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[Lupaie]

I feel sorry for a few but overall I don't mind this happening. I've got all of my software legal and am very proud of my collection. I could care less but honestly just feel that people using illegal roms and emu's that this is just what they diserved.

http://www.eurasia.n...rticle&sid=3279

[source: Ryukouki @ gbatemp.net] Reports began hitting the forums and other news sites several days ago that Nintendo 3DS consoles that had been playing with Nintendo 3DS flash kit devices had become inoperable or bricked. Gateway had reached out to its user base several days ago admonishing about the dangers of using clone flash kits such as the R4i 3DS Gold Deluxe or 3DSLink devices, vaguely hinting at something happening should users continue to use the hardware. The unexpected issue involved the complexities of repairing the bricked devices, as not even a reflash of the device's NAND could help in this case, resulting in many being forced to send their console in to Nintendo. One of the more disturbing aspects of this incident involves the fact that the Gateway team may have had knowledge in this case, as evidence from several high profile developers in the scene indicated that a "kill code" of sorts was embedded in the code to activate on a certain date, rendering the device unusable, not to mention the fact that this code was implemented on the latest beta firmware v2.0b2 only. This apparently is triggered by exiting the emuNAND system settings, and the damage goes beyond chip damage and according to users zeroes the real system NAND. Additional information has pointed out that even a slight corruption not even from the fault of the user could result in an inoperable device. The Gateway team has acknowledged that such a situation has arisen due to a modification of the "launcher.dat" file needed to launch the 3DS exploit, arising from the use of clone software or through the use of "Region-free patches" that had hit the internet days ago. It is accepted that the only time a brick will occur is in the scenario such that a user is mixing files around from different cartridges. What that means is if a user sticks only uses Gateway's files found on their website, then they will not have to deal with bricking consoles.

[Chaos]

Did anyone hear that hackers are figuring out how to disable the region lock on the 3ds? I kind of need this lol.

[grahamf]

Can't say I'm surprised. Nintendo is very hostile to hacking.

[Nollog]

Did anyone hear that hackers are figuring out how to disable the region lock on the 3ds? I kind of need this lol.

That's what gateway are claiming to be part of the problem.
It's a modification of "their hack" ie, a hack shown about 3 years ago and never used.
All it requires is a ds flashcart and the gateway launcher with basic knowledge of hexediting.
Probably firmware 4-4.5 too.

Can't say I'm surprised. Nintendo is very hostile to hacking.

They actually aren't.
10/10 bricks of nintendo hardware are user error.
Aside from that one wii update that tried to reflash the boot sector and failed for reasons nobody every found out, or they did and didn't tell me.

People think gateway bricked a few people to sell more of their own cards.

Edited by Nollog, 15 January 2014 - 01:52 PM.

[Chaos]

That's what gateway are claiming to be part of the problem.
It's a modification of "their hack" ie, a hack shown about 3 years ago and never used.
All it requires is a ds flashcart and the gateway launcher with basic knowledge of hexediting.
Probably firmware 4-4.5 too.

They actually aren't.
10/10 bricks of nintendo hardware are user error.
Aside from that one wii update that tried to reflash the boot sector and failed for reasons nobody every found out, or they did and didn't tell me.

People think gateway bricked a few people to sell more of their own cards.

make one for me... you know I love you