Hacking The 15 dollar chinese dongle experience

[JellyPerson]

Huh, this seems quite useful. Might buy one

 

[kumikochan]

No, the actual language is ok. It's just that I don't know how to input my address (in shipping details). I just need to copy my normal one, or do I need to translate it?

Why would you need to translate ur address. Just put it in like it is written. If you translate it to Chinese well the person who does your mail over there might not find your address lol Just put in your address how it is written, no worries about that

 

[aos10]

huh, they already shipped it yesterday, that was quick
i always thought they will start shipping after a week or something.
hope it arrives in time.

 

[kumikochan]

huh, they already shipped it yesterday, that was quick
i always thought they will start shipping after a week or something.
hope it arrives in time.

Yeah mine got shipped the same day 2 but still not on the plane sadly when I check tracking

 

[Arkangelshadow]

Ordered, will post when it arrives. Seems promising. I'm in need for a big carrying case though.

 

[Rasa39]

Ordered, will post when it arrives. Seems promising. I'm in need for a big carrying case though.

I got you covered,
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Han...072.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.68b54c4dCyfsz3

Picked this thing up hoping it would fit with my grip case. It fits nice and snug and the console lies flat, then there's even more space still left in it.
Only took about 10 days to arrive with tracked delivery (with free delivery option).
Also looks like it comes with a screen protector now, so guess there's that if you haven't already got one.

Oh and if you wanna know for reference, the grip I use with this case is this one

Spoiler: here

 

[The0919]

idk looks pretty bulky, but ill probably get one anyway, I'm still using micro usb to USB A and USB A to a USB C cable, and I have to take my phone case off every time.

 

[Arkangelshadow]

I got you covered,
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Han...072.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.68b54c4dCyfsz3

Picked this thing up hoping it would fit with my grip case. It fits nice and snug and the console lies flat, then there's even more space still left in it.
Only took about 10 days to arrive with tracked delivery (with free delivery option).
Also looks like it comes with a screen protector now, so guess there's that if you haven't already got one.

Oh and if you wanna know for reference, the grip I use with this case is this one

Thx, but i already have the "slim Nintendo Switch Carrying Case" with the "Nycko dockable thin case"; so I think i'm more inclined for this "zelda bag"; because i don't want to just throw away the other case and now I need to have, joy-con straps, n2 disk/pc adapter, payload launcher. etc.

https://www.amazon.com/PowerA-Every...3&keywords=nintendo+switch+zelda+carrying+bag

 

[kumikochan]

Thx, but i already have the "slim Nintendo Switch Carrying Case" with the "Nycko dockable thin case"; so I think i'm more inclined for this "zelda bag"; because i don't want to just throw away the other case and now I need to have, joy-con straps, n2 disk/pc adapter, payload launcher. etc.

https://www.amazon.com/PowerA-Every...3&keywords=nintendo+switch+zelda+carrying+bag

Seeing how big that bag is well i'm pretty sure it will fit .

 

[Rasa39]

Thx, but i already have the "slim Nintendo Switch Carrying Case" with the "Nycko dockable thin case"; so I think i'm more inclined for this "zelda bag"; because i don't want to just throw away the other case and now I need to have, joy-con straps, n2 disk/pc adapter, payload launcher. etc.

Is the nyko dock safe to use now? Also I'm not sure how big that dock is, but all the other stuff you mentioned would fit in the case I linked, but if you want a messenger bag style one like the zelda one then everything will definitely fit.
I would have got that one but don't plan on moving my dock and charge grip too much so a shoulder bag seemed overkill for my needs, so I opted for the largest handheld carry case I could find.

 

[mariogamer]

Buyed mine yesterday and got shiped today. Waiting for the plane...

 

[Arkangelshadow]

Is the nyko dock safe to use now? Also I'm not sure how big that dock is, but all the other stuff you mentioned would fit in the case I linked, but if you want a messenger bag style one like the zelda one then everything will definitely fit.
I would have got that one but don't plan on moving my dock and charge grip too much so a shoulder bag seemed overkill for my needs, so I opted for the largest handheld carry case I could find.

This one works fine for me.
https://www.amazon.com/Nyko-Dockable-Thin-Case-Nintendo/dp/B077ZKVRTR/

 

[Rasa39]

This one works fine for me.
https://www.amazon.com/Nyko-Dockable-Thin-Case-Nintendo/dp/B077ZKVRTR/

Oh my bad, I misread your comment. I thought you meant you had the nyko dock that you needed to fit in your carry case.

Hoping my dongle arrives soon, I'll be giving my opinion on it once it does. Probably start a new discussion thread for that though since I imagine it'll take a good few weeks for shipping.

 

[Bullseye]

So this one or the transparent one from the other thread?

 

[Rasa39]

So this one or the transparent one from the other thread?

I would definitely say this one, it's a bit cheaper (at least in GBP) and to me this one looks much more profesional.
This one has power and reset buttons on it, which I can't see on the transparent one. Not to mention it's got twice the battery life. the transparent one has 60mA and this one has 120mA.

Gonna see if i can crack mine open when I get it, if so I'll share some pics for people to compare to their liking.

 

[Bullseye]

I would definitely say this one, it's a bit cheaper (at least in GBP) and to me this one looks much more profesional.
This one has power and reset buttons on it, which I can't see on the transparent one. Not to mention it's got twice the battery life. the transparent one has 60mA and this one has 120mA.

Gonna see if i can crack mine open when I get it, if so I'll share some pics for people to compare to their liking.

I would also like to know the design it has inside and if it is like a sx pro dongle or like a M0 trinket or arduino or something else.

 

[Soul1300]

Ordered mine Tuesday. This one looks more professional than the clear one and I can't wait. Might post pictures for comparison purposes. Honestly I'm super curious as to what is inside of it. I'm going to laugh if it's an m0 trinket. Most likely due to the shape but never know

 

[Rushhour77]

I also ordered this one. Only thing I'm wondering about is how should i proceed after receiving it. The manuals dont mention how to backup your original Switch in case of emergency. I'm thinking this:
Use Atmosphere(hekate payload) method described in manual and after booting in Hekate follow this guide https://gbatemp.net/threads/backup-...-your-biskeys-tseckeys-keys-txt-guide.513386/. Is this correct?

Other thing I wonder about is if I want to use latest Hekate 4.0 kan i just follow this guide (http://www.ns-atmosphere.com/en/blog/atmosphere-tutorial/) and instead of using the hekate_ctcaer_3.2.bin use the latest from github? Or do I also need to replace any other files on the SD card?

Thx!

 

[Rasa39]

I would also like to know the design it has inside and if it is like a sx pro dongle or like a M0 trinket or arduino or something else.

Well I imagine I won't be the first person to receive their order, but I'll definitely try cracking it open once it arrives. And I know it may seems straight forward to most, but I was thinking of adding a little how-to about using the software that it comes with/ walkthrough of how I set mine up when I share my opinions of it later.

Maybe be another couple weeks at most hopefully, since my order is already dispatched

 

[Rasa39]

I also ordered this one. Only thing I'm wondering about is how should i proceed after receiving it. The manuals dont mention how to backup your original Switch in case of emergency. I'm thinking this:
Use Atmosphere(hekate payload) method described in manual and after booting in Hekate follow this guide https://gbatemp.net/threads/backup-...-your-biskeys-tseckeys-keys-txt-guide.513386/. Is this correct?
Thx!

This dongle itself has no way of backing up your switch, it can only inject a payload that can do such a thing, hence why there is no mention about doing this in the manual.
But yes follow that guide to launch hekate and backup all the important stuff.

You should always do this first before any modifications at all, otherwise you end up like those people who always mess something up but never make any bloody backups!
Just be sure to follow the guide to the letter, and don't be tempted to watch a youtube video of somehow trying the same procedure because most of the time those videos can be outdated and can mess things up.

I'd recommend grabbing the files from https://gbatemp.net/threads/newest-hekate-sdfiles-zip.506280/
The files have been consolidated so if you want to use reiNX after hekate they will both work with just these files, you can download the reinx.bin files from Rei and flash it to the dongle.
The hekate.bin files is included in the files here, so you only need to flash that .bin file to the dongle, copy all of the other files to the root of your switch mSD and then boot to rcm using the jig after connecting the dongle to your switch.

You can do this right now if you already have a jig or some way to boot to rcm and the drivers on your pc. If not, then after your dongle arrives you can use the included jig to boot to rcm mode, then you can flash hekate to the dongle and go through that tutorial. Then once you've got all your backup files safely stored on your pc/cloud, you can flash reiNX or keep hekate if you prefer (I'm assuming you don't have SXOS)