Hacking Use safety-pin to get into RCM

[gameboy]

Wow, first, hardmod, then, bentpins, afterward, 3d printed jigs, and now, a mere safety pin.

I swear to god, Nintendo.
It's magnethax all over again

lol at first i thought the magnet trick was a hoax but it wasnt

 

[Reploid]

Just 10th? Aren't you supposed to touch 1th as the same time?

 

[Kubas_inko]

Just 10th? Aren't you supposed to touch 1th as the same time?

1/2/7/9 are all ground I think, so pin 10 and any of those.

 

[loon123]

Where is the pin 10, do i have to unscrew right hand side to get to it?

 

[Kubas_inko]

Where is the pin 10, do i have to unscrew right hand side to get to it?

 

[loon123]

Ok thanks mate, never realised you had to openit up

 

[Clydefrosch]

1/2/7/9 are all ground I think, so pin 10 and any of those.

i hear if you do it on the switch side only, 9 seems do be dangerous in that it is sometimes grounded, while sometimes it has a current running, supposedly depending on some logical gate (dont ask me what that is).

as for how this grounds the pin, the entire metal rail of the switch can serve as ground apparently. the only reason it doesnt is cause its painted with black, nonconductive paint.
i would venture a guess that the pin is touching part of the rails that has the black paint scratched off (i.e. where the pointy end of the pin is in the picture) enough to make contact and ground the pin.

i still don't quite understand how/if the pin is kept in place though. to deliver the payload, usb has to be connected meaning the switch will be on its back/lifted up at that point. if the pin is just losely resting against the pin, it would probably fall out or jiggle to other pins

 

[Disco Inferno]

This reminds me of the time I modded my original SNES with a steak knife.

 

[Kubas_inko]

i hear if you do it on the switch side only, 9 seems do be dangerous in that it is sometimes grounded, while sometimes it has a current running, supposedly depending on some logical gate (dont ask me what that is).

as for how this grounds the pin, the entire metal rail of the switch can serve as ground apparently. the only reason it doesnt is cause its painted with black, nonconductive paint.
i would venture a guess that the pin is touching part of the rails that has the black paint scratched off (i.e. where the pointy end of the pin is in the picture) enough to make contact and ground the pin.

i still don't quite understand how/if the pin is kept in place though. to deliver the payload, usb has to be connected meaning the switch will be on its back/lifted up at that point. if the pin is just losely resting against the pin, it would probably fall out or jiggle to other pins

I have it connected to pin 9 and no problems yet.
Yes, the rail is grounded, but I use button anyways.
The pin works as tablet home button. It is like androide home button. So when you press power + volume up + home you boot to recovery mode. And you need it for like half a sec. (it boots immediately to RCM)

 

[Clydefrosch]

Ok thanks mate, never realised you had to openit up

you don't.
that is if you want to modify your joycon to short out pin 10 on the joycon side, which might be easier if you have the right twiwing screwdriver and a bit of soldering experience.

but pin 10 is also on the switch side.
if you put your switch in the dock, screen towards you and remove the right joycon, look into the rail you just pulled the joycon out of. at the bottom, there's a row of pins, with pin 1 being the first one (on the screen side of the switch) and pin 10 being the last one (towards the back side of the switch).


pin 10 needs to be grouned, which works by connecting it to pin 1 , 2 or 7 (if you're on the switch side).
pin 9 apparently isn't always grounded and might be dangerous to short out in the switch side.
take note that you should never get close to pin 4 as it runs a current and could brick/break the switch entirely.

also, any part of the metal rail where you scratch away the paint would serve as ground too.

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I have it connected to pin 9 and no problems yet.
Yes, the rail is grounded, but I use button anyways.
The pin works as tablet home button. It is like androide home button. So when you press power + volume up + home you boot to recovery mode. And you need it for like half a sec. (it boots immediately to RCM)

i can only say what i heard from someone on reddit who checked the pins with a multimeter when people reported connecting to pin 9 wasn't working at all. they said that 9 on the switch side (without a joycon in) is sometimes set to ground, but might sometimes carry a current. if its set to ground, all is fine, if not, it could be dangerous.

i know how how the pin shortening gets you into the home menu.
what i was asking about was how securely the pin remains in place when the switch is moved around, as opposed to it standing still with the stand.
is it wedged in somehow or just balancing?
i don't have any of these pins around to check myself so thats why im asking

EDIT sorry i thought you were the OP.

 

[loon111]

Anyone else having success with anything else rather than a safety pin?
Really want to give this a go

 

[TheGreek Boy]

Anyone else having success with anything else rather than a safety pin?
Really want to give this a go

a screwdriver

 

[Clydefrosch]

Anyone else having success with anything else rather than a safety pin?
Really want to give this a go

https://gbatemp.net/threads/the-ultimate-list-of-mods-to-enter-rcm.502145/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/diy-joycon-pin-jumper-free-to-1.502139/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/paperclip-rcm-jig.502087/#post-7939476

note that the contacts are delicate, so be cautious what you push in there

 

[loon111]

Th

https://gbatemp.net/threads/the-ultimate-list-of-mods-to-enter-rcm.502145/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/diy-joycon-pin-jumper-free-to-1.502139/
https://gbatemp.net/threads/paperclip-rcm-jig.502087/#post-7939476

note that the contacts are delicate, so be cautious what you push in there

Thanks mate

 

[KiiWii]

@x0x0 just pin 10? Youre not touching 9&10 at same time in the image?

 

[x0x0]

@x0x0 just pin 10? Youre not touching 9&10 at same time in the image?

Yes i touching pin10. Only pin10, and it worked everytime when im trying. I do not even hold a safety pin, I just put it on pin10.

 

[Clydefrosch]

@x0x0 just pin 10? Youre not touching 9&10 at same time in the image?

Yes i touching pin10.

chances are the pin is touching part of the rail that has the paint scratched off, thus grounding it. possibly wherever the pointy end of the pin is. pointy things have a tendency to scratch/pierce through the insulating paint layer

 

[Reploid]

chances are the pin is touching part of the rail that has the paint scratched off, thus grounding it. possibly wherever the pointy end of the pin is. pointy things have a tendency to scratch/pierce through the insulating paint layer

I think pin is wide enough to at least partially touch the 9th

 

[x0x0]

My cable arrive and i just tested the payload

 

[WaterBotttle]

Do you need to already have the USB cable in before you try to boot into RCM mode ?

I've tried with a safety pin a few times and it seems like it works (No splash screen) however as soon as I plug the switch in it boots up normally.