Hacking 3DS ****ing bricked, never even use clones.

[Deleted User]

well here I am still using 2.0b2 since it was released. I must have rebooted it at least 100 times by now (I use it daily and power off to play new games).

What can I say... I like living on the edge

 

[obcd]

So in order to change a couple of bytes that might make a region fix you are supposed to reverse all the code as there might be a booby trap in it that get's triggered sometimes when the code checksum has changed?
I suggest you reverse it to some c sources that can be recompiled to the original binary so that everybody can check for themself that no harm is done when those bytes are changed.
Don't forget to add an eula with at least: "use at your own risk, we can not be held responsable for damage to your console caused by using this"

 

[Ryan Huang]

I think it's really cute the way r4 is so useless they can't make their own products.

So far the only company to make anything is Gateway.
If you buy anything else, your knockoff flashcart might brick your 3DS.

I thought MT went different path than gateway (at least for anything beyond GW v1.2), so I think MT has their real own team (or one individual, who knows), good or bad.

Buying GW or not is debatable (given if they really put in the kill code, it still has a chance of back fire as long as it's loaded), but buying from the like of R4i, Orange, or 3DS Link is definitely a No No from my perspective, unless they can proof they are not relaying on GW in the future, but that's a whole different story by that time. Afterall, at least a few thing has proven about the three companies
1. They don't check their code thoroughly (copied from GW or not, they still should check the code and run test thoroughly before any release)
2. All three of them has a solid track record of bricking, caused by whatever reason, the firmware is released by them to the customers
3. They still haven't issue some kind of service bulletin on the home page to inform their customers to stay away 3.2 (or whatever version for Orange), just make it like the latest 3.3 update is no different than any other update, which almost make their users think the update is optional (for those that are unaware of the brick). For something serious like that, they should try every way to inform their customers, causing by them or not, but they make it like nothing ever happened.
4. They did nothing to compensate their users or offer any technical help after the brick outbreak, other than a new version of the firmware (some people said it's just the old one).

 

[justinkb]

At least now we know any modifications to the launcher should be done with utmost diligence. Lesson learned

 

[kyogre123]

Or even better, let's stop modifying the new launchers of Gateway; they already offered the start point of development. Even the region free patch is available in their 1.1 launcher, I don't know why the guy didn't take the time to analyse how it works instead of just changing the loader to boot retail cartridges instead of the flashcard.

 

[GeorgeAria]

I decided I'm gonna send my bricked 3ds to Gateway and see if they can fix it. It's gonna end up costing me $100, but I'm not too bummed out. After all, I can still use my other 3ds that i bought to play some games while i wait

 

[MrOldboy]

I decided I'm gonna send my bricked 3ds to Gateway and see if they can fix it. It's gonna end up costing me $100, but I'm not too bummed out. After all, I can still use my other 3ds that i bought to play some games while i wait

Well if they actually hold up their end of the bargain that it should only cost you the shipping to China, that is if youa re confident you only used it with GW's launcher and launcher.

 

[Huntereb]

...that is if youa re confident you only used it with GW's launcher and launcher.

And hope to god they don't go "We know you're lying! Pay us the money, or you don't get your console back!".

 

[the_randomizer]

And hope to god they don't go "We know you're lying! Pay us the money, or you don't get your console back!".

That would be akin to adding C4 to an already-existing firestorm.

 

[DJPlace]

can gateway be sued for this? or am i not thinking right about this?

 

[the_randomizer]

can gateway be sued for this? or am i not thinking right about this?

Kinda ironic to sue a company that sells illicit devices I'd think

 

[Schizoanalysis]

can gateway be sued for this? or am i not thinking right about this?

Get in line behind Nintendo. If they could be sued, Nintendo would have done it.

 

[GeorgeAria]

Well if they actually hold up their end of the bargain that it should only cost you the shipping to China, that is if youa re confident you only used it with GW's launcher and launcher.

Actually, I already told them I used the launcher made by Normatt. I dont care if I have to pay $100 tbh since it is technically my fault that my 3ds ended up bricked. I just hope that they might not charge me since I own a Gateway

 

[Joe88]

can gateway be sued for this? or am i not thinking right about this?

and what are you gonna tell the lawyers?
I was playing my pirated games and my 3ds was bricked by gateway?

 

[DJPlace]

is this homebrew enabled yet?

 

[redkeyboard]

And hope to god they don't go "We know you're lying! Pay us the money, or you don't get your console back!".

Who do you think they are, the chinese mafia?

 

[kyogre123]

Actually, I already told them I used the launcher made by Normatt. I dont care if I have to pay $100 tbh since it is technically my fault that my 3ds ended up bricked. I just hope that they might not charge me since I own a Gateway

"Return your bricked console"

 

[GeorgeAria]

"Return your bricked console"

umm, yeah I'm gonna send the bricked one, not the one I'm using right now that works.

 

[kyogre123]

umm, yeah I'm gonna send the bricked one, not the one I'm using right now that works.

That was a quote. You will notice that part if you carefully read their statement again.

 

[GeorgeAria]

Ohhhhh, ok. Well I'm hoping if they will return it without charging me the $100 shipping and handling fee since I did buy a Gateway 3ds, but I understand that it has a very slim chance of happening so I'm prepared to pay if I must.