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[gamesquest1]

Hello,
my Gateway 3DS cards just arrived in the mail, but the red card seems to be missing some plastic casing. I don't know if there is supposed to be casing on the back, where the micro-SD card goes, or if I'm just supposed to cover it up with the Gateway sticker that came with it. Can someone tell me if there is anything wrong with the Gateway cards shown in the pictures? I didn't want to try putting the stickers on right away, in case I need to ship them back in the state I received them in.
Thanks

That's just how it looks, but normally the sticker is over it, I think it's just due to space being limited in the card so they used all available space

 

[untok]

Buyed new 2ds eur model AEH100337761. GW Blue card worked. Should i stay this fw 6.0.0.-12 i think this is earliest fw to 2ds. 7.x works new ssspwn but then i lose gw blue support. Btw funny that gw nds istaller install fine but entering gw mode white screen and error prompt.

 

[gamesquest1]

Buyed new 2ds eur model AEH100337761. GW Blue card worked. Should i stay this fw 6.0.0.-12 i think this is earliest fw to 2ds. 7.x works new ssspwn but then i lose gw blue support. Btw funny that gw nds istaller install fine but entering gw mode white screen and error prompt.

That's just because the first part of the exploit still works and causes a crash as expected, but the second part of the exploit is fixed so nothing further can be done except a crash..........but with smealums ssspwn that entry point can be used to trigger a different second stage exploit, this was why smealum had to find a new entry point for ssspwn on 7.x as the first part was also fixed in 7.x

 

[untok]

Thaks for info i stay 6.0. Btw analog stick is now better in hand this model than 3ds and xl versions

 

[oslash]

if i install emunand i will lose everything i have on my sd?
i have some 3dsware that i dont want to lose, can i backup them?

 

[Livelongdienever]

Hey I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this in. But it's worth a shot.

I'm trying to mod a gamecube controller to work with a 2DS/3DS I've come across this website which has helped a lot but I don't speak Japanese and it's become quite hard to continue.

I wanted to see if anyone has done something like this or can point me in the right direction. It looks like this guy on the website has modded several 3DS' in different ways. So I believe it can be done.

http://imaginglabo.web.fc2.com/3DS-controller.html

 

[andremario81]

How do I know if I'm in gateway mode? How do I bring up the menu?

 

[Nurio]

How do I know if I'm in gateway mode? How do I bring up the menu?

If you've just performed the exploit, you are certainly on EmuNAND.
If you've just turned on the 3DS, you are certainly on system NAND.
Now, what you can do is... When you're certain you're on system NAND, create a folder called "S" and when you're certain you're on EmuNAND, create a folder called "E".
This way, if you see the folder "S", you know you're on system NAND, and when you see the folder "E", you know you're on emuNAND.
For some extra measures, you can also put the System Settings on the first slot in system NAND. Or you can increase or decrease icon size in system NAND.

 

[MattKimura]

Okay noob question: Where can we post 3DS save files here on gbatemp? I tried looking around, couldn't find anything. Im sure there's a section for saves somewhere.

 

[andremario81]

Thanks!

 

[Yoshimaster96]

Is it even remotely possible to build an emulator given our current knowledge? Also, if it is, could someone inform me on:

the encryption used in the ROMs and how it works (if known)?
link to the ARM9 and ARM11 binary opcodes?
what is known about the PICA200 opcodes?
how the I/O registers are encoded (what is known)?

And yes, I'm building an emulator.

 

[Nurio]

I've done some searching about this, but couldn't find the answer I was looking for. This is also something I don't want to risk trying for myself, so if someone has an answer to this, I'd appreciate it.
Can you take out the normal SD card while in EmuNAND or Gateway mode? What happens if you do that?

EDIT: When I say "the normal SD card" I mean the bigger on that's in the 3DS. The one holding launcher.dat

 

[ScarletCrystals]

I've done some searching about this, but couldn't find the answer I was looking for. This is also something I don't want to risk trying for myself, so if someone has an answer to this, I'd appreciate it.
Can you take out the normal SD card while in EmuNAND or Gateway mode? What happens if you do that?

EDIT: When I say "the normal SD card" I mean the bigger on that's in the 3DS. The one holding launcher.dat

Well, since emunand runs off the sd card, taking the sd card out during emunand causes a black screen and "an error has occurred. Please hold the power button to turn off the 3ds bla bla" message.

 

[Nurio]

Well, since emunand runs off the sd card, taking the sd card out during emunand causes a black screen and "an error has occurred. Please hold the power button to turn off the 3ds bla bla" message.

Alright, thank you. I did know that EmuNAND was on the SD card, but I thought that maybe you didn't need to have the SD card in at all times, as long as you don't do anything with the 3DS at that moment.
Does it also give this error if you take out the SD card while the 3DS is sleeping (on EmuNAND or Gateway mode)?

 

[gamesquest1]

Yeah you just get the "an error has occurred" message, also worth noting I think it could potentially mess up emunand, my emunand mess up up once after knocking the 3ds, I got the error has occurred message and then it just kept freezing on a back screen when I booted emunand, if I pressed the power button the "do you want to power off" screen would appear then it would freeze on the home screen text and not load the homescreen, I have seen people with this happen on retail 3ds's so I think it might actually be potential issue with how the 3ds deals with sudden cuts in power

 

[Joestaro]

Just a quick question for anyone who is in-the-know about the pokemon scene now. I haven't been following it and just decided to try Pokemon on the gateway this week.

As a stand alone Gateway 3ds, what are my options for collecting Pokemon? What are the known ways for getting other version exclusive pokemon or all three starter pokemon on a single gateway 3ds? If it makes any difference I have a NDS with White 2 as well.

Appreciate any light someone can shed on it.

 

[Nurio]

Yeah you just get the "an error has occurred" message, also worth noting I think it could potentially mess up emunand, my emunand mess up up once after knocking the 3ds, I got the error has occurred message and then it just kept freezing on a back screen when I booted emunand, if I pressed the power button the "do you want to power off" screen would appear then it would freeze on the home screen text and not load the homescreen, I have seen people with this happen on retail 3ds's so I think it might actually be potential issue with how the 3ds deals with sudden cuts in power

Dang, even if it's in sleep? So every time I want to take out the SD card, I'll have to turn off the 3DS...
It's of course not the biggest problem but it's a hassle that could be avoided if Gateway saved to the MicroSD card instead.

 

[Deblois]

Hello guys i was wondering something. just recently got a 2ds , and ive got this r4i thingy and have been using for my previous ds lite.
i was wondering can it be used in the 2ds as well to play nds game? ive tried it but it says error on the 2ds , because i heard that the r4i can play normal nds games on a 3ds...

thank you

 

[Nurio]

Hello guys i was wondering something. just recently got a 2ds , and ive got this r4i thingy and have been using for my previous ds lite.
i was wondering can it be used in the 2ds as well to play nds game? ive tried it but it says error on the 2ds , because i heard that the r4i can play normal nds games on a 3ds...

thank you

I don't know much about all the compatibility, but yes, there are DS flashcards that work even on the 3DS (or 2DS). What's important to know for now is the Firmware version of your 2DS and the firmware version on your R4i.

 

[Deleted User]

All I want to do is play japanese super smash bros. 4 with friends when it comes out. Not intrested in any other features.

Is there a way to make this happen, without buying flash card or similar? Just SD-card and other regular stuff?

I got a small european 3ds, version 7.1.0-15E.

If flash card is really the only option, how fast does ROMs usually come out, since game is released?