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<blockquote data-quote="Draxzelex" data-source="post: 8003668" data-attributes="member: 429726"><p>[USER=421969]@MiserySW[/USER] Hey, I'm a fellow noob if you couldn't tell <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite14" alt=":P" title="tongue :P" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":P" /> I'm like you. I may not be able to contribute to the community with exploits, hacks, or homebrew, but if I can help spread the correct and most up-to-date information, then I'll gladly accept that role. Now onto the nitty-gritty.</p><p></p><p>The tethered exploit is based on a vulnerability in the bootrom of the Nintendo Switch. Now, normally Nintendo could theoretically just release a new firmware update that patches the bootrom, rendering the exploit useless. But since the bootrom is read-only, neither Nintendo nor the hacking community can touch it, rendering it a hardware-based exploit. If you want to get technical, Nintendo could do a massive recall and patch all 18 million units but its obviously impractical. The unreleased softmods exploit a bug in the firmware which can be patched with a system update. If Nintendo was aware of the bug hackers were utilizing, then they would immediately release a new firmware with the changelog detailing "enhanced stability" which is hackspeak for "we patched a bug hackers use". Since they have not tested this exploit on 5.x yet, we do not know if Nintendo preemptively patched it out or not. The new Mariko units cannot patch this, theoretically, as their main purpose was to fix the tethered bootrom exploit. Also remember that I stated that Mariko units must be shipped with at least a 5.x firmware as that one added support for the new Mariko chip. On that firmware, it has patched softmod exploits that work up to 3.0. The only hope they have a working exploit is the one for 3.0.1-4.1 so you can see why they haven't released it yet.</p><p></p><p>One thing I should have mentioned is that the CFW, Atmosphere, that the main hacking team ReSwitched is developing will have EmuNAND support. So if you are unsure whether or not to update because there's a chance it may be a long time before the 3.0.1-4.1 exploit, you can safely update to the latest firmware using EmuNAND and keep your 3.0.1-4.1 firmware on SysNAND. It is almost June 15th, the supposed release date for the CFW, so it won't be long now until we all start using Atmosphere and the hacking scene gains its second wind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Draxzelex, post: 8003668, member: 429726"] [USER=421969]@MiserySW[/USER] Hey, I'm a fellow noob if you couldn't tell :P I'm like you. I may not be able to contribute to the community with exploits, hacks, or homebrew, but if I can help spread the correct and most up-to-date information, then I'll gladly accept that role. Now onto the nitty-gritty. The tethered exploit is based on a vulnerability in the bootrom of the Nintendo Switch. Now, normally Nintendo could theoretically just release a new firmware update that patches the bootrom, rendering the exploit useless. But since the bootrom is read-only, neither Nintendo nor the hacking community can touch it, rendering it a hardware-based exploit. If you want to get technical, Nintendo could do a massive recall and patch all 18 million units but its obviously impractical. The unreleased softmods exploit a bug in the firmware which can be patched with a system update. If Nintendo was aware of the bug hackers were utilizing, then they would immediately release a new firmware with the changelog detailing "enhanced stability" which is hackspeak for "we patched a bug hackers use". Since they have not tested this exploit on 5.x yet, we do not know if Nintendo preemptively patched it out or not. The new Mariko units cannot patch this, theoretically, as their main purpose was to fix the tethered bootrom exploit. Also remember that I stated that Mariko units must be shipped with at least a 5.x firmware as that one added support for the new Mariko chip. On that firmware, it has patched softmod exploits that work up to 3.0. The only hope they have a working exploit is the one for 3.0.1-4.1 so you can see why they haven't released it yet. One thing I should have mentioned is that the CFW, Atmosphere, that the main hacking team ReSwitched is developing will have EmuNAND support. So if you are unsure whether or not to update because there's a chance it may be a long time before the 3.0.1-4.1 exploit, you can safely update to the latest firmware using EmuNAND and keep your 3.0.1-4.1 firmware on SysNAND. It is almost June 15th, the supposed release date for the CFW, so it won't be long now until we all start using Atmosphere and the hacking scene gains its second wind. [/QUOTE]
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