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How to setup Emunand/ keep Sysnand online

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Aiming of having Emunand in this topic is to max out Sysnand to play online while Emunand stays offline

IF YOUR SYSTEM WAS BANNED YOU'D STOP READING FROM HERE
> DO NOT check whether you're got banned yet by connecting to the Internet or so.

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.


> Backup RawNand and BOOT0/1 using SX Bootloader, Hekate or any trusted tools out there

1. NEW EMUNAND
YOU HAVE TO RE-INSTALL ALL GAMES AFTER CREATING EMUNAND
> Backup all your savedata using Checkpoint or your trusted homebrew.
Follow these steps below
  1. CLEAN UP SYSNAND
  2. UPDATE SYSNAND FIRMWARE
  3. CREATE EMUNAND
  4. UPDATE EMUNAND FIRMWARE OFFLINE (if needed)
    to update your emunand to the latest firmware
2. KEEP DATA TO TRANSFER TO EMUNAND
> Backup all your savedata using Checkpoint or your trusted homebrew.
Follow these steps below
  1. CREATE EMUNAND
  2. CLEAN UP SYSNAND
  3. UPDATE SYSNAND FIRMWARE
  4. UPDATE EMUNAND FIRMWARE OFFLINE (if needed)
    to update your emunand to the latest firmware

This guide is valid until the next update of NSW firmware or SX OS.
> Current NSW firmware: 6.1
> Current SX OS version: 2.3 Beta

> AutoRCM must be Uninstalled > Functional Jig is needed
> Delete all Wifi Profiles
> NEW EMUNAND > Delete Nintendo folder in your SD
> KEEP DATA > Rename Nintendo folder in your SD to Emutendo
> Copy boot.dat (SX 2.3 Beta) to the root of your SD

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

+ Unnecessary steps but it will let you feel safer
Access NAND using PC

What you will need
- biskeydump
https://files.sshnuke.net/biskeydumpv6.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

+ Clean Ticketblob
> access save folder
> Copy 80000000000000e1 and 80000000000000e2 to your PC.
> Delete them in save folder

+ Clean Error Logs
> access save folder
> Delete 80000000000000D1

> Press on [Unmount] and unplug the USB cable
> Press on [Power] button for 15s or so to reboot the system

+ Factory Restore Settings
> This will clean all ticketblob and error logs
Stay OFFLINE
> Settings > System > Factory Restore Settings (or System Initializing)
> Say NO when asking Internet connection
> Press on on the red button after all to restore.

UPDATE SYSNAND FIRMWARE
Skip this step if your Switch is up to date.

Complete the system initializing
> Connect Wifi to the Internet
> Optional > Create a new account and link it
> Settings > System > System Update
> Update your system to the latest firmware

Optional > Factory Restore Settings while staying ONLINE to make it completely cleans up.

DELETE ALL WIFI CONNECTION AND STAY AIRPLANE MODE.
> After creating Emunand, it must have NO CONNECTION.

CREATE EMUNAND
SD card must be plugged in to the system in order to boot SX OS Bootloader Menu

> On SX 2.3 Beta, the Emunand will be created on the SD card, the SX's Nintendo folder is renamed to Emutendo so that it won't affect to the keyblobs that can wipe out data on SD.

> Boot to SX OS Bootloader Menu (payload.bin) by holding [Vol+] button
> Option
> EmuNAND
> Advanced
> [Copy USER partition to EmuNAND] > [YES]
The process will take about 30 minutes if the system is now empty.

You will get Success

> Back to the main menu (3 big buttons)
> Turn on Emunand (on top of the first button)

> Turn off the system


UPDATE EMUNAND FIRMWARE OFFLINE
> ChoiDujourNX https://files.sshnuke.net/ChoiDujourNXv101.zip
> Copy ChoiDujourNX.nro to \switch\ in your SD
> Download new firmware update
> Place all files to a folder, fwxxx for example
> Run ChoiDujourNX form Homebrew Menu on Emunand
> Choose fwxxx folder
It will load all NCAs inside of the folder and will ask you
[x.x.x] or [x.x.x-exfat]
Choose one
It will continually analyze the data and will ask you
> Choose [Select Firmware]
It will read all the data from your chosen firmware
> Press on Prevent fuse burning (enable AutoRCM) to turn it off (we don't need AutoRCM when having Sysnand for online purpose), Press on Yes when it asks again.
If you'd like to have AutoRCM installed just leave it be.
> Press on [Start installation]
> [Reboot] > [Shutdown]

ENJOY WHILE IT LASTS
 
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The 'clean up sysnand' portion seems only to apply if you've been installing NSPs to sysnand, and don't have a nand backup from before you started doing that (if you do have a clean backup just restore it). Otherwise it's unnecessary and could itself flag you for a ban.

Also, for unlinking the nands, it's a lot easier to do the factory reset on the emunand. Saves all the restoring boot1 and unlinking/relinking account stuff. You just boot into emunand the first time, select factory restore (offline), and you're done. This makes sense also since you can backup and restore your saves on emunand if you want (back them up before doing the factory reset on emunand), while doing so on sysnand will get you banned.

Also (as you say) it's MASSIVELY less hassle to just use two SD cards. Moreso because you can have the sysnand SD exfat (for easy XCI swapping) and the emunand SD fat32 (to prevent corruption).

p.s. I wish there was a way to have SXOS boot to the bootloader by default (saving you having to hold vol+ every time)
 
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The 'clean up sysnand' portion seems only to apply if you've been installing NSPs to sysnand, and don't have a nand backup from before you started doing that (if you do have a clean backup just restore it). Otherwise it's unnecessary and could itself flag you for a ban.

Also, for unlinking the nands, it's a lot easier to do the factory reset on the emunand. Saves all the restoring boot1 and unlinking/relinking account stuff. You just boot into emunand the first time, select factory restore (offline), and you're done. This makes sense also since you can backup and restore your saves on emunand if you want (back them up before doing the factory reset on emunand), while doing so on sysnand will get you banned.

Also (as you say) it's MASSIVELY less hassle to just use two SD cards. Moreso because you can have the sysnand SD exfat (for easy XCI swapping) and the emunand SD fat32 (to prevent corruption).

p.s. I wish there was a way to have SXOS boot to the bootloader by default (saving you having to hold vol+ every time)

You won't get flagged (I did it for 3 months and I'm still there) or something because maunally delete ticketblob and error logs in the first place before factory restore settings will double wipe all ticketblob/error logs out. Make the nand more clean in official way.

Yes the clean up step is for those who messed up with NSP and didn't have a nand backup up to date (the latest firmware). My method is to keep sysnand online, so either factory restore settings in sysnand or emunand is okay to unlink the two nands but we have to do that on sysnand regardlessly because of online activity.

Anyway do whatever you guys would like to be and believe in yourself to do so. Because by some dark magics out there in theory we're all get flagged and will be banned soon.
 
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great guide, but i wont bother with this.
if im banned im banned :l

its too much of a hassle to reinstall everything x.x and the saves.
i rather be banned i guess.

I will write one more step to keep all installed game/savedata on emunand. I did install emunand to keep all data for 10+ Switches and all of them are still playing online.

Stay tuned.
 

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Just updated the guide

1. NEW EMUNAND
YOU HAVE TO RE-INSTALL ALL GAMES AFTER CREATING EMUNAND
> Backup all your savedata using Checkpoint or your trusted homebrew.
Follow these steps below
  1. CLEAN UP SYSNAND
  2. UPDATE SYSNAND FIRMWARE
  3. CREATE EMUNAND
  4. UNLINK THE TWO NANDS
2. KEEP DATA TO TRANSFER TO EMUNAND
> Backup all your savedata using Checkpoint or your trusted homebrew.
Follow these steps below
  1. CREATE EMUNAND
  2. CLEAN UP SYSNAND
  3. UPDATE SYSNAND FIRMWARE
  4. UNLINK THE TWO NANDS
  5. UPDATE EMUNAND FIRMWARE OFFLINE
    to update your emuannd to the latest firmware
 
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Is the unlinking part totally necessary? I've only got one sd card and it sounds like a pain in the ass to constantly plug/unplug/rename/reinsert
 

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I have some nsp's installed, but I have a clean nand backup 5.1 (current OFW version installed)

What´s the best way to create emunand?

Restore the backup, format the sd card / system and create emunand?

If I want to go online in OFW will I have to upgrade to 6.0.1?

Remembering that I didn´t go online with the nsp's, only xci ...

Thank you!
 

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Can anyone explain the 2 SD card concept for me please? Do I just copy the contents of my SD to the other and have the OFW card use the "NintendoSys" folder with no XS stuff on there? The other would have "NintendoEmu" folder with .xci's correct? Any help is appreciated
 
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Once in SXOX emunand can it be updated to the latest firmware say 6.2 when released without going to OFW?

Yes, you can update emunand's firmware offline to any version but you have to backup BOOT1. Wait for someone to confirm if BOOT1 can be used on new firmware.

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Can anyone explain the 2 SD card concept for me please? Do I just copy the contents of my SD to the other and have the OFW card use the "NintendoSys" folder with no XS stuff on there? The other would have "NintendoEmu" folder with .xci's correct? Any help is appreciated

Yes, just copy Nintendo (no need to rename folder anymore) folder to a SD. NintendoSys, NintendoEmu are for the same SD setup.

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I have some nsp's installed, but I have a clean nand backup 5.1 (current OFW version installed)

What´s the best way to create emunand?

Restore the backup, format the sd card / system and create emunand?

If I want to go online in OFW will I have to upgrade to 6.0.1?

Remembering that I didn´t go online with the nsp's, only xci ...

Thank you!

If you have clean nand backup, It's okay to restore. Make sure you're on the same fw.

Yes you have to update ofw to the latest firmware to go online.
 
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Hello.

What i'm trying to do now is using the sysnand without SD (Just for play fifa online) and plug in the SD before going into SXOS to use the Emunand.

Might it works?
 
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