https://wiki.hacks.guide/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Ha1vorsenHacks Guide Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-19T12:57:48ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.8https://wiki.hacks.guide/w/index.php?title=Switch:Hekate&diff=5343Switch:Hekate2024-02-18T20:20:46Z<p>Ha1vorsen: Added info for glitching modchip users, clarified Hekate's uses</p>
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<div>Hekate is a custom bootloader for the Nintendo Switch. It can chainload [[Switch:Horizon|Horizon]], external payloads, and custom operating systems.<br />
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{{Infobox homebrew<br />
| image = Hekate.png<br />
| imagealt = Hekate IPL Custom NX Bootloader<br />
| for3ds = 0<br />
| forwiiu = 0<br />
| forswitch = 1<br />
| forwii = 0<br />
| developers = CTCaer<br />
| version = 6.0.7<br />
| releasedate = 2023-10-13<br />
| github = https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate<br />
| forwindows = 0<br />
| formac = 0<br />
| forlinux = 0<br />
| forjava = 0<br />
}}<br />
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==Installing/updating Hekate==<br />
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#Power off your Nintendo Switch<br />
#Insert the microSD card into your computer<br />
#Download the [https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/latest latest release] of Hekate. it should be named <code>hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x_Nyx_x.x.x.zip</code><br />
#Open the archive and extract the <code>/bootloader</code> folder to the root of your microSD card, overwriting if asked. Then copy the <code>hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin</code> to your computer<br />
#Eject your microSD card from your computer and reinsert it into your Nintendo Switch<br />
If applicable, Hekate will automatically update the reboot payload on your RCM injection dongle or modchip when you boot it for the first time after updating.<br />
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== Booting Hekate ==<br />
Via RCM:<br />
# Put your Nintendo Switch into RCM using your preferred method<br />
# Push the <code>hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin</code> payload using your payload launcher of choice<br />
Via Picofly modchip:<br />
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# Rename <code>hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin</code> to <code>payload.bin</code><br />
# Place <code>payload.bin</code> on the root of your Switch console's microSD card<br />
# Boot the Nintendo Switch normally</div>Ha1vorsen