Hacking 3DS unbricking progress

[UltraMew]

Perfect timing as my Gateway comes tommorow

I WILL JUMP ALL OVER YOUR GATEWAY AND BREAK IT.

 

[ground]

It is possible that the code to prevent accidental sysnand update was placed in as a function originally intended to be run through a menu icon so that the user could decide when to run it.

When the function started causing bricking issues they may just have removed the menu option and either accidentally or intentionally left the function in.

One can theorize that the code was left in just in case a sysnand update was started which would then trigger the function in ordered to try to block the update. Assuming this is the case, a rare bug could trigger a false positive which activates the function and causes the brick.

This theory should be an easy one to test for someone who has already bricked their console once and successfully repaired it. Just run a system update and if it bricks, we have our culprit. If it doesn't they can just restore and we have eliminated the possibility.

The function could also have simply been left in as dead code though. Programmers do that kind of thing frequently when they are time pressured to release before they are ready. Instead of cleaning up all the code, they just disable it so they don't waste time cleaning up code for the release, knowing full well that they will need to put it back in for the next release. In this case though some rare bug might trigger the function to run anyway even though the programmers believe there is no way the function can be coaxed into running.

in mine opinion this is a good probability too.I know a few guys already said they found the bricking code, but i dont know how far. Did they find also the triggering or only the part that locks the emmc?

 

[Rob Blou]

I hope someone will find a way to unlock it instead of having to force erase and then write the backup nand.

 

[crazyace2011]

I hope someone will find a way to unlock it instead of having to force erase and then write the backup nand.

have to be careful on my comments we have people grading my typing. anyway............

at least they have a way of unbricking a 3ds without sending it to gateway. its a step in the right directions. I give them props for their discovery and hard work.

 

[Rob Blou]

have to be careful on my comments we have people grading my typing. anyway............

at least they have a way of unbricking a 3ds without sending it to gateway. its a step in the right directions. I give them props for their discovery and hard work.

Don't worry about the mistakes man ... as soon as people understand.

 

[crazyace2011]

im speaking English but I guess its not English enough for some

 

[crazyace2011]

lol krisztian1997

krisztian1997,

I went back with gateway launcher 2.02b figured if it gets bricked ill just buy another 3ds and use the bricked one as a experiment

 

[AngryRussianKid]

Is it possible to unbrick 3DS without nand backup?

 

[Joe88]

no, you needed to make a nand backup beforehand

 

[crazyace2011]

Is it possible to unbrick 3DS without nand backup?

probably only with gateway. from what I read the brick puts a lock on the nand and only gateway can unlock it. but if you had a backup of your nand then you could go the force erase rewrite way

 

[AngryRussianKid]

I will return my bricked 3DS to GW team this week. Hope for the best

 

[krisztian1997]

No way to recover withouy backup for now, lets hope that someone who has acces to an 4.5 console and some experience help us generate the passwords

 

[kyogre123]

I will return my bricked 3DS to GW team this week. Hope for the best

Good luck, pal. You should ask them if you can send it to Hong Kong instead to sending it to the US first since you are in Russia.

 

[UTerror]

Edit: never mind this post :-)
Smathphone browser replied without asking :-)

 

[xyzman]

I will return my bricked 3DS to GW team this week. Hope for the best

Good luck with f***ing Russian Post.

 

[DAHU75]

Great news

Many thanks for your tools

just for raspeberry

i have only distrib with linux boot on SD

you talk that : Do not run this tool with a kernel that has the MMC/SD subsystem enabled!

where d/l a image for that ?

 

[krisztian1997]

Great news

Many thanks for your tools

just for raspeberry

i have only distrib with linux boot on SD

you talk that : Do not run this tool with a kernel that has the MMC/SD subsystem enabled!

where d/l a image for that ?

Make your own kernel or wait untill bkiff cleans his code and releases his kernel too

 

[DAHU75]

ok thanks for the reply

i'm waiting for bkifft , i have no experience in raspeberry , only for multimedia player xbmc

 

[mvmiranda]

I have both Raspberry and Arduino.
What's is easier to use for this little project? I mean, what will need less parts or mods?

Thanks!

 

[krisztian1997]

arduino is easier but my code was never tested, so go for the raspi. bkifft is making a small linux with a custom kernel for unbricking... so its gonna be easyer to use that instead of arduino