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# hekate - Nyx
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![Image of Hekate](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3665130/60391760-bc1e8c00-9afe-11e9-8b7a-b065873081b2.png)
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Custom Graphical Nintendo Switch bootloader, firmware patcher, tools, and many more.
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- [Features](#features)
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- [Bootloader folders and files](#bootloader-folders-and-files)
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- [Bootloader configuration](#bootloader-configuration)
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* [hekate global Configuration keys/values](#hekate-global-configuration-keysvalues-when-entry-is-config)
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* [Boot entry key/value combinations](#boot-entry-keyvalue-combinations)
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* [Boot entry key/value combinations for Exosphère](#boot-entry-keyvalue-combinations-for-exosphère)
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* [Payload storage](#payload-storage)
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* [Nyx Configuration keys/values](#nyx-configuration-keysvalues-nyxini)
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## Features
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- **Fully Configurable and Graphical** with Touchscreen and Joycon input support
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- **Launcher Style, Background and Color Themes**
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- **HOS (Switch OS) Bootloader** -- For CFW Sys/Emu, OFW Sys and Stock Sys
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- **Android & Linux Bootloader**
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- **Payload Launcher**
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- **eMMC/emuMMC Backup/Restore Tools**
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- **SD Card Partition Manager** -- Prepares and formats SD Card for any combo of HOS (Sys/emuMMC), Android and Linux
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- **emuMMC Creation & Manager** -- Can also migrate and fix existing emuMMC
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- **Switch Android & Linux flasher**
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- **USB Mass Storage (UMS) for SD/eMMC/emuMMC** -- Converts Switch into a SD Card Reader
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- **USB Gamepad** -- Converts Switch with Joycon into a USB HID Gamepad
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- **Hardware and Peripherals info** (SoC, Fuses, RAM, Display, Touch, eMMC, SD, Battery, PSU, Charger)
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- **Many other tools** like Archive Bit Fixer, Touch Calibration, SD/eMMC Benchmark, AutoRCM enabler and more
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## Bootloader folders and files
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| Folder/File | Description |
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| bootloader | Main folder. |
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| \|__ bootlogo.bmp | It is used if no `logopath` key is found. User provided. Can be skipped. |
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| \|__ hekate_ipl.ini | Main bootloader configuration and boot entries in `Launch` menu. |
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| \|__ nyx.ini | Nyx GUI configuration |
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| \|__ patches.ini | Add external patches. Can be skipped. A template can be found [here](./res/patches_template.ini) |
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| \|__ update.bin | If newer, it is loaded at boot. Normally for modchips. Auto updated and created at first boot. |
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| bootloader/ini/ | For individual inis. `More configs` menu. Autoboot is supported. |
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| bootloader/res/ | Nyx user resources. Icons and more. |
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| \|__ background.bmp | Nyx - Custom background. User provided. |
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| \|__ icon_switch.bmp | Nyx - Default icon for CFWs. |
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| \|__ icon_payload.bmp | Nyx - Default icon for Payloads. |
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| bootloader/sys/ | hekate and Nyx system modules folder. !Important! |
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| \|__ emummc.kipm | emuMMC KIP1 module. |
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| \|__ libsys_lp0.bso | LP0 (sleep mode) module. |
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| \|__ libsys_minerva.bso | Minerva Training Cell. Used for DRAM Frequency training. |
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| \|__ nyx.bin | Nyx - hekate's GUI. |
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| \|__ res.pak | Nyx resources package. |
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| \|__ thk.bin | Atmosphère Tsec Hovi Keygen. |
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| \|__ /l4t/ | Folder with firmware relevant to L4T (Linux/Android). |
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| bootloader/screenshots/ | Folder where Nyx screenshots are saved |
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| bootloader/payloads/ | For the `Payloads` menu. All CFW bootloaders, tools, Linux payloads are supported. Autoboot only supported by including them into an ini. |
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| bootloader/libtools/ | Reserved |
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## Bootloader configuration
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The bootloader can be configured via 'bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini' (if it is present on the SD card). Each ini section represents a boot entry, except for the special section 'config' that controls the global configuration.
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There are four possible type of entries. "**[ ]**": Boot entry, "**{ }**": Caption, "**#**": Comment, "*newline*": .ini cosmetic newline.
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**You can find a template [Here](./res/hekate_ipl_template.ini)**
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### hekate Global Configuration keys/values (when entry is *[config]*):
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| Config option | Description |
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| autoboot=0 | 0: Disable, #: Boot entry number to auto boot. |
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| autoboot_list=0 | 0: Read `autoboot` boot entry from hekate_ipl.ini, 1: Read from ini folder (ini files are ASCII ordered). |
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| bootwait=3 | 0: Disable (It also disables bootlogo. Having **VOL-** pressed since injection goes to menu.), #: Time to wait for **VOL-** to enter menu. Max: 20s. |
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| noticker=0 | 0: Animated line is drawn during custom bootlogo, signifying time left to skip to menu. 1: Disable. |
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| autohosoff=1 | 0: Disable, 1: If woke up from HOS via an RTC alarm, shows logo, then powers off completely, 2: No logo, immediately powers off.|
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| autonogc=1 | 0: Disable, 1: Automatically applies nogc patch if unburnt fuses found and a >= 4.0.0 HOS is booted. |
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| bootprotect=0 | 0: Disable, 1: Protect bootloader folder from being corrupted by disallowing reading or editing in HOS. |
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| updater2p=0 | 0: Disable, 1: Force updates (if needed) the reboot2payload binary to be hekate. |
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| backlight=100 | Screen backlight level. 0-255. |
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### Boot entry key/value combinations:
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| Config option | Description |
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| warmboot={FILE path} | Replaces the warmboot binary |
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| secmon={FILE path} | Replaces the security monitor binary |
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| kernel={FILE path} | Replaces the kernel binary |
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| kip1={FILE path} | Replaces/Adds kernel initial process. Multiple can be set. |
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| kip1={FOLDER path}/* | Loads every .kip/.kip1 inside a folder. Compatible with single kip1 keys. |
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| pkg3={FILE path} | Takes an Atmosphere `package3` binary and `extracts` all needed parts from it. kips, exosphere, warmboot and mesophere. |
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| fss0={FILE path} | Same as above. !Deprecated! |
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| pkg3ex=1 | Enables loading of experimental content from a PKG3/FSS0 storage |
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| pkg3kip1skip={KIP name} | Skips loading a kip from `pkg3`/`fss0`. Allows multiple and `,` as separator. The name must exactly match the name in `PKG3`. |
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| exofatal={FILE path} | Replaces the exosphere fatal binary for Mariko |
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| kip1patch=patchname | Enables a kip1 patch. Allows multiple and `,` as separator. If actual patch is not found, a warning will show up. |
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| emupath={FOLDER path} | Forces emuMMC to use the selected one. (=emuMMC/RAW1, =emuMMC/SD00, etc). emuMMC must be created by hekate because it uses the raw_based/file_based files. |
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| emummcforce=1 | Forces the use of emuMMC. If emummc.ini is disabled or not found, then it causes an error. |
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| emummc_force_disable=1 | Disables emuMMC, if it's enabled. |
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| stock=1 | OFW via hekate bootloader. Disables unneeded kernel patching and CFW kips when running stock. `If emuMMC is enabled, emummc_force_disable=1` is required. emuMMC is not supported on stock. If additional KIPs are needed other than OFW's, you can define them with `kip1` key. No kip should be used that relies on Atmosphère patching, because it will hang. If `NOGC` is needed, use `kip1patch=nogc`. |
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| fullsvcperm=1 | Disables SVC verification (full services permission). Doesn't work with Mesosphere as kernel. |
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| debugmode=1 | Enables Debug mode. Obsolete when used with exosphere as secmon. |
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| kernelprocid=1 | Enables stock kernel process id send/recv patching. Not needed when `pkg3`/`fss0` is used. |
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| payload={FILE path} | Payload launching. Tools, Android/Linux, CFW bootloaders, etc. Any key above when used with that, doesn't get into account. |
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| l4t=1 | L4T Linux/Android native launching. |
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| boot_prefixes={FOLDER path} | L4T bootstack directory. |
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| ram_oc=0 | L4T RAM Overclocking. Check README_CONFIG.txt for more info. |
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| ram_oc_vdd2=1100 | L4T RAM VDD2 Voltage. Set VDD2 (T210B01) or VDD2/VDDQ (T210) voltage. 1050-1175. |
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| ram_oc_vddq=600 | L4T RAM VDDQ Voltage. Set VDDQ (T210B01). 550-650. |
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| uart_port=0 | Enables logging on serial port for L4T uboot/kernel. |
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| sld_type=0x31444C53 | Controls the type of seamless display support. 0x0: Disable, 0x31444C53: L4T seamless display. |
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| Additional keys | Each distro supports more keys. Check README_CONFIG.txt for more info. |
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| bootwait=3 | Overrides global bootwait from `[config]`. |
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| id=IDNAME | Identifies boot entry for forced boot via id. Max 7 chars. |
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| logopath={FILE path} | If it exists, it will load the specified bitmap. Otherwise `bootloader/bootlogo.bmp` will be used if exists |
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| icon={FILE path} | Force Nyx to use the icon defined here. If this is not found, it will check for a bmp named as the boot entry ([Test 2] -> `bootloader/res/Test 2.bmp`). Otherwise defaults will be used. |
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**Note1**: When using the wildcard (`/*`) with `kip1` you can still use the normal `kip1` after that to load extra single kips.
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**Note2**: When using PKG3/FSS0 it parses exosphere, warmboot and all core kips. You can override the first 2 by using `secmon`/`warmboot` after defining `pkg3`/`fss0`.
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You can define `kip1` to load an extra kip or many via the wildcard (`/*`) usage.
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**Warning**: Careful when you override *pkg3/fss core* kips with `kip1`.
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That's in case the kips are incompatible between them. If compatible, you can override `pkg3`/`fss0` kips with no issues (useful for testing with intermediate kip changes). In such cases, the `kip1` line must be **after** `pkg3`/`fss0` line.
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| nouserexceptions=1 | Disables usermode exception handlers when paired with Exosphère. |
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| userpmu=1 | Enables user access to PMU when paired with Exosphère. |
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| cal0blank=1 | Overrides Exosphère config `blank_prodinfo_{sys/emu}mmc`. If that key doesn't exist, `exosphere.ini` will be used. |
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**Note2**: `blank_prodinfo_{sys/emu}mmc`, `allow_writing_to_cal_sysmmc` and `usb30_force_enabled` in `exosphere.ini` and `system_settings.ini` respectively, are the only atmosphere config keys that can affect hekate booting configuration externally, **if** the equivalent keys in hekate config are missing.
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## Why is this notable?
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[TegraExplorer](https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/TegraExplorer/) allows you to execute [TegraScripts](https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/Tegrascript). On boot it will execute "/startup.te". What this key allows you to do is run any script from a hekate launch config. With this, you can take full control over the sd configuration before boot, ***automatically***. You can run completely different setups for sysmmc or emummc, or between multiple emummcs. See the [examples](https://github.com/auggeythecat/hekate_-Test-/tree/master/examples/) folder.
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## If you use this
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Tegrascripts can be hard to make for most poeple. If you make a config even just for personal use, please make a pull request or upload the scripts in an issue for them to be added to the [examples](https://github.com/auggeythecat/hekate_-Test-/tree/master/examples/) folder. These examples will make it much easier for people to make functional configs.
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## About
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I did nothing here. This repo is built on the shoulders of geniousous like [CTCaer](https://github.com/CTCaer), [suchmememanyskill](https://github.com/suchmememanyskill/), [SciresM](https://github.com/SciresM), and everyone else who has contributed to hekate, TegraExporer/TegraScripts, Atmosphere, and all other homebrew tools that make this scene amazing.
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hekate (c) 2018, naehrwert, st4rk.
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# simple example
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A config to change 2 themes. A luigi one, and a mario one. Each with its own boot option in hekate. Heres how it works:
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The hekate_ipl.ini file specifies which script to use, then renames it to "/startup.te", then launches TegraExplorer to execute that script. That script detects if the folder needs renaming and if it does, renames it, then launches fusee to boot the switch. Read the scripts for more comments on the implementation.

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