Thanks, can you please just tell me why don't you recommend the tutorial that I linked?
To me, Rentry Switch hacking guide is pretty straightforward most of the time - do this, do that and that's it. It kinda lacks explanation in certain parts, but it does have some info that other guides do not. Switch Homebrew Guide is a bit more detailed and explanations are a bit clearer for a newcomer to the Switch hacking scene.
Edit: should I just follow this:
https://rentry.org/UpgradeDowngrade after I finish hacking my Switch?
That's how I personally update firmware on my Switch except for the fact that I do not remove my
contents folder located in the
atmosphere folder. I've never had issues with it so far so I'm not sure what may be the reason behind it. For me, there are couple of things to check before updating:
- Firmware files are downloaded from a trusted source. - I like keeping my original firmware on the lowest possible version, therefore I get my firmware files from somewhere else. As far as I know, we are not allowed to link to those sources here on forums, but a quick Google search should do the trick.
- Firmware I'm updating to is supported by the latest Atmosphere, Hekate and sigpatches.
- Revert to the original theme in case I have a custom one.
After that, I copy the firmware files to my SD card and install them via Daybreak.
should I install the newest version 17.0.1 on ATMOS?
It runs just fine for me on firmware 17.0.1 on Atmosphere 1.6.2, both of which are currently latest.
From what I can see, though, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's latest patch require firmware 16.0.3 so it should work on your Switch.
I see poeple talong about sigpatches, should i Installed new ones?
Always make sure that you have the latest
sigpatches and/or
sys-patch module (which requires
Tesla +
nx-ovlloader) because these are required for games to work. Currently, both of them are compatible with the latest firmware and Atmosphere versions.
If that doesn't work, verify that the files you've downloaded came from a trusted source and are complete (not corrupter or incomplete) and reinstall the game using either the latest
DBI (I personally recommend this one,
here's a video on how to use it) or
TinWoo installer.
If that doesn't help either, you can try entering into the maintenance mode on your emuMMC/sysMMC, wherever you're running your Atmosphere on in order to clear the cache and/or any pending updates. Do the following:
- Make sure that your Internet connection is disabled if you're connected right now and remove any saved connections as well (unless you have DNS MITM in place).
- Turn off your console (when in home menu, hold the power button for a few seconds and select power off).
- Right before you send your fusse.bin payload, hold volume + and volume - at the same time. Keep holding until you get into maintenance mode (you'll see Atmosphere bootlogo first, Switch logo after that one). After a while your Switch should enter into the maintenance mode. At this point any pending updates and cache is cleared, you don't need to press and/or select anything.
- Press the power button once again. It'll shut down the console.
- Boot into CFW the way you usually do and make sure to activate flight mode. (Connecting to the Internet is safe only if you have DNS MITM in place.)
Test if your game's working after that.
In case nothing fixed your game so far, check
this thread for more troubleshooting info.
