3ds To Cia Converter Godmode9

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On the 3DS side, I purchased Pokemon Crystal on the 3DS and ripped it to a cia (Standard) in godmode9, but absolutely no 3DS dat will accept that format. For that reason I keep my regular cart dump collection in.3ds format and convert to cia when needed, but when it comes to eshop only titles I'm completely lost. 3DS CIA Manager List all CIA files from a folder and display its ID. Leerz: Thread: 3DS to CIA converter Convert.3DS files to.CIA format CCI/CIA Command Builder (aka ROMTool GUI) TiniVi: Thread: Git: CIA Auto-Generator Script to speed up cia generation mmn: Thread: Cia to TitleID List all cia files from a folder and display its ID. For cia installation, transfer the cia file to the SD card and install it with a cia installer such as FBI. For Rosalina-based Homebrew Launcher, transfer the 3dsx file to /3ds/ on the SD card. Hax-based Homebrew Launchers are not supported by Checkpoint. Transferring Save Data. Open Checkpoint.

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EzyZip is a free online utility for extracting cia files from a rar file.No need to install additional software as it runs in the browser. It supports a bunch of other file extraction and conversion options too. .cia is a format that you need to play with firmware hacks. You install the game and the files you install it from is.cia.3ds is the raw decrypted ROM. I think flashcarts can play this as well as emulators, but custom firmware like Luma3DS can't play.3ds directly.

GodMode9 is a full access file browser for the Nintendo 3DS console, giving you access to your SD card, to the FAT partitions inside your SysNAND and EmuNAND and to basically anything else. Among other functionality, you can copy, delete, rename files and create folders.

Note that, on some versions of Luma3DS, the Luma3DS chainloader menu is only displayed if there is more than one payload detected. If there is only one payload detected, holding (Start) on boot will directly launch GodMode9.

This is powerful stuff, it provides you with the means to do basically any thinkable modification to any system data available on the 3DS console. However, precautions are taken so you don’t accidentally damage the data of your console.
The write permissions system protects you by providing warnings and forces you to enter an unlock sequence for enabling write permissions. It is not possible to overwrite or modify any important stuff without such unlock sequences and it is not possible to accidentally unlock something. As always, be smart, keep backups, just to be safe.

Creating a NAND Backup

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
  4. Select “More…”
  5. Select “Backup NAND”
  6. Press (A) to continue
  7. Hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to eject your SD card
  8. Insert your SD card into your computer
  9. Copy nand.bin from the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
    • If you previously used SafeCTRTransfer and have a NAND backup named <serialnumber>_nand.bin, replace it with this one (rename nand.bin to match <serialnumber>_nand.bin)
    • Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage)
    • This backup will save you from a brick if anything goes wrong in the future
  10. Delete nand.bin from the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card after copying it
  11. Reinsert your SD card into your device
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Restoring a NAND Backup

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Navigate to [0:] SDCARD
  4. Press (A) on your NAND .bin to select it, then select “NAND image options…”, then select “Restore SysNAND (safe)”
  5. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND overwriting, then input the key combo given
    • This will not overwrite your boot9strap installation
  6. Input the key combo given to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing
    • This process will take some time
  7. Once it has completed, press (A) to continue

Injecting any .CIA app into Health & Safety

Prep Work

  • For organizational purposes, copy the .cia file you wish to inject to the /cias/ folder on your SD card
    • Note that it is not possible to inject files into Health & Safety that are larger than it (including games and other large applications)

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> cias
  4. Press (A) on your .cia to select it, then select “CIA image options…”, then select “Mount image to drive”
  5. Press (A) on the .app file, then select “NCCH image options”, then select “Inject to H&S”
  6. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
  7. Press (A) to continue

Restoring Health & Safety after injecting a .CIA app

This will only work if the Health & Safety injection was performed by GodMode9 (not Decrypt9 or Hourglass9).

3ds To Cia Converter Godmode9

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
  4. Select “More…”
  5. Select “Restore H&S”
  6. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given

Dumping a Game Cartridge

Prep Work

  • Insert the game cartridge you intend to dump into your device
    • 3DS game cartridges will be dumped to an installable .cia format
    • NDS game cartridges will be dumped to a non-installable .nds format compatible with flashcarts and emulators

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Navigate to [C:] GAMECART
  4. Follow the steps applicable to your game cartridge:
    • 3DS Game Cartridge: Press (A) on [TitleID].trim.3ds to select it, then select “NCSD image options…”, then select “Build CIA from file”
    • NDS Game Cartridge: Press (A) on [TitleID].trim.nds to select it, then select “Copy to 0:/gm9out”
  5. Your installable .cia or non-installable .nds formatted file will be outputted to the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card

Dumping a Title

Use the Titles menu in FBI to get the Title ID of the installed title you wish to dump

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Navigate to the drive applicable to the type of title you wish to dump:
    • User Installed Title: Navigate to [A:] SYSNAND SD
    • System Title: Navigate to [1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND
  4. Navigate to title
  5. Navigate to the folder corresponding to the first 8 digits of the Title ID
  6. Navigate to the folder corresponding to the last 8 digits of the Title ID
  7. Navigate to content
  8. Press (A) on the .tmd file to select it, then select “TMD file options…”, then select “Show title info”
  9. Ensure you have found the correct title
  10. Press (B) to exit the title info
  11. Press (A) on the .tmd file to select it, then select “TMD file options…”, then select “Build CIA (standard)”
  12. Your installable .cia formatted file will be outputted to the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card

Converting a .3DS to .CIA

Prep Work

  • For organizational purposes, copy each .3ds file you wish to convert to the /cias/ folder on your SD card
    • Note that if you wish to convert a .3ds file that is already on a flashcart, you should follow Dumping a Game Cartridge

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> cias
  4. Press (A) on your .3ds file to select it, then select “NCSD image options…”, then select “Build CIA from file”
  5. Your installable .cia formatted file will be outputted to the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card

Backup GBA VC Saves

Instructions

  1. Power off your device
  2. Insert your SD card into your computer
  3. Create a folder in /files9/ for each GBA VC game that you want to backup the save for
  4. Reinsert your SD card into your device
  5. Power on your device
  6. Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to backup the save for:
    • Launch the GBA VC game
    • Exit the GBA VC game
    • Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
    • Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
    • Navigate to [S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL
    • Press (Y) on gbavc.sav to copy it
    • Press (B) to return to the main menu
    • Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> files9
    • Navigate to the folder you created for this GBA VC game
    • Press (Y) to paste gbavc.sav
    • Press (Start) to reboot your device

Restore GBA VC Saves

Instructions

  1. Ensure you have a folder containing a save in /files9/ for each GBA VC game that you want to restore the save for
  2. Do the following process for each GBA VC game that you want to restore the save for:
    • Launch the GBA VC game
    • Exit the GBA VC game
    • Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
    • Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
    • Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> files9
    • Navigate to the folder you created for this GBA VC game
    • Press (Y) on gbavc.sav to copy it
    • Press (B) to return to the main menu
    • Navigate to [S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL
    • Press (Y) to paste gbavc.sav
    • Press (A) to confirm
    • Press (Start) to reboot your device

Format an SD card

Note that this will erase the contents of your SD card!

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
  4. Select “More…”
  5. Select “SD format menu”
  6. Select any EmuNAND options you wish to use
    • Most users will want to select “No EmuNAND”
  7. Select “Auto”
  8. Press (A) to accept the label GM9SD
    • Optionally, you may input a custom name for the SD card
  9. When prompted, input the key combo given to confirm

Encrypting / Decrypting a .CIA file

Prep Work

  • For organizational purposes, copy each .cia file you wish to encrypt / decrypt to the /cias/ folder on your SD card

Instructions

  1. Boot your device while holding (Start) to launch the Luma3DS chainloader menu
  2. Launch GodMode9 by pressing (A)
  3. Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> cias
  4. Press (A) on the .cia file to select it, then select “CIA image options…”
  5. Select the option to perform the desired function:
    • Encrypt to 0:/gm9out: Create an encrypted copy of the selected .cia file in the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card
    • Decrypt to 0:/gm9out: Create a decrypted copy of the selected .cia file in the /gm9out/ folder on your SD card
    • Encrypt inplace: Replace the selected .cia file with an encrypted version
    • Decrypt inplace: Replace the selected .cia file with a decrypted version
  6. Your encrypted / decrypted .cia will be outputted to the desired location

Nintendo 3DS games can often be found in the .3ds format, which is intended for emulators like Citra. Nintendo 3DS consoles cannot load .3ds ROM files, however they can be converted to .cia format which can be installed on hacked 3DS consoles with FBI. This guide will show you how to convert your .3ds ROMs to .cia files using GodMode9.

Required Downloads:

  • GodMode9 (latest version)

Hacked (New) Nintendo 3DS (XL) Console with Luma3DS CFW

  • Booting into GodMode9 via the Luma3DS chainloader requires a hacked 3DS console
  • Follow this guide (with pictures) or Plailect’s guide on hacking your 3DS if you have not done so before
  • An SD Card is required to store the exploit files and homebrew apps
  • 32GB or more is recommended to store games
  • The SD card must be formatted to FAT32
  • MicroSD cards are compatible with Old 3DS consoles via a MicroSD to SD adapter
  1. Insert your 3DS SD card into your PC
  2. Extract the GodMode9 .zip
  3. Copy GodeMode9.firm to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card
  4. Copy the /gm9/ folder to the root of your SD card
  5. Insert your SD card into your 3DS
  1. Insert your 3DS SD card into your PC
  2. Create a folder called in inside the /gm9/ folder on your SD card if it doesn’t exist already
  3. Copy your .3ds rom file to the /gm9/in/ folder on your SD card
  4. Insert your SD card into your 3DS
  5. Power your 3DS on while holding [START] to boot into GodMode9
  6. Press [Home] for the action menu
  7. Select [Scripts…]
  8. Select [GM9Megascript]
  9. Select [Miscellaneous]
  10. Select [.3ds to .cia Converter]
  11. Select your .3ds game then press [A] to confirm your selection and wait for the process to complete
  12. Press [A] once complete to go back to the menu, your .cia file will be found in the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card
  13. You can now install the .cia using FBI, navigate to SD -> gm9 -> out to install the game from this location

Congratulations, you’ve converted a .3ds rom file to a .cia to install on a 3DS console.

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