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Hekate
Developer(s)	CTCaer
Console	Nintendo Switch
Version	6.0.7 (October 13, 2023; 13 months ago)
Links
GitHub	https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate
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Revision as of 20:20, 18 February 2024

Hekate is a custom bootloader for the Nintendo Switch. It can chainload Horizon, external payloads, and custom operating systems.

Installing/updating Hekate

Power off your Nintendo Switch
Insert the microSD card into your computer
Download the latest release of Hekate. it should be named hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x_Nyx_x.x.x.zip
Open the archive and extract the /bootloader folder to the root of your microSD card, overwriting if asked. Then copy the hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin to your computer
Eject your microSD card from your computer and reinsert it into your Nintendo Switch

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.

Booting Hekate

Via RCM:

Put your Nintendo Switch into RCM using your preferred method
Push the hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin payload using your payload launcher of choice

Via Picofly modchip:

Rename hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin to payload.bin
Place payload.bin on the root of your Switch console's microSD card
Boot the Nintendo Switch normally

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 | forwii = 0
 | developers = CTCaer
-| version = 6.2.2
+| version = 6.0.7
-| releasedate = 2024-10-12
+| releasedate = 2023-10-13
-| github = CTCaer/hekate
+| github = https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate
 | forwindows = 0
 | formac = 0
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-== Installing/updating Hekate==
+==Installing/updating Hekate==
-Follow the [[switchguide:|NH Switch Guide]] to get setup with Hekate and [[Switch:Atmosphere]].
-Alternatively, if you're moving from fusee (for example), see the below instructions to setup Hekate:
 #Power off your Nintendo Switch
 #Insert the microSD card into your computer
 #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>
 #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
 #Eject your microSD card from your computer and reinsert it into your Nintendo Switch
 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.
-==Booting Hekate ==
+== Booting Hekate ==
 Via RCM:
-#Put your Nintendo Switch into RCM using your preferred method
+# Put your Nintendo Switch into RCM using your preferred method
-#Push the <code>hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin</code> payload using your payload launcher of choice
+# Push the <code>hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin</code> payload using your payload launcher of choice
 Via Picofly modchip:
-#Rename <code>hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin</code> to <code>payload.bin</code>
-#Place <code>payload.bin</code> on the root of your Switch console's microSD card
-#Boot the Nintendo Switch normally
-{{info|text=Hekate does not include any boot options by default. You can obtain the hekate_ipl.ini used in the NH Switch Guide [[switchguide:files/emu/hekate_ipl.ini|here]]. This file is what contains boot entries, place it in <code>/bootloader</code> on the root of your SD card.}}
+# Rename <code>hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin</code> to <code>payload.bin</code>
+# Place <code>payload.bin</code> on the root of your Switch console's microSD card
+# Boot the Nintendo Switch normally