Hi guys,
First off, let me say that, while I generally follow switch news, please treat me as a noob when it comes to this console. I know the high level stuff, but I never bothered with any details since I didn’t have a switch that I could hack at the time.
So, here is the situation. I bought a used switch:
- It has been updated to the latest firmware (8.0.1), which means it has been online before.
- The serial number is right after the safe firmware cutoff. It’s right at the beginning of the “possibly patched” range. FW: XAJ70046631XXX
- This system is now formatted through system settings using the “reinitialize console” button in settings.
- where I’m from, hacking stuff is not a thing. I am probably one of the very few in the whole country that knows anything about console hacking. So, as far as I know, the usage of this system was legit all the way.
So let’s start with the obvious, the first step should be testing whether this console is hackable first, right? I also know that since this nand is now clean, I should make a backup of it before doing anything?
I think I know all of the above is done with hekate, but remember, treat me as a noob. I don’t know what that is or how to run it or even try any of the stuff above. Also, since the console has been online before, Did reinitialize wipe anything in terms of telemetry reports or what am I looking at right now.
So I guess the question is, where to start, and how?
Thanks
First off, let me say that, while I generally follow switch news, please treat me as a noob when it comes to this console. I know the high level stuff, but I never bothered with any details since I didn’t have a switch that I could hack at the time.
So, here is the situation. I bought a used switch:
- It has been updated to the latest firmware (8.0.1), which means it has been online before.
- The serial number is right after the safe firmware cutoff. It’s right at the beginning of the “possibly patched” range. FW: XAJ70046631XXX
- This system is now formatted through system settings using the “reinitialize console” button in settings.
- where I’m from, hacking stuff is not a thing. I am probably one of the very few in the whole country that knows anything about console hacking. So, as far as I know, the usage of this system was legit all the way.
So let’s start with the obvious, the first step should be testing whether this console is hackable first, right? I also know that since this nand is now clean, I should make a backup of it before doing anything?
I think I know all of the above is done with hekate, but remember, treat me as a noob. I don’t know what that is or how to run it or even try any of the stuff above. Also, since the console has been online before, Did reinitialize wipe anything in terms of telemetry reports or what am I looking at right now.
So I guess the question is, where to start, and how?
Thanks