Hacking SWITCH NOOB PARADISE - Ask questions here

[rsx]

Yes, DBi, and install them, just like the actual game.

Thanks! I ended up using tinfoil and added lib***shop. It automatically checks for updates, dlc. Very convienient. Not good for adding base games because it's slow, but everything else is great. On another note, this 512gb card is just about full. I only wanted it for two or three games but got sidetracked.
Can't decide which is better, this or the vita. Both are excellent for different reasons.

 

[Ozz465]

Returning noob here , original switch with maybe an update from the 1st few months of release and using the old paid os , any tips on how to update and be up to date on the latest few and such .

Sorry guys , lost AF atm . just a nudge in the right direction if you can .

 

[Zap2000]

I got it fixed now

 

[manonegra]

Hello.

First of all, I apologize if I write where I shouldn't, or if there are details that I don't know. 2 or 3 months ago my nephew gave my son his switch with atmosphere, and the other day I tried to update it following a video from a YouTuber who posted a pack with the update.

Everything updated perfectly, but the switch ran out of battery, and when I restart it, and try to install games, I get this error: "partially installed contents can be removed from system settings applet". I can play games on the SD, but I can't install games.

I am totally new to this, so I can't give you more details, and if you help me, I may not understand you. Still, I beg you, can you help me?

thanks a lot.

 

[BigArnold]

I'm trying to to use TegraGUI to send a payload to my Switch for the first time. It's not detecting my device in RCM but my Switch is connected via USB and being detected by the PC. I did all the stuff with Zegra but still having no luck. I don't know what else to try.

 

[RedColoredStars]

I'm trying to to use TegraGUI to send a payload to my Switch for the first time. It's not detecting my device in RCM but my Switch is connected via USB and being detected by the PC. I did all the stuff with Zegra but still having no luck. I don't know what else to try.

My first thought is, are you 100% positive you have an unpatched Switch?

 

[Deleted member 702243]

I don't know what else to try.

A different usb c cable

 

[rsx]

I was looking around emulators on the switch and mostly came up empty. Are there any better options for this system?

 

[Blythe93]

I was looking around emulators on the switch and mostly came up empty. Are there any better options for this system?

Apart from the official ones, did you try RetroArch? I haven't tried it on Switch yet (I mainly use my Wii U for RetroArch these days), but it should give you some decent options.

 

[Caelynx]

Hello there, I hope someone can help me with my issue bc I cant seem to find any solution online ;w;

so I hacked my switch like 1-2 years ago - I did a backup of the OG switch stuff as well as all the things I used to hack it.

The thing is somehow that main folder got deleted from my system (that's an entire different issue) but the payload I used in my backup is also.... gone.... idk how and why bc everything else is still there.

so I cant reinject the payload I used for the hack so I cant turn my switch on bc it "died" on low battery. What the hell can I do, because I tried to just factory reset it with the button combination on the nintendo page but it wont react to that ;w; it only told me that the SD card was removed (which yes true i tried that) and that it will shut off entirely. (i since put the SD card back in but nothing changed)
I also already tried to get the files back onto my system but that also isn't working out.
I don't care that much about the data on the sd card bc it was only one game I was playing I just kinda want to be able to use my switch again ;w;

Can I somehow figure out what payload I need to inject it with? ( I miiiight have tried a wrong one I found on one of my hard drives in hopes it be the right data just in the wrong place..... it was not the right one..... it still says tho that the RCM device is ok )
I hope i included the necessary info, but thats all I kinda know ;w;

 

[Vans1]

Hello all,

Im trying to follow the GBAtemp guide to home-brew my switch.
A question I have follow this guide;

It says the follow; Before setting up the console for homebrew, it is important to have at least one eShop game (such as Fallout Shelter), application (such as YouTube or Hulu), or a game demo such as 10 Second Run RETURNS.

But when I try to open the Eshop I get a message that I have to update my switch first.

I don't think I should do this right?
When I don't, how can I get at least one Eshop game on my switch before proceeding with the guide?

 

[Deleted member 702243]

Hello all,

Im trying to follow the GBAtemp guide to home-brew my switch.
A question I have follow this guide;

It says the follow; Before setting up the console for homebrew, it is important to have at least one eShop game (such as Fallout Shelter), application (such as YouTube or Hulu), or a game demo such as 10 Second Run RETURNS.

But when I try to open the Eshop I get a message that I have to update my switch first.

I don't think I should do this right?
When I don't, how can I get at least one Eshop game on my switch before proceeding with the guide?

1: you can update
2: you dont actually need an eshop game or application

 

[Vans1]

1: you can update
2: you dont actually need an eshop game or application

Im glad this is a noop paradise, otherwise I would feel ashamed.

Updating doesnt change the firmware / makes it unable to homebrew?

What would you advise?
Update before i start the homebrew guide?
Dont upgrade at all?

Edit: Found on reddit it doesn't matter. Better update before than manually after

 

[Blythe93]

Updating doesnt change the firmware / makes it unable to homebrew?

Unless you're on firmware 4.1.0 or lower, there isn't really a reason to stay on lower firmware as it's unlikely that there will be another software only exploit. All unpatched v1 Switches have exploitable RCM mode which can not be patched through software, which is one of the reasons that newer Switch models v2, OLED and Lite can not be hacked without installing modchip.

What would you advise?
Update before i start the homebrew guide?
Dont upgrade at all?

Depends on what you're going to use your Switch for.

If you plan on using emuMMC for all your CFW stuff and sysMMC for online stuff, you'll need to update your official firmware in order to play some of those games that require higher firmware. You can update your firmware without burning fuses, therefore allowing you to downgrade your Switch in the future, allowing you to possibly downgrade back to the exploitable firmware should one appear sometime in the future. I'm no expert so don't take everything I say for granted, but I believe it's not smart to downgrade your firmware after you successfully connect to the Nintendo servers as you might cause a mismatch between the logs you have on your console and the ones that Nintendo has about your console. That will most likely get you baned.

If you'll use it only for running game backups or for piracy, keep the sysMMC clean and use emuMMC for all your CFW stuff. You don't need to update if you don't plan to use it. I'd remove all of the wifi networks on sysMMC and reboot into maintenance mode in order to clear the system cache and any pending update you may have on your console. After that, I'd just proceed with one of the guides in order to create an emuMMC and run Atmosphere CFW on it.

 

[Vans1]

Unless you're on firmware 4.1.0 or lower, there isn't really a reason to stay on lower firmware as it's unlikely that there will be another software only exploit. All unpatched v1 Switches have exploitable RCM mode which can not be patched through software, which is one of the reasons that newer Switch models v2, OLED and Lite can not be hacked without installing modchip.


Depends on what you're going to use your Switch for.

If you plan on using emuMMC for all your CFW stuff and sysMMC for online stuff, you'll need to update your official firmware in order to play some of those games that require higher firmware. You can update your firmware without burning fuses, therefore allowing you to downgrade your Switch in the future, allowing you to possibly downgrade back to the exploitable firmware should one appear sometime in the future. I'm no expert so don't take everything I say for granted, but I believe it's not smart to downgrade your firmware after you successfully connect to the Nintendo servers as you might cause a mismatch between the logs you have on your console and the ones that Nintendo has about your console. That will most likely get you baned.

If you'll use it only for running game backups or for piracy, keep the sysMMC clean and use emuMMC for all your CFW stuff. You don't need to update if you don't plan to use it. I'd remove all of the wifi networks on sysMMC and reboot into maintenance mode in order to clear the system cache and any pending update you may have on your console. After that, I'd just proceed with one of the guides in order to create an emuMMC and run Atmosphere CFW on it.

I plan to use it only for running game backups or for piracy. So I don't need the online part.

My firmware is 17.0.1
On reddit I read I need to update in order to play recent games.

So I guess I can update my switch now and then continue the guide I found on here?

The guide I found here (https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/user_guide/rcm/) is still the one to follow?

 

[Blythe93]

On reddit I read I need to update in order to play recent games.
So I guess I have to update and then continue the guide I found on here.

For recent games, you can update firmware on your emuMMC, you don't have to update your stock firmware for that. I believe that people on Reddit are probably updating their stock firmware first in order to dump firmware files to the SD card in order to update their emuMMC's firmware as well by using those files. However, you can also find the firmware files online (we aren't allowed to link to those as they contain copyrighted material, but a quick Google search is all it takes to find it) and use them instead, you don't have to update your sysMMC / stock firmware.

I can't check my firmware I think?
If I go to system -> system update I only see there is an update available. Not the current version.
I bought this switch from a shop that sells this switch specifically to home-brew it.

You can remove the pending update if reboot into maintenance mode. Here's how:

1. Make sure that your Internet connection is disabled if you're connected right now and remove any saved connections as well. You need to do this because as soon as you connect to the Internet, your Switch will proceed to check for update and download it.
2. Turn off your console (when in home menu, hold the power button for a few seconds and select power off).
3. Hold volume + and volume - at the same time and, while holding them, press the power button. Keep holding them both until you boot into the maintenance mode. At this point any pending updates and cache is cleared on your sysMMC, you don't need to press and/or select anything.
4. Press the power button once again. It'll shut down the console.
5. Once you reboot, you should be able to see your current firmware.

The guide I found here (https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/user_guide/rcm/) is still the one to follow?

That's the one I usually use. There are a few things that I do differently:

1. As I've previously mentioned, you don't have to update your stock firmware in order to dump the firmware files and update your emuMMC firmware. Those files can be found on the Internet.
2. For game backups, you'll need either sigpatches or sys-patch (recommended).

I've made a post about updating your Switch setup here, so you can find some additional info there.

 

[Vans1]

For recent games, you can update firmware on your emuMMC, you don't have to update your stock firmware for that. I believe that people on Reddit are probably updating their stock firmware first in order to dump firmware files to the SD card in order to update their emuMMC's firmware as well by using those files. However, you can also find the firmware files online (we aren't allowed to link to those as they contain copyrighted material, but a quick Google search is all it takes to find it) and use them instead, you don't have to update your sysMMC / stock firmware.

So to conclude and summarize; I can start the guide now. I don't update my switch.
After I complete the guide and use google search to find the new(est) firmware version and then I update using the comprehensive post you made; here

I found my firmware version; it's 17.0.1.

 

[Blythe93]

So to conclude and summarize; I can start the guide now. I don't update my switch.
After I complete the guide and use google search to find the new(est) firmware version and then I update using the comprehensive post you made; here

I found my firmware version; it's 17.0.1.

That's correct. You should have the latest version of Atmosphere, Hekate and sigpatches and/or sys-patch, with few other homebrew apps as well. After that, once you find the firmware files (quick Google search should give you the site where I usually grab the latest files from, but there's a github page as well which is pretty much up-to-date all the time) and put them on your SD card, update via Daybreak and reboot. After that, you should be good to go.

Don't skip on making essential backups. Ever, really. Quoted from this thread:

The correct process for trying to avoid a ban are as follows:

1. Make a clean NAND backup before doing any other hacks/CFW/homebrew using Hekate including boot0/boot1 and raw eMMC GPP (which will become a rawnand.bin)
2. Perform any and all hacking offline with the Wi-Fi settings deleted and Airplane Mode to prevent accidental connection to Nintendo Hotspots (think 3DS Spotpass)
3. Restore the clean NAND backup as well as boot0/boot1 prior to going online
4. Make another NAND backup as well as boot0/boot1 at this point since your NAND has made permanent changes while connected to Nintendo's servers that are not present in your original NAND backup
5. Repeat steps 2-4

 

[Vans1]

2: you dont actually need an eshop game or application

From the guide; Guide

“

• Using the album for the Homebrew Menu instead of a game or application has several limitations, including but not limited to: a smaller amount of available memory (RAM), as well as being unable to launch a full-featured web browser. It is strongly recommended to launch homebrew through applications or games instead.”

Is this still true?

Cause than its better to have some app installed I think?
But this can be done after the whole homebrew process I guess

 

[Deleted member 702243]

But this can be done after the whole homebrew process I guess

Yes, it doesnt have to be a legitimately purchased game or app. It can even be a physical cartridge