Homebrew Question Help with a "Broken" switch (apparently)

[ferjero989]

i havent used my switch in a while.
(i had kosmos in it.. imagine)
firmware 9.1
i decided to start over, clean atmos and sigpatches
none of my computers will detect the switch (except tegra on start)
By no detection, i meant not even the Ding.
tried 3 different cables, my main pc and my work laptop.
some ports might report "uknown usb device (Device descriptor request failed)"
i figure, well, maybe a FW upgrade will help? so i tried 9.2
choidujourNX will crash on checking BIS protection, but the flag file is already there.
any attemps to install an nsp using the network (NUT+tinfoil) will fail too.
i could be missing something. i used this guide https://switch.hacked.us/extras/reinstall/ and added the hbmenu.nsp and hbgshop install.
both computer have win10 1909
i got zadig ready to install the driver.. whenever the switch decides to show up

 

[ferjero989]

funny story.. took the cable out.. back in .. out.. back in.. out back in.. worked (Recognized as GoldLeaf.. i had gold leaf in the moment)
i feel something i wrong here..
btw i cant upgrade yet

 

[scandal_uk]

funny story.. took the cable out.. back in .. out.. back in.. out back in.. worked (Recognized as GoldLeaf.. i had gold leaf in the moment)
i feel something i wrong here..
btw i cant upgrade yet

When you took the cable out, in, out, in, did you remember to shake it all about before putting it in the third time?

Edit: run GoldLeaf before you connect the PC.