Much like tubehax, ironhax requires that your console be on a firmware version between 9.0 and 9.9, and that you have IronFall (previously available for free on the eShop) installed on it. Unlike tubehax and ninjhax however, IronFall is not "self-sufficient" : you will need either tubehax or ninjhax to perform the initial ironhax install. The advantage of ironhax is that unlike tubehax, it only requires an internet connection the first time; after that, you'll be free to use it untethered !
1. First go down to the "preparing your SD card" section and follow those steps, then come back. Don't worry, we'll wait for you !
NOTE : the following steps might be slightly confusing to some people. If you find you're not sure what the steps are referring to, please just head over to the Youtube video showing them being executed here.
Preparing your SD card
In order for homebrew to run on your system, you will need to place a few files on your SD card :
boot.3dsx : this file should be placed at the root of your SD card. It's what ninjhax/ironhax/tubehax will run first ! Usually, this is the Homebrew Launcher.
3ds/ : this folder will contain all the homebrew applications you want to install to your system. You can either place 3DSX files directly inside of that folder, or create an individual folder for each application you install.
To make things easier, we put together the
homebrew starter kit; you can just download it and extract it at the root of your SD card. Alternatively, you may choose to only download
The Homebrew Launcher menu executable and place it at the root of your SD card.
No matter what, you should have a file named boot.3dsx placed at the root of your SD card.
2. Setup an initial way to run homebrew on your system, such as tubehax or ninjhax. If you installed ninjhax a while ago, please uninstall it and reinstall it ! Your version might be outdated; installing ironhax requires ninjhax 2.1 or more recent.
3. Download the
ironhax installer. If you downloaded the Homebrew Starter Kit below, you should already have it !
4. Run the ironhax installer and follow the instructions on screen. Make sure your 3DS is connected to the internet for the install !
5. Reboot your 3DS and open IronFall. Select the save slot that says "ironhax" and press A. The Homebrew Launcher will start !