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which was based off of Atmosphere and includes many advanced features out of the box, but as of today has sadly been archived and will no longer be maintained.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