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How to setup Atmosphere EmuMMC

The tutorial is more like
Setup EmuMMC, From SX to Atmosphere and keep using the both worlds.
If the moderator by any chance to come here, could you please change the title? Thanks.



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There is always at least a risk to get you banned or unlikely to brick your Switch.

YOU'RE AT YOUR OWN RISK
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES OR BAN.

You can use your current setup of SX's Emunand (hidden partition on the SD) to boot Atmosphere's Emummc using this tutorial. This will be considered as dual emunand booting. Take advantage of the both worlds.

CLEAN UP SYSNAND
> Skip this step if you're using SX's Emunand and being online on Sysnand.
> If you didn't have any previous clean nand backup before
You have no choice here to clean up a dirty nand without a clean nand backup but to believe in this method
> Stop here if you don't want to hurt yourself or even me

Skip this step if your Switch is a brand new one or never ever been hacked.

Access NAND using PC

What you will need
- biskeydump
https://files.sshnuke.net/biskeydumpv8.zip
Run the payload and write down (or scan QRCode) Bis Key 2
BIS KEY 2 (crypt): NUMBERS
BIS KEY 2 (tweak): NUMBERS

- memloader
https://files.sshnuke.net/memloaderv2.zip
Copy *.* in [sample] folder to SD and plug it in the Switch
Run the payload [memloader.bin]
Unplug any USB cable
> Choose emmc line
> Plug USB C <> USB A cable to the Switch and PC

- HacDiskMount
https://files.sshnuke.net/HacDiskMount1055.zip
Run the tool under Administrator permission
> Open Physical Disk > Choose Linux line
> Double click on SYSTEM and fill BisKeys2 in the small table on top
Crysto > BIS KEY 2 (crypt): NUMBERS
Tweak > BIS KEY 2 (tweak): NUMBERS
> Press on [Test] > you will get OK! Entropy
> From Drive Letter table > Choose a drive disk, N for example.
> Press on [Mount]
Install driver if needed.
Acess N drive from My Computer
> access save folder
> delete all files inside the save folder except 8000000000000120
> Press on [Unmount]

> Double click on USER and fill BisKeys3 in the small table on top
Crysto > BIS KEY 3 (crypt): NUMBERS
Tweak > BIS KEY 3 (tweak): NUMBERS
> Press on [Test] > you will get OK! Entropy
> From Drive Letter table > Choose a drive disk, N for example.
> Press on [Mount]
Install driver if needed.
Acess N drive from My Computer and Delete Everything
> Press on [Unmount] and unplug the USB cable

> Press on [Power] button for 15s or so to reboot the system​

> After rebooting, the system will be in initial setup stage.

CREATE EMUNAND AS HIDDEN PARTITION ON SD
> If you're SX Users and have been using their Emunand as hidden partition, just skip this step, go to COPY FILES
> Take advantage of SX Emunand creator (without valid license needed)
> Your SD will be formatted, backup your savedata and other data are needed.

Before creating emunand > Ensure you did delete all WIFI connections and turned on Airplane / Flight mode

Go to SX website > download their latest boot.dat > copy to the root of your SD
Download payload.bin for activating payload via your chosen tools

SX OS Bootloader Menu
> Options
> EmuNAND
> Create EmuNAND
> Hidden Partition on microSD

You will get "successfully done"

COPY FILES
Go to Atmosphere GitHub and download the latest release 0.9.0 and extract all files/ folders to the root of your SD

Create > emummc folder on the root of the SD

Create > emummc.ini file inside of emummc folder

Copy and paste this to emummc.ini

[emummc]
emummc_enabled = 1
emummc_sector = 0x2
emummc_nintendo_path = Emutendo <<< delete this line if you're not SX Users or don't want to keep using SX as your primary CFW

I got banned from ReSwitched discord because of Emutendo word. I'd like to help someone out but ended up in unexpected way. But it's okay.

Hope this will help out.
Enjoy!
 
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I used partion based sx and it worked for me. Just delete the "emmumc_" before each line for the config file. If you are trying to create a emunand from scratch then just backup your sd files then use hekate 5 to create an emunand partion then restore your sd files.
I already have my hidden partition SX emunand created. My sd:/emummc/emummc.ini looks like this:

Code:
[emummc]
emummc!enabled = 1
emummc!sector = 0x2
emummc!nintendo_path = Emutendo

But the emummc manager in Hekate 5.0.0 says that it's disabled, and booting Atmosphere just boots to my sysnand. Do I need to add an emummc entry or something in my hekate_ipl.ini file?
 
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I already have my hidden partition SX emunand created. My sd:/emummc/emummc.ini looks like this:

Code:
[emummc]
emummc!enabled = 1
emummc!sector = 0x2
emummc!nintendo_path = Emutendo

But the emummc manager in Hekate 5.0.0 says that it's disabled, and booting Atmosphere just boots to my sysnand. Do I need to add an emummc entry or something in my hekate_ipl.ini file?
In that ini file remove "emumcc_" part from each line save it and it should work.
 

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Probably a dumb question but on the step where you use the dd command line to get the 1024.bin I can't seem to use dd command lines on windows. How do I do this step?
 

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Yes don’t use it . So your ini file should just have the following in it -
“Enable = 1
Sector = 0x2
Nintendo_path = Emutendo”
Could someone help? I've done this but atmos is still booting to sysnand. My emunand was created on hidden partition with sx's bootlader and it's working fine with sx os. Do I have to migrate the emunand with hekate to make it work? I want to be able to boot the same emunand with sx and atmos.
 

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5.0.1 allows you to just click migrate emuMMC and it'll find/fix your SX emuNAND to be able to boot with Atmosphere. It'll also move your Emutendo folder, but you can move that back and edit your emummc ini to point to it. That will allow you to dual boot the emuMMC with Atmosphere and SXOS.
 
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5.0.1 allows you to just click migrate emuMMC and it'll find/fix your SX emuNAND to be able to boot with Atmosphere. It'll also move your Emutendo folder, but you can move that back and edit your emummc ini to point to it. That will allow you to dual boot the emuMMC with Atmosphere and SXOS.
Can you show me how exactly should the ini file look if you're just using files instead of a hidden patition please? Also does the Emutendo folder get renamed? The only folder that I see that resembles the Emutendo folder is emummc>EF00>Nintendo. Do I just move and rename that one or do I do the whole emummc folder?
 
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Can you show me how exactly should the ini file look if you're just using files instead of a hidden patition please? Also does the Emutendo folder get renamed? The only folder that I see that resembles the Emutendo folder is emummc>EF00>Nintendo. Do I just move and rename that one or do I do the whole emummc folder?
Files don't work. You have to join them and then flash onto a hidden partition per OP. But as for the Emutendo folder, Hekate moves it to that location. You can move it back to the root of your SD and rename it to Emutendo, then edit the ini to point to it instead of the previous path.
 
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Files don't work. You have to join them and then flash onto a hidden partition per OP. But as for the Emutendo folder, Hekate moves it to that location. You can move it back to the root of your SD and rename it to Emutendo, then edit the ini to point to it instead of the previous path.
seems way too complicated. Only supports partition even though Atmospere 0.9.2 supports files on SD now? I couldn't get dd commands to work on Windows
 

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does what goes in the .ini file change with version 0.9.2 of atmosphere or is it exactly the same as what the OP said?

EDIT: Nevermind it still works perfectly doing it the same way the OP said to
 
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5.0.1 allows you to just click migrate emuMMC and it'll find/fix your SX emuNAND to be able to boot with Atmosphere. It'll also move your Emutendo folder, but you can move that back and edit your emummc ini to point to it. That will allow you to dual boot the emuMMC with Atmosphere and SXOS.
So I just use SX OS boot menu to create a partition based emuNAND and then use hekate 5.0.1 and migrate it?
After moving the folder back and editing the emuemmc.ini? :)
 

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So I just use SX OS boot menu to create a partition based emuNAND and then use hekate 5.0.1 and migrate it?
After moving the folder back and editing the emuemmc.ini? :)
Yep that's it. I believe the SX formats your entire SD card before creating the emunand so be sure to back up your files first.
 
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Yep that's it. I believe the SX formats your entire SD card before creating the emunand so be sure to back up your files first.
Really? That sucks as flashing the Ubuntu image with Etcher does the same. So I would have to dig into how to manually create that partition. :/
 

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