I practised soldering for ages, just for me to fail at the part of delidding a CPU cover. I was just wondering if the system is cooked, or is it recoverable. It doesn't turn on when I plug the battery in nor does it charge. Help 💔
have been learning soldering in my free time for a couple of months now, so I took the jump on installing a mod chip on my old unpatched V1 (since it was the easiest and I could afford to break it).
Was a bit scared when there wasn't any light coming from the mod after the install until I figured out that I needed to flash it first.
I used Nanofix guide on YouTube.
I'm thinking to get A RCM jig to mod my switch.
My 4th successful kamikaze method hole, I’m a fan of this size.
Hi guys, i need help.
This is a uptade of my latest post https://www.reddit.com/r/NxSwitchModding/comments/1te8z9v/just_bought_a_modded_switch_lite_with_vertical/
I found a used, modded Switch Lite online and bought it. The seller stated that they updated the official system and, after that, could no longer access CFW. When the Switch arrived, I put the SD card into my PC and noticed it didn't have a NAND backup or an emuMMC file. I copied the latest HATS pack to the card, turned on the Switch, and when I try to access OFW, I get a blue screen. Is there any possibility that the blue screen is caused by the update? If so, how can it be fixed? If it's a hardware issue, I will try to return it to the seller.
Edit: An update for those who find this post in the future. It was the SD card and a corrupted update. I swapped the sd card for one I was sure worked and followed the tutorial by Sthetix on level 2 unbrick process, and now it works. I'm going to buy a new screen and finish the repair. Thank you to everyone who gave tips and tried to help.
So i got to mod my unpatched swiitch and ive encountered a problem. I seem to have forgotten to install a game to boot into full RAM mode. Right now i am only able to access appplet mode since my only App (YouTube) seems to have corrupted files and doesnt work.
Is there any work around to accessing the full RAM mode?
Running tinfoil in its applet version doesnt work either.
Hello, thanks for helping me earlier with another switch OLED I successfully modded, this one is another I have but the screen or touch have an issue, some times it goes black and also when pressure is applied as you can see on the video, i think it's definitely the screen but I can try to swap the motherboard to be sure
Hey, everybody! I've modded my Wii U very extensively so I'm pretty familiar with Homebrew and similar topics. However, I can't seem to get my switch properly modded. I've mostly followed the NH Switch Guide, as many people have suggested. After doing all of that, I was able to setup everything properly, but couldn't access the full Homebrew menu. Whenever I tried opening it and holding down R, it just said that the software couldn't open. I know I can use the applet mode via the album, but obviously that has limited usage. I've tried redoing the process a few times now with no progress. I know that some people have suggested Sigpatches but I don't know a whole bunch about those. If anybody has any answers or help, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
PS, here's some of my details. Fully unpatched V1 Switch, everything being done on MacBook, 256 FAT32 SD card, and I've tried both the guide above and the HATS pack approach.
So recently I bought a switch OLED for a nice price of 169€, and my lazy ahh who don't want to be brothered by a Nintendo account/buying, is going attempt to mod this console, I have fairly decent soldering skills, and had done repairs to different types of consoles before.
Now I ordered everything sorta, I missing magnifying and "kapton tape", that is should arrive tomorrow, I got a mod chip today but I don't know if it's the good one.
So I kindly ask y'all any tips and tricks and anything that can help me.
I attached the current mod chip that I got shiped, also in description the console in question
My first attempt (on a dead board) of a kamikaze method to attach the DAT0 trace to the modchip, lmk what you think haha don’t hate too hard. Learned a lot.
I've been trying to mod this Nintendo Switch Lite for about two hours, and my soldering iron isn't melting the solder with the tip. It's not soldering either, and I've tried cleaning it several times with flux and a sponge. I honestly don't think there's any way; the solder just won't stick to my soldering iron or the metal part of the chip, no matter how much flux I use. Any advice?
Hello all, just recently picked up a switch lite used for cheap. Read up a decent bit on the modding scene and bought myself a picofly chip to do the mod myself.
The only clarifying question I wanted to ask was if it was alright for me to update the firmware right now. I wanted to reinitialize the switch to give it a fresh start, but an update is required to do so. As the time of writing this the current firmware version is 22.1.0 I believe and Atmosphere does say basic support is provided for this version, but I thought it better to ask those with more experience. Thanks in advance
I’ve tried all the tutorials online trying to tackle the atmosphere crashes. Still get this upon launching tinfoil. Any suggestions I can start at? I’m on the latest HATS and firmware 22.1.0 AMS 1.11.1
In another thread I read that you’re supposed to scratch the FPC connector pads because they have a film or wax above it or else the solder would not stick on the pads. Is this true? I haven’t seen people do this on the YouTube tutorials. I am curious if this is necessary or not.
First the LED turns blue, then it flashes yellow three times repeatedly. I checked the error code and it says: eMMC INIT FAILURE.
My Nintendo Switch works normally when I remove the modchip, so the console itself is fine.
I am using the V2 flex cable .The main problem is that I cannot get SP1 and SP2 to solder properly. Even after soldering, the flex can be removed very easily, as if it was never really attached. I have tried many times, but the solder does not seem to bond firmly to the pads
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I tried installing the picofly modchip on my switch lite, the screen turns on but it's blank (black). The modchip's light flashes blue first then green and green as seen in the video. I feel like I messed up the SP1 and SP2 connections, although I'm not sure. I'm a beginner as you might already tell but any help or recommendation would be greatly appreciated.
J'ai une switch v1 mais malheureusement elle a le rail gauche mort j'ai fait le RCM et la mise en place de hekate mais j'ai cet écran maudit qui veut pas me lâcher quelqu'un sait comment contourner cette fraude fiscale
Hi everyone, I'm VERY new to this, so apologies in advance! I keep trying to transfer games over to my modded switch using DBI and a USB-C to USB-C connection and it either doesn't register my switch as able to be transferred to, or the image above pops up. I've tried multiple different USB cables, and I've also tried trying to connect my switch to multiple different laptops. I rven went out and bought a brand new one that I triple checked was capable of data transfer. just to make sure it wasn't some weird seven-time fluke. This was happening before I modded it, too... Is there anything I can do?
EDIT: This is a switch v1!! No modchip, just the HATS pack on it.
This is my 2nd modchip on OLED, first one was a success but I think I did something wrong with my second attempt, when soldering this little cap to the flex I heard a weird noise and readings seems odd
What are the normal reading? And in what mode ? Diode ? Resistance ? Sorry I'm a beginner and I'm still learning
I didn't power on the switch yet I'm waiting to see if I'm cooked or not