Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

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I don't have the skills and knowledge to fix it myself. And those in my city who know how to repair, want such money that it's easier to buy a new switch)

Sorry guy, I'd help more if I could

*Edit @nqtal, actually, I've got one more suggestion-ish. Set it back to the way it was when it was working (remove \desolder mods\hacks) and then use an old toothbrush to gently clean the mobo with IPA, preferably 99%.

Let me know how it goes in a PM please
 
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Why are people trying to measure resistance on a capacitor? That isn’t how a capacitor works at all. A capacitor stores voltage, and increases resistance as current decreases, so resistance will be infinite when it’s charged. The battery in your meter will charge a tiny capacitor very quickly.
What am I missing? Really early in the morning, and I didn’t sleep well…
 

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Tempers, is this an Aliexpress error?:

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a nstinct for oled (Hwfly clone) on only 39 USD?
It's not a clone, but rather an... upgrade?

Is it really that Picofly has some problems with some Toshiba/ Samsung emmc,while it has not any problem the hwfly?
hwfly also got issues with them, but not as much. They had longer time to develop their firmware after all.
 

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Is it really that Picofly has some problems with some Toshiba/ Samsung emmc,while it has not any problem the hwfly?
hey, I work on this in my free time, and this $3 shit (with mismatching 3.3v/1.8v voltage levels!!) already outperforms hardware fast FPGAs thx to algorithms.

hwfly doesn't work with SanDisk at all, and with this fix, Toshiba should be fine

gimme some time, the todo list for 2.6 is

- fix HOS auto-off code
- software update support
- remove encryption
- faster PIO sniff
- rework OFW-related things
 
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hey, I work on this in my free time, and this $3 shit (with mismatching 3.3v/1.8v voltage levels!!) already outperforms hardware fast FPGAs thx to algorithms.

hwfly doesn't work with SanDisk at all, and with this fix, Toshiba should be fine

gimme some time, the todo list for 2.6 is

- fix HOS auto-off code
- software update support
- remove encryption
- faster PIO sniff
- rework OFW-related things
Legend! Thank you!
 
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Boots hekate but can't boot Atmos SYS CFW and Atmos EMMC, ran the unlock.bin file but still this error. Boots OFW fine
 

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well, it should work through the toolbox (place unlock.bin on SD card, press 'HOS Unlock'), but this can break 'reboot to OFW', (can be repaired by restoring the proper BOOT0, so I recommend to perform backup before doing that)

Payload just goes to black screen. Think I will solder the port back on


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ecommending the cable, rather than the mosfet for a reason /shrug

I couldn't find damage on my own. But it looks like it's completely broken. Capacitors on CPU have zero resistance. Someone told me it means that processor is dead.
The resistance between the two sides of the Cap should be around 15-40Ohms. It can be a little lower or higher. Zero means the SOC has internal damage.
 
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Nintendo switch Lite green but nothing on screen

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Can i get some help pls :(

It should only take around ten seconds max to glitch on a correct install. Try shortening the wires, they are very long. Maybe add 20k resistor to the reset line.
 
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