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[Draxzelex]

I formated it to fat32... did the back up... and when I go to Launch I still dont see anything?? it just says
Payloads
More Configs
No Main Config found.

I did everything on the text based guide
( When I launch the payloads on tegra this is the message I see)
ploading payload
Smashing the stack!
Smashed the stack with a 0x7000 byte SETUP request!
Payload successfully injected

The files on my Sd card are: hbmenu.nro,atmosphere,bootloader,edizon,nintendo and switch

Do you have a hekate_ipl.ini file inside the bootloader folder?

Is it possible to restore a sysNand backup from an older firmware (let's say 6.0) to a newer firmware (let's say 7.0.1) ?
If it's not possible we have to do a sysNand backup at every firmware ?

Thanks

Yes but whether or not you will need to boot through RCM will depend if you burnt fuses or not as firmware is irrelevant on the Switch. You can check the list of fuses with their respective firmwares here. Know that you cannot boot the console normally if the fuse count exceeds the firmware. If it does, you can only turn on the console via RCM meaning you will need AutoRCM enabled if you downgrade to a firmware that is less than the fuse count.

I believe so long as you made the backup yourself and it's your switch, it ought to work.

Meanwhile, I ended up upgrading to 8.0.0 in an attempt to get FF10 for Switch having already pre-purchased it, it made me download the update and now my console won't go into RCM mode no matter what I do (tinfoil, or jig) the jig looks like this:

And as you can see the pins are significantly smaller than other jigs. Any way to get this jig to work?

Use something else like aluminum foil, a paperclip, or thin screwdrivers.

Ok so i was playing around last night creating an emunand which was fine, restored sysnand back to my original which was 4.1 i think it was, went online and updated. Proper $hit myself when i checked the settings and it said fw 8.0. Bad timing or what? Well it doesn't seem to have broken anything, i can still boot into my 6.2 emunand.
Can i reinstall my sysnand back with my backup? is there any point? Am i right in thinking to wait until tx have sorted the sxos with fw 8.0, go online with my emunand and link a nintendo account which was my original requirement, or should i update the emunand with ChoiDujourNX to fw 8 when its available?
Sorry for all the questions....

Well either way, you cannot link a Nintendo Account for use with CFW since firmware 8.0 doesn't support CFW yet so you can either downgrade or stay and link the Nintendo Account now. You can just use EmuNAND for CFW and homebrew until TX updates SX OS to work with 8.0.

Hi,
quick question

I read the tutorials on how to reset a switch, dump nand etc... And it seems super complicated and i WILL mess it up..

I'm on 6.0 and sx os pro on, i haven't done any nand, so my question is :

If i remove SD card, i remove all the games installed on the desktop (xci only) and i reboot the switch, what are my chances to get ban ? I know it's not an exact science but can you give me an approx. ?
If ban, what type of ban would it be (ban from accessing online ?)

Its impossible to quantify the chances of a ban since they are random. Just assume you will get banned for taking a hacked console online. And while there are multiple types of ban, the most common block eShop access, online play, and online game updates.

 

[splatty]

I'm still on firmware 6.0 and using sx os. I bought SSBU and the fighter pass. Can I download Joker and the piranha plant tomorrow on my current firmware, or do you have to be updated to do it?

 

[zerohealinzz]

I'm still on firmware 6.0 and using sx os. I bought SSBU and the fighter pass. Can I download Joker and the piranha plant tomorrow on my current firmware, or do you have to be updated to do it?

Assuming its DLC and you have to connect to the eshop you will have to update.

 

[CyberLine]

Hello Everyone,

i'am running CFW 7.0.1 on SXOS in Emunand. Two Days ago i installed Lego Movie 2 Game and it tells me to do a Update to the System. While running in Emunand i was fine with this. But now 10 Games out of 30 are saying they need an Update, otherwise they can not be started, even if i delete all of there Game and Savedata and simply try to start the XCI File. I restored the EMUNAND from Backup but still the same issue.

Has anyone an idea what happened and what i can do to get the Games back working?

 

[OnnRyuu]

Hey guys, I'm considering buying a used switch with the serial: XAJ400245 and its running FW:7.0.1
I'm pretty sure I can install ReiNX on it but just want you guys confirmation to be sure please.
Thanks

 

[zerohealinzz]

Hey guys, I'm considering buying a used switch with the serial: XAJ400245 and its running FW:7.0.1
I'm pretty sure I can install ReiNX on it but just want you guys confirmation to be sure please.
Thanks

Check your serial on https://ismyswitchpatched.com/

Its missing one number, so i cant check it for ya.

 

[OnnRyuu]

Check your serial on https://ismyswitchpatched.com/

Its missing one number, so i cant check it for ya.

XAJ4002458

 

[zerohealinzz]

XAJ4002458

When i check that serial number i get the following message:

"Your console is not patched. Hooray!"

So you should be able to use CFW on it

 

[mikey1armstrong]

Well either way, you cannot link a Nintendo Account for use with CFW since firmware 8.0 doesn't support CFW yet so you can either downgrade or stay and link the Nintendo Account now. You can just use EmuNAND for CFW and homebrew until TX updates SX OS to work with 8.0.

thanks for all the answers Draxzelex

 

[Seelbreaker]

CFW-Switch on 5.1.2 - AMS 0.8.7.

I wanna update my CFW Switch to 7.0.1 so that it has the same firmware-level than my Online-Switch which is on 7.0.1. which i need to get local play running between both switches.
Can i directly upgrade from 5.1.2 to 7.0.1 trough ChoiDujour?

After the update i imagine i have to run keyzpls or some homebrew like that to get the latest master-keys from the cfw-switch right?

 

[crimpshrine]

Stupid question, but if I have a new switch that I am uncertain if it is patched, if I put the SX dongle in and the jig, and I have a micro sd card with boot.dat in the switch in question.

If I am able to power it on the SX dongle lights up and it boots into the SX OS (unregistered) does this confirm the switch is NOT patched then?

Thanks

 

[Draxzelex]

Hello Everyone,

i'am running CFW 7.0.1 on SXOS in Emunand. Two Days ago i installed Lego Movie 2 Game and it tells me to do a Update to the System. While running in Emunand i was fine with this. But now 10 Games out of 30 are saying they need an Update, otherwise they can not be started, even if i delete all of there Game and Savedata and simply try to start the XCI File. I restored the EMUNAND from Backup but still the same issue.

Has anyone an idea what happened and what i can do to get the Games back working?

Are you sure its asking for a system update and not a game update? Also do you have Wi-Fi settings saved in your EmuNAND?

CFW-Switch on 5.1.2 - AMS 0.8.7.

I wanna update my CFW Switch to 7.0.1 so that it has the same firmware-level than my Online-Switch which is on 7.0.1. which i need to get local play running between both switches.
Can i directly upgrade from 5.1.2 to 7.0.1 trough ChoiDujour?

After the update i imagine i have to run keyzpls or some homebrew like that to get the latest master-keys from the cfw-switch right?

ChoiDujour supports only up to firmware 6.1. ChoiDujourNX however can update you to any firmware assuming Nintendo doesn't change the way system updates are handled. And you don't necessarily need to redump the newest masterkeys when you update your firmware unless you are actively using them. Lastly, kezplez is highly outdated. The successor is known as Lockpick.

Stupid question, but if I have a new switch that I am uncertain if it is patched, if I put the SX dongle in and the jig, and I have a micro sd card with boot.dat in the switch in question.

If I am able to power it on the SX dongle lights up and it boots into the SX OS (unregistered) does this confirm the switch is NOT patched then?

Thanks

Yes, if you are able to boot SX OS, this confirms the Switch is indeed not patched.

 

[justdylan]

Hi guys. Havent touched my switch since jan. Im running 6.1 on SX OS 2.5. I installed some smash DLC NSPs including the update 2.2 file. Now it says i need to update. I replaced the boot.dat file for sx 2.6.2 beta. My question is what firmware should i update to through choi so that i will be able to play and be ready for joker/Update 3.0? Thank you!

 

[ssssss13]

Dumb question: atmo 8.7 switch on 7.01

Is my 4.1 nand useless if i have never prevented fuses beong burned? Do i make another nand backup?

 

[fennela]

Hi, I hacked my switch a while back with SXOS. I have a full nand backup but my OFW was 4.0.1. I'm looking to use emunand but my OFW doesn't have the exFat functionality. How do I keep my OFW hacking clean but also use emunand? Thank you!

 

[Draxzelex]

Dumb question: atmo 8.7 switch on 7.01

Is my 4.1 nand useless if i have never prevented fuses beong burned? Do i make another nand backup?

Its not entirely useless however if you restore that NAND backup, you can only boot your console through RCM. If you boot it normally, the screen will stay black as the console is soft-bricked. If you restore it and want to boot your console from that firmware, be sure to enable AutoRCM after the restore. You can make another NAND backup if you don't want to worry about this extra step.

Hi, I hacked my switch a while back with SXOS. I have a full nand backup but my OFW was 4.0.1. I'm looking to use emunand but my OFW doesn't have the exFat functionality. How do I keep my OFW hacking clean but also use emunand? Thank you!

Use FAT32. There is no reason to use exFAT on the Switch.

 

[fennela]

Hi, I hacked my switch a while back with SXOS. I have a full nand backup but my OFW was 4.0.1. I'm looking to use emunand but my OFW do

Its not entirely useless however if you restore that NAND backup, you can only boot your console through RCM. If you boot it normally, the screen will stay black as the console is soft-bricked. If you restore it and want to boot your console from that firmware, be sure to enable AutoRCM after the restore. You can make another NAND backup if you don't want to worry about this extra step.
Use FAT32. There is no reason to use exFAT on the Switch.

Most of the xcis I use are too big to put on a FAT32 microsd

 

[Draxzelex]

Hi, I hacked my switch a while back with SXOS. I have a full nand backup but my OFW was 4.0.1. I'm looking to use emunand but my OFW do

Most of the xcis I use are too big to put on a FAT32 microsd

Split your .XCI files.

 

[kristianity77]

I currently have my switch set up running both sxos (which it came with when I bought it) and atmosphere which I just installed and can happily dual boot in to either.

All games run fine in sxos, but I have a handful of games that refuse to boot in atmosphere even though they do in sxos. I get the corrupt data message and I can't start them. What am I doing wrong with these games?

I really like atmosphere as am really impressed with freebird overclock but until I can figure out why some games aren't booting I figure I'm having to go back to sxos to play some games.

 

[justdylan]

Hello, i'm now on 7.0.1 SX OS 2.6.2 beta. When the smash update 3.0 drops, can i use tinfoil to install and ignore firmware to play joker?