Hacking List of all Gateway questions (9.2.0-20)

[thorasgar]

Only MH4U is a .cia and it's not legit. The rest of my games are regular .3ds

The 3ds saves are not a problem just copy them to your pc. Use SDF on mh4u and you can then put it back in.

So no eshop content? Then you are like me and it was easy, I had nothing to transfer. Those that have digital purchases and all the side stuff like miis and mii verse stuff have to jump through hoops.

 

[Oishikatta]

Only MH4U is a .cia and it's not legit. The rest of my games are regular .3ds

Make sure to transfer the extdata from mh4u too (other tab in SDF) if you want to keep your quests and stuff.

 

[Hammyface]

The 3ds saves are not a problem just copy them to your pc. Use SDF on mh4u and you can then put it back in.

So no eshop content? Then you are like me and it was easy, I had nothing to transfer. Those that have digital purchases and all the side stuff like miis and mii verse stuff have to jump through hoops.

While I love using CIAs (it's nice to have the games on the home screen, I can have two large microsd cards; one in the Gateway and one inside the 3ds; better battery life etc), this is making me weary of using CIAs. Do you think there will ever be an easy way to get your save files from games that are in CIA format? Will Gateway ever be able to have CIAs create .SAV files like it does with .3DS files?

 

[thorasgar]

While I love using CIAs (it's nice to have the games on the home screen, I can have two large microsd cards; one in the Gateway and one inside the 3ds; better battery life etc), this is making me weary of using CIAs. Do you think there will ever be an easy way to get your save files from games that are in CIA format? Will Gateway ever be able to have CIAs create .SAV files like it does with .3DS files?

I don't think cia files are their focus and they start getting dangerously close to allowing "GW Piracy" . Their primary focus needs to be winning the cat and mouse game with Nintendo. Get that down and then they can work on the fluff.

Who knows? You aren't going to get much out of GW other than "we are working on it".

Most likely we will see some home brew that automates SDF or NTR to back them up.

 

[Bonovox40]

So just to be clear, if I want to play DS games w a Supercard2 (or blue GW card) on a N3DS using the CubicNinja/GW exploit, it will act just like the old 3ds method where the 3DS game exploit gets removed after playing a DS game?

I've read these posts about timewarp this, and exploit that, but i'm not sure that it matters if you're stock 9.x fw/downgraded/Sky user/GW user, etc.

Just trying to clear this up. I won't use my N3ds for old DS games if it's gonna be a hassle and i'd have to keep installing the QR code exploit over and over. (or worse)

Thank!

 

[Frederik]

Hello Guys, can anyone give me a link to a Gateway 3.2 (Video) Tutorial in GERMAN LANGUAGE ? Google seems NOT to be my best friend

 

[OngakuAikoka]

From where can I get a Nintendo 3ds with 9.2-0 firmware?

 

[Desucake]

Hi all,

I picked up a gateway earlier today and got everything to work. However, a few minutes into a game, the game showed an error and since then, at the multi-rom menu, it shows file system error. I've since reformated my microsd card, and tried a different card as well but nothing is working. Doing the diagnostic option within the gateway menu, it says SD card fail. I've read that this issue is most likely a defective gateway, anyone else have this issue and can offer some advice?

Thanks

 

[thorasgar]

Hi all,

I picked up a gateway earlier today and got everything to work. However, a few minutes into a game, the game showed an error and since then, at the multi-rom menu, it shows file system error. I've since reformated my microsd card, and tried a different card as well but nothing is working. Doing the diagnostic option within the gateway menu, it says SD card fail. I've read that this issue is most likely a defective gateway, anyone else have this issue and can offer some advice?

Thanks

One reseller had a notice that there was a batch with defective sd card slots so that is possible. First format the ad card with SD Formatter v4 from sdcard.org to bring it back to official specs. The. Copy everything back in one operation to ensure there is no fragmentation. If that all fails try it again using a different sd reader as they can screw things up especially the cheap ones.

Then contact your reseller and report the problem and ask for an exchange. If they refuse report back here and we advise from there. Good luck.

 

[Desucake]

One reseller had a notice that there was a batch with defective sd card slots so that is possible. First format the ad card with SD Formatter v4 from sdcard.org to bring it back to official specs. The. Copy everything back in one operation to ensure there is no fragmentation. If that all fails try it again using a different sd reader as they can screw things up especially the cheap ones.

Then contact your reseller and report the problem and ask for an exchange. If they refuse report back here and we advise from there. Good luck.

Thanks, thorasgar!

So actually the problem was solved simply by shoving a piece of paper with the mSD to improve contact. That solved all the problems... I think I'm gonna push hard for an exchange because its clearly a hardware issue. Anyone have any experience with this process? I ordered from modchipcentral if anyone has dealt with them before.

 

[thorasgar]

Thanks, thorasgar!

So actually the problem was solved simply by shoving a piece of paper with the mSD to improve contact. That solved all the problems... I think I'm gonna push hard for an exchange because its clearly a hardware issue. Anyone have any experience with this process? I ordered from modchipcentral if anyone has dealt with them before.

A rep from there pops in here now and then. They claim to have great service. It wouldn't hurt to drop that you are a temper and your friends here told you contact them.

Let us know how they treat you.

 

[Gregora]

Okay, I can't seem to get the mset and the nvram exploits to work (which I really want to work because I spent a week without access to the GW menu because I couldn't find my copy of OoT). Here's my log so far:

Got the launcher and the .cia files copied over to the n3ds SD and launched GW menu, proceeded to backup my sysnand and installed the nvram exploit. Went into emunand to run big blue menu which gave me an error that the files were not kosher.

Re-downloaded the zip file, grabbed devmenu. Went into emunand and used devmenu to install the .cia files. Tested the DS profile exploit. Did not work.

Decided that it might be a good idea to try booting into gateway mode for sysnand and used devmenu to install the .cia files. Tested the DS profile exploit. Did not work.

I was under the impression that I just had to follow the instructions which came with the update but so far, nothing has worked. Am I missing something or doing anything wrong?

I decided to attempt the whole cycle of nvram installation, going into sysnand in gateway mode and using devmenu to install the .cia files and apparently that worked. It's kind of odd.

 

[Typhin]

Okay, I can't seem to get the mset and the nvram exploits to work (which I really want to work because I spent a week without access to the GW menu because I couldn't find my copy of OoT). Here's my log so far:

Got the launcher and the .cia files copied over to the n3ds SD and launched GW menu, proceeded to backup my sysnand and installed the nvram exploit. Went into emunand to run big blue menu which gave me an error that the files were not kosher.

Re-downloaded the zip file, grabbed devmenu. Went into emunand and used devmenu to install the .cia files. Tested the DS profile exploit. Did not work.

Decided that it might be a good idea to try booting into gateway mode for sysnand and used devmenu to install the .cia files. Tested the DS profile exploit. Did not work.

I was under the impression that I just had to follow the instructions which came with the update but so far, nothing has worked. Am I missing something or doing anything wrong?

I decided to attempt the whole cycle of nvram installation, going into sysnand in gateway mode and using devmenu to install the .cia files and apparently that worked. It's kind of odd.

It's strange that it didn't work the first time you installed the .cia files into sysNand, did the NVRAM profile get cleared somehow between its initial install and the .cia install?

Installing it into emuNand was definitely not the way to go, though. The point of the .cia files is to alter sysNand, since when you start up the system, you're in sysNand and need to get to the launcher. mset.cia reopens the hole that the NVRAM profile takes advantage of, so both have to be installed for the exploit to work properly. The NVRAM profile can be lost (or at least changed in such a way that it doesn't run the launcher) through various actions (generally running any DS software or DSiWare title, anything that runs in DS mode), and must be reinstalled each time that happens, through either the Gateway launcher or through GW_INSTALLER.nds.

If you haven't already, I would recommend restoring your emuNand's System Settings, by either restoring from a backup or by downloading and installing the proper System Settings app, so you can access the settings for things like Super Stable 3D again. There's no advantage of having mset.cia installed in emuNand.

I'm glad that you seem to have it working, I hope it continues to work for you.

 

[InfoFront]

When I exit system settings in emunand, I get booted back to sysnand. Is this normal, and is there any way to prevent it?

 

[Typhin]

When I exit system settings in emunand, I get booted back to sysnand. Is this normal, and is there any way to prevent it?

This is normal, and I don't think there is any way to prevent it. Just redo the exploit to get back to emuNand after you leave System Settings. A few other things will kick you back to sysNand, like I believe exiting Smash Bros or Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. If you've unlinked the two, you can set them to use different themes or otherwise mark them to make it easier to see which one you're on. (I have a set of folders in my sysNand to spell out "SYSNAND", and emuNand has "EMU".)

 

[InfoFront]

This is normal, and I don't think there is any way to prevent it. Just redo the exploit to get back to emuNand after you leave System Settings. A few other things will kick you back to sysNand, like I believe exiting Smash Bros or Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. If you've unlinked the two, you can set them to use different themes or otherwise mark them to make it easier to see which one you're on. (I have a set of folders in my sysNand to spell out "SYSNAND", and emuNand has "EMU".)

Thanks!

 

[CIAwesome526]

i installed i cia on sysnand, annd when im not in gateway mode it is still there. what would happen if i launched it?

 

[Typhin]

i installed i cia on sysnand, annd when im not in gateway mode it is still there. what would happen if i launched it?

Best case, you'll get a generic "There was an error, please try turning the system off and back on" type message, I believe. Unless it was a Legit (has a signature made for your specific console) or a Universal (made to be pre-installed on systems), it'll fail the signature check and refuse to run. Worst case, it'll be seen as junk data and deleted, like if you go into Data Management.

If it WAS a Legit/Universal, then it will run just fine without Gateway Mode.

 

[CIAwesome526]

Best case, you'll get a generic "There was an error, please try turning the system off and back on" type message, I believe. Unless it was a Legit (has a signature made for your specific console) or a Universal (made to be pre-installed on systems), it'll fail the signature check and refuse to run. Worst case, it'll be seen as junk data and deleted, like if you go into Data Management.

If it WAS a Legit/Universal, then it will run just fine without Gateway Mode.

thats what i thought, how can you tell if a rom was universal?

 

[thorasgar]

thats what i thought, how can you tell if a rom was universal?

The best place to get that information would be from the source of the rom.

The list of legit/universal cia files is rather small.