Nintendo 3ds How To Downgrade To 2.x And Install A9LH

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DISCLAIMER: Files on this page should be treated with extreme care and only used by advanced users who have access to a way to restore their 3DS NAND. Users should have a valid/known good copy of their NAND before proceeding! Use at your own risk!

» Pre Setup

Copy the contents of the “Console SD” folder on to root of your consoles SD card.
Copy the contents of the “Red Card uSD” folder on to root of your GW Red Card uSD.

» How to setup (O3DS):

Make sure you have WiFi configured and working.
GATEWAY 3DS based entrypoint:
- Boot into GATEWAY 3DS sysNAND mode (Force GW Menu by holding down L during boot, hold B while pressing A to boot)
- Bring up the OSD, select GATEWAY Time Machine, select 2.x downgrade
Homebrew based entrypoint:
- Boot GW_TIMEMACHINE.3DSX using your favourite homebrew entrypoint
- In the GATEWAY Time Machine menu select the 2.x downgrade
Delete/rename the “Nintendo 3DS” folder on your console’s SD card.
Boot your O3DS into 2.x
Open up the web browser and surf to http://go.gateway-3ds.com/
After a short wait, the GATEWAY Menu should appear, go into the A9LH Installer
A9LH will be installed & sysNAND will be restored from NAND.bin
Reboot your console and enjoy GATEWAY A9LH on your O3DS!

» How to setup (N3DS):

For consoles with firmware over 9.2 use TimeMachine to first downgrade sysNand to 9.2 then:
Boot into GATEWAY 3DS menu using your favorite entrypoint
Pick the format emuNAND option from the menu
Boot into GATEWAY (emuNAND) mode
Make sure you have WiFi configured and working correctly
Bring up the OSD, select GATEWAY Time Machine
Launch GATEWAY Time Machine, select 2.x downgrade
Boot back into GATEWAY 3DS menu after rebooting
Select A9LH Installer menu option, follow instructions on screen
Boot your N3DS into 2.x (if console doesn’t boot make sure ‘Nintendo 3DS’ folder has been renamed)
Open up web browser and surf to http://go.gateway-3ds.com/
Go to A9LH Installer menu option again, follow instructions on screen until congratulations message appears.
Reboot your console and enjoy GATEWAY A9LH on your N3DS!

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TIME MACHINE DATA PACKS

O3DS (EUR) (MD5: 6c45732fccfac04eb8b3e31a987ab593)
O3DS (EUR) Mirror 1
O3DS (USA) (MD5: e91e8693baa3135a3d65e9a95c92c0cc)
O3DS (USA) Mirror 1
O3DS (JAP) (MD5: 1be3ed32480a5aad09ac80363570ea12)
O3DS (JAP) Mirror 1
N3DS (EUR) (MD5: 03c8f123dbe59eaac85b616a3da05a13)
N3DS (EUR) Mirror 1
N3DS (USA) (MD5: 8bfe32dc9f546bd070f0b363564331ab)
N3DS (USA) Mirror 1
N3DS (JAP) (MD5: fd4e47999228e1801b15dc30e16ba414)
N3DS (JAP) Mirror 1