Sorry for hijacking your post. I Wanted to ask the same question. I haven't hack my switch yet but I have unlinked my account in preparation for firmware 6.0 but Seems like linked account is required to play the 'new' NES games.
Should I update to 6.0 and link my burner account first before I hack my switch?
I will burn the fuse and lose chance to go back to 5.1.0 Or are there any workarounds?
Linking account in 5.1.0 is not possible already. Nintendo won't allow.
Thanks.
There is work being done to use the NES app without linking an account but there is no ETA on when that will be available. Until then, you will have to link an account to use it. Also I believe unlinking should still be possible if you call Nintendo and give them a satisfactory reason such as a losing the Switch, having it stolen, or selling it to a friend. You can also update to firmware 6.0 without burning a fuse if you use ChoiDujourNX.
Just updated to 5.1.0 using Chois.
Everythings working like a charm.
But, sometimes when I try to smash hekate via Tegra I see a black Boot screen (saying hekate, looks like a loading screen) but after that my console stays black.
If I turn it off and on again and smash hekate again it normally jumps into hekates bootloader menu as usual.
Whats that? :o
Hekate V4.1 now automatically powers off the console if the Switch has AutoRCM installed and entered RCM from Horizon. It will send Hekate normally if it entered RCM from a fully powered down state.
Sorry totally new to the switch scene and I've tried to look but found no clear answer. Basically, its only the SN of the switch that is needed to see if it is exploitable or not? So if I find a switch that has the correct SN, even if it's on a higher FW version(for example i buy it 2nd hand and It has been updated) I can still hack it? I read that 6.0 is a bit iffy right now, but other than that any FW revision is fine?
Thanks
The current exploit is based on the hardware of the console, not the software; that's why firmware is no longer irrelevant to hacking the console much like the 3DS. The way we determine hardware is by looking at the serial number. There is a pinned thread in this section that is full of patched and unpatched serial numbers. I would recommend you checking that thread out before you purchase a Switch if you plan to use CFW/homebrew.
Is is safe to use usb c phone chargers to directly charge the Switch, without being connected to the dock?
If they have a 56K ohm resistor built it, they should be safe.
Can we load SX OS without any bricking risk form any dongle/'modchip' now?
Also, are there any advantages of the SX Pro, compared to a custom dongle/'modchip'?
Not sure there was never any bricking risk from dongles/modchips before but yes, you should be fine loading SX OS. And the only advantage SX Pro has over modchips is the license that it comes preloaded with.
I use ReiNX, if i wanna change sd card i have to do some particular things or just copy/paste?
Its as simple as changing the files on the SD card since CFW cannot be installed but is temporary.
you think its possible to suspend an systemprocess so we can hot-swap lfs files for that title while the switch is on?
Why not just use something like memloader or FTP?
Success. I used most of the files from the NS Atmosphere website since their site was just updated very recently. I did however copy / overwrite some of the files from the Reinx guide that were more current on the date stamp.
Up and running. Yes the first thing I did was backup my NAND. I haven’t tried to install any nsp files yet. The first one I grabbed a backup of was a xci and I started looking how to convert and just decided to try and find an nsp copy instead. Much easier, haha!
I didn’t know there was AutoRCM before I bought my payload injector so that was sort of a waste. I could have done the initial load from my computer and just bought a $3 jig instead. Oh well.
Although I actually do have a question after all that rambling. I don’t plan on going online but if I ever do, would I be safer just NOT using AtuoRCM and using the payload injector every time I need to power off? My Switch rarely gets turned off. It’s always in sleep mode and generally in the dock when I’m not using it. The annoyance I see is ever time I take out the SD card I have to power off and then reinject but I could just use FTP or tinfoil network install to avoid that if needed. If it takes a long time I don’t care. I could queue up the files to start before I go to bed or watch some Netflix.
So basically my question is, what are the pros and cons of AutoRCM?
If you want to go online as safely as possible, I would recommend uninstalling it. Outside of that, the other con is that you cannot boot pure OFW without RCM if AutoRCM is installed; meaning you cannot use the console without sending a payload first. In exchange you don't need a jig or otherwise to boot into RCM which can be good for the pins of the Switch.
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