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[bitwise]

right on the heels of the PSP Brick

DarkFader has released a fake DS ROM that claims to be a Hentai viewer or ROM loader but is in actual fact a program that will flash part of your firmware rendering your DS useless. It is apparently possible to fix the DS if you have FlashMe but otherwise you will be left with a brick. UPDATE: To fix if you have FlashMe hold A+B+SELECT+START when switching on the DS, you can then run the original FlashMe updater to restore the DS. There are also reports that it will erase G6, M3, gbamp and SuperCard firmware as well as deleting anything found on the CompactFlash card in the gbamp.

The file was originally released as taihen.zip (.nds size 548,673 bytes) which is an Hentai viewer and then as r0mloader.zip (.nds size 151,361 bytes) which claims to be a ROM loader. At the moment there is no way to be absolutely sure if a ROM is legit so please be VERY careful before trying any new homebrew.

 

[Wario64]

so how do i run this? i want to brick some store display units.

 

[Alex Anderson]

Getting tired of barking puppies, Wario?

 

[Deleted member 1235]

well. a hentai loader, sounds like it was invented by god as punishment for watching hentai.

 

[ChrisReid]

so how do i run this? i want to brick some store display units.

The cartridge slots on store display units are covered by a metal lock.

 

[bjork]

Why do people even bother making shit like this? So pointless.

 

[junkwaffle]

 

[Apenheul]

Uh wait, I don't know where you got that from, but I think this is a misunderstanding.

The way to brick your DS is by updating your firmware (flashme) and then powering down when it's not done yet.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

the people who make these kinds of programs need to get laid.


Fast.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

the people who make these kinds of programs need to get laid.


Fast.

That or an ass beating.

 

[Brannon]

the people who make these kinds of programs need to get laid by unlubed elephants.

phixed.

 

[MoxManiac]

Perhaps an ass beating to enhance the pleasure of getting laid.

 

[Ecrofirt]

LOL GUYS I MADE TEH FUNNY. I G0T J00 BRICKED HAR HAR.

Seriously, why do something like this?

 

[GaimeGuy]

LOL GUYS I MADE TEH FUNNY. I G0T J00 BRICKED HAR HAR.

Seriously, why do something like this?

Same reason why people write viruses. :|

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

<Drinky Crow> The DS needs outside assistance to be useless?! </Drinky Crow>

:lol

 

[Haibane]

Uh wait, I don't know where you got that from, but I think this is a misunderstanding.

The way to brick your DS is by updating your firmware (flashme) and then powering down when it's not done yet.

Untrue, with this the DS is bricked permanently *just* by running the code. you do not need to do any of the tricks you need to install flashme, that's the evil of it.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Uh wait, I don't know where you got that from, but I think this is a misunderstanding.

The way to brick your DS is by updating your firmware (flashme) and then powering down when it's not done yet.

nope this is an actual bricker app that will brock the DS, Supercard flashkits and MoviePlayer flashkits...

apparently released by darkfader with applause from some of the dsdev homebrew coders...

or that's what people say anyway!

 

[Jive Turkey]

<Drinky Crow> The DS needs outside assistance to be useless?! </Drinky Crow>

:lol

Took 15 posts for this. GAF is slipping.

 

[Mode]

the bricker is supposed to be used as a punishment for those who use the DS for piracy and for preferring cartoon women to real life women.

 

[PlayStation Tree]

Well if no one else is gonna mention it, I will: wicked pic junkwaffle!

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

I was sleeping off my afternoon beer binge. Sorry, I'll try to sleep less.

 

[Jive Turkey]

I was sleeping off my afternoon beer binge. Sorry, I'll try to sleep less.

And that's all we ask.

 

[Apenheul]

nope this is an actual bricker app that will brock the DS, Supercard flashkits and MoviePlayer flashkits...

apparently released by darkfader with applause from some of the dsdev homebrew coders...

or that's what people say anyway!

Hmm that's seriously f*cked up. I wonder if DF's messed up again

 

[DDayton]

Hmm. Not on DarkFader's site...

So, if I'm guessing correctly, he (or someone) made a fake "HENTAI VIEWER AND ROM LOADER" program and seeped it out via P2P and such?

That's rather funny, actually.

 

[joshschw]

http://www.tehskeen.net/files/dsdev.20051007.log

 

[The Faceless Master]

Hmm. Not on DarkFader's site...

So, if I'm guessing correctly, he (or someone) made a fake "HENTAI VIEWER AND ROM LOADER" program and seeped it out via P2P and such?

That's rather funny, actually.

via IRC

there's logs of him and others talking about it, and also of someone from a cybercafe apparently in the same area he's from (someone looked up domain records) sending out the file to unsuspecting people

 

[Spencerr]

As long as they don't try to slip that into my completely legit demos, I don't care.

 

[mj1108]

Took 15 posts for this. GAF is slipping.

...or the fact that it took 15 posts shows that maybe there is hope for GAF after all.