Hacking 9.3.0-21 Nintendo 3DS Update Released

[dronesplitter]

I don't believe it can grab updates while games are playing (online multi, etc.), but I'm not playing any online games anyway so I don't have to find out

 

[Apache Thunder]

Very nice. Should be easy to avoid getting the prompts then. I got slow under 7mbps DSL too, so any little chance it might have, it won't get very far.

 

[Phantom_User]

Or you just reformat the system.


I know it won't when you're playing games, it absolutely does in sleep, and no idea about idle in the home screen

You now need to update sysNAND before you can format.

 

[rctgamer3]

I don't believe it can grab updates while games are playing (online multi, etc.), but I'm not playing any online games anyway so I don't have to find out

It can. Was playing a random game when the update nag screen suddenly appeared and the SpotPass indicator light went on.

 

[Abcdfv]

You now need to update sysNAND before you can format.

Ah that sucks the only nand I use is emunand and the only format nand is in the gw launcher lol

 

[3DSXLGamer]

Just to clarify, was going to order my gateway this afternoon.
Got my OG/XL on 9.2u, still good as long as I don't update?


Also, don't nintendo zones update your 3ds without asking since they connect to the wifi point without needing you to log in? Vaguely remember reading this somewhere...

 

[Abcdfv]

Just to clarify, was going to order my gateway this afternoon.
Got my OG/XL on 9.2u, still good as long as I don't update?


Also, don't nintendo zones update your 3ds without asking since they connect to the wifi point without needing you to log in? Vaguely remember reading this somewhere...

No but they will download the update and nag you

 

[satel]

Or you just reformat the system.


I know it won't when you're playing games, it absolutely does in sleep, and no idea about idle in the home screen

someone here said you can't reformat the system on 7.0+ firmwares without updating the console first.

 

[3DSXLGamer]

No but they will download the update and nag you

Hate the nagging! my Wii-U does it every time because of my hdd with wii isos is plugged in for vwii. Just going to have to avoid nintendo zones then!

 

[Abcdfv]

someone here said you can't reformat the system on 7.0+ firmwares without updating the console first.

Yeah just now is the first I'm hearing of that, it really sucks

 

[dronesplitter]

It can. Was playing a random game when the update nag screen suddenly appeared and the SpotPass indicator light went on.

Did you ever close the system? Or did you stay in the game the whole time without putting it to sleep and still get the blue flash while playing?

 

[masterzero]

I also got that spotpass notification saying that a update was available and I was like holy crap.... but I haven't been nagged about it again... maybe it was only a notification and no update was downloaded ?

 

[tony_2018]

Will the update download only while in sleep mode or will it occur while playing games? Me thinks it only happens while in sleep mode or if inactive at the home menu. If so avoiding the update prompt should be easy. I'll just keep the wifi switched off on the 3DS and turn it on only when I need to do any multiplayer stuff.

Thats why you power down!!!

 

[Apache Thunder]

I always keep it powered down. The only time I turn it on is when I'm using it.

 

[Deleted-19228]

someone here said you can't reformat the system on 7.0+ firmwares without updating the console first.

Not true at all. This means you would be required to have internet access just to reformat your system to sell it and Nintendo would never do that.

 

[Abcdfv]

Not true at all. This means you would be required to have internet access just to reformat your system to sell it and Nintendo would never do that.

Yeah just checked on my 9.2 emunand, it wanted WiFi on to check the nnid. Gonna delete my WiFi config and see what happens

Edit: got a could not connect to access point error and threw me back into settings.

 

[willdunz]

a couple of games releasing next month should carry 9.0-9.2 FW

 

[tony_2018]

Next month? Dude 9.3 is already out, little too late for that.

 

[Maximilious]

Yeah just checked on my 9.2 emunand, it wanted WiFi on to check the nnid. Gonna delete my WiFi config and see what happens

Edit: got a could not connect to access point error and threw me back into settings.

I can imagine that nightmare of a support call to Nintendo - "I can't connect to WiFi on my 3DS, do I need to factory reset to fix it?" Nintendo rep - "You need to update your firmware over wifi, the only thing it can connect to the internet with, first before you can factory reset it."

 

[dronesplitter]

Not true at all. This means you would be required to have internet access just to reformat your system to sell it and Nintendo would never do that.

Nintendo doesn't like security holes in their current software anymore. Not surprising that they would do this, because if you had wifi access to get the nag prompt, you have it to do an update/format.

For selling it, though, yeah that's not cool if you just want to do that...but you had internet to make an NNID too.