NSwitch mod without chip?

[Astrex]

This post is about a question relating to modding a switch without a mod chip
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I own a 2018 Nintendo Switch Let’s Go Eevee edition but had to check the serial number and sadly, it’s patched.. bummer..

Is there any way without using a mod chip to homebrew this thing? I’m hoping any new software or anything related to get some custom themes, etc. onto it.

Please read: I am not willing to buy and install a mod chip.

If you have any ideas or methods, please tell me as I’ve been searching for a while and only finding hardware methods and it is definitely not what I want.

Any support or answers is appreciated. If there is software coming out in the future, that’s okay with me to wait but I’d like to know if there’s anything currently going about.

Thanks,

 

[Purple_Heart]

there is a flash cart for the Switch called MIG Switch ....but i am sure you cant use homebrew with it....its more a piracy device

 

[SylverReZ]

there is a flash cart for the Switch called MIG Switch ....but i am sure you cant use homebrew with it....its more a piracy device

Its not worth buying; they're pricey much more than a modchip, and its very limited as to what you can do (such as running homebrew). You'd be better off chipping your Switch, if you understand the risks of doing so. It requires a very knowledgeable skillset of soldering to very small points on the motherboard. If you're not confident enough, my advice is to send it to someone like @Modzvilleusa or a phone repair store near you.

 

[BigOnYa]

This post is about a question relating to modding a switch without a mod chip​

The only way you are gonna get everything here you listed that you want, is with a modchip. As SylverRez above said, pay to have it chipped, buy an already chipped Switch or a V1 unpatched Switch, or deal without. Good luck.

 

[Purple_Heart]

I let my oled be chipped. It's worth. With emunand I still can use my sysnand and play online xD

 

[Hayato213]

This post is about a question relating to modding a switch without a mod chip
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I own a 2018 Nintendo Switch Let’s Go Eevee edition but had to check the serial number and sadly, it’s patched.. bummer..

Is there any way without using a mod chip to homebrew this thing? I’m hoping any new software or anything related to get some custom themes, etc. onto it.

Please read: I am not willing to buy and install a mod chip.

If you have any ideas or methods, please tell me as I’ve been searching for a while and only finding hardware methods and it is definitely not what I want.

Any support or answers is appreciated. If there is software coming out in the future, that’s okay with me to wait but I’d like to know if there’s anything currently going about.

Thanks,

Let go eevee is rcm patched.

 

[SylverReZ]

With emunand I still can use my sysnand and play online xD

Unless your SysNAND is modded, then its banned.

 

[BigOnYa]

Unless your SysNAND is modded, then its banned.

No you can keep all your homebrew, NSP files, etc on Emunand, then go back to Sysnand and play online with Eshop games/carts as long as your Sysnand was clean when setting up.

 

[SylverReZ]

No you can keep all your homebrew, NSP files, etc on Emunand, then go back to Sysnand and play online with Eshop games/carts as long as your Sysnand was clean when setting up.

I did misread that part, thought they meant use both Sys and Emu for online.

 

[RednaxelaNnamtra]

No you can keep all your homebrew, NSP files, etc on Emunand, then go back to Sysnand and play online with Eshop games/carts as long as your Sysnand was clean when setting up.

The homebrew part and some mods can also be used on sysnand, only really things affecting online play and any nsp/xci install while going online will lead to a ban. Also some modification of telemetry already send, but that's something no one should do anyway.

About the main topic.
There will probably be no way besides rcm on older switches or modchip on patched switches, that can be used for modding.
For legal backups and piracy(only offline best on cfw) of gamecards, there will also be the mentiomed mig switch, but for piracy it might not be worth the price, unless it maybe gets a price cut/clone later on.

 

[M7L7NK7]

Please read​

: I am​

not willing to buy and install a mod chip. ​

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Then you're outta luck. Only other option is to sell your current switch, pay the difference and get an unpatched off ebay

 

[Purple_Heart]

Unless your SysNAND is modded, then its banned.

nah i aint that stupid

Post automatically merged: Feb 4, 2024

the person who modded my oled made a nand backup on my sd so i am safe (could do it myself, but it was done anyways).

 

[Astrex]

Thank you all for your help

Post automatically merged: Feb 4, 2024

I suppose I’ll be stuck without mods until the future. Thank you for the updated info

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The homebrew part and some mods can also be used on sysnand, only really things affecting online play and any nsp/xci install while going online will lead to a ban. Also some modification of telemetry already send, but that's something no one should do anyway.

About the main topic.
There will probably be no way besides rcm on older switches or modchip on patched switches, that can be used for modding.
For legal backups and piracy(only offline best on cfw) of gamecards, there will also be the mentiomed mig switch, but for piracy it might not be worth the price, unless it maybe gets a price cut/clone later on.

I understand, I’ll have to get a modchip.
I’d rather wait for more reliable homebrew that may release in the future though.

 

[RednaxelaNnamtra]

I understand, I’ll have to get a modchip.
I’d rather wait for more reliable homebrew that may release in the future though.

Just keep in mind, that another way might never come, nintendo really did a good job this time.
We also only have what we currently have because of nvidia fuckups in the bootrom.
To get cfw we would need to exploit the trustzone layer, or at least the kernel, but trustzone and kernel are pretty small, so they can be properly reviewed and kept secure enough, to prevent exploitable bugs.