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[DeVie]

Hi. I recently had to fix a boot.dat problem (am a complete noob). I have a chip-modded v2 switch.
After finally being able to load into CFW I've tried installing 2 games. doesn't work. I get an error and then an empty game box appears. can't open it, says it needs updating.

Can't remove it either. What do I do? how do fix this

 

[kbf]

if you followed something like this guide:

https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

You will have your Sysnand and Emunand that act like two different machines that can’t see each other at all.



Here’s how to keep your Emunand Offline (as far as Ninty is concerned) while still being able to access the Internet:

https://rentry.org/ExosphereDNSMITM

Once secured…

…you would want to install your emulators on your Emunand. Since it’s Offline it’s very tough to ban it.

Either of these guides will get you started with Retroarch (you can skip the art about hacking your Switch)

https://docs.libretro.com/guides/install-libnx/

https://www.cfwaifu.com/retroarch-switch/

If you run into edge cases w’ RetroArch there are standalone emulators that fill most of the gaps.

I got atmosphere working but didn't bother with hekate. Do I need that? I just did the thing with atmosphere.

 

[binkinator]

I got atmosphere working but didn't bother with hekate. Do I need that? I just did the thing with atmosphere.

You don’t absolutely need it, but it helps to have a bootloader to,do some of the booting tricks such creating Emunand and backups and such. If you just run Atmosphere by itself your risk factor is still very low. It’s when you add anything on top of it that leads to cheating or piracy that you get in trouble. I highly recommend you walk through the guide and then make a decision on the type of install you need.

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Hi. I recently had to fix a boot.dat problem (am a complete noob). I have a chip-modded v2 switch.
After finally being able to load into CFW I've tried installing 2 games. doesn't work. I get an error and then an empty game box appears. can't open it, says it needs updating.

Can't remove it either. What do I do? how do fix this

You can delete it by going to Settings -> Manage Software and then delete the game.

Boot.dat, huh? Are you still running SXOS? You’re likely to start running into a lot of titles that won’t install/boot as there have not been any updates since 11.0.0 and we’re now on 15.0.1.

If you need help take look at this:https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

 

[kbf]

You don’t absolutely need it, but it helps to have a bootloader to,do some of the booting tricks such creating Emunand and backups and such. If you just run Atmosphere by itself your risk factor is still very low. It’s when you add anything on top of it that leads to cheating or piracy that you get in trouble. I highly recommend you walk through the guide and then make a decision on the type of install you need.

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You can delete it by going to Settings -> Manage Software and then delete the game.

Boot.dat, huh? Are you still running SXOS? You’re likely to start running into a lot of titles that won’t install/boot as there have not been any updates since 11.0.0 and we’re now on 15.0.1.

If you need help take look at this:https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

I tried following this: https://rentry.org/SwitchPayloadLaunch but Hetake isn't booting. I'm confused. This guide says to just hit the power button but some reddit post I read said to restart the console. I already have atmosphere installed and I put the files it mentioned onto the root of the SD card and I renamed that one file to payload.bin. What am I doing wrong?

 

[binkinator]

I tried following this: https://rentry.org/SwitchPayloadLaunch but Hetake isn't booting. I'm confused. This guide says to just hit the power button but some reddit post I read said to restart the console. I already have atmosphere installed and I put the files it mentioned onto the root of the SD card and I renamed that one file to payload.bin. What am I doing wrong?

Let’s take a step back. Are you using RCM or a Mod Chip?

 

[yeetus]

I know i'm having a lot of problems and this one is pretty bad. I put the console to sleep and now it won't turn on no matter what I do.

 

[binkinator]

I know i'm having a lot of problems and this one is pretty bad. I put the console to sleep and now it won't turn on no matter what I do.

Press and hold power for 15 seconds. Then tap power one time and then plug in your charger.

Is this a V1? And if so, do you have AutoRCM turned on?

 

[yeetus]

I tried the hard reset a couple times and yes this is a v1. AutoRcm is also on

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I got it to work I just needed to reset it a few more times

 

[Draxzelex]

that doesnt require the license . if this is not aloowed please remove it

As per the rules of GBATemp, since it contains copyrighted code, no links can be provided for SX OS.

 

[Synthials]

Stupid Noob Question : I have a unpatched Switch where i play with my official Account where i have a lot of games i bought. I now want to buy a Switch Oled and transfer my Account to the new Switch after that i want to try hack my old Switch put cfw on it. Is there a danger my real Account is still getting banned after i transfer it to the new Switch ? Or do i need to something to prevent it ? Like completely wipe my Account from the old Switch somehow ?

I already put cfw on my Vita , 3ds , PS3 and WIIU. How difficult is the Switch in Comparison ?

 

[Draxzelex]

Stupid Noob Question : I have a unpatched Switch where i play with my official Account where i have a lot of games i bought. I now want to buy a Switch Oled and transfer my Account to the new Switch after that i want to try hack my old Switch put cfw on it. Is there a danger my real Account is still getting banned after i transfer it to the new Switch ? Or do i need to something to prevent it ? Like completely wipe my Account from the old Switch somehow ?

I already put cfw on my Vita , 3ds , PS3 and WIIU. How difficult is the Switch in Comparison ?

Account bans rarely, if ever, happen due to hacking. They are more likely to occur if you were to conduct fraudulent activity like credit card fraud. There have been multiple instances where people have used a Nintendo Account from a console that was already banned on an unbanned one with no repercussions.

As for how difficult it is to setup CFW on the Switch, that is a subjective question so you will get mixed results. Some people will say its easier than the consoles you listed while others will tell you that its harder so it depends who you ask. Objectively speaking, the most unique action towards hacking a Nintendo Switch involves putting it into RCM. Doing that involves physically inserting a conductive object into the right Joy-Con rail. You can use certain metal items lying around in your house or you can purchase a pre-manufactured jig designed to induce RCM. Either way, this is the most user-dependent step of putting CFW on the console. The other steps such as sending a payload via RCM or downloading the files to place on the SD card are trivial.

 

[Synthials]

Account bans rarely, if ever, happen due to hacking. They are more likely to occur if you were to conduct fraudulent activity like credit card fraud. There have been multiple instances where people have used a Nintendo Account from a console that was already banned on an unbanned one with no repercussions.

As for how difficult it is to setup CFW on the Switch, that is a subjective question so you will get mixed results. Some people will say its easier than the consoles you listed while others will tell you that its harder so it depends who you ask. Objectively speaking, the most unique action towards hacking a Nintendo Switch involves putting it into RCM. Doing that involves physically inserting a conductive object into the right Joy-Con rail. You can use certain metal items lying around in your house or you can purchase a pre-manufactured jig designed to induce RCM. Either way, this is the most user-dependent step of putting CFW on the console. The other steps such as sending a payload via RCM or downloading the files to place on the SD card are trivial.

Thanks for the answer. I will definitely take my real Account to my new Switch and create a new Account on the old one. Just don't want to risk it. I Ordered a RCM Jig just to be sure. Well can't wait to start after i transfered my Account love hacking old console and to see what everything is possible with homebrew

 

[FD88]

Hello, which is actually the best chip for a brand new OLED? I’ve seen 4.2, 4.2+, 5, 5+ on Ali and I’m lost. Also upgradable and flashable with a huge price difference. For what is the small green PCB that comes with some versions?

 

[Hayato213]

Hello, which is actually the best chip for a brand new OLED? I’ve seen 4.2, 4.2+, 5, 5+ on Ali and I’m lost. Also upgradable and flashable with a huge price difference. For what is the small green PCB that comes with some versions?

V4 work well if you can find that.

 

[FD88]

V4 is not working with Toshiba emmc and USB port burn risk. Is V5 not best for OLED? For what is the small green PCB?

 

[Hayato213]

V4 is not working with Toshiba emmc and USB port burn risk. Is V5 not best for OLED? For what is the small green PCB?

You might run into issue with the chip not glitching 100% of the time, since you have toshiba you probably stuck with v5.

 

[HinaNaru Cutie]

Hi. I wanted know how to delete a game off of homebrew without being on homebrew; I can go on hektate but I can't boot into atmosphere at all without being stuck on the Nintendo logo screen.

I am believing it's one of the games I installed right before this happened, because as soon I installed the game in cfw mode the game just basically made my switch not want to load it nor my other game either..it was super weird so I decided to restart my switch to only yeah having to force shut down my switch to reboot it, because it wouldn't load into cfw at all it just gave me a black screen.

 

[Draxzelex]

Hi. I wanted know how to delete a game off of homebrew without being on homebrew; I can go on hektate but I can't boot into atmosphere at all without being stuck on the Nintendo logo screen.

I am believing it's one of the games I installed right before this happened, because as soon I installed the game in cfw mode the game just basically made my switch not want to load it nor my other game either..it was super weird so I decided to restart my switch to only yeah having to force shut down my switch to reboot it, because it wouldn't load into cfw at all it just gave me a black screen.

Just go into Data Management from System Settings. Nintendo already implemented ways to delete game and save data without CFW.

 

[HinaNaru Cutie]

Just go into Data Management from System Settings. Nintendo already implemented ways to delete game and save data without CFW.

Will I find the games I downloaded in cfw in there as well?? Cause I can't boot into atmosphere at all x.x.

 

[Draxzelex]

Will I find the games I downloaded in cfw in there as well?? Cause I can't boot into atmosphere at all x.x.

Booting CFW doesn't change the console you're booting into. Its just a mode like OFW. Or maybe a better analogy is its like Safe Mode on your computer. You're still booting the same computer with the same files and programs, just with different functions available.