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I haven't gotten answer for the below question (asked in different thread)

For 3.0 and below, do people need this hard mod, or there would be way to exploit the boot rom using soft Mod?
 

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I haven't gotten answer for the below question (asked in different thread)

For 3.0 and below, do people need this hard mod, or there would be way to exploit the boot rom using soft Mod?
From the blog post:
On the Switch, RCM mode can be entered in multiple ways:

From prior kernel-mode code execution on the system, e.g. using a WebKit exploit and kernel exploit as an entry points
If the eMMC is removed, the Tegra will enter RCM mode on boot
If you hold the Volume Up, Home, and Power buttons on the Switch (not joy-cons) at the same time.
 
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"Snoop Dogg Ego Tripin" :D.
i will patch it when i woke up
Is there any chance to use a self bootable Linux distro that run trough USB loaded to ram without the need to install it. > I hate Linux distributions ;).

Can you patch one of them without having to install or using VM.

It would be so awesome to have like a ".ISO" of self bootable Linux with everything ready to hack the Switch.
 
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So if im on 3.0 i hold said buttons while connected via usb and then? Any like tuts or anything?
 
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Well thats kinda confusing doesnt actually answer my q so ok we use a paper clip and some button combo or maybe just a combo but how would we load to linux is it formatted to sd or are we injecting from pc to usb? I guess i need to sit down and review things but this would be helpful in initial post
 

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Well thats kinda confusing doesnt actually answer my q so ok we use a paper clip and some button combo or maybe just a combo but how would we load to linux is it formatted to sd or are we injecting from pc to usb? I guess i need to sit down and review things but this would be helpful in initial post
I expect someone will make a guide soon.

I meant if one doesn't want to open up anything.
You don't need to open anything. This is F0F's solution:
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That's real and can be done with a paperclip too.

"Snoop Dogg Ego Tripin" :D.

Is there any chance to use a self bootable Linux distro that run trough USB loaded to ram without the need to install it. > I hate Linux distributions ;).

Can you patch one of them without having to install or using VM.

It would be so awesome to have like a ".ISO" of self bootable Linux with everything ready to hack the Switch.
Or an image with a bunch of emulators preloaded to play games off the SD card. (Although I would install the distro.)
 

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I expect someone will make a guide soon.
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Or an image with a bunch of emulators preloaded to play games off the SD card. (Although I would install the distro.)
LOL I meant a ".ISO" bootable Linux distro for the PC that loads into the RAM with everything ready to hack the Switch without having to be a Linux distribution that we need to either install or use VM... Like mini Linux...

They also reported that on some PC's we need to modify the kernel for the USB 2.0 to work with the Switch hacking. I still don't have the USB-C cable to test, so I still don't know if it will work on my PC USB 3.0 ports which is old, this PC I bought in 2011, they said it will work on most recent computers USB ports...
The USB exploit requires a USB host. The exploit also requires using very long control transfers, which unfortunately some OSes are not happy with. You can either use vanilla Linux on a PC with an xHCI controller (USB 3.0, or any USB port on most recent systems), or a PC with an EHCI (USB 2.0) controller and this kernel patch.

ps: Later someone might also make it into android so we could hack the switch on-the-go with android.
 
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I actually don't understand what this does... as of this moment, this thing can only be useful for loading a Linux OS and some of these early Switch homebrew?? no way to backup nand, etc?
 

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