Hacking Switch stuck in blank screen, but is working somehow

[Oraje]

So i got an hacked switch running 13.1.0 atms.

The issue i have is whenever i try to put it on sleep mode it sometimes get stuck in a black screen.

Tried to hold power button for 12sec and push the payload again, rcm is fine but the screen remains black (still backlit tho)

The switch is responsive even tho the screen is black, touchscreen works, and has sounds.
I can also use it docked but not on the go anymore.

Any help please ?

 

[binkinator]

So i got an hacked switch running 13.1.0 atms.

The issue i have is whenever i try to put it on sleep mode it sometimes get stuck in a black screen.

Tried to hold power button for 12sec and push the payload again, rcm is fine but the screen remains black (still backlit tho)

The switch is responsive even tho the screen is black, touchscreen works, and has sounds.
I can also use it docked but not on the go anymore.

Any help please ?

Sounds like it could be a hardware issue. Before you take it in to a local electrics repair shop you could try maintenance mode:

How to enter Maintenance mode

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If you need to remove the update nag (does not work on mariko) or need maintenance mode
for any other reason then you may enter it by doing the following steps:

Unpatched Erista:

1. Power off your console completely.
2. hold (VOL +) & (VOL -) while booting into atmosphere.

 

[Oraje]

Hi, thanks for the advice will try it.

Switch is working fine, but the screen is straight up blank, seems to be a software issue because it is still functiunal and backlit.

Had a temporary fix by doing a complete sd wipe and reinstalling everything.

Could it be a corrupted file inside the sd card ?
Or maybe autorcm is causing that (i have it on but i can't turn it off cause of that black screen).

 

[Esdeath]

Had something similiar with a gba sp screen, just that it worked but the light didn't, was a problem with the ribbon cable, after reseating again and again and cleaning it started working again.
If it was only a temporary fix it could also be that while you moved the Switch around, getting the sd card out etc. the screen connected again a bit.

You could try hekate (maybe even with a different sd).

 

[Takokeshi]

Switch is working fine, but the screen is straight up blank, seems to be a software issue because it is still functiunal and backlit.

The backlight and touch panels are separate components from the LCD. That they work doesn't mean the LCD also works.

 

[binkinator]

Hi, thanks for the advice will try it.

Switch is working fine, but the screen is straight up blank, seems to be a software issue because it is still functiunal and backlit.

Had a temporary fix by doing a complete sd wipe and reinstalling everything.

Could it be a corrupted file inside the sd card ?
Or maybe autorcm is causing that (i have it on but i can't turn it off cause of that black screen).

I’m still thinking alongs the lines what @Esdeath said and there’s a ribbon cable knocked loose or possibly a cap or resistor that’s out of spec. Could be a solder joint that’s gone bad or a chip that’s retired early. That’s from best to worst case.

@Takokeshi is right. The back light and touch display are different components that are all required for the full effect. You could just as easily have lost backlight while touch and display still worked for an almost equally bad playing experience.

To alleviate your suspicions that this is anything to do with something on the sd card you can do a few things:

1) Delete all system modules on your current cart by deleting /atmosphere/contents directory. This will remove almost all possible “customizations” you might have forgotten about doing.

2) Buy a new sd card, format it FAT32 and put nothing more than Hekate, Atmosphere, fusee.bin and a simple /bootloader/hekate_ipl.ini on it.

3) Use screen caps to guide yourself blindly through the simple disarming process of AutoRCM and then remove the sd card and boot up stock OFW.

If you make it through all that and it’s still happening then we will have to agree there’s something wrong at the physical layer.

You can purchase a repair kit like this and pop it open to look for anything obvious such as loose ribbon cables or obviously smoked components.

Where this stops depends upon your skill sets but you get the idea.

Best of luck in figuring this out!