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[Draxzelex]

Installing large NSP via USB seems like a lost cause. After hours of trying different apps they all either crash at 5% or don't work at all. Is is possible to split nsp file and just upload it to SD?

Yes you can use this tool to split the .NSP files

I have a question. I want to dump The Dragon Quest Heroes models when they drop but will I have to make my switch legit again and download the update and make another NAND Backup and extract the update or can I just restore it and just go in raw without making the NAND Backup?

You will have to make a new NAND backup after restoring your old one since your NAND will change in the time it takes to download the update and communicate with Nintendo's servers in such a way that restoring the old NAND backup more than once may flag you for a ban,

hi guys, so i finally got my jig and im ready to hack my switch i just got a few questions.

1. I have my switch on fw 8.1.0, with my games and account, do i need 2 format my console and remove my account before following the guide?

2. I want to have sysnand to play online and emunand to do the dirty stuff, is this guide still good? nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/

3. After i install emunand, do i need 2 unlink both sysnand and emunand by formating one of them? (like in 3ds)

4. After i finish the guide, if i powered down the switch it always boot into sysnand? (and 2 enter cfw emunand i need to enter rcm and push hekate)

5. If a new update comes out and atmos suports it, i can simply update the switch normaly? (i know i wil burn fuses, but i dont care about downgrading)

Thanks guys, if u have some advices fell free to share.

1. No it is actually highly recommended to have a linked account before setting up CFW as certain games and applications require one
2. Sure
3. They are not linked on the Switch
4. It will only boot into emuMMC if you send a payload. Otherwise, it will boot OFW/sysMMC
5. If that is what you wish although not burning fuses is extremely easy to perform nowadays

 

[ToxicHD345]

Whoops what I meant to say is that my switch is in CFW mode right now and when i restore it to get the 4.0.0 patch will I have to make a new nand backup to extract their models or can I use the dumper without getting banned? I'm using the latest Atmosphere and patches.

 

[Draxzelex]

Whoops what I meant to say is that my switch is in CFW mode right now and when i restore it to get the 4.0.0 patch will I have to make a new nand backup to extract their models or can I use the dumper without getting banned? I'm using the latest Atmosphere and patches.

You will have to restore a clean NAND backup to download the update without risking a ban. If you wish to use homebrew to dump the update and models as well as keep a clean NAND dump on hand, then you will need to dump your clean NAND before using the homebrew application to dump the data. There is a tool that can dump digital data without homebrew, but it requires a NAND dump so either way you will need to dump your NAND after downloading the update.

 

[snake7]

If that is what you wish although not burning fuses is extremely easy to perform nowadays

How do you update sysnand without burning fuses?

Do you recommend using autoRCM? (If i enable autoRCM do i need 2 connect my switch to the pc everytime i powered down the console?)

Do i need to use 90dns on sysnand? (emunand wont be connected to the internet)

Thanks for all the help.

 

[Advanced User]

Hey guys and gals, I am new to the world of Switch hacking and would like to create a backup of the clean NAND (eMMC) before doing anything else. Is this still the way to do it? I see the guide hasn't been updated in several months. https://gbatemp.net/threads/backup-...-your-biskeys-tseckeys-keys-txt-guide.513386/

Would anyone please be so kind to explain this to me? https://gbatemp.net/threads/backup-...ys-keys-txt-guide.513386/page-36#post-8701632

Thank you!

 

[Draxzelex]

How do you update sysnand without burning fuses?

Do you recommend using autoRCM? (If i enable autoRCM do i need 2 connect my switch to the pc everytime i powered down the console?)

Do i need to use 90dns on sysnand? (emunand wont be connected to the internet)

Thanks for all the help.

If you want to update your sysNAND firmware without burning fuses, you have 3 options:

1. The first is using the homebrew application ChoiDujourNX. Since it is a homebrew app, it requires CFW and homebrew so this runs the greatest risk at getting your system banned compared to the other methods
2. Downloading the update in stock/OFW mode then installing the update in Atmosphere while AutoRCM is enabled. To prevent fuses from being burnt, ChoiDujourNX enables AutoRCM after installing the update. This does not work for normal system updates because they remove AutoRCM. However, modern CFW prevent this from happening meaning you can install system updates normally and retain AutoRCM thus preventing fuses from being burnt. I recommend downloading the system update in stock/OFW mode because this will limit your console going online with CFW in order to reduce the ban risk
3. Manually rebooting the console into RCM after installing the system update. This method is by far the safest in terms of a ban but it is also the riskiest because if you fail to reboot your console into RCM, then you will burn fuses. And the success rate at booting into RCM is dependent on how good your jig is. If you wish to use this method, you can follow this tutorial for a more detailed process.

I also don't see why you need to keep 90DNS on sysMMC unless you plan on using Switch LAN play, FTP, or the Homebrew Appstore which you did not indicate when you can just remove all Wi-Fi settings.

Hey guys and gals, I am new to the world of Switch hacking and would like to create a backup of the clean NAND (eMMC) before doing anything else. Is this still the way to do it? I see the guide hasn't been updated in several months. https://gbatemp.net/threads/backup-...-your-biskeys-tseckeys-keys-txt-guide.513386/

Would anyone please be so kind to explain this to me? https://gbatemp.net/threads/backup-...ys-keys-txt-guide.513386/page-36#post-8701632

Thank you!

I do not recommend that guide at all as it uses pre-bundled files. Simply download Hekate and dump BOOT0/BOOT1 as well as your eMMC raw GPP to have a complete NAND dump.

 

[Advanced User]

Thank you, and the keys? Should I use TegraRCMGUI as mentioned here? https://gbatemp.net/threads/backup-...ys-keys-txt-guide.513386/page-36#post-8701632

And this NX Nand Manager sounds like it's the all-in-one solution, should I use it? https://github.com/eliboa/NxNandManager/releases

(I intend to use Atmosphere after dumping the NAND)

 

[Draxzelex]

Thank you, and the keys? Should I use TegraRCMGUI as mentioned here? https://gbatemp.net/threads/backup-...ys-keys-txt-guide.513386/page-36#post-8701632

No which is another reason I do not recommend that guide. Use TegraRCMSmash instead.

This NX Nand Manager sounds like it's the all in one solution? https://github.com/eliboa/NxNandManager/releases

I've never used this tool so I am unfamiliar with it. Also Hekate was released long before it and is a much better all-around tool than NX NAND manager.

 

[Advanced User]

Thank you for your help!

 

[Tokacor]

Hi guys,

Been out for a while and see my 6.2 fw is a bit behind to play newest games....any tips to get to newest firmware without losing all my nsp already installed, what I need to do? Thanks so much

 

[Draxzelex]

Hi guys,

Been out for a while and see my 6.2 fw is a bit behind to play newest games....any tips to get to newest firmware without losing all my nsp already installed, what I need to do? Thanks so much

Use the homebrew application ChoiDujourNX to update your firmware without burning fuses.

 

[Xoa]

I know there's no foolproof way to avoid ban but.. which is safer for online? AutoRCM disabled Switch with stock firmware or Emunand? ATM I am using emulators and hacks only on offline emunand and go to stock to play legit games only.

Is it recommended to disable AutoRCM each time or is simply booting to sysnand for legit games enough?

 

[qris1]

I've hacked my 3.0.1 console with athmosphere a while ago (only RCM, autoRM, athmosphere and all apps on SD) - now I'd like to upgrade to 8.1.0, do I need emunand? (I've understood it's for keeping the sysnand clean but is it too late with my hacking method for online play?) Planning to do it with ChoidujourNX.

 

[Zantos]

hey guys want to do emummc but cant get past the hekate logo have an 8.1 switch and got the files from sdsetup but everytime i inject the payload it just show the hekate logo or a black screen. with the Atmosphere minimal package it shows the hekate logo and with the kosmos package it shows a blackscreen. Any Solutions?

 

[namad]

okay so this is going to probably be a dumb question.

I hacked my switch using caffeine. I got hekate working. I made my backups. I got atmosphere working. Then I updated to 8.0.1. While I was using ChoiDujourNX to install 8.0.1 I was told I better enable autorcm. So I did. Now when my switch turns on I enter RCM mode. Does this mean now every time I turn my switch on I have to plug it into my computer to push the hekate payload file? If I hadn't've updated.... all I would've had to have done is re-use pega everytime I rebooted to launch hekate, which doesn't require a cord and only requires tapping the screen 2 or 3 times.

Is this what everyone does? When I updated my firmware to 8.0.1 I chose "CFW (SYSNAND)" in hekate. Could I simply have chosen "CFW (EMUNAND)" in hekate and then not needed to enable autorcm? I'm still not exactly sure how emunand works on switch. The fact hekate gives me four choices: CFW SYSNAND or CFW EMUNAND or STOCK SYSNAND or STOCK EMUNAND is a bit confusing to me. I know cfw is custom firmware. I'm curious though, is it actually possible to update my firmware on emunand? then... actually would I leave autorcm ON, but.... turning my switch on wouldn't boot into emunand so it wouldn't notice autorcm was on? then I'd pegascape from my stocknand into hekate then i'd hekate into atmosphere emunand THEN it would see autorcm? although still entering rcm at that phase would still leave you stuck needing a cord wouldn't it? From what I've read before it sounded like emunand on switch wasn't fully functional yet, so, I'm super confused about these choices. I have my backups though, and autorcm is on now, so my fuses are safe.

I'm fine with doing things either way.... but having to plug my switch in every time I turn it on sounds annoying. Compared with how easy pegascape is to use. So are people really plugging their switch in every time they turn it on for autorcm? or is there a way to restore my stock backup and update only emunand this time? and if there is a way to update only emunand, does that actually help avoid this needing a cord problem? Won't launching atmosphere from hekate still put me stuck in RCM? (which sounds silly for hekate to send me to rcm only to demand I push hekate back to the device...)

 

[Draxzelex]

I know there's no foolproof way to avoid ban but.. which is safer for online? AutoRCM disabled Switch with stock firmware or Emunand? ATM I am using emulators and hacks only on offline emunand and go to stock to play legit games only.

Is it recommended to disable AutoRCM each time or is simply booting to sysnand for legit games enough?

Neither has resulted in any bans but more people use emuMMC than AutoRCM for avoiding a ban. Personally I use AutoRCM as it not only eliminates the need for a jig but doesn't take up 32 GB on my SD card.

I've hacked my 3.0.1 console with athmosphere a while ago (only RCM, autoRM, athmosphere and all apps on SD) - now I'd like to upgrade to 8.1.0, do I need emunand? (I've understood it's for keeping the sysnand clean but is it too late with my hacking method for online play?) Planning to do it with ChoidujourNX.

You do not need emuMMC to update your firmware to 8.1. You can update your console normally with ChoiDujourNX as it updates your firmware without burning fuses by enabling AutoRCM.

hey guys want to do emummc but cant get past the hekate logo have an 8.1 switch and got the files from sdsetup but everytime i inject the payload it just show the hekate logo or a black screen. with the Atmosphere minimal package it shows the hekate logo and with the kosmos package it shows a blackscreen. Any Solutions?

Is your SD card formatted as exFAT?

okay so this is going to probably be a dumb question.

I hacked my switch using caffeine. I got hekate working. I made my backups. I got atmosphere working. Then I updated to 8.0.1. While I was using ChoiDujourNX to install 8.0.1 I was told I better enable autorcm. So I did. Now when my switch turns on I enter RCM mode. Does this mean now every time I turn my switch on I have to plug it into my computer to push the hekate payload file? If I hadn't've updated.... all I would've had to have done is re-use pega everytime I rebooted to launch hekate, which doesn't require a cord and only requires tapping the screen 2 or 3 times.

Is this what everyone does? When I updated my firmware to 8.0.1 I chose "CFW (SYSNAND)" in hekate. Could I simply have chosen "CFW (EMUNAND)" in hekate and then not needed to enable autorcm? I'm still not exactly sure how emunand works on switch. The fact hekate gives me four choices: CFW SYSNAND or CFW EMUNAND or STOCK SYSNAND or STOCK EMUNAND is a bit confusing to me. I know cfw is custom firmware. I'm curious though, is it actually possible to update my firmware on emunand? then... actually would I leave autorcm ON, but.... turning my switch on wouldn't boot into emunand so it wouldn't notice autorcm was on? then I'd pegascape from my stocknand into hekate then i'd hekate into atmosphere emunand THEN it would see autorcm? although still entering rcm at that phase would still leave you stuck needing a cord wouldn't it? From what I've read before it sounded like emunand on switch wasn't fully functional yet, so, I'm super confused about these choices. I have my backups though, and autorcm is on now, so my fuses are safe.

I'm fine with doing things either way.... but having to plug my switch in every time I turn it on sounds annoying. Compared with how easy pegascape is to use. So are people really plugging their switch in every time they turn it on for autorcm? or is there a way to restore my stock backup and update only emunand this time? and if there is a way to update only emunand, does that actually help avoid this needing a cord problem? Won't launching atmosphere from hekate still put me stuck in RCM? (which sounds silly for hekate to send me to rcm only to demand I push hekate back to the device...)

Well sleep mode exists so unless you need to reboot into a different mode, there is not much reason to turn off the console. And unless you want to boot into pure stock/OFW, there is reboot_to_payload which allows you to reboot the console into any payload while it is still on. Not to mention that Pegascape requires an Internet connection which is not as accessible as a dongle or other payload injector that can be used on the go. You can even use your phone to send payloads as long as you have a USB cable. So yes, most people with unpatched consoles send payloads via USB to boot CFW while Pegascape is mostly reserved for people who have patched units running firmware 4.1 or lower. But since you updated with the homebrew application ChoiDujourNX which prevented fuses from being burnt by enabling AutoRCM, you can downgrade your firmware back to what Pegascape supports.

 

[namad]

Neither has resulted in any bans but more people use emuMMC than AutoRCM for avoiding a ban. Personally I use AutoRCM as it not only eliminates the need for a jig but doesn't take up 32 GB on my SD card.

You do not need emuMMC to update your firmware to 8.1. You can update your console normally with ChoiDujourNX as it updates your firmware without burning fuses by enabling AutoRCM.

Is your SD card formatted as exFAT?

Well sleep mode exists so unless you need to reboot into a different mode, there is not much reason to turn off the console. And unless you want to boot into pure stock/OFW, there is reboot_to_payload which allows you to reboot the console into any payload while it is still on. Not to mention that Pegascape requires an Internet connection which is not as accessible as a dongle or other payload injector that can be used on the go. You can even use your phone to send payloads as long as you have a USB cable. So yes, most people with unpatched consoles send payloads via USB to boot CFW while Pegascape is mostly reserved for people who have patched units running firmware 4.1 or lower. But since you updated with the homebrew application ChoiDujourNX which prevented fuses from being burnt by enabling AutoRCM, you can downgrade your firmware back to what Pegascape supports.

Oh yeah, duh, of course, usb is much easier than the internet. I always use my switch in airplane mode, so I totally forgot I had turned airplane mode off for pegascape. On my wiiu I don't use an internet connection at all though for my browserhax, I just host the website on my home computer and then use my home wifi. Which is great for a wiiu, but since you're right a switch can travel, making my own copy of the pegahack website for my own home wifi.... sounds bad.

I wasn't aware sleep mode was so popular. I'm pretty sure that a full battery put to sleep mode for about a month dies, but that a full battery powered down loses about 1-2% power per year. I'm always afraid that if I put my switch to sleep, I'll forget it exists for 1-2months and then the battery will die. Which is really bad because leaving a lithium battery dead for an extended period of time permanently damages it. I might be biased though against sleep mode, maybe it is more battery efficient than I give it credit for.

edit: Also thanks to everyone who has helped me! I couldn't've done it without you. Hopefully I won't be back asking anymore silly questions anytime soon

edit2: Xoa's question and your reply to Xoa's question makes me realize I understand emuMMC/emunand on switch EVEN less well than I thought I did. He implies people are turning autorcm on and off? Does this mean you can use a sysnand alongside an emunand but that both them have to be on the same firmware? Then you only go online on sysnand? and you run emulators/cheats/etc on emunand? I've read elsewhere in other threads that autorcm slash having the wrong number of fuses is a great way to get banned. I guess nintendo has stepped up their game since the 3ds days, where it used to be possible to have your sysnand and emunand on different firmwares at the same time. (nintendo hadn't invented fuses yet I guess).

 

[Groshaq]

Hi, i've installed emummc on my switch nephew, but when I launch mxmtp nothing happen, the console is not recognize by windows. Someone know why ? It's working great with my switch so it's not the cable or drivers

 

[Zantos]

Is your SD card formatted as exFAT?

I formatted my sd card to exfat now it works had it on fat32 all the time! evey tutorial says i should format it to fat32. But now after i create my emummc it just show the kosmos and atmosphere logo and then the screen goes black :/ any solutions for that?

 

[qris1]

You do not need emuMMC to update your firmware to 8.1. You can update your console normally with ChoiDujourNX as it updates your firmware without burning fuses by enabling AutoRCM.

But doesn't the use of emuMMC minimize the risk of getting online banned when on sysnand? Or is it too late for me since I've run Atmosphere? I have never been online so I could hypothetically flash my clean nand and go forward with emuMMC?