Hacking Battery draining when console is off with AutoRCM

[jimmyj]

Hey that's you on YT lol! Thanks for helping.

When I reinsert the usb cable to my pc after powering off in hekate it literally lights up green instantly saying RCM detected with not even a 1 sec delay. Same with "APX connected" popping up in the bottom right of my PC

okay so,let's try again, Boot up hekate and press the power off,in the options of the bootloader,but before pressing power off,remove the cable then power off. Now wait about 10 seconds and reconnect to pc, if it takes about 3 secs, it means it was off instead if it's instantaneous that means it was on

 

[Proto-Propski]

I am onto something lol,I have autorcm on my switch and even made a guide for it , I think I know something lol. Anyway,to know if a switch is in rcm mode it should be warm to the touch so that's a way of detecting rcm

Yeah your right IDK I read his reply to my post wrong lol my bad

 

[SomeGamer]

I have autorcm on my switch and even made a guide for it , I think I know something lol.

Using something and making a usage guide doesn't necessarily mean someone knows the inner workings of the said thing. Not saying you dont, it just isn't always the case. Anyway I hope some experts will chime in.

 

[annson24]

That means it's still in RCM. I would just remove autoRCM.

Actually it's not. The switch has a feature (unuseful IMO) that lets it automatically turn on when it gets connected to a power source (Charger, phone, PC).

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[jimmyj]

Ok I'm going to fully charge my switch then try powering off via hetake and let it sit for a few hours and report back if my % dropped at all before I uninstall anything. Thanks for the help i appreciate it!

okay so,let's try again, Boot up hekate and press the power off,in the options of the bootloader,but before pressing power off,remove the cable then power off. Now wait about 10 seconds and reconnect to pc, if it takes about 3 secs, it means it was off instead if it's instantaneous that means it was on

try this first @Cencil

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Actually it's not. The switch has a feature (unuseful IMO) that lets it automatically turn on when it gets connected to a power source (Charger, phone, PC).

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that's what I just said lol,that's why it turns on ! lmao

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Using something and making a usage guide doesn't necessarily mean someone knows the inner workings of the said thing. Not saying you dont, it just isn't always the case. Anyway I hope some experts will chime in.

You can think whatever you want, but I had this problem too, that's why I'm chiming in lol

 

[annson24]

that's what I just said lol,that's why it turns on ! lmao

Yeah. Ninja'd haha.

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[Cencil]

okay so,let's try again, Boot up hekate and press the power off,in the options of the bootloader,but before pressing power off,remove the cable then power off. Now wait about 10 seconds and reconnect to pc, if it takes about 3 secs, it means it was off instead if it's instantaneous that means it was on

Ok I followed your steps exactly. Removed the cable then powered off via hetake. Waited and plugged it back into my PC, and now it took 3 seconds for it to light up green saying RCM detected!

Thanks a ton dude that worked. You too Proto and Somegamer! I would have never guessed to power off exclusively using the hetake menu when AutoRCM is installed.

 

[Pacote]

Just hold power for 20 seconds...

 

[jimmyj]

Just hold power for 20 seconds...

Situation already solved mate

 

[Deleted User]

Removed

 

[ChaosInJapan]

Wait... is that a spread issue? The regular "Turn off" option doesn't work?
I mean, ¿do you need to turn off, then load the hekate payload and finally tell it to turn the console off?

Sorry if I misread something.

 

[Cencil]

Wait... is that a spread issue? The regular "Turn off" option doesn't work?
I mean, ¿do you need to turn off, then load the hekate payload and finally tell it to turn the console off?

Sorry if I misread something.

Yes if you're using AutoRCM, this is the case.

 

[ChaosInJapan]

Yes if you're using AutoRCM, this is the case.

@rajkosto needs to know about this. Do we know the reason behind this problem?

 

[Draxzelex]

@rajkosto needs to know about this. Do we know the reason behind this problem?

What is actually happening is...

The switch has a feature (unuseful IMO) that lets it automatically turn on when it gets connected to a power source (Charger, phone, PC).

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Because RCM has no visual cues, we can't tell when the Switch enters RCM, and once it does, it starts consuming power because the Switch has to be on in RCM. AutoRCM works by preventing the Switch from booting up and automatically entering RCM whenever we turn on the Switch, either by pressing the power button or plugging the Switch in with a USB cable. And since its so hard to tell when its on in RCM, its equally as hard to tell if its off. One identifier is to plug the Switch is in to see if its on, which if not, will automatically turn it on. Then you can hold the power button for however long until the device no longer detects the APX device. jimmyj's suggestion to check whether the Switch is in RCM or not involves feeling if its warm or not.

 

[naddel81]

How long does the switch stand by in sleep mode?


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[Draxzelex]

How long does the switch stand by in sleep mode?


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As long as it has battery to stand by in sleep mode with

 

[ChaosInJapan]

What is actually happening is...
Because RCM has no visual cues, we can't tell when the Switch enters RCM, and once it does, it starts consuming power because the Switch has to be on in RCM. AutoRCM works by preventing the Switch from booting up and automatically entering RCM whenever we turn on the Switch, either by pressing the power button or plugging the Switch in with a USB cable. And since its so hard to tell when its on in RCM, its equally as hard to tell if its off. One identifier is to plug the Switch is in to see if its on, which if not, will automatically turn it on. Then you can hold the power button for however long until the device no longer detects the APX device. jimmyj's suggestion to check whether the Switch is in RCM or not involves feeling if its warm or not.

Then there's no good way of telling if the battery is actually draining or not? Or do you mean that the issue does not exist?
Sorry, I'm a little confused. Thank you.

 

[Draxzelex]

Then there's no good way of telling if the battery is actually draining or not? Or do you mean that the issue does not exist?
Sorry, I'm a little confused. Thank you.

The former. Sorry if that wasn't totally clear. The issue is not due to AutoRCM but because of how unclear it is when the Switch is in RCM or not.

 

[jt_1258]

people are mentioning just removing autorcm but as far as I though it was permanent. how would a somebody remove it?

 

[Draxzelex]

people are mentioning just removing autorcm but as far as I though it was permanent. how would a somebody remove it?

The same way you install it. You would press a different button to uninstall it