Hacking Suggestion Non booting switch - Simple fix

[Deleted User]

Hi Gbatempers,

No rocket science here (it's the day), only a simple way to deal with a SWITCH refusing to start.

What happened ? I played until the battery was fully drained.
Couldn't boot up.
No reactions to power charge.
Not reacting to power button (1sec, 2sec, 12sec or 30sec holds), both with detached or attached joycons.

What did I do ?
I just plugged the SX dongle along with the side jig and guess what ? SXOS boot worked !
Maybe I was stuck on RCM mode for whatever reason, I'll never know.


Hace a nice one gamers !

 

[Kubas_inko]

Sorry to break it to you, but this is kinda known (since brickmee was a thing).

 

[Deleted User]

Sorry to break it to you, but this is kinda known (since brickmee was a thing).

Lol, I wasn't aware of that (USB-C management inducing HDMI plugging issue ?). The more important is that most people know the trick.
By the way, my Switch don't boot normally anymore, SXOS is the only way to start it. I sinned too much...

 

[lpoolm]

Didn't work for me..

 

[Kubas_inko]

Lol, I wasn't aware of that (USB-C management inducing HDMI plugging issue ?). The more important is that most people know the trick.
By the way, my Switch don't boot normally anymore, SXOS is the only way to start it. I sinned too much...

Uninstall Autorcm (but make sure you don't mind burning fuses).

 

[510jungleboy]

just leave it charging overnight. It will charged and then you can boot it again. mine does it.

 

[Deleted User]

Didn't work for me..

Sorry to read that.
Maybe we don't have the same issue.

just leave it charging overnight. It will charged and then you can boot it again. mine does it.

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try it.

Uninstall Autorcm (but make sure you don't mind burning fuses).

I never installed it.
The truth is out there

 

[Kubas_inko]

I never installed it.
The truth is out there

You had to tho.
Or you bricked your boot0/1.

 

[Deleted User]

You had to tho.
Or you bricked your boot0/1.

Interesting, I'll dig this out if the full night charge is in vain.

By the way, thanks for your concern.

 

[Kubas_inko]

Interesting, I'll dig this out if the full night charge is in vain.

By the way, thanks for your concern.

Look. Switch will only boot to RCM (thus be bootable via dongle/PC) only if you bricked your NAND (yet it has to be working. so autoRCM), you don't have eMMC in your switch at all (kinda not possible in your scenario) or you are booting to it yourself (table home button).