First Steps with a "brand new" used FW 5.1 switch

Madini2013

Full Member
Jan 20, 2019
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Hey Guys, is this what you would do or do I miss something that could really help me out.
(Skipping the mini-steps)
I see 3 choices, are the correct and what would prefer.

1) Ordered another SX Pro cause it is the best cfw out there ;-)
2) Dump Nand
3) Create Emunand on SD
4) Update Emunand via ChoiDujourNX
5) Activate AutoRCM on Emunand
6) Boot CFW on Emunand

So I stay SYSNAND on 5.1 and play Emunand CFW 6.2... but why?

OR

1) Ordered another SX Pro cause it is the best cfw out there ;-)
2) Dump Nand
3) Activate AutoRCM
4) Boot CFW and update SysNAND to 6.2 via ChoirDujourNX
5) Create Emunand on SD
6) Boot EmuNAND on cfw and Play or 7)
7) Boot OFW on Sysnand and play Online and will never get Banned ;-) But if I get banned its better like never go online cause I fear I get a bann. Its like a self bann ;-)

So I can go back to 5.1 whenever I want cause no fuses where burned !?!?!?!

OR JUST

1) SX Pro
2) Dump Nand
3) Activate AutoRCM
4) Boot CFW
5) Update SYSNAND with ChoiDujourNX to 6.2

I could go back to 5.1 or restore the Nand, online play on switch sucks anyways and everyone gets banned in the end.
 

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Bannnnnn-Kai!
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Only issue I see is in the second option you list, that if you update via Choi on the sysnand and then go online you will for sure be banned. Doing it that way will not brun your fuses though. So you could restore your 5.1 backup. Console will most likely still be banned though as I imagine they ban the serial and mac address (can't confirm though).

For option 1. There's not currently a reason to stay on a low firmware, but if you wanted that would be the easiest way so you don't have to mess with restoring a nand backup. Some people are waiting for a good coldboot options, but who knows if there will be one.

Option 3 is fine as long as you have a clean nand backup before booting CFW. Again still currenly no reason to go back to an older FW.