Homebrew The bootroms

[runetoonxx2]

no, more like, you can fully decrypt and encrypt games on a computer
generate encrypted title keys from decrypted title keys without a 3ds
encrypted title keys to decrypted title keys without a 3ds
etc.

Ohh that makes more sense

 

[astronautlevel]

Basically what Aletron said, plus if there's an exploit in the bootrom (unlikely, but possible) we could get code execution at boot that can't be patched w/o a hardware revision.

 

[runetoonxx2]

Basically what Aletron said, plus if there's an exploit in the bootrom (unlikely, but possible) we could get code execution at boot that can't be patched w/o a hardware revision.

I thought a9lh couldn't be patched without hardware revision so what's the point?

 

[Aletron9000]

I thought a9lh couldn't be patched without hardware revision so what's the point?

it can't (without a hardware revision or a clumsy mistake by a noob), but it prevents more bricks
a bootrom exploit could prevent ALL bricks, I think.

 

[astronautlevel]

I thought a9lh couldn't be patched without hardware revision so what's the point?

a9lh can't be removed, but it requires an existing arm9 exploit to install it (which is why we downgrade to 9.2). They've already patched all non hardmod/fieldrunners downgrading on 11.0+ (forever), and it's only a matter of time before the patch hardmod downgrading.

Bootrom exploit wouldn't need downgrading (could be used on all FWs), but depending on the nature of the exploit might require specialized hardware.

This is only speculation; we don't know if there's an exploit, and if there was what it would require.

 

[runetoonxx2]

it can't (without a hardware revision or a clumsy mistake by a noob), but it prevents more bricks
a bootrom exploit could prevent ALL bricks, I think.

Decrypt9 to reverse bricks atm is about the same isn't it?

 

[Autz]

I thought a9lh couldn't be patched without hardware revision so what's the point?

A9LH is protected by CFWs. Without them, is vulnerable (try restoring the NAND with Decrypt9). And if i'm reading right, a BOOTROM hack can't be patched or wiped out via software unlike A9LH.

 

[astronautlevel]

I thought a9lh couldn't be patched without hardware revision so what's the point?

a9lh can't be removed, but it requires an existing arm9 exploit to install it (which is why we downgrade to 9.2). They've already patched all non hardmod/fieldrunners downgrading on 11.0+ (forever), and it's only a matter of time before the patch hardmod downgrading.

Bootrom exploit wouldn't need downgrading (could be used on all FWs), but depending on the nature of the exploit might require specialized hardware.

This is only speculation; we don't know if there's an exploit, and if there was what it would require.

 

[runetoonxx2]

it can't (without a hardware revision or a clumsy mistake by a noob), but it prevents more bricks
a bootrom exploit could prevent ALL bricks, I think.

Decrypt9 sysnand restore to reverse bricks atm is about the same isn't it?

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a9lh can't be removed, but it requires an existing arm9 exploit to install it (which is why we downgrade to 9.2). They've already patched all non hardmod/fieldrunners downgrading on 11.0+ (forever), and it's only a matter of time before the patch hardmod downgrading.

Bootrom exploit wouldn't need downgrading (could be used on all FWs), but depending on the nature of the exploit might require specialized hardware.

This is only speculation; we don't know if there's an exploit, and if there was what it would require.

Oh kk

 

[Aletron9000]

Decrypt9 sysnand restore to reverse bricks atm is about the same isn't it?

decrypt9 can't do a NAND restore from a9lh if firm0 and firm1 are corrupted.