Homebrew Question Complicated situation with stock 4.1.0 firmware, SX OS, ChoiDuJoirnx, and EmuNAND.

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It's been years since I posted on here. Nice to be back.

So I have a 64GB microSD card (let's call it SD1).

I'm using SX OS 2.5.3 with AutoRCM to boot my EmuNAND 4.1.0 dump (verified it is, in fact, separate by changing the picture of the account on it).

Obviously, when I make the EmuNAND dump, it's also 4.1.0, and therefore, the OFW 4.1.0 doesn't have support for exFAT.

So that means I have to use guiformat to format SD1 as FAT32, then run ChoiDujoirnx to update the EmuNAND to 6.2. Now once I use Choi with the 6.2.0 option (because while SD1 is exFAT, it's formatted as FAT32), it updates the EmuNAND firmware (confirmed working).

Here's where the problem comes in.

Any files that are over 4GB can't be moved to the SD card because of the file size limit, so I tried to back up the files on the card, and reformatted SD1 back to EXFAT, then moved the files back, but it appears as though there's some issue either with the 6.2 EmuNAND or maybe because I used the non-exFAT option in Choi, it results in the EmuNAND only booting to a black screen once I did the format and moved the files back.

Now the OFW of course is still on 4.1.0 and boots perfectly fine, and when I swap in another 64GB microSD card that is FAT32 formatted (SD2), it boots up to the EmuNAND dump that I made and works fine, so I have verified that the issue lies with the dump on SD1.

What should I do to get this working properly?

Should I add exFAT support to an EmuNAND 4.1.0 dump, then update it to 6.2, then I'll be able to add the files over 4GB? Would that be the best option, and why is this actually happening in the first place? (Actually, upon further investigation, I've found that microSD cards are not hot-swappable in the switch. So that first option is not even possible.)

Also, as a separate question, if I update the firmware to 6.2.0 using the exFAT option in Choi, it *should not* burn any fuses, correct (I think 4.1.0 ships with 5 pre-burnt fuses, IIRC?)

If this seems like a dumb question, I've only been tinkering with Switch mods for about two days, so I'm very new to this.
 
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So from what I gathered from this is that you need to move files bigger than 4gb to an exfat sd card?
If so then use guiformat. If you did the same thing that I did a while back and used ChoiDuJoirNX and accidentally pressed fat32 when installing while you're using an exfat sd card (or other way around) and now it won't boot I was able to figure it out. All I did was backup all of the files from the sd card to my computer, formatted to fat32 (or exfat depending on whether or not you pressed exfat while installing while using a fat32 or you pressed fat32 while using an exfat), copied only what I needed to use ChoiDuJoirNX (ChoiDuJoirNX, switch update files, and cfw files) to the newly formatted sd card. While installing the update you previously tried to install again either pick fat32 if you want to keep it fat32 (skip the next step if so. You're done) or choose exfat. When you choose exfat go back to your computer format the sdcard to exfat and copy the backup of your sd card to it again. USE GUIFORMAT TO FORMAT NOT WINDOWS FORMATTER. IT WILL FORMAT IT TO WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE UNLIKE THE WINDOWS ONE.
 
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So from what I gathered from this is that you need to move files bigger than 4gb to an exfat sd card?
Yes, and no. Obviously, moving the files to an exFAT card isn't the issue. It's the problem of having to create my EmuNAND on a FAT32 card due to the limitation of 4.10, upgrading the firmware, and then somehow turning that card into an exFAT-formatted card without my EmuNAND installation failing to boot and only going to a black screen.

If so then use guiformat.
Already am using that. Found it was the easiest option for 32KB block support without a lot of messing around. Good app, it is.

All I did was backup all of the files from the sd card to my computer, formatted to fat32 (or exfat depending on whether or not you pressed exfat while installing while using a fat32 or you pressed fat32 while using an exfat), copied only what I needed to use ChoiDuJoirNX (ChoiDuJoirNX, switch update files, and cfw files) to the newly formatted sd card. While installing the update you previously tried to install again either pick fat32 if you want to keep it fat32 (skip the next step if so. You're done) or choose exfat. When you choose exfat go back to your computer format the sdcard to exfat and copy the backup of your sd card to it again.
So, just to clarify, would the following be the process I need to do:

1. Format exFAT card to FAT32.
2. Create EmuNAND 4.1.0.
3. Boot Choi with 6.2 update (using exFAT option).
4. Copy contents of card to PC, then format back to exFAT.
5. Add contents back to card.

And after this, then EmuNAND *should* boot with 6.2, which will give me the option to access the EmuNAND and copy over any 4GB+ size files I need?

Also, thanks for responding!
 

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Yes, and no. Obviously, moving the files to an exFAT card isn't the issue. It's the problem of having to create my EmuNAND on a FAT32 card due to the limitation of 4.10, upgrading the firmware, and then somehow turning that card into an exFAT-formatted card without my EmuNAND installation failing to boot and only going to a black screen.


Already am using that. Found it was the easiest option for 32KB block support without a lot of messing around. Good app, it is.


So, just to clarify, would the following be the process I need to do:

1. Format exFAT card to FAT32.
2. Create EmuNAND 4.1.0.
3. Boot Choi with 6.2 update (using exFAT option).
4. Copy contents of card to PC, then format back to exFAT.
5. Add contents back to card.

And after this, then EmuNAND *should* boot with 6.2, which will give me the option to access the EmuNAND and copy over any 4GB+ size files I need?

Also, thanks for responding!
I believe so
 
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So with your advice, I finally got it working.

Followed the instructions exactly as you mentioned, and I was able to update the EmuNAND using Choi with the exFAT option, backed up the SD card, then reformatted it, copied the data back over, and it worked!

Thank you very much!
No problem! Glad to help
 
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