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Check Possibly Patched

Guide Information

Check if a Possibly Patched Switch is unpatched or patched.

  • 20+ Minutes
  • You will need a jig or another method to enter RCM and a USB Cable

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  1. Download TegraRcmGUI (Portable) from the link below.
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  1. Open the TegraRcmGUI_vx.x_portable.zip and copy the TegraRcmGUI_vx.x_portable folder to your desktop. Open it and run TegraRcmGUI.exe.
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  1. Go to Settings > Install Driver > follow the installer instructions to install the APX Device Driver. Click the Payload tab once it’s installed.
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  1. Remove the right joy-con and insert the jig, and push it all the way down into the bottom of the joy-con rail.
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  1. Press and hold the Volume + button for 2 seconds, continue to hold, tap the Power button then let go of both buttons. Your screen should remain black and your Switch will be in RCM.
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  1. Remove the jig and reconnect the right joy-con.
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  1. Connect your Switch to your PC using a USB cable, you will see RCM O.K in TegraRcmGUI.
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  1. Double click on the hekate_ctcaer_5.0.0.bin to inject it.
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  1. TegraRcmGUI will display: ‘Smashed the stack with a 0x7000 (or) 0x0000 byte SETUP request!’

    • If you see 0x7000 in TegraRcmGUI, you have a Unpatched Erista. 

    • If you see 0x0000 in TegraRcmGUI, you have a Patched Erista.
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  1. Hold the Power button on your Switch for 15 seconds to force shutdown.

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