Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

[qgywibczozfvvl]

It's nice to see development boost

 

[nqtal]

Ensure the CPU flat cable is properly attached and well-soldered.

If you use a single MOSFET, ensure the wires are short and thick. You need at least 0.2mm diameter copper wires, like here:

Spoiler: CPU Wiring

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What about the cable from the mosfet to the chip? Should it also be copper and short or does it matter?

 

[RadioNinety]

What about the cable from the mosfet to the chip? Should it also be copper and short or does it matter?

Silver cable

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What about the cable from the mosfet to the chip? Should it also be copper and short or does it matter?

Silver cable

 

[rehius]

What about the cable from the mosfet to the chip? Should it also be copper and short or does it matter?

any length / thickness, thin is better, less chances to break pad

 

[Kingdedede]

I was wondering what's the use of talking about installation, cable length and thickness when we don't have the firmware that is the most important part?

 

[binkinator]

I was wondering what's the use of talking about installation, cable length and thickness when we don't have the firmware that is the most important part?

Low cost to do?
Most parts on hand?
Parallel Processing?
Eagerness/Excitement?
Discussion doesn’t hurt anything?
Positive outlook that it will happen soon?
Avoid long delays on unique parts?
Filling the time with something useful while we wait?
Divergent thinkers don’t follow the pack?
Better w/ Hardware than w/ Software?
General curiosity?

Other than that, I have no idea. Baffling, really.

 

[qgywibczozfvvl]

Low cost to do?
Most parts on hand?
Parallel Processing?
Eagerness/Excitement?
Discussion doesn’t hurt anything?
Positive outlook that it will happen soon?
Avoid long delays on unique parts?
Filling the time with something useful while we wait?
Divergent thinkers don’t follow the pack?
Better w/ Hardware than w/ Software?
General curiosity?

Other than that, I have no idea. Baffling, really.

My man really gave a big list lol

 

[ppeach]

I was wondering what's the use of talking about installation, cable length and thickness when we don't have the firmware that is the most important part?

It is of no use to us.
But it will help new developers.

 

[ShadowFox7]

I was wondering what's the use of talking about installation, cable length and thickness when we don't have the firmware that is the most important part?

If I'm not wrong, It's possible to run Hekate and Linux/Android ATM. The problem is we don't have the firmware for running Atmosphere.

 

[papcioxd]

Hello, I'm trying to follow the thread on a regular basis, I'm very impressed with your work and I'm excited as it develops. I have a question for you because I can't find a diagram that shows exactly how to mount the rp2040?

 

[Kingdedede]

I was wondering what's the use of talking about installation, cable length and thickness when we don't have the firmware that is the most important part?

well i agree with all of you....i said rubbish i totally give up.........................long live the hypocrisy

 

[Dee87]

been following this thread a while ,thank u guys for ur hard work.
cant wait to see what this brings when its all done
if u guys need some help with tests of the firmware i also have a V2 and i am whilling to run some tests just waiting for the parts to arrive so i can put them in to my v2 switch.

keep up the good work guys

 

[Adran_Marit]

What about the cable from the mosfet to the chip? Should it also be copper and short or does it matter?

Please just buy the flex cable it's like 7 bucks

 

[qgywibczozfvvl]

Please just buy the flex cable it's like 7 bucks

It takes a loooooooooooong time

 

[Dee87]

I

It takes a loooooooooooong time

same here thats why im gonna do it with cables like @rehius showed

are there files for the Fpc connector from the Hwfly chip so we may be able to get them made ourself?
that whay we could get them made at jlcpcb orso with even faster shipping and prob cheaper then aliexpress ?

 

[rcpd]

Good luck, this may seen like a stupid idea but why not compare the original firmware we got that was I'd locked (assuming it can boot atmosphere) compare it to the Ubuntu only one. Find where the sd payload is in the Id locked one and copy it over?

Note I'm not a programmer and have no idea I'd this would even work

A few reasons.

First and foremost is that both firmwares are obfuscating the payloads. I genuinely believe it would be easier (and faster) for me to just start over rather than de-obfuscate the code. I’m pretty certain that you can’t even do that on Rehius’s firmware.

Second, I don’t want to use someone else’s work. As a reference? Sure. But to just take someone else’s work, copy in some other part that isn’t mine, and then shove it all on you as “mine” just feels wrong.

Third and most importantly, pride. I want to see if I can do this. I like a challenge.

 

[binkinator]

are there files for the Fpc connector from the Hwfly chip so we may be able to get them made ourself?
that whay we could get them made at jlcpcb orso with even faster shipping and prob cheaper then aliexpress ?

Let’s just say I had a little…adventure:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/hwfly-lite-cable-components.626438/

schematics are attached to the first post…

 

[papcioxd]

to get to the dat0 switch oled point i need to have flex hwfly?

 

[rcpd]

Also for the record, I’ve had a nice long chat with Rehius. His firmware is not for sale, nor will it be for sale by him or anyone else. Can we please stop that speculation about him selling his firmware? That is not his intent nor was it ever his intent. Like me, he did this just to see if he could.

Edit to add: he did not ask me to bring this up. But he mentioned that everyone wants him to just “give it away”. And he would be fine with that. Just one problem. Ninjas. Same thing I’m worried about. The damn ninjas.

 

[binkinator]

to get to the dat0 switch oled point i need to have flex hwfly?

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