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sorry for a dumb question, i used this https://switch.hacks.guide/ guide to hack my first gen switch, i downloaded SMO with DBI just fine (but had to dwnld sigpatches or somethinh) and it opened just fine , but i cant crack the code on how to play tomodachi life, i already installes newest syspatch 1.6.2.0 and sigpatches for it tp, on previous syspatch v 1.5.6 it even let me enter the game, only to get thrown out to the main menu. it constantly says that game is corrupted or something, and i cant even proceed past initial 1sec balck screen loading. im on version 22.1.0|AMS 1.11.1|s, any advice would be great
 
switch when i put in dock/rest mode - it doesnt boot back up unless i inject payload
there is battery life as it shows lfor example 44% it never used to to this before, why do i get a black screen if i i leave it for a day etc and try to play again...

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So recently bought a switch lite which is already modded, I came to realize that it was modded on it's sysnand, I want to remove the mod from sysnand for online play & redo mod on the emunand, Can someone help me out on this, Please guide me on this, I'm confused of what to do first thanks
 
Onepunchbruh said:
So recently bought a switch lite which is already modded, I came to realize that it was modded on it's sysnand, I want to remove the mod from sysnand for online play & redo mod on the emunand, Can someone help me out on this, Please guide me on this, I'm confused of what to do first thanks
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Without a backup of a clean sysnand, there's not much that can be done for official online play.
 
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Onepunchbruh said:
So recently bought a switch lite which is already modded, I came to realize that it was modded on it's sysnand, I want to remove the mod from sysnand for online play & redo mod on the emunand, Can someone help me out on this, Please guide me on this, I'm confused of what to do first thanks
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Does it already have pirated games installed on sysNAND? If so, I'm not sure whether you'll be able to use sysNAND for online play. You might be able to use it for a while until your console gets banned (can be instant, can take months to get banned) if it even gets banned at all. I've read too many stories so far all over the place.

All I know for sure is that once you install anything the unofficial way onto the sysNAND, whether it's a pirated games, homebrew forwarder etc, you're pretty much screwed since you can't clean up your sysNAND afterwards UNLESS both of the following statements are correct:
1) you have a clean sysNAND backup that you can restore to the console
2) you never connected the console to the Nintendo servers after you made the backup i.e. to update the firmware the official way.

Let's say that you restore a clean sysNAND backup but you know that you've previously connected to the Internet on your sysNAND after making that backup, once you connect to the Nintendo servers again, your console will be flagged for a log mismatch i.e. Nintendo already has more of your logs on their servers than you have on your console, which will eventually lead to ban. That's the theory at least.

It all depends on what the previous owner did to the console.

If you don't have the backup and you don't know whether the previous owner connected to the Nintendo servers after they made that backup making it somewhat useless for restoring console to the clean state (still useful in case of a major brick), I would try to just do the factory reset (won't clean up logs, though, so you're just doing it for the sake of doing it) and try using the console for the official stuff only for a few days, weeks, months. If you get banned i.e. you got restricted access to the eShop and online services, you'll know whether you're banned or not.

I would recommend making a backup of your sysNAND after you do a factory restore, though, just so that you have it in case your console gets bricked sometime in the future. Even a dirty backup is better than no backup.

I would suggest against using those scripts or tools that clean up your Switch and its logs, they won't do much, I'm afraid and will probably just make things worse.
 
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Does it already have pirated games installed on sysNAND? If so, I'm not sure whether you'll be able to use sysNAND for online play. You might be able to use it for a while until your console gets banned (can be instant, can take months to get banned) if it even gets banned at all. I've read too many stories so far all over the place.

All I know for sure is that once you install anything the unofficial way onto the sysNAND, whether it's a pirated games, homebrew forwarder etc, you're pretty much screwed since you can't clean up your sysNAND afterwards UNLESS both of the following statements are correct:
1) you have a clean sysNAND backup that you can restore to the console
2) you never connected the console to the Nintendo servers after you made the backup i.e. to update the firmware the official way.

Let's say that you restore a clean sysNAND backup but you know that you've previously connected to the Internet on your sysNAND after making that backup, once you connect to the Nintendo servers again, your console will be flagged for a log mismatch i.e. Nintendo already has more of your logs on their servers than you have on your console, which will eventually lead to ban. That's the theory at least.

It all depends on what the previous owner did to the console.

If you don't have the backup and you don't know whether the previous owner connected to the Nintendo servers after they made that backup making it somewhat useless for restoring console to the clean state (still useful in case of a major brick), I would try to just do the factory reset (won't clean up logs, though, so you're just doing it for the sake of doing it) and try using the console for the official stuff only for a few days, weeks, months. If you get banned i.e. you got restricted access to the eShop and online services, you'll know whether you're banned or not.

I would recommend making a backup of your sysNAND after you do a factory restore, though, just so that you have it in case your console gets bricked sometime in the future. Even a dirty backup is better than no backup.

I would suggest against using those scripts or tools that clean up your Switch and its logs, they won't do much, I'm afraid and will probably just make things worse.
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So bought it from a shop, it was not connected to internet previously & there are games tinfoil etc installed on it, I want to clean up the sysnand & then create an emunand for backups n stuff, can you guide me on how to clean it thoroughly & redo the mod on emunand? & also on how to create a new sysnand backup after cleaning

Edit: Should I use haku33 will it brick my console? also the games & other stuff is installed on a128gb sd
 
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Hey yall lowkey modding noob so i just wanna ask about sigpatches, i cannot seem to find any sigpatches for the latest atmosphere. if anyone can educate me on that typa stuff cuz i got some games but i cant seem to run them without it. Thanks
 
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So bought it from a shop, it was not connected to internet previously & there are games tinfoil etc installed on it, I want to clean up the sysnand & then create an emunand for backups n stuff, can you guide me on how to clean it thoroughly & redo the mod on emunand? & also on how to create a new sysnand backup after cleaning
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So if I understood you correctly, there are games and Tinfoil forwarder on your home screen as well? If so, there's a chance you'll get your console banned once you connect to the Internet even if you try to factory reset it. There's nothing much you can do to clean it up, I'm afraid. There are a couple of scripts and tools but they won't do much, especially with the logs if there happens to be a mismatch between your console and Nintendo servers.

If you still want to give it a try and see for yourself, you can do the following. Note that I'm not an expert and that I might make a mistake here and there since I'm not sure how hardware modded system behaves as I've only ever had two unpatched Erista models in my hands that didn't require a modchip in order to get hacked. You have been warned, do not proceed if you're not 100% sure. I won't be responsible for any damage you make to your console. I probably won't be able to help you out diagnose the issues if you run into some as troubleshooting isn't my expertise either. I'm just here to tell you your options and that's pretty much it. You decide what you'd like to do.

As I said, you can clean up your sysNAND a bit by doing a factory reset but that will only clear the USER partition of the console, won't clean the system logs which are sent to the Nintendo if their servers aren't blocked. You'll do it just for the sake of doing it as you won't need all those games installed on your NAND backup anyway. Whether it's safe to do a factory reset, depends on what the previous owner did to the console.

To be on a safe side, I would do the following:
1) Remove all the games and apps you see on your home menu, all the users (except a new one that you'll create as your main, no need for the NNID), also remove all the paired bluetooth devices, forget all the networks, remove all the save data, etc. Manually. Don't do the factory reset just yet.
2) Once done, reboot to the hekate and make a NAND backup. Check this guide for more info: https://switch.hacks.guide/user_guide/all/making_essential_backups
3) Once done, make sure to copy that backup somewhere to the safe place on your PC.

Now you'll be able reboot to CFW and do the factory reset. if anything goes wrong, you can always boot into hekate and restore the backup you've just created.
Now, I'm not sure how hardware modded system works but it should reboot to either hekate, recovery mode, default payload or something. If it works, congrats, now you can make a new backup of your "clean" sysNAND via hekate again. Obviously, it's not the 100% clean backup that we'd like to have but at least it doesn't have games, save data, saved connections etc. Note that factory reset doesn't clean up your NAND so that you can use it for online play.

Once you make all the backups, I would turn off the console and remove the SD card and try booting into stock sysNAND to see if it works. To do that, while the console is turned off, press and hold both volume buttons, press the power button and keep holding the volume buttons until your system boots. If it boots correctly and everything works, now you can proceed to make emuNAND. Check this guide and follow the on-screen instructions: https://switch.hacks.guide/

Additionally, you don't have to dump your own sysNAND firmware in order to update your emuNAND. There's a repository on Github with all Switch firmwares to this day, you'll need to look it up on your own as we aren't allowed to link to it. Also, in order to play game backups, you'll need sys-patch (instead of Tesla menu, you can grab Ultrahand) and an installer such as DBI in order to install those games (I'd suggest using the latest Russian version, don't forget to get your keys with Lockpick_RCM before that).

Once done, you should have a working sysNAND and emuNAND setup on your console. I'd suggest swapping Atmosphere's reboot_payload.bin with the hekate's as you can run reboot to payload app in your homebrew launcher in order to access hekate easier.

On sysNAND, I'd create a new account (wouldn't use my main one) and see if you can connect to the eShop and other services, play around with it for a while and see if you'll get banned. If you get banned, you can still use your console for pirated games and stuff. If not, you can enjoy your legally purchased games as well.
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Hey yall lowkey modding noob so i just wanna ask about sigpatches, i cannot seem to find any sigpatches for the latest atmosphere. if anyone can educate me on that typa stuff cuz i got some games but i cant seem to run them without it. Thanks
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Sigpatches are bit hard to make nowdays since there aren't noob-friendly guide on how to make them on your own. Therefore, I suggest switching to sys-patch instead. if you still want to use sigpatches, these are probably the latest ones. Make sure that you're booting into Atmosphere via hekate or that you're using a modified fusee.bin with the ips kip patches support restored. Otherwise, they won't work.
 
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So if I understood you correctly, there are games and Tinfoil forwarder on your home screen as well? If so, there's a chance you'll get your console banned once you connect to the Internet even if you try to factory reset it. There's nothing much you can do to clean it up, I'm afraid. There are a couple of scripts and tools but they won't do much, especially with the logs if there happens to be a mismatch between your console and Nintendo servers.

If you still want to give it a try and see for yourself, you can do the following. Note that I'm not an expert and that I might make a mistake here and there since I'm not sure how hardware modded system behaves as I've only ever had two unpatched Erista models in my hands that didn't require a modchip in order to get hacked. You have been warned, do not proceed if you're not 100% sure. I won't be responsible for any damage you make to your console. I probably won't be able to help you out diagnose the issues if you run into some as troubleshooting isn't my expertise either. I'm just here to tell you your options and that's pretty much it. You decide what you'd like to do.

As I said, you can clean up your sysNAND a bit by doing a factory reset but that will only clear the USER partition of the console, won't clean the system logs which are sent to the Nintendo if their servers aren't blocked. You'll do it just for the sake of doing it as you won't need all those games installed on your NAND backup anyway. Whether it's safe to do a factory reset, depends on what the previous owner did to the console.

To be on a safe side, I would do the following:
1) Remove all the games and apps you see on your home menu, all the users (except a new one that you'll create as your main, no need for the NNID), also remove all the paired bluetooth devices, forget all the networks, remove all the save data, etc. Manually. Don't do the factory reset just yet.
2) Once done, reboot to the hekate and make a NAND backup. Check this guide for more info: https://switch.hacks.guide/user_guide/all/making_essential_backups
3) Once done, make sure to copy that backup somewhere to the safe place on your PC.

Now you'll be able reboot to CFW and do the factory reset. if anything goes wrong, you can always boot into hekate and restore the backup you've just created.
Now, I'm not sure how hardware modded system works but it should reboot to either hekate, recovery mode, default payload or something. If it works, congrats, now you can make a new backup of your "clean" sysNAND via hekate again. Obviously, it's not the 100% clean backup that we'd like to have but at least it doesn't have games, save data, saved connections etc. Note that factory reset doesn't clean up your NAND so that you can use it for online play.

Once you make all the backups, I would turn off the console and remove the SD card and try booting into stock sysNAND to see if it works. To do that, while the console is turned off, press and hold both volume buttons, press the power button and keep holding the volume buttons until your system boots. If it boots correctly and everything works, now you can proceed to make emuNAND. Check this guide and follow the on-screen instructions: https://switch.hacks.guide/

Additionally, you don't have to dump your own sysNAND firmware in order to update your emuNAND. There's a repository on Github with all Switch firmwares to this day, you'll need to look it up on your own as we aren't allowed to link to it. Also, in order to play game backups, you'll need sys-patch (instead of Tesla menu, you can grab Ultrahand) and an installer such as DBI in order to install those games (I'd suggest using the latest Russian version, don't forget to get your keys with Lockpick_RCM before that).

Once done, you should have a working sysNAND and emuNAND setup on your console. I'd suggest swapping Atmosphere's reboot_payload.bin with the hekate's as you can run reboot to payload app in your homebrew launcher in order to access hekate easier.

On sysNAND, I'd create a new account (wouldn't use my main one) and see if you can connect to the eShop and other services, play around with it for a while and see if you'll get banned. If you get banned, you can still use your console for pirated games and stuff. If not, you can enjoy your legally purchased games as well.
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Sigpatches are bit hard to make nowdays since there aren't noob-friendly guide on how to make them on your own. Therefore, I suggest switching to sys-patch instead. if you still want to use sigpatches, these are probably the latest ones. Make sure that you're booting into Atmosphere via hekate or that you're using a modified fusee.bin with the ips kip patches support restored. Otherwise, they won't work.
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I saw on youtube people using the haku33 to format their switch, should I go with that is that method safe? Should I create backup before doing that, when I launch haku33 I get a different msg at the bottom, reboot to payload cannot be used on a mariko system so I backed off from it incase it's something different, let me attach a pic of it at the bottom so you can get the idea
 

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I saw on youtube people using the haku33 to format their switch, should I go with that is that method safe? Should I create backup before doing that, when I launch haku33 I get a different msg at the bottom, reboot to payload cannot be used on a mariko system so I backed off from it incase it's something different, let me attach a pic of it at the bottom so you can get the idea
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Do not blindly follow random YouTube videos, they are usually outdated.

I'd start with the 3 steps @Blythe93 suggested before anything else. It's good to have a full backup before messing with it, otherwise you will have a much harder time if something goes wrong.
 
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