Hacking Switch will not boot

Kevin Beam · Sep 21, 2019

Do I need to deal with plugging into the PC and all that initial set up?

tatumanu · Sep 21, 2019

Kevin Beam said:
Do I need to deal with plugging into the PC and all that initial set up?

The license is a file : license-request.dat that needs to be uploaded to SX OS license website and patched in the process. you put that in your SD Card.

Anyway when you boot Hekate, do you get an error saying "emmc not init"? If so your emmc ( your memory) is corrupted ...

Kevin Beam · Sep 21, 2019

I wiped the sd card and installed the basic files (including the license) and I get nothing when holding the volume and power buttons.

Kevin Beam · Sep 21, 2019

I don't know what to do at this point. I have installed the basic files on the reformatted sd card and it will not boot into anything, besides the regular Switch firmware.

Kevin Beam · Sep 21, 2019

Kevin Beam said:
I don't know what to do at this point. I have installed the basic files on the reformatted sd card and it will not boot into anything, besides the regular Switch firmware.

Anyone have any ideas???

Kevin Beam · Sep 22, 2019

tatumanu said:
The license is a file : license-request.dat that needs to be uploaded to SX OS license website and patched in the process. you put that in your SD Card.

Anyway when you boot Hekate, do you get an error saying "emmc not init"? If so your emmc ( your memory) is corrupted ...

How do I even boot Hekate

tatumanu said:
Anyway when you boot Hekate, do you get an error saying "emmc not init"? If so your emmc ( your memory) is corrupted ...

I am not able to boot Hekate at this point. It does not show up in Tegra RCM now on the PC.

Kevin Beam · Sep 22, 2019

I'm trying Atmosphere tonight instead.

tatumanu · Sep 22, 2019

Kevin Beam said:
I'm trying Atmosphere tonight instead.

Because you upgraded to 9.0 OFW you cannot boot SX OS.
Yes, move to Atmosphere.

Kevin Beam · Sep 22, 2019

tatumanu said:
Because you upgraded to 9.0 OFW you cannot boot SX OS.
Yes, move to Atmosphere.

I did not update I was going to by taking the memory card out to put into my PC to update. However I did not make it that far. By removing the SD card without shutting it off I think caused some issues.

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I always thought these hacks only added to the SD card and not the actual console?

tatumanu · Sep 22, 2019

Kevin Beam said:
I did not update I was going to by taking the memory card out to put into my PC to update. However I did not make it that far. By removing the SD card without shutting it off I think caused some issues.

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I always thought these hacks only added to the SD card and not the actual console?

Yes the hacks are mostly in the SD card ( RCM mode is on the actual console ) , your SD card is probably corrupt.

Try using a diferent micro SD card.

You don't have backup of all your files?

Booting Hekate by pushing the hetake payload directly to the switch should work even with no SD card.

Kevin Beam · Sep 23, 2019

tatumanu said:
Yes the hacks are mostly in the SD card ( RCM mode is on the actual console ) , your SD card is probably corrupt.

Try using a diferent micro SD card.

You don't have backup of all your files?

Booting Hekate by pushing the hetake payload directly to the switch should work even with no SD card.

So I now have SX OS working again. The only issue now is I cannot seem to get it to load without injecting a payload. The SX dongle doesn't seem to be working.

OrGoN3 · Sep 23, 2019

Kevin Beam said:
So I now have SX OS working again. The only issue now is I cannot seem to get it to load without injecting a payload. The SX dongle doesn't seem to be working.

What do you mean you can't get it to load without injecting a payload? How else are you supposed to get it to load?

Dongle is probably dead.

Kevin Beam · Sep 23, 2019

OrGoN3 said:
What do you mean you can't get it to load without injecting a payload? How else are you supposed to get it to load?

Dongle is probably dead.

I mean I shouldn't have to plug it into the PC every time it shuts down. The dongle is not dead, I have charged it.

OrGoN3 · Sep 23, 2019

Kevin Beam said:
I mean I shouldn't have to plug it into the PC every time it shuts down. The dongle is not dead, I have charged it.

Oh. You meant versus the dongle. I mean, if the dongle isn't dead, it should work. It's kind of hard to break these things...

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