Safe as in it works? Early indications point to yes. Safe as in from a banning perspective? Probably not; it most likely introduces new telemetry to help Nintendo identify CFW and homebrew usage.
I have an early untouched revision sitting in my cupboard waiting for my sx os to arrive. I'm gonna use your report as a template for my own setup, which is going to be simple without any other tools installed basically.
So, let's say i have sx os with no emunand. If turn off the console and boot into original firmware and connect to internet to check updates of my original games, do i risk ban?
In that case do you suggest to update firmware without burning fuses?
In that case do you suggest to update firmware without burning fuses?
How does the updating process works with SX? Are emunand and nand updated at different? Like you have to update them separately or can I just use ChoiDujourNX? Also is the AutoRCM in SX safe or riskier for ban?(atm im not using autorcm)
Yes, it is possible to do that. Read the last 10 or so ban reports to get an idea of what it takes to avoid a ban.
I'd wait till sxos gets an update just in case nothing gets broken in 6.1.0. Theres no real reason to update the Switch anyway unless your playing online in ofw or have a subscription
Last edited by MasterJ360,
Ok so I have a switch that I hacked like 4 months ago (already have a ban report) and I have not been banned. I decided to back up my nand 3 days ago and boot cfw after doing that. The switch crashed and booted me back to OFW. I played online for a day, and have now gone offline and am using layeredFS and am planning to restore my nand once I’m finished with odyssey mods. As of now I’m not banned. Does this sound good as in I won’t get banned when restoring my nand?
Last edited by TriangularFish,
I mean if the NAND isn't completely clean, then there is always a chance it can get banned. But if you've been lucky enough to stave off a ban so far, your luck just may continue.
Does a superban (CDN) also mean you lose your remaining eShop balance/gold coins?
Last edited by therealhoothoot,
This was a separate thread posted by another user which has since merged into the main sticky.
Can you use the eShop on the Switch? N
If you cannot access the eShop, when was the last time/date you were able to? 2018/10/28
Did you restore a clean hack-free NAND before going online? N
Do you get the error code 2181-4008 trying to update your games? Y
Do you get error code 2137-7403 trying to update your system firmware? N
Can you login to Nintendo's website using your linked Nintendo Account? Y
SX OS used? N
Did you make an SX OS EmuNAND with a clean hack-free NAND then stay offline with it? N
Trimmed .XCI? N
Did you connect to the Internet with SX OS and/or to activate the license? N
Did you play any .XCI files online with a certificate/header? N
Do you have a certificate/header ban (look for error code 2124-4025)? N
Lowest SX Version used when Online/Offline (NOT Switch System Firmware)? N
What do you use Non-SX OS LayeredFS for? N
Did you connect to the Internet with a non-SX OS LayeredFS Inject? N
Played online w/ Non-SX OS Layered FS Injects? N
Did you inject an .XCI certificate using LayeredFS to play online? N
Used DevMenu? N
Installed any .NSP? N
Did you connect to the Internet w/ any .NSP installed? N
Did you play any .NSP installed online? N
Did you perform any CDN/Freeshop downloading with your own Switch's certificate? N
Did you update your .XCI/.NSP games online? N
Did you ever use ReiNX? N
Homebrew/non-SX CFW Used? Y HBMenu, RetroArch, Checkpoint(Backup only Never Restore)
Connect to Internet with homebrew/non-SX OS CFW? Y w/ 90DNS
Connect to eShop while using CFW/homebrew? N
AutoRCM? N
Did you update your firmware using ChoiDujour or ChoiDujourNX? N
Did you install the exFAT update offline? N
receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net blocked and/or "Don't Share Usage Information" ticked under "Other Settings"? Y
Do you have eclct disabled (look for pm.kip under sysmodules/modules)? Y
Do you have creport enabled (look for a folder named 0100000000000036 under titles)? Y
What firmware(s) were you on when you cleared error logs prior to going online? Y: N
Wi-Fi settings deleted in CFW? Y
Console/Account Region(s) USA
What device(s) do you use to send payloads with? Generic Dongle/PC
Do you enter RCM by bridging pins 9 & 10 together? Y
If Banned, provide proof (video preferred) 2181-4008
Additional Comments
Hope this helps, I thought I was being actually conservative with hacking. Offline on CFW, Never touched NSPs or XCIs, Never cheated or modified saves, Kept homebrew up-to-date directly from Github. Pretty much only used CFW to play RetroArch.
If you cannot access the eShop, when was the last time/date you were able to? 2018/10/28
Did you restore a clean hack-free NAND before going online? N
Do you get the error code 2181-4008 trying to update your games? Y
Do you get error code 2137-7403 trying to update your system firmware? N
Can you login to Nintendo's website using your linked Nintendo Account? Y
SX OS used? N
Did you make an SX OS EmuNAND with a clean hack-free NAND then stay offline with it? N
Trimmed .XCI? N
Did you connect to the Internet with SX OS and/or to activate the license? N
Did you play any .XCI files online with a certificate/header? N
Do you have a certificate/header ban (look for error code 2124-4025)? N
Lowest SX Version used when Online/Offline (NOT Switch System Firmware)? N
What do you use Non-SX OS LayeredFS for? N
Did you connect to the Internet with a non-SX OS LayeredFS Inject? N
Played online w/ Non-SX OS Layered FS Injects? N
Did you inject an .XCI certificate using LayeredFS to play online? N
Used DevMenu? N
Installed any .NSP? N
Did you connect to the Internet w/ any .NSP installed? N
Did you play any .NSP installed online? N
Did you perform any CDN/Freeshop downloading with your own Switch's certificate? N
Did you update your .XCI/.NSP games online? N
Did you ever use ReiNX? N
Homebrew/non-SX CFW Used? Y HBMenu, RetroArch, Checkpoint(Backup only Never Restore)
Connect to Internet with homebrew/non-SX OS CFW? Y w/ 90DNS
Connect to eShop while using CFW/homebrew? N
AutoRCM? N
Did you update your firmware using ChoiDujour or ChoiDujourNX? N
Did you install the exFAT update offline? N
receive-lp1.dg.srv.nintendo.net blocked and/or "Don't Share Usage Information" ticked under "Other Settings"? Y
Do you have eclct disabled (look for pm.kip under sysmodules/modules)? Y
Do you have creport enabled (look for a folder named 0100000000000036 under titles)? Y
What firmware(s) were you on when you cleared error logs prior to going online? Y: N
Wi-Fi settings deleted in CFW? Y
Console/Account Region(s) USA
What device(s) do you use to send payloads with? Generic Dongle/PC
Do you enter RCM by bridging pins 9 & 10 together? Y
If Banned, provide proof (video preferred) 2181-4008
Additional Comments
Hope this helps, I thought I was being actually conservative with hacking. Offline on CFW, Never touched NSPs or XCIs, Never cheated or modified saves, Kept homebrew up-to-date directly from Github. Pretty much only used CFW to play RetroArch.
Updating the SX software is a simple copy/replace on the SD card.
I believe the SX dongle can be updated, but I also believe that there haven't been (and may never be) any updates for it.
I don't mess with the emuNAND/NAND stuff, and update via fuse burning as normal, so I can't comment on any of that.
As far as AutoRCM goes, I prefer to keep things in my device as stock as possible to try and avoid a ban.
In this way, by removing my SD and dongle, there is very little trace of my CFW left outside of the recently played games on my home screen (and those could have just as easily come from cartridges).
Of course to keep up with this appearance, I do not use my Nintendo ID linked account in CFW, as doing so records the play history in CFW to said account.
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Did you use the same account to play on both CFW and OFW?
Last edited by Saiylem,
I appreciate the confidence in the steps I took, but please don't fault me if somethings happens lol.
It's important to note that I have not done anything to receive any error codes, which could be paramount as SX OS doesn't have any setup for eclct disabling or creport handling.
1 reported suspicious error could be all it takes.
I believe crashes (and thus error reports) will be more common if you use LayeredFS or a lot of homebrew, which I have avoided (so far), though I have safely used a save manager without any issues in this regard.
Last edited by Saiylem,
Let's say that to launch a homebrew, what should we do?
Can we launch a homebrew without breaking the tos nintendo? Well, that's what nintendo punished......
I'm not saying it's good or scary, just that there's a way to avoid it, restore the nand, it's a shame to make a switch that has a flaw, that's not fixed, useless on the nintendo network, it takes 30min to restore the nand, now there's nothing to do.
I downloaded nsp games and nsp updates for xci games, I never played online on these games I keep my system on airplane mode. I just want to go online to update my system ofw to 6.1.0 without autorcm and then put it back in sleep mode and install sx os back.
can I get superban just from going online to update the system and then go back to airplane mode?
can I get superban just from going online to update the system and then go back to airplane mode?
