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Jailbreak Nintendo Switch

By candoizo on Feb 4, 2022
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The Nintendo Switch has been the best-selling console since it’s inception and for security reasons I had no choice but to buy one not because its like pretty cool, so now lets justify it by getting root with the fusee-loader exploit.

Requirements

  • Unpatched Nintendo Switch
  • MicroSD card, preferably 64GB+ and rated A2
  • Recovery Mode (RCM) Jig since we aren’t brave
  • USB-C cable that plugs into a computer
  • Payloads, launcher

Preparing the MicroSD card

  1. Visit sdsetup.com for basic advice.
  2. Mount the MicroSD card
fdisk --dev /dev/mmcblk0
mount /dev/mmcblk0 /mnt
  1. Copy the sdsetup files into /mnt

Booting to custom firmware

  1. Plug the device in and press the power off button
  2. Entery Recovery Mode:
    1. Insert the RCM jig on the right-hand side
    2. Hold volume up button
    3. Press power button while holding volume button
  3. Run fusee-loader -p ./payload to exploit
  4. Cool bootloader screen pop up, remove jig and enjoy the firmware!

Precautions

It’s advised in switch.homebrew.guide to make a backup, and I think it’s important enough to warrant summing up here.

Installing OpenSSH

Restoring to original firmware

If you mess up, the backup is supposed to create a reliable point you can restore at.