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Hello, World: DSi hacked

Posted Nov 4, 2008 at 6:45AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: Custom Firmware, TIFF

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Japanese coder Yasusoft seems to have managed to hack the DSi handheld already. Man, already? The story is this: He was able to borrow his friend's unit (he didn't have his own because the units sold out after launch!), and after three days, he was successful in running unsigned code: a "Hello World" app in the Photo Channel. See below:

Currently, Yasusoft is intentionally keeping everyone in the dark as to how he was able to pull of the hack specifically - the only thing he reveals is that the method he used "may be same as you think up." Some people in the GBATemp forums speculate that it's being done much like how it was during the PSP's heyday: overflowing the buffers by using a hacked TIFF image.

Other people however already speculate this as bollocks, thinking that the hack was preformed by an animated gif and run on the Photo Channel.

Whatever the case may be, Yasusoft says he won't release the hack itself but may eventually roll out a custom firmware.

Report: DSi incompatible with current flash carts

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If this hack is indeed real then perhaps this guy should have said nothing until the DSi is, well, available to everybody. The last thing we need is for Nintendo to be given hints that will help them to discover the few cracks in their firmware and patch them up before the other 90% of the world can get their hands on a DSi. And pointing out which area to check for the hack in a video? Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

But then, only time will tell if this is real or not, nothing has been proven yet.

# Why QJ?! — muffinhead 2008-11-04 19:53

Why did you guys post this? You DO realize this is exactly what Nintendo wanted? This is the real reason why the machine is not being fully released widespread yet. Nintendo is very very serious about piracy this time around. You know some guy posted a video on the net of him trying and failing 28 carts on the DSi? He did it today. It was both amazing and sad. But, i guess you guys got a job to do too. lol

# I am not saying this hack is fake, but... — JaXeRiR 2008-11-05 03:16

that could easily be just a moving GIF.

If this indeed is real, props to him!

# WOAH — Dougie321 2008-11-05 05:25

You said bollocks, how come were not allowed to say it? :(

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