Tutorial [PSA][Tutorial] HWFLY chips will brick your OLED. Here is how to avoid it

[Stryd]

Thank you very much! Yeah the only reason I mentioned the plugged in part is because I was uncertain if the system shutdown after the removal and maybe leaving it plugged it would trigger the system to start back up automatically.

No problem, glad it helped!

 

[sofakng]

Does anybody know if the payload checker will be updated to work with sthetix's updated hwfly firmware (https://github.com/sthetix/OLED-DIAGRAM/blob/main/firmware_r021.zip)

 

[boston909]

Does anybody know if the payload checker will be updated to work with sthetix's updated hwfly firmware

That would be great to know - my OLED chip is being installed soon by my local modder, so I'm in two minds to either stick with stock 0.2.0 for now and be mindful of which SD card to use, or go with either sthetix's r021 or Mena's firmwares... I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

 

[Lumince]

That would be great to know - my OLED chip is being installed soon by my local modder, so I'm in two minds to either stick with stock 0.2.0 for now and be mindful of which SD card to use, or go with either sthetix's r021 or Mena's firmwares... I'll be keeping an eye on this thread.

I have an OLED switch with a TX lite running menas FW and it works GREAT. No issues so far and it glitches quite fast. No complaints

 

[boston909]

I have an OLED switch with a TX lite running menas FW and it works GREAT. No issues so far and it glitches quite fast. No complaints

Thanks Lumince.

 

[Bonovox40]

The whole SD card dying thing is what has me worried since I paid an installer to install the hwfly lite modchips I bought with spacecraft v1.0 on 2 different OLEDs. I know the risks of turning it on without an SD card or payload.bin not being present, it's the SD card randomly failing that has me worried.

If someone wanted to test the following scenario, would be greatly appreciated.

A hacked switch (doesn't necessarily have to be with a modchip, just hacked in general) running atmosphere in emunand, plugged in official nintendo usb charger. Then remove the sd card without waking up the switch. I assume removing the sd card would be similar to it actually failing (at least I hope).

Does the switch automatically power off and back on due to it being plugged into a power source? Does it stay running with an error message until the user pressing a button?

The point of this test is to see if by the small chance of the sd card failing while sleeping docked or while using it will give the user a chance to swap the SD card before the modchip has to glitch again. The worst case scenario would be if the sd card fails, the switch automatically restarts and then 5v gets sent from the modchip failing to find the sd card.

This is my fear because my guy is only doing the SX lite install, but will NOT messing w the SD card. (will not prep or load any kind of payload/cfw stuff on it, for legal reasons)

So I basically asked that he only make sure after the chip is connected correctly and goes green, to not turn it on anymore to lessen the 5v risk/damage, and I will prep everything at home and try to flash spacecraft V2 to it as well. :-/ What else can I do?

 

[Bonovox40]

I have an OLED switch with a TX lite running menas FW and it works GREAT. No issues so far and it glitches quite fast. No complaints

Was going to flash spacecraft V2 on the SX lite, but can you or someone explain the difference between spacecraft V2/r021/Mena's version?
Is one better than the other or depends on chip used?

 

[lufeig]

Was going to flash spacecraft V2 on the SX lite, but can you or someone explain the difference between spacecraft V2/r021/Mena's version?
Is one better than the other or depends on chip used?

For original SX Lite or Core use vanilla Spacecraft

R021 and Mena’s are intended to be used on clone modchips

 

[boston909]

Can anyone offer their thoughts on my predicament?:

Having received my OLED switch back today with the OLED-specific chip in there - which has been left on stock Spacecraft 0.2.0 - I find it can pulse purple a few times when powering on then go green, but the screen remains black as if Hekate hasn't loaded (or I'm briefly getting the Hekate logo screen then just black screen after that). I'm having to hold down the power button for ~15 seconds to ensure it turns off again, before turning on to try again.

Other times it can take up to 40 pulses for the chip's LED to go green and Hekate will then load correctly, although it still seems to go to a black screen almost every other time I try powering back on again.

I get the same issue with both a Samsung Evo Plus 512GB card and a SanDisk Extreme 1TB card.

I'm hoping that sthetix's better optimised r021 firmware might resolve this issue if I send it back to my modder guy to sort this out for me. What do you all think would be the best course of action?

 

[juanvlc]

I'm using r021 on same chip (6wired one) and works amazing, booting in 2 seconds and no microsd issues at all.
1st Training time 2min 30secs
Hope it helps you

 

[boston909]

I'm using r021 on same chip (6wired one) and works amazing, booting in 2 seconds and no microsd issues at all.
1st Training time 2min 30secs
Hope it helps you

Thanks juanvlc - mine is indeed the 6-wired chip, so I'll send it back to my local modder to have that done.

 

[juanvlc]

Thanks juanvlc - mine is indeed the 6-wired chip, so I'll send it back to my local modder to have that done.

Do it yourself, it's easy. Follow sthetix video

 

[boston909]

Do it yourself, it's easy. Follow sthetix video

I definitely would do that as I'm happy to do that sort of thing, but I don't have the USB adapter for the chip so it'll have to go back to my mod guy.

 

[lufeig]

The USB adapter is part of the modchip kit, your mod guy should have sent it with your modded console, after all you paid for all that stuff. Just my 0.02

 

[passle]

what are the failure codes of the led ?
the v3 chip flashes in purple and then blue?
The sreen shows only purple...
what can be the problem ?

 

[PoliticallyInept]

So what about all of us who have a modded oled with hwfly lite?

So what about all of us who have a modded oled with hwfly lite?

You’re included in this. It can brick your oled. If your sd card fails or you boot without it on accident, it can send 5v to the wrong place.

 

[PoliticallyInept]

So what about all of us who have a modded oled with hwfly lite?

Yes, you too. If you’re sd card dies or you boot it without one you are in danger of bricking the console.

 

[kyomagi]

Yes, you too. If you’re sd card dies or you boot it without one you are in danger of bricking the console.

What are the odds of the oled version having SC 1 on there?

 

[doom95]

slim to none, they've been updated

 

[Toadsty!]

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The app says: Unknown Payload/ SX Payload?



so its not an v0.2? My chip is an oled hwfly, the person who did the mod said its the latest and its upgradeable...