Homebrew Sighax for dummies: An FAQ for the rest of us.

[BARNWEY]

In the fifth issue, we can just install Boot9Strap without installing arm9loaderhax before while being in <11.3 I think.

Yes, if you have homebrew. It took me a few minutes to do it on my sister's 2DS....

That is absolutely true, but from my experience, it's been easier to go through a9lh then to boot9strap, than to go through a hardmod or dsiwarehax. Unless, of course, you already have dsiwarehax or a hardmod working beforhand.

11.3 doesn't need a hardmod, it uses SafeHax.

 

[Dionicio3]

I'm legitimately surprised this is not pinned

 

[GBAFail]

Oh, I meant what does this new thing get past what we have with a9hl? Does it just add another layer of protection against Nintendo's updates?

It's A9LH. Arm9LoaderHax not Arm9HaxLoader.

 

[Deleted User]

11.3 doesn't need a hardmod, it uses SafeHax.

Using a hardmod is an actual option for 11.3, as it is with every firmware.

I'm legitimately surprised this is not pinned

Yeah me too. By now it probably should be.

It's A9LH. Arm9LoaderHax not Arm9HaxLoader.

Is that really a necessary thing to be correcting people on? I mean, I've seen it both ways, and it doesn't really matter as long as you know what it is.

 

[GBAFail]

Is that really a necessary thing to be correcting people on? I mean, I've seen it both ways, and it doesn't really matter as long as you know what it is.

A9LH is the correct way. A9HL is incorrect. Those people did that because nobody corrected them.

 

[Exaltys]

Sorry? I'll remember for next time? I just posted what I did but for some it could just be a typo.

 

[GBAFail]

Sorry? I'll remember for next time? I just posted what I did but for some it could just be a typo.

Now you know. I wasn't even trying to be a dick or anything. Just letting you know.

 

[Dionicio3]

Guys don't argue over a topic this stupid
kthx

 

[NFates]

That is absolutely true, but from my experience, it's been easier to go through a9lh then to boot9strap, than to go through a hardmod or dsiwarehax. Unless, of course, you already have dsiwarehax or a hardmod working beforhand.

We can just install it directly, I also think.

EDIT: Someone already said it. Sorry.

 

[GBAFail]

Guys don't argue over a topic this stupid
kthx

I'm not arguing. Just letting him know.

 

[Dionicio3]

We can just install it directly, I also think.

Yes you can go from OFW -> Sighax (or b9s)

 

[BARNWEY]

Using a hardmod is an actual option for 11.3, as it is with every firmware.

I understand that, I thought that you were saying that a hardmod is the only way to install b9s on 11.3. It was a misunderstanding on my part...

 

[OrGoN3]

4. So what can we do with it?
It can do pretty much anything a9lh can do (including the "true firmwares" everybody's on about), but can be installed with dsiware hax or a hardmod, which is easier than having to downgrade to 2.1.0 in order to grab the console-unique keys from the OTP, as well as being fix-proof by any system updates. Additionally, if you're of the developing type, the execution environment will be cleaner for you too.

Your link to OTP describes something very different. OTP in the case of the 3DS stands for "One True Pairing".

 

[Deleted User]

Your link to OTP describes something very different. OTP in the case of the 3DS stands for "One True Pairing".

Haha, nice sarcasm there. ;p

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[OrGoN3]

Haha, nice sarcasm there. ;p

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Ah, good old days of newbs. Thanks for the FAQ!

 

[GerbilSoft]

Your link to OTP describes something very different. OTP in the case of the 3DS stands for "One True Pairing".

That's a joke, right? OTP on 3DS is referring to "One-Time Programmable" ROM, since it's programmed at the factory and cannot be wiped.

From https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/Factory_Setup#Overview (emphasis added):

Most, but apparently not all, units ship with tickets for all factory titles in ticket.db, signed with retail keys. All factory titles for retail units use the retail NCCH secure crypto; the NCCH access desc uses the retail keys for signatures, too. This suggests that at the point the factory firmware is booted for the first time, the one-time programmable (OTP) region has already been programmed or that the bootroms set the keys for retail by default.

 

[OrGoN3]

That's a joke, right? OTP on 3DS is referring to "One-Time Programmable" ROM, since it's programmed at the factory and cannot be wiped.

From https://www.3dbrew.org/wiki/Factory_Setup#Overview (emphasis added):

Yes.

 

[GerbilSoft]

Yes.

Derp. :V (Though technically it *is* pairing the SoC to the eMMC, but that term has a bit of a different connotation...)

 

[OrGoN3]

Derp. :V (Though technically it *is* pairing the SoC to the eMMC, but that term has a bit of a different connotation...)

Kekekeke, oh you cute lil Gerbil trying to help justify my spam

 

[Dan-the-Rebirth]

One Main question i habe is whats the difference between a9hl and SIG hax. Why should i update from a9hl to sighax?