Hacking Progress for patched switch after 6/7 months?

[AshenWolf]

Are hackers more focused on creating homebrew for unpatched Switches than hacking patched Switches?

 

[Kubas_inko]

Nothing will be released until mariko (pretty much). It's still a waiting game.

 

[AshenWolf]

I see. This will give me an idea when it MIGHT be released at least. Waiting with no timeline is excruciating.

 

[Kubas_inko]

I see. This will give me an idea when it MIGHT be released at least. Waiting with no timeline is excruciating.

Nobody knows when mariko is going to be released tho. So still no timeline

 

[AshenWolf]

I read in gematsu that Nikkei stated that a smaller switch will be released on the latter half of 2019? Is that the Mariko unit?

 

[hippy dave]

You should be able to run homebrew soon provided your FW is below 6.2. No ETA for full hax.

 

[Ericthegreat]

I read in gematsu that Nikkei stated that a smaller switch will be released on the latter half of 2019? Is that the Mariko unit?

Good chance. That could also be separate and were just gonna get a surprise hardware update.

 

[Adran_Marit]

Are hackers more focused on creating homebrew for unpatched Switches than hacking patched Switches?

If your switch is on 4.1 then that's golden and do no update.

Just to provide a bit more context and hopefully clear some doubts:
- The déjà-vu exploit chain goes browserhax > nvhax > gmmuhax > nspwn > [undisclosed] > warmboothax;
- What is going to be released is a browser exploit for firmware versions 4.0.0 to 6.0.1 and the "nvhax" exploit which allows you to take over the nvservices' process and access the GPU MMU (which we used for gmmuhax).

I know it's not much yet, but this will grant those with ipatched units the ability to explore the system further and look for even more vulnerabilities on a higher privilege level.
For general users (with ipatched units), the benefits will depend on the firmware version you are on:
- 4.1.0: vulnerable to the entire déjà-vu chain so it can go up to nspwn right away (full userland takeover and therefore, homebrew);
- 5.0.0 to 5.1.0: nspwn was patched in this version, but workarounds are possible by abusing gmmuhax;
- 6.0.0 to 6.0.1: many changes made exploitation really hard to achieve, but there are still workarounds.

6.1.0 patched the browser exploit that will be released (others are already being worked on) and 6.2.0 patched "nvhax" (closing down the current exploit chain).

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Currently for ipatched units the pegaswitch exploit has been updated, the lower it is though the better

 

[smf]

I read in gematsu that Nikkei stated that a smaller switch will be released on the latter half of 2019? Is that the Mariko unit?

Maybe, or maybe they cancelled mariko and replaced it with a new one. We'll find out when it's out.

 

[AshenWolf]

Well, I'm out of luck. I was given a patched switch running on 6.2. If only I had the money. lol

 

[Adran_Marit]

Well, I'm out of luck. I was given a patched switch running on 6.2. If only I had the money. lol

I mean, it'll probably be hacked eventually, but for now keep it as low as possible or see if you can get a fusee gelee moddable one

 

[M7L7NK7]

Sell your current switch and other consoles, get any job for a few months and buy an exploitable one off eBay

 

[AshenWolf]

Thank you for the advice. However, if selling the thing is not an option, is 6 months a realistic timeline for them?

 

[Essometer]

Thank you for the advice. However, if selling the thing is not an option, is 6 months a realistic timeline for them?

I’d say yes, but keep mind that it is highly speculative.

 

[hippy dave]

Thank you for the advice. However, if selling the thing is not an option, is 6 months a realistic timeline for them?

Literally no way to know.

 

[P3T3]

There is not time scale, once mariko is realised and no way to run xploits on the new switch’s then it may be realised. No one is going to burn the xploit for new switches at the moment!
4.0 and patched your lucky, stay there!
My patched switches came out factory on 5.X but maybe hope, so went on eBay and bought a tablet only that was exploitable.

 

[gfhoihoi72]

I have a patched switch on 4.1.0, but I have the supernag update notification So I can't use Pegaswitch or probably anything that comes out in the future...
If you're below 6.2.0 and don't have the supernag you should be able to run homebrew with Pegaswitch already.

 

[Deleted User]

I have a patched switch on 4.1.0, but I have the supernag update notification So I can't use Pegaswitch or probably anything that comes out in the future...
If you're below 6.2.0 and don't have the supernag you should be able to run homebrew with Pegaswitch already.

Cant you get rid of this with ChoiDujourNX?

 

[Adran_Marit]

Cant you get rid of this with ChoiDujourNX?

With a patched switch you want it as low as possible

 

[gfhoihoi72]

Cant you get rid of this with ChoiDujourNX?

It's a patched Switch, so ChoiDujourNX doesn't work without RCM injection.