Hacking Question Any possibility for Homebrew on Patched Switch 6.2.0?

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Sorry in advance if this topic has been discussed before, but I recently got a Swtich which falls into the "possibly patched" category. Are there any projects currently in the works to put Homebrew on a patched & updated system? The only reason I want Homebrew is for exporting/importing saves and as far as I know that's the only way to do so :sleep:
 

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If the system is patched, it's unlikely you'll have homebrew access anytime soon, if ever. I would sell the Switch and buy an unpatched one after making sure it's actually patched.

Boot your Switch into RCM and check if it's patched.
 
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PS Vita took years to hack and is now wide open. Switch is not as secure and already has kernel access. I'd say wait a year and there should be a softmod available.
 

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Sorry in advance if this topic has been discussed before, but I recently got a Swtich which falls into the "possibly patched" category. Are there any projects currently in the works to put Homebrew on a patched & updated system? The only reason I want Homebrew is for exporting/importing saves and as far as I know that's the only way to do so :sleep:
I think I heard something about a homebrew-only exploit for iPatched units? Not sure if it works on 6.2.0 though. It'll be very limited in what you can do with it anyway.
 

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PS Vita took years to hack and is now wide open. Switch is not as secure and already has kernel access. I'd say wait a year and there should be a softmod available.
Except it took few years just to get cfw from 3.60 to 3.65/7/8 and 3.69 and 3.70 are not supported and might not be for a long time (again). Vita is one of the consoles I would never call "wide" open.
 
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Except it took few years just to get cfw from 3.60 to 3.65/7/8 and 3.69 and 3.70 are not supported and might not be for a long time (again). Vita is one of the consoles I would never call "wide" open.
Since reF00D has been released nobody cares about the latest firmware versions (gaming perspective). And compared to NX every PSV you buy (sealed) is hackable. Furthermore there is absolutely no need to update a PSV beyond 3.60 since there are no relevant features added.
 

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I thought we were supposed to be getting some userland access for basic homebrew, via new commits to Pegaswitch?
My understanding was that this applies to <6.2, and was due to certain parts of the Deja Vu chain being patched?
 

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Is that why it took < 1 year to hack it?
FG is literally the only public exploit that gives us TZ takeover that we can use right now, and that wasn't even Nintendo's fault ._.
EDIT: and even in terms of private stuff there's only exploit chain that give TZ takeover, Deja Vu (<=4.1.0). I guess there's also Jamais Vu, but that only works on <=1.0.0
 
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FG is literally the only public exploit that gives us TZ takeover that we can use right now, and that wasn't even Nintendo's fault ._.
EDIT: and even in terms of private stuff there's only exploit chain that give TZ takeover, Deja Vu (<=4.1.0). I guess there's also Jamais Vu, but that only works on <=1.0.0
Irrelevant how we got here. Now that pandora's box is open it's easier to reverse how the system works, how to get keys etc. I've followed the hacking scene since PSP and there's always a new hack just around the corner. Even Yifanlu didn't think there would be another hack for vita. It's not a question of if but when.
 

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Irrelevant how we got here. Now that pandora's box is open it's easier to reverse how the system works, how to get keys etc. I've followed the hacking scene since PSP and there's always a new hack just around the corner. Even Yifanlu didn't think there would be another hack for vita. It's not a question of if but when.
shrug I mean yea. But the switch is very secure, at least in terms of software.
 

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Irrelevant how we got here. Now that pandora's box is open it's easier to reverse how the system works, how to get keys etc. I've followed the hacking scene since PSP and there's always a new hack just around the corner. Even Yifanlu didn't think there would be another hack for vita. It's not a question of if but when.

Since Nintendo sent out patched units which patched the fusee gelee exploit, it will be much harder to crack. Also, from what I've heard, a new switch is coming around this year, it might be even more difficult to crack without RCM, you would also need to find a way to bypass KASLR but that's nearly impossible... (I might be wrong, not sure)
 
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Since Nintendo sent out patched units which patched the fusee gelee exploit, it will be much harder to crack. Also, from what I've heard, a new switch is coming around this year, it might be even more difficult to crack without RCM, you would also need to find a way to bypass KASLR but that's nearly impossible... (I might be wrong, not sure)
According to this post KASLR was defeated the day it was released on Linux.
 

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According to this post KASLR was defeated the day it was released on Linux.

But that was *on linux*, doesn't mean it can be the same for HOS (the Nintendo Switch Operating System)

If you're thinking about Linux on the Nintendo Switch, that required a bootrom exploit and RCM, that was not exploiting KASLR...
 
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But that was *on linux*, doesn't mean it can be the same for HOS (the Nintendo Switch Operating System)

If you're thinking about Linux on the Nintendo Switch, that required a bootrom exploit and RCM, that was not exploiting KASLR...
Kernel is based on FreeBSD.
 

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Possibility? Sure. Everything is possible. Probable? Nobody can know. And if anyone here claims to know, I will ask that person to buy me a lottery ticket for the next PowerBall drawing.
 
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