Homebrew 3DS: ssspwn exploit works on firmware 8.x, Smealum hopes for a release “soon”

[TheZoroark007]

Is there a chance that we can use the Gateway on 8.x wih this exploid?

 

[Redhorse]

Let's no forget not all homebrew is piracy. we would not have had to wait so long for Colors (on the 3ds) if we had been able to run it on the 3ds without a flashcard. For those who aren't aware, that program was free and downloadable, without being pirated before Nintendo sold it on eshop.

Far too many people confuse the word 'Homebrew' for 'Pirated', thinking they both mean the same thing, a practice which is becoming far too common place. This has he side effect of causing the general public to do the same. Which in my opinion is not a good thing for the e-community as a whole. No doubt many will disagree....

 

[NyaakoXD]

Is there a chance that we can use the Gateway on 8.x wih this exploid?

Right now, Gateway uses the DS exploit which was patched/fixed after 5.0.0-11 and later. So most likely it won't work on 8.X unless the Gateway team comes up with something and somehow prove smealum wrong that they can do "enough to break the system bad enough to let anyone do whatever the hell they want" using the SSSpwn exploit.

 

[Silentsurvivor]

I think it would be very interesting to get some emulators on the 3DS, Since the screen is exactly 240p. NES, SNES, Genesis games will look very, very good on it; maybe we could get a Retroarch port on it and get some stuff running. An actual 3D VirtualBoy emulator would be nice too since Nintendo refuses to release VB Wario Land on the eShop. I'd also like to see region locking bypassed.

I'm not really interested in piracy right now. Back on the DS days I used to pirate everything and I'd find myself with piles of games on my SD card and no motivation to play them all. Now that I'm buying my games, I feel very inclined to 100% one game after another to get my money's worth. It's satisfying. That being said, I'd like an exploit to play backup games so I could look back and play some forgotten gems a few years down the line.

EDIT: Also, not to mention an exploit like this opens the door for some other nice things, like better documentation and understanding of the 3DS hardware, which would lead to emulators. It would be nice to see 3DS games in high resolution on the PC.

 

[jalaneme]

At least he is thinking about releasing it, he could just be a twat and keep it to himself...

that is what a lot of these "hackers" do these days, lets see if we get any progress, this smealum guy should just announce the thing when it's ready.

 

[emmanu888]

Good thing i didn't update my 3DS XL yet. Been a while since i updated it anyway so can't wait to see what homebrew will be made available for the 3DS.

Useful homebrews of course, like emulators and such.

 

[Wolololo]

Yeah well news site don't seem to really care about this little detail, everybody is now assuming it's working without efforts...

read this:
https://twitter.com/smealum/status/488212796681625600
then this:
https://twitter.com/smealum/status/491436860246224896/photo/1
then this:
https://twitter.com/smealum/status/491439257664225280

Also why is wololo.net saying that smealum was afraid of piracy and that he wasnt releasing for this reason? Afaik smea just doesnt want to have something to do with piracy but if his work lead other to piracy he wouldnt care, why are news site so unexact lately...

quote from smealum:
"Generally speaking, the thing that’s been stopping me (and others) from releasing working exploits has been the fact that they might be used for piracy."
in: http://smealum.net/?p=506

I do check my facts when I write my articles, unlike *many* other scene news sites.
So, apology accepted.

 

[gamesquest1]

it does ! or at least half of it anyway. can't yet confirm for the rest but it most likely does to

whilst it most likely will work....... that isnt the same as

ssspwn exploit works on firmware 8.x


i say let smealum confirm himself as to avoid the spreading of stuff that may be likely but is not 100% confirmed yet

 

[BlackWizzard17]

Good thing I'm still on 7.X.
Idk why even before I hear of this ssspwn I just felt like Nintendo updates the 3ds to many times.

 

[Wolololo]

I feel you're playing on words here, but I'll bite:
it is very likely that the "second half" is firmware specific, for example addresses that need to be changed, or portions of the exploit that need to be slightly updated to work with the newest firmware. There is no reason to believe that an undisclosed exploit would be "half patched" by any company, it just doesn't make sense. It is obvious to me at this point that it's what smealum means, but you can also ask him directly.

 

[gamesquest1]

no its not playing with words, its just sticking to what has and hasnt been confirmed......as i said i would trust smealums word that it will most likely be working.....but the fact is that even he didn't feel comfortable enough to confirm without first making sure and he has all the details, so people making assumptions would have less of a reason to assume the facts

so yeah its probably working....in fact very very likely, but until it is confirmed you can never call it confirmed

what happens if it was patched and people update to 8.0 thinking its defiantly working before actual confirmation is given....basically people loose homebrew support, better safe than sorry in my opinion

 

[Wolololo]

Fair enough.
to be honest I was mostly replying to Idaho's direct attacks against my article, not to your doubts.

 

[duffmmann]

Well if this works out, this (or a similar hypothetical unannounced method) would be the only way I'd go about hacking my 3DS. The whole GW ordeal has turned me off of the idea of flashcarts, plus this method likely wouldn't cost me a dime, again assuming it all works out. I'd love to have a 3DS with homebrew and emulators. I wonder if emulators could be tweaked to allow stereoscopic 3D, or if it's more complex than a simple tweak.

 

[lismati]

I wonder is it better to stay on 7.2 or to update to 8.X now. Does it even make a difference homebrew-wise, compatibility issues and such?

 

[the_randomizer]

I wonder is it better to stay on 7.2 or to update to 8.X now. Does it even make a difference homebrew-wise, compatibility issues and such?

Hard to know for sure, but at least it's something...I think? Who knows.

Homebrew on the 3ds will be just like heaven

Who knows when it'll happen.

 

[SLiV3R]

Homebrew on the 3ds will be just like heaven

 

[gamesquest1]

I wonder is it better to stay on 7.2 or to update to 8.X now. Does it even make a difference homebrew-wise, compatibility issues and such?

wait on 7.2 for now,just until people are given the go ahead by smealum that its working on 8.x
its very likely it is but i always like to know im on a version guaranteed to work, rather than assumed

 

[frogboy]

this smealum guy should just announce the thing when it's ready.

Better for him to alert us that it works on 7.x and 8.0 than to leave us in the dark and let everyone update their firmware, possibly denying access to the exploit.

 

[Idaho]

that is what a lot of these "hackers" do these days, lets see if we get any progress, this smealum guy should just announce the thing when it's ready.

Yeah smealum is totally a "hacker", you can also die in a fire, he's announcing things to please people who are really interested in his work, if you're not then don't even lurk GBATemp and go to your local chinese hackstore buy their latest shitty device without even questioning yourself and get free gaems and homobrewzz.

How dare you talk shit on someone who proved his work usefull and is working hard to make the 3DS scene a good thing...

 

[Gamefreakjf11]

I just want to play MKV files (Anime), and I'll be happy...

Why do you want to watch anime on a 400x240 screen? I don't think that would look very good...