Hacking Question 128G sdcard need update to read

[foreveralive]

Newly bought switch with firmware 4.1，sdcard needs update to read and format.
I would rather stay in 4.1 till atmosphere formally released.
But will this interfere hacking like cannot soft mod or hard mod without a readable sdcard?

 

[NovocaineBrain]

Newly bought switch with firmware 4.1，sdcard needs update to read and format.
I would rather stay in 4.1 till atmosphere formally released.
But will this interfere hacking like cannot soft mod or hard mod without a readable sdcard?

I'm about to buy one as well and was wondering the same.

 

[linuxares]

format it to fat32 with guiformat http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm (CLICK THE PICTURE!) and try again. It's probably in Exfat at the moment.

 

[Issac]

format it to fat32 with guiformat http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm (CLICK THE PICTURE!) and try again. It's probably in Exfat at the moment.

Not sure this is the best suggestion though.

Now, I won't pretend I know how NAND backups and all that stuff is saved, but fat32 has a file size limit on 4 GB which could potentially be problematic.

EDIT: yeah, seems like *something* needs to be over 4GB at least.

The recommended size is at MINIMUM 64GB. This is because while the SD card is SOLD as 32GB, the actual formatted amount is ~28-29GB. We will have to store an image on the SD card that is roughly 32GB in size, so no a 32GB card will not work.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-hacking-updated-faq.502776/

 

[linuxares]

Not sure this is the best suggestion though.

Now, I won't pretend I know how NAND backups and all that stuff is saved, but fat32 has a file size limit on 4 GB which could potentially be problematic.

I agree, Atmosphere will have support for ExFAT. If I remember correct it's already implemented. So it would be just to load the CFW someway and of to the races. But if they want to use it now, that's the only way at the moment.

EDIT: https://gbatemp.net/threads/rcm-payload-hekate-mod-exfat-support-and-user-dump.502628/
Here is even a payload to dump your NAND with EXFAT support.

 

[Issac]

I agree, Atmosphere will have support for ExFAT. If I remember correct it's already implemented. So it would be just to load the CFW someway and of to the races. But if they want to use it now, that's the only way at the moment.

Indeed, but I interpret his question as: "Do I need to update to make the SD card readable by the Switch, to be able to use the SD card when hacking it later?"

 

[Maximilious]

Not sure this is the best suggestion though.

Now, I won't pretend I know how NAND backups and all that stuff is saved, but fat32 has a file size limit on 4 GB which could potentially be problematic.

EDIT: yeah, seems like *something* needs to be over 4GB at least.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-hacking-updated-faq.502776/

Use this for NAND backup, it takes it in multi-parts for this reason. Hopefully there's a way to inject the driver with fusee too.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/rcm-payload-hekate-mod-raw-full-nand-backup.502604/

 

[linuxares]

Indeed, but I interpret his question as: "Do I need to update to make the SD card readable by the Switch, to be able to use the SD card when hacking it later?"

Then the answer is no, you don't need to have it readable by the Switch at the moment. Since Atmosphere will support EXFAT.

 

[NovocaineBrain]

Then the answer is no, you don't need to have it readable by the Switch at the moment. Since Atmosphere will support EXFAT.

That's really good to know. For some reason I couldn't find any solid info on the subject.

 

[Issac]

Then the answer to the OP:

If you want to use the SD card now for screenshots and stuff: format it to FAT32 on your computer.
If you only want to use it for hacking later: just wait.

 

[linuxares]

That's really good to know. For some reason I couldn't find any solid info on the subject.

EXFAT is just a driver the Switch downloads. But if you do it now, it will also update your FW.

EDIT: https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/blob/master/fusee/fusee-primary/src/sdmmc.h - Ktemkin wrote her own

 

[NovocaineBrain]

EXFAT is just a driver the Switch downloads. But if you do it now, it will also update your FW.

Yeah, I'll stick to 4.1.0. I was mostly worried about having file size limitations and all that on cfw.

 

[Xyphoseos]

format it to fat32 with guiformat http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm (CLICK THE PICTURE!) and try again. It's probably in Exfat at the moment.

do you have the same exe for exfat ?
I'm on linux and I can't use apt-get now

 

[linuxares]

do you have the same exe for exfat ?
I'm on linux and I can't use apt-get now

Exfat is a Microsoft proprietary format so you have to google how to set up exfat from Linux. It isn't as easy as say Fat32. Also it's only Windows that can create Exfat by formating it "normally".

However - https://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?topic=12121.0

Do the apt-get first, then follow: https://linuxforums.org.uk/index.ph...PHPSESSID=bhkv49dh1m7grhom497vril7h3#msg98331

 

[wiewiec]

do you have the same exe for exfat ?
I'm on linux and I can't use apt-get now

GParted?

EDIT: Probably not https://gparted.org/

EDIT1: Maybe it will help https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/61209/create-and-format-exfat-partition-from-linux

 

[Xyphoseos]

Exfat is a Microsoft proprietary format so you have to google how to set up exfat from Linux. It isn't as easy as say Fat32. Also it's only Windows that can create Exfat by formating it "normally".

However - https://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?topic=12121.0

Do the apt-get first, then follow: https://linuxforums.org.uk/index.ph...PHPSESSID=bhkv49dh1m7grhom497vril7h3#msg98331

GParted?

I can't do apt-get for now I have said and gparted doesn't propose it

 

[linuxares]

Gparted doesn't have support to create exFAT, atleast not the last time I checked it out.


sudo apt-get install gparted



That command will work.

 

[Xyphoseos]

Gparted doesn't have support to create exFAT, atleast not the last time I checked it out.


sudo apt-get install gparted



That command will work.

I already have gparted and ... I CAN'T USE APT-GET FOR NOW

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I upgrade to 18.04

 

[wiewiec]

Maybe it will help https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/61209/create-and-format-exfat-partition-from-linux

 

[linuxares]

Well as I said, gparted can't do it the last time I checked. Check the links I posted when you actually can do it.