Fix clients nintendo switch help. SN and FW is a mess!

[MagicStarGr]

Hello,

I have fixed many nintendo switch in my store but on this one I got stuck and I need your help!

Client gave me a Nintendo Switch that tried to put CFW on it. Switch has original SN: XAJ40026782313. I don't know what he exactly did, but the condition of the nintendo now is this:

1. Serial number on system information is different than the original.
2. Can boot on OFW and CFW but you can't open any homebrew app or play original games from the slot.
3. Sometimes when booting has error 2002-4153 and at the bottom has this (1) SN: XAJ40001320066.

Does anyone knows what is going on?

Thanks in advance!
Pantelis

 

[binkinator]

None at all man. Never seen any of this serial number mix up business. Not even sure where to begin making it that way if I wanted to.

 

[Hayato213]

Only thing that make sense for the serial number problem is that someone swapped the motherboard.

 

[binkinator]

Yup…but the crying kid made me think how could THAT be?

 

[MagicStarGr]

Thank you for your replies! His father tryed to hack it. He mention that followed a video on youtube after a problem he had and probably he switched the NAND with another Nintendo. Is that a possible solution for the problems that has? If yes is any way we could fix it?

Thanks in advance.

 

[orangpelupa]

As for cartridge not working. Maybe it was disabled in the atmosphere config?

 

[Hayato213]

For 2002-4153 you can try to update the system if that doesn't solve it, it probably being pointed at corrupted data, probably have to test every game and every save data, worse case have to try another SD card.

 

[MagicStarGr]

The system unfortunately is updated on the latest FW. I did a factory reset also. The main problem is that is not playing any game from slot, and cannot boot or install tinfoil when be on CFW.

 

[Hayato213]

The system unfortunately is updated on the latest FW. I did a factory reset also. The main problem is that is not playing any game from slot, and cannot boot or install tinfoil when be on CFW.

If it is using nogc it would explain why is doesn't work, you need to try on ofw.

 

[MagicStarGr]

I try the cards on OFW. Nintendo is already banned because the owner boot in OFW in order to update it.

 

[Hayato213]

What is NOGC?

No gamecard

 

[MagicStarGr]

I try the cards on OFW. Nintendo is already banned because the owner boot in OFW in order to update it.

 

[wicksand420]

I try the cards on OFW. Nintendo is already banned because the owner boot in OFW in order to update it.

I'm not sure if you are using hekate to boot atmosphere or not, but you will have to disable NOGC in the ini file for atmosphere, if that don't work, your cart slot might be fucked

this is from the atmosphere github

Configuring "nogc" Protection​

"nogc" is a feature provided by fusée-secondary which disables the Nintendo Switch's Game Card reader. Its purpose is to prevent the reader from being updated when the console has been updated, without burning fuses, from a lower firmware version. More specifically, from firmware versions 4.0.0 or 9.0.0 which introduced updates to the Game Card reader's firmware. By default, Atmosphère will protect the Game Card reader automatically, but you are free to change it.

To change its functionality, add the following line to the stratosphere section and change the value of X according to the following list:

[stratosphere]
nogc = X
1 = force-enable nogc, so Atmosphère will always disable the Game Card reader.
0 = force-disable nogc, so Atmosphère will always enable the Game Card reader.

 

[Draxzelex]

As for cartridge not working. Maybe it was disabled in the atmosphere config?

That would be the nogc file which depends if you use Hekate or fusee to launch Atmosphere.