@CTCaer's Hekate mod has just reached v5.0.0, a major milestone for the homebrew Nintendo Switch bootloader & multi-tool! Aside from improvements all across the board, like much, much faster boot times and backup/restore functions (depending on your settings and microSD type, eMMC operations can take as little as 9-15 minutes!), this version also brings along two long-requested features, aka full 8.1.0 and emuMMC support!

But that's not all - another Greek goddess is ready to join the Pantheon! Nyx is here, and it's Hekate's user-friendly, touch-enabled GUI. Nyx has all your usual features and options, but it also includes some customisation options (user defined background and boot icons), a screenshot function and an emuMMC manager. Regarding that last point, thanks to it, you can now easily create both file and partition-based emuMMCs either from your console's own internal memory or a previously made backup right from Hekate! You can also migrate your already existing emuNAND made by other solutions, repair a partition-based setup and easily switch between multiple partition and file-based emuMMCs.

If you're curious, here are some screenshots:

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There are many other features and improvements too! You can read all about them in the full changelog below:

v5.0.0

• Introducing Nyx v0.8.0
  Nyx is hekate's GUI. Packs many features, like FastFS, emuMMC manage, customization, etc.
  Look below for more.
• 8.1.0 support
• emuMMC support
  It supports disabling it by boot entry (emummc_force_disable=1), stock (not all fw ver support it) and many more.
  Works with SD raw partition and SD file based. (SD file based is extremely slow. Wait for FastFS 4 emuMMC).
  This version can sanely shutdown and also supports more SD cards than before.
  Thanks to a collab with @m4xw , @SciresM, @hexkyz.
• Supercharged boot times
  Even with emuMMC or kip1 patching, it's faster than before.
• Supercharged Backup/Restore with FastFS (Nyx only)
  Backup and Restore is now orders of magnitudes faster.
  Some examples (measured on a U3 SD): No verif: 9min, Sparse: 15min, etc. Even Full with hashes is extremely faster.
• External KIP1 patching support
  Now non-important patches reside outside of hekate binary. For now this can only patch KIPs defined in hekate's code, with whatever new patches. Next versions will support other KIPs.
• Many bugfixes

Nyx v0.8.0

• Snappy and fluid GUI w/ touch support
  Yes! This runs on BPMP!
• All classic launch options are there
• emuMMC manage
  Change between raw partition emuMMCs and SD file based ones easily.
  Create file based or raw partition based from eMMC via the Create button.
  You can also restore a backup directly to sd partition via the Restore option in tools (outside of emuMMC), AFTER you turned ON SD emuMMC Raw Partition.
  Migrate other types of emunand (raw partition or sd file), repair existing raw partition configurations, or migrate a backup (outside of restore folder), to sd file based.
  Everything is currently made to protect Linux partitions.
  Additionally, the raw partition based is done in 16MB offset, so it can protected from quick formats.
• All Info and Tools are now supercharged
  Dump individual kips from eMMC, see detailed info about fuses, do backups and restores way faster, etc.
• Customization support
  Custom icons for boot entries and also a background is supported. (Check readme for how to use them).
• Many additions in automation. For example, Nyx will automatically dump pkg1/2 after a sept run.
• Screenshot support. Touch the screen with 3 fingers (no need for swipe).
• And many many more smaller and bigger features.

NOTE: The folders in emuMMC now hold nyx configurations. file_based and raw_based. The first tells it that it's a file based one and the other holds the sector of that emuMMC.
NOTE2: This changelog will be updated with missing info.

Nyx and hekate TODO
In no particular order:

• Sd raw partition backup
• Migration from raw to sd and the opposite
• Clock offset support like HOS
• Temporary emuMMC disable
• Destructive SD partitioning
• Resize based SD partitioning
• emuMMC resizing
• Sd raw emuMMC on unallocated empty space support?
• Quick launch of last chosen boot entry
• Themes support
• Joycon support

Check readme.md for more.

NOTE: You will need sept and a custom secmon and warmboot binary to boot 7.0.0-8.1.0 or stock emuMMC.

UPDATE: Hekate CTCaer v5.0.1 has been released which fixes a great number of bugs & issues, including emuMMC & GUI related ones. Additionally, the stock emuMMC option has been temporarily disabled as it was broken.

Source
GBAtemp thread

 

[guily6669]

This actually looks pretty damn good

 

[FiveZeroes]

Has anyone been able to successfully migrate from SX partition emummc to nyx?

 

[toxic9]

I had some custom text on an entry at the end of hekate's ini file.
Now in this version it does not appear in Nyx =(

 

[First_Blueberry]

Updated to Hekate v5, created emuMMC on partition, and selected CFW from Launch. Now, it is just stuck at HEKATE-IPL loading screen. Been 15 minutes now. Nothing happens. How do I get it to boot?

 

[Cambanana]

Does this need the hekate.ini to boot?

 

[First_Blueberry]

Does this need the hekate.ini to boot?

Like what? I'm just creating the emuMMC in the Hekate v5 gui.

 

[Cambanana]

To boot into cfw

 

[Lynked]

does it work with XAW7002367XXXX? Kinda worried...

 

[8BitWonder]

does it work with XAW7002367XXXX? Kinda worried...

All three sources I can think of say that yours might be ipatched.
https://damota.me/ssnc/checker/
https://ismyswitchpatched.com/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-...he-first-post-before-asking-questions.481215/

You'd have to try pushing a payload in RCM to be sure if you're ipatched or not.

 

[First_Blueberry]

I am stuck at the HEKATE-IPL loading screen. Can't get past it. I tap on "CFW" as what I want to launch, but it's not working. Just using default setup with emuMMC created in this version of Hekate. Anyone get it to boot?

 

[Khodeus]

What about this mod? What's the the difference?
https://github.com/Joonie86/hekate/releases/tag/5.0.0J

 

[210modz]

Snip

 

[lordelan]

What about this mod? What's the the difference?
https://github.com/Joonie86/hekate/releases/tag/5.0.0J

That's a guy who just forked hekate but adds another patches called acid patches to it.
If you want to use things relying on that like /hbg/ shop I guess you would have to use that one.

 

[Khodeus]

That's a guy who just forked hekate but adds another patches called acid patches to it.
If you want to use things relying on that like /hbg/ shop I guess you would have to use that one.

/hgb/ is workin' fine for me with Hekate 5.0.0 vanilla

 

[toxic9]

How can I make some custom text appear on the new hekate GUI ?

I use to have some useful URL's and other stuff I like to see on the screen (on old hekate)

 

[lordelan]

/hgb/ is workin' fine for me with Hekate 5.0.0 vanilla

Is that so? Even with hbg shop 1.6x?
Apart from that 1.55 (and below) is the one working with hekate/KOSMOS ever since.
It's handy to keep games updated on a 90DNS console.

Edit: I just set up a fresh Switch for a buddy yesterday (so I went straight for newest KOSMOS which includes hekate 5.0.0) and that hbg shop did not work there.
Did you just use plain hekate or KOSMOS as a whole?

 

[DocBo]

How to enter the NYX menu? It boots directly into Atmosphere.

 

[toxic9]

Press - after injection.

 

[lordelan]

Press - after injection.

For clarification -> VOL- is meant.

@DocBo: You most likely applied autoboot so hekate (and nyx) are skipped.

 

[DocBo]

wont work....ohhhh volume^^ thanks