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[Hayato213]

But the Save files can be restored on another user profile

NAND backup are unique to each console, but obviously save manager can be used to move save.

 

[ganons]

Does the current atmosphere work for 16.0.1 update?

 

[Hayato213]

Does the current atmosphere work for 16.0.1 update?

According to this yes.

 

[The_Monado_Satyr]

What can CFw for switch do? I have an hackable model and been wondering what can it do?

 

[Draxzelex]

What can CFw for switch do? I have an hackable model and been wondering what can it do?

What can't you do? There are so many things that you can do that I definitely cannot list them all here. Some examples include game mods, homebrew apps, overclocking, themes, and not to mention piracy. A hackable model is so sought after that they end up costing more than unhackable models. So if you have one, there are many people who want to hack it.

 

[The_Monado_Satyr]

What can't you do? There are so many things that you can do that I definitely cannot list them all here. Some examples include game mods, homebrew apps, overclocking, themes, and not to mention piracy. A hackable model is so sought after that they end up costing more than unhackable models. So if you have one, there are many people who want to hack it.

I was hoping for themes so wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Mods I forgot about and WHERE DO I FIND THE HB APPS?!?!?!. My model is a XAW I got from the mario odyssey bundle around the Xmas the switch launched

 

[Draxzelex]

I was hoping for themes so wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Mods I forgot about and WHERE DO I FIND THE HB APPS?!?!?!. My model is a XAW I got from the mario odyssey bundle around the Xmas the switch launched

Homebrew applications are everywhere, including this site. You just have to know what you're looking for. Chances are whatever you're imagining either exists as a standalone app or a combination of them.

 

[The_Monado_Satyr]

Homebrew applications are everywhere, including this site. You just have to know what you're looking for. Chances are whatever you're imagining either exists as a standalone app or a combination of them.

Has then been a better way to hack a switch without doing the paper clip method? I got into 3ds modding and a little bit of Wiiu but with the switch I'm not sure where to look/what I'm looking for. Googling leads me to the long list but I have nc what I'm l looking for tho

 

[Draxzelex]

Has then been a better way to hack a switch without doing the paper clip method? I got into 3ds modding and a little bit of Wiiu but with the switch I'm not sure where to look/what I'm looking for. Googling leads me to the long list but I have nc what I'm l looking for tho

Well you can always solder a modchip inside regardless if its patched or not but that isn't beginner friendly. If your firmware is 4.1 or lower, you can use Pegascape to hack it but the chances of that are slim nowadays. The paperclip method is not as bad as you think it is. In fact, as long as you're able to get a paperclip or just anything conductive to enter RCM the first time, you can just immediately enable AutoRCM so you never need the paperclip ever again (assuming you never update your firmware online without CFW). If you really don't like using a paperclip, you can buy a premade jig to enter RCM with instead. And if you want a more in-depth guide, this is the guide I always recommend new users. Not only is it the first guide but it has been updated regularly as the scene progressed.

 

[iBURAK]

Hello I am new to the forums, I got a chipped/modded nintendo switch with Hekate on it. Until yesterday it was working fine now today that I am trying to turn it on only Hekate sign shows up then nintendo shuts itself down.

 

[The_Monado_Satyr]

Well you can always solder a modchip inside regardless if its patched or not but that isn't beginner friendly. If your firmware is 4.1 or lower, you can use Pegascape to hack it but the chances of that are slim nowadays. The paperclip method is not as bad as you think it is. In fact, as long as you're able to get a paperclip or just anything conductive to enter RCM the first time, you can just immediately enable AutoRCM so you never need the paperclip ever again (assuming you never update your firmware online without CFW). If you really don't like using a paperclip, you can buy a premade jig to enter RCM with instead. And if you want a more in-depth guide, this is the guide I always recommend new users. Not only is it the first guide but it has been updated regularly as the scene progressed.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO I can finally have more than 8 bloody icons on my home screen

 

[warriosbest]

on ofw, there's new system update
i have cfw amotsphere, so to use newest firmware, i need to update amotsphere fw first by go to github and download file -> paste it into microSD card and then switch to ofw to update firmware right ? ty

 

[Cyber Akuma]

Hey everyone. Thanks for the help earlier this month, I just got my Jig and spare MicroSD card and finally did a dump of all of my Switch's contents. It seems to have gone smoothly, but I just wanted to ask here if I did all of this right to make sure I didn't screw anything up.

I have an early model Switch that is Fusee vulnerable. It has never been hacked or modified before, and I didn't want to install CFW or emuNAND or perform any hacks, I just wanted to dump a backup of all of it's keys and NAND contents and then reboot it back to completely stock with no modifications or hacks, really don't want to risk getting banned and I am not looking to install CFW or anything on it or do any changes that persist after a reboot emuNAND or not, not even on the SDcard (I got one that will be dedicated to doing this, not using my normal Switch's SDcard).

I asked about this earlier in this thread and got a lot of help, especially from a user named Binkinator. These are Posts #38,869 through #38,896.

Anyway, this is what I did, was all of this correct?

Extracted the bootloader folder from the Hekate archive to the root of my MicroSD card
Put Lockpick_RCM.bin in bootloader\payloads folder (I am guessing I probably didn't need to do this since I just loaded that payload from my PC)
Install NS-USBloader 7.0 on my PC
Extract TegraRcmGUI as well
Plug the Jig into my right joycon port
Hold Vol+ and tap Power, get blank screen like instructions said I should
Plug Switch into PC

After that I opened NS-USBloader, but I didn't see anything indicating it detected my Switch. I realized I have no idea if the app has any indicator or confirmation for such a thing.

So I closed it and opened TegraRcmGUI since I noticed it did have an indicator when I was testing the app. It said it detected RCM but that I needed to install drivers, I did so and then it said RCM OK

Closed it and went back to NS-USBloader
Clicked the RCM tab and injected Lockpick_RCM.bin
It seemed to work fine, I dumped my keys and saved a screenshot when it gave me the option since why not
Still needed to do a NAND dump now through so I chose "reboot into Hekate"

I admit, this is the part where I think I might have messed up. I had never seen Hekate before (really my mistake, I should have looked up YouTube videos on what it looks like and how to use it, forgot to) and then panicked a little at this part as it looked like it was loading into CFW or something. It was asking for me to set the time but I held power to turn it off (I hope shutting it off like this when Hekate had just booted didn't screw anything up)

Did all the steps to boot back into RCM on my Switch again
Inject Hekate through NS-USBloader
See it's the same thing as the screen I panicked on
Accept the current time
Go to Tools
Go to Backup eMMC
Dump Boot0 and 1
Dump RAW GPP
Dump Boot0 and 1 again because I realize I did it in the wrong order the guide I was following said to, although I am guessing this didn't make a difference
Dump SYS
Dump User

I assume I only needed to do RAW and that contains everything and it was a waste of time to then dump boot, sys, and user after that, but I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.

After the User dump was finished I clicked close, went to home, and chose "Shut Down"

So was all of that correct if my goal was to just dump a backup of all the contents and keys of my Switch without modifying or installing anything, or leaving any trace? I remember long ago once hearing that apparently when you boot into RCM mode it sets some kind of flag that you did, and that whatever homebrew payload you load needs to know to set the flag back, but I have no idea if this was misinformation from years ago or not since I haven't been able to find any information on it nowadays, or if it's not mentioned because that's standard for modern payloads to do nowadays (which worries me if forcing it off when Hekate booted the first time could have messed with that or damaged anything else)

Also did I need to have my Switch connected to my PC the entire time, or only for the moment I was injecting the payload and after that I could have unplugged it? Could I have also plugged it into AC power during all this to make sure the battery doesn't die during the process? (I am guessing it's probably not a good idea to plug it into the dock during any of that though)

So now that all of that is done, all I have to do is remove the Jig and just power on the Switch and it will be as if nothing ever happened and it will have no trace or modifications done to it right? Or is there some cleanup I have to do? My goal was to just dump my data without leaving a trace and minimize chances of being banned since all I wanted is a backup of my data.

 

[yarosfarian]

Answering myself, I found this photo.. and yes, something is strange.. it's like a black micro component is missing (I don't know what it is... maybe a cap?)

I have a one old switch v1... maybe i get the same component form him and fix this one

Answering myself again (for futures references) haha
I soldered a new one component in this place and... the Switch is alive!!!!!

still remaining a problem than console is no video (has sounds and in docker i can see and play)
Anyone know a start point to discover the video problem? how to teste the conector.. driver video and etc?

 

[Veralyn]

I ordered a RCM loader (V5), i found out too late that it might have some issues ( mine isn't shipped yet).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if i keep the update.bin for Hekate on my Switch SD card it will always boot to the current version of Atmos/cfw right? So no problems in the future if there are more payload updates?

 

[Hayato213]

I ordered a RCM loader (V5), i found out too late that it might have some issues ( mine isn't shipped yet).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if i keep the update.bin for Hekate on my Switch SD card it will always boot to the current version of Atmos/cfw right? So no problems in the future if there are more payload updates?

99% you would be getting a clone version of RCM Loader V5, which you won't be able to update the payload on the dongle.

 

[Veralyn]

99% you would be getting a clone version of RCM Loader V5, which you won't be able to update the payload on the dongle.

Yea that what i meant with issues. But I also read that if you put an update.bin in the bootloader folder that it would always default back to that version regardless of how outdated the existing payload is in the dongle. I just hope someone could confirm that for me Else I have to search for a different dongle eventually.

 

[Hayato213]

Yea that what i meant with issues. But I also read that if you put an update.bin in the bootloader folder that it would always default back to that version regardless of how outdated the existing payload is in the dongle. I just hope someone could confirm that for me Else I have to search for a different dongle eventually.

From other said, It been told that you can't inject Hekate 6.0.1 but you can inject Hekate 6.0.0.

 

[Veralyn]

From other said, It been told that you can't inject Hekate 6.0.1 but you can inject Hekate 6.0.0.

Noted, thanks!

 

[nickieemp]

Yea that what i meant with issues. But I also read that if you put an update.bin in the bootloader folder that it would always default back to that version regardless of how outdated the existing payload is in the dongle. I just hope someone could confirm that for me Else I have to search for a different dongle eventually.

I think that eventually it does not matter as Hekate will pick it up from the sd card if the one in the sd card is newer. I might be mistaken though, but I think this is how it works with my (unfortunately) cloned one. The guys in this community are really good at preventing things

At least try it first like that before ordering another one.

fijn weekend