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ReiNX: It just works.​

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So, you want to install ReiNX?​

Good, you probably should. Now that it has working sigpatches, ReiNX is the most effective free CFW on the market right now! But you're gonna need to get into the thing, so that's where this helpful guide comes into play. You'll need a few things before we get started:

If you brick your Switch somehow- which would be impressive, honestly- I'm not responsible for that. If you follow these instructions to the letter, you'll have a working and more importantly sexy custom firmware on your system that will suit all your legal needs!
Installing NSP files is going to get you banned. This is only for people who are indifferent about being banned or have been banned already. You were warned.

Spoiler: Hardware

• A Nintendo Switch console
• An SD Card that's been formatted to be used by your Nintendo Switch
• A USB C to USB A cable
• Some way to get into RCM mode, please consult this comprehensive list of ways to enter RCM mode.
• The sheer willpower and hype to take your console to the next stratosphere!

Now that you have all the hardware, you'll need some software, too.
There's a file called Darth Meteos' Super Special SD Stash v5.0.zip, that has sigpatches in it to allow you to run NSP backups. Please grab it here. The zip file has everything you need for the installation ahead. It also contains the following homebrew:​

• Tinfoil (to install NSP files)
• Retroarch (all the best emulators)
• FTPD (for moving files between your PC and your Switch)
• NX-Shell (a basic file manager)
• EdiZon (for backing up/restoring/editing savegames)
• The Homebrew App-Store (for getting even more homebrew)

The zip file will also contain a bin payload to boot the CFW. However, if you've never connected your Switch to a computer, you'll need to do a couple of things first, to get the drivers playing fair. This guide is assuming that you've already done that, but if you're brand new to the scene- welcome, by the way- you'll need to do some one-time setup.​

Spoiler: First-Time Installation

You'll need these things:

• TegraRCMSmash GUI with the original TegraRCMSmash by @rajkosto and GUI additions done by @eliboa. Download the portable zip file from the latest release
• Zadig USB driver installer
• This test payload to try it out!

1. Once you've got those, connect your Switch in RCM mode to your computer. Windows will recognize an APX device. This is good!
2. Run Zadig with admin privileges. On the dropdown menu, find APX. That's your Switch!
3. Next to a green arrow, there will be a series of driver types that you can cycle through. Choose libusbK (v3.0.7.0), and do it carefully, because this is the most important step.
4. Click the big button. Congratulations, your Switch is now ready to run payloads!
5. Extract the folder from the TegraRcmGUI_vX.X_portable.zip that you downloaded, (with X.X being the version, mine is 2.1) and open TegraRCMGUI.
6. To run payloads, simply click the folder icon and browse to the testpayload.bin and inject the payload. Congratulations on running your first payload!

This only works on Windows, because that's what I have. Mac users, check elsewhere.

Now, for the main installation.

1. Power off your Switch and connect your Switch's SD Card to a computer of your choice.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file you downloaded. There'll be a bin file, an SD Files folder, as well as a little readme with more information. Check the spoilered text for what it should look like:
   Spoiler: Image

   
3. Go into the SD Files folder and drag the contents onto the root of your SD Card. Overwrite everything.
   NOTE: If you don't know your firmware, you can find it in the system settings menu. The latest (as of this writing) is 5.1.0.
4. If your card was empty except for the Nintendo folder beforehand, you should have a layout like the one in the spoiler:
   Spoiler: Image

   
5. Now that the SD Card is set up, please return it to your Nintendo Switch and enter into RCM mode through the method of your choice.
6. Using TegraRCMGUI, inject the ReiNX.bin Payload from the Stash package to get into your Switch.
7. After the splash screen vanishes and you see the Nintendo Switch logo, you can disconnect the Switch from your computer. You're in!

Accessing the homebrew menu is easy, just open the album! Inside will be the Tinfoil NSP installer and the Homebrew App Store, which in turn has basically everything you could ever want. Keep an eye on the 'Temp, though, for future updates~

When inside the homebrew menu, you can use Tinfoil to install nsp files, by placing them into the /tinfoil/nsp/ folder on your SD Card. All homebrew goes into the /switch/ folder.
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IF YOU NEED NOGC, PLEASE MAKE A FILE CALLED NOGC IN THE REINX FOLDER
READ THE FUCKIN' F.A.Q BEFORE POSTING, IF YOUR QUESTION IS ANSWERED IN THE F.A.Q, IT WILL NOT BE ANSWERED OUTSIDE OF A SNIDE REMARK, POSSIBLY

Thank you so much for making the choice to use ReiNX!
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[titaniuml]

Yes, especially if your account has any valuable purchases you want to keep. Un-linking the account after the console is banned can only be done by calling Nintendo.

Ok that's great. I believe I only have one indie game I've purchased that I don't care about much tbh, so I can delete it as well first. So I'm better off de-linking first to de-associate it from the hacked system.

Now I just need an SD Card..

Oh btw, I've watched a guy on YouTube dumping his MK8 and minecraft games but they wouldn't work on reinx. Any idea why? Is this common?

Edit: nevermind I think I know why. Xci, right?

 

[kylum]

Not sure if this known or not. But, The new stash /RomMenu doesn’t install patched NSP’s correctly. If you are on 4.1.0 and want to install, Example: Octopath Travler, that’s patched of course, it won’t play and ask to update. If installed with older version of tinfoil, the same NSP will work perfectly.

 

[Draxzelex]

Not sure if this known or not. But, The new stash /RomMenu doesn’t install patched NSP’s correctly. If you are on 4.1.0 and want to install, Example: Octopath Travler, that’s patched of course, it won’t play and ask to update. If installed with older version of tinfoil, the same NSP will work perfectly.

That's because it uses rommenu to install .NSP files which is normal for it to do but tinfoil can support patched .NSPs properly. However, tinfoil has been removed as of 2.0 (hint: its not tinfoil in 2.0)

 

[1219chicho]

HEY EVERYONE, IT'S THE REISWITCHED SUPER SHOW!
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ReiNX has the ease of use of Hekate, the sigpatches of SX OS, and the memes of the ReiSwitched discord. It's just the best thing ever, guys.​

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So, you want to install ReiNX?​

​

Good, you probably should. Now that it has working sigpatches, ReiNX is the most effective free CFW on the market right now! But you're gonna need to get into the thing, so that's where this helpful guide comes into play. You'll need a few things before we get started:

If you brick your Switch somehow- which would be impressive, honestly- I'm not responsible for that. If you follow these instructions to the letter, you'll have a working and more importantly sexy custom firmware on your system that will suit all your legal needs!
Installing NSP files is going to get you banned. This is only for people who are indifferent about being banned or have been banned already. You were warned.

Spoiler: Hardware

• A Nintendo Switch console
• An SD Card that's been formatted to be used by your Nintendo Switch
• A USB C to USB A cable
• Some way to get into RCM mode, please consult this comprehensive list of ways to enter RCM mode.
• The sheer willpower and hype to take your console to the next stratosphere!

Now that you have all the hardware, you'll need some software, too.
Please go to the ReiSwitched Discord, located here, and say hello while you're there! There's an sdfiles.zip without sigpatches available pinned to the reinx-help channel, it's just a drag and drop and you're done. You don't even have to read the rest of this guide!
... There also used to be a Darth Meteos' Super Special SD Stash v2.0.1, that had sigpatches in it to allow you to run nsp backups, but that's no longer legal to share publicly. If you want that instead, ask around, since this guide will be operating under the assumption you have those. Anyway, the zip file has everything you need for the installation ahead, as well as a copy of the RomMenu homebrew, that can install any NSP files, and install them to either the NAND or the SD card. The zip file will also contain a bin payload to boot the CFW. However, if you've never connected your Switch to a computer, you'll need to do a couple of things first, to get the drivers playing fair. This guide is assuming that you've already done that, but if you're brand new to the scene- welcome, by the way- you'll need to do some one-time setup.

Spoiler: First-Time Installation

This is only for Windows Operating Systems, because that's what I have.
You'll need to download a couple of things, first.

• TegraRCMSmash GUI with the original TegraRCMSmash by @rajkosto and GUI additions done by @eliboa. Download the portable zip file from the latest release
• Zadig USB driver installer
• This test payload to try it out!

1. Once you've got those, connect your Switch in RCM mode to your computer. Windows will recognize an APX device. This is good!
2. Run Zadig with admin privileges. On the dropdown menu, find APX. That's your Switch!
3. Next to a green arrow, there will be a series of driver types that you can cycle through. Choose libusbK (v3.0.7.0), and do it carefully, because this is the most important step.
4. Click the big button. Congratulations, your Switch is now ready to run payloads!
5. Extract the folder from the TegraRcmGUI_vX.X_portable.zip that you downloaded, (with X.X being the version, mine is 2.1) and open TegraRCMGUI.
6. To run payloads, simply click the folder icon and browse to the testpayload.bin and inject the payload. Congratulations on running your first payload!

Now, for the main installation.

1. Power off your Switch and connect your Switch's SD Card to a computer of your choice.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file you downloaded. There'll be a bin file, and folders for different firmwares, as well as a little readme. You should read it, it has ASCII art and people who want their name in lights pleasereadtheirnames. Check the spoilered text for what it should look like:
   Spoiler: Image

   
3. Go into the firmware folder that's right for you and drag the contents onto the root of your SD Card. Overwrite everything. If you have a Tinfoil folder from an old release, delete it, as well as the /switch/tinfoil/ folder.
   NOTE: If you don't know your firmware, you can find it in the system settings menu. The latest (as of this writing) is 5.1.0.
4. If your card was empty except for the Nintendo folder beforehand, you should have a layout like the one in the spoiler:
   Spoiler: Image

   
5. Now that the SD Card is set up, please return it to your Nintendo Switch and enter into RCM mode through the method of your choice.
6. Using TegraRCMGUI, inject the ReiNX.bin Payload from the Stash package to get into your Switch.
7. After the cute animu grill vanishes and you see the Nintendo Switch logo, you can disconnect the Switch from your computer. You're in!

IF YOUR SWITCH DOESN'T WORK, PLEASE USE THE 1.X FILES. THERE ARE NO SIGPATCHES IN THIS, HOWEVER, BUT IT WILL FUNCTION.
Accessing the homebrew menu is easy, just open the album! Inside will be RomMenu at least, but you can add many more homebrew apps, including a homebrew app store by @pwsincd, which in turn has basically everything you could ever want. Keep an eye on the 'Temp, though, for future updates~

When inside the homebrew menu, you can use RomMenu to install nsp files, by placing them into the root of your SD Card. All homebrew goes into the /switch/ folder.

As more features are added, this tutorial will be updated.​

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THANK YOU ALL FOR 5000 MEMBERS ON THE REISWITCHED DISCORD!


Thank you so much for making the choice to use ReiNX!​

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Love your firmware keep up the great work

 

[Darth Meteos]

Love your firmware keep up the great work

Happy to be of service. Please enjoy ReiNX!

 

[CokeCookie]

Hi, I'd like to make sure that I don't fuck anything up while using this.
Let's assume that I upgraded to 5.1.0 using rajkosto's guide and have access to 'Super Special SD Stash v2.0.1'.
I'd guess that I just have to replace the FS.kip in ReiNX/sysmodules with the 'FS510-exfat_nocmac_nogc_nosigchk.kip1'
from ChoiDujour to make sure that I get full sigpatches + exfat + upgrade safe gc + no fuses burnt. I hope I got
everything right, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Darth Meteos]

Hi, I'd like to make sure that I don't fuck anything up while using this.
Let's assume that I upgraded to 5.1.0 using rajkosto's guide and have access to 'Super Special SD Stash v2.0.1'.
I'd guess that I just have to replace the FS.kip in ReiNX/sysmodules with the 'FS510-exfat_nocmac_nogc_nosigchk.kip1'
from ChoiDujour to make sure that I get full sigpatches + exfat + upgrade safe gc + no fuses burnt. I hope I got
everything right, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

You are correct, as far as I can tell.

 

[Draxzelex]

Hi, I'd like to make sure that I don't fuck anything up while using this.
Let's assume that I upgraded to 5.1.0 using rajkosto's guide and have access to 'Super Special SD Stash v2.0.1'.
I'd guess that I just have to replace the FS.kip in ReiNX/sysmodules with the 'FS510-exfat_nocmac_nogc_nosigchk.kip1'
from ChoiDujour to make sure that I get full sigpatches + exfat + upgrade safe gc + no fuses burnt. I hope I got
everything right, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

I believe you have to rename the one from raj's guide to fs.kip

 

[ilikecheese69]

So, can I install game updates and/or DLC with ROMMenu? Can’t seem to find out a lot of info about it for some reason.

 

[Draxzelex]

So, can I install game updates and/or DLC with ROMMenu? Can’t seem to find out a lot of info about it for some reason.

Yes, tinfoil just cannot do DLC and will do very bad things if you try.

 

[titaniuml]

Yes, tinfoil just cannot do DLC and will do very bad things if you try.

Man. Posts like these scare me a bit and tells me I'm better off waiting this out more. Don't want to brick my system :/

 

[Adran_Marit]

Man. Posts like these scare me a bit and tells me I'm better off waiting this out more. Don't want to brick my system :/

This is part of the reason people say backup your nand

 

[benjo]

Hmm im confused. I tryed to install a nsp with ReiNx. The game appeared in the libary but when i want to start it it says "new update available".
Where does the update come from? I am in airplane mode.

 

[harmbasi]

Hmm im confused. I tryed to install a nsp with ReiNx. The game appeared in the libary but when i want to start it it says "new update available".
Where does the update come from? I am in airplane mode.

It's just how the file is downloaded. It already knows of the update. Don't worry about it. Just click on start game.

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[benjo]

Cool, thanks.

Guess now i will be offline, until their is a way to clean the console and not get banned.

 

[titaniuml]

This is part of the reason people say backup your nand

I always do. Still scares me though.

 

[Adran_Marit]

I always do. Still scares me though.

Make multiple backups, and yea it is at first

 

[titaniuml]

Can I use a SDXC with this? It's 128gb too. I'm asking because this might be limited to SDHC.

 

[Adran_Marit]

Can I use a SDXC with this? It's 128gb too. I'm asking because this might be limited to SDHC.

Fat32 and EXFS if I've read everything correct, someone correct me if I'm wrong

 

[SabinReneFigaroRandom]

what are you using to backup your nand?