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There has been alot of tinkering with the 3DS since launch, and although there have been leaps and bounds due to the combined efforts of many contributors, much of what we're doing would be expedited by extracting the boot code and other proprietary information (secrets) from the custom Nintendo SoC (System-On-a-Chip) of a retail 3DS. | There has been alot of tinkering with the 3DS since launch, and although there have been leaps and bounds due to the combined efforts of many contributors, much of what we're doing would be expedited by extracting the boot code and other proprietary information (secrets) from the custom Nintendo SoC (System-On-a-Chip) of a retail 3DS. | ||
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| + | = UPDATE 12/01/2013 = | ||
| + | We are unable to contact user [[User:Jl12|Jl12]] for months now, if you can contact this user please let us know. His email address gspeer012 (at) gmail (dot) com. For now the fundraiser is suspended. | ||
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| + | = UPDATE 06/07/2013 = | ||
| + | The fundraiser will remain open until it raises approximately 2,300 in order to pay for the decapping and the applicable taxes. Thus the fundraiser is still running. | ||
= What is chip decapping? = | = What is chip decapping? = | ||
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Chip decapping has been used by the "emulation" community to reverse-engineer and recover data from special proprietary chips, such as those in SNES cartridges. It has also been used to to reverse-engineer other hardware to create emulators for other platforms besides the SNES. | Chip decapping has been used by the "emulation" community to reverse-engineer and recover data from special proprietary chips, such as those in SNES cartridges. It has also been used to to reverse-engineer other hardware to create emulators for other platforms besides the SNES. | ||
| + | = Is this legal? = | ||
| + | Decapping a chip and reverse engineering it is in fact legal in the US, and most likely in other countries too. Check out the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_Chip_Protection_Act_of_1984 Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984], which states reverse engineering a chip is not prohibited. | ||
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| + | However, we do not endorse piracy, and any information revealed by the chip decapping will be used to advance progress for homebrew applications and games on 3DS, not piracy. | ||
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= How can I help? = | = How can I help? = | ||
If you'd like to donate and help contribute to this cause you can do so by donating [http://n-dev.net/donate.php here]. | If you'd like to donate and help contribute to this cause you can do so by donating [http://n-dev.net/donate.php here]. | ||
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= Contact information = | = Contact information = | ||
User [[User:Jl12|Jl12]] is in charge of collecting the donations, and will deliver the final samples to [http://www.eaglabs.com/about-eag.html the professional lab] for the chip decapping at the end of the fundraiser. Any more questions can be directed to him at his email address gspeer012 (at) gmail (dot) com | User [[User:Jl12|Jl12]] is in charge of collecting the donations, and will deliver the final samples to [http://www.eaglabs.com/about-eag.html the professional lab] for the chip decapping at the end of the fundraiser. Any more questions can be directed to him at his email address gspeer012 (at) gmail (dot) com | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 12 January 2014
There has been alot of tinkering with the 3DS since launch, and although there have been leaps and bounds due to the combined efforts of many contributors, much of what we're doing would be expedited by extracting the boot code and other proprietary information (secrets) from the custom Nintendo SoC (System-On-a-Chip) of a retail 3DS.
UPDATE 12/01/2013
We are unable to contact user Jl12 for months now, if you can contact this user please let us know. His email address gspeer012 (at) gmail (dot) com. For now the fundraiser is suspended.