Difference between revisions of "Bootloader"

Revision as of 17:33, 22 September 2012

When the 3DS does not find the NAND chip, the following error is displayed:

The 3DS' Boot procedure:

2 Seconds - bootrom attempts to initialize the NAND. If the NAND is successfully initialized, the bootrom launches the firmware loaded from the NAND FIRM partition which handles booting the rest of the system. If the NAND cannot be initialized, (i.e. the NAND chip is not connected/damaged etc) a blue error screen similar to the screen above appears.

3 Seconds - all essential hardware is active - NS loads the current active menu, for retail units this is usually the Home Menu.

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 The 3DS' Boot procedure:
-* 0 Seconds - unit is powered on bootloader begins
+* 0 Seconds - unit is powered on bootrom begins execution
-* 2 Seconds - bootloader attempts to initialize the NAND. If the NAND is successfully initialized, it takes over booting the 3DS. If the NAND, cannot be initialized (i.e. the NAND chip is not connected/damaged etc) a blue error screen similar to the screen above appears.
+* 2 Seconds - bootrom attempts to initialize the NAND. If the NAND is successfully initialized, the bootrom launches the firmware loaded from the NAND [[FIRM]] partition which handles booting the rest of the system. If the NAND cannot be initialized, (i.e. the NAND chip is not connected/damaged etc) a blue error screen similar to the screen above appears.
 * 3 Seconds - all essential hardware is active - [[NS]] loads the [[Shared_Registers#REG_ACTIVEMENUTID|current active menu]], for retail units this is usually the [[Home Menu]].