Hacking SWITCH NOOB PARADISE - Ask questions here

[gonefishing1975]

It´s very strange, may be test different resistor values, I made a knot myself trying to keep up with all resistor values recommended.

There are no resistors to swap values with as the kit is the one with the ribbons that connect to the pcb

 

[Nephiel]

There are no resistors to swap values with as the kit is the one with the ribbons that connect to the pcb

Those can be troublesome. The only way to know for sure which values it has, is to measure each one.

 

[gonefishing1975]

Those can be troublesome. The only way to know for sure which values it has, is to measure each one.

It seems to fail to partion the sd card when it does work then if i try to partition a 2nd time it works. I create emuMMC then when I boots just a black screen,

Is there a recommended chip to use?


When it's not freezing up I booted to OFW no problems. This is theonly one that I modded with this issue

 

[Nephiel]

Is there a recommended chip to use?

Waveshare RP2040 Zero or Tiny, or Seeduino Xiao RP2040. All are mentioned in this guide.

I like the Tiny the most, because there's no USB port and buttons to desolder, they are on a separate adapter.

 

[gonefishing1975]

Waveshare RP2040 Zero or Tiny, or Seeduino Xiao RP2040. All are mentioned in this guide.

I like the Tiny the most, because there's no USB port and buttons to desolder, they are on a separate adapter.

Thanks I will check it out

 

[smudgester]

What is "master key 18.0" ? How do I find out if I have it - and where do I get it from if I don't.

I am running Firmware 18.1.0 and after installing a game, the Switch says "unable to start software. please try again from the HOME screen"

 

[impeeza]

What is "master key 18.0" ? How do I find out if I have it - and where do I get it from if I don't.

All data inside your console is encrypted the «xxx Keys» are the private keys of the PKI used to encrypt data.

That keys are considered Ninja code and is piracy to ask and share them.

Most of the homebrew uses that keys to decrypt the data, modify and recrypt them back.

Almost each Firmware is released with a new version of set of keys so the key collection files must be updated. You can extract that keys from your own console using sofware like LockPickRCM or PickLockRCM which is a little hard to find because Ninjas has DCMACed (use your preffered search engine for Decscots Lockpick_RCM )

I am running Firmware 18.1.0 and after installing a game, the Switch says "unable to start software. please try again from the HOME screen"

You need to upgrade your Sigpatches https://gbatemp.net/threads/sigpatches-for-atmosphere-hekate-fss0-fusee-package3.571543/ and your SYS-Patch https://gbatemp.net/download/sys-patch-1-5-2-binary-fw-18-1-0-atmosphere-1-7-1.38686/ Sysmodule

 

[Dust2dust]

What is "master key 18.0" ? How do I find out if I have it - and where do I get it from if I don't.

I am running Firmware 18.1.0 and after installing a game, the Switch says "unable to start software. please try again from the HOME screen"

If you are running firmware 18.1.0, then you would just run the latest lockpick payload to get your keys. Pretty simple, actually. But I'm not sure it would solve your "unable to start software" issue. That sounds more like a sigpatches issue to me.

Edit: ninja'd by @impeeza !

 

[smudgester]

Thanks @impeeza and @Dust2dust.

Pretty sure I have the latest sigpatches - installed them earlier today using AIO updater.

I have never used any sort of lockpick payload/app all the time I have been using homebrew

 

[impeeza]

Thanks @impeeza and @Dust2dust.

Pretty sure I have the latest sigpatches - installed them earlier today using AIO updater.

I have never used any sort of lockpick payload/app all the time I have been using homebrew

Never use All in One packages, UPGRATE ALL FILES BY YOURSELF, use the URLs I Give you to download latest Sigpaches and Latest SYS-Patch Sysmodules AND EXTRACT THEM TO THE ROOT OF YOUR SD CARD replace any file. restart the console.


Unless you are going to run any emulator, or some tools on your PC you don't need the keys.dat file.

the payloads can be run from Hekate.

 

[Psygnosis]

Hi, was on fw 17 since forever, and I followed a guide on rentry that now is gone.
Since I had some free time I updated the emunand to the lastest fw + hk + at (not with all in one package but manually).
I just have a doubt about s i g patch.

I read it that sys-patch gives less issue, and I want to give it a try, I know that s i g and sys can be toghether but only one will work at time (ofc).

Is there a guide to move from s i g to sys-patch without broke anything? Thanks a lot

 

[Blythe93]

Is there a guide to move from s i g to sys-patch without broke anything? Thanks a lot

You don't need a guide for that, really. You can even leave the sigpatches on your SD card, it doesn't really matter and it doesn't affect the performance as far as I'm aware of, unless you want to de-clutter the content of your SD card and keep things nice and tidy.

First, download the sigpatches and check which folders it has inside of its ZIP file and remove the same folders that you have on your SD card. Simple as that. You won't mess up anything that way. After that, just download sys-patch, optionally download Tesla + nx-ovlloader as well, and extract those archives to the root of the SD card, overwriting the existing files if there are any (there shouldn't be any though, unless you installed some of these apps before). After that, make sure to reboot your console for sys-patch to start working and you'll be good to go.

 

[Chattdls99]

Does the Hekate version matter when loading atmosphere or vice versa? The Hekate version currently on my switch is my 6.21. Trying to figure out which firmware I need on my switch. The latest does not work currently.

 

[impeeza]

Does the Hekate version matter when loading atmosphere or vice versa? The Hekate version currently on my switch is my 6.21. Trying to figure out which firmware I need on my switch. The latest does not work currently.

yes Hekate version MUST support the Atmosphère version to load. Hekate normally decompress and extract resources from Atmosphère files.

Post automatically merged: Sep 19, 2024

Also Hekate and Atmosphère must support the firmware version you are loading, so always is for the best load the most recent version of Hekate and Atmosphère.

 

[owlman]

To exit any applet you press the home button, By default to enter to Homebrew Loader (ON APPLET MODE) you just run album WITHOUT touching any other key, to load Homebrew Loader in full memory access mode you press R while loading ANY TITLE and do not let go R until full load.

Any Title? So How would I access Retroarch N64:? How do I like not enter applet mode or how do II escape it? Sorry stil confused

So, now this is an edit. Album is considerred an applet? So how do I run the apps that need to get out of applet mode like Retroarch just hold R?

 

[impeeza]

Any Title? So How would I access Retroarch N64:? How do I like not enter applet mode or how do II escape it? Sorry stil confused

So, now this is an edit. Album is considerred an applet? So how do I run the apps that need to get out of applet mode like Retroarch just hold R?

There are some ways to load HomeBrew Loader on Switch:

• On default configuration, You run album applet, on this way the HomeBrew Loader is run on applet mode, on that mode the memory and resources are limited. The Homebrew Lodader tell you is on applet mode with a red banner on upper right of console. Most of Homebrew will no run fine on this mode because the limitations.
• On default configuration, you press the R key on your controller and load ANY installed title, you DO NOT LET go the R button until HomeBrew Loader is loaded, on this mode the Homebre Lodader have full access to console resources so any homebrew should work fine.
• You install a forwarder on your console, by example one created using https://nsp-forwarder.n8.io/. this way a link is shown on your HOS main screen and you run it like any other title without need to press extra buttons, the Homebrew Loader is loaded on full title resources.

On the console Applets are little programs what can be run with title on background, like:

• Album applet.
• Settings applet.
• News applet.
• user setting applet.
• etc.

 

[notsu]

Do I have to create a separate partition on my SD card for emuMMC stuff, or can I just create emuMMC without doing any of that? I will be using both emuMMC and sysMMC on the SD card.

 

[Gunstorm]

Guys i know theres a lot of limitations but... Linux on switch uses arm64, right?

Did somenoe try or can try run and install openjdk 21 and intellij just to tell me if it works?

 

[Blythe93]

Do I have to create a separate partition on my SD card for emuMMC stuff, or can I just create emuMMC without doing any of that? I will be using both emuMMC and sysMMC on the SD card.

The tools provided in the guides will do it for you. Follow this guide in order to setup emuNAND on your Switch.
Additionally, for game backups to work, you can install sys-patch module as well. Optionally, you can install Tesla + nx-ovlloader as that will allow you to see whether sys-patch is working properly, after you press L + D-pad Down + R (Stick) combo, select sys-patch,

 

[impeeza]

Do I have to create a separate partition on my SD card for emuMMC stuff, or can I just create emuMMC without doing any of that? I will be using both emuMMC and sysMMC on the SD card.

You can use a raw partition based EmuMMC or a File based EmuMMC, you choose which one suits better for you.

Both works just fine and have practically the same performance, in the past file based was slower than raw partition but today they are almost the same speed.

Using Hekate you can create any of them the guide recommended by @Blythe93 tell you how to do that.