Semi-stock vs reboot to OFW option?

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In Hekate if I click launch one of the options I have is an icon that says Semi-stock that boots me into sysnand. This is where I would play official games online. Is this way of booting into sysnand the same as clicking the power option in Hekate, selecting reboot then selecting OFW? Is the reboot a safer way to do it?
 
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Adventure2000 said:
Is this way of booting into sysnand the same as clicking the power option in Hekate, selecting reboot then selecting OFW?
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No. Semi-stock uses Hekate as bootloader, while reboot to OFW uses official bootloader. Main differences are:
- Hekate bootloader won't blow your fuses,
- official bootloader is always compatible with FW you have installed (if f.e. 18.0.0 would release tomorrow and you would install it, you wouldn't be able to boot semi-stock until you update Hekate to version supporting 18.0.0)
 
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No. Semi-stock uses Hekate as bootloader, while reboot to OFW uses official bootloader. Main differences are:
- Hekate bootloader won't blow your fuses,
- official bootloader is always compatible with FW you have installed (if f.e. 18.0.0 would release tomorrow and you would install it, you wouldn't be able to boot semi-stock until you update Hekate to version supporting 18.0.0)
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Thanks for the response. I am new to this and haven't got a grasp what it all means yet. In short, are there any negatives booting to Stock thru Hekate as bootloader and playing online legit games? Is there a higher chance of being banned or is it pretty safe?
 
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Adventure2000 said:
Thanks for the response. I am new to this and haven't got a grasp what it all means yet. In short, are there any negatives booting to Stock thru Hekate as bootloader and playing online legit games? Is there a higher chance of being banned or is it pretty safe?
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I'm fairly new at this myself, but it looks like that is safe and the recommended way to boot OFW. See:

- r/SwitchPirates/comments/12vjj48/i_dont_see_a_option_to_boot_into_the_ofw/
- r/SwitchPirates/comments/t6yspe/is_it_safe_to_boot_into_stock_with_hekate/
 
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Semi boot don't appear in hekate. What should i do? I just hack my v1 switch. I want to find a way to transfer save game from stock and continue to play that save game on CFW
 
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Steven8891 said:
Semi boot don't appear in hekate. What should i do? I just hack my v1 switch. I want to find a way to transfer save game from stock and continue to play that save game on CFW
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The launch options are in the hekate_ipl.ini that normally comes with your sig patches.

I don't know where OP got his hekate_ipl.ini from. But in the sigpatches from https://gbatemp.net/threads/sigpatches-for-atmosphere-hekate-fss0-fusee-package3.571543/ the option is called "Stock - sysMMC"

Not sure if homebrew can be accessed with the stock option. In any case there is a safer option, which only requires RCM mode to extract the saves. https://suchmememanyskill.github.io/guides/switchextractsaves/
The Lockpick_RCM link there is dead so use this https://github.com/Decscots/Lockpick_RCM/releases
 
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