Hacking Bricked? Think a CFW might help

[Ale922]

So, a few months ago, I bought a used switch. Did not boot up. Always shows an error "could not start the software". Joycons sync, and you can here the clicking.

I went into recovery and can connect to wifi and updated to 5.0.1 and same result.

Once SX OS came out I thought "maybe this will replace the OS and it'll work". But since it is not a full OS, it didn't. I can enter rcm mode and load the sx payload and load the menu screen. But if I load the original OS or custom one, I get the same "could not start the software error"

Other than asking for my money back, any ideas? Is there any full CFW that replaces horizon? Possible to boot OS from the SD card?

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

 

[Kafluke]

There's nothing like that yet. You may try to do a nand dump and then see if there is somehow a way to take a donor nand and replace the console specific info and then reflash. I don't know if that's possible or not but I don't know why not.

 

[jimmyj]

you can follow this guide and it should fix all issues. https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-...nofficially-without-burning-any-fuses.507461/

 

[LightOffPro]

What happens if you press that "OK"? The error just pops up again?

SXOS and all CFW's available right now do not fully replace the OS, they only patch the existing one.

And with that, i am sure that there's a fix for this. Try following this guide to see if you're lucky. https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-...nofficially-without-burning-any-fuses.507461/

 

[x65943]

There's nothing like that yet. You may try to do a nand dump and then see if there is somehow a way to take a donor nand and replace the console specific info and then reflash. I don't know if that's possible or not but I don't know why not.

Not possible atm. Maybe in a long while we will have something like ctr transfer.

 

[Ale922]

What happens if you press that "OK"? The error just pops up again?

SXOS and all CFW's available right now do not fully replace the OS, they only patch the existing one.

And with that, i am sure that there's a fix for this. Try following this guide to see if you're lucky. https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-...nofficially-without-burning-any-fuses.507461/

When I click the ok the console restarts and then the error pops up again. When I turn it on I get the Nintendo logo, then the switch logo, then the error.

I'll try that and let you know how it goes. Thanks!

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

 

[LightOffPro]

When I click the ok the console restarts and then the error pops up again. When I turn it on I get the Nintendo logo, then the switch logo, then the error.

I'll try that and let you know how it goes. Thanks!

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

If you follow the guide correctly, you should end up with a "new" 5.0.1 working firmware.
If it doesn't work, then i have no idea. Could be something hardware related. (unlikely?)

 

[ScarletDreamz]

What about Lakka or Linux? at least your will be able to use it, since it might boot.

 

[Ale922]

What about Lakka or Linux? at least your will be able to use it, since it might boot.

I haven't tried, but I want to use it as a console.

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

 

[Ale922]

If you follow the guide correctly, you should end up with a "new" 5.0.1 working firmware.
If it doesn't work, then i have no idea. Could be something hardware related. (unlikely?)

Just read the guide. Seems pretty complicated. I'll give it a try. Worst case scenario, it still doesn't work.

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

 

[ScarletDreamz]

I haven't tried, but I want to use it as a console.

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

What about a Backed up Nand? do you have one of those? O:

 

[Ale922]

Not of this console, I do have another switchs nand

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

 

[ScarletDreamz]

Not of this console, I do have another switchs nand

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

Sadly, there is not such a thing right now, as the WII does have, at the moment, you might be able to use it as a Portable Console running lakka only.

 

[Dr.doom]

Boot it holding volume buttons up and down and initialize the console .

 

[Ale922]

Boot it holding volume buttons up and down and initialize the console .

Already did that, same result.

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

 

[Dr.doom]

Ive only got that error when I corrupt the user could the nand be dumped successfully?