Coto said:
Once you reach ahbprot + dop-mii there's not need to install any more patched ios rather than 236. Mr wii as terminal_illness (he know way mooore about modules than lot's of people here) said, all newer, even compiled source code will handle a ios_read() function which nullifies "older" ios detection methods.
great answer terminal
1) The latest Dop-Mii releases are very unstable, especially when using AHBPROT.
2) No old apps support AHBPROT, so unless you or someone else is going to make a mod of them, a patch is needed (at least for those that use patches).
3) The HBC has a bug which won't allow the use of AHBPROT if you don't have valid internet settings.
4) I said "you might consider" because I know it isn't a requirement these days. If it was I would have said "you need to" instead.
5) There isn't a downside to patching IOS36 with the Trucha bug, ES_Identify, and NAND Access. It only takes a couple minutes to do.
@terminal_illness: Looking back at my original response about him having IOS236, I see that it does come off as insulting. That was not my intention, and I apologize. I sometimes say things that can easily be interpreted as an insult, even though it's not my intention. I'm working on it (trust me, I used to be a lot worse), but forcing myself to see things from all angles isn't an overnight thing (at least for an idiot like me, lol).