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[Lacius]

Well if he update via ChoidujourNX it make his NAND dirty, good chance he would get ban, if he update via Nintendo server it burn his fuse and turn autoRCM off.

By running Atmosphere one time, you can update through the system settings without overwriting AutoRCM. This is unlikely to make the NAND dirty.

Alternatively, one could boot into RCM immediately after the update with a reliable jig and reinstall AutoRCM, and that would preserve fuses. I don't recommend this method though.

 

[1NOOB]

stupid question , when i play mario maker over hdmi on the dock , sometimes the screen goes blank(black) but everything is still playing sound i can move press start), it only happen on mario maker and goes back when i play with the tv input , theres some trigger directly in mario maker like if i jump up the top of nes mario the screen goes black . wtf , the switch doesnt like my hdmi tv ? is it because its a 4k? xD

 

[Hayato213]

By running Atmosphere one time, you can update through the system settings without overwriting AutoRCM. This is unlikely to make the NAND dirty.

Alternatively, one could boot into RCM immediately after the update with a reliable jig and reinstall AutoRCM, and that would preserve fuses. I don't recommend this method though.

Booting into Horizon OS while on CFW, it is considered dirty, that why people only state pre CFW nand backup is clean. The moment he go online and his logs doesn't match with the last time he been online he is going to get flagged for a possible ban.

 

[Draxzelex]

Just want to make sure I'm not throwing money away and was hoping someone can confirm my thought process.

My jig arrived yesterday. Using Hekate, I backed up my clean sysNAND, installed emuNAND, and put 90DNS on both the sysNAND and emuNAND. Later in the day, I started putting homebrew and other hackery on the Switch, but after doing so I realized I had selected the "CFW (sysNAND)" option from Hekate instead of the "CFW (emuNAND)" option. I double-checked that the sysNAND was using 90DNS and then restored the clean sysNAND I had created earlier in the day. After verifying there were no issues with the restore, I set up what I wanted to set up on the emuNAND.

I really want to play Super Mario Maker 2 online, so I was planning on buying a physical copy later today and playing it on the now-clean sysNAND. If I'm understanding correctly, I dirtied my sysNAND by using CFW / homebrew on it (albeit very briefly), but since I was on 90DNS from the point it got dirtied to when I restored the clean sysNAND, I should be alright now using the sysNAND online with legitimately purchased games. Is this correct?

Is there any reason I should ever select the "CFW (sysNAND)" option from Hekate? It feels like an accident waiting to happen if I accidentally click it at any point when my sysNAND has a proper Internet connection set up -- can I disable the option somehow?

Yes, you can just restore your clean NAND backup to play Super Mario Maker 2 Online without any issues since you were using 90DNS to block all Nintendo traffic while using CFW/homebrew.

And if your goal is to keep all CFW and homebrew on emuNAND, then you have no reason to boot CFW on SysNAND unless you want to update your SysNAND's firmware without burning fuses.

Hello guys! I have a quick question, can someone plz help? I have a 1.0.0 OFW Switch no fuses burnt, updated to NX-6.1.0 through ChoiDujour. I use SXOS. I accidentally burned my cartridge fuse, I don't even remeber how, but I'm sure of it since the cartridge slot is working in 6.1.0.
Now I want to restore my SysNAND to my clean 1.0.0 backup and update it from there so I can play legit games online on my Sysnand and create an EmuNAND to do hackery stuff. How should I proceed? Do I HAVE TO burn fuses in order to play online with the last firmware or is there any other way?

You do not have to burn fuses to play on the latest firmware however updating without burning fuses usually requires some type of CFW or homebrew running. Updating without burning fuses also requires AutoRCM but no one has been banned for only using AutoRCM or having a fuse mismatch. Regardless of how you update your firmware, you should restore your clean NAND dump before proceeding forward.

I want to buy mario maker 2 and play it online. I however am on firmware 3.0.1. I don't think I can go online without accepting ALL of nintendos silly updates it wants to force on me.

What can I do? I can't go online with CFW, I can't go online with my legit firmware... is what I do.... update to the current firmware without burning my fuses? then just go online and use my switch normally? then if I want to enable homebrew stuff later ... downgrade back to a NAND backup of my legit firmware?

Won't updating my firmware via invalid means risk a ban anyways? or is that not a possible way to get banned? I guess I'm just worried even if I make a nand backup of my clean nand.... if I end up getting banned and then restore the backup, somehow the ban will stick to me?

While updating without burning fuses usually requires some manner of CFW or homebrew, no one has been banned for having a mismatch of fuses or using AutoRCM (which is required for updating without burning fuses). There may have been people banned for using ChoiDujourNX to update their firmware but those bans could be due to those users updating to a firmware that was not available on a cartridge meaning they updated offline to a firmware not readily available.

 

[Lacius]

Booting into Horizon OS while on CFW, it is considered dirty, that why people only state pre CFW nand backup is clean. The moment he go online and his logs doesn't match with the last time he been online he is going to get flagged for a possible ban.

You are correct that one should not use CFW on a clean NAND, and we define a clean NAND backup as one made before the use of CFW. However, using it one time to update without doing anything else is unlikely to dirty the NAND. As for logs, they should not be a problem if he's restoring a clean NAND backup beforehand.

 

[tehoivun]

hey guys. So a couple of questions:

What is the point of having emummc right now?

Is it a difficult process to set one up?

Would I be able to move my current games/saves over to the emummc?

 

[Lacius]

hey guys. So a couple of questions:

What is the point of having emummc right now?

Is it a difficult process to set one up?

Would I be able to move my current games/saves over to the emummc?

The main point is to be able to play online with legitimately purchased games (if you have a clean NAND backup). It's not difficult to setup. You can move your games and saves to the emuNAND.

People with patched Switch systems also use an emuNAND to play newer games without updating the sysNAND past 4.1.0.

 

[Shaneus]

I'm sure this is a simple question that's been covered, but I'll ask anyway. Feel free to link me to posts if they already answer my question:

Currently on 8.1.0 and using Switch only for Lakka homebrew, so 100% clean NAND. I want to use Horizon-based homebrew (like the Diablo port), so what's the best way to create an emuMMC setup and make sure it never goes online?

From what I've read, I should remove all wifi connections on current clean internal NAND, then dump to partitioned microSD and just never configure wifi (or connect to internet via wifi dongle) on emuMMC.

What are the other options? I know there's 90DNS but is there anything else like an Atmosphere plugin that stops Horizon trying to connect to the internet? I'm just nervous about 90DNS eventually not working or accidentally letting something through. Appreciate it!

 

[Lacius]

I'm sure this is a simple question that's been covered, but I'll ask anyway. Feel free to link me to posts if they already answer my question:

Currently on 8.1.0 and using Switch only for Lakka homebrew, so 100% clean NAND. I want to use Horizon-based homebrew (like the Diablo port), so what's the best way to create an emuMMC setup and make sure it never goes online?

From what I've read, I should remove all wifi connections on current clean internal NAND, then dump to partitioned microSD and just never configure wifi (or connect to internet via wifi dongle) on emuMMC.

What are the other options? I know there's 90DNS but is there anything else like an Atmosphere plugin that stops Horizon trying to connect to the internet? I'm just nervous about 90DNS eventually not working or accidentally letting something through. Appreciate it!

Installing Incognito to a dirty NAND makes it so it can't get the Switch banned.

 

[Shaneus]

Installing Incognito to a dirty NAND makes it so it can't get the Switch banned.

Incognito is an applet/plugin thing to install? Pardon my noobness again, new to the whole Horizon/Atmosphere scene. And where do I get it from (if that's okay to say here)?

Edit: Nevermind, read this: https://gbatemp.net/threads/incognito.531924/
Cheers

 

[Deleted User]

Running SX 2.7.1

Is there a homebrew that will let switch play video files? Use as a media player?

 

[Josshy0125]

Running SX 2.7.1

Is there a homebrew that will let switch play video files? Use as a media player?

I know with retroarch you can, which is nice, if you're wanting emulation as well.

 

[Jokiz]

Soo, backed up my NAND aages ago and can't really remember what I'd used it for before that. Know I had to have booted SX at least once to actually back it up but was never online during the process. Is there any way to check if my NAND is "clean" as you guys say?
And the Switch has been updated with Choidujournx a bunch of times but also here I can't remember what I did "in the early days". Any way to check if any fuses are burnt?

 

[Tugay]

Hey people, is there any homebrew that tweaking system settings? (example; Increases headphone volume, increases brightness and adds equalizer etc.)

 

[Shaneus]

Another noob question: I have emuMMC setup and enabled, all appears to be fine on the Hekate menu screen (under emuMMC it says "enabled" with a tick next to it). I was having a look through the menus and under Payloads I opened fusee-primary.bin, which immediately showed an Atmosphere splash. Is that Atmosphere loading Horizon from the emuMMC/SD card, or is it loading from the internal Switch NAND?

Panicking a bit here, don't want to have accidentally touched/dirtied my internal NAND.

If by chance I have potentially done something with my internal NAND, how do I restore the still pristine emuMMC back to the internal storage?

 

[Draxzelex]

Running SX 2.7.1

Is there a homebrew that will let switch play video files? Use as a media player?

There is the homebrew application pPlay.

Soo, backed up my NAND aages ago and can't really remember what I'd used it for before that. Know I had to have booted SX at least once to actually back it up but was never online during the process. Is there any way to check if my NAND is "clean" as you guys say?
And the Switch has been updated with Choidujournx a bunch of times but also here I can't remember what I did "in the early days". Any way to check if any fuses are burnt?

There is no way to check if a NAND is "clean" or not. But you can check how many fuses your console has burnt by using Hekate.

Another noob question: I have emuMMC setup and enabled, all appears to be fine on the Hekate menu screen (under emuMMC it says "enabled" with a tick next to it). I was having a look through the menus and under Payloads I opened fusee-primary.bin, which immediately showed an Atmosphere splash. Is that Atmosphere loading Horizon from the emuMMC/SD card, or is it loading from the internal Switch NAND?

Panicking a bit here, don't want to have accidentally touched/dirtied my internal NAND.

If by chance I have potentially done something with my internal NAND, how do I restore the still pristine emuMMC back to the internal storage?

Fusee handles emuMMC slightly differently than Hekate in that it is managed by the emuMMC.ini file. If you do not have one, which I am assuming is the case, then Fusee booted CFW on your sysMMC. And there is no way to restore emuMMC to the sysMMC. You need to restore a clean NAND dump to revert the changes made to the sysMMC.

 

[kimbo]

When I restore my clean 3.0.2 nand, what is the best way to update to the latest version and preserve my fuses without risking a ban? When I update through the switch I understand the update will remove my AutoRCM then when the update is installed it will reboot and burn my fuses, correct? Do I need to quickly use my jig when it reboots after updating, or is there a simpler way?

 

[Draxzelex]

When I restore my clean 3.0.2 nand, what is the best way to update to the latest version and preserve my fuses without risking a ban? When I update through the switch I understand the update will remove my AutoRCM then when the update is installed it will reboot and burn my fuses, correct? Do I need to quickly use my jig when it reboots after updating, or is there a simpler way?

What I do is I boot into Hekate's Stock mode and download the system update online but I don't install it. Then I delete the Wi-Fi settings and reboot the console into CFW while making sure AutoRCM is enabled then install the system update. I have been doing this for months and have not been banned yet. The only safer way is riskier which you can try reading up on here.

 

[LogixSpecs]

I've got some questions regarding emuMMC and burnt fuses. At first, I backed up a clean NAND before doing anything and then installed ReiNX. I had a 4.1.0 Switch and I followed a guide to update to 7.0 through ChoidojourNX to avoid burning fuse. My fuse count is sitting at 5. Everything was working fine. Now, I restored my Switch to my clean NAND and followed this guide https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/user_guide/getting_started/ to set up an emuMMC and I managed to boot into emunand with Atmosphere 0.9.2.

I've got some questions.
- Will I burn fuse if I update emunand firmware to 8.1.0? Assuming that I will be booting into Stock firmware at 4.1.0 and Emunand firmware at 8.1.0 back and forth.
- If I disable autoRCM, will I be booting into Stock firmware every time without any issues? The guide stated that I will be stuck in boot crash if I disable autoRCM in restoring NAND process. (I assume that it still counts as I just downgraded from a higher firmware.)
- I'm planning to install PegaScap so I can boot into emunand without having to inject payloads using USB cable. Is it safe to do so (as in not going to burn fuse or get stuck in boot crash with my current setup.)

 

[Lacius]

- Will I burn fuse if I update emunand firmware to 8.1.0? Assuming that I will be booting into Stock firmware at 4.1.0 and Emunand firmware at 8.1.0 back and forth.

No, you cannot burn fuses with emuNAND, since it has to be launched with a bootloader like Hekate or fusee-gulee.

- If I disable autoRCM, will I be booting into Stock firmware every time without any issues? The guide stated that I will be stuck in boot crash if I disable autoRCM in restoring NAND process. (I assume that it still counts as I just downgraded from a higher firmware.)

Without AutoRCM, your Switch will coldboot into sysNAND when powered on, yes. If the sysNAND is so low that there's a fuse count mismatch, the Switch will refuse to boot unless you use a bootloader like Hekate or fusee-gulee. There is no reason for your sysNAND to be lower than its fuse count (5 fuses = 4.0.0-4.1.0). Anything lower than 4.0.0, and the Switch won't boot without Hekate/FG. Anything higher than 4.1.0, and you will burn fuses unless you use AutoRCM and a bootloader like Hekate/FG.

- I'm planning to install PegaScap so I can boot into emunand without having to inject payloads using USB cable. Is it safe to do so (as in not going to burn fuse or get stuck in boot crash with my current setup.)

It is safe.