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The bootloader is the binary code stored in the ARM9 and ARM11 boot ROMs and hence is ran when the 3DS is powered on. It's purpose is initializing hardware and loading the [[FIRM|system firmware]] from the internal [[Flash_Filesystem|NAND memory]].
The bootloader is the binary code stored in the ARM9 and ARM11 boot ROMs and hence is ran when the 3DS is powered on. It's purpose is initializing hardware and loading the [[FIRM|system firmware]] from the internal [[Flash_Filesystem|NAND memory]]..
Besides NATIVE_FIRM, the bootloader is also capable of booting other firmwares (such as TWL_FIRM and AGB_FIRM). However, this will result either in a japanese error-screen or a system shutdown, directly after FIRM-Launching.
Besides NATIVE_FIRM, the bootloader is also capable of booting other firmwares (such as TWL_FIRM and AGB_FIRM). However, this will result either in a japanese error-screen or a system shutdown, directly after FIRM-Launching.
== Boot ROM ==
== Boot ROM ==
Upon boot, parts of the ARM9 and ARM11 boot ROMs are protected by writing to [[CONFIG#CFG_SYSPROT9|CFG_SYSPROT9]] and [[CONFIG#CFG_SYSPROT11|CFG_SYSPROT11]], respectively. The ARM9 and ARM11 boot ROMs are identical for all Old 3DS, 2DS and New 3DS consoles.
Upon boot, parts of the ARM9 and ARM11 boot ROMs are protected by writing to [[CONFIG#CFG_SYSPROT9|CFG_SYSPROT9]] and [[CONFIG#CFG_SYSPROT11|CFG_SYSPROT11]], respectively. The ARM9 and ARM11 boot ROMs are identical for all 3DS consoles (3DS, 3DS XL, 2DS, New 3DS, New 3DS XL, New 2DS XL)
== NAND FIRM boot ==
== NAND FIRM boot ==
When booting from NAND fails, boot9 will then attempt to boot from Wifi SPI-flash(this only triggers when the wifi module hw is properly accessible/connected, which is normally the case). The base offset for spiflash FIRM is 0x400. Note that this region(all data prior to offset 0x1F300) is write-protected by the spiflash(not writable from 3DS-mode / DS-mode).
When booting from NAND fails, boot9 will then attempt to boot from Wifi SPI-flash(this only triggers when the wifi module hw is properly accessible/connected, which is normally the case). The base offset for spiflash FIRM is 0x400. Note that this region(all data prior to offset 0x1F300) is write-protected by the spiflash(not writable from 3DS-mode / DS-mode).
Additionally, if the shell is closed and a special key combination (Start + Select + X) is held, boot9 will attempt to boot from an inserted NTR cartridge before booting from NAND. Note: While normally on O3DS/2DS the console will not turn on if the shell is closed (or this is faked by holding a magnet to the console), when this special key combination is held holding down the power button will cause boot to occur anyway.
For non-NAND booting, NCSD / FIRM-backup is not used.
For non-NAND booting, NCSD / FIRM-backup is not used.
* u32 0x1FFFE000+4: ARM11 MPCore "Count Register 0 (PMN0)".
* u32 0x1FFFE000+4: ARM11 MPCore "Count Register 0 (PMN0)".
* u32 0x1FFFE000+8: ARM11 MPCore "Count Register 1 (PMN0)".
* u32 0x1FFFE000+8: ARM11 MPCore "Count Register 1 (PMN0)".
* 8bit-entry-array 0x1FFFE000+0xC: 8bit status-codes initialized by boot9 main(), for the FIRM-boot devices. +0 is NAND and +2 is wifi-spiflash.
* 8bit-entry-array 0x1FFFE000+0xC: 8bit status-codes initialized by boot9 main(), for the FIRM-boot devices. +0 is NAND, +1 is NTRCARD and +2 is wifi-spiflash.
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* 8bit-entry-array 0x1FFFE000+0x10: Status-codes originally from nand_findfirmpartition_loadfirm(), for each of the 8 NCSD partitions.
* 8bit-entry-array 0x1FFFE000+0x10: Status-codes originally from nand_findfirmpartition_loadfirm(), for each of the 8 NCSD partitions.