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.
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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that is a frankenfirmware too ?
Frankenstein is a doctor. Frankenstein's monster is a mix of body parts.</pedantic>
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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
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This isn't a frankenfirmware, as it arises naturally. Frankenfirmware is what @Queno138 described.
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).
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