That is true. However, you'd be stuck with a not that useful 1.0.0 3DS Anything after and including 4.1.0 will ask you to update as long as it has downloaded the update (which it will do by itself if it has internet)If you never update the system even once, then it won't bother asking you to update, I think.
That is true. However, you'd be stuck with a not that useful 1.0.0 3DS Anything after and including 4.1.0 will ask you to update as long as it has downloaded the update (which it will do by itself if it has internet)
4.4 will ask to update as well, as long as it downloads the update. You probably just never connected it to the internet?Well, my 3DS XL's stock firmeware starts at 4.4. So I'm a happy panda.
Before.
4.1.0-8 removed the requirement for pin code to update.
how do I make it impossible for them to update?
is what I did enough if they don't know the Parental Control code and if Internet settings are not turned on?
What if they went somewhere and popped in one if their friend's original games that required had a firmware update on it, what would happen then?
Before.
4.1.0-8 removed the requirement for pin code to update.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU IT'S EXACTLY MY VERSION
you likely want to keep a copy of the NAND backup, from the hardware dump method, somewhere safe; if ever they find a way to update the real firmware you can still use the hardware method of restoring the NAND back to 4.5.
You can't.
Enough to stop them turning the wifi on and letting it download an update, that's all.
It would give the standard update prompts and if accepted, update.
Not like it can be avoided.
Gateway is 4.1-4.5 only. So if you want to use, you have to update to at least that version anyway, so there is no way to stay on a version that requires pin and use Gateway.
ah, I thought there were 4.1.0-0, 4.1.0-1, etc, and that it got changed only from 4.1.0-8 onwards.
Thanks for all the feedback. I guess with all the parental controls on, and wifi turned off, I'll ask them to be sure not to play other kids games.
What would I need to turn on in order to play against them locally in Mario Kart? In the situation where we're all sitting in the same room. Can that be done safely without turning wifi on? or does it have to go wifi and maybe I can set the mac addresses to not have permission for the internet? don't want to over complicate this, there's just no necessity to risk putting these on the net but it would be fun to play multiplayer games with just the families 3DSs.
Wireless has to be switched on for local play. If you were intending to use the Gateway for Mario Kart, I'm not sure if local play works. Online play does not work in gateway mode, but I'm unsure about local play (not tried it).
Switching wireless on only once you are in game will prevent it from downloading an update anyway (does not do it while in game) and even if you did accidental download, you can just format the sd to get rid of the prompt.