Hacking Good news regarding Switch Hacking

[Kiok]

If you don't already know...

ReSwitched has dumped the Tegra 210 bootrom, the bootrom used by the Nintendo Switch. This means that every switch is pron to being exploited despite the firmware. It's just a matter of time until Nintendo will change their hardware for future Switches-- although, it may not happen for a while, but with the bootrom getting dumped it is great news for anyone with 4.01FW+

 

[Kioku]

Yeah, they dumped it a few weeks ago.

 

[peteruk]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-switch-bootrom-dumped.486841/

Think your a little late on this one mate

 

[DarkOrb]

Old news...btw, yeah it's dumped, but that doesn't mean it's exploitable.

 

[Catsinabucket]

Nice, but there still needs to be exploits for it to be useful to us

 

[TheCyberQuake]

If you don't already know...

ReSwitched has dumped the Tegra 210 bootrom, the bootrom used by the Nintendo Switch. This means that every switch is pron to being exploited despite the firmware. It's just a matter of time until Nintendo will change their hardware for future Switches-- although, it may not happen for a while, but with the bootrom getting dumped it is great news for anyone with 4.01FW+

That's not at all what it means. It only means they can now search it for exploits. It doesn't mean there will be one, and if there is one it isn't guaranteed to work on all firmware. Plus iirc the bootrom on the switch can be updated unlike the 3ds

 

[Beerus]

have you been sleeping under a rock bud?

 

[8BitWonder]

Didn't they say a switch bootrom exploit could be fixed without a hardware revision?
(I would love to be wrong on this)

 

[Kioku]

Old news...btw, yeah it's dumped, but that doesn't mean it's exploitable.

Can't think of a situation where this is true. Enlighten me.

 

[TheCyberQuake]

Didn't they said a switch bootrom exploit could be fixed without a hardware revision?
(I would love to be wrong on this)

I'm fairly certain yes. I remember then saying bootrom can be updated unlike 3ds

 

[Kioku]

Didn't they said a switch bootrom exploit could be fixed without a hardware revision?
(I would love to be wrong on this)

I think so.

 

[osaka35]

I mean, it's good news, if a week or so old. But no guarantee of anything. It's more of a "hooray! hopefully this leads to something!"

 

[V-Temp]

Plus iirc the bootrom on the switch can be updated unlike the 3ds

Didn't they say a switch bootrom exploit could be fixed without a hardware revision?
(I would love to be wrong on this)

Yes.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Can't think of a situation where this is true. Enlighten me.

The second version of boot2 from the Wii times.

 

[smileyhead]

Seems like we've found ourselves an Internet Explorer user.

 

[magico29]

have you been sleeping under a rock bud?

ahahhaahahha you got me with this one baby

 

[Kioku]

The second version of boot2 from the Wii times.

Thank you.

 

[DarkOrb]

Can't think of a situation where this is true. Enlighten me.

If they can't find a exploit in bootrom, the bootrom dump is worthless for end users.

 

[Kioku]

If they can't find a exploit in bootrom, the bootrom dump is worthless for end users.

Gathered that from your first post. Goes without saying.. But DUH.

A lot of what we've been getting is useless to us end users.

 

[tech3475]

I'm fairly certain yes. I remember then saying bootrom can be updated unlike 3ds

Did they say whether it's the same as the regular Tegra boot process or is it different?

https://http.download.nvidia.com/tegra-public-appnotes/tegra-boot-flow.html

Considering the reports of the SoC being based on an existing one, I'm curious as to what other differences exist besides maybe RAM.