Hacking Atmosphere-NX - Custom Firmware in development by SciresM

[Foundforgood89]

Happy June 15th

@SciresM If you can, please help me out. I previously had SDFiles set up on my switch SD card. I put the files from your folder onto the SD card root folder (replacing anything that was already there). At the time, I didn't know there was the "fusee primary.bin" file. Instead, I tried to use Hetake to run "fusee secondary.bin" which brought me to a black screen. I force quit after a min or so and then realized the fusee primary bin so I tried to run that. It started fine and gave me the atmosphere welcome screen and loaded. Then the nintendo logo, then switch logo...then this (screenshot)

Now every time i try to run the primary bin, I get this. I tried setting up a different SD card but ran into the same problem. Any suggestions? I do have a NAND backup from 6.2 that I can restore if I need to.

 

[Dona97]

Guys, you see an atmosphere version in settings??? I not see... and, how we go to homebrew??? Homebrew no work

 

[TokyoDoll]

So Atmosphere is mainly a CFW but not a Homebrew.
Could anyone tell me what is a good Homebrew for 6.2 is?

 

[Foundforgood89]

@SciresM If you can, please help me out. I previously had SDFiles set up on my switch SD card. I put the files from your folder onto the SD card root folder (replacing anything that was already there). At the time, I didn't know there was the "fusee primary.bin" file. Instead, I tried to use Hetake to run "fusee secondary.bin" which brought me to a black screen. I force quit after a min or so and then realized the fusee primary bin so I tried to run that. It started fine and gave me the atmosphere welcome screen and loaded. Then the nintendo logo, then switch logo...then this (screenshot)

Now every time i try to run the primary bin, I get this. I tried setting up a different SD card but ran into the same problem. Any suggestions? I do have a NAND backup from 6.2 that I can restore if I need to.

Follow up.
Restoring NAND AND BOOT 0/1 didnt do anything so i decided to clear the SD and then put the files in. That did it !
I appreciate your hard work! Will figure out what specific file was killing it tomorrow

 

[TheCyberQuake]

So Atmosphere is mainly a CFW but not a Homebrew.
Could anyone tell me what is a good Homebrew for 6.2 is?

That... Is not how it works and makes no sense. Cfw is used to apply patches to be able to run homebrew. Homebrew is any software not officially allowed on the device it runs on. You need cfw in order to run homebrew
Edit: you don't Need cfw for homebrew in all cases, but having cfw allows homebrew more access to the system than userland exploits allow

 

[Dona97]

Guys, games no work, why??? I have atm 0.8.0 wit switch FW 6.1.0...

 

[TokyoDoll]

That... Is not how it works and makes no sense. Cfw is used to apply patches to be able to run homebrew. Homebrew is any software not officially allowed on the device it runs on. You need cfw in order to run homebrew
Edit: you don't Need cfw for homebrew in all cases, but having cfw allows homebrew more access to the system than userland exploits allow

I had ReinX Homebrew on my Switch but it did not work and kept crashing my Switch, ultimately having me to take it off of my switch and i'm not sure if there's another Homebrew that will work for Switch.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

I had ReinX Homebrew on my Switch but it did not work and kept crashing my Switch, ultimately having me to take it off of my switch and i'm not sure if there's another Homebrew that will work for Switch.

Again ReiNX is not a homebrew, it's a cfw. And there is atmosphere and SX os

 

[smf]

Again ReiNX is not a homebrew, it's a cfw.

Well technically it's not a cfw either, so it's kinda hard to judge people.

It's a jailbreak.

 

[FTRBND]

Well technically it's not a cfw either, so it's kinda hard to judge people.

It's a jailbreak.

You boot ReiNX through RCM using a FG Payload Pusher. It goes into Horizon with sig patches, and all to help you run homebrew.
That's literally what a Custom Firmware is.

 

[Manurocker95]

Okay, I went to settings (I don’t have atmosphere string on the version either) and had again the crash error when tapping on Data Management. I loaded again the payload and boom:

After a hard reset (12secs), it worked again.

 

[smf]

You boot ReiNX through RCM using a FG Payload Pusher. It goes into Horizon with sig patches, and all to help you run homebrew.
That's literally what a Custom Firmware is.

No that is literally a tethered jailbreak. It's a custom firmware when you can flash it as a replacement for an official firmware and it can boot without any shenanigans.

People call it a cfw because it sounds cooler.

 

[TokyoDoll]

Then explain why when I type in on google I get directed to ReiNX then..
so Switch has no actual Homebrew? Just all CFW?

 

[Resaec]

No that is literally a tethered jailbreak. It's a custom firmware when you can flash it as a replacement for an official firmware and it can boot without any shenanigans.

People call it a cfw because it sounds cooler.

Its just you trying to force CFW to mean something it doesn't.
Taken from 3ds.hacks.guide (so its not just the Switch scene)

Custom Firmware (“CFW”) enables you to use more advanced hacks that userland homebrew can’t easily do. For instance, signature patches let you install unsigned titles[...]

So by the fact alone that Atmosphere enables you to run, install and patch what ever you want it is, per definition, a CFW.
Or would you say that all PSP CFW is not real because it is temporary and needs to be reenabled after a reboot?

Then explain why when I type in on google I get directed to ReiNX then..
so Switch has no actual Homebrew? Just all CFW?

You need to get the basics right.
The answer above also stands for you. CFW and Homebrew are different things, but HB most of the time relies on CFW to be running.

 

[gnze796]

A more realistic view would be "tethered CFW"

 

[smf]

Its just you trying to force CFW to mean something it doesn't.

No, it's you trying to force CFW to mean something it doesn't.

So by the fact alone that Atmosphere enables you to run, install and patch what ever you want it is, per definition, a CFW.

That is circular reasoning. A CFW is firmware. Firmware is just software used during coldboot. Atmosphere can't coldboot yet.

Or would you say that all PSP CFW is not real because it is temporary and needs to be reenabled after a reboot?

You can permanently install CFW on some models of PSP, if it's not permanent then it's not CFW by definition.

You need to get the basics right.
The answer above also stands for you. CFW and Homebrew are different things, but HB most of the time relies on CFW to be running.

It's fine, I know what both the terms mean. I didn't say anything about homebrew, I said that atmosphere is a jailbreak. Because it is.

I'm only pointing out you're wrong, because you were being pedantic and were wrong. The PS3 and iOS scene disagree with you and they came first.

 

[Zaybokk]

Happy June 15th

not working firmware 6.2.0 on cfw, when i first loaded it first booted , but now
just boots and shows on settings 6.2.0(aws) , but when i click into the album icon nothing just shows pictures only ??.. any help guys would be appreciated

 

[ZachyCatGames]

not working firmware 6.2.0 on cfw, when i first loaded it first booted , but now
just boots and shows on settings 6.2.0(aws) , but when i click into the album icon nothing just shows pictures only ??.. any help guys would be appreciated

Do you have hbloader and hbmenu?
If not put hbmenu.nro in the root of your SD card (found here: https://github.com/switchbrew/nx-hbmenu/releases)
And put hbl.nsp in the atmosphere folder (found here: https://github.com/switchbrew/nx-hbloader/releases)

 

[Zaybokk]

Do you have hbloader and hbmenu?
If not put hbmenu.nro in the root of your SD card (found here: https://github.com/switchbrew/nx-hbmenu/releases)
And put hbl.nsp in the atmosphere folder (found here: https://github.com/switchbrew/nx-hbloader/releases)

trying right now,!! thanks mate for this great help!.. i will update in a sec to see if it works or not!! my pics in my folder structure below to see what file(s) i need or which in wrong folder structure and such ??. confused to know which file(s) or which folder(s) go where..?? any help would be highly grateful guys

 

[TokyoDoll]

Will this be put into the Switch Guide?
Because It's only up towards 5.0.2 as for the guide.