Hacking Discussion Switch backup loading using Atmosphere-NX LayeredFS

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Switch backup loading is here: [prebreak]1[/prebreak]

1) Get a title id of any game you have installed from http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Title_list/Games (this is your target titleid)
2) Create a directory on SD : sd:/atmosphere/titles/*target_titleid*
3) use hactool to extract the romfs.bin and exefs files from your main nca from the game you want to run instead of your target (its in secure from XCI - the biggest one)
4) put romfs.bin in sd:/atmosphere/titles/*target_titleid*/romfs.bin, exefs files into sd:/atmosphere/titles/*target_titleid*/exefs/
5) Edit titleid in main.npdm (in exefs) to contain target title id (this might help http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=NPDM)
6) run a fs_mitm containing CFW release, run your target app (https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-get-layeredfs-working.507460/)

Note that saves don't work for me atm, you should wait for mememenu/similar.
Minecraft works, others not tested.

proof video:

Proceeds to download every demo on the eShop
 

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if you dont know how to use hactool because your not familiar with command prompt, i suggest using hactool gui and then looking up guides on finding masterkeys and whatnot
 
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Fortnite and Minecraft as base game, injecting MK8 just gives the "software closed" error
 
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Does it work on 2.2? Also, how can I install a game without updating the firmware?

And is there a benefit to continue being in 2.2?
 
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Yeah my first time. If you don't count hacking a wiiu, 3ds, Wii, ps2, ps3, Xbox 360, og Xbox, psp and psp vita.
Ooh, I've got you beat. I did all those and had copiers for SNES and N64.

Just so you know, your attitude is extremely abnormal for oldbies of the scene like us. You should chill.
 

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Ooh, I've got you beat. I did all those and had copiers for SNES and N64.

Just so you know, your attitude is extremely abnormal for oldbies of the scene like us. You should chill.

Well when people ask me stupid questions they get stupid answers. You're telling me to chill when you are getting on my ass over buying the sx pro? You're not a very good troll, keep trying kid.


How I edit Main.npdm??

http://carlus.altervista.org/nx/title_id_patcher.html
 
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This method is still young, i'd says give it a few weeks and all the kinks will be ironed out and the process made simpler. TBH, its pretty simple to follow, and all the resources are listed on this site and others.
But is it worth the risk?
yeah is simple, but i don't want to broke something, I'm on 2.1 and I use homebrew trough pegaswitch, it is a good thing to do, but I prefer to wait a few weekks, maybe till the cfw is released. but it is a way to make this happen trough homebrew, i mean for a dev?
 

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It`s great, but I prefer to wait until something more polished and hassle free comes up. It would be possible to load direct XCI (trimmed or not) from SD card eventually, no?
 

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It`s great, but I prefer to wait until something more polished and hassle free comes up. It would be possible to load direct XCI (trimmed or not) from SD card eventually, no?

Yeah it's called Sx Pro. Can load .xci from sd card. Comes with a jig to enter rcm, the cfw to load the .xci backups, and a dongle to send the payload to the rcm'd switch so you don't have to use a PC, Android phone, etc. All for $40. Just released yesterday to the resellers, so if you ordered one now it'd be a couple or few weeks.

Edit: Here is the link to their official site so you can take a look. http://sx.xecuter.com/#prod-sxpro
 
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Yeah it's called Sx Pro. Can load .xci from sd card. Comes with a jig to enter rcm, the cfw to load the .xci backups, and a dongle to send the payload to the rcm'd switch so you don't have to use a PC, Android phone, etc. All for $40. Just released yesterday to the resellers, so if you ordered one now it'd be a couple or few weeks.

Edit: Here is the link to their official site so you can take a look. http://sx.xecuter.com/#prod-sxpro

C`mon, I`m going to pretend that didn`t come with sarcasm. My question was serious. Of course I know about SX Pro. I will not buy it. I`m talking about a future free loader that can use direct xci, in the near future.

Also, my dream is, in the long term, to be able to load them from a USB hard drive... Oh that would be the day!!!
 

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C`mon, I`m going to pretend that didn`t come with sarcasm. My question was serious. Of course I know about SX Pro. I will not buy it. I`m talking about a future free loader that can use direct xci, in the near future.

Also, my dream is, in the long term, to be able to load them from a USB hard drive... Oh that would be the day!!!

Well in all seriousness, the ability to have an on the go payload injector and a jig is damn near worth the $40 itself (to myself anyways). If you want something for free, there is no point in asking for an ETA, the creator will either let you know or not. I'm sure it's possible for a free one to come out at some point, since obviously it can be done.
 

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You know something?

It`s a shame that main.npdm is Ninty copyrighted code. A new thread with corrected "mains" would be ideal. They are easy to modify but the newbies seem to be struggling.
 

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C`mon, I`m going to pretend that didn`t come with sarcasm. My question was serious. Of course I know about SX Pro. I will not buy it. I`m talking about a future free loader that can use direct xci, in the near future.

Also, my dream is, in the long term, to be able to load them from a USB hard drive... Oh that would be the day!!!

Probably never? 3DS CFW still don't have anyway to run .3ds file format which is the equivalent of .xci, what make you think switch will get it? There probably will be a way to convert and install but never run direct from xci unless you use something like SX
 

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