Check That | Bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini Has Boot Entries

You breathe a sigh of relief. But then: Nothing.

No "Launch" menu. No "Atmosphere" icon. No "Stock" option. Just a blank payload menu or a direct reboot to Horizon. This is the silent failure of a missing configuration. This is what happens when you forget to check that bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini has boot entries. In the world of Switch custom firmware (CFW), hekate is the gatekeeper. It doesn’t boot your operating system directly; instead, it reads a simple text file called hekate_ipl.ini to know what to boot. check that bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini has boot entries

[Atmosphere FSS0 EmuMMC] [Atmosphere FSS0 SysMMC] [Stock SysNAND] (zero entries): You breathe a sigh of relief

The file lives at: /bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini A healthy hekate_ipl.ini contains at least one boot entry . Each entry is a block of text describing a bootable configuration. A minimal entry looks like this: No "Atmosphere" icon

[Atmosphere CFW] fss0=atmosphere/package3 kip1=atmosphere/kips/* emummcforce=1 icon=bootloader/res/icon_atmosphere.bmp Or, using the newer payload= method: