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=== Is there a JTAG? === | === Is there a JTAG? === | ||
=== Is there more than one revision of the bootrom? === | === Is there more than one revision of the bootrom? === | ||
| − | '''Background:''' Bootrom visible portion has been dumped on 3DS, 3DSXL, 2DS, New3DS. All matching exactly. | + | '''Background:''' Bootrom visible portion has been dumped on the entire 3DS Family (3DS, 3DSXL, 2DS, New3DS, New3DSXL, New2DSXL), and even a prototype board from April(?) 2010. All matching exactly. |
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=== What is the EMMC controller @ 0x10100000 doing? === | === What is the EMMC controller @ 0x10100000 doing? === | ||
'''Background:''' There's dead code in NWM referencing it. | '''Background:''' There's dead code in NWM referencing it. | ||
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=== How does Nintendo reflash bricked systems? === | === How does Nintendo reflash bricked systems? === | ||
| − | + | Before trying to boot from NAND, the bootrom checks to see if a key combination (Start + Select + X) is being held, and whether the shell is closed. If so, it tries to boot from an inserted NTR (Nintendo DS) cartridge. | |
| + | This allows to execute a FIRM that is probably used by Nintendo to reflash the system. | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
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=== What did SVC 0x74 in the ARM11 kernel do before it got stubbed? === | === What did SVC 0x74 in the ARM11 kernel do before it got stubbed? === | ||
=== What is the PTM abbreviation? === | === What is the PTM abbreviation? === | ||
| + | : Power/time management | ||
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=== Why is the DTCM not used anywhere except bootrom? === | === Why is the DTCM not used anywhere except bootrom? === | ||
'''Background:''' Bootrom is known to use part of DTCM as state, memsetting it to 0 when it's done. After that, it is never used again. | '''Background:''' Bootrom is known to use part of DTCM as state, memsetting it to 0 when it's done. After that, it is never used again. | ||
=== How is CTRAging launched during factory setup? === | === How is CTRAging launched during factory setup? === | ||
| − | '''Background:''' No TestMenu version is capable of launching CTRAging directly: O3DS factory TestMenu can only launch DevMenu installed on NAND, the inserted cartridge and the TWL/AGB test apps; N3DS factory TestMenu can only launch DevMenu installed on NAND, the inserted cartridge and System Settings. | + | '''Background:''' No TestMenu version is capable of launching CTRAging directly: O3DS factory TestMenu can only launch DevMenu installed on NAND, the inserted cartridge and the TWL/AGB test apps; N3DS factory TestMenu can only launch DevMenu installed on NAND, the inserted cartridge and System Settings. |
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| + | '''Theory:''' NtrBoot another time | ||
=== Why are there 4 stubbed syscalls named SendSyncRequest1-4? === | === Why are there 4 stubbed syscalls named SendSyncRequest1-4? === | ||
| + | === Is there a deterministic formula for calculating the Movable.sed KeyY high u64? === | ||
| + | '''Background:''' We know now that the high 4 bytes of KeyY can be reliably estimated to be 1/5th of the LocalFriendCodeSeed (low 8 bytes of KeyY), which is close enough to brute force. However, the actual value is usually about 0-4000 units off the actual high u32 of the KeyY (called msed3 in the seedminer implementation). Could there possibly be a deterministic formula given this 1/5 ratio is so close to the correct value? It's difficult to imagine this is just a coincidence. | ||
Revision as of 04:16, 17 April 2018
The following is a list of mysteries.
General
- What is the CTR abbreviation?
- C may stand for Chiheisen ("horizon" in Japanese, the O3DS's codename being "Project Horizon").
- Not true, Horizon refers to the OS.
Hardware
Why are there two CTRCARD controllers?
Background: Also DSi SoC pinout shows evidence of dual NTRCARD controllers on the final DSi SoC. (This was a planned feature of the DSi before being axed later in development)
Why are there two EMMC controllers?
Theory: At some point during 3DS hardware development there was an idea to split up CTR and TWL nand into two different chips.
Is there a JTAG?
Is there more than one revision of the bootrom?
Background: Bootrom visible portion has been dumped on the entire 3DS Family (3DS, 3DSXL, 2DS, New3DS, New3DSXL, New2DSXL), and even a prototype board from April(?) 2010. All matching exactly.
What is the EMMC controller @ 0x10100000 doing?
Background: There's dead code in NWM referencing it.
Why did they put NTRCARD accessible from ARM11?
Theory: At some point during 3DS hardware development there was a concept where ARM11 ran a menu with DS(i) icons while ARM9 was in TWL mode.
Is there a secret message embedded in the 3DS keyscrambler constant?
Background: TWL key scrambler constant was "Nintendo Co., Ltd" in Japanese ("任天堂株式会社"), UTF-16LE encoded, with byte order mark. The 3DS key scrambler constant, by comparison, is random-looking.
What is the PDN abbreviation?
- Power distribution network
How does Nintendo reflash bricked systems?
Before trying to boot from NAND, the bootrom checks to see if a key combination (Start + Select + X) is being held, and whether the shell is closed. If so, it tries to boot from an inserted NTR (Nintendo DS) cartridge. This allows to execute a FIRM that is probably used by Nintendo to reflash the system.
Software
What was the problem in "initial program loader" that was mentioned in an FCC filing by Nintendo for 2DS?
Background: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=814624&page=1
What did SVC 0x74 in the ARM11 kernel do before it got stubbed?
What is the PTM abbreviation?
- Power/time management
Why is the DTCM not used anywhere except bootrom?
Background: Bootrom is known to use part of DTCM as state, memsetting it to 0 when it's done. After that, it is never used again.
How is CTRAging launched during factory setup?
Background: No TestMenu version is capable of launching CTRAging directly: O3DS factory TestMenu can only launch DevMenu installed on NAND, the inserted cartridge and the TWL/AGB test apps; N3DS factory TestMenu can only launch DevMenu installed on NAND, the inserted cartridge and System Settings.
Theory: NtrBoot another time
Why are there 4 stubbed syscalls named SendSyncRequest1-4?
Is there a deterministic formula for calculating the Movable.sed KeyY high u64?
Background: We know now that the high 4 bytes of KeyY can be reliably estimated to be 1/5th of the LocalFriendCodeSeed (low 8 bytes of KeyY), which is close enough to brute force. However, the actual value is usually about 0-4000 units off the actual high u32 of the KeyY (called msed3 in the seedminer implementation). Could there possibly be a deterministic formula given this 1/5 ratio is so close to the correct value? It's difficult to imagine this is just a coincidence.