Hilarious.
They told me, that I have to wait for 2-5 days. OK, lets see.
Hope, it will be spinner09's history. But there is my address in Service center's document.
wait so you took it back today?
Personal responsibility has to come into play at some point, however. From the sounds of it, he knew that 2.0b2 had bricking code in it, but he went ahead and installed it on an SD card/Gateway cart that was having issues with every other firmware version already.I love the "Gateway isn't responsible because your particular product may have been faulty and therefore triggered Gateway's intentional brick code" and the "Gateway isn't responsible because it was too cold outside" responses. The too cold outside one could literally be parody of some of the Gateway defenders on here; I'm still not certain that it isn't parody.
I'm sorry for your bad luck. It seems like some members here are making progress on unbricking, although it will take an arduino and soldering skills. Personally I would not send my property to Gateway. It's like anonymously hiring the thief who picked your lock to fix it, since he obviously is an expert. There is a very good chance that Gateway will say you were responsible for your brick, and hold your property hostage until you pay them $100.
Good luck bro wish you all the best.Yep. 2 hours ago. They are doing diagnostics. After 2-5 days, result will be here
Personal responsibility has to come into play at some point, however. From the sounds of it, he knew that 2.0b2 had bricking code in it already, but he went ahead and installed it on an SD card/Gateway cart that was having issues with every other firmware version already.
I still feel bad for him, but that was definitely not a smart move and not something I would have done in the same position armed with that knowledge.
Of course that is partially due to capitalism's incompatibility with morality.
There are no known hardware clones at the moment. But Gateway carts can be DOA like any other hardware component you have shipped to you in the mail. Sounds like his SD card may have been failing as well.Is there any way to verify a Gateway as genuine? Is it possible that this and others may have fake Gateways?
Guys. Will replace of motherboard help me? There are some 3DSXL motherboards on ebay(for note).
yes, it will help you... just you have to be sure that seller is sending you motherboard with firmvare version between 4.1 and 4.5
It's not the flashcart which brick the console, it's the software on the SD card.It could be also malfunctioning SD card... It seems the gatewat flashcart worked fine, since it could execute the brick code on your 3DS.
Is there any way to verify a Gateway as genuine? Is it possible that this and others may have fake Gateways?
We don't know that, as nobody took a picture of the "faulty" cards yet.There are no known hardware clones at the moment.
I hope that Nintendo Service Center will replace my motherboard for free (took it to them 2 hours ago).
I hope that Nintendo Service Center will replace my motherboard for free (took it to them 2 hours ago).
I hope they will, but if they do, they will update your fw to the latest version.