Nintendo Switch: ktemkin releases Fusée Gelée exploit chain (compatible with all firmwares) + writeup

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23 Responses

  1. Tony says:

    So wait.. we have to do the wire trick every single time we want to run unsigned code etc including atmosphere or will there be a permanent solution?

    • wololo says:

      Seems like you need to do it every single time, but that in itself can be permanent: as mentioned in the writeup, one option is to remove the eMMC board. (+ imagine plugging in a tiny usb dongle to feed the payload). That’s pretty permanent.

      • FreePlay says:

        Am I missing something? I can’t find any description of this wire trick anywhere.

        • wololo says:

          Fail0verflow are mentioning it on their twitter account. It’s the “home” button that’s actually a bit trick to “press” given that it’s not actually a button.

    • billy says:

      Unless ur on 3.0 wich uses the webkit exploit to launch other exploits

  2. switch says:

    There will be permanent solutions, fail0verflow already showed off an unreleased coldboot hack

  3. johan johansson says:

    Does this means that we o 4.1.0 can update to 5.0.1 or shall we stay on 4.1 for now?

  4. Andres says:

    Any reason to stay on 3.0.0 any more or can I update to get support for my 200 GB ad card?

  5. jimbo says:

    Again, kate temkin is a he. You can’t hack your dna. A dude in drag is still a he

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