hekate - CTCaer mod
Custom Nintendo Switch bootloader, firmware patcher, and more.
Bootloader folders and files
| Folder/File | Description |
|---|---|
| bootloader | Main folder. |
| |__ bootlogo.bmp | It is used when custom is on and no logopath found. Can be skipped. |
| |__ hekate_ipl.ini | Main bootloader configuration and boot entries. |
| |__ update.bin | If newer, it is loaded at boot. For modchips. Can be skipped. |
| bootloader/ini/ | For individual inis. 'More configs...' menu. Autoboot is supported. |
| bootloader/sys/ | For system modules. |
| |__ libsys_lp0.bso | LP0 (sleep mode) module. Important! |
| bootloader/payloads/ | For payloads. 'Payloads...' menu. Autoboot only supported by including them into an ini. All CFW bootloaders, tools, Linux payloads are supported. |
| bootloader/libtools/ | Future reserved |
Bootloader configuration
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.
There are four possible type of entries. "[ ]": Boot entry, "{ }": Caption, "#": Comment, "newline": .ini cosmetic newline.
Configuration keys/values when boot entry is config:
| Config option | Description |
|---|---|
| autoboot=0 | 0: Disable, #: Boot entry number to auto boot. |
| bootwait=3 | 0: Disable (Having VOL- pressed since injection goes to menu. It also disables bootlogo.), #: Time to wait for VOL- to enter menu. |
| customlogo=0 | 0: Use default hekate bootlogo, 1: Use bootlogo.bmp. |
| verification=2 | 0: Disable Backup/Restore verification, 1: Sparse (block based, fast and not 100% reliable), 2: Full (sha256 based, slow and 100% reliable). |
Possible boot entry key/value combinations:
| Config option | Description |
|---|---|
| logopath={SD path} | If global customlogo is 1 and logopath empty, bootlogo.bmp will be used. If logopath exists, it will load the specified bitmap. |
| warmboot={SD path} | Replaces the warmboot binary |
| secmon={SD path} | Replaces the security monitor binary |
| kernel={SD path} | Replaces the kernel binary |
| kip1={SD path} | Replaces/Adds kernel initial process. Multiple can be set. |
| kip1patch=patchname | Enables a kip1 patch. Specify with multiple lines and/or as CSV. Implemented patches right now are nosigchk,nogc |
| fullsvcperm=1 | Disables SVC verification |
| debugmode=1 | Enables Debug mode |
| atmosphere=1 | Enables Atmosphère patching |
| payload={SD path} | Payload launching. Tools, Linux, CFW bootloaders, etc. |
You can find a template Here
hekate (C) 2018 naehrwert, st4rk
CTCaer mod (C) 2018 CTCaer.
Thanks to: derrek, nedwill, plutoo, shuffle2, smea, thexyz, yellows8.
Greetings to: fincs, hexkyz, SciresM, Shiny Quagsire, WinterMute.
Open source and free packages used:
- FatFs R0.13a, Copyright (C) 2017, ChaN
- bcl-1.2.0, Copyright (C) 2003-2006, Marcus Geelnard
- Atmosphère (SE sha256, prc id kernel patches), Copyright (C) 2018, Atmosphère-NX
- elfload, Copyright (C) 2014 Owen Shepherd, Copyright (C) 2018 M4xw
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