Does this sub have a list of required reading before attempting something like this?
Also, reinx/rajnx/sx os, what are pros cons of each?
Also, reinx/rajnx/sx os, what are pros cons of each?
So I just took my SD card out to add more games on it and suddenly my 4.0+ Switch won't enter boot mode to load up SXOS, no matter what button combos I use. It doesn't even give me a Nintendo Switch logo. Am I boned?
Yes. You can get banned for doing anything with cfw. Check the pinned thread for more info.
AFAIK you'll have to reinstall everything, but make an SD card backup and backup your saves with jksv or something and you should be able to restore everything fairly quickly
I've used ftpd with SX os in the past, and honestly I've been fairly reckless with hacks, and I'm not banned, so take that as you will. If your going to be using ctw at all tho, you have to be expecting a ban at some point or another. I don't know how the games know about the update. I remember reading about it somewhere but I can't remember where exactly. One of the other members will have to help you on that one.
If you read the stickied threads for this sub and the homebrew one, you should know pretty much all you need to start with hacking your switch. The differences between the cfws is that reinx is free, as opposed to you having to pay for SX os, and reinx can't run xci games, while SX can
So I got my switch and I updated all of backup games in OFW mode couple of weeks ago. I know there's a risk of getting banned but as of now I'm currently on Airplane mode. What's a safe way to know if I'm banned without going online now?
There isn't really one. If you really want to know your best bet would be to try to access the eShop I'm ofw
What exactly does getting banned mean? You can't use any online features at all or just can't use eshop?
Worst case scenario, let's say my switch is banned meaning I can't download system and game updates. Are there offline methods to update? Can a new game with a system update be used? I've always used XCI files, is there a way to update them offline?
There have been less severe levels of ban in the past like eshop and online gaming. The picture emerging over the past day has been a ton of total bans. Superban (everything, updates, eshop all of it).
Yes and yes. That is all I have done. Ever. I don’t want to get banned. You will have to find the updates yourself however. Poke around the same places you find nsp and Xci.
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I read through the sticky that was linked earlier so if I do get a superb an I can still use physical games and use pirate methods to get the updates/dlc? For instance say I purchase botw get super banned then I want the dlc will I be able to install the dlc files then use my physical cart or would that require me downloading a digital copy of botw to install?
Up to this point all updates and dlc has been available by other sources, I don’t see that changing. You can still use the physical cart as all updates and dlc (legit or otherwise) are nsp anyway. Might need to have run the game and have a save file before installing the dlc and update.
Hmm, I would say 0.2% screwed. There has only been one homebrew only ban and that user also cleared error logs on 5.X (which is a sign you should never clear your error logs). All other bans have been due to piracy in one way or another.
Thanks! But I assume things like airplane mode during CFW boot is still a must?
EDIT: How urgent is it to restore my NAND? I still have it backed up from my first attempt at RCM.
A good DNS server that blocks all of Nintendo's URLs (including the telemetry ones) can achieve a similar effect. The best one so far is 90DNS. Otherwise, you can stick with Airplane Mode as there are hidden Wi-Fi settings stored in your console that get triggered when near a Nintendo Hotspot.
Just need a clarification, what about later games that require a newer firmware to even run? Let's say months later nintendo releases a new game that requires 6.0.0 to run and if that 6.0.0 update doesn't come in the cartridge and you switch is banned on an older firmware, are you screwed?
You can update your firmware using ChoiDujourNX and a dump of the 6.0 firmware files, once someone else provides them.
I'd say the odds of that happening are slim to none. The backlash from the people without consistent Internet access that simply can't play the game due to the update not being available wouldn't be worth pissing off a couple pirates.
Actually i just had another question: how urgent is it that i restore my NAND backup? I still have it from back when i first attempted to boot into RCM.
