Custom Firmware to work. Before even following this tutorial you need to have complete my Easy Nintendo 3DS Homebrew Hack / Ninjhax Homebrew Install Tutorial if you haven't already. You need to have Ninjhax setup and working, wich requires you to have the game Cubic Ninja.

How to install the Pasta Custom Firmware On Your Nintendo 3DS:ġ. If you are happy with all the above, keep reading to find out what to do next. cia files that make changes to the system. I have installed all the games I own on cartridges as CIA files along with SaveDataFiler to backup my saves, I have not installed any other random. If you brick your 3DS you accept it is your own doing. You should be perfectly fine installing good cia files that don't mess with system files, however you should really only do this at your own risk.

You can brick your 3DS by installing a bad CIA.

Can only play games supported by your sysnand (so the higher your sysnand version the better, up to 9.2).Pasta CFW uses your system nand and not an emulated nand, this means you can't update past 9.2 otherwise you will patch the exploits Ninjhax / Pasta CFW use to load.Modify / hack games, their is already a hack of some of the Pokemon games which changes the story.Use SaveDataFiler to dump and backup your save games from your game cartridges.Dump roms of your games, then convert the games to cia files, meaning they can be installed and launched from the 3DS's home screen without the cartridge in your console.Using Ninjhax you can load the Pasta Custom Firmware, this custom firmware essentially removes the signature checks from your System nand, allowing unsigned cia's to be installed and loaded.Įssentially you have Kernel access, so can do what you like with the 3DS. So you have a Nintendo 3DS and want the benefits Gateway Flashcard owners have, such as been able to install unsigned CIA files? well now you can do that, without buying an expensive flashcard!

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