Developed by GBAtemp community member @CTCaer , Hekate is a homebrew Nintendo Switch bootloader and multi-tool that allows firmware patching, recovery tools and more. A couple of hours ago, the modder released the latest version of Hekate, version 5.5.4, that supports booting all current CFWs, Android/Linux booting and payload tools, without the need to remove the SD card. Additionally, v5.5.4 is compatible with the latest 11.0.1 firmware as well as all Switch models (Mariko and Erista).

This new version brings a couple of bug fixes as you can see in the official changelog below:

• Better user reporting for Mariko Warmboot Storage (MWS) with missing firmware
  In case warmboot firmware was not found in MWS cache in SD, it will now notify user that sleep mode will be disabled if continue booting is selected.
• EKS for Erista now automatically upgrades itself, in order to fix issues with normal vs r2p paths when it was created with old hekate.
• Main BCT is now checked for improper values before running Sept in Erista
  Before, launching Sept in such cases (improper BCT) it would make it black screen.
  Now an error will show up that instructs user to run sept with proper BCT at least once, in order to cache keys in EKS.
• FatFS now supports simple GPT
  In case you mangled your Hybrid MBR, this will allow you to launch Nyx if FAT partition is the first one.
• SDSC cards (<= 2GB) are now supported
• Many other bug fixes and improvements

It's not just Hekate that gets an update, but also @CTCaer's Graphical Interface, Nyx, which is now on version 1.0.0. The official changelog for this update is as follows:

• Resized RAW emuMMC added in Partition Manager
  User can now select one or two resized emuMMC from 4GB to 12GB total. Full emUMMC remains.
  This resizes emuMMC USER partition and formats it. Additionally it preserves all PrFile2 SAFE metadata that disallow corruption.
  Officially support of that is important, as moving data to emuMMC partition from FAT, doesn't actually make access faster.
  Save data is kept in USER, so make sure you select a size based on needs. Use a tool if transfer of SYS saves to resized EMU is needed.
  (File based resized emuMMC is not supported yet. You can use another tool to resize it.)
  
  
• eMMC/SD Benchmark IOPS test added
  Added 4KB Sequential and Random IOPS and Rate measurements.
  They are faster than before because now it reads 1GB for Sequential big blocks and 512MB for 4KB.

@CTCaer also listed some additional changes and FAQs in the GitHub release linked below.

SOURCE
Hekate & Nyx GitHub Release

 

[Robika]

Really really should hack my Switch and Vita one of these days.

Hack your Vita as vengeance for Sony treating it like garbage, when in truth it is one of the best handhelds in history.

 

[urherenow]

News folks are slow the past couple of days... nyx 1.0.1 was already pushed out with bug fixes.

 

[raxadian]

Hack your Vita as vengeance for Sony treating it like garbage, when in truth it is one of the best handhelds in history.

The fact they made that mistake with making the memory cards so freaking expensive, they cost the same as two games for the Vita for example, was the main reason it got killed.

 

[Kluiv3rt]

Hi,
Is there any guide how to install nsp files on newest Hekate 5.5.4? Sorry guys im noob. I need to use hekate 5.5.4 because my switch have 11.0.1 OFW(or better would downgrade OFW).

Before I used only sx os, but in last 9 Month there was no update from 10.2.0 UP.

Which Software i need to use for Install any nsp?

Thx for help guys.