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***the ARM9 bootrom loads the [[FIRM|firmware]] stored in the NAND [[FIRM]] partition which handles booting the rest of the system (if verification for NAND firm0 fails, the ARM9 bootrom will attempt to use firm1 instead). | ***the ARM9 bootrom loads the [[FIRM|firmware]] stored in the NAND [[FIRM]] partition which handles booting the rest of the system (if verification for NAND firm0 fails, the ARM9 bootrom will attempt to use firm1 instead). | ||
***The ARM11 kernel loaded from FIRM then launches the [[NCCH#CXI|CXI]] ARM11 system modules loaded from FIRM (i.e. sm, fs, pm, loader, and pxi). (Note that the ARM11 kernel does not handle any encryption/RSA verification, this is handled by the [[FIRM|ARM9]].) | ***The ARM11 kernel loaded from FIRM then launches the [[NCCH#CXI|CXI]] ARM11 system modules loaded from FIRM (i.e. sm, fs, pm, loader, and pxi). (Note that the ARM11 kernel does not handle any encryption/RSA verification, this is handled by the [[FIRM|ARM9]].) | ||
**If the NAND cannot be initialized (i.e. the NAND chip is not connected/damaged/etc), a blue error screen | **If the NAND cannot be initialized (i.e. the NAND chip is not connected/damaged/etc), a [[Bootloader#Error_Codes|blue error screen]] appears. | ||
* 3 seconds - all essential hardware is active. | * 3 seconds - all essential hardware is active. | ||