I got a Switch on 2.1.0 that I barely used (only played Zelda). Now that emuMMC is released I wanted to give it a go. My plan was to use Pegascape, backup the NAND, then use an up to date emuNAND to play games while keeping my sysNAND on 2.1.0 (or at least <= 4.1.0) to retain warmboot capability.
So I bought a SD card, prepared all the files and put it in the Switch. Switch tells me it has to reboot when changing the SD card. After the reboot my battery suddenly shows only 1% remaining (was 100% before, charged all night). Awesome. I read online that there's a battery calibration problem for Switches below FW 3.0.1. I verified that this is the case by recharging, playing Zelda and then taking a look at the battery indicator. It drained very fast, then remained on 1% but I could play for 3-4 hours.
The official fix proposed online seemed to work (let battery run out and charge to full multiple times), the battery indicator showed the real state once again.. That is until I rebooted my console to see if it's really fixed. Battery on 1% again. *sigh*
Now here are my questions:
1. Is there any easy way to fix this on 2.1.0? I read that Hekate does a battery recalibration. Will that fix my problem?
2.Is it safe to run Pegascape -> Caffeine -> Hekate and then do a NAND backup even though the battery is not calibrated correctly?
Can I brick my console if the Switch shuts down during NAND backup?
Answer: Nope, it's only a read operation! I just did my NAND Backup and everything worked fine.
3. Would you recommend to update to a higher firmware? Which one? Any downsides to 4.1.0?
4.How would I do this when the battery is not calibrated?
ChoidujourNX seems risky to me in case the Switch does something stupid because the battery is "depleted". Should I buy an external charger for the Switch and keep it plugged in?
Or is it better to buy a game that then installs the FW update?
Answer: Was a stupid question. The Switch ships with a charger. I used it for the docking station and forgot about it.
I could not find any answers to this on the internet. Seems like I'm one of the few people who experienced this problem
So I bought a SD card, prepared all the files and put it in the Switch. Switch tells me it has to reboot when changing the SD card. After the reboot my battery suddenly shows only 1% remaining (was 100% before, charged all night). Awesome. I read online that there's a battery calibration problem for Switches below FW 3.0.1. I verified that this is the case by recharging, playing Zelda and then taking a look at the battery indicator. It drained very fast, then remained on 1% but I could play for 3-4 hours.
The official fix proposed online seemed to work (let battery run out and charge to full multiple times), the battery indicator showed the real state once again.. That is until I rebooted my console to see if it's really fixed. Battery on 1% again. *sigh*
Now here are my questions:
1. Is there any easy way to fix this on 2.1.0? I read that Hekate does a battery recalibration. Will that fix my problem?
2.
Can I brick my console if the Switch shuts down during NAND backup?
Answer: Nope, it's only a read operation! I just did my NAND Backup and everything worked fine.
3. Would you recommend to update to a higher firmware? Which one? Any downsides to 4.1.0?
4.
ChoidujourNX seems risky to me in case the Switch does something stupid because the battery is "depleted". Should I buy an external charger for the Switch and keep it plugged in?
Or is it better to buy a game that then installs the FW update?
Answer: Was a stupid question. The Switch ships with a charger. I used it for the docking station and forgot about it.
I could not find any answers to this on the internet. Seems like I'm one of the few people who experienced this problem
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