Hacking Nintendo Switch Banning Hub & Warning

[Draxzelex]

You mean that I made a NAND backup to early and had to wait for Hekate to have the option to make a proper fully working backup?
When I was setting 90DNS I allways triple checked so I doubt that, and what do you mean by Nintendo Hotspot?

Hekate didn't have proper NAND backup verification for a long time actually. And the Switch has hardcoded network settings that it automatically connects to. These are usually found at Nintendo Hotspots.

 

[RealSpyKitty]

The first Official Nintendo shop opened here In my country only last month and my switch was in airplane mode when I been there so I doubt it connected. Still a banned swittch is such a bummer especially after I kept my switch "safe" for so long..

 

[Stealth_Miner_]

Why are you wanting to step away from homebrew in the first place?

Because one of my friends got a switch and I want to play with him now but I dont want to take the risk of getting banned and also knowing that nintendo could just ban my account from any switch i would log into just scares me :/

 

[Draxzelex]

Because one of my friends got a switch and I want to play with him now but I dont want to take the risk of getting banned and also knowing that nintendo could just ban my account from any switch i would log into just scares me :/

If you mean play online with your friend, then there is no way to retain the save data and stop using homebrew. Homebrew is primarily used for backing up and restoring save data. Nintendo's online cloud feature was another option but this involves going online which is a ban risk.

 

[Stealth_Miner_]

If you mean play online with your friend, then there is no way to retain the save data and stop using homebrew. Homebrew is primarily used for backing up and restoring save data. Nintendo's online cloud feature was another option but this involves going online which is a ban risk.

So basically whatever i do ill get banned if i go online even after homebrew?

 

[Draxzelex]

So basically whatever i do ill get banned if i go online even after homebrew?

Its not a guarantee but there is no way to retain your save data without risking a ban.

 

[Stealth_Miner_]

Its not a guarantee but there is no way to retain your save data without risking a ban.

Ok so what can i do if im ok with losing my save?

 

[Stealth_Miner_]

If you mean play online with your friend, then there is no way to retain the save data and stop using homebrew. Homebrew is primarily used for backing up and restoring save data. Nintendo's online cloud feature was another option but this involves going online which is a ban risk.

So what do i have to do if im willing to lose my saves?

 

[Draxzelex]

Ok so what can i do if im ok with losing my save?

If you have a clean NAND backup, you can restore that. By clean NAND backup, I mean a NAND backup made before ever running CFW or homebrew. If you do not have one, then there is no guaranteed way to avoid a ban.

 

[Stealth_Miner_]

If you have a clean NAND backup, you can restore that. By clean NAND backup, I mean a NAND backup made before ever running CFW or homebrew. If you do not have one, then there is no guaranteed way to avoid a ban.

Well then im done for since i only have a dirty nand backup

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Well then im done for since i only have a dirty nand backup

But what are my options for now? Would it just be better to leave my switch as is?

 

[Draxzelex]

But what are my options for now? Would it just be better to leave my switch as is?

That's really up to you. Regardless if you keep your save data or not, if you want to play with your friend online, you risk a ban. If you choose to stay offline forever, you just ban yourself. Honestly, the best option is to get a second Switch.

 

[Stealth_Miner_]

That's really up to you. Regardless if you keep your save data or not, if you want to play with your friend online, you risk a ban. If you choose to stay offline forever, you just ban yourself. Honestly, the best option is to get a second Switch.

So if i get a second switch and i get banned on the first one will i be banned on the second one too?

 

[Draxzelex]

So if i get a second switch and i get banned on the first one will i be banned on the second one too?

Only if you hack the second one.

 

[Stealth_Miner_]

Only if you hack the second one.

Right now what im doing is i deleted everything linked to homebrew (nsps homebrew cfw etc) and im not banned yet after i went online

 

[RealSpyKitty]

Is it possible to transfer my save files from a banned switch to a new switch via the official switch save file transfer? And is there a risk in getting banned on the second console?

 

[Rahkeesh]

Main caution would be if you've modified your save files, particularly for online games. Especially if that is what got you banned in the first place.

The save data itself shouldn't be marked as "banned", but if Nintendo detected anything funny in it, they could find it again on your new Switch and ban it.

 

[RealSpyKitty]

Then im ok, I got banned only for CFW and such.

 

[Deleted User]

Can you use the eShop on the Switch? Y
If you cannot access the eShop, when was the last time/date you were able to?
Did you restore a clean hack-free NAND before going online? N
Do you get the error code 2181-4008 trying to update your games? N
Do you get error code 2137-7403 trying to update your system firmware? N
Can you login to Nintendo's website using your linked Nintendo Account? Y
SX OS used? N
Did you make an SX OS EmuNAND with a clean hack-free NAND then stay offline with it? N
Trimmed .XCI? N
Did you connect to the Internet with SX OS and/or to activate the license? N
Did you play any .XCI files online with a certificate/header? N
Do you have a certificate/header ban (look for error code 2124-4025)? N
Lowest SX Version used when Online/Offline (NOT Switch System Firmware)? N
What do you use Non-SX OS LayeredFS for? N
Did you connect to the Internet with a non-SX OS LayeredFS Inject? N
Played online w/ Non-SX OS Layered FS Injects? N
Did you inject an .XCI certificate using LayeredFS to play online? N
Used DevMenu? N
Installed any .NSP? N
Did you connect to the Internet w/ any .NSP installed? N
Did you play any .NSP installed online? N
Did you perform any CDN/Freeshop downloading with your own Switch's certificate? N
Did you update your .XCI/.NSP games online? N
Did you ever use ReiNX? N
Homebrew/non-SX CFW Used? Atmosphere and Atmosphere (KOSMOS) Checkpoint, Edizon and SYS-FTPD
Connect to Internet with homebrew/non-SX OS CFW? Y
Connect to eShop while using CFW/homebrew? N
AutoRCM? N
Did you update your firmware using ChoiDujour or ChoiDujourNX? N
Did you install the exFAT update offline? N
receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net blocked and/or "Don't Share Usage Information" ticked under "Other Settings"? Y
Do you have eclct disabled (look for pm.kip under sysmodules/modules)? N
Do you have creport enabled (look for a folder named 0100000000000036 under titles)? Y
What firmware(s) were you on when you cleared error logs prior to going online? Y: N
Wi-Fi settings deleted in CFW? N
Console/Account Region(s) Bought in Europe, Italy using a US Account
What device(s) do you use to send payloads with? MacBook Pro using Fusee-Launcher for MacOs fork
Do you enter RCM by bridging pins 9 & 10 together? Y

Dirty NAND no Ban for 2 Months (yet.)

EDIT: Forgot to mention that i bought a game in Dirty NAND (Cadence of Hyrule to be specific)

 

[LordRahl72]

Can you use the eShop on the Switch? N
If you cannot access the eShop, when was the last time/date you were able to? Last week
Did you restore a clean hack-free NAND before going online? N
Do you get the error code 2181-4008 trying to update your games? N It just says this system is being restricted from accessing Nintendo servers.
Do you get error code 2137-7403 trying to update your system firmware? N
Can you login to Nintendo's website using your linked Nintendo Account? Y
SX OS used? Y
Did you make an SX OS EmuNAND with a clean hack-free NAND then stay offline with it? N
Trimmed .XCI? Y
Did you connect to the Internet with SX OS and/or to activate the license? Y
Did you play any .XCI files online with a certificate/header? N
Do you have a certificate/header ban (look for error code 2124-4025)? N
Lowest SX Version used when Online/Offline (NOT Switch System Firmware)? All of them since initial release.
What do you use Non-SX OS LayeredFS for? Backups/Modding/Both/N
Did you connect to the Internet with a non-SX OS LayeredFS Inject? N
Played online w/ Non-SX OS Layered FS Injects? N
Did you inject an .XCI certificate using LayeredFS to play online? N
Used DevMenu? N
Installed any .NSP? Y Even installed from the hacked online store before it got disabled by Nintendo.
Did you connect to the Internet w/ any .NSP installed? Y
Did you play any .NSP installed online? N
Did you perform any CDN/Freeshop downloading with your own Switch's certificate? Y
Did you update your .XCI/.NSP games online? CFW/OFW/Both/ Yes, all of them
Did you ever use ReiNX? N
Homebrew/non-SX CFW Used? N (Specify any and all homebrew used/crashes/error codes)
Connect to Internet with homebrew/non-SX OS CFW? Y
Connect to eShop while using CFW/homebrew? Y
AutoRCM? TX/Hekate/Both/ N
Did you update your firmware using ChoiDujour or ChoiDujourNX? N
Did you install the exFAT update offline? N
receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net blocked and/or "Don't Share Usage Information" ticked under "Other Settings"? Y
Do you have eclct disabled (look for pm.kip under sysmodules/modules)?
Do you have creport enabled (look for a folder named 0100000000000036 under titles)?
What firmware(s) were you on when you cleared error logs prior to going online?
Wi-Fi settings deleted in CFW? N
Console/Account Region(s) USA
What device(s) do you use to send payloads with? Xecuter Pro
Do you enter RCM by bridging pins 9 & 10 together? Y

Additional Comments: I have been doing pretty much every naughty thing I could since the early SXOS days without ban. Up until a month ago, I decided to try to go legit and stop loading SXOS and re download all my purchased games from Nintendo shop. I even purchased some new games and even got a month of the Nintendo Online thing. After a few weeks of being legit I got banned "I was expecting this for a long time". One thing to note is that during the time I was using SXOS I didnt have a Nintendo account associated with the Switch. All I did online after the freeshop stopped working was to download any game updates from Nintnedo servers and never had an issue. It wasnt until I associated the console with my Nintendo account after going legit that I got banned.

 

[Deleted member 454748]

I'm planning on getting the switch v2. I unlinked my account on my old banned switch through ninty's site after ingot banned. Is it OK to sign into the new switch with my account? And also is it OK to test to see if my cart games are cert banned or not?