Hacking Question Are you waiting for a safe method to use CFW?

[RealLatias]

I don’t think anyone has made a poll about this and I’m interested to see the statistics.

It’s really near impossible to have a 100% safe cfw. There’s always the possibility of detection, Nintendo is always keeping on security, etc. I’m not waiting, because IMO right now it’s better to be banned because you can still do everything but online play, while not having to worry about getting banned.

 

[NoWayFarQ]

It’s really near impossible to have a 100% safe cfw. There’s always the possibility of detection, Nintendo is always keeping on security, etc. I’m not waiting, because IMO right now it’s better to be banned because you can still do everything but online play, while not having to worry about getting banned.

I know this and it’s very possible it’s true. For me it’s that I don’t want to lose the online functionality of the switch(even if it’s disconnecting network myself). So if there isn’t a safer method for CFW I will most likely stay without a modded console until it’s at EOL like @sarkwalvein said.

Just out of interest I want to see the statistics for if people are waiting, risking it, or using CFW offline.

 

[ILLPLEASA]

*Remove Internet connection from parameters

Hey @chocoboss, when you say "Remove Internet connection from parameters", are you just deleting your wifi info from the settings? With that said, is it possible yet via SX Pro/CFW/Homebrew to disable the wifi from being used at all on your switch? I ask because I do not want my nephews to have the ability to connect with a hacked switch and get themselves banned (expecting them to listen to my warnings of not connecting to the internet while I am not there will not be the smartest thing for me to do). I do not trust just removing the network from the settings as there are so many hotspots and friends houses that they can and probably would try to connect to at their young age lol..

I made a NAND backup before hacking my switch. Since then I have never gone online, so when/if I ever want to then i'll just restore the NAND backup first.

If you do not want a Ban, never connect the switch, make a backup of the Nand before starting the Cfw for the first time and wait for an Emunand (Permaoffline) and clean restore sysnand for online.

@Tasemu & @elboo To clarify, booting into SX OS Bootloader cannot be detected by Nintendo? In essence, is one free to load up SX OS in order to take a NAND backup and that won't flag your console? Is it only once you load up CFW and any homebrew that you are potentially flagged? Just wanted clarification if possible.

 

[elboo]

@Tasemu & @elboo To clarify, booting into SX OS Bootloader cannot be detected by Nintendo? In essence, is one free to load up SX OS in order to take a NAND backup and that won't flag your console? Is it only once you load up CFW and any homebrew that you are potentially flagged? Just wanted clarification if possible.

Nintendo has telemetry services that it is not clear what information they send, so never connecting the console is the only safe method for now.
I made a Nand Backup before entering any CFW and the console has been offline all the time, when I have to connect in OFW I will perform a nand restore.

 

[vb_encryption_vb]

Same here, if TX adds it in their next update I'll buy it immediately.

So basically you're waiting on someone in the community to develop/release source code so TX can implement it into their dongle...

 

[Vieela]

I'm rather waiting for emuNAND. A real safe method might never be really available at all. Nintendo's going true rage with the bans on the Switch. Unless someone finds a way of spoofing game cartridge certs, and that is, if we are ever able to generate actual valid ones to use, i don't think any online will be going around for a good time.

 

[ILLPLEASA]

Nintendo has telemetry services that it is not clear what information they send, so never connecting the console is the only safe method for now.
I made a Nand Backup before entering any CFW and the console has been offline all the time, when I have to connect in OFW I will perform a nand restore.

@elboo I understand. So anything homebrew/CFW its currently not known what and how they detect. But not sure if you clarified whether or not booting into SX OS Bootloader can be detected? I'm assuming this is how you created a NAND backup and is why I am asking.

If this is the case, what about SX OS Bootloader makes it safe to perform a NAND backup and not be flagged as opposed to loading CFW for example?

I'm assuming if booting into SX OS Bootloader causes a flag, then restoring a NAND that was made after SX OS Bootloader was initially loaded won't really help to eliminate that flag for those who want to ever restore the backup in order to have a "clean" NAND again. That 'clean' NAND would in essence have that flag caused by the SX OS Bootloader no? Unless your using a different method for NAND backups?

 

[RedHunter]

So basically you're waiting on someone in the community to develop/release source code so TX can implement it into their dongle...

Yes, hoping they don't go and sell it to nvidia and Nintendo first.

 

[Pluupy]

Switch is still offline. Has never been updated. Trying to 100% fire emblem warriors. Will eventually need to use no-fuse-burnin method to acquire update and new content. Or just fuck homebrew in general and just continue to buy games.

Oh, look, another poll for someone to find justification in the choices they made.

Imagine being such a toxic, hateful person that you ridicule others for creating a little poll.

 

[davevil]

I'm waiting for a Cfw who doesn't need jig or other shit that can hurt the console.

 

[redmagejosh]

I bought another switch for CFW so don't really care if it gets banned.

 

[TriangularFish]

What if I told you that I use CFW while playing online constantly and occasionally use layeredFS and would panic if he gets banned?


(I still vote that the frequent buyer theory is true)

 

[aerios169]

I own a sx Pro but i won’t use ultil there is emunand or something to avoid ban,

 

[NeoSlyde]

I own a sx Pro but i won’t use ultil there is emunand or something to avoid ban,

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Then you will never use it, because it's impossible to avoid bans

 

[aerios169]

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Then you will never use it, because it's impossible to avoid bans

Yep but emunand would be safer than use in ofw. And play online with a clean copy of the So

 

[NeoSlyde]

Yep but emunand would be safer than use in ofw. And play online with a clean copy of the So

no, even so

 

[chocoboss]

@ILLPLEASA : This is exctly what I have done + airplane mode to be sure ... Of course, they can stop airplane mode + enter wifi setting again, but we can not do more atm ...

You can not remove network from the menu sorry

 

[thekarter104]

Waiting for a safe method so that you can play online on the latest emuNAND while keeping your sysNAND on 4.1.

 

[ILLPLEASA]

@chocoboss I was just told in another thread that Parental Controls can completely disable Network Settings access. I will be testing with this feature to ensure it but this is positive news for my needs lol..

 

[Draxzelex]

Add me onto the EmuNAND train. Unfortunately, my SysNAND is no longer 100% clean after having run Hekate and briccmii but it'll still be a good experiment to see if Nintendo can detect EmuNAND mostly on its own. Worst case scenario, I'd have to buy a third Switch (because my bro will be using the second one once the hacking scene gives his 3.0 life outside of PegaSwitch and Fusee Gelee).