How do you determine which version your switch is on? In the spot where it shows the version, it says "update is ready" or something like that.
It's right there:
Like I said maybe it hides the version when it knows there is an update.I'll try it again once I get home. I'm pretty sure mine does not show the version. It just says "Update is ready".
Like I said maybe it hides the version when it knows there is an update.
If that's the case, I think the only way to check the version is to go into recovery mode and delete the update (and be disconnected from the internet so that it doesn't get the update again). But I heard some people lost their save files by doing that.
Maybe take it off of your internet it wouldn't know there is an update then right?How do you determine which version your switch is on? In the spot where it shows the version, it says "update is ready" or something like that.
Nobody knows for sure. On gbatemp one dev recommended to update to 3.0 while another said the lower the firmware version the better...So is it worth updating my 2.1 Switch to 3.0? I'd have to buy a game with 3.0 preinstalled (are there any North American releases like this?) so I'd like to avoid it if possible.
Maybe take it off of your internet it wouldn't know there is an update then right?
Late into the 3DS life cycle, Nintendo started banning people with hacked 3DS consoles. I won't be messing with any homebrew until the console is completely off the market.
Pokken Tournament DX comes with 3.0 in all regions I believe. Unless Nintendo starts shipping newer copies with later versions.
It's definitely possible to delete the already-downloaded firmware update so you can check your current firmware version. I've done it myself but I don't quite remember how it's done. I've heard that this procedure may screw with save files (it didn't for me) so I'm not sure if it'd recommend it.Not likely, with 3DS and Wii U (maybe the Wii did this at one point?) the system background downloads the update whenever it can and then it sits there in your system until you push the button. I'm quite certain they would continue this trend with the Switch.
It's already here, but not publicly.
Seeing how MK 7 and 8's (Wii U) online are full of cheaters, having cheaters on Switch would be a big problem.
I'll try it again once I get home. I'm pretty sure mine does not show the version. It just says "Update is ready".
First Switch homebrew released: access the game Golf
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1445357
Thats not homebrew.
Actually, it technically is—it's a small homebrew application which sates your clock to a specific time.
Sure, it's simple, but the first applications always are. This is a lot better than something that displays "Hello World", imo.
Oh, disappointing.This is literally just tricking the "internet" clock by redirecting what its looking for to a different point.
If you really want to find your current version, you can probably find it via the detailed info that is captured when an error triggers. Just cause an error to happen (easiest way is to try to use some online thing without having an Internet connection), then check the details in the error history (in the topmost section of the settings).
The Switch you have coming from Amazon will likely be on 3.0 or lower, might be easier to keep that one for homebrew since you already linked your Nintendo ID on your previous one, unless you don't mind losing that ID and any eShop purchases linked to it.I tried to initialize my console but it wants to unlink my NintendoID. To do that, I have to connect and it requires a System Update. I then tried to hard reset (power off, press vol up/down and power on). On that screen, it displayed my system version as 3.0.
I'll keep this Switch as-is to be used in the future when homebrew is ready. I do have another Switch coming tomorrow from Amazon which I'll keep up-to-date.
My Switch is on the latest update and it's always in sleep mode for days at a time. Haven't encountered this issue.The latest update messes with the sleep mode in portable mode for long periods. When you get back the screen is all dark and the side menus,volume buttons work but trying to restart doesn't do anything. You have to force the power off.
The Switch you have coming from Amazon will likely be on 3.0 or lower, might be easier to keep that one for homebrew since you already linked your Nintendo ID on your previous one, unless you don't mind losing that ID and any eShop purchases linked to it.
Also another benefit of doing that is you can sell the new Switch for a higher price than a used one in case homebrew doesn't happen or takes too long or you decide to sell the second Switch for whatever reason.
My Switch is on the latest update and it's always in sleep mode for days at a time. Haven't encountered this issue.
Also, your post doesn't seem relevant to this thread.
Thanks for the advice. Do you recommend that I leave it unopened and not confirm that it's 3.0 and under?
Nintendo systems don't come sealed anyway. So you could do this: carefully open the box, take out just the tablet (wear gloves to prevent fingerprints), turn it on and set it up using your existing joycons (so you don't use/unwrap the new the ones), check the firmware version, then Initialize the system from the settings, which will return it to factory state and it will turn off automatically. Then put the tablet back into the plastic sleeve it comes in and close the box. Good as new. Total use time is less than a few minutes and none of the accessories were touched. Whoever opens it and turns it on next could not tell that it was ever turned on.
Heck GameStop does the above + they update the firmware to the latest version before selling consoles as new.
Great advice, thanks. Unfortunately the one I just got from Amazon has 3.0.1. I'll just play with this one and save my current one for future home brew if it ever happens. At least the accessories will still be new.
@qlutoo said:Got arbitrary rw in Switch kernel. A lot of work went into this. Thanks to everyone involved. 🐙🐙🐙
I don't know if he's saying the truth ... and also I don't understand his tweet completely.Kernel exploit found (not that I know what that means).
https://twitter.com/qlutoo/status/925502507228508162
From what I gathered on gbatemp he's a known scene developer, so I don't think he'd be lying.I don't know if he's saying the truth ... and also I don't understand his tweet completely.
If true, he got read/write permissions on the entire system space (kernel-side, not only user mode), if I understand correctly.
Yeah, he worked on cracking the 3DS as well:From what I gathered on gbatemp he's a known scene developer, so I don't think he'd be lying.
People are speculating it was done via Splatoon 2 (from the squids in the tweet?)Well, if it was a Linux/UNIX distro this would mean having direct access to /dev and any other system directories without restrictions.
I know that Switch OS is based on FreeBSD so the concept should be similar...
Wonder how he managed to found this exploit.
I agree but, afaik, the switch OS is based on FreeBSD and I don't remember how the kernel updates are managed in the BSD world.If it's like other linux devices though, Kernel would be something that can be updated via firmware update. So again, utility might be limited to specific versions. I imagine this is the beginning of cat and mouse though, it'll be hard for Nintendo to put the genie back in the bottle, they'll just have to make it really inconvenient (ie. protections bundled with attractive software and updates)
I wish people would leave this stuff alone. Hacked consoles never benefits the devices longevity
The PS1, PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 did fine...
Think the word you're looking for is "thrives"The PSP strives off of it's homebrew community, the DS & 3DS seemed fine, it allowed the microsd2vita thing to happen as well
The PSP strives off of it's homebrew community, the DS & 3DS seemed fine, it allowed the microsd2vita thing to happen as well
The PS1, PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 did fine...
I was going to mention those (Especially the PSP) but I decided to stick to just consoles that had all kinds of stuff done to them and put in great numbers and lasted a long time.
But you're right. Handhelds like those mentioned and have also thrived, and the Switch pretty much half handheld itself.
This won't damage the Switch. If anything, it'll add sales. Like I originally said in this thread, homebrew would make me more interested in a Switch.
I understand this tweet is about exploting a vulnerability that's already been fixed though, right?
So I have to wonder its actual impact... I mean, there can't be *that* many 3.0 Switches around.
That might be true right now (I don't really know, bought mine day one), but I think in a few months at worst we'll see non-exploitable firmware coming as the default... I mean, regarding this specific vulnerability only of course, new ones could be discovered.Buy a new one and it wont be higher than 3.0.0.