Your RAWNAND.BIN
backup - Either combined, or consisting of 15 or 30 parts totalling roughly 29GB. This contains the majority of your switch's backup, this is mandatory to restore.
Your BOOT0
and BOOT1
files (these are required too, and tied to your RAWNAND.BIN
backup, if you do not have them, do not attempt restoring your RAWNAND.BIN
.)
If your RAWNAND.BIN
is one file, your SD card will need to be exFAT for the restore process, FAT32 is limited to 4GB files. You can split the RAWNAND.BIN
with 7-zip, use this page to do that if you need to.
Hekate's bootloader
folder on your SD card, and hekate_X.X.X.bin
to boot your switch with.
Inject the latest Hekate payload to your switch with your SD card in your console (this would behekate_X.X.X.bin.
)
Navigate to Tools
> Backup eMMC
> eMMC BOOT0 & BOOT1
(this will take a minute or two to run.)
Once the BOOT0 and BOOT1 backup is complete, you now have the required <sdroot>\backup\XXXXXXXX\restore
folder path on your SD card. Hook up your SD card to your computer (Hekate's SD mounting, or just plug the SD into your computer.)
Copy your RAWNAND.BIN
(combined or in 15 or 30 parts), BOOT0
, and BOOT1
files to the <sdroot>\backup\XXXXXXXX\restore
folder on your SD card.
Plug your SD card back into your switch, and inject Hekate's hekate_X.X.X.bin
as your payload.
Nagivate to Tools
> Restore eMMC
. Select eMMC BOOT0 & BOOT1
(This will take a few minutes to finish, close once done).
On the same page, tap eMMC RAW GPP
. This will take 20-60 minutes to finish depending on your SD card.
Boot Hekate by injecting Hekate's payload (hekate_X.X.X.bin
)
Navigate to Console Info
> HW & Fuses
.
On this page, you will see Burnt Fuses
with a number next to it. Use this chart here to know what firmware version that fuse count corresponds to.
For example, if your burnt fuses are 11, the lowest firmware you can upgrade/downgrade to without needing RCM and a payload to boot would be 9.0.0