If you've been keeping up with Atmosphère's development then you probably know its latest stable version has introduced a feature to reboot from Atmosphère into a RCM payload without using a payload injector. You might also remember that the same feature only worked if the console encountered a fatal error or if it was triggered by a homebrew application, as rebooting via the power menu would still send you to either your OFW or RCM depending if you had AutoRCM enabled or not.

Well, @SciresM had already said back then that this behavior could be changed in the future and it's indeed now possible to do so!
This new feature is also customizable: you can choose whether to reboot to your own payload, RCM or leave the power menu's reboot function untouched. It should be stressed that the console will not autoboot into CFW after it gets shut down and, of course, you can only make use of this function if you're already running Atmosphère. So like last time, while it's nice that the need to keep a RCM injector with you at all times gets smaller with each commit, you shouldn't say goodbye to your dongles and jigs just yet as this isn't a substitute for a proper warmboot exploit.

You can see a video of the new feature in action in the following Tweet:

Still working on non-byok 7.0.0 stuff, but the release that includes it will also have another cool feature: custom reboot/shutdown hooking via the Switch's menu.

User can make the menu reboot normally, to RCM, or to a payload by editing config :)https://t.co/ZUK6Fra6Ic

— Michael (@SciresM) February 5, 2019

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There are no official stable releases including it at the time of writing, however the commits have been pushed to Atmosphère's GitHub repo so you can clone and compile your own unstable version if you wish to do so (link in the source down below).

While this isn't the keyless 7.0.0 update some users have been waiting for, it's been said in the same Tweet that the non-byok update is still being worked on and is expected to be released soon.

Source

 

[Zumoly]

Any reference to Hekate supporting SD hotswap? Googling just leads back to this thread. I know Hekate supports hotswap when doing a NAND backup, but it also makes clear when to do this.

The hekate thread actually says to reboot to RCM if you want to remove the SD card.

Hekate (as in hekate payload) supports hotswapping sd card. You just need to do it before selecting launch.

 

[bandithedoge]

Any reference to Hekate supporting SD hotswap? Googling just leads back to this thread. I know Hekate supports hotswap when doing a NAND backup, but it also makes clear when to do this.

The hekate thread actually says to reboot to RCM if you want to remove the SD card.

When you're in Hekate's main menu, you can take out the SD card, put it back and load into CFW.

 

[enderer]

the 'reboot to payload' option does not work for me. error: software must be closed. i've been using gag order as a workaround. anyone else having this issue?

 

[ZachyCatGames]

the 'reboot to payload' option does not work for me. error: software must be closed. i've been using gag order as a workaround. anyone else having this issue?

update your hbloader.
Which can be done by copying this to your atmosphere folder https://github.com/switchbrew/nx-hbloader/releases

 

[mikifantastik98]

the 'reboot to payload' option does not work for me. error: software must be closed. i've been using gag order as a workaround. anyone else having this issue?

use this : https://www.sdsetup.com/

 

[KuranKu]

I know. But reboot to payload from a crash is not yet implemented.

When crashed just hold the "+" key and it will reboot back into payload

 

[Kubas_inko]

When crashed just hold the "+" key and it will reboot back into payload

Read what I wrote later.

 

[Deleted-443739]

For AutoRCM users, one thing which would be great is that power off would go to shutdown payload which would fully shut down the switch.
I also hope that we get a reboot to payload from crashes (if that's possible).

yes that's a really good thing too

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you just have to wait..

yes sadly we have to wait

 

[nathone]

This is awesome, takes most of the remaining annoyance out of no coldboot exploit, great work!

 

[Draxzelex]

This is awesome, takes most of the remaining annoyance out of no coldboot exploit, great work!

But the current exploit is a coldboot hack Its definitely not warmboot

 

[Kubas_inko]

But the current exploit is a coldboot hack Its definitely not warmboot

(My opinion)
It is codlboot and warmboot at the same time.
You have to boot to recovery in order to get CFW. So that can be called a warmboot.
But everything happens before booting the FW, so it can be considered a coldboot.

 

[Draxzelex]

(My opinion)
It is codlboot and warmboot at the same time.
You have to boot to recovery in order to get CFW. So that can be called a warmboot.
But everything happens before booting the FW, so it can be considered a coldboot.

That doesn't meet the definition of warmboot. Warmboot means you have to reboot the OS you are exploiting. We don't reboot Horizon at all to get Fusee Gelee to work. It is completely coldboot because we never launch Horizon until after the exploit

 

[Kubas_inko]

That doesn't meet the definition of warmboot. Warmboot means you have to reboot the OS you are exploiting. We don't reboot Horizon at all to get Fusee Gelee to work. It is completely coldboot because we never launch Horizon until after the exploit

So henkaku for vita is what then?
You have to boot to RCM to then get the cfw (the switch has to be on, kinda).
So warmboot only applies if you have to reboot from OS? Everything else is not a warmboot?

 

[Draxzelex]

So henkaku for vita is what then?
You have to boot to RCM to then get the cfw (the switch has to be on, kinda).
So warmboot only applies if you have to reboot from OS? Everything else is not a warmboot?

Don't follow Vita scene too closely so have no idea what that is categorized as. But warmboot only applies if the exploit is launched after the OS is actively running. Coldboot is launching the exploit before the OS is actively running. RCM does not count as the OS; RCM is our entry-point. It would be easier to imagine RCM not as an OS but as a part of the hardware.

 

[DocKlokMan]

Don't follow Vita scene too closely so have no idea what that is categorized as. But warmboot only applies if the exploit is launched after the OS is actively running. Coldboot is launching the exploit before the OS is actively running. RCM does not count as the OS; RCM is our entry-point. It would be easier to imagine RCM not as an OS but as a part of the hardware.

You know he never called it a warm boot, right? He said it takes some of the annoyance out of the cold boot, which it certainly does. Why start an argument that didn't exist?

 

[ZachyCatGames]

You know he never called it a warm boot, right? He said it takes some of the annoyance out of the cold boot, which it certainly does. Why start an argument that didn't exist?

Is this not calling it warmboot?

(My opinion)
It is codlboot and warmboot at the same time.
You have to boot to recovery in order to get CFW. So that can be called a warmboot.
But everything happens before booting the FW, so it can be considered a coldboot.

 

[DocKlokMan]

Is this not calling it warmboot?

No, because I was referring to the original post they replied to.

 

[Draxzelex]

You know he never called it a warm boot, right? He said it takes some of the annoyance out of the cold boot, which it certainly does. Why start an argument that didn't exist?

Eh, I guess because I'm a stickler for what people consider coldboot. They want something akin to what they had on the 3DS with A9LH or B9S even though not only is what we have arguably better than those but not really feasible past firmware 3.0.1

 

[KuranKu]

Install internal M0 chip , enable autoRCM = ColdBoot

What else do you need

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Even Better ColdBoot solution

US $11.98 | RCMX86 Dongle Auto RCM Payload Support SX OS ReiNX RajNX for NS Switch https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b877AFud

Get this internal Auto Dongle . And you dont even need RCM jig or Auto Rcm

This has everything already on board ^^

Can you call this ColdBoot?! YESSSSS

 

[ZachyCatGames]

Install internal M0 chip , enable autoRCM = ColdBoot

What else do you need

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Even Better ColdBoot solution

US $11.98 | RCMX86 Dongle Auto RCM Payload Support SX OS ReiNX RajNX for NS Switch https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b877AFud

Get this internal Auto Dongle . And you dont even need RCM jig or Auto Rcm

This has everything already on board ^^

Can you call this ColdBoot?! YESSSSS

>Internal modchip
Ewww