Hacking Is rxTools Still Worth Using?

[hobbledehoy899]

You're too nit picky over small amounts of MB's.

You have to remember that an audio CD can only hold around 700MB.

 

[Hamstermascot]

You have to remember that an audio CD can only hold around 700MB.

And a SD card isn't a CD. Please come back from 90's, we're living in 2016 now.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

And a SD card isn't a CD.

I'm just giving some perspective.

 

[Hamstermascot]

I'm just giving some perspective.

One that has nothing to do with anything we talked about. Kind of makes it invalid. Also if you want to compare from a CD point of view it's really different. simply because CD's aren't used for anything else than music now and even that is kind of obsolete since car radios including normal radios all have USB on it now. an mp3/mp4 music file isn't bigger than 8mb. Meaning from that stand poing it isn't 'just' 700mb. Meaning it doesn't make sense.

 

[Quantumcat]

For me it makes sense to have whatever is the sleekest and most efficient. If it doesn't cost money, why not? Especially if you are going to convert over at some point anyway. If something costs money I can understand - e.g. I am not going to buy a new laptop because it's possible to get one with more RAM when what I've got does what I need, since it would cost me $3000. I'll just wait a few years till the same thing costs $900 and my current laptop has slowed down. But if that laptop was free why wouldn't I jump on it right now instead of waiting a few years?

 

[hobbledehoy899]

One that has nothing to do with anything we talked about. Kind of makes it invalid.

I was talking about how rxTools and AuReiNAND do the same things yet rxTools takes up a whole lot more space on the SDcard because of its tools that have been completely out-matched by Decrypt9 and the shitty pointless GUI used to find/use said tools.

 

[Hamstermascot]

I was talking about how rxTools and AuReiNAND do the same things yet rxTools takes up a whole lot more space on the SDcard because of its tools that have been completely out-matched by Decrypt9 and the shitty pointless GUI used to find/use said tools.

Look in reality rxtools itself is only 16mb. It's all the extras from hbloader up to menuhax that brings it up to 193mb. Sure aureinand is 1-2mb's, but why should I feel forced to switch for that? You making everythig seem more than it is in reality and you're just nitpicking over it. Thats 10% of space can be ignored seriously.... You're also forgetting the fact that decrypt9 and emunand9 are standard uses for cfw. rxTools comes with injection features etc... Which aureinand doesn't have, because it's pretty much barebone.

You're trying to claim something is better in the wrong way.

 

[astronautlevel]

You're also forgetting the fact that decrypt9 and emunand9 are standard uses for cfw. rxTools comes with injection features etc...

rxTools injection features don't work on anything past the december 12th release and was removed in the latest commit.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

rxTools comes with injection features etc...

That's part of why it takes up so much space.

 

[Quantumcat]

Look in reality rxtools itself is only 16mb. It's all the extras from hbloader up to menuhax that brings it up to 193mb. Sure aureinand is 1-2mb's, but why should I feel forced to switch for that? You making everythig seem more than it is in reality and you're just nitpicking over it. Thats 10% of space can be ignored seriously.... You're also forgetting the fact that decrypt9 and emunand9 are standard uses for cfw. rxTools comes with injection features etc... Which aureinand doesn't have, because it's pretty much barebone.

You're trying to claim something is better in the wrong way.

If you have one of those old CRT TVs that have a long back and weigh a tonne, and you were given the option to switch it for a flat screen with the same screen size for no extra money, is the argument "my TV cabinet is gigantic so why switch" really valid? I think the REAL reason is being scared of change (not that there's anything wrong with that - just better to be honest with your own self, even if not with us).

 

[Hamstermascot]

rxTools injection features don't work on anything past the december 12th release and was removed in the latest commit.

I've actually used it two days ago to inject fbi into the sysnand of a friend of mine. I also changed his files to Aureinand at the end of it. That I don't want to use it yet doesn't mean anything. I personally like the extra features that it brings outside of the injection. Hobble is just trying to bring in arguments that are completely invalid.

If you have one of those old CRT TVs that have a long back and weigh a tonne, and you were given the option to switch it for a flat screen with the same screen size for no extra money, is the argument "my TV cabinet is gigantic so why switch" really valid? I think the REAL reason is being scared of change.

Flat screen of the same size as a crt would give a cropped image. Especially if you're going for the exact same square size. That would actually mean I'd rather stay with a crt.

 

[astronautlevel]

I've actually used it two days ago to inject fbi into the sysnand of a friend of mine. I also changed his files to Aureinand at the end of it. That I don't want to use it yet doesn't mean anything. I personally like the extra features that it brings outside of the injection. Hobble is just trying to bring in arguments that are completely invalid.

Dude, FBI injection using rxTools is infamously horrible. It fragments the NAND to hell.

 

[Quantumcat]

Flat screen of the same size as a crt would give a cropped image. Especially if you're going for the exact same square size. That would actually mean I'd rather stay with a crt.

OK, let's say you aren't deliberately misunderstanding - how about we change it to you switch your CRT for a TV which uses the same screen but runs off pixie magic so there's no long back and doesn't weigh much.

 

[DiscostewSM]

Just when I had my rxTools stuff with emuNAND all sorted out, another CFW trumps it? Bah! AuReiNAND basically replaces rxTools? What is all the A9LH stuff about that I keep seeing that accompanies AuReiNAND, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[hobbledehoy899]

What is all the A9LH stuff about that I keep seeing that accompanies AuReiNAND, if you don't mind me asking?

Updated sysNAND and the loading of ARM9 payloads like Decrypt9 and Uncart at system boot.

 

[Hamstermascot]

OK, let's say you aren't deliberately misunderstanding - how about we change it to you switch your CRT for a TV which uses the same screen but runs off pixie magic so there's no long back and doesn't weigh much.

No, I'm just trolling at this point. Since the arguments that are brought in aren't that great. TV's, CD's and all that. Nothing to do with what we're talking about.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

Nothing to do with what we're talking about.

I was using it as an example of why you should be mindful of size.

 

[Quantumcat]

Just when I had my rxTools stuff with emuNAND all sorted out, another CFW trumps it? Bah! AuReiNAND basically replaces rxTools? What is all the A9LH stuff about that I keep seeing that accompanies AuReiNAND, if you don't mind me asking?

You can read the intro pages and the FAQ from https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki for details, but the basic idea is you can update your sysNAND and still have CFW, no need for emuNAND. So this means you only have to install GBA and DSi games once. If you brick your console you can recover with Decrypt9, no need for a hardmod. There are also tools for creating emunands and dumping physical game carts and probably other tools too. You can basically use your console as a legit system, AND have all the benefits of CFW. It's the best!

Edit: only one real downside, if you have a Gateway it's a bit harder to use (you need to keep a separate emuNAND on 9.2 as it won't run on updated sysNAND). If you don't have a Gateway though there's basically no downsides besides being a little scary to install (no need to be scared if you're capable of following instructions though).

 

[pbanj]

I was using it as an example of why you should be mindful of size.

im starting to think he doesnt understand what an example is

 

[astronautlevel]

I was using it as an example of why you should be mindful of size.

To be honest, it was a pretty dumb example.