Hacking Gateway update regarding rumors

[jqrn]

Information is still coming in, and when the relevant information arrives directly from the source, it will be reflected in the post. I was not painting them in a bad light at all. It was to consolidate the information presented from noteworthy figures in the discussions.

Then mind explaining the big red cross across GW logo on this page:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/update-3ds-flash-kits-and-bricked-nintendo-3ds-reports.360576/

 

[BMinkie]

the red cross is pissing me off GW has done nothing wrong

 

[escherbach]

the red cross is pissing me off GW has done nothing wrong

Yes they have - they have enabled illegal pirating of Nintendo 3DS Roms - the buggers

(Also - no smoke without fire - the little shits may be trying to behave too deviously )

 

[crazyace2011]

Yes they have - they have enabled illegal pirating of Nintendo 3DS Roms - the buggers

:: slaps self on forehead:: duh lol

 

[Ryukouki]

Then mind explaining the big red cross across GW logo on this page:
http://gbatemp.net/threads/update-3ds-flash-kits-and-bricked-nintendo-3ds-reports.360576/

I'll fix that after dinner. *exasperated sigh*

 

[VashTS]

this is awesome, i love drama like this.

i know i def won't be using a gateway, to know they even put this stuff in their software frightens me enough to not risk it on a 3ds.

 

[Xzi]

I'll fix that after dinner. *exasperated sigh*

Lol. People are being a bit nit-picky with that. Posting the Gateway logo in that thread with or without a cross through it could be considered pro or anti in regards to the Gateway team anyway.

 

[gamesquest1]

i think a big red cross is always anti (unless of course they have the church's backing now?)

a big green tick on the other hand

 

[Naridar]

That e-mail response is nothing but a temper tantrum of a 5-year old child. What way is that to treat your customers?! I have an original gateway and yet I'm still afraid of booting it up because if my SD card is corrupted (it happens with cheap ones, and I'm using a cheap one) I can kiss my 250$ 3DS goodbye.

 

[BMinkie]

That e-mail response is nothing but a temper tantrum of a 5-year old child. What way is that to treat your customers?! I have an original gateway and yet I'm still afraid of booting it up because if my SD card is corrupted (it happens with cheap ones, and I'm using a cheap one) I can kiss my 250$ 3DS goodbye.

do you own a Gateway is that what bricked your 3ds? Or where you using a Clone and modified firmware ? I think your angry at the wrong company

 

[Xzi]

That e-mail response is nothing but a temper tantrum of a 5-year old child. What way is that to treat your customers?! I have an original gateway and yet I'm still afraid of booting it up because if my SD card is corrupted (it happens with cheap ones, and I'm using a cheap one) I can kiss my 250$ 3DS goodbye.

Not sure where you're getting that idea. They never say anything negative in regards to their customers in the e-mail.

 

[Naridar]

Original gateway, legit firmware 2.0b2 (not the region-free modification). Still, I have had memory cards corrupt on me at the worst imaginable times. Did anyone test if data corruption on the SD card indeed does not brick the console? I'm afraid of booting up the gateway mode if it holds any chance of triggering the bomb by data corruption, idiotic coding, etc.
And my 3DS is not bricked.

Also, in regards to "what way is it to treat your customers?". It's only okay to protect your product as long as you make sure none of your legit customers are screwed even if the worst coincidences align, and it's never okay to threaten any property of the user aside from your software/hardware. That's why Starforce DRM failed and was outright reported as a virus by several antivirus companies (it messed with DVD drive firmwares and caused hardware failures). Bricking the fake card is okay. Bricking the 3ds is not. Period.

 

[kyogre123]

Original gateway, legit firmware 2.0b2 (not the region-free modification). Still, I have had memory cards corrupt on me at the worst imaginable times. Did anyone test if data corruption on the SD card indeed does not brick the console? I'm afraid of booting up the gateway mode if it holds any chance of triggering the bomb by data corruption, idiotic coding, etc.
And my 3DS is not bricked.

Your first post sounded as if you were complaining due to getting a bricked 3DS. One of the guys who confirmed the "bricking code" confirmed that it can't happen with the unmodified launcher. For detailed information, you can a post in this thread that links to the posts of this user.

 

[Tomobobo]

Also in the opening post, gateway team says:

We can confirm that NO Gateway user had any issue with their console or their
Gateway card. And this will remain the same in the future, thanks to our team
hard work on proper testing and quality manufacturing.

Which seems to be consistent with user reports.

 

[Tomobobo]

Double UP!

sorry for the double post.

 

[Wanderman_Trigge]

OMG!?! GW lost my money, instead of bricking competitor flashcarts for stealing software,there bricking "could be " customers 3ds's and that is just WRONG on so many levels... think about it like that and they just screwed themselves out of alot of money.

 

[BMinkie]

OMG!?! GW lost my money, instead of bricking competitor flashcarts for stealing software,there bricking "could be " customers 3ds's and that is just WRONG on so many levels... think about it like that and they just screwed themselves out of alot of money.

no they are not you don't understand whats going on your going by rumors and just bad intel

 

[Xzi]

OMG!?! GW lost my money, instead of bricking competitor flashcarts for stealing software,there bricking "could be " customers 3ds's and that is just WRONG on so many levels... think about it like that and they just screwed themselves out of alot of money.

Potential customers are those that hadn't bought any flash cart yet, not people who had already bought a clone cart. IF the rumors are true, and that's still a big if, they didn't lose any money by doing this.

 

[aXXo]

OMG!?! GW lost my money, instead of bricking competitor flashcarts for stealing software,there bricking "could be " customers 3ds's and that is just WRONG on so many levels... think about it like that and they just screwed themselves out of alot of money.

Glad I'm not the only one who realizes that. Also, is that Megaman Legends 3 as your avatar? It looks awesome! What are your thoughts on the Might No. 9 game?

 

[crazyace2011]

no they are not you don't understand whats going on your going by rumors and just bad intel

I plan on buying 3 more gateway cards in the near future. so they still have my respect. I remember the saying "believe nothing you hear and half of what you see"

 

[gamesquest1]

tbh the consoles bricked where of users who already owned a clone.....if they had just put a lil pop up saying "go buy a gateway instead these guys stole our FW".......how many people do you think would do it....pretty much none, the users would just run to the cloners and tell them to get rid of the message.....basically a pointless execise.....now on the otherhand.....brick a few consoles.....sit back and wait and soon enough once people realise that they are sitting with a product that is always going o be at the mercy of another team who has a rival card.....its not as simple as just waiting to see if updates are safe either as they can delay the effects, only option in most cases would be to sit on an old firmware, or just gamble that the cloners will find all the anti clone code, i think a lot of people might either return their clone and get a gateway, or just sell their clone and get a gateway....then a few really scared people will just go hide in a cupboard and say the world is evil