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[Hayato213]

I followed youtube tutorials to mod my Mariko switch and I admit I was not fully understanding the process and I used youtubers' zip files to mod it. Everything was working fine until today I wanted to update my CFW to 17.0.1. It updated fine but then when I attempted to update OFW I realized something weird.

My switch in OFW shows firmware in this format: "16.0.2|AMS 1.6.1|S"

Now I didn't pay much attention to it before as I assumed that's how it's supposed to be. But when watching youtube today for instance this video: (skip to 12:56)
I realized this guy has this info in completely clean format so no mention of "AMS |S".

Why is that? What did I do wrong (if any)? Does the fact that my console mentions AMS in sysnand make it dirty?
How can I have it in clean format like in the video?

Another question. Is this normal that in Sysnand (OFW) I see all the homebrew apps in gallery? It confuses me because if OFW is supposed to be clean not to get banned how come sysnand can get access to homebrew apps? Won't Nintendo see this when I go online to update my firmware?

You suppose to create an emunand to seperate your homebrew and pirated content from online content, and don't follow a youtube video, follow a written guide like https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

 

[Tom8823]

You suppose to create an emunand to seperate your homebrew and pirated content from online content, and don't follow a youtube video, follow a written guide like https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

That doesn't answer my question at all. I did that. I have separate sysnand and emunand icon in hekate. However my sysnand has "AMS" in firmware name and I don't know why and if it's safe.

Also the second question. Is it normal that from sysnand I see homebrew apps in gallery?

 

[Hayato213]

That doesn't answer my question at all. I did that. I have separate sysnand and emunand icon in hekate. However my sysnand has "AMS" in firmware name and I don't know why and if it's safe.

Also the second question. Is it normal that from sysnand I see homebrew apps in gallery?

Sysnand CFW and OFW share the same NAND, that why I said you should have separated your NAND. Check your system string, E is for Emunand and S is for Sysnand.

 

[Tom8823]

Sysnand CFW and OFW share the same NAND, that why I said you should have separated your NAND. Check your system string, E is for Emunand and S is for Sysnand.

I know that S is for sysnand and E is for emunand. Now please read my questions again and you will see that you still haven't answered any of them. I am not sure what's the point of your messages. I don't intend to be rude but again here are my 2 questions:

1. Why this youtuber in his video I posted does not have AMS mentioned in firmware name in sysnand and mine does?.what's the difference?
2. Is it normal that from sysnand I can see homebrew in gallery?

Post automatically merged: Mar 8, 2024

Oh crap I think I see my mistake now

In my hekate I only have CFW SYSNAND and CFW EMUMMC. I think I messed up something

 

[BigOnYa]

Now please read my questions again and you will see that you still haven't answered any of them. I am not sure what's the point of your messages.

1. Why this youtuber in his video I posted does not have AMS mentioned in firmware name in sysnand and mine does?.what's the difference?
2. Is it normal that from sysnand I can see homebrew in gallery?

If you would read the guide he linked you to, you would understand it instead of expecting to be spoon-fed.
1- If you are dumb enough to follow a YouTube video and have a problem, then ask the YouTube person who made the video about your problems, don't come here and expect everyone to know what the YouTube video told you to do.
2- Read the guide he linked you to.

 

[Tom8823]

Ok since those two gentlemen above had no clue I found the answer myself. Whoever needs it here it is

Adding stock=1 to bootloader\hekate_ipl.ini under Sysnand OFW line makes the info for AMS in firmware name disappear.

Cheers

 

[BigOnYa]

Ok since those two gentlemen above had no clue I found the answer myself. Whoever needs it here it is

Adding stock=1 to bootloader\hekate_ipl.ini under Sysnand OFW line makes the info for AMS in firmware name disappear.

Cheers

"Makes the info for AMS in firmware name disappear." - But why would you ever want this?

 

[Tom8823]

"Makes the info for AMS in firmware name disappear." - But why would you ever want this?

Because I wanted to update stock fw by connecting online to Nintendo servers. I was scared that running CFW Sysnand with Atmosphere will cause ban. But once I added stock=1 my console was acting like clean so I upgraded firmware with confidence.

 

[BigOnYa]

Because I wanted to update stock fw by connecting online to Nintendo servers. I was scared that running CFW Sysnand with Atmosphere will cause ban. But once I added stock=1 my console was acting like clean so I upgraded firmware with confidence.

That will not stop you from getting banned, or make it a clean Nand.

 

[Dust2dust]

-snip-

You can't ask for warez, and you can't ask for links to warez. Google is your friend. Search by title id, usually it will give results.

 

[Maxgamer]

You can't ask for warez, and you can't ask for links to warez. Google is your friend. Search by title id, usually it will give results.

Ok thank you

 

[seany1990]

I updated my switch and I am now getting the prodinfo blanking 17.0 fatal error.
When I googled I've seen DNS MITM mentioned as a fix, I have googled it but can't find a guide. Does anybody have one?

 

[BigOnYa]

I updated my switch and I am now getting the prodinfo blanking 17.0 fatal error.
When I googled I've seen DNS MITM mentioned as a fix, I have googled it but can't find a guide. Does anybody have one?

https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/extras/blocking_nintendo/

 

[Ligeia]

Not sure it's a noob question but I'll just go for it : are there any unofficial retroarch Switch cores, like the one for 3DS ? If yes, which ones ? Without using Lakka ?

 

[BigOnYa]

Not sure it's a noob question but I'll just go for it : are there any unofficial retroarch Switch cores, like the one for 3DS ? If yes, which ones ? Without using Lakka ?

https://docs.libretro.com/guides/install-libnx/

 

[Ligeia]

https://docs.libretro.com/guides/install-libnx/

Thanks, but there are only the official cores in there, aren't there ?

 

[BigOnYa]

Thanks, but there are only the official cores in there, aren't there ?

When you goto core downloader inside retroarch, there is a experimental cores download area option. Beyond those cores, I don't know, sorry.

 

[Ligeia]

When you goto core downloader inside retroarch, there is a experimental cores download area option. Beyond those cores, I don't know, sorry.

Really ? On the Switch ? Never noticed that. Thanks !

 

[Niaboc117]

i've got
atmosphere 1.6.2
hekate 6.1.0
system version 16.0.1

whats the firmware version i should look at installing? some posts from 5 months back say dont go above 17 but unsure.

thanks

 

[Draxzelex]

i've got
atmosphere 1.6.2
hekate 6.1.0
system version 16.0.1

whats the firmware version i should look at installing? some posts from 5 months back say dont go above 17 but unsure.

thanks

You can update to firmware 17.X. It wasn't recommended when the firmware was new but its been around long enough that the important utilities have been updated to support the latest firmware.

Also please don't multi-post or make a thread right after you post in another thread. Everyone here is offering their assistance in their free time. We may not answer immediately but someone will respond to your questions.