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[calculathor]

Perfect. The [CFW (emuMMC)] and [Fusee] should have just worked.

Here’s something we can try:

Temporarily move/rename /atmosphere/contents to /atmosphere/contents.bk and try to boot [CFW (emuMMC)].

e: also make sure you’ve updated your injector with hekat.x.x.x.bin and/or fusee.bin as appropriate.

renamed to contents.bk and tried [CFW (emuMMC)] but didn't work.
fusee.bin is from atmosphere-1.3.2-master-e96972c93+hbl-2.4.1+hbmenu-3.5.1
hekate_ctcaer_5.7.2.bin from hekate_ctcaer_5.7.2_Nyx_1.2.2

also idk if this would help but this is my console info:

 

[binkinator]

renamed to contents.bk and tried [CFW (emuMMC)] but didn't work.
fusee.bin is from atmosphere-1.3.2-master-e96972c93+hbl-2.4.1+hbmenu-3.5.1
hekate_ctcaer_5.7.2.bin from hekate_ctcaer_5.7.2_Nyx_1.2.2

also idk if this would help but this is my console info:
View attachment 315168

This is perplexing. I think we need to go nuclear and just get you in a good state.

Please move/rename /atmosphere to /atmosphere.bk and /bootloader to /bootloader.bk and then:

Do this: https://rentry.org/EristaEmuNAND
Followed by this: https://rentry.org/ExosphereDNSMITM

Copy your /bootloader.bk/hekate_ipl.ini to /bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini and reboot/select [CFW (emuMMC)]

 

[calculathor]

This is perplexing. I think we need to go nuclear and just get you in a good state.

Please move/rename /atmosphere to /atmosphere.bk and /bootloader to /bootloader.bk and then:

Do this: https://rentry.org/EristaEmuNAND
Followed by this: https://rentry.org/ExosphereDNSMITM

Copy your /bootloader.bk/hekate_ipl.ini to /bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini and reboot/select [CFW (emuMMC)]

the guide EristaEmuNAND would re-partition the SD Card for new EmuNAND. Is there a way to backup the games and game saves in the current EmuNAND partition with NxNandManager?

 

[binkinator]

the guide EristaEmuNAND would re-partition the SD Card for new EmuNAND. Is there a way to backup the games and game saves in the current EmuNAND partition with NxNandManager?

You can skip that…you’re already partitioned. Let’s just get a clean copy of the software for now.

e: if we are still having issues with a clean software stack we will dig deeper. The idea is to try and be least intrusive and only go as deep as necessary.

e2: if we do have to repartition we will use these…but we’re not there yet.

NXDumptool — dump games from game/sd card.
jksv — game save manager

 

[calculathor]

You can skip that…you’re already partitioned. Let’s just get a clean copy of the software for now.

e: if we are still having issues with a clean software stack we will dig deeper. The idea is to try and be least intrusive and only go as deep as necessary.

e2: if we do have to repartition we will use these…but we’re not there yet.

NXDumptool — dump games from game/sd card.
jksv — game save manager

ok thnx a lot, I'm backing up now 294GB from SD will take 3~4 hours. also during copy I've realized there was a weird folder structure issue in the following location.

however, I tried booting after moving just the 0000004F folder but nothing changed.

I'll post the result after getting a new SD structure.

 

[binkinator]

ok thnx a lot, I'm backing up now 294GB from SD will take 3~4 hours. also during copy I've realized there was a weird folder structure issue in the following location.
View attachment 315187

however, I tried booting after moving just the 0000004F folder but nothing changed.

I'll post the result after getting a new SD structure.

Yeah, that’s not a great sign. We might be going deeper after all. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there…

 

[Nenoss]

I have atmosphere with NSPs installed. i saw that you can play Modded Smash as long as its a legitimate copy with Wi-Fi safe mods. i was wondering if i could go back to Sysnand and download the Splatoon 2 i had purchased before deciding to hack my console (big brain moment) and play it on my Emunand, using mission control to play using a PS4 controller. I don't play it on Sysnand directly because my Joycons are impossibly drifty. can i do that or anything i mentioned earlier sets me up for a ban?

 

[binkinator]

I have atmosphere with NSPs installed.

Are the NSPs installed on Emunand or Sysnand?

i saw that you can play Modded Smash as long as its a legitimate copy with Wi-Fi safe mods.

And as long as the rest of your *nand that it’s installed on is 100% clean. Don’t mix and match or you will get banned. Install legit copy on Sysnand and nothing else, and of course you are safe to go online. Keep any dirty stuff on Emunand and keep it offline via exosphere and dns:mitm (built in to Atmosphere.)

i was wondering if i could go back to Sysnand and download the Splatoon 2 i had purchased before deciding to hack my console (big brain moment) and play it on my Emunand, using mission control to play using a PS4 controller.

You really shouldn’t play anything Online on Emunand unless you know what you are doing.

Again, best practice is
100% clean Sysnand = Online Ok
Dirty Emunand = Stay offline or use exosphere and dns:mitm

(note that using exosphere and dns:mitm is effectively a self ban…that’s how you stay off Ninty’s RADAR.)

I don't play it on Sysnand directly because my Joycons are impossibly drifty.

Sysnand or Emunand…they have little to do with your drifty joycons.

can i do that or anything i mentioned earlier sets me up for a ban?

Several of the thoughts above could get you banned.

Check out this thread for more info

Switch Banning Hub — The @Draxzelex definitive place to read about console bans and how to reduce your risk of being next!

 

[Nenoss]

Are the NSPs installed on Emunand or Sysnand?

And as long as the rest of your *nand that it’s installed on is 100% clean. Don’t mix and match or you will get banned. Install legit copy on Sysnand and nothing else, and of course you are safe to go online. Keep any dirty stuff on Emunand and keep it offline via exosphere and dns:mitm (built in to Atmosphere.)

You really shouldn’t play anything Online on Emunand unless you know what you are doing.

Again, best practice is
100% clean Sysnand = Online Ok
Dirty Emunand = Stay offline or use exosphere and dns:mitm

(note that using exosphere and dns:mitm is effectively a self ban…that’s how you stay off Ninty’s RADAR.)

Sysnand or Emunand…they have little to do with your drifty joycons.

Several of the thoughts above could get you banned.

Check out this thread for more info

Switch Banning Hub — The @Draxzelex definitive place to read about console bans and how to reduce your risk of being next!

(sorry i don't use quotes or replies efficiently, im not an expert on forums)
About the NSPs... i didn't really knew you can install them on sysnand (to my knowledge: Sysnand=Unhacked console. EmuMMC=where i install all the stuff). i followed a tutorial and it teached me to partition so i think my sysnand is clean. i have NSPs installed on my emuMMC

And what i meant by "not using sysnand because my joycons drift" is that in sysnand i can't use the third party controllers i have.
My idea was to go back to my clean, unhacked version of the console, download the game and go back to Atmosphere. but at this point, reading your reply, i don't think its possible to do that.
TBH i don't mind getting banned all that much, i just missed playing Splatoon, the only game i would use Ninty's lackluster online service for. would be solved by buying a pro controller or new joycons so i could play normally on Sysnand, but they're really expensive where i live

Thanks for taking your time and answering my silly questions

 

[binkinator]

(sorry i don't use quotes or replies efficiently, im not an expert on forums)

no worries. Experiment a little each time until you’ve tried all the buttons. You’ll get the hang of it.

About the NSPs... i didn't really knew you can install them on sysnand

sure can. Not advisable unless you know what you’re doing. Once you understand why we make gross oversimplifications like then you’ll be ready to ignore them. For now just stick with the best practices.

(to my knowledge: Sysnand=Unhacked console. EmuMMC=where i install all the stuff). i followed a tutorial and it teached me to partition so i think my sysnand is clean. i have NSPs installed on my emuMMC

good deal. This is how it should be.

And what i meant by "not using sysnand because my joycons drift" is that in sysnand i can't use the third party controllers i have.

Got it! Makes sense now. Thank you.

My idea was to go back to my clean, unhacked version of the console, download the game and go back to Atmosphere. but at this point, reading your reply, i don't think its possible to do that.

It’s totally possible. You simply need to read read read as much as you can and make educated decisions. Running Atmosphere alone will not get you banned. Cheating and piracy will.

in the link I sent you above there are folks that say using MissionControl hasnt gotten them banned:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-switch-banning-hub-warning.508710/page-247#post-9792073

If you have Bluetooth on your controllers this might work for you on Sysnand with Atmosphere and MissionControl.

You should read up on each thing you want to try and ask questions but at the end of the day it’s your decision how much risk to take.

TBH i don't mind getting banned all that much, i just missed playing Splatoon, the only game i would use Ninty's lackluster online service for. would be solved by buying a pro controller or new joycons so i could play normally on Sysnand, but they're really expensive where i live

totally makes sense now…

Thanks for taking your time and answering my silly questions

You bet. Stay curiou!

 

[calculathor]

Yeah, that’s not a great sign. We might be going deeper after all. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there…

seems like a corruption issue
some folders aren't even accessible.

so after realizing this, I ran a file recovery on the SD card on the relevant 11 folders in 'H:\emuMMC\RAW1\Nintendo\Contents\registered' with "active @ file recovery" and I was able to recover all folders except the folder called 0000004F.

Now the problem is that the SD card only has the emuMMC folder with 11 problematic folders and I can't even delete them.

So I tried DiskGenius v5.4.3.1342 Pro to delete the folders. It said the partition was damaged and it needed fixing before deleting anything. I tried recovery again with DiskGenious in hopes of recovering the 0000004F folder, it didn't work and it got stuck at some point (just like switch)

So I decieded to Fat32 format it with DiskGenius. That worked. Then I initated a check / verification on every sectors on the SD card with DiskGenius. Unfortunately that gets stuck after 25 minutes too. I will try to fix the SD card somehow or the SD card is badly damaged

I wonder if this happened during tinfoil download when system went to sleep and had to do a shutdown to fix it?

 

[binkinator]

seems like a corruption issue
some folders aren't even accessible.

View attachment 315221

so after realizing this, I ran a file recovery on the SD card on the relevant 11 folders in 'H:\emuMMC\RAW1\Nintendo\Contents\registered' with "active @ file recovery" and I was able to recover all folders except the folder called 0000004F.

Now the problem is that the SD card only has the emuMMC folder with 11 problematic folders and I can't even delete them.

So I tried DiskGenius v5.4.3.1342 Pro to delete the folders. It said the partition was damaged and it needed fixing before deleting anything. I tried recovery again with DiskGenious in hopes of recovering the 0000004F folder, it didn't work and it got stuck at some point (just like switch)

So I decieded to Fat32 format it with DiskGenius. That worked. Then I initated a check / verification on every sectors on the SD card with DiskGenius. Unfortunately that gets stuck after 25 minutes too. I will try to fix the SD card somehow or the SD card is badly damaged

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I wonder if this happened during tinfoil download when system went to sleep and had to do a shutdown to fix it?

Yeah, this Is the worst case unfortunately but I’m sure you’re already familiar with where we are at this point.

You might want to try h2testw (it’s a destructive test btw)

We can try to format to FAT32/32k blocks with rufus or the tool of your choice but we might be looking at a new card. (let’s hope not.)

It could very well have happened during a sleep when it was writing to disk but we’ll likely never know for sure.

If you can splurge on two SDCards you may want to rotate them for a rudimentary backup cycle. I try to do this so regularly so I only loose a couple week‘s worth of changes. (It’s happened to me twice now.)

 

[binkinator]

When I try to launch homebrew menu on emuMMC, the youtube app I installed is showing a cloud and says it needs to be installed, and it won't install.

I can get into sys MMC and get to the homebrew menu with the youtube app.

Also, tinfoil self installer will not function, I get an error 2016-0060. I attempted to update my sigpatches from here: https://github.com/ITotalJustice/patches/releases , but it didn't seem to help (This is in sysmmc)

@Dasm

Don’t recommend running dirty stuff on Sysnand. Emunand only…keep Sysnand clean.

YouTube app is an NSP, correct?

can you delete the YouTube app using System Setting -> Data Management?

For fixing the error:

A few easy things to try:

1) Enter into maintenance mode, don’t do anything in maintenance mode, just reboot afterwards. No changes. https://en-americas-support.nintend...to-update-nintendo-switch-in-maintenance-mode

Reboot and see if this fixes things.

2) Archive bit…here is a great description of the issue but here is a better way to solve it.

1. Enter Hekate through RCM or PegaScape
2. Select ‘Tools > Archive Bit - AutoRCM > Unset archive bit’

Reboot and see if this fixes things.

3) Modify your hekate_ipl.ini file

Download fusee.bin from https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/releases/tag/1.3.2 and place it in /bootloader/payloads/

In your [CFW - emuMMC] section change

fss0=atmosphere/package3

to read

payload=/bootloader/payloads/fusee.bin

Reboot and see if this fixes things.

4) Try different Sigpatches:

Sigpatches (GBATemp) — alternative Sigpatches for when others don’t seem to work.
Sigpatches — get your iTotalJustice Sigpatches here (with free instructions!)


If you’re still having issues please post the following:

Firmware Version:
Atmosphere Version:
Hekate Version:

post contents of your /bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini

post screenshot of /atmosphere
post screenshot of /bootloader/payloads

 

[Dasm]

Thank you. It is working now. I re-did my emunand. Booting from Fusee instead of hekate seems to have helped

 

[binkinator]

I've been having issues with 90DNS, I did try it on my emuNAND and it did blocked the Nintendo servers but somehow it ended up affecting my SysNAND as well. Is there a way to fix this or is it GG? Help would be great, thank you.

Consider running exosphere and dns:mitm on your emunand. Let your clean Sysnand connect as normal.

https://rentry.org/ExosphereDNSMITM

pay particular attention to the note at the very end…

Note:

If you plan to use Atmosphere on SysNAND for online play and EmuNAND for offline play, rename the file to emummc.txt.

 

[deviljin]

Question, is there a tutorial that can team me how to install save file on my hacked switch. I specifically want to install a 100% completed SSBU on the switch which i currently have like 3 characters unlocked. I don't want to slog through it. Please if possible point me in the direction for that.

Sorry if the formatting of my question is off I am completely new here. Thanks for any help provided.

 

[binkinator]

Question, is there a tutorial that can team me how to install save file on my hacked switch. I specifically want to install a 100% completed SSBU on the switch which i currently have like 3 characters unlocked. I don't want to slog through it. Please if possible point me in the direction for that.

Sorry if the formatting of my question is off I am completely new here. Thanks for any help provided.

You want to take a look at JKSV.

• jksv — game save manager

e: release thread: https://gbatemp.net/threads/jksv-save-manager-for-switch.516186/

 

[calculathor]

Yeah, this Is the worst case unfortunately but I’m sure you’re already familiar with where we are at this point.

You might want to try h2testw (it’s a destructive test btw)

We can try to format to FAT32/32k blocks with rufus or the tool of your choice but we might be looking at a new card. (let’s hope not.)

Hi binkinator,

I ordered a new 512 GB Samsung EVO Plus MicroSD.
Since I was able to restore everything except one folder in \emuMMC\RAW1\Nintendo\Contents\registered, I will try restoring everything to the new card when it arrives.

My question is what would be the best way to copy the EmuNAND partition? I mean how should I prepare the new SD card and transfer the data from the old EmuNAND partition?
I guess I can make the partitions in hekate but how will I copy the data from the old EmuNAND partition?

Also, do you know of a tool to set some sectors defective to make them unusable in an SD card to make it functional again? chkdsk /f ?

Thanks a lot

 

[binkinator]

Hi binkinator,

I ordered a new 512 GB Samsung EVO Plus MicroSD.
Since I was able to restore everything except one folder in \emuMMC\RAW1\Nintendo\Contents\registered, I will try restoring everything to the new card when it arrives.

My question is what would be the best way to copy the EmuNAND partition? I mean how should I prepare the new SD card and transfer the data from the old EmuNAND partition?
I guess I can make the partitions in hekate but how will I copy the data from the old EmuNAND partition?

Also, do you know of a tool to set some sectors defective to make them unusable in an SD card to make it functional again? chkdsk /f ?

Thanks a lot

Between these two tools there’s almost nothing you can’t do with *nand.

NXNANDManager — Q: Got a naughty emunand that won’t behave?
EMUTool —A: between these tools it’s everything you could possible want to do to an emunand (and a little more…)

Let Hekate format your partitions and then use the above to manipulate Nand image in place…

If it requires more than chkdsk X: /f
…you really don’t want that drive around anyway.

 

[Chaldothug45]

Just spent a week updating from SXOS to atmosphere downloading a bunch of content. Everything was working fine and then powered off my switch one day and then my SD card got corrupted. Any reason why this happens or how to prevent this or how to fix it?