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ReiNX: It just works.​

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So, you want to install ReiNX?​

Good, you probably should. Now that it has working sigpatches, ReiNX is the most effective free CFW on the market right now! But you're gonna need to get into the thing, so that's where this helpful guide comes into play. You'll need a few things before we get started:

If you brick your Switch somehow- which would be impressive, honestly- I'm not responsible for that. If you follow these instructions to the letter, you'll have a working and more importantly sexy custom firmware on your system that will suit all your legal needs!
Installing NSP files is going to get you banned. This is only for people who are indifferent about being banned or have been banned already. You were warned.

Spoiler: Hardware

• A Nintendo Switch console
• An SD Card that's been formatted to be used by your Nintendo Switch
• A USB C to USB A cable
• Some way to get into RCM mode, please consult this comprehensive list of ways to enter RCM mode.
• The sheer willpower and hype to take your console to the next stratosphere!

Now that you have all the hardware, you'll need some software, too.
There's a file called Darth Meteos' Super Special SD Stash v5.0.zip, that has sigpatches in it to allow you to run NSP backups. Please grab it here. The zip file has everything you need for the installation ahead. It also contains the following homebrew:​

• Tinfoil (to install NSP files)
• Retroarch (all the best emulators)
• FTPD (for moving files between your PC and your Switch)
• NX-Shell (a basic file manager)
• EdiZon (for backing up/restoring/editing savegames)
• The Homebrew App-Store (for getting even more homebrew)

The zip file will also contain a bin payload to boot the CFW. However, if you've never connected your Switch to a computer, you'll need to do a couple of things first, to get the drivers playing fair. This guide is assuming that you've already done that, but if you're brand new to the scene- welcome, by the way- you'll need to do some one-time setup.​

Spoiler: First-Time Installation

You'll need these things:

• TegraRCMSmash GUI with the original TegraRCMSmash by @rajkosto and GUI additions done by @eliboa. Download the portable zip file from the latest release
• Zadig USB driver installer
• This test payload to try it out!

1. Once you've got those, connect your Switch in RCM mode to your computer. Windows will recognize an APX device. This is good!
2. Run Zadig with admin privileges. On the dropdown menu, find APX. That's your Switch!
3. Next to a green arrow, there will be a series of driver types that you can cycle through. Choose libusbK (v3.0.7.0), and do it carefully, because this is the most important step.
4. Click the big button. Congratulations, your Switch is now ready to run payloads!
5. Extract the folder from the TegraRcmGUI_vX.X_portable.zip that you downloaded, (with X.X being the version, mine is 2.1) and open TegraRCMGUI.
6. To run payloads, simply click the folder icon and browse to the testpayload.bin and inject the payload. Congratulations on running your first payload!

This only works on Windows, because that's what I have. Mac users, check elsewhere.

Now, for the main installation.

1. Power off your Switch and connect your Switch's SD Card to a computer of your choice.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file you downloaded. There'll be a bin file, an SD Files folder, as well as a little readme with more information. Check the spoilered text for what it should look like:
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3. Go into the SD Files folder and drag the contents onto the root of your SD Card. Overwrite everything.
   NOTE: If you don't know your firmware, you can find it in the system settings menu. The latest (as of this writing) is 5.1.0.
4. If your card was empty except for the Nintendo folder beforehand, you should have a layout like the one in the spoiler:
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5. Now that the SD Card is set up, please return it to your Nintendo Switch and enter into RCM mode through the method of your choice.
6. Using TegraRCMGUI, inject the ReiNX.bin Payload from the Stash package to get into your Switch.
7. After the splash screen vanishes and you see the Nintendo Switch logo, you can disconnect the Switch from your computer. You're in!

Accessing the homebrew menu is easy, just open the album! Inside will be the Tinfoil NSP installer and the Homebrew App Store, which in turn has basically everything you could ever want. Keep an eye on the 'Temp, though, for future updates~

When inside the homebrew menu, you can use Tinfoil to install nsp files, by placing them into the /tinfoil/nsp/ folder on your SD Card. All homebrew goes into the /switch/ folder.
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IF YOU NEED NOGC, PLEASE MAKE A FILE CALLED NOGC IN THE REINX FOLDER
READ THE FUCKIN' F.A.Q BEFORE POSTING, IF YOUR QUESTION IS ANSWERED IN THE F.A.Q, IT WILL NOT BE ANSWERED OUTSIDE OF A SNIDE REMARK, POSSIBLY

Thank you so much for making the choice to use ReiNX!
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[Jinno]

I have a Nintendo Switch 2018 Model with Serial Number 700405XXXX
Can i use this one on it? im scared i might brick it.

 

[Adran_Marit]

I have a Nintendo Switch 2018 Model with Serial Number 700405XXXX
Can i use this one on it? im scared i might brick it.

you wont brick, worst case is you cant use cfw as of yet

 

[Jinno]

you wont brick, worst case is you cant use cfw as of yet

thank you for the update, but some said on the this site aswel that below 700420XXX can use fugee glee. idk if 700420XXX below can also use ReinX

 

[Adran_Marit]

thank you for the update, but some said on the this site aswel that below 700420XXX can use fugee glee. idk if 700420XXX below can also use ReinX

if it can use fuusee it can use reinx

 

[Jinno]

if it can use fuusee it can use reinx

Update, nope its not working, it doesnt accept the payload hehe nothing happens

 

[adamswagem]

Just want to say thanks for the writeup and guide.

Had to remove fs_mitm.kip from the sysmodules folder to get NSP installation working on 4.1.0 just in case anyone else is having that problem and didnt see that in the thread comments

Also I had to remove my legitimate game cartridge as well I was getting some weird error saying it couldnt be detected when I was in reiNX in case anyone else has that problem(that was with fs_mitm.kip still on, didnt try it afterwards when I removed it)

Now for the dumb questions:

1)Is it safe to remove my SD Card when the switch is asleep or do I have to power it off(im assuming i have to power it off)

2)Can I delete the nsps after I install them similar to .cias on the 3DS?

Thanks and thanks for your work.

 

[Crashdummyy]

Just want to say thanks for the writeup and guide.

Had to remove fs_mitm.kip from the sysmodules folder to get NSP installation working on 4.1.0 just in case anyone else is having that problem and didnt see that in the thread comments

Also I had to remove my legitimate game cartridge as well I was getting some weird error saying it couldnt be detected when I was in reiNX in case anyone else has that problem(that was with fs_mitm.kip still on, didnt try it afterwards when I removed it)

Now for the dumb questions:

1)Is it safe to remove my SD Card when the switch is asleep or do I have to power it off(im assuming i have to power it off)

2)Can I delete the nsps after I install them similar to .cias on the 3DS?

Thanks and thanks for your work.

What were your problems with installation ??
I downloaded Meteos stash 3.0.2, and everytime I try to install an nsp my screen just stays blank.

EDIT: I'm on 4.0.1 with an Fat32 formatted SDXC

 

[adamswagem]

What were your problems with installation ??
I downloaded Meteos stash 3.0.2, and everytime I try to install an nsp my screen just stays blank.

EDIT: I'm on 4.0.1 with an Fat32 formatted SDXC

That was my exact error, so just remove that fs_mitm.kip file and it will work. Once the screen is blank from tinfoil, hold the power button down for a while to power it off, remove the file, go back into reiNX and do it again with the file missing and it will work fine.

 

[Crashdummyy]

That was my exact error, so just remove that fs_mitm.kip file and it will work. Once the screen is blank from tinfoil, hold the power button down for a while to power it off, remove the file, go back into reiNX and do it again with the file missing and it will work fine.

Thanks a lot, I will try that...
I just read that layeredfs current release is broken atm, that could be why I can't install anything

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@adamswagem Sorry to bother you with this as well, but how du you manage >4GB .NSP files ?
I want to be able to boot into Linux ( currently lakka ) with the same card which prevents me from using exfat ( need to install the driver, too )

 

[adamswagem]

Thanks a lot, I will try that...
I just read that layeredfs current release is broken atm, that could be why I can't install anything

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@adamswagem Sorry to bother you with this as well, but how du you manage >4GB .NSP files ?
I want to be able to boot into Linux ( currently lakka ) with the same card which prevents me from using exfat ( need to install the driver, too )

Hey, I didnt mess around with linux so I wouldnt know about that sorry, and my card is 128GB exFat so everything just worked for me regarding that

 

[EvilGamerX]

Hey everyone, I'm using Darth Meteos' Super Special SD Stash v3.0.2 and can't seem to get it to boot after injecting the payload. I get to the cute animu grill, but after that I never get the Switch logo to show up. I'm on FW3.0.0 and stash 2.2 works fine ( that's what I'm currently using since 3.0.2 doesn't work). Has anyone else had this problem?

 

[Draxzelex]

Hey everyone, I'm using Darth Meteos' Super Special SD Stash v3.0.2 and can't seem to get it to boot after injecting the payload. I get to the cute animu grill, but after that I never get the Switch logo to show up. I'm on FW3.0.0 and stash 2.2 works fine ( that's what I'm currently using since 3.0.2 doesn't work). Has anyone else had this problem?

Have you tried removing the fs_mitm.kip under the sysmodules folder in the ReiNX folder?

 

[EvilGamerX]

Have you tried removing the fs_mitm.kip under the sysmodules folder in the ReiNX folder?

Well I'll be damned, that did it. Thanks!

 

[salamandrusker]

thanks, it's my first one!
a little nervous about it o.o'

in 3.0.0 the console does not boot well, some reason why?

 

[Adran_Marit]

in 3.0.0 the console does not boot well, some reason why?

Remove the fs_mitm.kip under reinx/sysmodules

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Just want to say thanks for the writeup and guide.

Had to remove fs_mitm.kip from the sysmodules folder to get NSP installation working on 4.1.0 just in case anyone else is having that problem and didnt see that in the thread comments

Also I had to remove my legitimate game cartridge as well I was getting some weird error saying it couldnt be detected when I was in reiNX in case anyone else has that problem(that was with fs_mitm.kip still on, didnt try it afterwards when I removed it)

Now for the dumb questions:

1)Is it safe to remove my SD Card when the switch is asleep or do I have to power it off(im assuming i have to power it off)

2)Can I delete the nsps after I install them similar to .cias on the 3DS?

Thanks and thanks for your work.

Yea, we've got a pin in the discord saying if you have any issues remove the fs_mitm.kip. It's fixed 3.x.x firms not booting to tinfoil not installing stuff. As for the game card, did you update to 4.1 using the fuseless method? if not you can delete the file called "nogc" from your sd card which will re-enable your legitimate game cards

To answer your questions, 1) need to power off 2) yea you can delete them after installing, there is no auto option to do it yet though afaik so you will need to take th sd out to do it

 

[afra]

Does latest build 3.0.2 support update and DLC ?

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Just want to say thanks for the writeup and guide.

Had to remove fs_mitm.kip from the sysmodules folder to get NSP installation working on 4.1.0 just in case anyone else is having that problem and didnt see that in the thread comments

Also I had to remove my legitimate game cartridge as well I was getting some weird error saying it couldnt be detected when I was in reiNX in case anyone else has that problem(that was with fs_mitm.kip still on, didnt try it afterwards when I removed it)

Now for the dumb questions:

1)Is it safe to remove my SD Card when the switch is asleep or do I have to power it off(im assuming i have to power it off)

2)Can I delete the nsps after I install them similar to .cias on the 3DS?

Thanks and thanks for your work.

yeah from system setting data management just like original games, not from third party apps .

 

[South Cape]

Remove the fs_mitm.kip under reinx/sysmodules

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Hey, so I have 3.0.0 and I actually HAVE removed fs_mitm.kip. And it absolutely refuses to work no matter what I do. I've deleted it, left it on, reformatted my SD, reformatted my system. The only thing that seems to make it work at all is if I put the fs.kip from 2.2 stash in place of fs_mitim.kip. But I want to use Choidujour and am worried the 2.2 kip doesn't read the nogc file. Is this a 3.0.0 thing or what? No one on the Discord has been able to say much about anything.

 

[Adran_Marit]

Hey, so I have 3.0.0 and I actually HAVE removed fs_mitm.kip. And it absolutely refuses to work no matter what I do. I've deleted it, left it on, reformatted my SD, reformatted my system. The only thing that seems to make it work at all is if I put the fs.kip from 2.2 stash in place of fs_mitim.kip. But I want to use Choidujour and am worried the 2.2 kip doesn't read the nogc file. Is this a 3.0.0 thing or what? No one on the Discord has been able to say much about anything.

what format is your SD card?

We're also trying to keep up with everything but us helpers are only human and do need to sleep and stuff so we do miss things

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what format is your SD card?

We're also trying to keep up with everything but us helpers are only human and do need to sleep and stuff so we do miss things

Scratch that, I don't think your switch natively supports exfat, if you wish I can or one of the other helpers can guide you the process of updating without burning fuses or there is a guide to add exfat support

 

[linuxares]

Nice clean tutorial, but I got to ask. Where is the section for people to take a NAND Backup? It's really highly recommended for people to do it.

 

[Draxzelex]

3.1 just dropped hot off the press. Please form a single and orderly line to grab your copy of the stash in the ReiSwitched Discord Server.