Friday, July 17, 2015

What is BigBlueMenu and how to instal the BigBlueMenu?

What is BigBlueMenu? All in one word: BigBlueMenu is the cia file installer!

BigBlueMenu is an improved version of the Devmenu and it was made by BigBlueBox.
What is Big Blue Box?
BigBlueBox is a Developer menu/CIA manager for homebrew enabled 3DS consoles. You can load BigBlueBox as a 3ds rom and then install the .cia version so BigBlueBox is always accessible from your home screen, allowing you to install CIA packaged apps, games and emulators as you pleased.
Note: Installing CIA's can be risky and it is only recommended you do so on Emunand, not your Sysnand.

The Devmenu/BigBlueMenu is a program for the 3DS console that allows the management of programs installed in the 3DS console. That means it is possible to install and uninstall programs in the 3DS console using BigBlueMenu.

How to instal the BigBlueMenu?
Step 1: Download the BigBlueMenu file and extract the contents to your computer.  

You will get these two files. One is in 3DS format, the other is for CIA format. Only the BigBlueMenu.3ds can be used via Gateway red card, so put it to your micro sd card of gateway red card. And put BigBlueMenu.cia to the root of your Console SD card (the one inside the 3DS console).
 

Step 2: Now Gateway card only support 3DS System v4.1 to V9.2. You can then load into the GW mode. 

Step 3:  Press the select, you will see the game menu and find this one (BigBlueMenu). Choose it one just like you do for a 3ds game. In the 3DS menu, the BigBlueMenu's icon will appear.

Step 4: Press button A enter into the interface which you need to instal the BigBlueMenu.cia file:

Press button A start installing .cia file waiting for it 100% completed:


Then press Home button back to the home menu, you will find the new bigbluemenu icon like wrapped gift box in the screen, and that program is the BigBlueMenu that you just installed.

Attention:
  • Do not try to open installed programs while you're on sysNAND menu even if they show up because it won't work and might cause problems. The exception is if it is patched to work on lower firmware version.
  • CIA's can be risky and it is only recommended you do so on Emunand, not your Sysnand.
  • After installing, you don't need the cia file anymore since the game is installed already and so you can delete it from the SD card in order to save space These program will always show on the menu.
  • You can install the game pathcs, dlc patchs and 3ds game. But you can't install the DS game. The cia file is wonderful and very convenience.
  • CIA games are always smaller in size than their rom counterpart. Usually the size that they have and that you can see in the computer, will be the size they'll occupy on your SD card after being installed.

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