Hacking What is "firmlaunch"?

[cultopi]

What exactly does it do ?

 

[Earth97]

I'd like to know it, too.

 

[Mazamin]

You boot a newer firmware with a homebrew-able console(with kernel access) in order to play newer games

 

[soulskeeper]

You boot a newer firmware with a homebrew-able console(with kernel access) in order to play newer games

how do you do it?

is it possible with 9.5 sysNAND?

 

[Mazamin]

how do you do it?

is it possible with 9.5 sysNAND?

No, you can't for now

 

[VerseHell]

No.

 

[soulskeeper]

how do you do it then?

 

[Mazamin]

how do you do it then?

Update your console, it's like the firmlaunch, but it's homebrew-less

 

[Earth97]

So, firmlaunch is the "spoofer" for 9.6+ games that N3DS uses in emuNAND?
If it is (and works as you stated), why can't we just update the emuNAND, instead of launching a newer version?

 

[Mazamin]

So, firmlaunch is the "spoofer" for 9.6+ games that N3DS uses in emuNAND?
If it is (and works as you stated), why can't we just update the emuNAND, instead of launching a newer version?

It's only useful for cfw without emunand, or to play 9.6+ games on new 3ds as 9.5.0-23> emunand doesn't work on new 3ds

 

[soulskeeper]

It's only useful for cfw without emunand, or to play 9.6+ games on new 3ds as 9.5.0-23> emunand doesn't work on new 3ds

So let me get this straight, you make your sysNAND think its a higher version to play games which require that firmware and when you're done you can go back to your own old firmware?

 

[Mazamin]

So let me get this straight, you make your sysNAND think its a higher version to play games which require that firmware and when you're done you can go back to your own old firmware?

It doesn't make the console think it's a newer version, it launches a newer version, but when you shutdown you are in the older version

 

[soulskeeper]

It doesn't make the console think it's a newer version, it launches a newer version, but when you shutdown you are in the older version

this is awesome, you really cant use it on a N3dsXL 9.5.0 sysNAND?

 

[Mazamin]

this is awesome, you really cant use it on a N3dsXL 9.5.0 sysNAND?

You are homebrew-able, but not with kernel access, we need a new exploit

 

[gudenau]

Firmlaunch is the process of launching a firmware on a 3DS, weather it be custom or stock.

 

[Earth97]

It's only useful for cfw without emunand, or to play 9.6+ games on new 3ds as 9.5.0-23> emunand doesn't work on new 3ds

So, this means 9.6+ games must be installed in sysNAND and launched via Pasta/rxMode in sysNAND? Can't you install them in emuNAND and load them there? Why doesn't emuNAND support new firmwares/firmlaunch?

 

[VerseHell]

No, firmlaunch is only up to 9.5 on n3ds, regardless the nand.

 

[soulskeeper]

You are homebrew-able, but not with kernel access, we need a new exploit

sorry for my ignorance but I hear the word: "kernel access". a lot what is it, what does it mean?

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No, firmlaunch is only up to 9.5 on n3ds, regardless the nand.

so it's not really that useful ah?

 

[Earth97]

Then, what's the tool that enables 9.6+ games on 9.5 emuNAND? How does it work?

sorry for my ignorance but I hear the word: "kernel access". a lot what is it, what does it mean?

It's a "hole" in the Nintendo firmware that allows execution of certain code chains.

 

[Arcanuskun]

Then, what's the tool that enables 9.6+ games on 9.5 emuNAND? How does it work?

By FW spoofing the CIAs, I guess