Hacking Question Switch not loading when using TegraSmash

[OmegaPikachu]

My switch was working fine, I pressed restart on accident instead of power off, but when I plugged it into the usb C cable and used tegrasmash to launch the SX OS payload. it says its smashing the stack but the switch doesnt turn on.

So I have no idea what to do, I tried to reinstall the drivers but that didnt seem to help.

any thoughts on what to do?

 

[DocAmes1980]

Hold power for 12+ seconds.
Press power.
You're welcome.

 

[Wierd_w]

It's possible that the battery has depleted as well. May need to sit on the charger, THEN do the 12sec power hold, so that the tegra's emergency charging logic engages enough to power on the switch later. (like, 3 hours later.)

 

[DocAmes1980]

It's possible that the battery has depleted as well. May need to sit on the charger, THEN do the 12sec power hold, so that the tegra's emergency charging logic engages enough to power on the switch later. (like, 3 hours later.)

OP restarted and ended up in this state. It's the expected behavior of AutoRCM. You always have to hard power off and press the power button to turn back on after shutting down or restarting from horizon.

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Its always on the charging dock. it shouldnt be depleted though.

It's not. Read above.

 

[OmegaPikachu]

It's possible that the battery has depleted as well. May need to sit on the charger, THEN do the 12sec power hold, so that the tegra's emergency charging logic engages enough to power on the switch later. (like, 3 hours later.)

Its always on the charging dock. it shouldnt be depleted though.

 

[OmegaPikachu]

OP restarted and ended up in this state. It's the expected behavior of AutoRCM. You always have to hard power off and press the power button to turn back on after shutting down or restarting from horizon.

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It's not. Read above.

Well either way, I have held the power and then pressed it and no dice.

I'll try it on the charger though.

i tried and that didnt work

 

[DocAmes1980]

Well either way, I have held the power and then pressed it and no dice.

I'll try it on the charger though.

I wouldn't bother. Unless you were low battery when you rebooted and didn't get back to it for a while.

It's likely a physical problem. Check your type C port on the Switch, try a different cable, try a different USB port.

 

[OmegaPikachu]

I wouldn't bother. Unless you were low battery when you rebooted and didn't get back to it for a while.

It's likely a physical problem. Check your type C port on the Switch, try a different cable, try a different USB port.

I only have 1 usb c cable and 1 usb c port lol

 

[DocAmes1980]

I only have 1 usb c cable and 1 usb c port lol

I mean a different type A port on the computer.

 

[OmegaPikachu]

I mean a different type A port on the computer.

ah. my cable is type c to type c

 

[DocAmes1980]

ah. my cable is type c to type c

Android phone?

 

[OmegaPikachu]

Android phone?

thats what i originally got it for but i got a new phone so i just use the usb c port on my motherboard now

 

[DocAmes1980]

thats what i originally got it for but i got a new phone so i just use the usb c port on my motherboard now

Dumb question, but I have to ask. Did you try restarting Windows?

 

[OmegaPikachu]

Dumb question, but I have to ask. Did you try restarting Windows?

Yea, that didnt work either. when i try without the sd card it gives the "boot.dat?" screen. so maybe theres an issue with the sd card somewhere?

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Dumb question, but I have to ask. Did you try restarting Windows?

It was the boot.dat. i used an older version and it worked

 

[DocAmes1980]

Yea, that didnt work either. when i try without the sd card it gives the "boot.dat?" screen. so maybe theres an issue with the sd card somewhere?

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It was the boot.dat. i used an older version and it worked

Cool. Glad it worked