60 Region Changing

Plailect edited this page 2016-08-26 22:48:07 -04:00

Table of Contents

• What you need
• Instructions
• Section I - Prep work
• Section II - Editing SecureInfo
• Section III - Region Settings

This is add-on section for region changing your arm9loaderhax CFW SysNAND. This is done by installing the 9.2.0 ctrtransfer image for the region you want to switch to and modifying your SecureInfo_A file.

You MUST have already completed Part 3 and installed arm9loaderhax + Luma3DS to use this.

This process will unlink your NNID from the system, since it will no longer be compatible with it. NNID's are locked to the region of the device that created them, and cannot be transferred between regions without a very complex and advanced process.

After this process, only Old 3DSs will be able to access the eShop after creating an NNID. Region changed New 3DSs cannot access the eShop!

Region changing is almost completely unnecessary since Luma3DS supports out of region games and individual title region emulation.

What you need

• The latest release of GodMode9
• The latest release of Decrypt9WIP
• The 9.2.0 ctrtransfer image for your device and region
  (if your device is not from one of these regions, just pick one that matches your device type):
  • New 3DS 9.2.0 - EUR - ctrtransfer (mirror) (mirror)
  • New 3DS 9.2.0 - JPN - ctrtransfer (mirror) (mirror)
  • New 3DS 9.2.0 - USA - ctrtransfer (mirror) (mirror)
    ~
  • Old 3DS or 2DS 9.2.0 - EUR - ctrtransfer (mirror) (mirror)
  • Old 3DS or 2DS 9.2.0 - JPN - ctrtransfer (mirror) (mirror)
  • Old 3DS or 2DS 9.2.0 - USA - ctrtransfer (mirror) (mirror)

Instructions

Some consoles have a SecureInfo_B instead of SecureInfo_A; this is fine and you should use SecureInfo_B for the relevant steps.

Section I - Prep work

1. Copy GodMode9.bin from the GodMode9 zip to the /luma/payloads folder on your SD card and rename GodMode9.bin in /luma/payloads to up_GodMode9.bin
2. Copy Decrypt9WIP.bin to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card and rename Decrypt9WIP.bin to x_Decrypt9WIP.bin
3. Copy the 9.2.0 ctrtransfer image .bin and .bin.sha from the ctrtransfer zip to the /files9/ folder on your SD card
4. Reinsert your SD card into your 3DS
5. Open Decrypt9 from arm9loaderhax by holding (X) during boot
6. Go to "SysNAND Options", then "CTRNAND Transfer", then "Auto CTRNAND Transfer"
7. Select the 9.2.0 ctrtransfer image when prompted by pressing (A)
8. Backup SysNAND to NANDmin.bin when prompted by pressing (A)
9. Allow the transfer process to proceed automatically, this may take some time
10. Once the transfer is complete, press Select to eject your SD card
11. Put your SD card in your computer, then copy NANDmin.bin and NANDmin.bin.sha from the /files9/ folder on your SD card to a safe location; make backups in multiple locations; this backup will save you from a brick if anything goes wrong in the future (Your backup should match one of the sizes on this page; if it does not, you should delete it and make a new one!)
12. Delete the 9.2.0 ctrtransfer image .bin and .bin.sha from the /files9/ folder on your SD card after copying it
13. Reinsert your SD card into your 3DS

Section II - Editing SecureInfo

6. Press (Start) then hold (Up) to reboot into arm9loaderhax GodMode9 (Be VERY careful with this tool, it can brick you if you misuse it, even with arm9loaderhax installed!)
7. Navigate to SYSNAND CTRNAND -> rw -> sys
8. Press (Y) on SecureInfo_A to copy it
9. Press (Y) to paste a copy of SecureInfo_A
10. Select "Copy path(s)"
11. Press (A) to unlock SysNAND writing, then input the key combo given
12. Select "Choose new name"
13. Use the D-Pad to rename the file to SecureInfo_C, pressing (A) when you're done (overwrite any existing SecureInfo_C)
14. Scroll down to the SecureInfo_C you just pasted
15. Press (A) on SecureInfo_C then select "Show in Hexeditor"
16. Press (A) to continue
17. Press (A) to enter edit mode
18. Go to the beginning of line 00000100 and press (A) on it
19. Hold (A) while pressing (Up) or (Down) on the D-Pad to edit the number
20. Change the first number pair on line 00000100 to the following pair that corresponds to the region you want to change to:
    • "00" : JPN
    • "01" : USA
    • "02" : EUR
21. Press (B) to exit edit mode, then save changes, then press (B) again to return to the directory
22. You should see both a SecureInfo_A and SecureInfo_C if everything was done properly. (SecureInfo_C is used in place of SecureInfo_A when using Luma3DS if it detects the file on boot)
23. Press Start to reboot

Section III - Region Settings

1. Open the System Settings
2. Go to "Other Settings", "Profile", then "Region Settings"
3. Select a country from the region you switched to
4. If prompted, you do not need to set a state
5. Update your region changed CFW SysNAND to the latest version

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