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[HelloShitty]

Hi.
I'm still trying to catch up with all this Atmosphere, Hekate, Sig Patches and Tinfoil stuff but I'm not yet comfortable with the sequence of how things should go. Is there any guide that tells us, like step-by-step thing, on how to prepare files from Atmosphere, Hekate, Sig Patches and Tinfoil so that, after the modchip is istalled (in an OLED), we can read and follown the steps to make it all work smoothly?

 

[Draxzelex]

Hi.
I'm still trying to catch up with all this Atmosphere, Hekate, Sig Patches and Tinfoil stuff but I'm not yet comfortable with the sequence of how things should go. Is there any guide that tells us, like step-by-step thing, on how to prepare files from Atmosphere, Hekate, Sig Patches and Tinfoil so that, after the modchip is istalled (in an OLED), we can read and follown the steps to make it all work smoothly?

To be quite honest, preparing the files just involves putting them on the SD card. If not for the fact that you had an OLED Switch, I wouldn't necessarily recommend a guide. But modchipped consoles have extra steps to follow that unpatched consoles do not. While I couldn't find an OLED guide on GBATemp, its similar enough to patched consoles that the steps will be the same. You can try following this guide; just pretend that you're console is a Mariko unit.

 

[TheMuffinsAvenger]

Hello, Switch noob here! I have a quick question, if anyone has an answer. I'm translating a game on Switch and I have most of the files accessible. The text and unity3d are all working great.

But there is one last piece I am missing. There is one section of text that I can't. It's text that leads to some of the ui and some hard coded values. But I'm not sure where else to find them. Since this is a remaster of the PSP version I was working on, I'm pretty sure they are in the boot file. Is there an elf (or whatever the equivalent is for switch) that I may be able to access to find these missing pieces?

 

[Deleted member 539105]

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[binkinator]

Thanks a ton for the game saves back up link. Before I start because I am upgrading from below ver 1 both Atmosphere and Hekate say I should delete specific files. Would it work if I deleted (after a backup) the Atmosphere, Switch, and Bootloader folders and the homebrew.nro file and then installed the new AMS and Hekate versions. Then launch with the new Fussee bin? I also plan on making a backup of the game saves, the sd card, do a nand backup, and key dump. Did I miss anything? Thanks again for all the help.

If you’re nervous, just move them, atmosphere->amosphere.bk, switch->switch.bk, bootloader->bootloader.bk, sept->sept.bk, You get the idea.
Now you’re starting from scratch (and can copy things over from the old directories as needed such as /atmosphere/contents/* or switch/*.)

If things go absolutely south you can delete the new directories yiu just made and reverse the naming of your .bk directories and your right back where you started.

If thing go great…wait a few days of playing to be sure and then delete all the .bk directories To reclaim the space.

(I personally have 2 same size sd cards that I mirror about once a month so if anything happens I only lose 30 days worth. Before an upgrade I do a full backup…then again I’m a bit paranoid.)

bottom line: yes, you’re doing it right. Backup and then delete away!

 

[xnegx]

sorry for my english, it's in progress.

I have a switch with SX OS 3.1.0 unlocking with emunand, in firmware version 10.2

I saw that you now have firmware version 13 and that there is no more update for SX OS..

What would be the best option for me right now?

 

[binkinator]

sorry for my english, it's in progress.

I have a switch with SX OS 3.1.0 unlocking with emunand, in firmware version 10.2

I saw that you now have firmware version 13 and that there is no more update for SX OS..

What would be the best option for me right now?

Best option is to migrate to Atmosphere.

This will get you started:

https://rentry.co/SwitchHackingIsEasy

Migration page is here: https://rentry.org/mys8q

(there are complicated ways to dual boot SXOS on 11.0.0 and Atmosphere on 13.2.1 but unless you absolutely must have XCI mounting on USB, just install your games on Atmosphere and enjoy a simple life.)

 

[xnegx]

Best option is to migrate to Atmosphere.

This will get you started:

https://rentry.co/SwitchHackingIsEasy

Migration page is here: https://rentry.org/mys8q

(there are complicated ways to dual boot SXOS on 11.0.0 and Atmosphere on 13.2.1 but unless you absolutely must have XCI mounting on USB, just install your games on Atmosphere and enjoy a simple life.)

Thanks , i will to migrate to Atmosphere

 

[spiroid]

Thanks , i will to migrate to Atmosphere

I did it a few days ago and I learned a lot in the process

I would recommend doing the installation on a 2nd sdcard on an emuMMC.
It has the very nice benefit of keeping all your current sxos related env in case you missed something. (copying saved games states, configuration files, ..etc)

If you want to keep your sxos dongle to inject the payload, you could also use an online tool to convert the hekate / fusee payload to the required boot.dat file. (don't have the rights to post the link here ^^)

Have fun

 

[binkinator]

I did it a few days ago and I learned a lot in the process

I would recommend doing the installation on a 2nd sdcard on an emuMMC.
It has the very nice benefit of keeping all your current sxos related env in case you missed something. (copying saved games states, configuration files, ..etc)

If you want to keep your sxos dongle to inject the payload, you could also use an online tool to convert the hekate / fusee payload to the required boot.dat file. (don't have the rights to post the link here ^^)

Have fun

https://sx-boot-dat-creator.herokuapp.com/

this the one you mean?

 

[tommaloney]

can anyone tell me the difference between tinfoil.nro and tinfoil.nsp besides the file ext.?

 

[Gep_Etto]

can anyone tell me the difference between tinfoil.nro and tinfoil.nsp besides the file ext.?

.nro is an extension used by homebrew software (that shows up in hbmenu), and .nsp is used by "official" games (that show up in your home screen and in "All Games"). In Tinfoil's case, the .nro file is just something that installs the .nsp app, and can be deleted once it's served its purpose.

Tinfoil is a bit problematic. I recommend using TinWoo or DBI instead. They're lightweight and get the job done.

 

[Rostodon]

I have a v1 Switch running Atmosphere on an emuNAND partition. If I had a modded OLED Switch, what would be the steps to migrate the partition over to the new model?

Wondering if I would need to start fresh on a new SD card, or if I could use any of the backup/restore functionality in Hekate between different models.

Thanks!

 

[Draxzelex]

I have a v1 Switch running Atmosphere on an emuNAND partition. If I had a modded OLED Switch, what would be the steps to migrate the partition over to the new model?

Wondering if I would need to start fresh on a new SD card, or if I could use any of the backup/restore functionality in Hekate between different models.

Thanks!

Use Hekate to dump and restore the partition-based emuMMC.

 

[1B51004]

Just double checking to make sure, since I am still new to the switch modding scene.

Recently got a unpatched switch with an ok, unpatched serial code. It's most recent firmware update is 13.0.0. Is it ok for modding or did I get scammed?

 

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[binkinator]

Just double checking to make sure, since I am still new to the switch modding scene.

Recently got a unpatched switch with an ok, unpatched serial code. It's most recent firmware update is 13.0.0. Is it ok for modding or did I get scammed?

nope…you got a good one. Congratulations

Start here: https://rentry.co/SwitchHackingIsEasy

 

[binkinator]

A bit confused. I am ready to update AMS and Hekate on a v1 switch I modded a year and a half ago. About the firmware update. I remember I did the mod and it worked great on sysMMC CFW. I then tried to create a emuMMC but it did not work so I formatted and modded again with sysMMC CFW. I checked the sd and it is all one volume. I don't connect it to the internet at all. So now I need to update the firmware from 10.2.0 to 13.2.1 but all I can find is how to update the emuMMC. Is there an offline way to update the sysMMC / sysMMC CFW? Thanks for the help.

If your sysnand is clean you can just go online and update it like normal.

if you’re worried it’s not clean you can update it using Daybreak. Daybreak.nro is part of the Atmosphere bundle.
(You can find FW by searching for “dark sternie firmware”)

There’s no need to upgrade your Sysnand if you don’t want to though. You can just upgrade your emunand. They don’t have to match.

Let hekate do all your partitioning for you…

https://rentry.co/SwitchHackingIsEasy

 

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[binkinator]

So if I update Atmosphere and run daybreak with the latest firmware file does that update everything or just the emunand?

just the *nand you are currently running on.

Initially you want to do emunand however you can set up a boot entry for CFW on Sysnand to do the exact same process to update your sysnand as well.