Hardware PSA: Gateway Is Making More Bricks

Who's at fault?

  • Gateway

    Votes: 156 40.3%
  • Supercard

    Votes: 173 44.7%
  • The user, not using an open sorce CFW

    Votes: 147 38.0%

  • Total voters
    387

Ruby Gloom

GBAtemp Maniac
Member
Joined
Sep 25, 2015
Messages
1,555
Trophies
0
Age
22
Location
-
XP
651
Country
New Zealand
Meanwhile, on gateway's website; a warning appears!

"PS: We have noticed some serious and dangerous flaws in an unofficial Gateway emulation plugin,
and we strongly urge to cease using this plugin and only use GENUINE Gateway! You have been warned!"

I still think if the users combine two products together intentionally, ( both breaking warranties. ) despite warnings, it's the user's fault. Now, I know reading isn't the most fun/popular thing ever, but this hacking in general is guaranteed to cause system damage if used improperly. So, if the user dives in and just uses stuff, then gets a bricked console, even if team Gateway intentionally placed bricking code in it, it's kind of their right because it's their software. If you wish to play DS games via flashcart, ( I mean, you must have a Gateway if you got bricked, how else did you use Gateway's software? ) use that little blue card. They didn't include it for nothing. Moral of this story; stop using Gateway and DS2+ together.
 

stanleyopar2000

RIP Yuzu. "It is always morally correct..."
Member
Joined
Jun 22, 2007
Messages
4,803
Trophies
2
Location
C-137
Website
www.youtube.com
XP
3,660
Country
United States
Meanwhile, on gateway's website; a warning appears!

"PS: We have noticed some serious and dangerous flaws in an unofficial Gateway emulation plugin,
and we strongly urge to cease using this plugin and only use GENUINE Gateway! You have been warned!"

LOL Gateway acting all innocent like these bricks are due to a anomaly in the DSTWO plugin and totally not on purpose
 
  • Like
Reactions: Deleted User

BORTZ

DO NOT SCREENSHOT
Supervisor
Joined
Dec 2, 2007
Messages
13,243
Trophies
3
Age
34
Location
Pittsburgh
XP
15,984
Country
United States
Is there a safe way to test these plug-ins? Like can I use the 1.03 GW launcher and the... what is it, 1.43 or something Launcher.dat? I am in charge of reviewing the DStwo+ and the reseller has nothing to say...

Help D:
 

gamesquest1

Nabnut
Former Staff
Joined
Sep 23, 2013
Messages
15,153
Trophies
2
XP
12,247
LOL Gateway acting all innocent like these bricks are due to a anomaly in the DSTWO plugin and totally not on purpose
a rough translation is,
We have noticed a easy way to detect DSTWO+ users, we do not take prisoners here,you have been warned
Is there a safe way to test these plug-ins? Like can I use the 1.03 GW launcher and the... what is it, 1.43 or something Launcher.dat? I am in charge of reviewing the DStwo+ and the reseller has nothing to say...

Help D:
3.4.1 launcher.dat and 1.0.3 gateway plugin *should* be safe, no brick reports until they released the 1.0.4 plugin and gateway released the 3.5.x launcher.dat

out of hundreds , thousands of DSTWO+ users, only 2 person claimed about a brick
it could be a troll post , who knows
true, but one of the people who claims they were bricked may be sending their 3DS to me for unbricking, i have asked if they can include their DSTWO+ for testing, so we will see if we can get to the bottom of it
 
Last edited by gamesquest1,
  • Like
Reactions: BORTZ

BORTZ

DO NOT SCREENSHOT
Supervisor
Joined
Dec 2, 2007
Messages
13,243
Trophies
3
Age
34
Location
Pittsburgh
XP
15,984
Country
United States
I wish there was a better way to tell. I guess I can review everything BUT the post 1.03 stuff and call them out in the review lol
 

Ruby Gloom

GBAtemp Maniac
Member
Joined
Sep 25, 2015
Messages
1,555
Trophies
0
Age
22
Location
-
XP
651
Country
New Zealand
Is there a safe way to test these plug-ins? Like can I use the 1.03 GW launcher and the... what is it, 1.43 or something Launcher.dat? I am in charge of reviewing the DStwo+ and the reseller has nothing to say...

Help D:
These flaws are apparently only present in the 3.5/3.5.1 betas.
a rough translation is,
We have noticed a easy way to detect DSTWO+ users, we do not take prisoners here,you have been warned

3.4.1 launcher.dat and 1.0.3 gateway plugin *should* be safe, no brick reports until they released the 1.0.4 plugin and gateway released the 3.5.x launcher.dat
Yeah, it's safe.
I wish there was a better way to tell. I guess I can review everything BUT the post 1.03 stuff and call them out in the review lol
No problems ever occurred until an update for the 3.4.1 gateway launcher was made. So as stated above, you'll be safe if you just use the 3.4.1 gateway launcher and 1.03 plugin. If issues do happen to appear, you might not be using those proper files.
 

-Xin-

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Jul 26, 2015
Messages
72
Trophies
0
XP
118
Country
Morocco
i will never buy gateway...... i was about to, but this time i am sure that i will not.
knowing that they have some shady thinking like that make me unable to trust them.
even Nintendo don't brick your console if you hack it ( and don't say it's impossible ) , so why brickway do it ??
if they are able to find the difference between a clone and a genuine one then why just don't block the clone from working??
i don't like their way of doing think! i know they worked hard to make this flash card , BUT i don't need it if it's dangerous.
i feel like sky3ds plus will get more consumers because you can feel safe when you are using their product.
even if it cost more .... at least you know your 3ds will be alive. if you have 9.2 or less then just use CFW ....
they are open source and free , and ppl work hard to make stuff happen and we even have a great community that is always here to help.so what's stoping you from this......
 

Ruby Gloom

GBAtemp Maniac
Member
Joined
Sep 25, 2015
Messages
1,555
Trophies
0
Age
22
Location
-
XP
651
Country
New Zealand
i will never buy gateway...... i was about to, but this time i am sure that i will not.
knowing that they have some shady thinking like that make me unable to trust them.
even Nintendo don't brick your console if you hack it ( and don't say it's impossible ) , so why brickway do it ??
if they are able to find the difference between a clone and a genuine one then why just don't block the clone from working??
i don't like their way of doing think! i know they worked hard to make this flash card , BUT i don't need it if it's dangerous.
i feel like sky3ds plus will get more consumers because you can feel safe when you are using their product.
even if it cost more .... at least you know your 3ds will be alive. if you have 9.2 or less then just use CFW ....
they are open source and free , and ppl work hard to make stuff happen and we even have a great community that is always here to help.so what's stoping you from this......
A lot of companies are protective of their products. They don't want people hopping on to their work and using it. And all of this hacking stuff is dangerous to the system. Not just Gateway.
 

-Xin-

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Jul 26, 2015
Messages
72
Trophies
0
XP
118
Country
Morocco
A lot of companies are protective of their products. They don't want people hopping on to their work and using it. And all of this hacking stuff is dangerous to the system. Not just Gateway.
NO, gateway is one of those company and they don't care about you .... it's obvious man.

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

Forgetting something are we?

Region changed Korean wiis got bricked if you updated to 4.3 and gave you Error 003 Unauthorized Hardware.
You changed your region and that's something with little info so it's normal.
 

Armadillo

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Aug 28, 2003
Messages
4,279
Trophies
3
XP
5,261
Country
United Kingdom
NO, gateway is one of those company and they don't care about you .... it's obvious man.

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------


You changed your region and that's something with little info so it's normal.

lol, so Nintendo would never do it, gets pointed out they have, and out come the excuses.

And actually, no, not "you changed your region".

Plenty of unsupecting buyers bought region changed ones from dodgy stores (usa wiis were more valuable), updated to 4.3 as normal and got greeted with the 003. No different to unsuspecting dstwo buyers.

But nah, doesn't count cos it's Nintendo.
 

-Xin-

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Jul 26, 2015
Messages
72
Trophies
0
XP
118
Country
Morocco
lol, so Nintendo would never do it, gets pointed out they have, and out come the excuses.

And actually, no, not "you changed your region".

Plenty of unsupecting buyers bought region changed ones from dodgy stores (usa wiis were more valuable), updated to 4.3 as normal and got greeted with the 003. No different to unsuspecting dstwo buyers.

But nah, doesn't count cos it's Nintendo.
man you smell like gateway.... i don't know what you want..... we are talking about 3ds..... and you go search on the past ( wii )
does that make gateway have the right ? i never owned a wii by the way so i can't really argue with you.
i am more concerned with the future...
 

stanleyopar2000

RIP Yuzu. "It is always morally correct..."
Member
Joined
Jun 22, 2007
Messages
4,803
Trophies
2
Location
C-137
Website
www.youtube.com
XP
3,660
Country
United States
i will never buy gateway...... i was about to, but this time i am sure that i will not.
knowing that they have some shady thinking like that make me unable to trust them.
even Nintendo don't brick your console if you hack it ( and don't say it's impossible ) , so why brickway do it ??
if they are able to find the difference between a clone and a genuine one then why just don't block the clone from working??
i don't like their way of doing think! i know they worked hard to make this flash card , BUT i don't need it if it's dangerous.
i feel like sky3ds plus will get more consumers because you can feel safe when you are using their product.
even if it cost more .... at least you know your 3ds will be alive. if you have 9.2 or less then just use CFW ....
they are open source and free , and ppl work hard to make stuff happen and we even have a great community that is always here to help.so what's stoping you from this......

enjoy your piracy free life of buying games then!
 

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
    AncientBoi @ AncientBoi: Cool. I got Prime