Hacking Question Some doubts

[Kubas_inko]

reformat to fat32, update with choidujourNX to whatever FW you want, but chose exfat option, reformat back to exfat.

 

[ark76]

Perfect, I did it but I got this message at the end:
Written preventative hekate_ipl.ini to microSd
You MUST use the PreventGCUpdate launch configuration EVERY BOOT if you want to prevent GC controller update!

????

 

[Kubas_inko]

Perfect, I did it but I got this message at the end:
Written preventative hekate_ipl.ini to microSd
You MUST use the PreventGCUpdate launch configuration EVERY BOOT if you want to prevent GC controller update!

????

Do you care about future downgrades (you probably do, as you care about fuses)? If so, you need to edit hekate in order to keep your game card controller downgraded (but you also won't be able to use it), in order to be able to use it again on lower FW.

You need to add this: kip1patch=nogc,nosigchk to any entry you are using, which means you need to add this line to every entry in .ini you are using.

Never mind. You have updated from 4.0.1 to higher, so this has nothing to do with you (at least it shouldn't).

 

[ark76]

So, if I just reboot and dont edit that file I won't be able to downgrade? And I'd like to use game cards... What would you advise me to do?

 

[Kubas_inko]

So, if I just reboot and dont edit that file I won't be able to downgrade? And I'd like to use game cards... What would you advise me to do?

Never mind. You have updated from 4.0.1 to higher, so this has nothing to do with you (at least it shouldn't).

 

[ark76]

So, should I just "reboot"?
I assume I won't need the jig, as autorcm is on...

 

[Kubas_inko]

So, should I just "reboot"?
I assume I won't need the jig, as autorcm is on...

yes

 

[ark76]

Ok, when rebooted it asks for a controller update... I chose "later".

 

[Kubas_inko]

Ok, when rebooted it asks for a controller update... I chose "later".

You can update them, unless you have a permanent jig in the right one.

 

[ark76]

As AutoRCM is on, I think I can update them. What's the problem if I had to use a permanent jig and would update it?
I hope it's my last question, thanks for all your patience...
Edit: I deleted internet connection and installed an NSP to try... So I will be banned for sure if I do that update...
Any idea?

 

[ark76]

I updated them. The Fw was included in 6.2.0 so I didn't have to go online
The "preventgcupdate" thing is to avoid an update in case I insert a game cartridge containing a FW update?

 

[DSpider]

The game card slot reader (gc = game card) has a controller. That's the update it's referring to.


They are separate, because of course they are separate... The firmware has its own update, gc controller has its own update.

If you update the gc controller while on 6.2, you can use game cartridges, but you can never downgrade it. So if you ever decide to restore the NAND dump that your Switch came with, your cartridges either won't work or... your Switch may not boot (possibly, I don't know).

 

[ark76]

@DSpider the message I got about updating was of game controllers (it updated the joycons, both).
The other message I got after choidujouring was to prevent GC from updating my FW if a game cartridge contains one, I think.
Am I right?