Has anyone actually been bricked by DBI?

[sexually_inactive]

the DBI author has threatened to put brick code into DBI. Has anyone actually been bricked by it? I can deal with the Russian text but restoring a NAND backup is a fucking pain in the ass.

 

[mathew77]

brick code into DBI

No, it's a myth. Use it with peace.

 

[impeeza]

the DBI author has threatened to put brick code into DBI. Has anyone actually been bricked by it? I can deal with the Russian text but restoring a NAND backup is a fucking pain in the ass.

he is just a drama queen asking for attention and make that menace but never put it.

 

[Datalogger]

No.
That was just a Drunk-Post.

(Too bad people lock out their PMs or they might just be "Lovin' Life" a little bit more on this topic....)

 

[zxr750j]

I really like dbi, I hope he will continue his good work...

 

[RealYoti]

Just do not try to edit the DBI .nro file and you are OK.

 

[Deleted member 753700]

i assume the dev just got fed up of the constant demands from entitled westerners which honestly is so valid… not knowing Russian - simply a skill issue.

 

[impeeza]

Just do not try to edit the DBI .nro file and you are OK.

I did it and no problem yet.

 

[yankii]

I did it and no problem yet.

You will be bricked as soon as the dev is un-drafted and has free time.

 

[SylverReZ]

i assume the dev just got fed up of the constant demands from entitled westerners which honestly is so valid… not knowing Russian - simply a skill issue.

He honestly should've taken a different approach instead of making a threat to brick consoles, and now Switch owners are afraid to run DBI because of it. And all because of demands for additional languages, mind you.

 

[impeeza]

You will be bricked as soon as the dev is un-drafted and has free time.

nah, is just a drama queen asking for attention.

 

[Deleted member 753700]

He honestly should've taken a different approach instead of making a threat to brick consoles, and now Switch owners are afraid to run DBI because of it. And all because of demands for additional languages, mind you.

Not to be political, but Russia is known to not take too kindly to Western values. Either that, or simply out of grabbing attention and to stir up more controversy.

Definitely not the best approach but I can’t not respect the decision when it’s their work.

yeah fair I don’t blame them for that either… especially when you can even see how people treat them based purely just on where they are from. We all just gamers and humans. Some people forget that.

 

[dotmhd]

He honestly should've taken a different approach instead of making a threat to brick consoles, and now Switch owners are afraid to run DBI because of it. And all because of demands for additional languages, mind you.

Not to be political, but Russia is known to not take too kindly to Western values. Either that, or simply out of grabbing attention and to stir up more controversy.

I’m still 99% sure that the messages some interpreted as “threats” were simply misread. He was translating from Russian to English, and cultural differences likely played a role as well. In my homecountry (Morocco), we tend to take people’s statements very seriously, even in casual conversation, and especially when it comes to professional projects.

Things escalated quickly, but I still don’t understand how people managed to forget all the work he did just to create drama based on… what, exactly?

 

[SylverReZ]

Things escalated quickly, but I still don’t understand how people managed to forget all the work he did just to create drama based on… what, exactly?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing at all. I cannot fathom how the dev can get upset over something like a kind suggestion. From the DBI thread I've been reading, he felt as if he got treated badly by some English speakers. I don't know what the context is, or how it all started, but there's nothing politically motivated about this tool. He wanted the attention and he got it.

 

[impeeza]

I’m still 99% sure that the messages some interpreted as “threats” were simply misread. He was translating from Russian to English, and cultural differences likely played a role as well. In my homecountry (Morocco), we tend to take people’s statements very seriously, even in casual conversation, and especially when it comes to professional projects.

Things escalated quickly, but I still don’t understand how people managed to forget all the work he did just to create drama based on… what, exactly?

NO, WAS NOT ANY MISINTERPRETATION NOR TRANSLATION ISSUE, THE THREAT WAS SIMPLE AND PLAIN, HE TOLD «IF SOMEBODY START TO EDITING THE NRO HE COULD PUT A BRICK CODE ON IT». THAT IS A THREAT NOT A MISUNDERSTANDING.

I seriously doubt he will complaint because he craves the attention and people telling he is a great coder.

 

[yankii]

I seriously doubt he will complaint because he craves the attention and people telling he is a great coder.

Someone should tell him that he's a shit coder because USB 3.0 doesn't work half the time

 

[impeeza]

Someone should tell him that he's a shit coder because USB 3.0 doesn't work half the time

Someone Already did, and then he blamed Atmosphère!

 

[mathew77]

@impeeza
It's interesting that SciresM fixed the USB 3.0 force-enable in the latest AMS 1.9.2 that was released 2 days ago:

The following was changed since the last release:

• USB 3.0 support force-enable was fixed for 20.1.0+.

@yankii
For me (FW 19), USB3 works well all the time (100%!) with the latest DBI at 56 MB/s rate. Just for example.

 

[impeeza]

It's interesting that SciresM fixed the USB 3.0 force-enable in the latest AMS 1.9.2 that was released 2 days ago:

That is because the official release of 1.9.1 didn't included the patches for USB3.0 they where added on a commit of the next day, SciresM commented «I don't know why I overlooked this» but taking in account the rush for 1.9.1 release is understandable. the version with the patches was post on the Atmosphère's thread here on GBATemp the very next day

Post automatically merged: Jul 20, 2025

@impeeza
It's interesting that SciresM fixed the USB 3.0 force-enable in the latest AMS 1.9.2 that was released 2 days ago:


@yankii
For me (FW 19), USB3 works all the time (100%!) with the latest DBI. Just for example.

https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/pull/2556

 

[worm28]

Even if DBI failed an install it wont brick your console the game will show up on the home screen blacked out with a ? for a name you can delete it in system settings.