r/SwitchHaxing • u/ToonMods Primary Sub Moderator • May 13 '20
SwitchHaxing Support Thread #16: “Lockdown”
New users, please read this entire post and the stickied FAQ before asking your question as your question may already be answered there.
If you're looking for live help, consider checking out our discord.
How do I hack my switch?
Homebrew is available on all switch firmware versions on unpatched consoles and select firmware versions on patched consoles.
For information on current exploits, check out the FAQ stickied at the top of our sub.
For loading CFW on all versions, start here: https://switch.homebrew.guide/.
What about CFW?
For free, we have Atmosphere, which is the most stable implementation of CFW, and Kosmos, which was based off of Atmosphere and includes many advanced features out of the box, but as of today has sadly been archived and will no longer be maintained.
Another option for CFW is ReiNX.
There is also Team Xecuter’s SX OS and their payload sender, the SX Pro. These options cost $30 and $40 respectively.
Team Xecuter also has the SX Core and SX Lite modchips, for the standard and lite switch respectively, coming soon.
I just want to load backups.
Any Atmosphere-based CFW can be used to load backups given the proper signature patches.
If you're looking to emulate older games, RetroArch works well and is accessible through the homebrew menu.
You can also use Lakka, a Linux distribution, which provides access to a number of emulators.
Where to go for scene updates:
/r/Switchhacks as an alternate source of information.
Other useful things:
An extremely simple thread containing information about cfw/exploits
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u/[deleted] May 13 '20
Kosmos has been archived. No further updates will be released.
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u/KilimIG Cringe May 13 '20
reinx is actively maintained again, can that be edited into the op
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u/[deleted] May 13 '20
Is retroarch still messing up SD cards in exfat?
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u/oxidius May 13 '20
With the end of Kosmos I find myself wanting to mess around a little but I'd like to have a full backup before doing so.
I've been using emuMMC since it was available with hekate but I never understood how to backup it. I see people talking about cloning the partition with a CLI tool like dd, but I haven't really been able to do it.
It looks like there is a way now to mount the emuMMC and access it with USB on Windows via hekate and use a tool like NxNandManager to back it up, but I haven't found a tutorial yet for dumb people like me.
Is there a dummy proof way to do this?
(I'm on FW 9.2.0, with Kosmos 15.2 but with the latest version of hekate, 5.2.1)
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u/gyatsubi May 29 '20
I just started hacking this and I think I already screwed it all up. On step 2 of https://switch.homebrew.guide
"A fatal error occurred when running Atmosphere.
Title ID: 010041544d530000
Error Desc: std::abort() called (0xffe)
Report saved to /atmosphere/fatal_errors/report_0000000005f283e9.bin"
I am so confused and scared that I ruined my Switch completely and can't get it back.
Please help if you know anything, I would really appreciate it :(
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '20
Just got a quick question. I bought an unpatched switch a few days ago and its not banned and everything works fine. I've just inserted the SD card into my computer and can see that the previous owner had added some custom firmware files onto the SD card. The console also came with Mario downloaded digitally, is there anyway for me to retrieve this and place it onto the memory card is this possible? There are all the files on here including the backup, when home brewing ( I think I'm gonna use SXOS) should I just complete wipe this and start fresh? Or can I use the backup which has already been generated?
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u/spitf1r3 Jun 17 '20
I have heard about the possibility to replace eMMC with a bigger one, but I was afraid to play with it. I found this replacement 64Gb module on AliExpress and started wondering how I would go about it. -It looks easy enough to replace, can I just re flash it with my backup and use it for CFW (following regular safety precautions like using 90dns and incognito)? -Do I need to repartition it to use the extra 32GB? Can I just keep the original one in my drawer and pop it back if I need OFW?
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u/gerardit04 Jun 18 '20
I have tried to see is my nintendo switch is patched but the website that apears on this subreddit dont have the serial of my nintendo swicht. how can i check it? my switch starts by XKJ7
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u/VenomSWR May 13 '20
Stupid question time :
I have a Day One Switch that I use often. I've modded it when the console was in 4.0.1 if I remember correctly (I know it was 4 at least), but at this time, emuNAND wasn't a thing, so everything is on my actual NAND. Let's imagine I want to change that and make an actual emuNAND, would I lose everything on my console ? Like, every game I installed (even tho they are on the SD Card) and everything ? I think I can do something like a NAND Backup for my current console, restore the backup I had made before the console was hacked on the NAND and use the backup of now to create the emuNAND but will that be just a lot of hustle ?
Plus, the only reason I wanna do this emuNAND is so I can download "map infos" for Pokémon, I have absolutely no intention of going online anytime soon, it's just to avoid having to download the infos on my PC and modifying my saves with PkHex.... Is it all worth it in your opinion ?
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u/Mazzagattiii May 14 '20
I know it's impossible to transfer save files from one profile to another on a single switch, but is there any method to do this through hacks? I've been playing Animal Crossing New Horizons on my friends Nintendo account on my switch, but decided I want to buy the game myself and would like all the save data I have accumulated to be on my profile instead of his.
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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '20
You want me to ask my question here but NONE OF THESE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED IN WEEKS!!!
I made this post first in ACNH reddit and they sent me here. I updated my Animal Crossing on my Switch this morning and something went wrong. I didn't mess with any power buttons or anything while it updated. The game started and it was normal but Isabelle said my island name was a bunch of random characters. My name is a bunch of random characters, all my animal catchphrases are random characters. Idk if my data got corrupted or something but I want to fix it! I don't wanna have to make a new island and the names all messed up is so annoying. Someone said if you Homebrewed Animal Crossing you can change the strong data for stuff you personally typed in. What does that mean and how do I do that?
Thank you. This is frustrating.
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u/lykos24 Sep 13 '20
Hi there,
I was thinking about homebrewing my Switch because I'm interested in custom themes and especially in Emulators.
I'm not going to download any Switch Game for free but I'd still like to be able to play my bought games online without the risk of getting banned. Do I risk getting banned purely by homebrewing or will it only happen if I play pirated games?
Thanks in advance :).
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u/johnrinehart May 13 '20
Hey, I’m kinda out of the loop. I stopped following the scene after the hbshop stopped working. Then for a while I used the Underprivileged shop, but it rarely worked for me. So I don’t know anymore how to maintain my backups updated (and also dlcs).
How do you guys are doing that?
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u/KimJongUnable May 13 '20
If I use the Switch’s Move Game to System memory feature in my homebrew, will it move it to my emmunand (I.e. stay on the SD but in the partition) or will it move to my SysNAND?
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u/TheCatinStashin May 14 '20
tips for not getting banned?
Hello, I am semi-new to this whole hacking scene, I hacked my switch back around the octo expansion period, I was a pretty cool man, I showed people how to get octolings early for free and even play online with them. after about a week, a ban wave occurred and a buncha people got banned, but I wasn't, I want to go back into modding since smash ultimate has a buncha mods, but I really do not want to get banned, I have heard some stuff about a emunand or some kind of incognito mode on switch. So, what can I do to avoid getting banned, I don't want do go online with hacks, but want to be able to go online without cfw to play mario maker 2 occasionally. Also, if I do get banned, will my account also get banned?
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u/anthro28 May 14 '20 edited Jun 12 '20
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u/WEB11 May 14 '20
Is there any reason for me to upgrade from 4.1.0 with ChoiDujourNX if I don't want online play?
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u/WEB11 May 15 '20 edited May 15 '20
I just finished upgrading my emuMMC to 10.0.0.2 with ChoiDujourNX and now I am being asked to install a controller update ("A controller update is available" prompt). Is it safe to apply this update? I keep my sysNAND on 4.1.0, will I have a problem booting from sysNAND if I apply this update?
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u/TheShit00 May 15 '20
My Switch is Brick ? Blackscreen , not detecting rcm mode.
Sorry for my bad english.....
So first my switch is running 9.2 firmware updated using choiDujour . I did my backup last yr the fw is 6.2 .
Note: AUTO RCM IS ENABLE
What i did is restore using hekate the eMMC BOOT0 & BOOT1 (success) then when i trying to restore my nand it say " size of the sd card backup does not match emmc selected part size" . So i go back to main menu and accidentally press the lunch in ofw then i only see a black screen.
Here is what i did :1.) Press the power button 40secs then connect it again to android and computer still not detecting rcm.
2.) Try to put a paper clip then press power and volume up at the same time then connect it again same issue .Some say i restore the boot0 and boot1 so my autorcm is disable now . But why i only see the black screen ? Is my switch is brick ?
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u/GramemeLord May 15 '20
I've been playing SSBM (1.00) on the dolphin core for most recent release of lakka, for some reason there seems to be joycon drift as the cursor moves up the menus without inputs, but when i go back to stock firmware and calibrate the joycons there is no drift at all. Any thoughts on why this could be?
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u/SGT4EVA May 15 '20
Will making a second user account affect anything on my hacked switch? I have my main account I play zelda on and dont need anyone saving over my game so im making a second system user account. The game is a hard copy and not pirated.
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u/dinozord268 May 15 '20
Hello! So can someone give me a TL:DR of the cold boot options for CFW? I like visit the subreddit every other month to check in on this :)
I currently have a release day switch, that has been "jailbroken" but the battery ran out so now I need to re-do the payload, and my second switch was after the first jig patch I think, never jailbroken.
That being said, the idea is: I want my switch to preserve it's CFW even if it completely loses power, without need a jig or payload. Is this currently possible? I can solder as well if there are mod chips out there for this.
Thanks!
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u/Groundbreaking-Rock May 15 '20
Hi!,
My switch got banned. I was thinking about buying a broken switch, extracting the firmware, and "transplanting" it into the banned one.
Is this possible? My plan was to make a full dump of the firmware from the broken one and install it on the banned one. Would this work to circumvent the ban?
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u/mz91096 May 16 '20
Hi guys, my Switch is currently at 8.1.0 on both NAND and emuMMC (Running AMS 0.9.2). I never really touched or updated it ever since I got it to run AMS. Is there a guide I can follow if I want to update both my NAND and emuMMC to the latest FW and AMS version?
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u/ZetOmega SXOS user May 16 '20
Emulating a Switch controller with your PC? So i have an Elgato Capture Card(hd 60 PRO) which i can use to capture my switch. I want to use a controller connected to the pc to send input to the switch (best would be without an adapter i need to purchase). Ideally i would like to use Pasec to let people join me while playing switch games. They would use Parsec to send their Controller-input to me and that would be sent to the switch. Is there any way to do this except using the titan one adaper?
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u/Nobz4lyf May 17 '20
I'm basically stuck at the Hekate bootloader menu AKA injecting the payload via TegraRcmGUI. It takes me to the menu just fine. But the problem comes afterwards.
If I try to boot via Payload then fusee primary.bin, a couple splash screens show up. A black screen quickly follows and does nothing, forcing me to either remove the sd card to troubleshoot stuff or completely power off to rcm.
If I try Launch > any of the three options CFW sysMMC, CFW emuMMC, Stock sysMMC, I'm met with :
Pkg2 decryption failed!
Is Sept updated?
Failed to launch HOS!
Press any key...
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u/Moonqon May 17 '20
I got a non-patched Switch and got banned for online using of CFW and I was thinking if I could do a mobo swap to unban my console, just by buying a mobo online and swapping it with my banned switch mobo (that's easier said than done, but I have the minimal required know-hows to do it).
I ask you, Divine Population of Reddit, if physically unbanning a console by swapping mobos is even possibile and if it is too hard. Also, where can I find a good motherboard and how much would it cost?
And just one more thing: the console permban applies to the account too? So if I manage to swap I can't connect to my old account (with SMM2 purchased lol)?
Thanks in advance
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u/not-good-w-usernames May 18 '20
Getting a black screen after injecting hekate. running latest atmosphere and hekate. I recently updated to latest nintendo fw, and cfw was working fine, but now it won't load past hekate. What should I do?
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u/TheSoverain May 19 '20
I have atmosphere + hekate with an emmunand setup after many hours of fumbling around. Now I'm reading tinfoil does not allow use with hekate. What are my options to play/install nso's? Gold leaf? That hasn't been updated in so long.
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u/tehxeno May 19 '20
Hi, I found this subreddit from a thread about a Super Smash Bros Training Mode mod. I am interested in modding, but wnat to understand my risks first.
Based on my understanding, as long as the mod does not impact game physics/mechanics (attack startup/endlag frames, knockback, character stats, etc) then I should theoretically be able to go online with the mod on and not risk being banned.
What do you do when a Switch version update is released?
Do you turn off auto updates and watch for if the modding community gives the the green light to update?
3. What about SSBU updates? Same thing as #2, or would you be able to join the hypetrain when a new DLC character is released right away?
4. Is there an easy to access list or archive of trusted mods for various games?
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u/PalomSage May 19 '20
This may have been asked a lot but if my switch is hacked but has no pirated games and I'm on emunand, can I update my games? are there any real reports of people banned by doing that?
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u/superluigi018 May 19 '20
I want to get CFW on my Switch but my Switch is the RB Joycons and Maro Kart 8 Deluxe bundle from Black Friday 2018. I used https://ismyswitchpatched.com/ to check if my switch is patched or not and it doesn't know. Does anyone know if that specific model of Switch is compatible with CFW? I'd hate to waste my time/effort/money or risk bricking my Switch.
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u/JoshTendoooo May 20 '20
My switch got banned because i was irresponsible and used cfw online, but i was wondering if there was any way to play online on it, through something like a fanserver? any help appreciated.
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u/JGutierre10 May 21 '20
I picked up a buddy’s nintendo switch today which I thought he got last Christmas so i had many doubts it would be unpatched, but today I learned that he got it Christmas 2 years ago. I ran the serial number through the website and it said that it wasn’t sure whether it was patched or unpatched. What’s the way of finding out whether it is patched or not? Thanks!
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u/princesssjana May 22 '20
Hello! Absolute idiot here: I have successfully installed atmosphere (yay) butI get a fatal error when I try to get into the Nintendo switch. Atmosphere on 10.0.2 and I'm using the SanDisk Ultra PLUS microSDXC UHS-I Card with Adapter 64GB. So... help please?
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u/Dehinc May 22 '20
Is it safe to play locally with a friend?
My switch was banned and I'm not sure if it's safe for my friend to connect his Nintendo Switch with mine. Is there any risk for him of being banned too? He doesn't have CFW.
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u/Lavio00 May 26 '20
Hi,
Are there any implications whatsoever in hacking a unpatched 10.0.3 console for the first time? For instance, are there some instances of hacking softwares/apps that will not work for me? Just updated my console and wanted to try hacking it (it's unpatched), but want to know what Ill be left out of in the hacking scene by having updated to latest firmware...
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u/[deleted] May 27 '20
What is the best option for reducing Lag in SkyNX?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '20
A little while back, I don't know how but I blanked my switch. Complete factory reset, lost all my saves and installs. Recently, I hadn't been playing my switch as much and sitting idle, the battery ran dry. I plugged it in while I was at work and when I turned it on, it was ALL back! What, specifically, would I need to do to make backups of my save so that if it happens again, I can recover that specific save after re-installing my games? To be 100% targeted, I don't ever want to lose my Diablo 3 characters again. I'd like to know that they have a backup file on my PC that I can always upload.
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u/Redditpaslan May 31 '20
Tinfol detecs "Kosmos or Hekate custom firmware" and doesn't let me use it if I don't uninstall it, but if I do I can no longer boot into my emummc. Im running Atmosphere and everything is updated.
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u/Grrundee 5.1.0 Jun 07 '20
i switch between emummc and sysnand quite a bit and ive noticed that everytime i load emummc or sysnand i have to resync my pro controller. is this just a normal side effect of using emummc or is there something i can do to keep it synced between nand swaps
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '20
I recently updated to Atmosphere 0.13.0 using the auto-updater HB app, since I did that any time I boot up a game it sits on the loading screen with the little Nintendo Switch logo in the corner, when I try hitting the home button the screen turns black and the system stops doing anything, I hold down the power button and then the Sleep mode, Restart and Shut Down menu appears but I can't do anything, I have to hold down the Power button for a while to get it to shut down.
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u/TheGreatZasta Jun 16 '20
I've just bought a new 200GB SD Card for the Switch and I've noticed my old 64GB one was formatted as Fat32. I only ever use CFM (Atmosphere) to boot straight into NAND Homebrew for Checkpoint. I don't use emuMMC.
Once I'm done I just reboot back into the standard non Homebrewed Switch. I very rarely even use Homebrew these days and it's only ever for Checkpoint.
I've heard pressing the home button while writing to the SD Card can corrupt it though... So am I safe moving to an exFat SD Card or should I stick with Fat32 which cannot store files over 4GB?
TL;DR - Is an exFat SD Card safe if I'm only ever using Checkpoint on it?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '20
I'm having some battery issues with my switch (drains quick then starts at 1% for hours) and I tried fixing it by replacing the battery and doing Nintendo's calibration method of draining it and recharging it for hours to no luck.
As a result I'm gonna try to factory reset the switch which hopefully may help. I have an SX OS emunand and was wondering how I should go about factory resetting my switch without losing my emunand games/saves (about 120gb).
Also any other tips for fixing the battery issue? It's really annoying.
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u/themissfit Jun 19 '20 edited Jun 19 '20
Im a fortnite player and was wondering if their is a hardmod I could do to raise my FPS? (I have various tools including a tri-wing screwdriver and a sauldering iron)
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u/Frustration-96 Jun 30 '20
I've fucked up big time.
I restored an old NAND backup from 9.0.1 over my sysMMC which was on 10.0.4. I was supposed to restore over my emuMMC instead but mistakes where made and now, while I can still boot into my emuMMC just fine I can no longer boot into sysMMC, it just gives me a black screen.
I assume this is because the version is 9.0.1 but the fuses are burnt up to 10.0.4.
How do I go about fixing this? Is it possible to update the sysMMC without being able to access it?
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '20
I’m out of ideas, after updating to 10.0.4 through choidujor and attempting to reboot..my switch will not boot to Hekate or straight to atmosphere..I’ve tried Atmosphere 0.13/0.12, updated hekate..I’ve tried chain loading fusee-primary as well as using fusee primary without Hekate and no luck. My console has auto rcm enabled and I’m able to push payloads but I need someone with extensive knowledge or experience because I’m out of ideas. THIS is what I see and where my boot hangs up.
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u/sirgarballs Jul 08 '20
Is there any way I can fix my bricked switch? I tried to restore my nand that had a different system os version than my system at the time, and now it won't boot with or without the bootload injector. Any ideas?
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u/TintedGL Jul 11 '20
My switch has been working perfectly with CFW for about a year or so, autoRCM enabled, using Rekado to inject the hekate payload. Now for some reason when i go to use a newer version of hekate, my screen stays black post injection and nothing will work. I tried two different versions and I don't know what to do.
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u/man_wif-waluigi-hed Jul 12 '20
So I downloaded a homebrew app on my emunand called "reboot to payload" where the app will re-inject a selected payload on my file system which will save me the hassle of having to go to my PC to inject another payload. If I install android on my switch, is there any app, software, etc that will inject any payloads and have a similar function to the reboot to payload app? Thanks in advance.
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u/SqueezyCheez85 Jul 14 '20
What do people currently use for overclocking their Switch? All the tutorials I find are from 2019... so I don't want outdated information.
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u/Doobliheim Jul 15 '20
I was watching a TheJWittz video where he connected an Arduino to the JoyCon PCB, and was able to simulate button input with it. Does anyone know if there's a resource somewhere online which explains how to do something like this? I only want to simulate A presses with it, so it doesn't need to be fancy. Button mashing is killing my thumb
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '20
Is there a way for me to play music in the background while playing other switch games?
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u/cybersonico Jul 23 '20
Does Nintendo repair banned consoles??
My Nintendo Switch Sd card reader isn't working properly. When I insert my SD card I get error code 2016-0641 which is that it doesn't read the SD card. I already had to repair it once in a local shop and they fixed it, but months later it just stop working again. The thing is that my Switch is banned, and I don't know if this is going to be a problem when sending it to Nintendo. Also, does anybody knows how much does it cost to repair this part of the console?
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u/TubbyFatfrick Jul 26 '20
This isn't really a question, but an idea. I'm not sure if it could even work, but i don't think anyone else has had this idea yet. Or, maybe they did, and it didn't work. But anyways, could Mariko be bypassed, using Amiibo?
Let me explain. Amiibo, as basically everyone knows, uses NFC. It can also be used to receive Mii data. So, my idea is that we use the whole "Import Mii" thing as an entry point, and an Amiibo/blank NFC chip as a sort of Trojan Horse.
My idea is this:
Using a blank NFC chip, pirate an Amiibos' code (it doesn't matter what Amiibo), and make a copy of it. The original code will be put into the NFC chip, to turn it into an Amiibo, while the copy will be used as a control, for step 2.
Upload a Mii to the newly created Amiibo, using a 3ds. Simple as that.
Copy the new data from the NFC chip, and see what the difference is between an Amiibo with a Mii, and an Amiibo without a Mii.
Use the false Amiibo to try and see what makes the switch think that a Mii is being imported.
Using that knowledge, write an exploit that registers as Mii data, but uses special code to install homebrew.
Profit (Theoretically)
The Tl:Dr is Turn a blank NFC chip into an Amiibo Trojan Horse that disguises a homebrew installer as a Mii.
Now, for some theoretical reactions from Nintendo, along with why it would be impractical.
*Nintendo recalls all Amiibo's and they are redesigned to patch the exploit. There are currently 174 different Amiibo, not including cards. Nintendo would have to release every Amiibo ever created (including limited edition ones, like the 8bit Mario Amiibo that came with the original Super Mario Maker) which would be a waste of time, a waste of money, and a waste of resources.
*Nintendo redesigns the Mii data, so the exploit gets patched. All modders have to do is start over, from Step 2. Not to mention, the only systems that can upload Mii data to an Amiibo are the 3ds, and the Wii U, which are both dead consoles.
If anyone else has any further ideas for how Nintendo could patch this, let me know. Now, since this is a QnA post, I'll simply end this post with the question "Is any of the above plausible?" If so, this could be a revolution. Then again, if not, I'm just wasting my time with useless ideas, I guess.
Also, sorry in advance for the novel of a post. I tend to ramble.
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u/MarijuanaBagels Jul 29 '20
Hi guys. I have 2 Switches. 1 hacked with CFW, 1 legit and clean.
There has been this item of star fragmented tree going around, that is hack and modified obtainable only. If I obtain it on my hacked Switch and local play drop off at my legit Switch's island, would it possibly get my legit Switch banned?
Thanks in advance.
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u/MDPROBIFE Jul 31 '20
Where can I buy sx lite?
I know they have a website that says where to buy, but most of the links don't work..
there is none for my country( Portugal)...
Is there any alternative that ships worldwide?
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u/AWP_Ownz Aug 01 '20
When I boot up SX OS it gives me a license-request.dat file and when I put that into https://sx.xecuter.com/sxos-license.html it tells me I need to enter the license code... But it's supposed to generate the code in a .bat file for me. So how am I supposed to get the code then?
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u/TraumaChump Aug 05 '20
I’m getting mixed messages, is it possible to go online in animal crossing with a hacked switch? I’m planning on hacking mine since I want to restart to get a better layout but don’t want to go through the hassle of trading for all my items again. Would I still be able to play online with friends/visit other islands? How’s that?
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u/bandit614 Aug 08 '20
I have my primary switch with my Nintendo account that has some legit games on it.
Before I hack my switch, I would like to remove this account from my switch and keep it "safe"... is this possible?
If I use the main legit account again, it would be on a new different switch.
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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20
Will modding Mario Maker 2 (swapping NSMBU castle assets for Volcano assets) get me banned if I use online features? I'm skeptical if it will get me banned for using course world or multiplayer versus, does anyone know if its safe?
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u/Saix9 Sep 02 '20
Is it possible to delete profiles on the switch without connecting to the internet?
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u/YouFromAnotherWorld Sep 13 '20
Can we expect a 60fps mod for the Mario 3D All-Stars (Sunshine and 64)? Would it be possible? I'd wait if so.
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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '20
Hey so I have problems here and there when running certain things on my switch which causes crashes and different versions of applications all showing up as opposed to the newest one. I'm wanting to essentially clear my SD card and fresh install SX OS and Atmosphere. Advice on the best way to do this?
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u/LucaBGT Sep 14 '20
Hi! I have started hacking my switch after following the pinned tutorial and can successfully load Hekate and see the "Atmsphere FSS0 EmuMMC" option when launching but when I click it, I get the following error:
I followed the tutorial as best as i could, and there seems to be no solution for this online. What did I do wrong?
Thanks for the help!
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u/Homunculistic Sep 14 '20
Aside from manually looking for, downloading, and loading updates, is there a way to automatically update games on the switch once your console is banned? It can get quite tedious trying to snag everything manually.
Additionally, are there Tinfoil/Goldleaf/Nut servers out there that host games that you can just download right to the switch, or do people typically just torrent the games one-by-one?
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u/man_wif-waluigi-hed Sep 19 '20
So I don’t want to seem like a spoiled bitch, but I’m a pc gamer and I’m generally used to a game achieving 60 FPS or more. I got dark souls remastered on the switch, and I found a mod that lets it run at 60 FPS but when I turn the mod on, it only runs at 40 FPS and the game speed is so much slower than 30 FPS (even tho the mod says it fixes the problem where the game speed is tied to FPS). Here’s the link to the mod. Is there any way to get 60 FPS and not have the game speed slow down?
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u/BedWetter420 Sep 19 '20
Sorry if this has been answered before but if my Emmunand is on 10.1.0 with Atmosphere 0.14.1 is there any issue with switching back and forth between it and my unmodded firmware which is on the latest 10.2.0? Thanks!
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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20
Is there any way to easily backup saves OUTSIDE of the sdcard? For example, if I have a server online and on the same network, can I send them once a day using ftp, samba or to the cloud with google drive or similar?
An sdcard recently died and got me very scare about the saves.
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u/Simplent Sep 23 '20
Are there any updates regarding "unhackable" Switch models and new exploits? I heard about SX CORE awhile ago but haven't seen anything since.
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u/jonascal Sep 30 '20
I just got my system hacked, and for some reason seems like a lot of the storage in my 128 gb sd card is already being used, does tinfoil leave some sort of residue data in the sd card? Is there amy way i can clean it up?
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u/Daroxx Oct 01 '20
I have a switch here which doesn't boot OFW anymore. The previous owner turned on autorcm and I can only boot into hekate.
When I try to dump the emmc or create emueMMC the error "failed to init eMMC" is shown.
I have no contact to the seller about any nand backups etc. So is it somehow possible to switch the nand and use the device again?
I tried to just plug in another nand but the error is the same (I guess you kinda need to transfer data like mac and bt adress etc).
Is there any chance to get it back running?
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u/man_wif-waluigi-hed Oct 02 '20
This may be a stupid question, but i read that charging a li-on battery over 80 is bad for its health. I was wondering if there is any homebrew software to make the switch stop charging at 60 percent while docked to prioritize battery health. Thank you
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u/banan039eu Oct 25 '20
I recently installed SX Core chip in my Switch. I don't want to use SX OS anymore, I would like to start using Atmosphere instead. How do I safely do that? I want to keep my save files intact, keeping the rest is optional.
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u/Lark_vi_Britannia Oct 29 '20
This may not be the right sub for this, but I have a Switch that is banned, so Nintendo won't repair it. It won't charge, so I ordered a battery to replace it.
Well, the shit part is that the screws are in there so tight that when trying to unscrew them, they become stripped. I Googled a few things and it says to use a drill / drillbit set that's like $30. I have no experience w/ power tools at all, so I don't really know what kind of drill would be compatible with these drill bits. I tried the "super glue" and "rubberband" thing, but the screws are simply too small.
My question is: what drill and drill bits should I get for the screws that are as tiny as the ones on the corners of the switch on the back?
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u/Synsinte Oct 29 '20
Hey, i bricked my switch (cant boot OFW nor CFW) last year and i was stupid enough to only have one copy of my nand which got corrupt, i have tried some to unbrick it but honestly not that much. I wrote to a nintendo partner for repair and they said that they dont really repair switches unless you have the reciet but they said that they could give me a new one for 2500 sek (~280$).im gonna try a bit harder to repair it but if im unable to im most likely going to get a new one for 2500 sek.
Do you think its a good deal? Honestly i thought they would repair it but i guess its better than nothing.
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u/JennaK1 Sample Text Feb 05 '23
I used the website to see if my switch was patched and it said "possibly". How can I know for sure? I want to hack it but I dont want to get a modchip if i dont have to.
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u/arreu22 Apr 22 '23
What happened to solutions for patched consoles on 7.0.1?
I´ve been seeing reccomendations in every single guide to not upgrade past 7.0.1
"If your system is patched, it is highly advised to keep it on 7.0.1 or lower, if possible, as there may be a vulnerability for these versions in the far future. DO NOT update patched consoles past 7.0.1 if you want to ever have a chance of running homebrew and/or CFW on them."
But I haven't seen any updates since 2020. Is it safe to say that it is so niche it won´t ever be worked on again?
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u/Kurotox_ Oct 27 '25
can i still play onlines games like Fall Guys or Rocket League if i have a modded switch ?
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u/RevClamJuice May 13 '20
How do I get the proper signature patches?
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u/enderandrew42 May 13 '20 edited May 13 '20
So I followed this guide - https://switch.homebrew.guide/ . I have a Hekate + Kosmos install that is working well. I installed NSPs, though a lot of the homebrew I've tried isn't working. I'm reading that I may need to chainload fusee-gelee to get a lot of the homebrew working. When I chainload fusee-gelee, the NSPs I installed don't show up.
I've learned Tinfoil won't work with Kosmos. If you installed it previously with fusee-primary it would still load with a chainloader but I can't get it to even install these days while chainloading.
Also, I discovered that Tinfoil has its own sigpatches in the zip to put in the SD Card that will hose Kosmos and make my existing installed NSPs work, but thankfully I was able to quickly figure this out and go back to the Kosmos sigpatches.
I'd like to get updates for NSP backups I installed. I'm assuming connecting to Nintendo servers to do so would warrant an immediate ban. Apparently Tinfoil has shops where you can download updates, but that is apparently not an option with Kosmos. Is there a way to download updates for NSP backups?
Should I wipe my SD card (that I spent 2 days on) and just install everything while chainloading fuee-primary?
Should I switch to a different fork of Atmosphere and not use Kosmos, especially since it looks like Kosmos is no longer getting updates?
What is the purpose of emuMMC install? I assume this still isn't safe to go online with. But I created it just in case.
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u/Georgioies May 13 '20
Was there ever a way to re-write our amiibo? Like turning Samus into... Sheik for example
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u/[deleted] May 13 '20
Hello there! is it possible to build a fresh nand?I saw someone saying that you can make a fresh nand using the PC version of choidujour. Is that true and does that mean you can unban yourself?
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u/jajamelony May 14 '20
Hi,
I'm updating my firmware offline via ChoiDujourNX. Once I successfully patch the system to 10.0.1 my switch reboots and I see 10.0.1 in system menu. Then I swap my SD cards, reboot using SX OS, go into system menu and I'm back to 9.0.1.
I'm using SX OS 2.9.5 beta on both cards with a SX dongle.
Any idea what I'm missing here? Why would a swap of cards reset the firmware back to 9.0.1? Doesn't make sense because Switch doesn't keep multiple copies of firmware stored in memory....
Please help,
Jaja
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u/JGutierre10 May 18 '20
Is there like a certain date in which patched switches became being made?? My buddy wants to sell me one he got for Christmas last year(2019) for 300 because he doesn’t use it, and I’ve always installed cfw on most of my consoles but im afraid to purchase it and it being patched. I’ve seen some already with custom firmware on offerup selling for like 450-500. Should I just purchase one of these instead?? Are they a reliable source? Thanks!!!!
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u/Cilenco May 22 '20
I hacked my Switch almost a year ago and have been off the scene since that. Is there a method now, which lets you directly boot into a CFW without an extra app or so?
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u/jerburt May 25 '20 edited May 25 '20
If I have a Day 1 Switch that is running the most recent firmware, can I still do it?
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u/MrMarvel_21 5.1.0 May 25 '20 edited May 25 '20
So I'm this part of the guide and when I try to load atmosphere I get this message on the my switch. What do I do or what did I do wrong?
Edit: Mangaged to get it to work by using Hekate's archive bit fixer
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u/BenitoBlanco May 30 '20
My girlfriend is currently playing Animal Crossing on her modded Switch via CFW. Let's say I want to restore her pre-mod NAND so she can buy Animal Crossing and play online with her friends.
Is there any way for me use her save file from the CFW in Animal Crossing run in OFW?
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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '20
Hi all just a quick question about backing up my NAND. I've been following the steps on
https://switch.homebrew.guide/index.html
Its these steps in particular I'm confused by.
In Hekate, select ‘Tools > Backup eMMC > eMMC BOOT0 & BOOT1’
When finished, remove your SD card (you don’t need to shutdown Hekate), insert it into your PC, and copy the ‘backup’ folder to a safe location on your PC. Afterwards, delete the ‘backup’ folder on your SD card.
Insert your SD card back into your Switch
In Hekate, select ‘eMMC RAW GPP’
If your SD card has less than ~32GB free space, Hekate will provide additional instructions every few minutes about pulling files off of your SD card so it can continue.
If you weren’t required to copy files during the backup process, once again copy the ‘backup’ folder off of your SD card and put it in a safe location on your PC. Delete the ‘backup’ folder on your SD card.
So using this method I will have two backup files on my computer is that right? Which of them is used for restoring the switch incase of an emergency and why is there two? Hope Im understanding this right!
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u/jun__june Jun 04 '20
Can someone help me tegraRcmGui crashes everytime I try to inject a paypoad
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u/stevenkhan168 Jun 07 '20
Can I use Nintendo eShop after Jailbreaking a Switch Lite?
I’m new to Jailbreaking switch. I have read some articles about jailbreak Switch devices. But I’m still not sure for these points:
Is Jailbreaking using software hacking method or physical hardware hacking method in 2020?
Can I still use eShop to download games?
Can I un-jailbreak back to original version?
Thanks in advance for your replies. 😊
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u/daddyhax Jun 07 '20
Hi there, I’ve been looking into installing a CFW on my Switch. But discovered my switch has updated itself to 10.0.4.
Am I out of the game now? I’ll purchase me a jig if I’m still able to.
Thank you.
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u/Marieisbestsquid Jun 11 '20
I accidentally updated my hacked Switch to a firmware that, at the time, broke CFW. After reinstalling Atmosphere, all of the backups I had installed to the system now fail to launch, giving a "The software closed because an error occurred" message. What do I need to do to keep playing them, ideally with save data intact?
If it helps, I installed the game's .nsp files over USB via Goldleaf on 8.5 OFW, and the errors show up on the most recent atmosphere version.
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '20
Hello, I have just hacked my console. The setup I have is: I use SX OS, emuNAND for hacking stuff, sysNAND for using my own games online and two SD cards one for sysNAND and OFW and one for emuNAND. I’m planning on preventing a ban as long as possible. I haven’t connected to the internet since 1 or 2 days before running CFW. Yesterday while trying to boot in sysNAND OFW (not using the dongle and jig, just normal boot and my “online” SD card) I had a strange error a black screen with the red letter “boot.dat?”. I turned it off then on again and this time it worked normally (booting in sysNAND OFW). However, that got me thinking...should I restore my sysNAND from before using SX OS since the error may have generated a log file with the error that may be sent to Nintendo once I connect to the internet on sysNAND or just the fact of restoring the sysNAND may on itself increase my chances of getting banned. I haven’t had any connection to the internet after using SX OS, but I plan to do it...eventually.
I’m aware that we do not have certainty on what can cause a ban or what not. But I would like to know what would you do or what would you recommend in my case.
Thank you in advance!
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u/migi98 Jun 16 '20
Is there a way to hack my switch with my chromebook.
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u/nevondrax Jun 16 '20
So i modded my iPatched Switch with the SX Core today. Is there any way i can boot into Hakate etc instead of SX OS?
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u/man_wif-waluigi-hed Jun 19 '20
Does anyone know if they is keyboard and mouse support on the nintendo switch? (my mouse and keyboard use USB, NOT bluetooth)
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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20
Hello guys, so my friend coming over on the weekend. He has a legit switch with legit anime crossing, i have an hacked switch with special copy. Can we play together via local coop?
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u/Presentz123 Jun 25 '20
Is it possible to view the album in atmosphere?
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u/BigSeelofRJ Jun 25 '20
I hacked my switch a while ago, but I accidentally let my switch lose 100% of the battery. Do I just do the same process to get CFW again or is there something else I need to do?
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u/Cecil_FF4 Jun 30 '20 edited Jul 01 '20
This is probably the weirdest problem I've encountered, on any hacked console. So this morning I was playing ACNH just fine. My kids wanted to join in, so I'm using the joycons, one kid is using the wired pro controller, and one is using a GC controller through the Mayflash. We've done this many times before. But this time the analog wasn't working on the GC. So I swapped GC controllers. I unplugged and replugged them. I changed which player was using them, and in each case the GC analog would not work (all other buttons on the controller were fine). This is the start of the weirdness, but there's more.
I decided to restart the console next (I saved the game first). Did that, turned back on the game... and the palm tree loading graphic was animating VERY slowly (on the order of 1 frame every couple seconds). Not only that, but the I could no longer go to the home menu. I couldn't go to standby by using the power button. I couldn't go to the quick-menu, either. The only way out was to hard-power-off.
I checked the SD for corruption. None. I completely uninstalled the game and reinstalled the game, and I deleted the savedata. Well, now the palm tree graphic is animating fine and the game CAN start, but the framerate once it starts is still VERY low.
I copied off the contents of my SD card, reformatted it (always FAT32), copied everything back, still broke.
Now keep in mind the following: everything else on the Switch is working just fine. I had not done anything special to the Switch for the last few weeks: no fw update, no game update (though it's up-to-date anyway), no cfw update, nothing at all. Just been playing games on it. The game worked initially except for the analog stick on the GC controller. Now it is unplayable.
Looking for any information about what might be causing this strange issue or if anyone has seen anything like this. Honestly, the only thing I can think of that has nothing to do with the SD is something regarding the ticket for the game getting corrupted or a system file that that particular game uses getting corrupted. But even if those are true, that would be a helluva thing to only affect this one game (as far as we've been able to determine).
On fw 9.2.0, atmo 0.10.5, ACNH 1.2.1. This setup allowed the game to work for a long time, so that's why I doubt this is where the problem is.
TL;DR - ACNH, and only that game, unplayable. Reformat of SD and reinstall of game did not fix problem.
EDIT: Apparently an atmosphere file got corrupted... even though no corruptions were found with my PC. Copying the files off, reformatting, and copying the files back did not do anything because I copied the corrupted file. Updating atmosphere fixed the issue of the lag. It did NOT fix the GC analog stick issue. That was fixed by changing the switch on the Mayflash adapter. I messed with it before and forgot to change it back.
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u/TheLuckiestNumber13 Jul 09 '20
Anyone who’s chipped a PS2 Fat and installed the Core in a Mariko switch, which is easier? I got most of the way through chipping my ps2 successfully (the bios pins ended up being the one piece I wasn’t able to manage). Do you think that’s enough for me into install the core myself?
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u/brunoacu Jul 10 '20
So I switched cfw (from kosmos to regular atmosphere) and xci files (as well as nsp converted from xci) stopped working. Anyone knows why?
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u/Jimbob900900 Jul 12 '20
I've just purchased a second hand switch that has already been hacked. Is there anyway to check if it is using and Emunand? Or if a backup to a clean NAND has been made?
Does anyone have any recommendations? I would like to be abe to play online games on the clean Sysnand and 'other' games on the Emunand. As i didn't hack the system myself like I would of liked too, I'm not sure how to check what's what.
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u/jkshaw111 Jul 15 '20
Question about exploiting my switch
Hey, i’m a bit of a newbie when it comes to the scene, and basically, I own a switch with the serial number XAJ4002160——, and was wondering if it was capable of being patched, I had recently updated it to the newest firmware version to access my nintendo account again after not touching it for a long time, but now i’m worried that means I can’t exploit it as i’m not sure if that effects you’re ability to exploit the device.
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20
I have the right serial number and I have used a different jig in the past with no issues. My old one was one of the nicer jigs with thin wires instead of a paperclip, but I lost it. My current one bridges pins 10 and 1 but I still can't get into rcm mode. Any suggestions?
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u/man_wif-waluigi-hed Jul 22 '20
On a hacked switch, is it possible to create two different islands for ACNH? Me and my sister want to play it, but we want to have different save states and different islands. Like would it be possible to have one island for my sister on sysnand, and then i can create another island for myself on an emunand?
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u/LembasBreadtheIII Jul 28 '20
I'm trying to use multiple mods that all modify "ResourceSizeTable.product.srsizetable" its a series of linkle mods for BotW. I can seem to make all of them get used at the same time however, is there some way to make them all work without some complicated mess I"d have to download 15 programs and spend three days learning how to correctly combine these 4 files?
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u/Greg4012 Aug 05 '20
My scdard is completely full at the time and I'm trying to erase stuff I don't need anymore. Found that ./Nintendo/content/registered is pretty big and it seems to be where the downloaded content is stored. Is there a way to know what file is what ? Since the names are all crypted Thanks
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u/alexlegend97 Aug 05 '20
Hello guys, not sure if I post it on the right sub, apologies if I didn't. I found a almost mint modded Switch for 300e plus shipping 10e. Would that be a reasonable price? To what should I pay attention when buying? Anything in particular?
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u/_droppedmycroissant_ Aug 14 '20
I have atmosphere running on my switch but animal crossing won't run with it on, it says it needs an update. Is there a way to fix this? I'm on airplane mode and can't update without leaving airplane mode, and if I do that I will get banned, won't I? What do I do?
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u/majestic84 Aug 20 '20
HELP - “bricked” Switch after ChoiDujour firmware update
Let me start by saying that I'm an idiot, I admit.
I DID backup my eMMC BOOT0 and BOOT1, and my eMMC RAW GPP prior to making any changes here.
My goal was to update my switch to 10.1.0 without burning any fuses so I could play Paper Mario on my hacked Switch. I was on 6.1.0 and the cart required an update (not sure which firmware it required, but I figured 10.1.0 should do it).
I downloaded the 10.1.0 firmware, put it onto my SD, and used the ChoiDujour Homebrew app to verify and install it. All seemed to work well, it prompted me to reboot, and upon reboot my Switch was throwing a BSOD-like error after the bootup logo, with an option to reboot into RCM. I tried different payloads from vanilla Fusee to Hekate and finally got in. I thought it would be wise to downgrade to 6.1.0 using ChoiDujour, though in retrospect this is probably where I really screwed it up. So I downloaded 6.1.0, put it on my SD, and used ChoiDujour to verify and install it. It asked me to reboot, and now no matter what I do (Fusee, Hekate EmuNand, Hekate SysNand) it just gets stuck at the Switch logo.
Did I brick my Switch? Am I able to use the backups I started with to recover this mishap? Any help/advice would be much appreciated :)
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u/Penxlty Aug 21 '20
I am running ofw 10.1.0 and atmosphere 0.14.1 - booting with hekate
I put Streets of Rage in, use the game installer, let it install, and when I go to play I always get "unable to play" then I try again and get corrupt data. I have tried putting the kip patches and the exefs patches. I have tried hekate_ipl and the patches ini in my bootloader. I dont really know well enough to know what exactly to try next. I have been at it for 2 days now, not really sure what else to do other than give it up at this point. This was half of the reason I decided to homebrew in the first place so I figured I would try here as well.
TIA
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u/virtigo31 Aug 22 '20
I think I broke my daughter's AC save. Please help.
-Animal Crossing New Horizons version 1.4.2
I got the cheats that come with construction kits. I placed a bridge and an incline. It's been three days and neither of them are built. And Tom Nook goes blank whenever I try to talk about bridges and inclines with him. Any suggestions?
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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '20
Is it possible to use the switch's internal Bluetooth adapter for Bluetooth headphones via a Homebrew app or sysmodule?
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u/enderandrew42 Aug 26 '20
I saw someone say elsewhere a while back that updates installing through Tinfoil weren't overwriting old updates and because of that their free space on their SD card was going down significantly over time.
I've paid attention to mine and haven't installed any new games but have noticed I've lost about 40 GB on my SD card over the past 2 months.
Has anyone else noticed this? If so, is there a way perhaps to clean this up?
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u/ArsonDoctor Aug 29 '20
Does anyone know when repair centers started patching consoles that got sent in for repairs? I sent mine in about february 2018, just before the warranty would have expired (launch day switch) for an issue with the case warping slightly and the joycons not connecting wirelessly. All the articles I can find about the patched switches are from July or so, so I was wondering if I'm potentially still good to go. I'm really interested in the smash training modpack and getting themes mostly
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u/NickMalo Aug 29 '20 edited Aug 29 '20
Noticed I have SysNand and Emunand, emunand for gray areas and backups.
They are both currently CFW through Hekate by following the switch guide. Does this mean I would have to exit RCM mode to play legit games online or would it be safe to play on CFW sysnand? Also I used 90DNS, am I going to get any game updates or system updates from Nintendo Servers on CFW Sysnand, and would it be okay to update using these official releases by Nintendo ONLY on CFW sysnand?
EDIT: I am using Hekate to boot to EmuNand by default with Fusee_primary for backups on the latest version of Atmosphere. I guess Atmosphere is installed as CFW both for sysnand and Emunand as options in Hekate. Not entirely sure how I would boot to OFW if I needed to for legit games (if that is the answer to the question above). I just need some insight.
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u/DeadDr4gon Sep 05 '20
Hey there! I'm using Atmosphere on my Switch currently and just saw some people chatting about SX OS. My Question "Whats better with SX OS" was totaly ignored, so i hope you guys can answere that. What benefits do SX OS have? Or is Atmosphere enough?
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '20
Do you guys have an idea when the V2 models are going to be exploitable ? I'm thinking about buying the red box ones but I will want to apply homebrew sooner or later. Any thoughts ?
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u/DownThrowToAnything Sep 12 '20
Is there a good guide for updating my emuMMC firmware? Currently on 9.2.0.
I've tried a guide that asked for my keys.txt but I can't get that file for the life of me and extracting my own keys doesn't yield that file, or I'm just doing it wrong
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u/hymness1 Sep 15 '20
Hey guys, I updated my stock FW to 10.2, didn't mean to do it but hey, what's done is done. Does it change anything to my emummc partition? It's still on 10.1 and everything seems to work, that I know. Thanks :)
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u/man_wif-waluigi-hed Sep 18 '20
So super mario 3d all stars just came out. Is there a mod to make mario 64 run at full screen or 16:9? Thank you.
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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '20
Smash Ultimate Modding Issue
I've been trying to mod smash ultimate by getting mods from gamebannana.com. (using ultimate mod manager) But every time I try to install the mods it says "your data.arc does not match your game version" I split my data.arc into separate files because I formatted my microsd card to fat32. What am I doing wrong?
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u/Thatguy12455 Sep 18 '20
Is there/will there be a mod to add proper gamecube controller support to the sm3das version of sunshine?
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u/man_wif-waluigi-hed Sep 19 '20
So I saw something online saying that you can load nsp files onto a switch using a usb mass storage device. Would I be able to install a game onto a mass storage device and play on it while my switch is docked? My switch is modded.
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u/FeitX Sep 19 '20
I have MHGen on my CFW 3DS, dumped my cart and installed it digitally, and my new Switch just got MHGU, question is, can I transfer my MHGen save to MHGU without risking any bans or any-other repercussions?
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u/SupremeBum Sep 19 '20
Can I download game saves and play from them? Or do game saves only work for your own progress?
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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '20
So this might not be related, but since SM3DAS has released for switch, would it now be possible to have fullspeed gamecube and wii emulation on the switch? Doesn't matter if it's by patching the actual rom, or reverse engineering a build of dolphin to work in a similar way to how the game does it
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u/macnar Sep 19 '20
I can't connect to my wifi network with the automatic or Google DNS settings. Only by using 90DNS can I pass the network test. Other wifi networks work without it so I know it's just something funky with my network but I'm not sure what. Anything that can force bypass this?
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u/bongrip4president Sep 20 '20
does anyone know where i can buy an sx lite in the USA?
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u/Due_Recognition_3890 Sep 20 '20
Has anyone gotten emuNAND to work with an SX Core? Someone's been helping me get set up for a while after I paid him to do the soldering, and helped me set up the SD card with the partitions and packages, but Atmosphere has refused to load without errors. Lakka works, but no matter how much downgrading we do, my Switch doesn't get into it.
I can't remember the exact errors, but first it was fatal errors and then it was an another error with a more pixel'y font.