[3DS] FBI – Open source CIA installer Released
FBI is an open source CIA installer for 3DS. It is not the first one, but so far, it is the one with the best features.
CIA files allow the installation of titles to the 3DS. Think of them like the .wad files for Wii. FBI lets you install/uninstall them. In the past, the tools that was used for this purpose was Nintendo copyrighted material. Big Red Menu was the first open source/legal CIA installer, but as it came in .cia format, you still had to use a Nintendo copyrighted tool once to install it.
FBI comes in 3 formats, a .cia file, a .3ds file and most important a .3dsx file. Yes, you guessed right, it can be launched through Ninjhax. You still have to patch service access to install .cia files through ninjhax. This post can help you do that.
Keep in mind that you can still run only clean (legit) .cia files when you run this through ninjhax or any other method which doesn’t patch signature checks.
Here is the official feature list:
- Available as a CIA, 3DS, and 3DSX.
- Install and uninstall applications from both the SD card and NAND.
- Delete CIA files from the SD card.
- Install or delete all of the CIA files in a directory at once.
- Install CIA files over the network using sockfile.
- Detailed error output, making it easier to figure out why an (un)installation failed.
Download
FBI for 3DS can be downloaded here
For Source and additional information visit the official thread at GBATemp.
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SO, as I have a 3DS and 3DSXL I am forced to buy everything twice which I wont do.
Will this let me install games from my 3DS onto my 3DSXL?
I already paid for them on 1 device and dont want to pay for them twice so just wanting to copy them over from 1 device to the other. Will this let me do that?
if you are wanting to transfer your stuff to the XL so you ca get rid of the normal 3ds.. just use the system transfer option.
No, I want to keep both systems but I want what I paid for on both. Just like I do with my 2 Vitas, 2. PSPs, 2 PS3s, 2 xbox360s, etc…
Why do you have so many extra consoles, and why do you want everything on each? That seems ridiculously redundant.
I have multiples as well. I have one vita that us on 2.02 uno, a ps3 on cfw and 2 for gaming such as cod zombies for when I want to hold a lan parties. Such applies to my 360’s as well. On top of that I have countless psp’s varying for 1000’s to go’s just for the heck of it….
Are you being serious? I have the following 3DS systems, 2 US (blue and purple), a clear blue 2DS (son’s), a red N3DS XL, a EU Zelda 3DS, a EU N3DS XL. I want a regular XL and a standard N3DS from EU for the faceplates, but that would be excessive maybe? Who would want what they pay for on more than one system….. oh everyone perhaps?
wish the vita could do it so easily
You no longer need to anything other than run it, it has libkhax and the service patch baked into it already.
*to do anything
Thanks a lot for the info. It wasn’t available at the time of writing this article.
So can i use 3ds roms with this
I guess if you convert the 3ds to a .cia file first. Check out the article “Converting .3DS to .CIA for Dummies!” on GBATemp for information about that.
Cool.
Why is this called fbi?
‘cuz .cia
fbi, cia, and after nsa and army
so i can play pirated games with this
works with ironhax?/funciona com o ironhax?
Não funciona na tubehax
i have the new homehax .
can i use this launcher with the homebrew launcher to play legit CIA games without CFW?
i can unbrick my 3ds cuz i backed up my sysnand please answer me.
btw im on 9.4