Switch:Gamecard Reader - Revision history

HunterMario: Changed FSS0 to PKG3 to reflect changes in hekate 6.3.0

2025-08-03T22:12:22Z

Changed FSS0 to PKG3 to reflect changes in hekate 6.3.0

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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Lotus version !! Compatible HOS versions		!Lotus version!!Compatible HOS versions
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1.0.0 \|\| 1.0.0-3.0.2		\|1.0.0\|\|1.0.0-3.0.2
	\|-		\|-
	\| 4.0.0 \|\| 4.0.0-8.1.1		\|4.0.0\|\|4.0.0-8.1.1
	\|-		\|-
	\| 9.0.0 \|\| 9.0.0-11.0.1		\|9.0.0\|\|9.0.0-11.0.1
	\|-		\|-
	\|12.0.0		\|12.0.0
	\|12.0.0-13.2.1		\|12.0.0-13.2.1
	\|-		\|-
	\| 14.0.0 \|\| 14.0.0-{{SystemVersion\|hac}}		\|14.0.0\|\|14.0.0-{{SystemVersion\|hac}}
	\|}		\|}

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	You can boot with mismatched lotus and HOS version with the gamecard removed, but you will be unable to use gamecards.		You can boot with mismatched lotus and HOS version with the gamecard removed, but you will be unable to use gamecards.

	== If you updated while preserving fuses ==		==If you updated while preserving fuses==
	Both atmosphere and hekate will automatically prevent your gamecard controller from updating, causing it to retain the lower lotus firmware. This means it can still work on the lower switch firmware version, but will not work on the newer switch firmware.		Both atmosphere and hekate will automatically prevent your gamecard controller from updating, causing it to retain the lower lotus firmware. This means it can still work on the lower switch firmware version, but will not work on the newer switch firmware.

	If you want to use gamecards after the update, understanding that any lotus updates '''cannot''' be reversed, you can disable this check.		If you want to use gamecards after the update, understanding that any lotus updates '''cannot''' be reversed, you can disable this check.

	* If you boot using fusee.bin: add nogc=0 to SD:/atmosphere/config/stratosphere.ini.		*If you boot using fusee.bin: add nogc=0 to SD:/atmosphere/config/stratosphere.ini.
	* If you boot using hekate ~~FSS0~~: launch hekate and navigate to Options, then change Auto NoGC to OFF.		*If you boot using hekate PKG3: launch hekate and navigate to Options, then change Auto NoGC to OFF.

	[[Category:Nintendo Switch information]]		[[Category:Nintendo Switch information]]

HunterMario: Updated lotus firmware versions to match that of what is in switchbrew. This includes changing the second lotus update from 4.1.0 to 4.0.0 and adding a lotus firmware update for 14.0.0. https://switchbrew.org/wiki/Lotus3#Types

2024-08-07T02:48:21Z

Updated lotus firmware versions to match that of what is in switchbrew. This includes changing the second lotus update from 4.1.0 to 4.0.0 and adding a lotus firmware update for 14.0.0. https://switchbrew.org/wiki/Lotus3#Types

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	Certain switch firmware (HOS) revisions also update the gamecard controller (lotus) firmware. This can cause issues if your HOS version and lotus firmware version do not match.		Certain switch firmware (HOS) revisions also update the gamecard controller (lotus) firmware. This can cause issues if your HOS version and lotus firmware version do not match.

	At the time of writing there have been 4 HOS versions that updated the lotus firmware: 4.1.0, 9.0.0, 11.0.0 and 12.0.0. The lotus update is applied by the bootloader, meaning if you boot using the stock bootloader (note the "stock" option in hekate does not do this) your gamecard controller will be updated.		At the time of writing there have been 5 HOS versions that updated the lotus firmware: 4.0.0, 9.0.0, 11.0.0, 12.0.0, and 14.0.0. The lotus update is applied by the bootloader, meaning if you boot using the stock bootloader (note the "stock" option in hekate does not do this) your gamecard controller will be updated.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Lotus version !! Compatible HOS versions		! Lotus version !! Compatible HOS versions
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1.0.0 \|\| 1.0.0-4.0.1		\| 1.0.0 \|\| 1.0.0-3.0.2
	\|-		\|-
	\| 4.1.0 \|\| 4.1.0-8.1.1		\| 4.0.0 \|\| 4.0.0-8.1.1
	\|-		\|-
	\| 9.0.0 \|\| 9.0.0-11.0.1		\| 9.0.0 \|\| 9.0.0-11.0.1
	\|-		\|-
	\| 12.0.0 \|\| 12.0.0-{{SystemVersion\|hac}}		\|12.0.0
			\|12.0.0-13.2.1
			\|-
			\| 14.0.0 \|\| 14.0.0-{{SystemVersion\|hac}}
	\|}		\|}

Ihaveahax: added Category:Nintendo Switch information using HotCat

2022-08-10T12:53:45Z

added Category:Nintendo Switch information using HotCat

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	* If you boot using fusee.bin: add nogc=0 to SD:/atmosphere/config/stratosphere.ini.		* If you boot using fusee.bin: add nogc=0 to SD:/atmosphere/config/stratosphere.ini.
	* If you boot using hekate FSS0: launch hekate and navigate to Options, then change Auto NoGC to OFF.		* If you boot using hekate FSS0: launch hekate and navigate to Options, then change Auto NoGC to OFF.

			[[Category:Nintendo Switch information]]

Bleck9999: Add latest system version to table

2022-06-20T17:44:45Z

Add latest system version to table

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	\| 9.0.0 \|\| 9.0.0-11.0.1		\| 9.0.0 \|\| 9.0.0-11.0.1
	\|-		\|-
	\| 12.0.0 \|\| 12.0.0+		\| 12.0.0 \|\| 12.0.0-{{SystemVersion\|hac}}
	\|}		\|}

Bleck9999: Bleck9999 moved page Switch:Gcreader to Switch:Gamecard Reader

2022-06-19T11:51:04Z

Bleck9999 moved page Switch:Gcreader to Switch:Gamecard Reader

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Bleck9999: Add rest of page

2022-06-19T11:48:29Z

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-Certain firmware revisions also update the gamecard controller (lotus) firmware. This can cause issues if your firmware version and lotus firmware version do not match.
+Certain switch firmware (HOS) revisions also update the gamecard controller (lotus) firmware. This can cause issues if your HOS version and lotus firmware version do not match.
-== ==
+At the time of writing there have been 4 HOS versions that updated the lotus firmware: 4.1.0, 9.0.0, 11.0.0 and 12.0.0. The lotus update is applied by the bootloader, meaning if you boot using the stock bootloader (note the "stock" option in hekate does not do this) your gamecard controller will be updated.
-Once your lotus firmware has been upgraded, it '''cannot''' be downgraded. Additionally, you will be unable to use gamecards on any firmware lower than the version that updated your gamecard controller.
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2022-06-19T09:46:17Z

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Certain firmware revisions also update the gamecard controller (lotus) firmware. This can cause issues if your firmware version and lotus firmware version do not match.

== ==
At the time of writing there have been 4 firmware versions that updated the lotus firmware: 4.1.0, 9.0.0, 11.0.0 and 12.0.0. The lotus update is applied by the bootloader, meaning if you boot using the stock bootloader (note the "stock" option in hekate does not do this) your gamecard controller will be updated.

Once your lotus firmware has been upgraded, it '''cannot''' be downgraded. Additionally, you will be unable to use gamecards on any firmware lower than the version that updated your gamecard controller.