http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5890154.html Hehe, thats why I keep 1.5, the version mine came with...
I don't have much news, but is this from the *supposedly* 2.0 -> 1.5 downgrader? If so... that hacker must have a genious, yet cruel mind...
I imagine that it's a program that masquerades as the downgrader. Somebody downloads something that says "PSP DownGrader," but instead it's the magical file deleter.
If it's true, then Sony had it commissioned for sure. If false, then it's Sony-commissioned propaganda for sure, as well. or maybe a very fanatical DS fanboy...? Anyway, this might set modders back a bit.
It's true, as is the DS Brick program. Neither was "commissioned" by Sony or Nintendo (geez, paranoid much?) but rather created by homebrew folks just like anything else. Obstensibly those who did it were pissed that the scenes were filled with warez kiddies wanting pirated games rather than people truly interested in homebrew. I doubt it'll solve the piracy problem, but it'll certainly make people think twice about downloading from random sources. -hl718
There is a DS brick program? Whoa, any more info on the subject? How does it work? How do you "use" it? And I may sound paranoid, but I definitely see Sony comissioning something like this. They at least look like they're that afraid of homebrew. And hey, more money for them, huh? Then again, who knows.
The PSP Brick program has been masquerading as 2.0->1.5 downgrader. The NDS Brick program has been masquerading as a multi-loader, among other things. They both do similar things. Load PSP Brick on your mem card and run it -> PSP Firmware trashed. Load NDS Brick on a flash card or via WiFiMe and run it -> NDS Firmware trashed. The NDS version is particularly cute because it can be tacked on to the front of ROM files. So, download a pirated NDS ROM and when you run it you might get a little message telling you that you now own a brick. -hl718
I think one of these comes from the prolific modder "darkfader" if any have heard of him. He is pretty well known in the ds homebrew scene.
At least some of this is incorrect. You can't flash the first segment of DS firmware without physically shorting a jumper inside the battery compartment; though I guess you could corrupt enough to make it stop working on a retail unit there is a firmware restorer on darkfader's site with can reload it via parallel port (with some fiddly soldering, admittedly). If you replaced your original firmware with the hacked version that allows you to play unsigned wireless downloads and boot DS code from the GBA slot, it already includes a restorer (yes, in the first segment of flash) so unless you short the jumper it's impossible to permanently kill through software. So far, anyway. Stone
