Hacking how to disassemble firmware

[Deleted User]

how to disassemble or decompile firmware, i'm planning on trying to make custom firmware as a project [Edit i accidentally posted in the wrong topic now i can't change it]

 

[dark_samus3]

how to disassemble or decompile firmware, i'm planning on trying to make custom firmware as a project [Edit i accidentally posted in the wrong topic now i can't change it]

First, report your post and have the reason be moving it to the CFW section... Anyways you need a disassembler (like IDA or something) and you need to split the FIRM into arm11 kernel, arm9 kernel, process9 and there's one other thing I think... Then disassemble each of them with the disassembler

 

[Deleted User]

First, report your post and have the reason be moving it to the CFW section... Anyways you need a disassembler (like IDA or something) and you need to split the FIRM into arm11 kernel, arm9 kernel, process9 and there's one other thing I think... Then disassemble each of them with the disassembler

is that how you disassemble it, i tried using devkitarm and it said it did not know the format, or was i using the wrong thing its called objdump and its the devkitarm version

 

[dark_samus3]

is that how you disassemble it, i tried using devkitarm and it said it did not know the format, or was i using the wrong thing its called objdump and its the devkitarm version

You probably aren't going to get much from devkitarm, you might get some good info from objdump but first you need to decrypt your FIRM (assuming you're using N3DS FIRM) then you need to separate it and then you'll be able to run it through

 

[Deleted User]

You probably aren't going to get much from devkitarm, you might get some good info from objdump but first you need to decrypt your FIRM (assuming you're using N3DS FIRM) then you need to separate it and then you'll be able to run it through

i have to decrypt it?? anyway i guess i do have to decrypt it, now i guess i have to decrypt it, what decryption software can i use?

 

[dark_samus3]

i have to decrypt it?? anyway i guess i do have to decrypt it, now i guess i have to decrypt it, what decryption software can i use?

Decrypt9 can usually do it but not for N3DS FIRM yet... You might have to do a bit of messing around, the key is an AES-ECB key with slot0x11key96.bin being the file with the key stored in it

 

[Shadowtrance]

i have to decrypt it?? anyway i guess i do have to decrypt it, now i guess i have to decrypt it, what decryption software can i use?

Disassemble it to what end? What exactly do you want to DO with it?
And to decrypt it use Decrypt9. https://gbatemp.net/threads/download-decrypt9-open-source-decryption-tools-wip.388831/

Decrypt9 can usually do it but not for N3DS FIRM yet... You might have to do a bit of messing around, the key is an AES-ECB key with slot0x11key96.bin being the file with the key stored in it

Umm pretty sure it can do n3ds firm too, no reason it can't afaik.

 

[dark_samus3]

Disassemble it to what end? What exactly do you want to DO with it?
And to decrypt it use Decrypt9. https://gbatemp.net/threads/download-decrypt9-open-source-decryption-tools-wip.388831/


Umm pretty sure it can do n3ds firm too, no reason it can't afaik.

Not dumping the FIRM partition, that's easily possible, but the same reason emuNAND wasn't possible for so long is why he can't just get an XORpad, decrypt it and pop it into a disassembler... Which is possible with an O3DS mind you

 

[zoogie]

i have to decrypt it?? anyway i guess i do have to decrypt it, now i guess i have to decrypt it, what decryption software can i use?

If you have to ask these questions, you're years away from writing a cfw.

 

[Deleted User]

i want to make it where it can run through the system updater and modify it and reassemble it and then reencrypt it again and then see if it works and then have custom firmware released all basically and install it by changing dns servers to custom and update and get it from the computer and have custom firmware if i can recompile it exactly the same

 

[Shadowtrance]

Not dumping the FIRM partition, that's easily possible, but the same reason emuNAND wasn't possible for so long is why he can't just get an XORpad, decrypt it and pop it into a disassembler... Which is possible with an O3DS mind you

I call BS as I'm pretty damn sure I've decrypted the n3ds firm before...

 

[dark_samus3]

i want to make it where it can run through the system updater and modify it and reassemble it and then reencrypt it again and then see if it works and then have custom firmware released all basically and install it by changing dns servers to custom and update and get it from the computer and have custom firmware if i can recompile it exactly the same

Well that's something you'd do to the system titles, not the firmware... And it's really not that simple

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I call BS as I'm pretty damn sure I've decrypted the n3ds firm before...

Maybe <9.6 FIRM, sure I'll buy that but not >9.5

 

[Deleted User]

Well that's something you'd do to the system titles, not the firmware... And it's really not that simple

i know i should of asked first

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i might still try

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Well that's something you'd do to the system titles, not the firmware... And it's really not that simple

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Maybe <9.6 FIRM, sure I'll buy that but not >9.5

you mean there's other things nintendo put in to make it harder to do right?