Hacking Official [Release] CakesFW

[zeruel85]

@mid-kid:
if I have the decrypted 'firmware.bin' for the New 3DS, how can I crypt it without searching the file all over the web?

Thank you.

 

[mid-kid]

@mid-kid:
if I have the decrypted 'firmware.bin' for the New 3DS, how can I crypt it without searching the file all over the web?

Thank you.

You can't in a way Cakes expects it. There's some essential parts missing in the "decrypted" version. I never thought loading a decrypted firm would be necessary, so I never implemented it.
I won't be adding a way to load a decrypted firm anytime soon, however. You'll just have to search around the web. It's not like the file is particularly rare.

 

[zeruel85]

You can't in a way Cakes expects it. There's some essential parts missing in the "decrypted" version. I never thought loading a decrypted firm would be necessary, so I never implemented it.
I won't be adding a way to load a decrypted firm anytime soon, however. You'll just have to search around the web. It's not like the file is particularly rare.

Ok, finally I found it. Thank you for the reply.

 

[Normmatt]

You can't in a way Cakes expects it. There's some essential parts missing in the "decrypted" version. I never thought loading a decrypted firm would be necessary, so I never implemented it.
I won't be adding a way to load a decrypted firm anytime soon, however. You'll just have to search around the web. It's not like the file is particularly rare.

There's nothing essential missing from the decrypted version... Cakes just expects the encrypted one (why?)

 

[mid-kid]

There's nothing essential missing from the decrypted version... Cakes just expects the encrypted one (why?)

Essential for cakes to decrypt it correctly (I didn't word it correctly). (the ncch header, for example)
I never expected it to need to load a decrypted firm, and yes, it can be done (pretty trivially), but (sorry if I sound rude) I honestly don't feel like doing that. (Also, the person in question found an encrypted version, which gives me another excuse to satisfy my current laziness)

 

[Madridi]

@mid-kid
Is firmkey.bin no longer needed in the latest build? I don't see any reference to it in the latest download.

 

[Suiginou]

@mid-kid
Is firmkey.bin no longer needed in the latest build? I don't see any reference to it in the latest download.

Re-read the OP, it recently got changed:

"Copy the firmware.bin linked at the bottom of the post to the cakes directory. Do the same with cetk."

The cetk holds the titlekey, which is then used to decrypt the NATIVE_FIRM, so you don't have to hunt down firmkey.bin anymore.

 

[Madridi]

Re-read the OP, it recently got changed:

"Copy the firmware.bin linked at the bottom of the post to the cakes directory. Do the same with cetk."

The cetk holds the titlekey, which is then used to decrypt the NATIVE_FIRM, so you don't have to hunt down firmkey.bin anymore.

Thanks I did read it, but I thought this was for for firmware.bin not firmkey, but yeah I see where I went wrong.

This process is just for new installs right? If I have it from previous versions all I need to do is place it in the cakes folder correct? And of course I don't need the cetk in this case?

Thanks

 

[Sleet]

Can I use sysupdater with Cakes without bricking?

 

[mid-kid]

Thanks I did read it, but I thought this was for for firmware.bin not firmkey, but yeah I see where I went wrong.

This process is just for new installs right? If I have it from previous versions all I need to do is place it in the cakes folder correct? And of course I don't need the cetk in this case?

Thanks

Yes.

Can I use sysupdater with Cakes without bricking?

I have never tried it, but in theory, yes.

 

[cultopi]

my CakesFW doesn't have the options to boot into emunand.

 

[Zidapi]

my CakesFW doesn't have the options to boot into emunand.

I think it's probably fair to assume that you haven't set up an emuNAND then

 

[mid-kid]

my CakesFW doesn't have the options to boot into emunand.

Did you copy the cakes/patches directory? If so, go to "Select patches", and select "Enable emuNAND".
Also, are you sure you have the right firmware.bin from OP?

 

[cultopi]

I think it's probably fair to assume that you haven't set up an emuNAND then

lol, I am 100% sure I setup emunand because I changed from Reinand Rop to Cake ROP.

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Did you copy the cakes/patches directory? If so, go to "Select patches", and select "Enable emuNAND".
Also, are you sure you have the right firmware.bin from OP?

Patches are there, and not sure about the right firmware.bin because i thought I had to hunt it down. I got firmware.bin, firmware9.2.bin, and firmware9.5.bin, and I put all three in there

 

[cultopi]

Did you copy the cakes/patches directory? If so, go to "Select patches", and select "Enable emuNAND".
Also, are you sure you have the right firmware.bin from OP?

Confirmed that I copied that folder, but after I launch the ROP and go into select patches, it only has something like disable sig patch

 

[dark_samus3]

Confirmed that I copied that folder, but after I launch the ROP and go into select patches, it only has something like disable sig patch

Redownload cakes and copy the whole folder to your SD card, that should fix these issues, also did you follow the part about cetk?

 

[cultopi]

Redownload cakes and copy the whole folder to your SD card, that should fix these issues, also did you follow the part about cetk?

I use firmkey.bin, that replaces cetk ??

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Did you copy the cakes/patches directory? If so, go to "Select patches", and select "Enable emuNAND".
Also, are you sure you have the right firmware.bin from OP?

If my sysnand is 9.0U, i have to use firmware.bin that corresponds to 9.0U ?

 

[dark_samus3]

I use firmkey.bin, that replaces cetk ??

If you have firmkey.bin then you're fine, I was just making sure you had all bases covered

 

[mid-kid]

Patches are there, and not sure about the right firmware.bin because i thought I had to hunt it down. I got firmware.bin, firmware9.2.bin, and firmware9.5.bin, and I put all three in there

Look in the first post in the thread, under the download button. There's a link for firmware.bin. Download that version.
Unless you have a new 3ds, in which case, remove the firmware.bin, and rename firmware9.5.bin to firmware.bin (assuming the firmware9.5.bin is an encrypted 9.5 n3ds firmware).

 

[cultopi]

Look in the first post in the thread, under the download button. There's a link for firmware.bin. Download that version.
Unless you have a new 3ds, in which case, remove the firmware.bin, and rename firmware9.5.bin to firmware.bin (assuming the firmware9.5.bin is an encrypted 9.5 n3ds firmware).

Thanks, firmware9.5.bin is the right one. One more thing: when do we uncheck the "disable sig checks" ?