Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

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rr8400 said:
It's not that the screen is turned off, The led pixels are on but they're black. Is there a way for me to check if the fpc connector is the issue? Doesn't seem to have any scratches on it either
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That's what I meant, you have no back light. The backlight Is connected to the daughter board then to the main board via the fpc. It's either the fpc ribbon or the the fpc connector is damaged.
 
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A4EVA said:
Hello everyone, It will be possible to rebuild the picofly fw with a different payload ? (payload.h in the picofly repo) I found the Spacecraft_NX sdloader repo and I was thinking if it was possible to use it instead of the picofly one.
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No, the Spacecraft_NX repo is for Xcuter/HWFly based modchips.
But the Picofly repo is open source so you can change whatever you like if you can compile it yourself.

Not sure if that boot image is from the picofly as Hekate also shows a boot image :
https://gbatemp.net/threads/share-your-custom-hekate-bootlogo-thread.513033/
 
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lightautodark said:
That's what I meant, you have no back light. The backlight Is connected to the daughter board then to the main board via the fpc. It's either the fpc ribbon or the the fpc connector is damaged.
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Here's a video of the issue I'm having.
 

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thesjaakspoiler said:
No, the Spacecraft_NX repo is for Xcuter/HWFly based modchips.
But the Picofly repo is open source so you can change whatever you like if you can compile it yourself.

Not sure if that boot image is from the picofly as Hekate also shows a boot image :
https://gbatemp.net/threads/share-your-custom-hekate-bootlogo-thread.513033/
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The payload the modchip writes to the emmc isn't really tied to the modchip - it can be mixed and matched however you want. You would obviously have to replace the payload in the source of picofly and then compile it yourself.
 
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rr8400 said:
Oh, my bad. Here it is.
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It is not the mod chip or the install, why are you taking a video of it. Your installation is fine. You damaged your fpc connector or ribbon hence you screen isn't working. It has no backlight. This isn't a modchip issue.

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Fpc 2 in the image, check the pins or the ribbons. This has nothing to do with the rp2040.
 
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I burned the pad on my v6 cpu flex ribbon, does anyone know where I can get a replacement without buying the mod chip too?
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mathew77 said:
Got this offer on a local craiglist:
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The seller says it's a new RP2040 Picofly based version modchip for Switch Lite and Oled, only.

What do you think about it, looks like it's a clearly fake, am I right?.. Or not?
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What type of wire is this and what size? Is this awg 30? I have awg30 but think it’s too thin. I would like to use a more thick wire.
 
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david_enoh said:
I burned the pad on my v6 cpu flex ribbon, does anyone know where I can get a replacement without buying the mod chip too?
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What type of wire is this and what size? Is this awg 30? I have awg30 but think it’s too thin. I would like to use a more thick wire.
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hello, most aliexpress sellers also have the option to only buy the ribbon. you can also trace wires instead of the ribbon, if needed and provided you have the skills and steady hand.
 

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