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[Draxzelex]

Hello guys, need some knowledgeable advice:

I updated my sysnand fw online to lastest fw after restoring a nand backup, from there I created emmunand from sysnand and forgot to remove internet connections from settings so when I booted to emmunand cfw, since it had the sysnand ofw settings, it connected briefly to wifi, maybe seconds, since I disconnected wifi fast.

To make matters worse later I booted to cfw in sysnand by mistake and dirtied my sysnand (wasn't connected to internet), now I want to start from scratch restoring the nand backup again, but dont know if it's convenient since it's a backup with fw 4.1 (from when I bought the switch).

Any idea if updating my sysnand fw again from 4.1 to latest fw would alert Nintendo? Any way to update sysnand ofw without nintendo online servers and without dirtying sysnand? Tried the Haku33 method to clean the sysnand but it gave me an error: (dir delete failed....) and didnt finished so that didnt work.

Any advice greatly appreciated

You've already gone online with your console so restoring your backup would actually make matters worse because you would be reverting your console to a state that doesn't match what Nintendo has on their side. At this point, there is no point crying over split milk and what's done is done. You've already been flagged and you cannot do anything to reduce your chances since the information has already been transmitted to Nintendo. All you can do is just be careful to not send any more telemetry to Nintendo.

does any one know if skyward sword is a identical remaster of the wii version like links awakening was for the switch

While I personally haven't played the Switch version, from what I've seen & heard, its more like a port with quality of life improvements. Meaning its pretty faithful to the original both gameplay-wise and graphically.

 

[tommaloney]

ok thanks cause I was wanting to use an old guide to play thru it

 

[Katanaxxx]

You've already gone online with your console so restoring your backup would actually make matters worse because you would be reverting your console to a state that doesn't match what Nintendo has on their side. At this point, there is no point crying over split milk and what's done is done. You've already been flagged and you cannot do anything to reduce your chances since the information has already been transmitted to Nintendo. All you can do is just be careful to not send any more telemetry to Nintendo.

While I personally haven't played the Switch version, from what I've seen & heard, its more like a port with quality of life improvements. Meaning its pretty faithful to the original both gameplay-wise and graphically.

thank you for the advice mate.

 

[binkinator]

Okay but if you break it and can't fix it, don't blame me

All good. I take a lot of backups in between changes.

Unfortunately my FW and Atmos are now upgraded to 13.2.1 and 1.2.6 respectively and Lakka (v3 latest nightly) continues to boot up without issue.

Something is tweaked with your setup. Thoughts on building up from scratch?

 

[tommaloney]

what is lakka?

 

[binkinator]

what is lakka?

Fancy Retroarch package running on a custom Linux kernel.

https://www.lakka.tv/

 

[tommaloney]

what are the must current consoles it runs well? I am really hoping for 3ds

 

[Pantonio3]

All good. I take a lot of backups in between changes.

Unfortunately my FW and Atmos are now upgraded to 13.2.1 and 1.2.6 respectively and Lakka (v3 latest nightly) continues to boot up without issue.

Something is tweaked with your setup. Thoughts on building up from scratch?

Definitely worth considering. Would I have to factory reset the switch?

 

[Pantonio3]

Definitely worth considering. Would I have to factory reset the switch?

I definitely think I may have messed something up along the way, but at this point it's probably impossible to say exactly what. If all I have to do is start from a blank FAT32 formatted SD card, I can definitely do that and should try it. I am worried I may have tweaked something on the switch itself that would require a factory reset

 

[binkinator]

Definitely worth considering. Would I have to factory reset the switch?

Naw…just a blank SD Card formatted with FAT32/32k blocksize. Use Rufus if its a large SD card and windows won’t allow you to chose FAT32.

https://github.com/pbatard/rufus

Here’s a quick guide with download links if you want to tick off the steps line by line.

https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy

I definitely think I may have messed something up along the way, but at this point it's probably impossible to say exactly what. If all I have to do is start from a blank FAT32 formatted SD card, I can definitely do that and should try it. I am worried I may have tweaked something on the switch itself that would require a factory reset

The Switch is getting old enough that it’s pretty rare to hurt these days. We’ll be fine.

 

[binkinator]

what are the must current consoles it runs well? I am really hoping for 3ds

Cores come bundled in Lakka. 3DS is only last gen. It takes a bit of horse power to emulate the previous gen so keep that in mind when setting expectations for playability.

m4xw has a Citra core for Retroarch that you can access by supporting his Patreon.

There’s a thread about it here:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/are-there-any-3ds-emulator-for-the-switch.601414/

 

[Pantonio3]

Naw…just a blank SD Card formatted with FAT32/32k blocksize. Use Rufus if its a large SD card and windows won’t allow you to chose FAT32.

https://github.com/pbatard/rufus

Here’s a quick guide with download links if you want to tick off the steps line by line.

https://rentry.org/SwitchHackingIsEasy




The Switch is getting old enough that it’s pretty rare to hurt these days. We’ll be fine.

So should I do a factory reset on the Switch or not, or should I just start from a blank SD card and go from there?

 

[binkinator]

So should I do a factory reset on the Switch or not, or should I just start from a blank SD card and go from there?

No need to factory reset the switch. Blank SD and go from there.

 

[Quadrotix]

The Switch actually has a Save Data Transfer Feature that was introduced in a firmware update a while back. I don't know if it requires an Internet connection from both consoles but I believe both need to have a linked Nintendo Account.

Unfortunately, my CFW Switch is banned. Thanks anyway

 

[Mirivedan]

Hey everybody , buying some tools to solder my own chip.
Do i need at any moment a hot air solder pls ?

 

[Mirivedan]

Thx

 

[binkinator]

Hey everybody , buying some tools to solder my own chip.
Do i need at any moment a hot air solder pls ?

Here some vids to get you familiarized with the process depending upon the platform you intend to mod:

https://www.sthetix.info/installing-the-sx-lite-mod-kit/
https://www.sthetix.info/installing-the-sx-core-mod-kit-full-guide/
https://www.sthetix.info/how-to-install-the-new-switch-oled-modchip/

 

[Voltnova]

Hello I am trying to restore a backup through astrosphere auto backups I have renamed and move to the sd section but when i try to restore the sysnand i get error reading from file. Any help is appreciated

 

[Voltnova]

Like to add an update was able to recover old prodinfo_sysnand but when i try to move it. it says remove write protection can anyone help with that

 

[Voltnova]

Here we go I fixed that issue but know I am getting error code that says hash verification failed. when i try to restore the sysnand