Homebrew SigHax Updates and Discussion Thread

[HamBone41801]

so ive been thinking, and I just got super exited. getting sighax will also mean the possibility of creating an emulator from the old os that will run carts.

 

[Giodude]

DSiWareHax *can* be used on 11.3 for NAND backups and installing SigHax. The two main issues are 1, SigHax isn't out yet; and 2, you need a hacked 3DS with a legitimate copy of one of the vulnerable DSiWare titles to transfer over. Those titles are no longer available for purchase on the eShop.

If you're not using waithax, nearly any dsiware game works

 

[Grantman20]

so ive been thinking, and I just got super exited. getting sighax will also mean the possibility of creating an emulator from the old os that will run carts.

sighax doesnt mean you can play emulators on old 3ds

 

[The Catboy]

so ive been thinking, and I just got super exited. getting sighax will also mean the possibility of creating an emulator from the old os that will run carts.

Have you ever heard of TWL patching? You know, that feature that every single CFW has?

 

[HamBone41801]

Have you ever heard of TWL patching? You know, that feature that every single CFW has?

I mean plugging the cart into a computer and having a citra-like program run the game.

sighax doesnt mean you can play emulators on old 3ds

What I meant was playing 3ds carts on a computer via emulation.

 

[rikumax25!]

I mean plugging the cart into a computer and having a citra-like program run the game.


What I meant was playing 3ds carts on a computer via emulation.

no, that's not it xd

 

[The Catboy]

I mean plugging the cart into a computer and having a citra-like program run the game.


What I meant was playing 3ds carts on a computer via emulation.

I don't quite understand what this has to do with sighax.

 

[HamBone41801]

no, that's not it xd

actually, once we rip apart the official os, we will have access to all the drivers we need to read 3ds carts.

 

[rikumax25!]

actually, once we rip apart the official os, we will have access to all the drivers we need to read 3ds carts.

The problem is not reading the files (Citra already does that), the problem is making the programwork as the 3ds hardware using PC hardware (basic emulation theory)

 

[HamBone41801]

I don't quite understand what this has to do with sighax.

sighax opens the door to accessing the official os, along with the drivers and code that read carts. if someone wants to make a 100% new os for the 3ds, they need that code anyway.

 

[The Catboy]

sighax opens the door to accessing the official os, along with the drivers and code that read carts. if someone wants to make a 100% new os for the 3ds, they need that code anyway.

actually, once we rip apart the official os, we will have access to all the drivers we need to read 3ds carts.

You seem to really read the main page.

 

[Valery0p]

looks a million times better, cleaner and noob friendlier then safea9lhinstaller

@Aurora Wright triggered xD

 

[Natsuru]

light switch...... hahahhahahahahaha

 

[adrifcastr]

@Aurora Wright triggered xD

heyheyhey, no neeed to tag her, I really appreciate all her work, in "completing" a9lh, making safea9lhinstaller and also forking reinand to Luma. I just like how clean d0k3's applications look like

 

[runetoonxx2]

heyheyhey, no neeed to tag her, I really appreciate all her work, in "completing" a9lh, making safea9lhinstaller and also forking reinand to Luma. I just like how clean d0k3's applications look like

d0k3's apps are very minimalistic and beautiful #console only

 

[GerbilSoft]

actually, once we rip apart the official os, we will have access to all the drivers we need to read 3ds carts.

You mean this code?
https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP/blob/master/source/gamecart/command_ctr.c
https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP/blob/master/source/gamecart/protocol_ctr.c

It's already there, *and* it runs in a "custom OS" (Decrypt9WIP) that can run from the A9LH entry point.

EDIT:

I mean plugging the cart into a computer and having a citra-like program run the game.

Why would you need to do this? Just dump the cartridge using Decrypt9WIP (or Hourglass9 or Godmode9 or others), decrypt the ROM using the same tool, then transfer it to your PC. Easier than building a cartridge adapter and figuring out the low-level wire protocol. Granted, once Boot9 is dumped, the decryption stage will be able to run on a PC, and orders of magnitude faster than on 3DS.

 

[Grantman20]

You mean this code?
https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP/blob/master/source/gamecart/command_ctr.c
https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP/blob/master/source/gamecart/protocol_ctr.c

It's already there, *and* it runs in a "custom OS" (Decrypt9WIP) that can run from the A9LH entry point.

EDIT:

Why would you need to do this? Just dump the cartridge using Decrypt9WIP (or Hourglass9 or Godmode9 or others), decrypt the ROM using the same tool, then transfer it to your PC. Easier than building a cartridge adapter and figuring out the low-level wire protocol. Granted, once Boot9 is dumped, the decryption stage will be able to run on a PC, and orders of magnitude faster than on 3DS.

is it possible to dumb a .nds cart to .cia like dumping a 3ds cart to cia?

 

[GerbilSoft]

is it possible to dumb a .nds cart to .cia like dumping a 3ds cart to cia?

Technically yes (used for DSiWare on 3DS), but it wouldn't do much good. Nintendo DS cartridge ROMs are hard-coded to read from Slot-1, so you'd just end up with a crash.

nds-bootstrap is a project to load NDS ROMs from the SD card. It applies patches to the ROM to redirect Slot-1 access to the SD card.

 

[HamBone41801]

You mean this code?
https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP/blob/master/source/gamecart/command_ctr.c
https://github.com/d0k3/Decrypt9WIP/blob/master/source/gamecart/protocol_ctr.c

It's already there, *and* it runs in a "custom OS" (Decrypt9WIP) that can run from the A9LH entry point.

EDIT:

Why would you need to do this? Just dump the cartridge using Decrypt9WIP (or Hourglass9 or Godmode9 or others), decrypt the ROM using the same tool, then transfer it to your PC. Easier than building a cartridge adapter and figuring out the low-level wire protocol. Granted, once Boot9 is dumped, the decryption stage will be able to run on a PC, and orders of magnitude faster than on 3DS.

there are already adapters. just buy an action replay and use that adapter. and I get that its kind of useless for us, but for people too suspicious of warez sites, or unable to dump the roms, all they would have to do is download the emulator, buy the action replay, and plug their legit game in.

 

[Grantman20]

there are already adapters. just buy an action replay and use that adapter. and I get that its kind of useless for us, but for people too suspicious of warez sites, or unable to dump the roms, all they would have to do is download the emulator, buy the action replay, and plug their legit game in.

thats not how powersaves is used.