Hacking Question Help: emuMMC intallation completed, but unable to launch

[Torito Verdejo]

I have recently tried to hack my Nintendo Switch (on firmware 8.1.0) following, step by step, the instructions listed on GitHub's NH server. I've been able to backup my keys and NAND, and I even installed "successfully" (no error message) the emuMMC. Nevertheless, I never got the option to select "SD RAW 1" in "Choose emuMMC" and, as I took out the SD card and put it back in the PC, I realized a lot of the contents inside the folders of the exFAT partition had been deleted. If I tried to launch the CFW, Hekate couldn't find any bootable image.

I have also tried to leave an unformated partition some Mibs larger than 29872 and started all over again, but still didn't work. Moreover, even when I tried to copy files again to the exFAT, launching emuMMC became possible but failed systematically, even after another "successful" install.

Any ideas? Thank you in advance.

 

[pLaYeR^^]

You did it like this?: https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/user_guide/emummc/partitioning_sd/
The partition for emummc should be unformated or FAT32 and the partition for regular homebrew should be FAT32.

 

[Torito Verdejo]

You did it like this?: https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/user_guide/emummc/partitioning_sd/
The partition for emummc should be unformatted or FAT32 and the partition for regular homebrew should be FAT32.

I tried both FAT32 and unformatted emuMMC partition. My homebrew partition is exFAT.

 

[pLaYeR^^]

I tried both FAT32 and unformatted emuMMC partition. My homebrew partition is exFAT.

If you did exactly the steps of the guide, it's probably the micro sd card. Also don't use exFAT but FAT32.

 

[Torito Verdejo]

If you did exactly the steps of the guide, it's probably the micro sd card. Also don't use exFAT but FAT32.

I'll try using FAT32, and I'll tell you if it worked.

 

[snoofly]

i also found it best to use a 32gb partition, preformatted to fat32, anything lower or not formatted gave me problems.

 

[Torito Verdejo]

Well, I finally got my emuMMC working, and certainly not following the exact instructions. I formatted it using cmd's diskpart, I dit not create a first empty 16Mb partition, my CFW partition is exFAT and my initially unformatted but primary partition (on which emuMMC is installed now) is around 31 Gb.