Hacking Frankenfirmware ?

[Xyphoseos]

Hello ! I want know exactly, what is a Frankenfirmware ? Thank ^^

 

[Queno138]

It's what happens when there's a mix of files from different firmwares, like how Frankenstein is a mix of different body parts.

Most common example is unintentional partial downgrades,
resulting in System firmware appearing to be 9.2, but unable to use any homebrew or entry hax.

I think a lesser known example might refer to people who purposely downgrade certain parts of their firmware,
such as reverting flashcart whitelist FW1.

 

[koffieleut]

A firmware with some missing features like browser.
I don't hope that you have that problem? You can recognize this with the firmware number where the last nr is strangely low like 11.0.0.4

 

[Xyphoseos]

It's what happens when there's a mix of files from different firmwares, like how Frankenstein is a mix of different body parts.

Most common example is unintentional partial downgrades,
resulting in System firmware appearing to be 9.2, but unable to use any homebrew or entry hax.

I think a lesser known example might refer to people who purposely downgrade certain parts of their firmware,
such as reverting flashcart whitelist FW1.

I thought that

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A firmware with some missing features like browser.
I don't hope that you have that problem? You can recognize this with the firmware number where the last nr is strangely low like 11.0.0.4

that is a frankenfirmware too ?

 

[tbb043]

It's what happens when there's a mix of files from different firmwares, like how Frankenstein is a mix of different body parts.

Frankenstein is a doctor. Frankenstein's monster is a mix of body parts.</pedantic>

 

[proflayton123]

Example; updating from a cart beyond >9.9 as you'll have a dummy/not functional browser and have yours system settings end in 00

 

[Quantumcat]

A firmware with some missing features like browser.
I don't hope that you have that problem? You can recognize this with the firmware number where the last nr is strangely low like 11.0.0.4

This isn't a frankenfirmware, as it arises naturally. Frankenfirmware is what @Queno138 described.

 

[nl255]

A frankenfirmware can also be made deliberately by updating the browser and possibly other modules (nver, cver, friends module, etc) without doing a system update. Not as common nowadays since ctr-httpwn was released but it could come in handy for Gateway users to have a frankenfirmware emunand assuming there is a way to change the minimum nfirm required for the NS and friends modules (and I have a feeling there is).