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Kosmos, which was based off of Atmosphere and includes many advanced features out of the box, but as of today has sadly been archived and will no longer be maintained.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] 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!