hekate VS TegraRcmGUI

I have a v1 unpatched Switch. I'd like to start the process of installing custom firmware. I read this note about being careful to make sure Atmosphere and Hekate support the latest firmware before updating, which they both seem to. But there's also something about gamecard firmware?

Make sure you have most update files from the main repo GitHub. https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases. Follow the update instructions

Atmosphere : Atmosphere 1.5.4 (pre-release) Hekate : v6.0.4 & Nyx v1.5.3 Sigpatches : sigmapatches.coomer.party or hackintendo.com

I've installed modchip on Lite. It shows the "no sd card" logo. I've tried both hekate official gitthub and HATS packages loaded into an SD card, but it gives a black screen. It returns to no sd card when I press the power button for 10 seconds after removing the sd card.

Download Hekate 6.0.4 from the Github Page: https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/tag/v6.0.4 And move the extracted ZIP Contents to the Root of your SD Card.

Hekate 6.0.4 is out, get it: https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/tag/v6.0.4Also make sure you update AMS to 1.5.3: https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/releases/tag/1.5.3

- (Re)Initialize Switch from OFW (16.0.3) without any online (Nintendo) account - Turn off Updates in OFW (Auto-Update Software: Off) - Format mSD card (FAT32; 32k) using PC - Copy homebrew files to mSD card: ---- Hekate (https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/tag/v6.0.4), ---- Atmosphere (https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/releases/tag/1.5.3), ---- Sigpatches (https://sigmapatches.coomer.party/), ---- fusee.bin: /bootloader/payloads/ (https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/tag/v6.0.4), ---- hekate_ipl.ini: /bootloader/ (https://rentry.org/EristaEmuNAND), ---- exosphere.ini: / (https://rentry.org/EristaEmuNAND), ---- default.txt: /atmosphere/hosts/ (https://rentry.org/EristaEmuNAND) - Insert mSD card into Switch - Use RCM jig to boot into RCM - Tools > Partition SD Card - Home > emuMMC > Create emuMMC > SD Partition > Part 1 - Change emuMMC > SD RAW 1 - Rebot Switch into Hekate - Launch Atmosphere CFW: Verify version: 16.0.3|AMS 1.5.3|E

You're gonna want to use this in conjunction with the proper payload associated with how you modded the switch.

The program you'll need is TegraRcmGUI, but it requires a driver install. You might be able to do this on the computer - it worked for me at the hotel I stayed at last, but that was in Wisconsin.

Go to TegraRCM GitHub page and below assets click on "TegraRCM......installer.msi" it will download, install it, open it from desktop, go to settings tab and try installing the drivers again.

And no you don’t need a dongle. It’s for convenience. You can simply plug your switch into your pc via usb c - usb c (or usb a to usb c) and run this https://github.com/eliboa/TegraRcmGUI

You can find it here. https://github.com/eliboa/TegraRcmGUI

TegraRcmGUI has the ability to mount the SD card in your switch while connected to the PC you can then transfer all the files to it normally

I notice on the git hub that there is a TegraRcmGUI_v2.6_portable.zip that I assume is for an RCM loader but I am unable to find a proper tutorial on specifically Tegra. I really want to convenience of booting my switch mods without having to plug it into my computer every time.

https://github.com/eliboa/TegraRcmGUI/releases it a program that use to inject payload on to switch to run cfw

I use TegraRCMGui to inject the payloads, it has a helpful little picture to tell when your switch is detected.