About a month ago, user @Reisyukaku, the creator of ReiNand on the 3DS, teased that they were in the process of making their new custom firmware. What we initially saw was just a custom splash screen. Now, they've publicly released the highly awaited ReiNX CFW for the Nintendo Switch.

Rei states that this is a simple, modular CFW, and that everything works together independently. They'll also be working on a custom sysmodule for ReiNX, as well. You can check it out and compile it yourself at the GitHub link below.

The modular switch custom firmware

Usage:

Put ReiNX folder on the root of your switch's SD card and run ReiNX.bin with your favorite fusee launcher.

Compiling:

You'll need devkitpro with devkitA64 and run make

Features:

• Loads all KIPs from /ReiNX/sysmodules/ directory
  
  
• Optional custom kernel/secmon/warmboot
  
  
• Default kips with exefs redir from /ReiNX/title/{tid}

Credits:

Naehrwert for hardware init code and generally being helpful!

CTCaer and st4rk for their contribution to the hardware code aswell!

SciresM for kernel processes!

The community for your support!

GitHub

Don't forget, you can keep up to date with all discussions about Switch CFW in that specific subforum here.

 

[lordelan]

So I'm guessing what is in this thread installs NSP's (games, patches, DLC?) and allows you to play them without being the original owner? Not surprising but looking through the posts as always its just arguments, lol.

Kinda. This thread is even better:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ctcaer-hekate-that-can-automatically-patch-fs-kip1.512323/

 

[Ian095]

Kinda. This thread is even better:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ctcaer-hekate-that-can-automatically-patch-fs-kip1.512323/

I literally have so much junk files on my SD card now lol. Thanks, peoples feedback on there does seem to suggest its better.

No need to convert from xci. Try using cdnsp. There is a “bob v3” floating around.

As easy as that would make my life I don't fancy getting banned from CDN access or whatever, just in case I need it in the future.

 

[said31]

So they can be installed but not played, correct?

or is it XCI, not working NSP, installable & playable?

i installed NSP metal slug 3
install: Ok
Played: Ok
but if you delete game and reinstalled you get error 0x00005

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

Shovel Knight NSP with REINX

 

[JazzCat.CL]

it'sa true!!

 

[said31]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/quick-g...ates-dlc-with-devmenu-no-sx-os-needed.512337/

this guide it's simple and great

 

[Ian095]

i installed NSP metal slug 3
install: Ok
Played: Ok
but if you delete game and reinstalled you get error 0x00005

--------------------- MERGED ---------------------------

Shovel Knight NSP with REINXView attachment 136845 View attachment 136844 View attachment 136843

It's fine I can restore a NAND if that happens I'm just glad someone has made this possible!

 

[Wrathcaster]

Sick stuff.
Looks like SX OS will slowly get ditched now.

Yea....that's not gonna happen, there is more love for it than hate, plenty people are happy to pay for the simplest method, even after when atmosphere and this cfw gets released and piracy enabled.

 

[VinsCool]

Yea....that's not gonna happen, there is more love for it than hate, plenty people are happy to pay for the simplest method, even after when atmosphere and this cfw gets released and piracy enabled.

Fair enough.
I firstly made this post knowing that eventually free methods will get better and easier to use.
So this could take a year before it happens.

 

[studio1b]

I been running custom reinx has patched sigs/layeredfs/devmenu/freeshopnx/tinfoil
Been running since yesterday works great.
Install in any of them.

 

[Kioku]

Fair enough.
I firstly made this post knowing that eventually free methods will get better and easier to use.
So this could take a year before it happens.

Unless TX adapts to the changes in a way that benefits the end users. This isn't the Gateway scene all over again. Hell, some people still buy modchips for their OG Xbox systems.

 

[Darth Meteos]

Unless TX adapts to the changes in a way that benefits the end users. This isn't the Gateway scene all over again. Hell, some people still buy modchips for their OG Xbox systems.

from the beginning if sx os had been free and sx pro had been a hardware solution, it would have been a completely different story
in the long run, we wouldn't be having this conversation

 

[Kioku]

from the beginning if sx os had been free and sx pro had been a hardware solution, it would have been a completely different story
in the long run, we wouldn't be having this conversation

To each their own.

 

[VinsCool]

Unless TX adapts to the changes in a way that benefits the end users. This isn't the Gateway scene all over again. Hell, some people still buy modchips for their OG Xbox systems.

Tbh if they only locked the CFW to their dongle on boot I wouldn't be bothered at all.
The dongle itself is very useful for loading payloads, so that would have been a very nice win/win situation.

 

[Kioku]

Tbh if they only locked the CFW to their dongle on boot I wouldn't be bothered at all.
The dongle itself is very useful for loading payloads, so that would have been a very nice win/win situation.

It's a pretty solid device. Especially with their bootloader allowing payloads from SD. Gives us a "multi-boot" option.

 

[Xyphoseos]

I tested and I regret, I'm in stuck on "nintendo switch" screen

 

[Arnold101]

farwell TX

i can use latest games on firmware 3.0 or i have to update before using reiNX? thanks

 

[Ian095]

So can anyone tell me how to enable AutoRCM on ReiNX? Should I use Hekate to enable it, then just use ReiNX instead?

 

[Arnold101]

no one replies here? .....

 

[Ian095]

no one replies here? .....

If you want to use "sig patches" you have to be on 5.1.0

 

[Arnold101]

i'll update from the internet? is the latest?