Hacking How much should I care about burning fuses...

[Shoruk3n]

...at this point in the scene, especially if I have an SX OS Pro coming in the mail?

 

[Nerdtendo]

If you have an SX Pro coming, not at all

 

[Shoruk3n]

If I do a NAND backup now while I'm on 4.1.0, then do an official update and burn fuses, I can't use that backup for a restore right?

 

[Foxi4]

You should care about it because it's irreversible and may reduce your capacity to manipulate firmware in the future, no matter what the current state of Switch modding is.

 

[mooglazer]

If I do a NAND backup now while I'm on 4.1.0, then do an official update and burn fuses, I can't use that backup for a restore right?

You can, but it's basically useless at that point for anything exploit-related. (It's good to have for emergency recovery only.)

You want to keep your fuse count low for future-proofing - good stuff is coming, but your fuse count will need to be low to use it. The Switch has about 5-6 years left on it, so we're talking a lot of future hacks/exploits/etc that will need a low fuse count.

Not sure if you were around for it, but think of the lifetime of the Switch in the same terms as the 3DS. Keep that firmware low whenever possible.

You can try doing this (may not work):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-update-to-5-1-without-getting-banned.511040/#post-8136133

But you really should do this:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-...nofficially-without-burning-any-fuses.507461/

Good luck out there

 

[huma_dawii]

How to know how many fuses I have burnt?

 

[lolcatzuru]

if you dont know why you should care about burning fuses i recommend you stay far away from the switch

 

[Milenko]

How to know how many fuses I have burnt?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/autorcm-payload-briccmii-by-rajkosto.504794/

This payload tells you

 

[mooglazer]

How to know how many fuses I have burnt?

Hekate:
https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases

You can launch it from SX if that's what you're running (as an "external payload").

 

[huma_dawii]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/autorcm-payload-briccmii-by-rajkosto.504794/

This payload tells you

Hekate:
https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases

You can launch it from SX if that's what you're running (as an "external payload").

It says 6 fuses burnt... I'm on 5.1.0, all normal right?

 

[The3rdknuckles]

How much do we care about posting in the proper sections on this site?

 

[Milenko]

http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Fuses

 

[mooglazer]

It says 6 fuses burnt... I'm on 5.1.0, all normal right?

Best to have 5 or less, sorry.

 

[vstar]

I have firmware 5.1.0 with 4 burnt fuses, which were updated from 3.0.2. I didn't follow rajkosto's complicated guide.

Easy method I used:
update switch normally -> put jig on and hold "volume +" -> install AutoRCM -> 5.1.0 with no burnt fuses during update.

1. Insert a exFAT microSD into Switch, Switch will ask to update to use exFAT format microSD. Click "update now", which will update to 5.1.0 normally as Switch should.
2. When Switch is downloading 5.1.0, put RCM jig on, do not remove it. You have to make sure your jig 100% works.
3. When download reaches 100%, it should prompt "installing updates", hold "volume +", do not release it.
4. After firmware install, Switch will restart itself. If you followed step 2-3, Switch will boot into black screen, which is RCM. You can remove jig and release "volume +" now.
5. Send hekate payload to your Switch, install AutoRCM, turn off Switch.
optional: 6. Put CFW files into your microSD. Boot into hekate again to check burnt fuses. Boot into CFW to play "backups"/homebrew, delete Wifi settings.

Pro: Easy, takes about 5 mins - exFAT ready - no PC needed, no driver/files mess on your PC.
Con: Have to update online, which is fine for me - after update, need AutoRCM all the time on 5.1.0. If you turn AutoRCM off, and boot without RCM, the fuses will burn.

 

[alucard_xs]

I have firmware 5.1.0 with 4 burnt fuses, which were updated from 3.0.2. I didn't follow rajkosto's complicated guide.

Easy method I used:
update switch normally -> put jig on and hold "volume +" -> install AutoRCM -> 5.1.0 with no burnt fuses during update.

1. Insert a exFAT microSD into Switch, Switch will ask to update to use exFAT format microSD. Click "update now", which will update to 5.1.0 normally as Switch should.
2. When Switch is downloading 5.1.0, put RCM jig on, do not remove it. You have to make sure your jig 100% works.
3. When download reaches 100%, it should prompt "installing updates", hold "volume +", do not release it.
4. After firmware install, Switch will restart itself. If you followed step 2-3, Switch will boot into black screen, which is RCM. You can remove jig and release "volume +" now.
5. Send hekate payload to your Switch, install AutoRCM, turn off Switch.
optional: 6. Put CFW files into your microSD. Boot into hekate again to check burnt fuses. Boot into CFW to play "backups"/homebrew, delete Wifi settings.

Pro: Easy, takes about 5 mins - exFAT ready - no PC needed, no driver/files mess on your PC.
Con: Have to update online, which is fine for me - after update, need AutoRCM all the time on 5.1.0. If you turn AutoRCM off, and boot without RCM, the fuses will burn.

By booting without RCM ? you mean booting OFW without the Sx Pro menu ?
RCM mode is on when using JIG and SX PRo ?

UP : done using OFW with sx pro menu.