Hardware Discharging while turned off

[jacopastorius]

Hi all. I am using sx os custom firmware. Today i switched off my switch by holding power button then selecting other power off options and then switch off; at that time it was at 98% battery. After few hours, when i powered it on, i found out that the battery dropped to 38%.

I am thinking that it was in rcm status. Is it normal?
Do i have to hold power button for 12 seconds to be sure of powering it donw completely?

 

[Draxzelex]

Do you have AutoRCM enabled? If so, that's expected from AutoRCM. Any power offs or shutdowns from Horizon aka CFW/OFW are going to cause the console to reboot into RCM if you have AutoRCM enabled. I compiled a list of ways to completely turn off a Switch with AutoRCM enabled in this thread.

 

[Lacius]

If you have AutoRCM installed, then you cannot power it off normally. You must hold the power button for at least twelve seconds to prevent it from entering RCM. It's probably better to keep it in sleep mode when you're not using it. After all, you only had it off for a few hours.

 

[jacopastorius]

thank you guys. Yes, I have autoRCM installed and didn't figured it out that turning switch off completely required such as those procedures.
I think the easiest way is holding the power button for 12 or more seconds from hos.

How do you think I have to leave the switch if I am not using it for a long period of time? Completely off?

 

[Draxzelex]

Personally, I just turn it off with Hekate's Power Off function unless I'm in the middle of playing a game in which case I just leave it on in the dock. Its basically in sleep mode while docked and not being actively used.

 

[popy]

You can also use an internal trinket: https://gbatemp.net/threads/interna...ybitsy-m0-express-guide-files-support.508068/
With that you can just switch it of from horizon normally without battery drain.

pOpY

 

[jacopastorius]

Thank you. At the moment, after reading the Draxzelex post, i am rebooting into rcm, then push hekate payload and switch off from there

 

[andy_k]

If switched of from hekate, do you still auto boot into RCM the next start right?