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=== Stubs ===

=== Stubs ===

As of [[3.3rev03|late 2008]], Nintendo has been replacing some versions of IOS with small non-functional [[stub IOS|stub IOSes]]. This is so that they do not need to port security fixes to unused IOS slots, or in some cases, prevent [[IOS16|private IOSes]] from being leaked and installed for older exploits, as [[:/dev/es|ES]] refuses to install a title if an already-installed copy has a higher version number.

As of [[3.3rev03|late 2008]], Nintendo has been replacing some versions of IOS with small non-functional [[stub IOS|stub IOSes]]. This is so that they do not need to port security fixes to unused IOS slots, or in some cases, prevent [[IOS16|private IOSes]] from being leaked and installed for older exploits, as [[:/dev/es|ES]] refuses to install a title if an already-installed copy has a higher version number. Such IOSes have been marked as ''Mothballed''.

A few IOSes above slot 200 were also stubbed in the [[4.2]] update, namely those commonly used by pirates. Nintendo's intentions are unclear, but they seem to have been attempting to overwrite the [[cIOS]]. However, this was trivially bypassed with version 65535 (most stubs, including the anti-cIOS ones, use version 65280).

A few IOSes above slot 200 were also stubbed in the [[4.2]] update, namely those commonly used by pirates. Nintendo's intentions are unclear, but they seem to have been attempting to overwrite the [[cIOS]]. However, this was trivially bypassed with version 65535 (most stubs, including the anti-cIOS ones, use version 65280). These IOSes have been marked as ''Preventative''.

== Version Table ==

== Version Table ==