I'll post the question here but not sure if it's the right section, still new there ahahahah
The problem I have with my Switch is that I can no longer turn it on
To be clear I didn't played for like 90 days, so there is a possibility this is battery related; anyway this is what I did before the problem manifested:
1) connected the console to PC and with the Hekate payload (5.0.1) my Switch turns on in Hekate menu as usual (the battery was at 31%)
2) clicked the "Launch" icon but the console oddly turned off
3) turned on again and this time I managed to click both "Launch" and the "emunand" button (don't remember the actual name);
the console shows me two icons (the usual ones, Atmosphere and another) but after that seems dead again
4) I retry turning it on. The console turned on and I successfully removed autoRCM (thinking it was the main problem) shutting down with the buttons in the menu.
From now starts a strange battery loop, and every time I try to turn the Switch on it only shows the battery on a black screen, for a brief moment every like 4-5 seconds
5) this time i thought the problem was the battery (and I still believe so); I decide to charge the Switch all night in the dock. After that nothing changes
Results: while it's not connected to an electric source the console just remains black and I can't turn anything on
While it's connected if I hold power for some seconds it shows me the Nintendo logo and after that only the battery icon and the battery icon again, forever
In the exact moment I disconnect the Switch from electric source the console shuts down instantly
My warranty is still valid so should I send the console back to Nintendo (living in Europe btw)? Also the console has 2 pixel burnt, so I have 2 reasons
to send it back... obviously right now there is an high chance that i will receive as a replacement a patched unit, but I can't do anything about that
For me the most important thing is being able to use emulators, watch movies, Android and stuff (actually the only Switch game I played in
emunand was Smash and just to try DLC characters, because I already bought the physical game to play the stinky online
)
What's the best possible thing to do? Send it back to Nintendo as it is right now? Try to fix it (if there is a way) and then sell the console/trade
it to my videogame store to have a discount on a new one? I don't even know if there are still unpatched consoles around
Sorry for the long post but to be helped I know I need to be precise. Thanks a lot in advance!
The problem I have with my Switch is that I can no longer turn it on
To be clear I didn't played for like 90 days, so there is a possibility this is battery related; anyway this is what I did before the problem manifested:
1) connected the console to PC and with the Hekate payload (5.0.1) my Switch turns on in Hekate menu as usual (the battery was at 31%)
2) clicked the "Launch" icon but the console oddly turned off
3) turned on again and this time I managed to click both "Launch" and the "emunand" button (don't remember the actual name);
the console shows me two icons (the usual ones, Atmosphere and another) but after that seems dead again
4) I retry turning it on. The console turned on and I successfully removed autoRCM (thinking it was the main problem) shutting down with the buttons in the menu.
From now starts a strange battery loop, and every time I try to turn the Switch on it only shows the battery on a black screen, for a brief moment every like 4-5 seconds
5) this time i thought the problem was the battery (and I still believe so); I decide to charge the Switch all night in the dock. After that nothing changes
Results: while it's not connected to an electric source the console just remains black and I can't turn anything on
While it's connected if I hold power for some seconds it shows me the Nintendo logo and after that only the battery icon and the battery icon again, forever
In the exact moment I disconnect the Switch from electric source the console shuts down instantly
My warranty is still valid so should I send the console back to Nintendo (living in Europe btw)? Also the console has 2 pixel burnt, so I have 2 reasons
to send it back... obviously right now there is an high chance that i will receive as a replacement a patched unit, but I can't do anything about that
For me the most important thing is being able to use emulators, watch movies, Android and stuff (actually the only Switch game I played in
emunand was Smash and just to try DLC characters, because I already bought the physical game to play the stinky online
)What's the best possible thing to do? Send it back to Nintendo as it is right now? Try to fix it (if there is a way) and then sell the console/trade
it to my videogame store to have a discount on a new one? I don't even know if there are still unpatched consoles around
Sorry for the long post but to be helped I know I need to be precise. Thanks a lot in advance!
