Hacking SWITCH NOOB PARADISE - Ask questions here

[binkinator]

Is there any good up-to-date Youtube video series like Modded Warfare has for Jailbreaking PS4s? Buying an unpatched Switch some time next month and would like to get a head start before buying the console.

Videos are notoriously out of date.

Use this: https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

 

[CodeWitcher]

Hi everyone, newbie here, about to buy his very first Switch... so I wonder, is any version hackable? What are the things I have to watch out for that would make it a bad purchase?
Thanks!

 

[Draxzelex]

Hi everyone, newbie here, about to buy his very first Switch... so I wonder, is any version hackable? What are the things I have to watch out for that would make it a bad purchase?
Thanks!

Technically all consoles can be hacked but not all exploits will work on every model. Unpatched Erista units can be hacked with every exploit including the most useful one being Fusee Gelee. Patched units are named as such because Fusee Gelee is patched on those devices but they can be hacked with Deja Vu but that requires a firmware of 4.1. Every other Switch including Mariko (red box), the Lite, and the OLED unit can only be hacked with the ever elusive SX Core (SX Lite for Switch Lite) which requires soldering. To further complicate matters, unpatched units were some of the first consoles to be produced but Nintendo has since stopped manufacturing those in favor of patched versions. If you don't want to install a modchip, getting an unpatched console is your best bet. The easiest way to determine that is by checking the serial number. This thread has a list of patched and unpatched serial numbers.

 

[Brettljausn]

hey guys is anyone here who has some time to help me with my cfw switch? I tried to update my switch to the latest version to play the newest pokemon game. But now my switch tried to reboot and now the "Fatal error: NXBOOT unable to identify package" message pops up and i cant get it to start now...
i updated atmosphere and heakte to the latest version but it didnt help.
Would nice if someone can help me

UPDATE: i managed to get to the hekate starting page (with the launch butten etc.) but i didnt get it to launch witch hekate because there was no .bin file in the bootloader folder. then i tried to load with fusee. it did launch the console for a short time and now it has a blackscreen and i now i cant to anything. not even with the tegrarcm tool.

would be awesome if someone could dm me and help me

 

[binkinator]

hey guys is anyone here who has some time to help me with my cfw switch? I tried to update my switch to the latest version to play the newest pokemon game. But now my switch tried to reboot and now the "Fatal error: NXBOOT unable to identify package" message pops up and i cant get it to start now...
i updated atmosphere and heakte to the latest version but it didnt help.
Would nice if someone can help me

UPDATE: i managed to get to the hekate starting page (with the launch butten etc.) but i didnt get it to launch witch hekate because there was no .bin file in the bootloader folder. then i tried to load with fusee. it did launch the console for a short time and now it has a blackscreen and i now i cant to anything. not even with the tegrarcm tool.

would be awesome if someone could dm me and help me

Read through the following and let us know where you get stuck:

https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

to get back to square 1…hold the power button for 15 seconds to completely turn off and clean restart.

 

[Brettljausn]

Read through the following and let us know where you get stuck:

https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

to get back to square 1…hold the power button for 15 seconds to completely turn off and clean restart.

thanks for your help. but i dont think this link helps at this moment.

i tried to hold the power button for a couple time but it doesnt do anything

 

[binkinator]

thanks for your help. but i dont think this link helps at this moment.

i tried to hold the power button for a couple time but it doesnt do anything

Hold the power down for let’s say 20 seconds and then tap power button quickly to turn it back on.

It should boot normally unless you turned on AutoRCM (in which case you should be able to see it on your PC and launch TegraRCM to boot the payload of your choice.)

several threads on troubleshooting issues getting into RCM mode.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/my-pc-doesnt-detect-my-nintendo-switch-in-rcm-mode-as-apx-device.512066/

have to get you back to RCM before we can fix anything else…

 

[Brettljausn]

Hold the power down for let’s say 20 seconds and then tap power button quickly to turn it back on.

It should boot normally unless you turned on AutoRCM (in which case you should be able to see it on your PC and launch TegraRCM to boot the payload of your choice.)

several threads on troubleshooting issues getting into RCM mode.

https://gbatemp.net/threads/my-pc-doesnt-detect-my-nintendo-switch-in-rcm-mode-as-apx-device.512066/

have to get you back to RCM before we can fix anything else…

hey binkinator thanks for your help. it worked

 

[binkinator]

Hold the power down for let’s say 20 seconds and then tap power button quickly to turn it back on.

It should boot normally unless you turned on AutoRCM (in which case you should be able to see it on your PC and launch TegraRCM to boot the payload of your choice.)

hey binkinator thanks for your help. it worked

Good stuff!

(I would still recommend you walk through the guide to make sure everything is rock solid but that’s up to you.)

 

[ShaDeFinale]

on the unhacked patched switch, you cant pick what update to update to. it will update to the latest version available, which is 1.1.3? you can transfer the save from hacked switch to the unhacked one assuming both switch have the same profile. you'd use save transfer option in settings.

yes you can install a specific game version on emunand. just insert cart, then pirate w.e update you want and install it.

and this

Spoiler

If I could do so, would the following work?
Install SP 1.1.1 on S1 emuNAND
Use 'local update' feature to install 1.1.1 on S2 without hacking S2
Use 'transfer save' feature on S1 sysNAND to transfer save to S2

requires you to be connected to nintendo servers for that transfer. you would of installed a pirated nsp to your emunand(pirated updates are nsps too). That's a great way to get your switch banned.

For “local update” I am talking about this feature: https://en-americas-support.nintend.../how-to-update-software-data-via-a-local-user

It is the only way I have heard of to have an unmodified switch install an update that isn’t latest version, but it requires a second switch that currently has that game version with that game version being the highest installed version between the two switches. Notice it says that neither switch needs an internet connection, it doesn’t download the latest version.

For the second part, I want to transfer my 1.0.0 sysnand save. The only thing I am using emunand for is to use “local update”. If I have a clean Sysnand and transfer an unmodified save from it that should be safe, right?

 

[Majickhat55]

I haven't been around for a while, but I was wondering if someone could point me to the latest switch hacking guide please. We had Plailect for 3DS but I couldn't find a guide of his for the switch. TIA!

 

[binkinator]

I haven't been around for a while, but I was wondering if someone could point me to the latest switch hacking guide please. We had Plailect for 3DS but I couldn't find a guide of his for the switch. TIA!

This one is pretty solid:

https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

 

[Majickhat55]

This one is pretty solid:

https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

Thanks. I've seen that one it doesn't really explain much when coming from nowhere Lol. I can't find the RCM dongle process, just how to load the payloads afterwards.

 

[binkinator]

Thanks. I've seen that one it doesn't really explain much when coming from nowhere Lol. I can't find the RCM dongle process, just how to load the payloads afterwards.

Which dongle do you have?

Edit: and are you on Erista (unpatched) or Mariko (patched)

 

[Majickhat55]

Which dongle do you have?

I don't have any, that's what I'm saying Lol. I left the hacking scene at the EOL of the 3DS. Never hacked a switch. So I don't even know what dongle I'd need. I know I can hack my switch regarding the serial number. I just never got around to it.

 

[binkinator]

I don't have any, that's what I'm saying Lol. I left the hacking scene at the EOL of the 3DS. Never hacked a switch. So I don't even know what dongle I'd need. I know I can hack my switch regarding the serial number. I just never got around to it.

sounds like Erista…we’ll go with that.

If you have a USB A to USB C cable and a windows box you can use TecraRCM app.

Step 1.

• You can either buy a jig off eBay, Amazon, Aliexpress, Wish or make your own with tinfoil.
  • The tinfoil method is not recommended as it could damage the pins in your rail.
  • If you have AutoRCM on then you can skip this step.
• Place the jig inside of the right railing.
• Hold the VOL + button and press the power button (⏻).
  • Your Switch display will be black, do not panic, this is normal.

Step 2.

• Pick the type of payload injector you want to use:
  • TegraRcmGUI (Windows)
  • Web Fusée Launcher (Mac & Linux)
  • Rekado (Android)
  • NXBoot (iOS , requires a jailbroken device)
  • Portable Payload Injector (Can be bought on Amazon, eBay, Aliexpress, and Wish)

edit: MUST have a jig To get to RCM mode

Example Jig

 

[Majickhat55]

sounds like Erista…we’ll go with that.

If you have a USB A to USB C cable and a windows box you can use TecraRCM app.

Step 1.

• You can either buy a jig off eBay, Amazon, Aliexpress, Wish or make your own with tinfoil.
  • The tinfoil method is not recommended as it could damage the pins in your rail.
  • If you have AutoRCM on then you can skip this step.
• Place the jig inside of the right railing.
• Hold the VOL + button and press the power button (⏻).
  • Your Switch display will be black, do not panic, this is normal.

Step 2.

• Pick the type of payload injector you want to use:
  • TegraRcmGUI (Windows)
  • Web Fusée Launcher (Mac & Linux)
  • Rekado (Android)
  • NXBoot (iOS , requires a jailbroken device)
  • Portable Payload Injector (Can be bought on Amazon, eBay, Aliexpress, and Wish)

Yeah I read all that. I don't know what "jig" to get or what it's supposed to look like etc. That's what I'm trying to say. This guide assumes a lot Lol. This is not like the very user friendly plailect of the 3DS days haha. Thanks anyway.

 

[binkinator]

Yeah I read all that. I don't know what "jig" to get or what it's supposed to look like etc. That's what I'm trying to say. This guide assumes a lot Lol. This is not like the very user friendly plailect of the 3DS days haha. Thanks anyway.

it’s a pice of hardware that bridges a pin to ground to trick the Tegra chip into maintenance mode.

heres an example Jig.

There are people that use a piece of tinfoil jammed in the joycon rail but that’s not something I do.

 

[Majickhat55]

it’s a pice of hardware that bridges a pin to ground to trick the Tegra chip into maintenance mode.

heres an example Jig.

Yeah, the guide should explain things like that. How would I know otherwise. I'll see what I can find on amazon and reach out to my old GBATemp buddies. Thanks.

 

[binkinator]

Yeah, the guide should explain things like that. How would I know otherwise. I'll see what I can find on amazon and reach out to my old GBATemp buddies. Thanks.

All good. They are getting expensive on Amazon due to Ninty sending C&Ds to people selling them. RCM Loader is a good one (but this one is $$$$)

Good luck!