Hacking Question ChoiDujour getting error with "encrypted_header_key"

[tomulos]

hi, I have this console at official FW 5.1.0, trying to install exfat patch by installing 5.1.0 FW with ChoiDujour. I dumped biskeys, and using SBK and TSEC key to generate 40 keys with hactool, then I exported the "registered" folder from my own NS console using HacDiskMount. The problem came up when I tried to make the 5.1.0 FW with exfat patch using ChoiDujour 1.10, I got this error:

D:\NS\FW dump\ChoiDujour110>.\ChoiDujour.exe --keyset=keys.txt registered

ChoiDujour 1.1.0 by rajkosto
uses hactool by SciresM ()
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Using source firmware files from folder registered
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "ChoiDujour.py", line 517, in <module>
File "ChoiDujour.py", line 225, in call_hactool
Exception: [WARN]: Failed to match key "encrypted_header_key", (value "blahblahblah")

[13972] Failed to execute script ChoiDujour

I did some google searches, some said that the keys.txt should contain 60 keys instead of 40, if that is the case, how should I get the extra 20 keys if hactool only generates 40?
Or it is due to some other reasons? Any suggestions please? thanks.

 

[Kubas_inko]

Why don't you update via the homebrew instead?

 

[tomulos]

Why don't you update via the homebrew instead?

I just started looking into CFW yesterday, didn't see what you said as an option of update, can you please give a tutorial link or keywords for searching or just elaborate a bit more? thank you!

 

[Kubas_inko]

I just started looking into CFW yesterday, didn't see what you said as an option of update, can you please give a tutorial link or keywords for searching or just elaborate a bit more? thank you!

ChoidujourNX. It is choidujour but as a homebrew with nice gui on the Switch.
If you want, you can try my tutorial (extra -> choidujournx), or any other which you can find

 

[tomulos]

ChoidujourNX. It is choidujour but as a homebrew with nice gui on the Switch.
If you want, you can try (extra -> choidujournx), or any other which you can find

Thank you! This actually is what I am trying to do, I already successfully boot into CFW a few times, and ChoidujourNX could work, but I assume to update to a certain FW with ChoiDujourNX you will need that FW folder (NX-5.1.0) placed in SD card? And to get that FW folder, you need to use your own console keys and a FW dumped from "registered" to generate it by ChoiDujour.exe? Am I having a very wrong understanding on this?

 

[Kubas_inko]

Thank you! This actually is what I am trying to do, I already successfully boot into CFW a few times, and ChoidujourNX could work, but I assume to update to a certain FW with ChoiDujourNX you will need that FW folder (NX-5.1.0) placed in SD card? And to get that FW folder, you need to use your own console keys and a FW dumped from "registered" to generate it by ChoiDujour.exe? Am I having a very wrong understanding on this?

Or you can go the easy way and search for the FWs.

 

[tomulos]

Or you can go the easy way and search for the FWs.

so ChoiDujourNX usable FWs are not binding to console but universal? I tried to search for FWs, couldn't find any, and with the --setkey flag for ChoiDujour.exe, I thought FWs must be "re-maked" by ChoiDujour.exe so they contain the keys of the console that user wants to install the FW. If FWs are universal, may I ask for a NX-5.1.0 FW link please, really couldn't find any. Thanks a lot!

 

[Kubas_inko]

so ChoiDujourNX usable FWs are not binding to console but universal? I tried to search for FWs, couldn't find any, and with the --setkey flag for ChoiDujour.exe, I thought FWs must be "re-maked" by ChoiDujour.exe so they contain the keys of the console that user wants to install the FW. If FWs are universal, may I ask for a NX-5.1.0 FW link please, really couldn't find any. Thanks a lot!

They are universal. As rajkosto said himself, you can try googling or *caught* xbins *caught*.
I can't give you the link here. If you can find me somewhere else I can give you one for experimental purposes only of course.

 

[tomulos]

They are universal. As rajkosto said himself, you can try googling or *caught* xbins *caught*.
I can't give you the link here. If you can find me somewhere else I can give you one for experimental purposes only of course.

Thank you! I have successfully managed it! Has been a great help!

 

[ZachyCatGames]

I know you ended up solving this by using ChoiDujourNX, but if anyone else ever has this issue:
If you remove the keys that it complains about (encrypted_header_key in your case) from your keys.txt it should work

 

[tomulos]

I know you ended up solving this by using ChoiDujourNX, but if anyone else ever has this issue:
If you remove the keys that it complains about (encrypted_header_key in your case) from your keys.txt it should work

Thank you, I tested it again with your suggestion, "encrypted_header_key" is deleted, now the error became:

Using source firmware files from folder registered
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "ChoiDujour.py", line 517, in <module>
File "ChoiDujour.py", line 225, in call_hactool
Exception: Error: section 0 is corrupted!
Error: section 1 is corrupted!

[11116] Failed to execute script ChoiDujour

An interesting thing is, I tried to run ChoiDujour1.0.2 before, without deleting any keys from keys.txt, I got the same error as this one, section corrupted.

 

[richexpert]

I know you ended up solving this by using ChoiDujourNX, but if anyone else ever has this issue:
If you remove the keys that it complains about (encrypted_header_key in your case) from your keys.txt it should work

worked for me , but there's any downsides?

 

[ZachyCatGames]

worked for me , but there's any downsides?

Nope, the reason that the error happens is because the keys.txt file has keys that the program doesn't recognize

 

[richexpert]

Nope, the reason that the error happens is because the keys.txt file has keys that the program doesn't recognize

Thank you very much once more !