Someone spilled the beans earlier today, and took photos of their Switch console with the new TX Switch Modchip installed!

Pictures they say are worth more than 1000 words, and in this case earlier today MaxConsole posted 3 of them, showcasing what appears to be the new TX Switch ModChip installed on console.

From what he agreed to tell us, they are still improving the product on both Mariko and Patched Switch so first shipment will only be after Chinese New Year. Unfortunately a good month away (or more). For information, he added the product also work on unpatched console, so basically all classic models function with this product. Still the product is coming, getting closer, and a separate product for Switch Lite is also underway. I guess we will have to be a bit more patient for more info.

The pictures are only showing part of the installation because he was concerned to be identified by board numbers or such. But he promised he will send us more info in the weeks to come. So probably the next 4 weeks until CNY is over and that we can hopefully also receive our own final review samples!

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Source: MaxConsole

 

[|<roni&g]

Good luck modding the GAME cube without a modchip xD

True, GameCube was awkward till the Wii homebrew came along but still didn't need a chip

 

[Tony_93]

Maybe, or maybe nobody will bother. Interesting times

People are definitely going to try. And then $3 cheaper chinese clones are going to flood ebay, just like the payload injectors lol

 

[Bladexdsl]

what can i do with this modchip ?

MAGIC

 

[PhyChris]

it looks like a snap-on eMMC module

 

[Adran_Marit]

People are definitely going to try. And then $3 cheaper chinese clones are going to flood ebay, just like the payload injectors lol

I'ld be very interested if you had a link to a Chinese clone of the DragonInjector, mainly for keks

 

[smf]

People are definitely going to try. And then $3 cheaper chinese clones are going to flood ebay, just like the payload injectors lol

Which is why TX will flood the market in one go, so there are few customers left before nintendo patch it lol.

 

[linuxares]

Which is why TX will flood the market in one go, so there are few customers left before nintendo patch it lol.

Man it would be a shame if it can get patched.

 

[smf]

Man it would be a shame if it can get patched.

Everything can be patched, even if it means they have to put out a hardware revision to do it. But until someone figures out how it works then we can't know what nintendo will need to do to stop it working.

I can't see Nintendo giving up so soon though, so they will do what is necessary.

Certainly don't update.

 

[linuxares]

Everything can be patched, even if it means they have to put out a hardware revision to do it. But until someone figures out how it works then we can't know what nintendo will need to do to stop it working.

I can't see Nintendo giving up so soon though, so they will do what is necessary.

Certainly don't update.

Of course, I meant update via software. If that's possible the custom firmwares really need to build in a block for Sysnand so the function can't boot and/or force restart.

 

[Spider_Man]

Good luck modding the GAME cube without a modchip xD

You dont need a modchip for the cube, it can be softmodded.

 

[naxil]

Softchip??

 

[thesjaakspoiler]

The Tegra would still need a signed payload to boot anything. I think this mod will bypass RCM completely. The console will boot as if loading OFW, BIS keys used to load OS from eMMC, then that board between eMMC and mainboard will do sorcery.

In this video the hacksters mention that the first boot rom is stored in plain text in the eMMC without any encryption.
https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-8941-console_security_-_switch#t=1538
Although the Terga has features like encrypted boot roms, it wouldn't surprise me if Nintendo didn't enable it because it was never available on the Tegra dev kits.
So I presume that TX just injects their own bootrom.

I'm only curious to see how they solder that modchip to a Lite system as it has it's eMMC soldered directly to the motherboard.

 

[coldrush]

If the modchip for mariko switch starts shipping out on January 25th for pre-order. Then when do you think switch lite mod chip announcement will come?

 

[Boydy86]

In this video the hacksters mention that the first boot rom is stored in plain text in the eMMC without any encryption.
https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-8941-console_security_-_switch#t=1538
Although the Terga has features like encrypted boot roms, it wouldn't surprise me if Nintendo didn't enable it because it was never available on the Tegra dev kits.
So I presume that TX just injects their own bootrom.

I'm only curious to see how they solder that modchip to a Lite system as it has it's eMMC soldered directly to the motherboard.

I really wish I knew a lot more about this stuff.... I would assume that on any CFW, the portions of edited data that allow the installation and execution of unsigned code, exist within the RAM not eMMC, (Hence shutdown removes exploit.). I would guess these mod chips are intercepting and modifying data whilst information is being transferred from eMMC to RAM.

As for Switch Lite, I can't begin to guess... I have replaced a few 32gb eMMC chips with 256gb models. Although brain surgeon levels of application and equipment are not needed, It's still a sh*te job, far from plug and play...

 

[PatrickD85]

Back to the hardmod days. Nice going though.

But frankly I'll be keeping my OG and ipatched setup as is for the forseeable future.
Only new Switch coming here is a Switch 2 / Pro / CHUNKY KONG ... or whatever it is going to be.
Then I will see if it needs homebrew on it

 

[Legend Of Kay]

@garyopa did the tx discord get nuked again? Has a new one been made?

 

[garyopa]

@garyopa did the tx discord get nuked again? Has a new one been made?

no plans for new one, as this time around discord management also nuked most of the accounts that have been or were members of any tx server discord.

other plans are in the work instead for self-hosted system, when i know more about it, i will post an announcement.

 

[Legend Of Kay]

no plans for new one, as this time around discord management also nuked most of the accounts that have been or were members of any tx server discord.

other plans are in the work instead for self-hosted system, when i know more about it, i will post an announcement.

Cool thanks

 

[heliox]

They have their own chat at last: -joink-