Terrible news was brought to me this morning that a Nintendo DS trojan was made. Brakken, part of the 1Emulation Radio Show Team and owner of [ TehSkeen.net ], was the first to bring it to the world's attention. This is the first trojan for the Nintendo DS that was made only a week after the PSP virus. The author of this DS trojan was DarkFader, a well respected scene developer of both #DSDev and #PSPDev. However, his actions were no where endorsed by #DSDev where it was the original spread point.

From the creator of #DSDev on IRC (EFNET)...

I feel that this should be said considering how people are saying #dsdev supports the bricker…

 

I, BigRedPimp, am the founder of #dsdev on EFNet. Rumor has been going around that the bricker app (which renders stock Nintendo DS units useless) is supported by the ops of my channel. This is not the case. The fact of the matter is that I am disgusted with certain individuals who not only created it but condone its creation by saying “because I can”. This, to be blunt, is bullshit. You are single-handedly making it hard to trust anyone out there looking for help on their current work. Why someone would create an “app” that would turn a US$120+ portable device into a paperweight is beyond me. I think this individual needs a serious reality check. Just because you can afford a DS whenever you want one doesn’t give you the flockING RIGHT to destroy the rest of ours. I’ll be expecting some sort of retort for this but I don’t care.

 

In closing, I reiterate the point that the staff of EFNet #dsdev does NOT condone the use of the bricker in any way, shape or form. Support positive development, not destructive. That is all.

Many have taken this DS Trojan with a grain of salt or a slap to the face. The point of the matter is that this is reality! Some people enjoy ruining other people's lives for pleasure. It's their own little sick way of replacing a girlfriend or a mate because they can't get one. It's just how this world works and to this day there are thousands to millions of viruses for the PC. Homebrew and #dsdev do not support it. In no way shape or form should you stop downloading homebrew because of this. Make sure you *trust* the author of any software you run.

Now for the info on this trojan....

The trojan will overwrite all of the unprotected portion of the firmware of any DS. Beware of files named as of now: *r0mloader.zip* & *taihen.zip*. Incase you're wondering what "taihen" means in japanese, it's "trouble".

8e7a3728759df265ca3a78553cf27bb8 - taihen.nds (548673 bytes)

a959cfa514f4c7162a81421ee99d3356 - r0mloader.nds (151361 bytes)

And the code from the author himself...

Oct 06 23:58:52 void EraseEverything()

Oct 06 23:58:52 {

Oct 06 23:58:52     //EraseFirmware();      // tested. is run by ARM7

Oct 06 23:58:54     //EraseG6();

Oct 06 23:58:56     //EraseSupercard();    // tested

Oct 06 23:58:56     //EraseMoviePlayer();  // tested

Oct 06 23:58:58     //EraseXGFlash();      // tested

Oct 06 23:58:58 }

For the infected, if you don't have flashme installed, or a sayno flash chip, you can't restore it without opening your DS. Flashme adds restore code to the firmware in case it doesn't flash properly. Otherwise, you need to build a parallel port flasher and open your DS. It erases the G6 firmware, Supercard firmware, Movieplayer, and XGflash, so it can't be used which basically stops you from being able to recover your DS even if you had flashme installed. You can recover the gbamp if you have a flash card or flashme and a wmb-capable wifi card, by using the gbamp NDS Firmware hack. Any cartridge that has a linker should be fine. We're still not sure if it's possible to recover with xgflash, but supercard users are going to have a problem. Disturbingly, DarkFader made a restore program with this trojan, but he wasn't able to restore his erased supercard on his own hardware while testing it.

In conclusion, remember folks, keep your eyes open in both the PSP and Nintendo DS scene. There will always be trojans and viruses; this is just the first released one. Lastly, #dsdev or even #pspdev will never ever support such as they were only made to support real homebrew. Don't ever forget it!

Big thanks to SgStair, Pepsiman, and Joat for information regarding this matter.

Looks like Ville's recent work is starting to really pay off in a big way!

I've been working on a Atari MediaGX driver for a while now as a side effect of the recent x86 and PC emulation stuff. Area 51: Site 4 now runs its attract mode just fine. The game isn't playable yet as the controls haven't been hooked up yet.

http://www.mameworld.net/vlinde/

EternalNGE is a PSX emulator which is under development.

eternalnge released

 

 

Hi everybody,

 

I decided to release the current version of eternalnge ( http://eternalnge.emufanatics.com ).

I haven't updated the website yet because I don't have access at this moment.

 

Ok what's new:

- more demos work

- sound

- commandline for multiple files demos

 

Ok what is required:

- Soundcard capable of playing 44.1 KHz stereo

- Graphics card any vga will do

- 2 GHz cpu (still interpreter based emu)

>> Comments and download HERE

Credits: www.emufanatics.com

[ PSPWorld ] has posted some great news for PSP owners who don't want to spend so much money on a 2GB memory stick and get 2X more for the same price!

Datel has released information on their upcoming 4GB Hard Drive X2 Battery bundle for the PSP. the drive apparently replaces the Memory Stick slot, essentially doubling the storage capacity of the PSP. The hard drive bundle will include the company's X2 battery and the Get Connected Media Cable and it’s media software. The package is expected to ship on October 20 at a price of around $250.

»» http://psp.darkplanets.co.uk:81/datel-4gb-harddrive.asp