Hacking I guess my switch is bricked

[ShurLaxe]

2 years ago i was updating my nintendo switch using choidujour, i don't remember what update was, i rebooted the switch and atmosphere showed an error, after that the switch didn't go to rcm mode.

 

[Lacius]

There's nothing you could have done that would stop it from entering RCM. Try again with a different cable, jig, and/or computer.

 

[CompSciOrBust]

There's nothing you could have done that would stop it from entering RCM. Try again with a different cable, jig, and/or computer.

It's possible they damaged the hardware. It didn't necessarily happen through software but software could have caused it. My Erista randomly stopped working one day and that had been fitted with an internal payload injector for over a year so jigs and cables are out of the equation. You're right though, op should try different cables before throwing it out (I'm assuming they use auto-rcm otherwise it would boot normally).

 

[ShurLaxe]

There's nothing you could have done that would stop it from entering RCM. Try again with a different cable, jig, and/or computer.

But, if i don't have autoRCM on and I try to turn on the switch, it would launch the original firmware no? If no i could try to use the clip, maybe i disabled the autoRCM

 

[Lacius]

But, if i don't have autoRCM on and I try to turn on the switch, it would launch the original firmware no? If no i could try to use the clip, maybe i disabled the autoRCM

If you don't have AutoRCM installed, then you are correct that your Switch should boot OFW normally (assuming it is not bricked). If you mean that the Switch won't autoboot RCM, that's totally possible.

If, instead, you're saying you cannot boot RCM in any way, which is what you seemed to be saying, that's highly unlikely.

You should try to be more specific.

 

[ShurLaxe]

If you don't have AutoRCM installed, then you are correct that your Switch should boot OFW normally (assuming it is not bricked). If you mean that the Switch won't autoboot RCM, that's totally possible.

If, instead, you're saying you cannot boot RCM in any way, which is what you seemed to be saying, that's highly unlikely.

You should try to be more specific.

Well, at the moment I have in my hands two nintento switches, one usb type c and a computer, The working switch has autorcm so i just connect it to the pc and launch the payload using tegrarcmgui, the "bricked" switch doesn't enter in autoRCM so it probably has it disabled, when i get a clip I'll see if it reaches RCM mode at least

 

[Lacius]

Well, at the moment I have in my hands two nintento switches, one usb type c and a computer, The working switch has autorcm so i just connect it to the pc and launch the payload using tegrarcmgui, the "bricked" switch doesn't enter in autoRCM so it probably has it disabled, when i get a clip I'll see if it reaches RCM mode at least

Does the "bricked" Switch boot OFW?

 

[ShurLaxe]

Does the "bricked" Switch boot OFW?

No, it's just on black screen after pressing the power button, i already charged the console.

 

[Lacius]

No, it's just on black screen after pressing the power button, i already charged the console.

Do you have an sysMMC backup?

 

[Deleted User]

Although ChoiDuJour gets things done, it's still an unofficial tool and there have been brick reports.
A rule of thumb: *Never* touch internal memory without a proper backup, always!
Without a backup it's most likely dead, sorry.

 

[ShurLaxe]

Do you have an sysMMC backup?

Do you mean a nand backup? Yes, i still have the files in my computer

 

[Lacius]

Do you mean a nand backup? Yes, i still have the files in my computer

Use a jig to boot the system into RCM and restore the NAND backup and BOOT0/1 backups.

 

[Deleted User]

Do you mean a nand backup? Yes, i still have the files in my computer

Great, restoring things should be pretty easy, I wish you good luck!

 

[Basketto]

Out of curiosity,
if you bricked your switch two years ago, what made you decide to fix it now .

 

[CompSciOrBust]

Although ChoiDuJour gets things done, it's still an unofficial tool and there have been brick reports.
A rule of thumb: *Never* touch internal memory without a proper backup, always!
Without a backup it's most likely dead, sorry.

Even with a backup he's screwed if he can't launch a payload to restore it.

 

[Lacius]

Even with a backup he's screwed if he can't launch a payload to restore it.

There's no reason he shouldn't be able to enter RCM and restore the backup.

 

[CompSciOrBust]

There's no reason he shouldn't be able to enter RCM and restore the backup.

If he just gets a black screen on boot and it isn't in AutoRCM that suggests a hard brick.

 

[Lacius]

If he just gets a black screen on boot and it isn't in AutoRCM that suggests a hard brick.

As was already established, OP's problem is he was relying on AutoRCM, which has likely been removed. Using a jig should solve the problem.

 

[ShurLaxe]

If he just gets a black screen on boot and it isn't in AutoRCM that suggests a hard brick.

Oof, so you decided to hear the long story.
That switch isn't mine, it's from my friend, two years ago we were updating our consoles because he didn't know how to do it, something went bad in his process and we didn't know what to do, he bought a new switch and he stills using that switch to play online, a week ago he told me if i could do anything to "repare" that switch because he wanted to use again the switch with CFW, that switch isn't banned, not like my switch so we decided to change our consoles because I want to play online. Fin

 

[Lacius]

Oof, so you decided to hear the long story.
That switch isn't mine, it's from my friend, two years ago we were updating our consoles because he didn't know how to do it, something went bad in his process and we didn't know what to do, he bought a new switch and he stills using that switch to play online, a week ago he told me if i could do anything to "repare" that switch because he wanted to use again the switch with CFW, that switch isn't banned, not like my switch so we decided to change our consoles because I want to play online. Fin

And to be clear, the broken Switch has a sysMMC backup from before the Switch was broken, yes?