Hacking SWITCH NOOB PARADISE - Ask questions here

[Game_Fr3akz]

I don’t see anything in the release notes about requiring specific firmware. 99.99% certain you’ll not have any issues whatsoever. In the .01% case Tinfoil is not something that will prevent you from booting so you’ll be able to easily downgrade back to where you are. I’m already on 14.1.0 and 14 so I can’t quickly test your specific use case.

what is the best way to upgrade system firmware?

 

[binkinator]

what is the best way to upgrade system firmware?

Via Daybreak. However, you should upgrade Atmosphere, Fusee.bin, and Hekate first if you're going to go this route.

Here's the guide I use: https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

 

[Game_Fr3akz]

Via Daybreak. However, you should upgrade Atmosphere, Fusee.bin, and Hekate first if you're going to go this route.

Here's the guide I use: https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

so basically i update sd with latest version. then update sys ofw then dump it from sys cfw then day break in emu.

 

[Chaosta]

so basically i update sd with latest version. then update sys ofw then dump it from sys cfw then day break in emu.

update ams/hekate/sigpatches, boot ofw and update normally, rcm then inject tegraexplorer, dump sys firmware, reboot_to_payload, then in emunand use daybreak to install. no need to enter syscfw

 

[Game_Fr3akz]

update ams/hekate/sigpatches, boot ofw and update normally, rcm then inject tegraexplorer, dump sys firmware, reboot_to_payload, then in emunand use daybreak to install. no need to enter syscfw

much thank you .

 

[Chaosta]

much thank you .

heres a more detailed guide, it starts towards to bottom of the page.

 

[Asia81]

Probably a very noob question, but I still have to ask it.
To local trade pokemon, I need to disable airplane mode, but my emunand is full of warez nsp.
Do I risk a ban if I disable airplane mode to local trade BUT I'M NOT connected to an internet access point?
How can I be sure that the switch doesn't try to access an open wifi access point with no password (there is some in my neighborhood) ?

 

[binkinator]

Probably a very noob question, but I still have to ask it.
To local trade pokemon, I need to disable airplane mode, but my emunand is full of warez nsp.
Do I risk a ban if I disable airplane mode to local trade BUT I'M NOT connected to an internet access point?
How can I be sure that the switch doesn't try to access an open wifi access point with no password (there is some in my neighborhood) ?

Reduce risk by configuring exosphere and dns:mitm like so: https://rentry.org/ExosphereDNSMITM
Test that Ninty is blocked with this tool: https://github.com/meganukebmp/Switch_90DNS_tester
Check that your Prodiinfo is blanked out by looking at Settings -> System -> Serial Information (serial number should end in all 00000s)

edit: now if you connect to anything you will not be able to talk to Ninty servers and if you did it would not connect because 00000s is not allowed and believed to be unidentifiable. everything else network-wise will work unchanged.

 

[fuze9]

I was able to successfully download and install Kirby and the Forgotten Land via Tinfoil Q’shop, but upon trying to launch, it fails and I get corrupted data. I’m on SX OS, emuNAND, 11.0.0. I know it’s time to switch, but hoping I could squeeze by for one more game. Pokémon Arceus and Metroid Dread work.

 

[binkinator]

I was able to successfully download and install Kirby and the Forgotten Land via Tinfoil Q’shop, but upon trying to launch, it fails and I get corrupted data. I’m on SX OS, emuNAND, 11.0.0. I know it’s time to switch, but hoping I could squeeze by for one more game. Pokémon Arceus and Metroid Dread work.

https://rentry.org/mys8q

https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-...en-partitions-on-the-same-sd-tutorial.601607/

 

[fuze9]

My heel-dragging must finally end?!

 

[binkinator]

My heel-dragging must finally end?!

I still dual boot so I’m not judging.

 

[Kanhou]

Hello. Can anyone help me? I have no idea how to boot atmosphere. I followed the switchhomebrewguide and it won't boot. Do I need to have my Switch firmware on 14.0.0 for it to start? My current switch firmware is 13.2.1

Can anyone still help me with this, please?

 

[Game_Fr3akz]

Did played on dock mode for first time. I noticed that battery is draining down? Isnt supposed to be charging.

 

[binkinator]

Did played on dock mode for first time. I noticed that battery is draining down? Isnt supposed to be charging.

Yes, yes it is. Be sure you have your charger/cable firmly plugged into the dock and your Switch firmly plugged in to the dock. Not much to go sideways in this regard so if there are issues it’s likely at the physical layer.

 

[Game_Fr3akz]

Yes, yes it is. Be sure you have your charger/cable firmly plugged into the dock and your Switch firmly plugged in to the dock. Not much to go sideways in this regard so if there are issues it’s likely at the physical layer.

it does charge when idling at home screen but back to play game, it started to drain down. i am not sure whats wrong at the moment. everything is plugged in, dock's light lit up. battery icon show charging.

 

[prof72]

Not sure. Didn’t know screen ca-tire sound was even configurable at all. Anyone else know?

V1 or V2 does not matter. For whatever reason your switch is able to talk to Nintendo to check for updates.

1) enable exosphere.ini to blank out your Prodinfo.
2) enable dns:mitm to block DNS queries to Nintendo servers.
3) Use this 90DNS Tester to be sure that you can no longer connect to Nintendo.
4) download Goldleaf, it has a feature to reset



Settings: check both system and Goldleaf settings:

• Firmware and updates:
  • Check for pending updates, and remove them if present

Edit:
You will not lose your CFW if you update to latest. If you chose to do so here is a good guide: https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

3) i download through hb app store
and all are "unlocked" and two unresolved.

now its confirmed that i need to blocked it.

1) what to do with exosphere.ini? (here i found it by searching my sd card)
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# Key: debugmode, default: 1.
# Desc: Controls whether kernel is debug mode.
# Disabling this may break Atmosphere's debugger in a future release.

# Key: debugmode_user, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether userland is debug mode.

# Key: disable_user_exception_handlers, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether user exception handlers are executed on error.
# NOTE: This will cause atmosphere to not fail gracefully.
# Support may not be provided to users tho disable these.
# If you do not know what you are doing, leave them on.

# Key: enable_user_pmu_access, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether userland has access to the PMU registers.
# NOTE: It is unknown what effects this has on official code.

# Key: blank_prodinfo_sysmmc, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether PRODINFO should be blanked in sysmmc.
# This will cause the system to see dummied out keys and
# serial number information.
# NOTE: This is not known to be safe, as data may be
# cached elsewhere in the system. Usage is not encouraged.

# Key: blank_prodinfo_emummc, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether PRODINFO should be blanked in emummc.
# NOTE: This is not known to be safe, as data may be
# cached elsewhere in the system. Usage is not encouraged.

# Key: allow_writing_to_cal_sysmmc, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether PRODINFO can be written by homebrew in sysmmc.
# NOTE: Usage of this setting is strongly discouraged without
# a safe backup elsewhere. Turning this on will also cause Atmosphere
# to ensure a safe backup of calibration data is stored in unused
# mmc space, encrypted to prevent detection. This backup can be used
# to prevent unrecoverable edits in emergencies.

# Key: log_port, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls what uart port exosphere will set up for logging.
# NOTE: 0 = UART-A, 1 = UART-B, 2 = UART-C, 3 = UART-D

# Key: log_baud_rate, default: 115200
# Desc: Controls the baud rate exosphere will set up for logging.
# NOTE: 0 is treated as equivalent to 115200.

# Key: log_inverted, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether the logging uart port is inverted.

[exosphere]
debugmode=1
debugmode_user=0
disable_user_exception_handlers=0
enable_user_pmu_access=0
blank_prodinfo_sysmmc=0
blank_prodinfo_emummc=0
allow_writing_to_cal_sysmmc=0
log_port=0
log_baud_rate=115200
log_inverted=0
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but i did not understand a thing.

2) enable dns:mitm to block DNS queries to Nintendo servers.
is this also an app? (i have hb app store)

New problem) my games started to ask the they are corrupted. but when i run it, it says nothing is corrupted then it will start normally. its not annoying but maybe theres a fix for it, or maybe its also affected by not blocking nintendo?

 

[binkinator]

3) i download through hb app store
and all are "unlocked" and two unresolved.

this isn’t great. We need to fix. See link below.

now its confirmed that i need to blocked it.

correct

1) what to do with exosphere.ini? (here i found it by searching my sd card)

This is great. any line beginning with # is a comment and is not part of the configuration. You should read what each of these options do.

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# Key: debugmode, default: 1.
# Desc: Controls whether kernel is debug mode.
# Disabling this may break Atmosphere's debugger in a future release.

# Key: debugmode_user, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether userland is debug mode.

# Key: disable_user_exception_handlers, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether user exception handlers are executed on error.
# NOTE: This will cause atmosphere to not fail gracefully.
# Support may not be provided to users tho disable these.
# If you do not know what you are doing, leave them on.

# Key: enable_user_pmu_access, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether userland has access to the PMU registers.
# NOTE: It is unknown what effects this has on official code.

# Key: blank_prodinfo_sysmmc, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether PRODINFO should be blanked in sysmmc.
# This will cause the system to see dummied out keys and
# serial number information.
# NOTE: This is not known to be safe, as data may be
# cached elsewhere in the system. Usage is not encouraged.

# Key: blank_prodinfo_emummc, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether PRODINFO should be blanked in emummc.
# NOTE: This is not known to be safe, as data may be
# cached elsewhere in the system. Usage is not encouraged.

# Key: allow_writing_to_cal_sysmmc, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether PRODINFO can be written by homebrew in sysmmc.
# NOTE: Usage of this setting is strongly discouraged without
# a safe backup elsewhere. Turning this on will also cause Atmosphere
# to ensure a safe backup of calibration data is stored in unused
# mmc space, encrypted to prevent detection. This backup can be used
# to prevent unrecoverable edits in emergencies.

# Key: log_port, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls what uart port exosphere will set up for logging.
# NOTE: 0 = UART-A, 1 = UART-B, 2 = UART-C, 3 = UART-D

# Key: log_baud_rate, default: 115200
# Desc: Controls the baud rate exosphere will set up for logging.
# NOTE: 0 is treated as equivalent to 115200.

# Key: log_inverted, default: 0.
# Desc: Controls whether the logging uart port is inverted.

End of documentations…this next section without # sign is the part you need to replace in the file with the data in the link below.

[exosphere]
debugmode=1
debugmode_user=0
disable_user_exception_handlers=0
enable_user_pmu_access=0
blank_prodinfo_sysmmc=0
blank_prodinfo_emummc=0
allow_writing_to_cal_sysmmc=0
log_port=0
log_baud_rate=115200
log_inverted=0’
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but i did not understand a thing.

2) enable dns:mitm to block DNS queries to Nintendo servers.
is this also an app? (i have hb app store)

Here is the missing link for both exosphere.ini and dns:mitm

https://rentry.org/ExosphereDNSMITM

New problem) my games started to ask the they are corrupted. but when i run it, it says nothing is corrupted then it will start normally. its not annoying but maybe theres a fix for it, or maybe its also affected by not blocking nintendo?

These are likely unrelated so let’s one one thing at a time to avoid confusion.

 

[Switchoslav]

Anyone know if it's possible to set up emunand with Hekate but on exFAT? I formated my SD card on PC to exFAT and then went through a tutorial for emunand but every time I do it, it formats my SD to FAT32.

Also, did anyone had any issues with installing games with Tinfoil? It worked well before updating CFW and FW but since I updated, every game installation progress stucks and won't finish.

 

[binkinator]

Anyone know if it's possible to set up emunand with Hekate but on exFAT? I formated my SD card on PC to exFAT and then went through a tutorial for emunand but every time I do it, it formats my SD to FAT32.

FAT32 is the preferred filesystem and is less prone to corruption on the Switch as exfat has flaky drivers. What is your use case for wanting to diverge from the happy path?

Also, did anyone had any issues with installing games with Tinfoil? It worked well before updating CFW and FW but since I updated, every game installation progress stucks and won't finish.

I have tinfoil14 installed on 1.3.1 Atmosphere on 14.1.0 FW. Do you have the name of a title that gets stuck? I have a copy of the previous version of Tinfoil (13) if you need it.