KaiHen改变, Switch 2 homebrew environment released
Kurumuz, author of the ns2jb exploit, has released KaiHEN, a minimal custom firmware for the Switch 2 that gives homebrew full NAND write access.
The Switch 2 scene is moving quickly, and today marks another significant achievement with the release of KaiHEN改变! Kurumuz, who also authored a more stable version of ns2jb, the first Nintendo Switch 2 exploit that facilitated game dumps and modification of commercial gmes, now releases what he is calling a "minimal custom firmware for Switch 2".
As the first public release, some bugs are anticipated. Kurumuz also cautions that as this has full write access to NAND, potential users have to be careful of any homebrew they use, as malicious software could brick the Switch 2.
With this release also comes libounce and OunceVK, and Kurumuz has said libnx, opengl and vulkan switch 1 homebrew will be able to be ported directly!
Links:
https://github.com/ouncebrew/kaihen (the homebrew environment itself)
https://github.com/ouncebrew/ounce-devkit (devkit for creating homebrew)
https://gitlab.com/kurumuz/ns2jb (Kurumuz's updated SB4 based entrypoint)
https://github.com/s8n/civ7-fs-kaihen (the civilization VII based entrypoint)
https://ouncebrew.github.io/hblist/ (compiled homebrew compatible with KaiHEN)
An additional word of caution, Nintendo can now blacklist games over the air even without a full system update. So be careful to keep your switch offline if you are interested in homebrew.
Happy modding!
