Hacking 3DS Custom Firmware by Smealum

[Arizato]

update:

https://twitter.com/smealum/status/395523323159142400

This is amazing on so many levels! Well done, Smealum!

 

[Kupie]

This is amazing on so many levels! Well done, Smealum!

Huzzah, he's done what the GW team had shown us weeks ago!

 

[Nurio]

Huzzah, he's done what the GW team had shown us weeks ago!

While effectively it's the same (from what we know, anyway)... It's not the same thing technically. That's what Smealum said anyhow.
And the idea of a custom firmware with redNAND is much better than a flash card with emuNAND

 

[kyogre123]

While effectively it's the same (from what we know, anyway)... It's not the same thing technically. That's what Smealum said anyhow.
And the idea of a custom firmware with redNAND is much better than a flash card with emuNAND

You still use a DSi Flashcard, just like Gateway...

 

[Kupie]

While effectively it's the same (from what we know, anyway)... It's not the same thing technically. That's what Smealum said anyhow.
And the idea of a custom firmware with redNAND is much better than a flash card with emuNAND

While he's saying it's not the same... he's doing the same exact thing that GW showed us in their videos.

He redirects the 3DS to use the NAND dump from the SD card instead of the internal chip. That's exactly what we saw.

 

[Nurio]

You still use a DSi Flashcard, just like Gateway...

Once he has that custom firmware rolling, he won't need to.

 

[kyogre123]

Once he has that custom firmware rolling, he won't need to.

He is not able to do that at the moment, he haven't done such a thing even in his show off. His custom firmware is what Gateway mode is essentially.

 

[Nurio]

He is not able to do that at the moment, he haven't done such a thing even in his show off. His custom firmware is what Gateway mode is essentially.

Okay, fair enough.
That still doesn't change that this is an amazing feat to do separately from GW, even if it has been performed before.

 

[kyogre123]

Okay, fair enough.
That still doesn't change that this is an amazing feat to do separately from GW, even if it has been performed before.

That's a mere personal opinion though.

 

[Nurio]

You don't say?

 

[zb123]

update:

https://twitter.com/smealum/status/395523323159142400

Isn't that basically the same as emuNAND?

 

[weatMod]

Would you guys consider Windows to be a custom OS when software that modifies certain aspects is installed?

no windows is an operating system , it is not a firmware if you want to make an analogy to a PC i would say that a BIOS is more akin to a firmware than the OS

 

[Rob Blou]

woohoo ... now let's find a way to downgrade our 5.1 and up firmware to 4.5 :S

 

[JohnnyBlaze1986]

Do you have a vague idea of when you'd start beta testing? I'd like to be on that list if possible..

 

[sihou1]

woohoo ... now let's find a way to downgrade our 5.1 and up firmware to 4.5 :S

take apart the 3ds and flash it?

 

[driverdis]

no windows is an operating system , it is not a firmware if you want to make an analogy to a PC i would say that a BIOS is more akin to a firmware than the OS

actually, a closer analogy would be to compare UEFI to a firmware rather than BIOS.

 

[Rob Blou]

take apart the 3ds and flash it?

I'd really like it if it was that easy

 

[Arras]

no windows is an operating system , it is not a firmware if you want to make an analogy to a PC i would say that a BIOS is more akin to a firmware than the OS

The 3DS firmware includes an OS though.

 

[IronClouds]

Instead of arguing semantics, which is pointless as all hell, why not ditch the analogies and say what you want to say?

 

[xBleedingSoulx]

Pretty cool but like has already been said, Gateway already did this weeks ago.