DS Firmware Dumper

Zeus · 03-29-2005, 09:13 AM

Loopy figured out how to read the firmware from the DS.

Here is a program to dump it in blocks of 64KB.

Talk all about it here!

cuberob · 03-29-2005, 10:32 AM

does this mean firmware can/will be hacked and there will be some new firmware with additional features (is this possible?)

03-29-2005, 11:49 AM

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Originally posted by cuberob
does this mean firmware can/will be hacked and there will be some new firmware with additional features (is this possible?)

Possibly we can make it execute homebrew binaries without a PassMe. The firmware encryption has yet to be cracked. When this is done, we potentially only need to use the PassMe once to reprogram the firmware.

Mithos · 03-29-2005, 12:01 PM

How big is the firmware?

I hope Nintendo/someone patches the DS firmware to have TRUE WiFi in Pictochat later on.

03-29-2005, 12:10 PM

256KB, but it might be compressed...

Z80 · 03-29-2005, 05:39 PM

Is the firmwire known to be upgradable though? That would certainly be sweet if it is.

So how's this work? I assume you need a wireless network card or something? Then your DS downloads whatever and such I guess.

03-31-2005, 06:20 AM

a option to boot SD applications of the GBA slot and a option to load it va Wifi would be nice.. is this possible?