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ReiNX: It just works.​

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So, you want to install ReiNX?​

Good, you probably should. Now that it has working sigpatches, ReiNX is the most effective free CFW on the market right now! But you're gonna need to get into the thing, so that's where this helpful guide comes into play. You'll need a few things before we get started:

If you brick your Switch somehow- which would be impressive, honestly- I'm not responsible for that. If you follow these instructions to the letter, you'll have a working and more importantly sexy custom firmware on your system that will suit all your legal needs!
Installing NSP files is going to get you banned. This is only for people who are indifferent about being banned or have been banned already. You were warned.

Spoiler: Hardware

• A Nintendo Switch console
• An SD Card that's been formatted to be used by your Nintendo Switch
• A USB C to USB A cable
• Some way to get into RCM mode, please consult this comprehensive list of ways to enter RCM mode.
• The sheer willpower and hype to take your console to the next stratosphere!

Now that you have all the hardware, you'll need some software, too.
There's a file called Darth Meteos' Super Special SD Stash v5.0.zip, that has sigpatches in it to allow you to run NSP backups. Please grab it here. The zip file has everything you need for the installation ahead. It also contains the following homebrew:​

• Tinfoil (to install NSP files)
• Retroarch (all the best emulators)
• FTPD (for moving files between your PC and your Switch)
• NX-Shell (a basic file manager)
• EdiZon (for backing up/restoring/editing savegames)
• The Homebrew App-Store (for getting even more homebrew)

The zip file will also contain a bin payload to boot the CFW. However, if you've never connected your Switch to a computer, you'll need to do a couple of things first, to get the drivers playing fair. This guide is assuming that you've already done that, but if you're brand new to the scene- welcome, by the way- you'll need to do some one-time setup.​

Spoiler: First-Time Installation

You'll need these things:

• TegraRCMSmash GUI with the original TegraRCMSmash by @rajkosto and GUI additions done by @eliboa. Download the portable zip file from the latest release
• Zadig USB driver installer
• This test payload to try it out!

1. Once you've got those, connect your Switch in RCM mode to your computer. Windows will recognize an APX device. This is good!
2. Run Zadig with admin privileges. On the dropdown menu, find APX. That's your Switch!
3. Next to a green arrow, there will be a series of driver types that you can cycle through. Choose libusbK (v3.0.7.0), and do it carefully, because this is the most important step.
4. Click the big button. Congratulations, your Switch is now ready to run payloads!
5. Extract the folder from the TegraRcmGUI_vX.X_portable.zip that you downloaded, (with X.X being the version, mine is 2.1) and open TegraRCMGUI.
6. To run payloads, simply click the folder icon and browse to the testpayload.bin and inject the payload. Congratulations on running your first payload!

This only works on Windows, because that's what I have. Mac users, check elsewhere.

Now, for the main installation.

1. Power off your Switch and connect your Switch's SD Card to a computer of your choice.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file you downloaded. There'll be a bin file, an SD Files folder, as well as a little readme with more information. Check the spoilered text for what it should look like:
   Spoiler: Image

   
3. Go into the SD Files folder and drag the contents onto the root of your SD Card. Overwrite everything.
   NOTE: If you don't know your firmware, you can find it in the system settings menu. The latest (as of this writing) is 5.1.0.
4. If your card was empty except for the Nintendo folder beforehand, you should have a layout like the one in the spoiler:
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5. Now that the SD Card is set up, please return it to your Nintendo Switch and enter into RCM mode through the method of your choice.
6. Using TegraRCMGUI, inject the ReiNX.bin Payload from the Stash package to get into your Switch.
7. After the splash screen vanishes and you see the Nintendo Switch logo, you can disconnect the Switch from your computer. You're in!

Accessing the homebrew menu is easy, just open the album! Inside will be the Tinfoil NSP installer and the Homebrew App Store, which in turn has basically everything you could ever want. Keep an eye on the 'Temp, though, for future updates~

When inside the homebrew menu, you can use Tinfoil to install nsp files, by placing them into the /tinfoil/nsp/ folder on your SD Card. All homebrew goes into the /switch/ folder.
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IF YOU NEED NOGC, PLEASE MAKE A FILE CALLED NOGC IN THE REINX FOLDER
READ THE FUCKIN' F.A.Q BEFORE POSTING, IF YOUR QUESTION IS ANSWERED IN THE F.A.Q, IT WILL NOT BE ANSWERED OUTSIDE OF A SNIDE REMARK, POSSIBLY

Thank you so much for making the choice to use ReiNX!
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[oxkar20]

My switch is on FW 5.1.0 and when I inject the ReiNX.bin Payload nothing happens on the Switch..

 

[Oriordan]

Do i need to enter rcm mode everytime i switch on the console ?

 

[ivanmark52]

can we use ftp on ReiNX?

 

[opmas]

There's a patch called nogc which prevents the cartridge slot from working on firmwares 4.0 and above. This is included because some users have updated from a firmware below 4.0 to one above 4.0 without burning fuses. What this means is that they are using RCM to run a higher firmware than the console should support so that they can return to their original firmware in case another exploit is released. There's chance that one of these exploits would require the gamecart slot to be intact so it is intentionally broken to prevent it from being updated so it will work on firmwares below 4.0. If this doesn't apply/interest you, simply delete the nogc file.

I see. Is there a link where I can see follow the tutorial to remove the nogc file? thank you

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Do i need to enter rcm mode everytime i switch on the console ?

If you shut it down completely, you need to enter RCM mode and reinject reinx payload.

 

[Draxzelex]

I see. Is there a link where I can see follow the tutorial to remove the nogc file? thank you

There should be a filed called nogc on your SD card. Delete it to allow your gamecart slot to be used again. However, only do this if you haven't updated without burning fuses from a firmware below 4.0 to one above 4.0.

 

[Dothackjhe]

There should be a filed called nogc on your SD card. Delete it to allow your gamecart slot to be used again. However, only do this if you haven't updated without burning fuses from a firmware below 4.0 to one above 4.0.

When people are saying something about "burning fuses," must it have to be taken literally? Mind elaborating the idea about it?

 

[Draxzelex]

When people are saying something about "burning fuses," must it have to be taken literally? Mind elaborating the idea about it?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/faq-efuses.494404/

 

[Dothackjhe]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/faq-efuses.494404/

So that's what it is about.

The only safe way to update the Switch without burning fuses is to use ChoiDujourNX, then?

 

[Draxzelex]

So that's what it is about.

The only safe way to update the Switch without burning fuses is to use ChoiDujourNX, then?

The safest and easiest way is with ChoiDujourNX but there are at least 3 different ways of updating without burning fuses.

 

[Dothackjhe]

The safest and easiest way is with ChoiDujourNX but there are at least 3 different ways of updating without burning fuses.

Does the so-called "burning of fuses" happen from one firmware to the next or does it only involves firmwares, <4.0 and >4.0?

 

[Draxzelex]

Does the so-called "burning of fuses" happen from one firmware to the next or does it only involves firmwares, <4.0 and >4.0?

https://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Fuses#Anti-downgrade

 

[Dothackjhe]

https://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Fuses#Anti-downgrade

If I understand it right, 1 fuse is already burnt when I updated my Switch from 4.1.0 to 5.1.0 as a stock firmware?

 

[opmas]

There should be a filed called nogc on your SD card. Delete it to allow your gamecart slot to be used again. However, only do this if you haven't updated without burning fuses from a firmware below 4.0 to one above 4.0.

Sorry but i got confused on that part. My current firmware is 5.1.0, meaning it is not recommended to do it?

 

[Draxzelex]

If I understand it right, 1 fuse is already burnt when I updated my Switch from 4.1.0 to 5.1.0 as a stock firmware?

Correct. More accurately, nx-bootloader (think of the Nintendo Logo) burns fuses when it sees you running a higher firmware than the console has fuses burnt for. So if you have 5 burnt fuses (4.X firmwares) and it sees the Switch has a 5.X firmware, nx-bootloader would burn a fuse to compensate. However, ChoiDujourNX prevents nx-bootloader from burning the fuses and installs AutoRCM as a preventative measure in case you turn off the console and want to turn it on again.

Sorry but i got confused on that part. My current firmware is 5.1.0, meaning it is not recommended to do it?

If you have no idea what I'm talking about with regards to updating without burning fuses, then just delete nogc. Its a process by which you update your firmware without burning literal microscopic fuses that are designed to prevent downgrades.

 

[Dothackjhe]

Does not the burning of fuses mechanism illegal on the part of Nintendo? While I understand that this is to prevent downgrades and anything that results from such, is this not too destructive? Or has this been a trend with electronics in general and not just the Switch?

 

[Deleted User]

Trips and drops Rei's SX crack and ReiNX with sig patches, woopsie daisys

 

[opmas]

Correct. More accurately, nx-bootloader (think of the Nintendo Logo) burns fuses when it sees you running a higher firmware than the console has fuses burnt for. So if you have 5 burnt fuses (4.X firmwares) and it sees the Switch has a 5.X firmware, nx-bootloader would burn a fuse to compensate. However, ChoiDujourNX prevents nx-bootloader from burning the fuses and installs AutoRCM as a preventative measure in case you turn off the console and want to turn it on again.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about with regards to updating without burning fuses, then just delete nogc. Its a process by which you update your firmware without burning literal microscopic fuses that are designed to prevent downgrades.

Thanks for answering my questions. I'll leave it be this time.

 

[Draxzelex]

Does not the burning of fuses mechanism illegal on the part of Nintendo? While I understand that this is to prevent downgrades and anything that results from such, is this not too destructive? Or has this been a trend with electronics in general and not just the Switch?

eFuses have been in the industry for a while. The other notable example is the Xbox 360. I'd suggest reading this Wikipedia article on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFUSE

 

[Dothackjhe]

eFuses have been in the industry for a while. The other notable example is the Xbox 360. I'd suggest reading this Wikipedia article on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFUSE

Thanks. I'll read on it.

 

[mhayquel]

Hi, is it possible to install .nsp games on my Switch 4.10 firmware with ReiNX using tinfoil? i got error code of 0x0023, thanks