Hacking [RCM Payload] Hekate - CTCaer mod

[Dontwait00]

Soooooooooooo. This might seem rude, but do you have a FAT/FAT32/exFAT in your switch?

i have did try with fat and fat32 with partition default

 

[LooP403]

i have did try with fat and fat32 with partition default

OK. I'll tell you what I did with my SD card to see if that works. While your switch is turned on (not in CFW) insert your micro sd. It should tell you to reboot. once it reboots, shut it off and try going into cfw again.

If this doesn't work then the only thing I can think of is the size of it being too small.

 

[Dontwait00]

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OK. I'll tell you what I did with my SD card to see if that works. While your switch is turned on (not in CFW) insert your micro sd. It should tell you to reboot. once it reboots, shut it off and try going into cfw again.

If this doesn't work then the only thing I can think of is the size of it being too small.

I tryied like this now, didnt work... :/

 

[LooP403]

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I tryied like this now, didnt work... :/

Then try looking up the sd card file sizes that are compatible with the switch. If a 2gb card is acceptable, the it's probably a bad sd.

 

[jinx10000]

Created and verified NAND backup in about an hour. Thank you for your hard work on this project.

 

[Spunky247]

So, I invested some time today and was unable to dump the nand on fat 32 via hekate v3.
I get the error "fatfs 13". I am on 4.1 and have a 128 micro SD.
Now i have read the last 3 pages and If i understand it correct, there actually is a bug with firmware 4.1 and i have to wait for a new Release?

 

[:-infern:]

Anyone get atmosphere to boot on 3.0.1? I just get a black screen

 

[sirAnger]

@CTCaer I've compiled a new .bin from the most recent master branch to test the archive bit. It doesn't seem to be working when I use the 'switch folder only' option. From what I can understand of your code, I think it might be opening the /switch folder and unsetting the archive bit for files inside it but not actually unsetting the bit for the switch folder itself. I was able to verify loading up a windows computer and unsetting the archive bit on only that folder fixed the issue for me. Homebrew works and all switch games work!

 

[comput3rus3r]

Hekate broke my switch's ability to boot sx-os

https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-fix-sx-os-boot-dat-error.510109/

 

[Naked_Snake]

It broke my layeredFS I do t even have the option to repair battery and I downloaded the 3.0 version I loaded up my Skyrim cart for LayeredFS and error as soon as I booted it, Atmosphere also have a purple screen lol

 

[CTCaer]

I keep getting failed to init sd card. tried exfat 200gb card and also 128gb fat32 card and same result. help!

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I already tried setting the cluster from 32 to 16 but same thing happening.

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does this only work on 5.1? i'm on 4.1.0 help please

As discussed a failed init is card based and before the filesystem. Changing filesystem does not help.
Anyway, this needs investigation.

i need help! the switch doesnt want to boot on CFW! (error: No FAT/FAT32/exFAT filesystem
i have a 2GB sd card (i have lost my 16gb sd card )

2GB, aka SDSC, are not supported.

@CTCaer I've compiled a new .bin from the most recent master branch to test the archive bit. It doesn't seem to be working when I use the 'switch folder only' option. From what I can understand of your code, I think it might be opening the /switch folder and unsetting the archive bit for files inside it but not actually unsetting the bit for the switch folder itself. I was able to verify loading up a windows computer and unsetting the archive bit on only that folder fixed the issue for me. Homebrew works and all switch games work!

I'll check this. Thanks for reporting it.

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So, status update:
* Verification for partial dump is fixed (internally) [The bug was not changing the start sector when continuing a partial backup]
* Verification for single file dump is fixed (internally) [The bug was using a 64bit value with a 32bit storage.]
* There's a probably timing bug somewhere that makes the reading or writing or verification fail if it reaches the ~69-71 minute threshold.

Additionally, don't use the current fix attributes implementation, because it may (some had a problem, other didn't) render files in atmosphere and nintendo folders unusable.

Lastly, today, I'll try to track down this obscure "timing" bug. I have already some ways to mitigate it, if it can't be fixed.

 

[Naked_Snake]

@CTCaer which romfs do I use on 5.1 I loaded the standard one and my Skyrim cart gave me an instant error I might have to go back to my old hekate ini instead of the 3.0 one

 

[Draxzelex]

Additionally, don't use the current fix attributes implementation, because it may (some had a problem, other didn't) render files in atmosphere and nintendo folders unusable.

I know you're a busy man and everything but someone is claiming that your mod broke his license file for SX OS. Now I know you may not care much for SX OS, but if he did something like that, that might explain what happened. Anyways, here's the thread if you ever have the time and want to take a look/help out the user: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-fix-sx-os-boot-dat-error.510109/

 

[comput3rus3r]

I know you're a busy man and everything but someone is claiming that your mod broke his license file for SX OS. Now I know you may not care much for SX OS, but if he did something like that, that might explain what happened. Anyways, here's the thread if you ever have the time and want to take a look/help out the user: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-fix-sx-os-boot-dat-error.510109/

didn't break my license file. I feel like it did something to the way the switch reads my memory card. OFW reads the card perfectly ie. installs demos,save games, screenshots. all working fine but when I try to boot into sx-os using the boot.dat file it's like it's not reading it or doesn't see it. I had to go buy a new switch to get my sx-os to work. I used the same memory card and booted up first try. So I don't know what's going on. just seems odd.

 

[CTCaer]

@CTCaer which romfs do I use on 5.1 I loaded the standard one and my Skyrim cart gave me an instant error I might have to go back to my old hekate ini instead of the 3.0 one

I don't know actually. I don't use any backup loaders.
My mods for BotW and Odyssey still work though.
You can try on other threads.

(The only sure thing, is that in v3.0 the fusee patches are broken for switch 4.X)

I know you're a busy man and everything but someone is claiming that your mod broke his license file for SX OS. Now I know you may not care much for SX OS, but if he did something like that, that might explain what happened. Anyways, here's the thread if you ever have the time and want to take a look/help out the user: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-fix-sx-os-boot-dat-error.510109/

That thread does not talk about fix sd card files attributes. With init not done, you can't do any changes on files.

Also he states that he just got sx os. He does not say that it worked before. I hate when assumptions and claims like that are made.
So, false information spreading. Hekate can't break a card. And if it has problem with hekate, he's bound to have problems with sx os payload that loads boot.dat.
(sx os payload uses a similar driver as hekate. It does not uses the switch's driver like the boot.dat code)

He also asked help through PM and I told him I had testing payloads for his case, so we can track down the incompatibility (because these sd work in Horizon and PC, so it must be a case we don't support), but I don't know if I'm willing to help now...

EDIT:

didn't break my license file. I feel like it did something to the way the switch reads my memory card. OFW reads the card perfectly ie. installs demos,save games, screenshots. all working fine but when I try to boot into sx-os using the boot.dat file it's like it's not reading it or doesn't see it. I had to go buy a new switch to get my sx-os to work. I used the same memory card and booted up first try. So I don't know what's going on. just seems odd.

So have you thought that the switch you had, may had a sdmmc controller incompatible with the driver hekate (or SX os) uses?
No..

 

[Naked_Snake]

I don't know actually. I don't use any backup loaders.
My mods for BotW and Odyssey still work though.
You can try on other threads.

(The only sure thing, is that in v3.0 the fusee patches are broken for switch 4.X)


That thread does not talk about fix sd card files attributes. With init not done, you can't do any changes on files.

Also he states that he just got sx os. He does not say that it worked before. I hate when assumptions and claims like that are made.
So, false information spreading. Hekate can't break a card. And if it has problem with hekate, he's bound to have problems with sx os payload that loads boot.dat.
(sx os payload uses a similar driver as hekate. It does not uses the switch's driver like the boot.dat code)

He also asked help through PM and I told him I had testing payloads for his case, so we can track down the incompatibility (because these sd work in Horizon and PC, so it must be a case we don't support), but I don't know if I'm willing to help now...

EDIT:

So have you thought that the switch you had, may had a sdmmc controller incompatible with the driver hekate (or SX os) uses?
No..

I do t use backup loaders I never said I did, I use my cart only, also what breath of the wild mods are out for switch?

 

[comput3rus3r]

I don't know actually. I don't use any backup loaders.
My mods for BotW and Odyssey still work though.
You can try on other threads.

(The only sure thing, is that in v3.0 the fusee patches are broken for switch 4.X)


That thread does not talk about fix sd card files attributes. With init not done, you can't do any changes on files.

Also he states that he just got sx os. He does not say that it worked before. I hate when assumptions and claims like that are made.
So, false information spreading. Hekate can't break a card. And if it has problem with hekate, he's bound to have problems with sx os payload that loads boot.dat.
(sx os payload uses a similar driver as hekate. It does not uses the switch's driver like the boot.dat code)

He also asked help through PM and I told him I had testing payloads for his case, so we can track down the incompatibility (because these sd work in Horizon and PC, so it must be a case we don't support), but I don't know if I'm willing to help now...

you're right I didn't try sx-os before I tried to dump nand. Like I stated I found it very odd that i had "fail to init sd" errors on a switch that's 3 months old and literally not being used just waiting for sx-pro to arrive. then I gave up on the nand dump and it won't read the boot.dat file.. then I get a new switch and just boots sx-os boot.dat file perfectly with same sd card.

 

[Bakugo]

So what exactly are the risks of restoring a full unmodified NAND backup? I'm interested in using this to avoid bans before emunand is available.

 

[comput3rus3r]

I don't know actually. I don't use any backup loaders.
My mods for BotW and Odyssey still work though.
You can try on other threads.

(The only sure thing, is that in v3.0 the fusee patches are broken for switch 4.X)


That thread does not talk about fix sd card files attributes. With init not done, you can't do any changes on files.

Also he states that he just got sx os. He does not say that it worked before. I hate when assumptions and claims like that are made.
So, false information spreading. Hekate can't break a card. And if it has problem with hekate, he's bound to have problems with sx os payload that loads boot.dat.
(sx os payload uses a similar driver as hekate. It does not uses the switch's driver like the boot.dat code)

He also asked help through PM and I told him I had testing payloads for his case, so we can track down the incompatibility (because these sd work in Horizon and PC, so it must be a case we don't support), but I don't know if I'm willing to help now...

EDIT:

So have you thought that the switch you had, may had a sdmmc controller incompatible with the driver hekate (or SX os) uses?
No..

would that controller change depending on the firmware version? cuz i started out on 4.1 and after 1 hour all i could think of was maybe i need to be on 5.1 and it didnt' work either.
edit: new switch is on 4.1 but I'm afraid to try out hekate now that i have sx-os working on it.

 

[CTCaer]

I do t use backup loaders I never said I did, I use my cart only, also what breath of the wild mods are out for switch?

Then what romFS?
I used latest atmosphere commits and files extracted from my carts and their update files.
I made some simple mods, like changing text and I tried some made for WiiU after converting them.

you're right I didn't try sx-os before I tried to dump nand. Like I stated I found it very odd that i had "fail to init sd" errors on a switch that's 3 months old and literally not being used just waiting for sx-pro to arrive. then I gave up on the nand dump and it won't read the boot.dat file.. then I get a new switch and just boots sx-os boot.dat file perfectly with same sd card.

would that controller change depending on the firmware version? cuz i started out on 4.1 and after 1 hour all i could think of was maybe i need to be on 5.1 and it didnt' work either.

Not firmware version. But based on manufacturer's demands (volume produced) and supplier not able to meat these demands.

So what exactly are the risks of restoring a full unmodified NAND backup? I'm interested in using this to avoid bans before emunand is available.

If you use your switch completely offline, none.
Otherwise inconsistencies may be found by Nintendo.

Before doing that though, wait for v3.1.