3ds doesn’t read Luma

Hi, I downloaded Luma and combined, and put them in the Sd card, the 3ds reads the Sd card but says there is nothing in the Sd card, I also tried holding select but nothing to do.

Did you go through the full process of hacking your 3DS? Placing Luma on the SD won’t have any effect if you don’t also have B9S installed. Follow this guide. It should get you set up.

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yes, I saw what I should do but it won’t let me open Boot9strap, I have a mac

This isn’t a Pretendo issue. Please ask for help on GBAtemp or Nintendo Homebrew.

There are macOS instructions in the guide. B9S isn’t an application you run on your computer. It’s a bootloader for the 3DS, and there are tools for macOS that are used to install it. Just read through the guide, and input correct model/version info when asked for it.

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and how do I put the 3ds model on boot9strap?
I tried to install python, but python doesn’t open

When I said “input correct model/version info when asked for it”, I meant on the guide. It asks what model and firmware version you have, and determines what hack to use based on that. Also, Python is not supposed to open anything. It’s just the runtime needed for MSET9, which you run from a terminal. Double clicking MSET9-macOS.command should open a terminal window that prompts you for your login password. It’ll run after entering that. If it doesn’t open a window, you may have to execute it manually from a terminal. Assuming you extracted it to your Downloads directory, the commands would look like this:

cd ~/Downloads
chmod +x MSET9-macOS.command
./MSET9-macOS.command

If you’re not familiar with running terminal commands, you may need to pay for a modding service to hack your console, or find a friend who’s more technical. As mentioned earlier, GBATemp is going to be a better place for all of this.

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yes, it worked, thanks but I can’t log in with my Pretendo network account, it gives me the error: 022-2613, and I don’t have a Nintendo Network ID on the console

Try following these steps:

  1. Open Nimbus
  2. Switch to Nintendo servers
  3. Open Miiverse (you should get error code 022-2882 if you have a linked NNID or 015-5015 if you don’t)
  4. Exit Miiverse
  5. Open Nimbus
  6. Switch to Pretendo servers
  7. Open Miiverse again on Pretendo to check whether it’s working properly (you should get error code 015-5015 on to confirm this, if you still get 022-5432/022-2613 try following the steps again)

the miiverse gives me the error 015-5004, and when I log in to Pretendo network it’s always the same.

That means you’re still on Nintendo Network for some reason, 015-5004 is the Miiverse shutdown code

Try following the steps again

I’ve tried many times, but it always gives me the error 022-2613 when I try to log in

Are you getting 002-0121 in friend list?

No, the friends list works, and I also tried to access Pretendo again but it still gives me that error.

Can you show your Luma3DS settings please

What does it say at the bottom



keep forgetting to respond, try reinstalling Nimbus from Universal Updater and let me know what happens

no, it doesn’t work, no way