Nintendo 3DS (nintendo-ctr)
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WARNING: This device is not recommended for future use with postmarketOS due to its armhf architecture. Alpine Linux (the distribution that postmarketOS extends) pmaports#599 has been considering dropping it. The processor of the device may support the armv7 architecture. If so, you can modify the device package and change the architecture accordingly. |
This device is marked as not booting.
Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS | |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
---|---|
Name | 3DS |
Codename | nintendo-ctr |
Released | 2011 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | CHANGE_ME |
CPU | ARM11, ARM9, CHANGE_ME |
GPU | CHANGE_ME |
Display | 400x240, 320x200 w/ touchscreen |
Storage | CHANGE_ME |
Memory | 128mb |
Architecture | armhf |
Software | |
Original software | 3DS OS |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | partial |
postmarketOS kernel | 5.11-rc1 |
WARNING: This device is not recommended for future use with postmarketOS due to its armhf architecture. Alpine Linux (the distribution that postmarketOS extends) pmaports#599 has been considering dropping it. The processor of the device may support the armv7 architecture. If so, you can modify the device package and change the architecture accordingly. |
This device is marked as not booting.
Status: Required packages build and boot, still need a way to get rootfs working
Status: Required packages build and boot, still need a way to get rootfs working
Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS | |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
---|---|
Name | New 3DS |
Codename | nintendo-ktr |
Released | 2014 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | CHANGE_ME |
CPU | ARM11, ARM9, CHANGE_ME |
GPU | CHANGE_ME |
Display | 400x240, 320x200 w/ touchscreen |
Storage | CHANGE_ME |
Memory | 256mb |
Architecture | armhf |
Software | |
Original software | 3DS OS |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | partial |
postmarketOS kernel | 5.11-rc1 |
The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld video game console released by Nintendo in 2011. A later revision, the New Nintendo 3DS, was released in 2014.
Contributors
Maintainer(s)
Users owning this device
- AAT596 (Notes: Testing/Experimenting with Homebrew)
- AlleM43 (Notes: New XL and Original, both on CFW)
- Bastindo (Notes: Original 3DS with custom firmware)
- BlackEyedSquid (Notes: Original Nintendo 3DS with Luma3DS CFW)
- Coatlessali
- Dolphinana (Notes: XL red, Luma3DS, can run GNU/Linux from firmware loader)
- Earboxer (Notes: nintendo-ktr: New Nintendo 3DS XL)
- Illen (Notes: Nintendo 3DS XL)
- Jacobk (Notes: original model, couldn't figure out how to boot pmOS though)
- Knuxify (Notes: New Nintendo 3DS XL)
- Little-miss-synth (Notes: runs luma3ds, with 3dslinux as alt payload)
- Neko (Notes: 2DS - Homebrewed)
- Oliver193 (Notes: Old 3DS XL, 64GB SDXC, EU firmware, No cfw installed.)
- Roboe (Notes: (second hand) aqua blue O3DS, CTR-001(EUR); version-hardware: CTR-S-EUR-C2, firmware: Sys 11.11.0-43E, storage: 32GB (SD card); never connected to the internet; running Luma3DS CFW chainloaded with boot9strap bootloader (not fastboot3DS!))
- Roboe (Notes: (second hand) black-turquoise N2DS XL, JAN-001; version-hardware: JAN-S-C0, firmware: Sys 11.10.0-43E, storage: 128GB (microSD card); never connected to the internet; running Luma3DS CFW chainloaded with boot9strap bootloader (not fastboot3DS!))
- Schrmh (Notes: 3DS on FW 1.0.0E; 3DS xl and new 3DS. Also have a GW card & Cubic Ninja)
- Sputnik1973 (Notes: XL model super smash bros limited edition.)
- Tfuxu (Notes: Owns a original CTR version in Cosmo Black color)
- Thejsa (Notes: New Nintendo 3DS (nintendo-ktr) x2)
- TryzenAlpensky (Notes: I own both O2DS and O3DS)
- UltrasonicMadness
- Veast (Notes: Untested)
- Vladuwka12 (Notes: New 3DS. Running Luma3DS)
- Zephyr1112 (Notes: Old 2DS, 16GB SDHC, latest EU firmware w/ Luma3DS)
Installation
In pmbootstrap init
, choose:
nintendo-ctr
if you own an Old 3DS, Old 3DS XL or Old 2DS.nintendo-ktr
if you own a New 3DS, New 3DS XL or New 2DS XL
Then, run pmbootstrap install
.
Before you can install Linux on the console, you will first need to install Luma3DS on your Nintendo 3DS. To do so, follow the guide on 3ds.hacks.guide. **Avoid video tutorials** as they may be obsolete.
The Nintendo 3DS does not have a flashing method, and the bootloader is loaded from the SD card. As such, to install postmarketOS to the device, run the following commands:
$ codename="ctr" # replace with ctr or ktr depending on your console
$ mkdir ~/linux3ds
$ mkdir ~/linux3ds/linux
$ mkdir -p ~/linux3ds/luma/payloads
$ pmbootstrap export
$ cp /tmp/postmarketOS-export/vmlinuz-nintendo-3ds ~/linux3ds/linux/zImage
$ cp ~/.local/var/pmbootstrap/chroot_rootfs_nintendo-*tr/boot/nintendo3ds_*tr.dtb ~/linux3ds/linux
$ cp ~/.local/var/pmbootstrap/chroot_rootfs_nintendo-*tr/lib/firmware/3ds/arm9linuxfw.bin ~/linux3ds/linux
$ cp ~/.local/var/pmbootstrap/chroot_rootfs_nintendo-*tr/lib/firmware/3ds/firm_linux_loader.firm ~/linux3ds/luma/payloads
Then copy the contents of the ~/linux3ds
folder to the root of your 3DS's SD card.