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A '''Stub IOS''' is an [[IOS]] that serves no purpose other than a placeholder. They are typically released by Nintendo in order to overwrite any existing version of an IOS and render it unusable for piracy or homebrew purposes.

A '''Stub IOS''' is an [[IOS]] that serves no purpose other than a placeholder. They are released to overwrite other IOSes, either to overwrite a [[cIOS]] in a specific slot and break homebrew, or to remove an unused IOS, freeing up space and removing the need to maintain the unused branch as new exploits are found.

 

Most stub IOSes are version 65280; this is version 255.0. Most homebrew IOSes use version 65535 (255.255) to prevent Nintendo from updating them.

Stub IOSes generally have 3 contents: a 0x40 byte build tag, and two shared contents, which depend on the variant.

Stub IOSes generally have 3 contents: a 0x40 byte build tag, and two shared contents, which depend on the variant.