Hacking [Q] Is it possible to "steal" GW's multirom menu and add it to a CFW?

[Xenon Hacks]

@Xenon Hacks, in Italian we say "time is money", spend some time (long time) for something not really necesary not convenient.

Take all the time you need and want as you say it's not needed yet but may be in the future.

 

[WhoAmI?]

Plottwist: It's a dude. Enjoy that BJ!

Are you homophobic? Maybe I like dudes Don't knock it till you try it

 

[DSoryu]

So a loader homebrew is possible then?

 

[tony_2018]

I didn't realize it was that hard to scroll through cia folders.

 

[dela]

So a loader homebrew is possible then?

For me, yes, NTR 3.0 runs a patch on the cartridge physical addressing reading romfs on a file in the SD of the console.
presumably after the study of ram and dumping of reversing, we try to load the file in the SD 3ds present in the channel of the cartridge or even take advantage of the services to directly launch the "3ds file" from homebrew.

 

[DSoryu]

For me, yes, NTR 3.0 runs a patch on the cartridge physical addressing reading romfs on a file in the SD of the console.
presumably after the study of ram and dumping of reversing, we try to load the file in the SD 3ds present in the channel of the cartridge or even take advantage of the services to directly launch the "3ds file" from homebrew.

Yeah, I was doing a research from that matter, and one possible and easiest way was to create a partition on the SD to emulate a gateway card.. of course, that would require non-user friendly methods and RE gateway code.

I was so dumb to don't see ther is a chance to give a shot to your method, still a lot of work tho.

 

[VinsCool]

Are you homophobic? Maybe I like dudes Don't knock it till you try it

So, assuming the red nails lady, you'll let her him do an hand job to you?

 

[dela]

Yeah, I was doing a research from that matter, and one possible and easiest way was to create a partition on the SD to emulate a gateway card.. of course, that would require non-user friendly methods and RE gateway code.

I was so dumb to don't see ther is a chance to give a shot to your method, still a lot of work tho.

Perform a patch for the emulated gateway red would be counter-productive in the long run.
We should do all in an open source, many are already present is only designed and adapted for the purpose, so there can always be someone who could be of interest to project correct it and improve it.

 

[WhoAmI?]

So, assuming the red nails lady, you'll let her him do an hand job to you?

I'd give you an honest response to that but I have a feeling that it'll find it's way onto your signature >:-)

 

[VinsCool]

I'd give you an honest response to that but I have a feeling that it'll find it's way onto your signature >

You know it right?

 

[WhoAmI?]

You know it right?

You bet

 

[GhostLatte]

So, assuming the red nails lady, you'll let her him do an hand job to you?

*nail job

 

[Thirty3Three]

Are you homophobic? Maybe I like dudes Don't knock it till you try it

I actually REALLY respect and admire what you said here.

 

[zhdarkstar]

Perform a patch for the emulated gateway red would be counter-productive in the long run.
We should do all in an open source, many are already present is only designed and adapted for the purpose, so there can always be someone who could be of interest to project correct it and improve it.

Thank you so much for your tidbits of advice. Just the fact that you revealed about NTR 3.0 will serve the scene well in the future. Even if you don't end up coding something for the 3DS, your contribution here should hopefully yield good results in due time.

 

[Zidapi]

I've thought about doing this myself, but if it means patching out retail carts just to use GW carts, than no thanks, lol.. would rather use both.

FYI @Bond697's cfw isn't the only one to support the Gateway red card. I seem to recall it being on the feature list of MathewH's too, so it's definitely possible.

 

[WhoAmI?]

FYI @Bond697's cfw isn't the only one to support the Gateway red card. I seem to recall it being on the feature list of MathewH's too, so it's definitely possible.

;_; All these hidden CFW's that support this 1 feature and yet rxTools doesn't. *Crys like a big fat baby* Hehe. Cereal, I'd buy a Gateway card if this feature was part of rxTools.

 

[Just3DS]

If it helps anyone who haven't dared to test it themselves how does GW red cart loads a game:

I tried to solder two wires to the GW red cart to keep it provided with constant 3.3V at under 1A, had two consoles of same region, one with GW mode running and other running stock without any mods.

Tried to insert the GW red cart in GW loaded console and loaded a game (of same region as console) from GW menu (with the 3.3V been supplied with wires to the red cart). After loading I quickly moved the red cart to other console which is running on stock but it didn't show up anything (although the voltage across card should be continously 3.3V and working).

In fact even when it had the game loaded on GW loaded console if I try ejecting and reinserting the game disappears and I have to load it again. So that means that GW is running some kind of emulation on the console itself and constantly sending commands to the red cart (which is why a retail card doesn't seem to work as GW is using their custom protocol).

PS. This is a possibility, I may be wrong. Don't quote me on that.

 

[tony_2018]

If it helps anyone who haven't dared to test it themselves how does GW red cart loads a game:

I tried to solder two wires to the GW red cart to keep it provided with constant 3.3V at under 1A, had two consoles of same region, one with GW mode running and other running stock without any mods.

Tried to insert the GW red cart in GW loaded console and loaded a game (of same region as console) from GW menu (with the 3.3V been supplied with wires to the red cart). After loading I quickly moved the red cart to other console which is running on stock but it didn't show up anything (although the voltage across card should be continously 3.3V and working).

In fact even when it had the game loaded on GW loaded console if I try ejecting and reinserting the game disappears and I have to load it again. So that means that GW is running some kind of emulation on the console itself and constantly sending commands to the red cart (which is why a retail card doesn't seem to work as GW is using their custom protocol).

PS. This is a possibility, I may be wrong. Don't quote me on that.

I don't think this is a good way to test and confirm GW's feature...

 

[Just3DS]

I don't think this is a good way to test and confirm GW's feature...

Why not?

 

[Cyan]

isn't removing a retail cartridge crashing the game too ?
removing a cartridge while playing is not the way to test if "gateway is running code on the console". It's just that the game is running on the console and crashes when the hardware containing the game's data is removed.


I've read a comment once (don't remember who said that) saying that redirecting game access from cartridge to SD would be easy.
I don't know if it's really easy or possible, but if emulators can load from a file why not the console? there are probably hardware checks (like voltage, eeprom size, etc.) but it can be patched?