Dumping Game Cartridges
What you will need:
- Latest Version of GodMode9
- 3DS System with boot9strap
- SD Card (8GB Recommended)
- SD Card Reader or FTPD
Setting Up
- Put the SD Card into the 3DS
- Setup GodMode9 using the instructions here
- Boot into GodMode9 by holding (START) and pressing (POWER)
- Select
[C:] GAMECART
by navigating using the D-Pad and pressing (A)
Dumping Updates + DLC
- Press the (HOME) button and select Title manager by pressing (A).
- Select [A:] SD CARD
- Use the D-Pad to navigate to the DLC / update you want to dump. These are usually at the bottom of the search results.
- Updates: Title ID starts with 0004000e
- DLCs – Title ID starts with 0004008c
- Select the update or DLC
- Select Manage Title
- Select Build CIA (Standard)
- Once the dump is complete, press (A) to continue.
- Hold down (R) and press (START) to power off your 3DS.
- Eject the SD card from the 3DS, and insert it in your computer.
- Navigate to the gm9/out folder on your SD card.
- Identify the title. The format of the file name may be one of the following:
- [Title Name] ([Product Code]) ([Region]).cia
- [Title ID] ([Product Code]).cia
- Copy the CIA to a folder on your computer.
You can now use this ROM/Image with Lime3DS. You can open it directly from the menu bar (File > Load File)
or add a folder containing all of your dumps by double clicking the + icon in the main Lime3DS window or by double clicking on Add New Game Directory
Errors
- "There was a error with dumping"
- Make sure you are using the latest version of GodMode9
- "Lime3DS doesnt detect my DLCS"
- If you do not own all the DLCs for a game, you must use the latest version of GodMode9 as previous versions did not dump them correctly.