Hacking ANNOUNCING: GATEWAY 2.0 “OMEGA” PRIVATE BETA

[crea]

Yes, they still will. Like I said, you still have to follow directions. Specifically the step where it says to confirm that the firmware version in the emuNAND's system settings shows "GW3D X.X.X-XX" (where X = whatever the firmware version is). This is your confirmation that if you update without exiting the settings, you'll be updating the emuNAND not the sysNAND/realNAND.

Edit: But also keep in mind that exiting the emuNAND's system settings will revert you back to the sysNAND so when you go back into the settings, it won't show the firmware version starting with "GW3D" anymore, so that should alert the end user and they at that point should go back into Gateway mode to do the update.

Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up.
As some others, I want to be extra sure to know and avoid any issues, before tempering with the system.

But I also get your comment now, you would have to be especially careless and not read the directions that come with the firmware update, to do it wrong.

 

[josh_axey]

Got my e-shop working again! There seems to be issues with Omega where if you make a emuNAND partition with a brand new SD card (rather than using an emuNAND made with a previous version of Gateway) some applications won't work correctly with Firmware 7.1, similar to how it was on 2.0b1 (maybe some code was reverted?). I managed to fix this issue by cloning a 2GB SD which had a working 7.1 emuNAND over a 4GB SD (which originally had the faulty emuNAND made with Omega) and then adjusting the partition table to account for the card size difference.

Was the old emuNAND you used made with 2.0b1 or 2.0b2?

 

[Scope92]

Got my e-shop working again! There seems to be issues with Omega where if you make a emuNAND partition with a brand new SD card (rather than using an emuNAND made with a previous version of Gateway) some applications won't work correctly with Firmware 7.1, similar to how it was on 2.0b1 (maybe some code was reverted?). I managed to fix this issue by cloning a 2GB SD which had a working 7.1 emuNAND over a 4GB SD (which originally had the faulty emuNAND made with Omega) and then adjusting the partition table to account for the card size difference.

That seems complicated. So you're saying to get a working emuNAND copy of 7.1 before updating the Gateway card?

I've purchased an e-shop game (Dual Destinies) with an emuNAND, but not the latest version though (I think I currently have Firmware 6.XX). How would I go about updating the emuNAND to the latest version with a different card while still being able to play e-shop games I've purchased while running emuNAND?

Lastly, can someone clarify what this means:
After updating the FGPA with the OMEGA Firmware, you cannot downgrade back to 1.2 (Games do not work.) or 2.0 beta 1&2.

Specifically, "Games do not work."

 

[CloudLionHeart]

You need to reformat your emunand and redownload it?

 

[Lightzaver]

Stupid question but what is 'Classic Mode' ?

 

[AngryRussianKid]

Stupid question but what is 'Classic Mode' ?

No fcking Gateway. Just like normal legal 3DS with retail cards

 

[RazorX2014]

It's for playing retail cartridges that require higher fw or a different region

 

[cearp]

are the saves saved on the micro sd along with the roms (as MT does it), or on the sd card like before?

 

[Lightzaver]

No fcking Gateway. Just like normal legal 3DS with retail cards

thanks

So how does having a gateway let you play region-locked games in classic mode?

 

[19cookies]

are the saves saved on the micro sd along with the roms (as MT does it), or on the sd card like before?

They're still on the SD card

 

[crea]

thanks

So how does having a gateway let you play region-locked games in classic mode?

You boot the launcher on the SD. Afterwards you can use retail games from other regions as well (region lock is disabled).

 

[AngryRussianKid]

thanks

So how does having a gateway let you play region-locked games in classic mode?

As I know, some people use GW exploit to install region free ability. It works in Classic.

 

[darky2003]

They're still on the SD card

so no need to backup our save games?

 

[Lightzaver]

You boot the launcher on the SD. Afterwards you can use retail games from other regions as well (region lock is disabled).

As I know, some people use GW exploit to install region free ability. It works in Classic.

Thank you. Gonna go get attack on titan and play that then xD

 

[RocketRon]

Ok, just a few questions for my own perception:

i'm currently running on gw2.0 b1 ;

- do i have to run the bluecard with the new files on it, again?
- do i have to make a new emunand partition? (if so, how to delete the current?)

Thanks in advance!

 

[cearp]

Ok, just a few questions for my own perception:

i'm currently running on gw2.0 b1 ;

- do i have to run the bluecard with the new files on it, again?
- do i have to make a new emunand partition? (if so, how to delete the current?)

Thanks in advance!

no
no

 

[tyons]

how do the real-time saves work? anybody tested?

(wow 32 pages so fast)

 

[linkfx]

Was the old emuNAND you used made with 2.0b1 or 2.0b2?

It was made with 2.0b2 and was at the latest firmware (7.1) but 2.0b1 emuNANDs should also be fine provided they were at 6.1 or lower and can be upgraded without issues in the Omega. It's just setting up a brand new emuNAND partition and updating to 7.1 in the Omega that seems to have faulty elements.

 

[hundshamer]

Has anyone gotten to see if ambassador games work yet? Mainly looking for GBA ones

Mine aren't working.

 

[sonic2756]

Mine aren't working.

Damn.