Gateway 3DS Firmware v1.2

[Ryukouki]

Email:

GW_Release 1.2 https://mega.co.nz/#!jkAXUSqa!BreLjwKR0lTh_ECm37_qfW4_IdMPBIDRlDjQ7_nOuU4

Support for iQue (China) and HK (Taiwan) region consoles has finally arrived !
The latest Blue card GW_Installer.nds will now prompt the user to select the correct region.
Consoles from the above regions will need to run the latest GW_Installer.nds.

Hardware Diagnostics and SPI reset

Due to numerous issues primarily related to third party hardware, as of GW release 1.2 and onwards
we have embedded a hardware diagnostics and verification routine into the Gateway Launcher.

This diagnostics mode is designed to:

1) Reset the GW onboard SPI FLASH. Should fix some "The game card has been removed" errors.
2) Sequentially test and verify the FPGA, SPI FLASH, and MicroSD functionality.
3) Stability verification of MicroSD cards. (Inserted into Red GW card)

Customers experiencing issues with their red card are advised to follow the steps outlined
here prior to contacting their reseller. Our data has shown that a very large percentage of
issues has been related to data corruption on the micro SD card. This could be from the
original file used or poor quality MicroSD/writer.

For this reason we have provided a 1GB test file that should be written to the MicroSD card.
If this file is detected during the diagnostics test, the GW LED will flash a hue from
blue to red depending on the detected read speed (Blue for fast and progressively changing towards Red for slow). The complete 1GB file will take up to
5 minutes to be verified, at which point the LED will turn constant green.

To enter into diagnostics mode, make sure you have the latest GW release build copied to your 3DS sd card. Hold down the "L" button while triggering the "Nintendo DS Profile" entry point. The 3ds will show black/gray screens with wifi / date and battery indicators on the top screen. Insert red GW card and press "L" to start the test.

Hardware Diagnostics sequence and LED colour meaning

Test 1. FPGA RED
Test 2. SPI write test YELLOW
Test 3. SPI read test TEAL
Test 4: SD
Blue = No valid SD data
White = Fat32 partition detected
Green = 3ds ROM header found (if you are still experiencing problems please download and write our GW_testrom to your micro SD, for a full read test)
When GW_testrom is detected on the micro SD, LED will flash hue from blue to red depending on the detected read speed, at the end of a full 1G successful read of the test file the LED should turn to constant Green.

If any test fails the diagnostics will halt on that test. (So if you start diagnostics and only see a constant RED, this means the FPGA is faulty and you should contact your reseller for a replacement. Constant RED,YELLOW or TEAL is idicative of a non user repairable fault)

Please note "The game card has been removed" error is most likely caused by rom data corruption, the diagnostics tools provided here were designed to offer the end user a way to verify his/her hardware setup, primarily rom writing, please ensure a full read test is performed using the GW_testrom file prior to contacting your reseller.


GW_testrom.3ds https://mega.co.nz/#!iwY1yT5R!GG8HJn64KbmhQrD5a68iQBDdwrA_wGty1qWmATBo8V4


GW3DS SD IMAGER for OSX version 1.5 https://mega.co.nz/#!2842SLhD!SIjtogmhEO-pPPQ44kcL3WXAjAgPxFiLlLVZU5Jwp4s


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I will test this out later! TL;DR: Hong Kong and iQue support, hardware troubleshooter.

Download v1.2 here
Test File

Source: Gateway 3DS Website

 

[DinohScene]

Red card of the GW has LEDS?
Never seen those before..

Seems that the GW team is slowly progressing!

 

[Ryukouki]

Red card of the GW has LEDS?
Never seen those before..

Seems that the GW team is slowly progressing!

Fuck, me either. I THINK I know where though.... And that's pretty awesome. I like glowing lights.

 

[DinohScene]

Fuck, me either. I THINK I know where though.... And that's pretty awesome. I like glowing lights.

Takes me back to the DS-X days.
FUCK YEAH DANCING LEDS ;o;

 

[Celice]

And here I just about lost my balls thinking a higher firmware was supported.

Still, great to see more progress, as well as providing some initial support for people experiencing issues.

 

[Rydian]

See people, when we tell you to format your MicroSD and/or not buy shitty/cheap ones from ebay, there's a reason.

 

[Ryukouki]

See people, when we tell you to format your MicroSD and/or not buy shitty/cheap ones from ebay, there's a reason.

eBay? Meh, I was thinking straight from the Chinese resellers.

 

[indask8]

The extra good news is that since this diagnostic tool can read/write the red card flash memory, that means it's firmware can be upgraded (at least for the spi flash part).

 

[skarthebloodchild]

See people, when we tell you to format your MicroSD and/or not buy shitty/cheap ones from ebay, there's a reason.

Class 6 or class 10 are the best for the gateway?

I never had problems with Kingston brand but from local stores that sell genuine stuff.

 

[Ryukouki]

Class 6 or class 10 are the best for the gateway?

I never had problems with Kingston brand but from local stores that sell genuine stuff.

I used a Class 10 in my tests. It's only a dollar or so more. Kingston is a decent brand, but yeah, it really needs to be genuine.

 

[skarthebloodchild]

I have one 16gb class 10 kingston and i am buying another one for the gateway pair.

Also fat or fat32 format the microsd for the red gateway ?

 

[WiiUBricker]

A 1 GB test rom? Sounds fishy as there is no way to compile .3ds files yet.

 

[dragonblood9999]

Red card of the GW has LEDS?
Never seen those before..

Seems that the GW team is slowly progressing!

maybe they mean the 3ds power leds?

 

[Vengenceonu]

maybe they mean the 3ds power leds?

no there is literally an led in the top corner of the red gateway card.

 

[Another World]

anyone care to update the filetrip mirror: http://filetrip.net/others-download...ay-3ds-manual-and-set-up-files-11-f32310.html

-another world

 

[chrisrlink]

as expected no higher firmware (remember this is EXPLOIT based) GW=PS3 3.56+ without the lv 0 keys Nintendo is gonna make sure that there won't be a 2nd mistake just move on and face facts don't get your hopes up....i don't intend to start a flame war btw

 

[dragonblood9999]

no there is literally an led in the top corner of the red gateway card.

ok i dont have one so i did not know

 

[Rydian]

A 1 GB test rom? Sounds fishy as there is no way to compile .3ds files yet.

It runs on the cart, not the 3DS.

"Sounds fishy", an update from the original team...

You awake, man?

 

[Chaossaturn]

Nothing really special about this update

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Well that was underwhelming. I was expecting some sort of new feature that actually matters to most of the world.