Hacking Does the exfat update burn any fuses

[mucho]

Im currently on firmware 5.1 and would like to use ChoidujoirNX to receive the exfat update while staying on 5.1. Does this burn any fuses? Will i be able to boot without using RCM mode with no consequences?

 

[f10]

Hello,

If you update using ChoidujourNX you don't burn fuse.
ChoidujourNX enable auto RCM by default but you can change this option in SX OS preferences.

f10

 

[mucho]

correct me if im wrong, but i believe that if i updated to a higher firmware (6.0, for example) using ChoidujourNX and booted without RCM mode, my fuses would burn. im wondering if the same applies if i updated to my current firmware (5.1) but with the exfat update--would any fuse be burned if i booted with the switch's original bootloader?

 

[f10]

If you boot without auto RCM, i m afraid you ll burn a fuse...

 

[Kohmei]

The exfat option doesn't change the amount of fuses burned. Fuses only burn for major fw revisions, no relation to exfat support or not. You can safely "Update" to exfat support for the same FW version as you currently have with no efuse worry, autorcm or not. However if you ever use choidujour to update beyond your current fw, then you must always use autorcm or your fuses will get burned for the updated version, exfat or not.

 

[linuxares]

If you "upgrade" to the same version, it will not burn any extra fuses. It's the firmware version that tells the Switch how many fuses it need to burn. If it just see 5.1, it won't burn any extra.

 

[Draxzelex]

Don't mean to burst everyone's bubble but the exFAT "update" will burn fuses. However if your current fuse count matches the firmware, it won't burn any additional fuses. Meaning if you updated without burning fuses, and for whatever reason you didn't choose the exFAT version of the firmware you updated to, then you use an exFAT formatted SD card, you will burn fuses if you select the exFAT update prompt.