Hacking Question How do I update my emuNAND to 12.0.2 in 2021?

[Francesca]

Note: iPatched Switch; 4.1.0 sysnand / 10.0.1 emunand; Atmosphere Neutos

I used Choi to update emuNAND's firmware a couple of times, but I hear Daybreak is being commonly used instead. Is this method compatible with my Switch?

Can 12.0.2 be considered safe? Are there any precautions one need to take on an ipatched Switch? iirc (could be wrong) I had to disable auto-RCM on Choi (or maybe it was automatically disabled, it's been a while).

Kinda stuck right now; would appreciate any help.

 

[petspeed]

You are right, you should use Daybreak instead of Choi.
Start by updating Atmosphere (both the files on the SD card and the payload). If you use Hekate update that as well. Finally update your EmuMMC with Daybreak.
12.0.2 is safe to use. Only thing is that some homebrew apps might still not work on 12.x but I think almost everything is working by now. I am on 11.0.1 and have so far not seen any reason to update. However at some point new games will come out that will require 12.x

 

[petspeed]

That's a lot of stuff to update. Any idea if there's a single website where you can get all the latest updates? I recall there being one some time ago.

There is a guide with download links here: https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/extras/updating/

 

[Francesca]

You are right, you should use Daybreak instead of Choi.
Start by updating Atmosphere (both the files on the SD card and the payload). If you use Hekate update that as well. Finally update your EmuMMC with Daybreak.
12.0.2 is safe to use. Only thing is that some homebrew apps might still not work on 12.x but I think almost everything is working by now. I am on 11.0.1 and have so far not seen any reason to update. However at some point new games will come out that will require 12.x

By homebrew apps, do you mean things like emulators or the essentials for hacking like Choi, Kosmos for Hekate, etc.? I think that's a decisive factor for helping me decide whether to upgrade or not.

Apparently 12.0.3 is already a possibility for updating. Has it stopped being unsafe?

 

[BaamAlex]

Has it stopped being unsafe?

Unsafe in which way?

 

[Francesca]

Unsafe in which way?

No idea. Thought you guys would know.

 

[petspeed]

The essentials like CFW (Atmosphere) and payloads (Hekate, Fusse Primary, Lockpick_RCM, TegraExplorer and so on) work fine on the latest firmware. Retroarch is also working and most other homebrew has been updated by now. AFAIK the app to make forwarders still doesn't work but there is an alternative for that now. Checkpoint don't work but SciresM made a mod that works and there are also alternatives the Checkpoint. So I don't really think it is a problem anymore. I just haven't bothered to update yet because there is no advantage for me to do so at this time.

 

[fvig2001]

Unsafe in which way?

SciresM said that Choi hasn't been updated in so long and it doesn't install things as well as you'd think that there's a chance you'd brick your system.

 

[Francesca]

The essentials like CFW (Atmosphere) and payloads (Hekate, Fusse Primary, Lockpick_RCM, TegraExplorer and so on) work fine on the latest firmware. Retroarch is also working and most other homebrew has been updated by now. AFAIK the app to make forwarders still doesn't work but there is an alternative for that now. Checkpoint don't work but SciresM made a mod that works and there are also alternatives the Checkpoint. So I don't really think it is a problem anymore. I just haven't bothered to update yet because there is no advantage for me to do so at this time.

Would you say updating some of the other things mentioned in this guide, like Atmosphere and Hekate, is a good idea?

Some of the issues I experience include games crashing (very rare), games failing to be installed when their shop download finishes, and the console starts apps very slowly at times.

 

[petspeed]

Would you say updating some of the other things mentioned in this guide, like Atmosphere and Hekate, is a good idea?

Some of the issues I experience include games crashing (very rare), games failing to be installed when their shop download finishes, and the console starts apps very slowly at times.

Yeah it doesn't hurt to update CFW to latest version even though you don't update HOS. However a lot of people have issues when updating so 'if it ain't broke don't fix it'. But in your case where you have issues you coould try to see whether it fixes sometthing for you. Just remember to also update sigpatches. That is not covered by the guide.
Before updating I advise you to copy your Atmosphere and Bootloader folders to your PC so you have a backup to return to in case of issues after the update.

 

[Draxzelex]

Would you say updating some of the other things mentioned in this guide, like Atmosphere and Hekate, is a good idea?

Some of the issues I experience include games crashing (very rare), games failing to be installed when their shop download finishes, and the console starts apps very slowly at times.

There is usually little to no reason to not be on the latest version of CFW. CFW is always backwards compatible and unlike older versions of CFW, newer versions support newer firmware versions.