What you are describing is the same configuration I am currently using. I moved an sx files emunand to a new sd on hidden partitions and I can start it with both sx and fusee-primary.This might have absolutely nothing to do with Emutool, but I have no clue how to fix my problem..
I used Emutool to go from a file based sxos emunand to a hidden sxos partition on a new SD card.
Before, I was able to run sxos and Atmosphere at the same time, but not anymore.
When I launch Atmosphere through Hekate, the screen stays completely black.
I tried deleting everything except the Emunand folder and the sxos boot.dat and got a new package from sdsetup.
I made my emummc.ini like this, so I could use my old sxos Emuand:
[emummc]
enabled = 1
sector = 0x2
nintendo_path = Emutendo
Still, Atmosphere won't launch anymore, not with Hekate, not with fuse-primary or any other payload.
Am I doing something wrong? Does converting the emunand into another format with Emutool change anything that stops Atmosphere from working now?
I don't know Dragon MMC in detail, but for what I see it is a switchable Nand able to give you 3 different Nand for your switch.Thanks for the tool. I needed this because my NANDs were 256gb and I wanted the SD card to use the 32gb backup. I would like to know, if ever the Dragon MMC comes out, is there a way to get the emunand emmc and convert it to hekate? I would probably send that copy to a new NAND module.
Ah, ok, the answer is simpler than I thought.My question was, will it be possible for emutool to transfer emunand to hekate backup since I cannot do nand to hekate backup. Currently this option is not available. If Dragon MMC ever becomes available, I would like to request that Hekate Backup be available on the right side.
Thank you for your feedback.Thanks for your work.
I was able to upgrade to a 512gb sd card from a 256gb one.
I did this by using emutool to create backup of my hidden partition on the same sd card as files.
Then I copied boot.dat and license.dat to my new sd card and booted into sx os.
Then I clicked on options, emunand, create emunand to create the hidden partiton. I stopped at seeing boot1 and boot2.
Then I restore from the old sd card the backup of the hidden partition as files to my new sd card as a partition.
After that, I copied all the contents on my old sd card except sxos/emunand/ to my new sd card.
Then it works.
I also noticed I couldn't do the copy of the old contents on the old card to new one in mac os.
If I do that, it boot to switch os but says that it cannot access sd card with error 2016-0247.
I re-formatted the new sd card in windows and copied again all the files except the sxos/emunand and it works.
I understand that you started with and SX OS emunand on file and then you copied the content, using windows, to a new SD and booted the Emunand using Atmosphere.hi, can someone please help me?
I tried to load atmosphere with tegrarcmgui and play around with it on my switch that I jailbroke with sx pro before.
I used a new sd card thinking it won't affect my old sd card with sx os on it.
Then this morning I booted sx os with the old sd card with my switch.
The emunand option is disabled, even if the sxos/emunand files were there.
I tried to convert the files to a hidden partition with emutool but to no avail.
What should I do to get my emunand back?
Thanks.
Ok, sorry for the problem.Well, something feels wrong. Already spent three whole days without success. Here's the thing, i use a sxos partition emunand in a 256 card. Just got a 512 one. I can transfer the hidden partition to files on my pc alright. But, when i try to move the sxos files to my 512 card as a partition, the program works fine, but it does not boot. I have a non allocated 31gb partition on it. When i boot hekate, it cant recognize the existance of the foreign emunand, but on my 256 it works just fine. I did some small modifications such as emummc.ini and renaming nintendo path to "emutendo, so i can boot atmosphere on my old-ass sxos emunand. I copypasted everything from the 256 into the 512 several times, including emummc and Emutendo, but it never boots. I'm really new to this and totally lost...
Thank you very much for yuor feedback, It helps me to improve.This tool saved me time from setting up an Ubuntu live CD for DD. Works perfectly when combined with switch.homebrew.guide for Windows.
As others have said, make sure to run repair emunand in Hekate after restoring the nand.
Thanks OP!
I need to fix the emunand because the offset is changed. My sd card was a 64 GB, thus the offset is at around 32 GB memory address (cant remember the exact offset). The new sd card is 128 GB, thus the offset must be changed to 96 GB or something because hidden emunand partition is the last 32 GB of the SD card.Thank you very much for yuor feedback, It helps me to improve.
I need to check why someone need to do the repair emunand because in all the tests I did with my 2 switch I never had to do it.
If you need DD you can find on google various versions compiled for Windows.
This is only an example http://www.chrysocome.net/dd The project is old, but it does it's job.
Ciao!
Yes, but remember to recreate the hidden partition on the new sd card, the easyest way is to let SXOS create a new emunand on hidden partition, stop it when you see boot0 or boot1 and then restore with Emutool your previously backupped emunand.I'm trying to take the emunand (hidden SXOS) from my old 512 gb card and transfer it to a smaller 128gb card.
What would be the best way to do that?
Should I:
- make a backup of my emunand from the 512 card (as an SX file using this tool)
- restore it to the 128 card (as a hidden SX emunand partition)
- copy over my files from the 512gb sd card to the 128gb card? (I know I'd have to pair down the total size to be under 128gb?
Would it be that easy?
Read the answer I just gave above, the procedure is what @mattyxarope wrote. as said, remember to recreate the hidden partition, so start with the new sd as if it were the first time you create an emunand and stop it when you see boot0 or boot1 (enough for the partition to be created).Sorry, my English is kind of bad and I couldn't quite understand it.
My question is: I currently have a 256GB MicroSD, with SXOS Emunand Hidden, if I buy a 512GB card, what is the procedure for copying my emunand in exactly the same way for this 512GB card? That is, without losing the hidden partition of sxos.
I don't know if that matters, but I have the SX core.
Thanks in advance!
You need to copy on the new sd also the Emutendo folder (if sxos) or the Nintendo folder you can find under emuMMC\RAWxx (if atmosphere). the installed game are stored inside that Nintendo folders.All of my games show up on my home menu, but I need to reinstall them? Is this normal or what do I do.
Thanks for your report, I have to investigate because Emutool should already create the correct emummc.ini file with the correct offset, but if you need to repair it, it means that it is not doing it correctly.I need to fix the emunand because the offset is changed. My sd card was a 64 GB, thus the offset is at around 32 GB memory address (cant remember the exact offset). The new sd card is 128 GB, thus the offset must be changed to 96 GB or something because hidden emunand partition is the last 32 GB of the SD card.
I can manually change the offset in the emummc.ini or something. But "repair emunand" is easier and only takes a short amount of time.
I know the dd project, but was afraid that Windows environment might have some difference with Linux, so I opted to use your tool. Thanks!