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[Hayato213]

I gave my switch to a friend. The switch has the latest Horizon 15.01 in the emuNAND. I think not in the OFW/sysNAND (I think it was still at 14.0.0 when I had hacked it).

He will connect his account to the OFW and we were wondering how to transfer the saves from the soon to be connected account in the OFW to the already existing CFW. Do you know?

I remember when I had copied the sysNAND/OFW to the emuNAND/CFW, the saves had been copied too. He has the cartridges in the OFW and his account.

To prevent the Sysnand getting banned if it is not banned yet, just create a new emunand based off the Sysnand, and move save from the old 15.0.1 emunand.

 

[nickieemp]

Before I explain, you must understand that OFW and CFW are just modes. You don't "transfer" saves from OFW to CFW because you can boot OFW and CFW on the same system so in that sense, there is no transfer. However, there is emuMMC and sysMMC which operate like 2 different consoles and do not interact with each other so a transfer is necessary in that case. If we operate under that assumption, you have 2 options. You can use a homebrew save manager to dump the save data from sysMMC and then inject them into emuMMC. This of course risks getting the emuMMC banned. The other option is to remake the emuMMC after connecting the account. emuMMC is initially created as a copy of sysMMC so all data including saves will be copied over.

I get it, sorry for not being clear.
We do not wish to touch the sysNAND at all (avoiding risk of getting banned).

I guess I need to get a new sd card and do the initial steps once more and then get the saves from the sysNAND with the connected accound all the way back to the new emuNAND...

To prevent the Sysnand getting banned if it is not banned yet, just create a new emunand based off the Sysnand, and move save from the old 15.0.1 emunand.

Same as above then.

Thank you both!

 

[spiroid]

I dumped all saved data using JKSV and copied the directory to the new sd card containing my latest install.
However I don't get an option to recreate user profiles along restoring the saves.

Do I need to recreate users on the new emunand ?
I feel like i'm missing something essential

I'm stuck with the saves restore
@Draxzelex or @binkinator you might have the answer ?

 

[trakker1]

Yes, you should update it ASAP. BTW, you can follow this guide if you don't know or don't remember how to upgarde them: https://rentry.org/UpdateCFWAndFW

All done thank you!

 

[binkinator]

I'm stuck with the saves restore
@Draxzelex or @binkinator you might have the answer ?

You need to create a new user and play game at least once OR use JKSV to create all games in order to get the file structure in place. Once that’s done yiu can place the backups I’m the appropriate JKSV directory and then do a restore.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/recovering-games-saves-from-nand-using-nxnandmanager-and-jksv.620758/

 

[Artaifix]

that's correct,

Even if you can run daybreak on applet mode the limited memory could lead to errors. so that are the steps.

if you run daybreak on EmuNAND your EmuNAND will be updated, if you run it on SysNAND, SysNAND will be updated,

on EmuNAND the SYSNAND is not visible.

Thanks for confirming this

 

[prof72]

how to update cfw and ofw?
im using atmosphere
im on switch version 2
i already have AIO, i just need to steps, im just afraid to brick my unit

 

[marhalloweenvt]

how to update cfw and ofw?
im using atmosphere
im on switch version 2
i already have AIO, i just need to steps, im just afraid to brick my unit

One tip for you: Never ever uses AIO to update Atmosphere.

Below are some brief for you should follow:

1. Delete/deactive Custom Theme (If you use)
2. Follow this guide https://rentry.org/UpdateCFWAndFW
3. Update any module/plugin/ovl that you use to latest

 

[prof72]

how do i know if im mariko or erista?
see pics below:

Im using modded switch Version 2. maybe this info can help.
Im seeing SXOS, Hekate and Atmosphere when starting up, or maybe its called Recovery mode.



then:

4	Flash Spacecraft-NX	View
5	Update Spacecraft-NX firmware	View

then this two but do i need it?

 

[Hayato213]

how do i know if im mariko or erista?
see pics below:

Im using modded switch Version 2. maybe this info can help.
Im seeing SXOS, Hekate and Atmosphere when starting up, or maybe its called Recovery mode.



then:

4	Flash Spacecraft-NX	View
5	Update Spacecraft-NX firmware	View

then this two but do i need it?

Check what model you have, Erista is V1, Mariko is V2.

 

[LostVanadis]

So I let someone install a modship to my unbanned v2 Switch. It automatically boots into hekate even without SD card. If I launch into stock firmware through hekate, is there any risk of getting banned if I play games online (non-pirated of course)?
And are there ways to make hekate not boot automatically and use Tegra instead to boot into atmosphere or is it not possible because of the modship? This is hella confusing.

 

[Hayato213]

So I let someone install a modship to my unbanned v2 Switch. It automatically boots into hekate even without SD card. If I launch into stock firmware through hekate, is there any risk of getting banned if I play games online (non-pirated of course)?
And are there ways to make hekate not boot automatically and use Tegra instead to boot into atmosphere or is it not possible because of the modship? This is hella confusing.

As long your Sysnand is clean you can play online, no pirated games, as for booting Atmosphere from hekate just setup autoboot on hekate.

 

[Draxzelex]

So I let someone install a modship to my unbanned v2 Switch. It automatically boots into hekate even without SD card. If I launch into stock firmware through hekate, is there any risk of getting banned if I play games online (non-pirated of course)?
And are there ways to make hekate not boot automatically and use Tegra instead to boot into atmosphere or is it not possible because of the modship? This is hella confusing.

If you previously launched CFW and/or homebrew, it will leave traces inside your console that can risk getting you banned whenever you go online even if use Stock firmware through Hekate. You also cannot use TegraRCM to launch Atmosphere/Hekate on your console because its patched. Only unpatched Erista consoles can use TegraRCM. Patched consoles and Mariko units are primarily hacked through modchips.

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hello , i had buy a nintendo switch with sxos 2.8 and ofw 8 . i want to upgrade and create an emunand with atmoshere and i want the last original firmware. i don't know how and i don't know if the sxos is on sysnand or emunand. somebody can help me?

For starters, SX OS is neither on sysMMC or emuMMC. Instead, its on your SD card. SX OS was never installed to your console because its actually just a singular file called boot.dat. Secondly, you don't need to create a new emuMMC for Atmosphere if you already made one with SX OS. You can use a tool called Hekate which has a migrate emuMMC function that will allow you to use that emuMMC to launch Atmosphere instead. Lastly, since Atmosphere is a CFW like SX OS meaning its just a bunch of files you put on your SD card, you can just download the Atmosphere files and place them on the SD card to use Atmosphere. For prosperity's sake, you can follow this guide on where to download and use those files.

 

[prof72]

Hi i did not check my previous cfw

but now its:

Current Version: 14.1.2 | AMS 1.4.0/s


did i did it right?
cause all i did was copy paste and back up the sys something

 

[Draxzelex]

Hi i did not check my previous cfw

but now its:

Current Version: 14.1.2 | AMS 1.4.0/s


did i did it right?
cause all i did was copy paste and back up the sys something

Well the latest version of Atmosphere is 1.4.0 so if your intention was to update the CFW, you are now on the most updated version.

 

[prof72]

Well the latest version of Atmosphere is 1.4.0 so if your intention was to update the CFW, you are now on the most updated version.

yes and also to update the ofw for latest games..
i cant play oregon trail lol.. but im in the process of doing so..

 

[Draxzelex]

yes and also to update the ofw for latest games..
i cant play oregon trail lol.. but im in the process of doing so..

Well if you want to update OFW, you can just go online to update the firmware normally. Of course, you will burn fuses by doing so which will prevent you from ever being able to downgrade in case a better exploit such as untethered coldboot comes out in the future. If you don't want to burn fuses, you can use the homebrew application Daybreak or perform the system update in CFW while you have AutoRCM enabled.

 

[guily6669]

Does anyone know what's the best way to change between Docked\handheld modes?

I'm currently using:

- Tesla Menu;
- Nx-ovlloader;
- SaltyNX 0.4a hotfix;
- ReverseNX-RT;

They seem to be very outdated sadly and don't work on all games, there isn't anything better out there specially without need for saltyNX???

Also for OC I'm using mostly OC Suite mixed with other stuff, they seem to be always up-to-date and just released a update...

EDIT: Forgot to say my Switch is on latest atmosphere and emunand FW 15.0.0...

 

[Alatus]

Hi there GBATemp,

I have a CFW Switch that is currently running Atmosphere 1.3.2|E and firmware 13.1.0. Unfortunately, I've installed a lot of bullshit on it and I want to clean it up and update to the latest version of Atmosphere and firmware. Can someone please recommend the safest and easiest way to do this? I'm a bit worried about potentially breaking my Switch, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My SysNAND is clean & I should have the backup of it somewhere, too.

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Draxzelex]

Hi there GBATemp,

I have a CFW Switch that is currently running Atmosphere 1.3.2|E and firmware 13.1.0. Unfortunately, I've installed a lot of bullshit on it and I want to clean it up and update to the latest version of Atmosphere and firmware. Can someone please recommend the safest and easiest way to do this? I'm a bit worried about potentially breaking my Switch, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My SysNAND is clean & I should have the backup of it somewhere, too.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Well when you say installed, do you mean like games or homebrew? Because while games and other content of that sort can be installed to the system, homebrew and the like exist solely on your SD card. If its the latter, its as simple as deleting everything on your SD card. If its the former, then you will have to do it manually from within the console itself. Either way, updating CFW is as easy as downloading the latest version of Atmosphere from the official GitHub page. If you want to update the firmware of your emuMMC, you can use the homebrew app Daybreak which comes bundled with Atmosphere by default. Usage is simple enough that even a noob can figure it out. The tricky part is you must download the firmware files of the firmware you wish to update to seperately. Since they are considered copyrighted material, no help can be given on where to find them but rest assured they are readily available on the Internet.