Noobie here, after looking into Switch hacking stuff for a few days I came up with some questions (appreciate the "no dumb questions" assertion in the OP
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I've got a v1 u patched Switch to work with, and I mostly just want to emulate pre-Gamecube era stuff and run the occasional dumped Switch rom. I have another Switch for legit stuff, so not at all worried about getting this one banned. The rentry guide looks easy enough to follow, but i was looking for clarity on a couple of things before diving in.
- after following the guide and getting set up with Hekate and Atmosphere, will i need to enter RCM by bridging the pins every time i want to turn the switch on? This is what it seems like, but i just want to be sure. If so, is there any way around this? I've seen some posts about doing it internally via Soldering, but I'm not totally sure what this actually accomplishes - does it just make it so you don't have to use a jig? Would i still need some kind of payload injector?
- I'm fairly experienced with soldering, and a modchip (like HWFLY) looks comfortably within my skill level. I can't really find what they DO though, or how they work, or what part of the process they fit into. Do they just remove the need for a payload injector? Are they their own CFW?
Big thanks in advance for reading/answering!