Hacking Patching region-free directly into Home Menu (arm9loaderhax or EmuNAND only)

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NIM can also be patched to block eshop update checks and update nag downloads (use with NS patch):

No auto downloads:
Code:
normal:25 79 0B 99 00 24 00 2D 29 D0 16 4D 2D 68 01 91
patched:E3 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
eShop spoof:
Code:
normal:35 22 10 B5 D2 01 80 18 00 79 00 28 03 D0 08 46
patched:00 20 08 60 70 47 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Using these patches on O3DS allows you to downgrade spider to more vulnerable versions (<9.5) without triggering update nag in eShop/home menu, which means you get the best of both worlds - you can use leaftools/pkhex/whatever while retaining eShop access at the same time, you still need the latest NVer installed for NNID signins though.
 

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NIM can also be patched to block eshop update checks and update nag downloads (use with NS patch):

No auto downloads:
Code:
normal:25 79 0B 99 00 24 00 2D 29 D0 16 4D 2D 68 01 91
patched:E3 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
eShop spoof:
Code:
normal:35 22 10 B5 D2 01 80 18 00 79 00 28 03 D0 08 46
patched:00 20 08 60 70 47 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Using these patches on O3DS allows you to downgrade spider to more vulnerable versions (<9.5) without triggering update nag in eShop/home menu, which means you get the best of both worlds - you can use leaftools/pkhex/whatever while retaining eShop access at the same time, you still need the latest NVer installed for NNID signins though.

Another alternative to all of that is just taking the brower CIA of your choice, going to 0x2F9C in a hex editor, and changing the version bytes to FF FF. Then you don't have to keep two system modules patched.
 

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Regionfree. Would this allow regionspecific banners to display?

It depends. If it's a multi-language game like Pokémon, it'll show the banner that matches your console, if it has one. If it's a Japanese-only game like the one ihaveamac demonstrated in his video on the first post, then it'll show that one instead.
 

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It depends. If it's a multi-language game like Pokémon, it'll show the banner that matches your console, if it has one. If it's a Japanese-only game like the one ihaveamac demonstrated in his video on the first post, then it'll show that one instead.
Oh, eh. Haha. These releases and discoveries are eating away at NTR's use. Custom updates eliminate the need for the clocking, this removes regionfree. Now it's better suited towards debugging.
 

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Oh, eh. Haha. These releases and discoveries are eating away at NTR's use. Custom updates eliminate the need for the clocking, this removes regionfree. Now it's better suited towards debugging.

All we're really missing is the plugin and layeredFS systems. Once we have those, CFWs will more or less be utopias on the 3DS.
 
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All we're really missing is the plugin and layeredFS systems. Once we have those, CFWs will more or less be utopias on the 3DS.
Good point. I completely forgot about those two. Although language plugins could be solved in a CFW update, where launching a game checks for a file on your SD and temporarily "patches" your menu accordingly.
Similar to what NTR already does, but more permanent.
 
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All we're really missing is the plugin and layeredFS systems. Once we have those, CFWs will more or less be utopias on the 3DS.
Am I the only one that's hoping the 3DS could eventually do what the PSP can today? I would like to see button remapping (binding touch input to ZL/ZR or mirror circle pad controls to C-stick or CPP if you're left handed) and background music playback on the 3DS
 
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Am I the only one that's hoping the 3DS could eventually do what the PSP can today? I would like to see button remapping and background music playback on the 3DS
Basically my thoughts as I read the comment.
We're honestly only scraping at the surface. Things like this sprout other projects, and we're evening out the basics.
 

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Is the NCCH encryption at the end console-specific or can I use the encrypted end-product on any 3DS?
 

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