I mentioned this before but I really want this comment to get more attention- If there really is going to be a version with a mythical CPU, then I believe it is very likely that they would just replace their Actel ProASIC3's (FPGA) with a pin compatible ProASIC3 with embedded CortexM1 SOC. Specifically this would be using part M1A3P250 instead of A3P250. They would be sacrificing logic space inside of the FPGA and the physical FPGA's would be slightly more expensive from their end, however they would then have a fairly capable "CPU" without really having to buy a new part or find space on their already full PCB.
People with MT-Cards - If you open up the card and see a part designation M1A3P250 on the face of the large Actel device, then that is what has happened. Report that information back here.
Technical Side note - The device really isnt Actel anymore. Actel was bought out be Microsemi, however the parts are still stamped Actel.
Source Links
http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/fpga/proasic3-nano#product-tables
http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/fpga/proasic3-e#product-tables
http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/soc-processors/arm-cortex-m1
http://images.ihscontent.net/vipimages/VipMasterIC/IC/MSOC/MSOCS00061/MSOCS00061-1.pdf (Tech Specs of A3PN250)
http://gbatemp.net/threads/mt-card-...ti-rom-flash-card.359404/page-23#post-4874782 (pictures of MT card board)
Looks like MT-card is using ProASIC3 Nano which does not support the M1 CPU. However, MT-card has gone the other way by using a cheaper chip (the nano is supposedly cheaper) and spending a little extra to add in the usb port and necessary chip logic to allow the update of their card via PC. My guess for this is that this solution might be possibly cheaper to implement than getting the ProASIC3 with M1.
EDIT
Update 3 is now live on the main post after I discovered some additional possibilities. For those whom don't want to click back to the main post, here is an excerpt.
Updated Version (some minor edits and updates)
If only the relevant people didn't have the stick of morality up their butts. It's hindering progress. It's not like you can stop piracy from growing. It's the frigging dark ages again. CFW will render flash cart businesses to become nonexistent. So in fact, you're sort of doing something good. Let's go with the assumption that there is no 6.x exploits, new owners 4.5 units are becoming increasingly rare. Those that already do either already are involved in pirating games or well.. why bother with 4.5 units.
Take a look at this quote
I don't provide our code for others to make profit of it.
Now this rather contradictory. By open sourcing their work, it will allow everyone to have access to it. This will render the flash carts obsolete, causing most of them to go out of business. Sure there might result in a onslaught of cheap carts using the source code available but its unlikely when people can do what they are offering for free. Flash carts businesses are all about profitability. Its not profitable when there are free alternatives easily accessible.
So without any further delay. Here are some possible reasons as to why Flashcart Businesses have our balls (or lady-balls) in a vice grip.
- So why do the relevant people insist that they do not want to contribute to the state of piracy? Perhaps a sense of self entitlement?
- Perhaps while they are successful are homebrew and related hacks they actually haven't touched on rom playbacks yet? Well, the latter doesn't seem likely, they could easily release what they have and let someone else carry on the torch. But wait! Releasing what they have? Oh no, everyone else would have what they exclusive used to have. The sense of being special disappears.
- Another possibility is that refusal to release their current work is because 6.x exploits actually do exist. By releasing their custom work, it will actually open the doors to really rampant piracy, now that will be understandable as to why they chose to keep their work private.
- Another possibility is that they are somehow in bed with the flash cart business. Now this is an interesting point to discuss, money. Everybody wants money. Releasing a CFW that will put the flash carts out of business? That's counter intuitive.
That's the worst scenario i can think of, if everyone is just able to install every shit he wants 4free
I don't provide our code for others to make profit of it.
- Perhaps all the current developments are spearheaded by one individual hence the group as an entirely can't really release anything as its not their work to release? This makes sense in a way. Assuming, and now this is entirely making an assumption that *HACKER-A* is the genius behind the 3ds dev scene, a pioneer whom crafted everything he has from scratch, he shared the tools and knowledge with a selected few, it makes sense that the one's making progress recently can't share it because technically everything wouldn't be possible without *HACKER-A*
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because these are not mine. I would not even do it, if i made them myself.
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because i don't have the right's to do so and i will not do it.
- Now, all the above is simply just conjecture and pointing out all the possible reasons as to why there isn't a public CFW at this point.
I'll like people to read through and comment,
logically and calmly in something that makes sense instead of simply "WTF, fuck off". Be logical like my comments on CFW, explore every possible option instead of fixating on one. Did I miss out any reasonable possibility? If you feel like refuting any of the possibilities or augmenting it, feel free to do so. Do it with some logical explanations instead of "Why would I do that?" "I hate blah blah".
