Haven't used Switch in a long while, feels like something is wrong with Atmosphere

YamiJustin · Apr 28, 2024

I followed the instructions to update to latest Atmosphere, and boot into Switch. Fine. But many of my titles say "corrupted/check" and won't run. I can't seem to figure out what I have neglected to update. I am on the latest version of hekate.

Blythe93 · Apr 28, 2024

Whenever you're about to update your firmware and before you do so, make sure that both Hekate and Atmosphere support the latest firmware or the firmware you're currently updating to. If they do, check if the sigpatches are updated to support the latest firmware and Atmosphere version. Sigpatches also work retroactively, meaning that if you're on a lower versions of firmware and Atmosphere, it should still work properly.

Atmosphere 1.7.0 no longer supports ips kip patches (check the release notes here) which are usually used for piracy reasons. Therefore you can:
1) Load Atmosphere's package3 via Hekate's FSS0 - You'll need to reboot to Hekate, go to Launch and select emuNAND CFW or sysNAND CFW (depending on which one you use). If you've downloaded the sigpatches from here. your bootloader/hekate_ipl.bin will already have everything you need to have configured.
2) Use sys-patch instead of sigpatches.
3) Use modified Atmosphere's fusee.bin payload with ips kip patches support.

With that said, a couple of times the games stopped working for me and the usual go-to fix for me was to clear the system cache by getting into a maintenance mode.

Make sure that your Internet connection is disabled if you're connected right now and remove any saved connections as well (unless you have DNS MITM in place).
Turn off your console (when in home menu, hold the power button for a few seconds and select power off).
Hold volume + and volume - at the same time and, while holding them, press the power button. After a while your Switch will enter into the maintenance mode. At this point any pending updates and cache is cleared on your sysNAND, you don't need to press and/or select anything.
Press the power button once again. It'll shut down the console.
Reboot to your sysNAND CFW the way you usually do and make sure to activate flight mode. (Connecting to the Internet is safe only if you have 90DNS or DNS MITM in place.

Make sure that your Internet connection is disabled if you're connected right now and remove any saved connections as well (unless you have DNS MITM in place).
Turn off your console (when in home menu, hold the power button for a few seconds and select power off).
Right before you send your fusse.bin payload, hold volume + and volume - at the same time. Keep holding until you get into maintenance mode (you'll see Atmosphere bootlogo first, Switch logo after that one). After a while your Switch should enter into the maintenance mode. At this point any pending updates and cache is cleared on your emuNAND, you don't need to press and/or select anything.
Press the power button once again. It'll shut down the console.
Reboot to your emuNAND CFW the way you usually do and make sure to activate flight mode. (Connecting to the Internet is safe only if you have 90DNS or DNS MITM in place.

If that didn't help, check here for more troubleshooting info.

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