We are now done with this part. Press Start to reboot. Read the next short part, to get an idea of how to install your GBA//DSiWare .CIA games. If you have followed this guide completely (apart from the optional parts) to this point, then you should have a short 3 second window at boot time, to load the Homebrew Menu. Do that now. Open HxD and navigate to and open the file that which starts with "ropbinpayload" (root:\menuhax\ropbin\) Once you boot into SysNAND, you'll see your custom theme! Now get the hell out of SysNAND you psycho! The way we've setup our 3DS, we autoboot into the Homebrew Launcher via menuhax, but to get into our RedNAND, we must launch Luma3DS from the Homebrew Launcher. This isn't very ideal for some. So in this part, we'll be using CtrBootManager to autoboot directly into our CFW+RedNAND.

So far, we have autoboot menuhax setup, as well as our Luma3DS configured correctly, and our RedNAND updated to the latest system version. But we don't have CIA Manager. So for this part, we'll be properly injecting FBI into our RedNAND for use as our initial .CIA manager. Make sure your DNS settings is set to Auto-Obtain. (Internet Settings -> Connection Settings -> Connection 1/2/3 -> Change Settings -> DNS -> Auto-Obtain DNS set to Yes)

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Copy and merge the 3DS folder from the EmuNAND9 zip to the root of your SD card. (Should have already been done previously, but just in case) For this guide, we will be using Type 2, on the Left Trigger (change this to whatever you prefer, but there is a reason for this which I'll explain now). From here, you'll have to decide how you want menuhax to activate. I recommend Type 2 autoboot. Where menuhax will basically trigger so long as it doesn't match the button value you designate. Many early 3DS games, like Super Mario 3D Land, used the 3D quite a bit. But newer games don't use the 3D as much if at all. Pokemon Sun and Moon, for example, ( our review) only display in 3D in limited mini-game sections. And even in early 3DS games, the 3D is never a requirement to solve puzzles. Some games might be a bit less exciting without 3D -- playing Ocarina of Time in 3D, for instance, is a treat for any Zelda fan. But you'd find yourself turning it off before long anyway.

If you want to try lesshax and see if your bootrate improves, then follow these instructions, it'll also have no debug colors or text, so it'll look clean. Copy body_LZ.bin and bgm.bcstm (bgm.bcstm is optional, ignore it if your theme doesn't have one) to /3ds/menuhax_manager

Bottom Line: If you want 3D in your 3DS, then the original model and the XL are perfectly fine options (with the New 3DS arguably being the best option). Otherwise, there are definitely merits to opting for one of the 2D versions. Nintendo 2DS Nintendo 3DS vs 2DS vs New 2DS XL: A Complete Comparison 6 You are almost done, re-insert your SD Card into your 3DS, and you should now be autobooting right into RedNAND with Luma3DS as your CFW. You'll have 3 second window to boot other entries (If you opted for instantaenous boot, then you'll have to hold the corresponding recovery key to see the CtrBootManager menu). With the ropbinpayload replaced with the one from the lesshax, it'll now boot less.3dsx at boot time.