GodMode9 Usage
Required Reading
GodMode9 is a full access file browser for the Nintendo 3DS console, giving you access to your SD card, the FAT partitions inside your SysNAND and EmuNAND, and basically anything else. Among other functionality, you can copy, delete, rename files, and create folders.Note that if you have any payload files other than GodMode9.firm in the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card, holding (Start) on boot will display a “chainloader menu” where you will have to use the D-Pad and the (A) button to select “GodMode9” for these instructions.
GodMode9 is powerful software that has the capability to modify essentially anything on your console. Though many of these modifications are locked behind a permissions system, and it is impossible to accidentally perform dangerous actions without deliberately unlocking permissions, you should still follow instructions carefully and keep backups just in case.
Updating GodMode9
Some of the instructions below are only applicable to the latest version of GodMode9, and as such you should follow this section to update your copy before continuing. Overwrite any existing files.
What You Need
- The latest release of GodMode9
Instructions
- Power off your device
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Copy GodMode9.firm from the GodMode9 .zip to the /luma/payloads/ folder on your SD card
- Copy the gm9 folder from the GodMode9 .zip to the root of your SD card
- Reinsert your SD card into your device
Creating a NAND Backup
1.Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot2.Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
3.Select “Scripts…”
4.Select “GM9Megascript”
5.Select “Backup Options”
6.Select “SysNAND Backup”
7.Press (A) to confirm
- This process will take some time
- If you get an error, make sure that you have at least 1.3GB of free space on your SD card
9.Press (B) to return to the main menu
10.Select “Exit”
11.Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted
12.Hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to eject your SD card
13.Insert your SD card into your computer
14.Copy <date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_###.bin and essential.exefs from the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card to a safe location on your computer
- Make backups in multiple locations (such as online file storage)
- These backups will save you from a brick and/or help you recover files from the NAND image if anything goes wrong in the future
16.Reinsert your SD card into your device
- If your SD card was not detected, hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to remount it
Restoring a NAND Backup
1.Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot2.Hold (R) and press (B) at the same time to eject your SD card
3.Insert your SD card into your computer
4.Copy <date>_<serialnumber>_sysnand_###.bin from your computer to the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card
5.Reinsert your SD card into your device
6.Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
7.Select “Scripts…”
8.Select “GM9Megascript”
9.Select “Restore Options”
10.Select “SysNAND Restore (safe)”
11.Select your NAND backup
12.Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl3) writing, then input the key combo given
- This will not overwrite your boot9strap installation
- This process will take some time
14.Press (B) to return to the main menu
15.Select “Exit”
16.Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted
Injecting any .CIA app into Health & Safety
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)
- Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
- Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> cias
- Press (A) on your .cia to select it, then select “CIA image options…”, then select “Mount image to drive”
- Press (A) on the .app file, then select “NCCH image options”, then select “Inject to H&S”
- Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
- Press (A) to continue
- Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted
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).
- Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
- Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
- Select “More…”
- Select “Restore H&S”
- Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
- Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted
Dumping a Game Cartridge
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
1.Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
2.Navigate to [C:] GAMECART
3.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:/gm9/out”
Dumping a Title
1.Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot2.Hover over the drive applicable to the type of title you wish to dump:
- User Installed Title: [A:] SYSNAND SD
- System Title: [1:] SYSNAND CTRNAND
4.Select “Search for titles”
5.Press (A) to continue
6.Press (A) on the .tmd file to select it, then select “TMD file options…”, then select “Build CIA (standard)”
7.Your installable .cia formatted file will be outputted to the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card
Converting a .3DS to .CIA
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
- Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
- Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> cias
- Press (A) on your .3ds file to select it, then select “NCSD image options…”, then select “Build CIA from file”
- Your installable .cia formatted file will be outputted to the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card
Backup GBA VC Saves
The game will be outputted to the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card with the name <TitleID>.gbavc.sav.
To identify a <TitleID>.gbavc.sav file’s Title ID, you can get a listing of all games on the system and their corresponding Title IDs by hovering over [A:] SYSNAND SD, holding (R) and pressing (A) at the same time, then selecting “Search for titles”.
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 (A) on agbsave.bin to select it
- Select “AGBSAVE options…”
- Select “Dump GBA VC save”
- Press (A) to continue
- Press (Start) to reboot your device
Restore GBA VC Saves
To identify a <TitleID>.gbavc.sav file’s Title ID, you can get a listing of all games on the system and their corresponding Title IDs by hovering over [A:] SYSNAND SD, holding (R) and pressing (A) at the same time, then selecting “Search for titles”.
1.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 -> gm9
- Press (Y) on the <TitleID>.gbavc.sav file you wish to restore to copy it
- Press (B) to return to the main menu
- Navigate to [S:] SYSNAND VIRTUAL
- Press (A) on agbsave.bin to select it
- Select “AGBSAVE options…”
- Select “Inject GBA VC save”
- Press (A) to continue
- Press (Start) to reboot your device
- Launch the GBA VC game
- Exit the GBA VC game
Format an SD card
Note that this will erase the contents of your SD card!1.Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
2.Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
3.Select “More…”
4.Select “SD format menu”
5.Select any EmuNAND options you wish to use
- Most users will want to select “No EmuNAND”
7.Press (A) to accept the label GM9SD
- Optionally, you may input a custom name for the SD card
Encrypting / Decrypting a .CIA file
For organizational purposes, copy each .cia file you wish to encrypt / decrypt to the /cias/ folder on your SD card
1.Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
2.Navigate to [0:] SDCARD -> cias
3.Press (A) on the .cia file to select it, then select “CIA image options…”
4.Select the option to perform the desired function:
- Encrypt to 0:/gm9/out: Create an encrypted copy of the selected .cia file in the /gm9/out/ folder on your SD card
- Decrypt to 0:/gm9/out: Create a decrypted copy of the selected .cia file in the /gm9/out/ 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
Removing an NNID without formatting your device
- Launch GodMode9 by holding (Start) during boot
- Press (Home) to bring up the action menu
- Select “Scripts…”
- Select “GM9Megascript”
- Select “Scripts from Plailect’s Guide”
- Select “Remove NNID”
- Press (A) to continue
- Press (A) to unlock SysNAND (lvl1) writing, then input the key combo given
- Press (A) to continue
- Press (B) to return to the main menu
- Select “Exit”
- Press (A) to relock write permissions if prompted
- Press (Start) to reboot your device
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