A definitive way to test if your Switch is patched or not (purchases after 07-2018)

matias3ds · Feb 20, 2019

Maybe is a dumg question but ,, lets say i eant to buy a second switch and i have the xecuter pro dongle .
I will just have to insert de microsd card connect the dongle and jig and enter in rcm mode .
Is i see the xecuter screen the unit is fine if i dont see it , then the unit is patch .
Right ??? or am i missing something
Im just asking caus i guess that in some stores they would let you try that before buying it .

gnilwob · Feb 20, 2019

matias3ds said:
Maybe is a dumg question but ,, lets say i eant to buy a second switch and i have the xecuter pro dongle .
I will just have to insert de microsd card connect the dongle and jig and enter in rcm mode .
Is i see the xecuter screen the unit is fine if i dont see it , then the unit is patch .
Right ??? or am i missing something
Im just asking caus i guess that in some stores they would let you try that before buying it .

To test it with SX Pro dongle.
1. Put in JIG on right joycon rail
2. Take out SD Card (no sd card is needed)
3. Put in fully charged SX Pro dongle on USB C port
4. Hold vol+ button then press power button and release both button and look at the led on SX Pro dongle, it should blink in blue 1 or 2 times (which mean it is injecting payload).
If you see a blank screen after SX Pro injected payload, this is a patched unit.
If you see a complaining sd card imageafter SX Pro injected payload, this is an unpatched unit. (You will want to buy this unit)

matias3ds · Feb 20, 2019

gnilwob said:
To test it with SX Pro dongle.
1. Put in JIG on right joycon rail
2. Take out SD Card (no sd card is needed)
3. Put in fully charged SX Pro dongle on USB C port
4. Hold vol+ button then press power button and release both button and look at the led on SX Pro dongle, it should blink in blue 1 or 2 times (which mean it is injecting payload).
If you see a blank screen after SX Pro injected payload, this is a patched unit.
If you see a complaining sd card imageafter SX Pro injected payload, this is an unpatched unit. (You will want to buy this unit)

ho you will refer to the missing .dat screen , right ?
So , if you got that missing .dat screen the unit is fine .
And if the screen is just black its patched right ?

gnilwob · Feb 20, 2019

matias3ds said:
ho you will refer to the missing .dat screen , right ?
So , if you got that missing .dat screen the unit is fine .
And if the screen is just black its patched right ?

yes, you are correct on both types.
But make sure you see a blinking blue led color to verify that it is actually injecting its payload.

matias3ds · Feb 20, 2019

gnilwob said:
yes, you are correct on both types.
But make sure you see a blinking blue led color to verify that it is actually injecting its payload.

Thanks i might be getting one for a friend request and i dont want to messd up .

JDalager · Mar 4, 2019

Anyway of testing this without command? Command cant find folder and the smash app just crashes on open?

gnilwob · Mar 5, 2019

JDalager said:
Anyway of testing this without command? Command cant find folder and the smash app just crashes on open?

You can try using TegraRcmGUI to inject biskeydump payload.
As newer version also redirect console output to application output.

Tokacor · Mar 7, 2019

Thanks for sharing this, from be in the possibly patched and see that beautiful 0X7000 feels good...

darthtron64 · Apr 16, 2019

fst312 said:
Turned out my switch was hackable, I ended up ordering a different usb c cable and everything worked out. Got the qr code. My other cable wasn’t showing the apx driver I needed. Good thing too since I had till August 8 to return it to amazon if it wasn’t hackable.

What cable did you buy?
I am hopeful that all I need is a different cable!

Could you please post a link to the exact cable you purchased? Please and thank you!!!

Hexalform · Apr 16, 2019

darthtron64 said:
What cable did you buy?
I am hopeful that all I need is a different cable!

Could you please post a link to the exact cable you purchased? Please and thank you!!!

You can go to this website and definitively check if your Switch is hackable: https://damota.me/ssnc/checker

gnilwob · Apr 17, 2019

Hexalform said:
You can go to this website and definitively check if your Switch is hackable: https://damota.me/ssnc/checker

No, you cannot trust the accuracy of this website or any website that based their information on user reports.
The definitive way is to test it yourselves by following the guide.

fst312 · Apr 17, 2019

darthtron64 said:
What cable did you buy?
I am hopeful that all I need is a different cable!

Could you please post a link to the exact cable you purchased? Please and thank you!!!

This is the cable I bought atleast by the picture, the user might not be the same person I bought it from. I had cable that didn’t work before I bought this, so it is possible that the cable could be an issue. I did see another reply for you to visit a website.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/202368005801

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That website might actually be helpful.
This is my switch, it knew it was hackable.

gnilwob · Apr 17, 2019

fst312 said:
That website might actually be helpful.
This is my switch, it knew it was hackable.

Yes, it is helpful for preliminary checking.
But if you want a 100% confirmation for console purchase after July 2018.
You have to test the console with the actual payload injected and see if your console accept or reject it.
The information on the website is based on user reports and sometime it is not accurate.

Syco54645 · Apr 19, 2019

Just got a Switch today used from Amazon warehouse with a serial of XA101018 that came with 4.1. It looks brand new so unsure how much it was used. User account was still on there but wifi looks like it was never set up. Anyway when I use the biskeydump to test if it is hackable I get "Smashed the stack with 0x7000 byte SETUP request!" which according to what I have read means it is hackable HOWEVER it never proceeds. Nothing shows on the switch key and I do not get the report of the keys. Any ideas here? How long should I have to wait for it to dump. Should I perform an initialization on the console and try again?

Also I am not sure if the console is banned or not. Is there a safe way I can check that without updating the FW?

edit: should say I am running this via vmware right now as I really only have access to Linux machines. When I have a moment I am going to try with what ever linux tool exists to send this payload.

edit2: seems this is a patched system but the windows 7 vm was producing a false positive. Tried it in a few different systems and all is 0x0000 byte. Tried with another that I know is exploitable via fusee and it worked fine on the other systems.

gnilwob · Apr 20, 2019

Syco54645 said:
Just got a Switch today used from Amazon warehouse with a serial of XA101018 that came with 4.1. It looks brand new so unsure how much it was used. User account was still on there but wifi looks like it was never set up. Anyway when I use the biskeydump to test if it is hackable I get "Smashed the stack with 0x7000 byte SETUP request!" which according to what I have read means it is hackable HOWEVER it never proceeds. Nothing shows on the switch key and I do not get the report of the keys. Any ideas here? How long should I have to wait for it to dump. Should I perform an initialization on the console and try again?

Also I am not sure if the console is banned or not. Is there a safe way I can check that without updating the FW?

edit: should say I am running this via vmware right now as I really only have access to Linux machines. When I have a moment I am going to try with what ever linux tool exists to send this payload.

edit2: seems this is a patched system but the windows 7 vm was producing a false positive. Tried it in a few different systems and all is 0x0000 byte. Tried with another that I know is exploitable via fusee and it worked fine on the other systems.

Thanks for the information.
I have not tested it using VM guest Windows OS before.
So I didn't know about the false positive from the VM.

ehnoah · May 2, 2019

Getting a switch replacement tomorrow, sent it in as banned, and they just replacing it.

frostii · May 5, 2019

Hi,
I was going to test a friend's switch later today to confirm it is patched or not.
Can I confirm 2 things please?

- I was going to just place the SX OS 'boot.dat' onto an SD card and try to get a 'you need a licence' error message or similar to confirm it isn't patched. That should work too, right?
- If it is patched and you just get a black screen, can you just hold the power down for 12 seconds to reboot to OFW?

Thanks for your help.

Draxzelex · May 5, 2019

frostii said:
Hi,
I was going to test a friend's switch later today to confirm it is patched or not.
Can I confirm 2 things please?

- I was going to just place the SX OS 'boot.dat' onto an SD card and try to get a 'you need a licence' error message or similar to confirm it isn't patched. That should work too, right?
- If it is patched and you just get a black screen, can you just hold the power down for 12 seconds to reboot to OFW?

Thanks for your help.

Yes to both questions

WC00 · May 22, 2019

Hi, have a qq.

I won a Switch last month and the serial says it can maybe be patched. Since it's already updated to 8.0.1, i'm wondering if i can use the biskeydump v8 on it. I'm asking because on the site it says it supports 7.0.0.

Anyone knows if this firmware can be tested?

Thanks

Draxzelex · May 22, 2019

WC00 said:
Hi, have a qq.

I won a Switch last month and the serial says it can maybe be patched. Since it's already updated to 8.0.1, i'm wondering if i can use the biskeydump v8 on it. I'm asking because on the site it says it supports 7.0.0.

Anyone knows if this firmware can be tested?

Thanks

Site is outdated. Biskeydump should work even on firmware 8.X since no new keys were added.

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