Cant Get Back into Bootloader

[Daniols]

Hello all, I have been running 2.8 hacked for quite sometime, and enabled AutoRCM. However with 2.9 and 9.0 support releasing I was hoping to do a NAND backup before updating my switches firmware (first time for me). With AutoRCM enabled my switch has been booting from the dongle, but not presenting me with the bootloader (I think that is the correct term), and so I am never prompted with the initial menu to select OFW or CFW, or the NAND menu backup section at all.

Instead I see the SXOS splash screen on startup, and then immediately the nintendo logo. The Switch is booting straight into CFW, but I would like to be able to get back to that bootloader menu to perform backups. Am I doing something wrong? I was under the impression that AutoRCM would force the switch to look for a payload at boot, but not skip the initial bootloader entirely. Sorry if this is an obvious question/answer.

Thanks for any help you all can provide!

 

[Artemis]

Shut down then boot it the same way vol+ and push power but keep holding the vol+ that way you should be in the Sxos bootloader

 

[Daniols]

Shut down then boot it the same way vol+ and push power but keep holding the vol+ that way you should be in the Sxos bootloader

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately no matter how long I hold that volume down button at boot I never enter the SXOS Bootloader. Held it until I was prompted to press a button 3 times to login into my switch. I was able to upgrade to firmware 9.0 successfully, but being able to perform a backup would still be something I want to do.

 

[Artemis]

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately no matter how long I hold that volume down button at boot I never enter the SXOS Bootloader. Held it until I was prompted to press a button 3 times to login into my switch. I was able to upgrade to firmware 9.0 successfully, but being able to perform a backup would still be something I want to do.

Volume up not down

 

[heymoe]

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately no matter how long I hold that volume down button at boot I never enter the SXOS Bootloader. Held it until I was prompted to press a button 3 times to login into my switch. I was able to upgrade to firmware 9.0 successfully, but being able to perform a backup would still be something I want to do.

1. Remove the license.dat file from your SD card (cut and paste it to a safe place on your PC)....then put it back in your Switch and use the jig and dongle like you normally would to boot into CFW.

2. You will now boot to the Bootloader screen and can backup your NAND.

3. When finished....put the license.dat file back on your SD card.

4. Anytime you need to get to the bootloader screen, just remove the license.dat file. This will generate a new license request file every time you do it unless you leave the original one on your SD card (which is what I did).

 

[Daniols]

Got it working. Thanks all for the suggestions.