I've used ReiNX before and I'm aware you can load in the nogc kip from hekate as well to prevent game cart updates but I'd like to use SX OS while maintaining the game cart firmware version after updating with ChoiDujour. From this thread (https://gbatemp.net/threads/sx-os-nogc.515383/) I've seen the answer of no but so far I haven't heard of any cases saying SX OS updated their GC firmware, just don't do it. Even if SX OS doesn't implement the nogc kip directly, it's certainly possible something with their XCI cartridge emulation prevents the game cart firmware update and that's enough for me if that's the case.
In this thread on team xecuter's forum (https://team-xecuter.com/forums/threads/154310-Does-SX-1-4-Ignore-Cartridge-Port-FW-Updates-on-Boot), two people have claimed they have they downgraded back to 3.0.0 and their game carts still work on that FW. It'd be nice to hear a response from team xecuter (either no, they plan on adding nogc, or GC updates are blocked), but has anyone else been able to verify this? I'm not saying to go out and try SX OS with a game cart update pending though unless you really don't care about game cart after downgrading back. Who knows what version of SX OS and Switch firmware (and GC firmware) this will be applicable to if it does prevent GC firmware update. Also could it be possible at some point to chainload hekate with nogc and launch SX OS with the game cart firmware update blocked?
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Other posts which talk about SX OS updating game cart. I'd like first hand examples of SX OS preventing or updating GC firmware if possible since I haven't seen much either way. I know I can always convert my XCIs to NSPs and use ReiNX or another CFW, but XCIs are safer and I'd like to use the SX OS license I paid for too and be able to downgrade back later if we get coldboot CFW in the future. A working XCI loader on other CFW would work too though and would be the better option. Also it looks like the GC firmware could be downgraded in the future or may not matter with emuNAND. The only reason any of this will matter is if we get a persistent cold boot exploit at some point anyway.
https://gbatemp.net/posts/8259379
https://gbatemp.net/posts/8270330/
https://gbatemp.net/posts/8272373/
In this thread on team xecuter's forum (https://team-xecuter.com/forums/threads/154310-Does-SX-1-4-Ignore-Cartridge-Port-FW-Updates-on-Boot), two people have claimed they have they downgraded back to 3.0.0 and their game carts still work on that FW. It'd be nice to hear a response from team xecuter (either no, they plan on adding nogc, or GC updates are blocked), but has anyone else been able to verify this? I'm not saying to go out and try SX OS with a game cart update pending though unless you really don't care about game cart after downgrading back. Who knows what version of SX OS and Switch firmware (and GC firmware) this will be applicable to if it does prevent GC firmware update. Also could it be possible at some point to chainload hekate with nogc and launch SX OS with the game cart firmware update blocked?
Edit:
Other posts which talk about SX OS updating game cart. I'd like first hand examples of SX OS preventing or updating GC firmware if possible since I haven't seen much either way. I know I can always convert my XCIs to NSPs and use ReiNX or another CFW, but XCIs are safer and I'd like to use the SX OS license I paid for too and be able to downgrade back later if we get coldboot CFW in the future. A working XCI loader on other CFW would work too though and would be the better option. Also it looks like the GC firmware could be downgraded in the future or may not matter with emuNAND. The only reason any of this will matter is if we get a persistent cold boot exploit at some point anyway.
https://gbatemp.net/posts/8259379
https://gbatemp.net/posts/8270330/
https://gbatemp.net/posts/8272373/
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