Hacking Gateway NVRAM mod on 2DS?

[BaronFauntleroy]

So, I noticed that Gateway can add the MSET exploit back into the New 3DS by using the old System Settings menu. (I'm actually kind of curious as to how that works, because the New 3DS has new settings for the new screen and Amiibos, right? I don't have a New 3DS, though, so I guess that's a question for another time.)

Anyways, I understand why they don't have any instructions for classic 3DS models- if it weren't a 2DS, I'd just downgrade it. But it is, and a 2DS won't take anything below 6.0. So, can I install the old System Settings thing through the Gateway installer without bricking it? I already installed an 8.1.0 update from a Smash Bros cart by accident, scared myself half to death...

 

[Madao64]

So, I noticed that Gateway can add the MSET exploit back into the New 3DS by using the old System Settings menu. (I'm actually kind of curious as to how that works, because the New 3DS has new settings for the new screen and Amiibos, right? I don't have a New 3DS, though, so I guess that's a question for another time.)

Anyways, I understand why they don't have any instructions for classic 3DS models- if it weren't a 2DS, I'd just downgrade it. But it is, and a 2DS won't take anything below 6.0. So, can I install the old System Settings thing through the Gateway installer without bricking it? I already installed an 8.1.0 update from a Smash Bros cart by accident, scared myself half to death...

The MSET exploit does not work for O3DS for now, inclusive of 2DS, last i heard.

 

[BaronFauntleroy]

The MSET exploit does not work for O3DS for now, inclusive of 2DS, last i heard.

The profile exploit? Maybe I called it the wrong thing, but for a long while, that was the only way to access Gateway on any O3DS... Or does it just not work with the Gateway downgrader thing on an O3DS right now?

 

[dedChar]

The profile exploit? Maybe I called it the wrong thing, but for a long while, that was the only way to access Gateway on any O3DS... Or does it just not work with the Gateway downgrader thing on an O3DS right now?

No, the MSET downgrade only works with N3ds right now. Maybe later with o3ds/2ds too.

 

[JaapDaniels]

i really hope so! would be fun!

 

[gameus]

Downgrading the systems is possible on O3DS but from what I remember reading, you can't launch the MSET exploit due to the current ROP loader, so gateway would have to modify their launcher in order for it to work.

 

[2DSGamerdude]

hey if you guys are interested in an gw update for the 2ds that is offline, i made a voting poll here that i will eventually send to gw team via email as feedback asking for an gw update for 2ds users.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/a-gateway-update-offline-2ds-users-voting-poll.388395/#post-5484761

check it out if you are interested.

 

[BaronFauntleroy]

Thanks for the info, everyone! Aw, the 2DS gets no love... I actually sent a Gateway back to the distributor I got it from because I thought I broke it when I tried to use it with my 2DS. Nope, just flaky as heck. Works beautifully in my original 3DS with the broken charging port that I swap batteries with the 2DS to use, though!

So, I'm taking a wild shot in the dark here (I might need to read more), but here's an idea- My Gateway won't play games reliably on my 2DS, but it will load EmuNAND and therefore DevMenu just fine. Isn't there a tool around here that lets you install CIAs? Isn't there also a tool around here that lets you write CIAs to SysNAND? If both of those are true, could I downgrade the System Settings app? I've seen people do that with the browser on 3DSs, but never on a 2DS.

Hope I'm not working on a brick...

 

[Typhin]

Thanks for the info, everyone! Aw, the 2DS gets no love... I actually sent a Gateway back to the distributor I got it from because I thought I broke it when I tried to use it with my 2DS. Nope, just flaky as heck. Works beautifully in my original 3DS with the broken charging port that I swap batteries with the 2DS to use, though!

So, I'm taking a wild shot in the dark here (I might need to read more), but here's an idea- My Gateway won't play games reliably on my 2DS, but it will load EmuNAND and therefore DevMenu just fine. Isn't there a tool around here that lets you install CIAs? Isn't there also a tool around here that lets you write CIAs to SysNAND? If both of those are true, could I downgrade the System Settings app? I've seen people do that with the browser on 3DSs, but never on a 2DS.

Hope I'm not working on a brick...

DevMenu and BigBlueMenu would let you install CIAs onto whichever nand you're booting at the time. So if you boot sysNand and run them, you could install to sysNand. However, the issue with the 2DS is that there is not a version of the System Settings app that both has the exploit and runs correctly on a 2DS. (At least, that's my understanding of the issue.) It may be possible to modify the o3DS or n3DS versions so that it could be put onto a 2DS and work, but until that is done, downgrading the System Settings app is not possible.

If you were to use these to install games to sysNand, you would still run into the problem of not being able to play them outside of Gateway mode, since the signatures would not be valid. If you can reliably enter Gateway Mode, then installing them to emuNand would be the better way to go.

 

[dedChar]

DevMenu and BigBlueMenu would let you install CIAs onto whichever nand you're booting at the time. So if you boot sysNand and run them, you could install to sysNand. However, the issue with the 2DS is that there is not a version of the System Settings app that both has the exploit and runs correctly on a 2DS. (At least, that's my understanding of the issue.) It may be possible to modify the o3DS or n3DS versions so that it could be put onto a 2DS and work, but until that is done, downgrading the System Settings app is not possible.

If you were to use these to install games to sysNand, you would still run into the problem of not being able to play them outside of Gateway mode, since the signatures would not be valid. If you can reliably enter Gateway Mode, then installing them to emuNand would be the better way to go.

Have to correct you on the system settings thing. You can downgrade the settings on 2ds and o3ds too, but the only thing is that gateway didn't implement it into their launcher.dat for 2ds/o3ds, only n3ds at the moment.

 

[Typhin]

Have to correct you on the system settings thing. You can downgrade the settings on 2ds and o3ds too, but the only thing is that gateway didn't implement it into their launcher.dat for 2ds/o3ds, only n3ds at the moment.

Ah, seems like a bit of an odd oversight, then. I suppose they'll roll that into the next version of the launcher, most likely. On o3DS, I downgraded the entire firmware to 4.2, so I hadn't tried the mset.cia myself but had heard others say it didn't work for o3DS/2DS, so I assumed it was modified specifically for n3DS. Thank you for the information.