Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

[789-Benny]

So if we use the flex cables from the GitHub, we would need to solder 2 extra points? @SQc04

Marked them.

 

[nqtal]

does hekate work? run an emmc benchark, slow mode switches will often fail on OFW boot.
if you attempt to boot OFW continuously whilst a chip is installed and it's reporting slow mode emmc, it could brick the sysnand.
backup your prodkeys, rebuild nand, (follow sthetix level 2 unbrick), and try to boot again without any chip.

Hekate stuck here

 

[LogicalMadness]

Hekate stuck here
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Bad files or card. Update Hekate or swap cards

 

[Danook28]

Hold the Boot button and connect the Pico to PC then drop the flash_nuke.uf2 file.
Disconnect the Pico then connect it again then flash the 2.67.
If this does not work you may have a bad rp2040 unit.

Thank you for help. I see it show red lite after bridge 2 point on chip same video now it is blue lite then porple. Thank you

 

[nqtal]

Bad files or card. Update Hekate or swap cards

It's start, tnx. But few minutes overheated and fell off mosfet with smoke. How fix it? Need new mosfet?

 

[A-Hacked-Soul]

If its stuck at nintendo screen I'm guessing a nand issue.


tried a different pi yet?

Post automatically merged: May 4, 2023

@rehius does the picofly toolbox just run off a modded version of the hwfly toolbox?

Yep it was the 2040 that was the problem!

Post automatically merged: May 5, 2023

At long last!
I had a bad 2040 that was causing the orange light.

 

[A-Hacked-Soul]

Not really. I removed the 2040 from the switch earlier and now soldered it again. Without 2040, it does not start at all now. But mosfet just burned out and smoke went out. It seems my switch is cursed)

No sorry for mine it was the issue. I somehow quoted the wrong thing

 

[Flaviocarvalho]

it not so big problem can by fix but must remove emmc them add new point and resoldering it Easy for pro modders like me.

Is that possible? Remove the emmc and jumper 0.1 wires on cmd and clk points? I think thats my only alternative now...will be any problem if the wire will be under the emmc during the reballing process?

 

[Danook28]

Is that possible? Remove the emmc and jumper 0.1 wires on cmd and clk points? I think thats my only alternative now...will be any problem if the wire will be under the emmc during the reballing process?

I think there are wrong point on motherbord bridge and coz that burn. Are you Disconnect battery befor. If you wanna pico i have link... Very good chip.

 

[Adran_Marit]

Yep it was the 2040 that was the problem!

Post automatically merged: May 5, 2023

At long last!
I had a bad 2040 that was causing the orange light.

glad you got it working

Hekate stuck here
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looks like a bad sd card or you didn't copy all of the hekate files properly

 

[nqtal]

glad you got it working

looks like a bad sd card or you didn't copy all of the hekate files properly

I fix it. Reboot and hekate start. But after a while mosfet burned out. Without 2040 switch don't boot. Looks like emmc is broken

 

[Flaviocarvalho]

I think there are wrong point on motherbord bridge and coz that burn. Are you Disconnect battery befor. If you wanna pico i have link... Very good chip.

I dont understand what you said

 

[QuiTim]

Thank you for help. I see it show red lite after bridge 2 point on chip same video now it is blue lite then porple. Thank you

You are welcome

 

[Danook28]

I dont understand what you said

I was talk to that person have burn mosfet.

 

[Brunh]

I can not find point RST on nintendo switch v1 on bord not nand Anybody know ?

 

[LogicalMadness]

It's start, tnx. But few minutes overheated and fell off mosfet with smoke. How fix it? Need new mosfet?

Keep trying

 

[789-Benny]

For Switch lite, does anyone fancy marking the 3.3 and GND along with the D0 for me?

Reference used was on https://gbatemp.net/threads/picofly-aio-thread.628951/

 

[lightninjay]

asdasf

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For Switch lite, does anyone fancy marking the 3.3 and GND along with the D0 for me?

Reference used was on https://gbatemp.net/threads/picofly-aio-thread.628951/

Just take a look at the guide posted in my signature.

 

[789-Benny]

asdasf

Just take a look at the guide posted in my signature.

Hey nothing against your guide it's very well, but I think most others including me would rather a complete picture, showing the full board and the wires
They are not really complete images - would be better the way mine are so people can see the exact location and where to go from and to

Example - This is half an image

This doesn't really explain

 

[lightninjay]

Hey nothing against your guide it's very well, but I think most others including me would rather a complete picture, showing the full board and the wires
They are not really complete images:

Example - This is half an image
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This doesn't really explain
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Then I suggest you read the full guide, because I assure you that within the full context of the guide, those images are PLENTY to perform a successful mod.

Kindly, RTFM (Read the FINE manual)