Hacking Trinket m0 What does it do?

[Deleted member 567645]

I was just wondering what does a trinket m0 actually do in a V1 switch?

Also, are they still available to buy?

 

[hippy dave]

Yes the Trinket M0 is still widely available.

Installed inside a v1 Switch as a modchip, it can connect the pin on the joy-con rail, and optionally the volume button, in order to put the Switch into RCM mode easily on bootup, and from there it can push a payload through the lines of the USB port, in order to start a CFW or other bootloader (hekate). In short, it makes it easy to perform the hack and boot the Switch into CFW, without having to connect a dongle/jig/computer/anything else every time.

 

[Deleted member 567645]

Yes the Trinket M0 is still widely available.

Installed inside a v1 Switch as a modchip, it can connect the pin on the joy-con rail, and optionally the volume button, in order to put the Switch into RCM mode easily on bootup, and from there it can push a payload through the lines of the USB port, in order to start a CFW or other bootloader (hekate). In short, it makes it easy to perform the hack and boot the Switch into CFW, without having to connect a dongle/jig/computer/anything else every time.

I see, seems like it would be a good addition to a V1. I searched it up and I see that there is a black colour trinket and a blue colour trinket. what's the difference between them?

 

[hippy dave]

I see, seems like it would be a good addition to a V1. I searched it up and I see that there is a black colour trinket and a blue colour trinket. what's the difference between them?

It looks like the blue is the original verison and the black is the M0. It has to be the Trinket M0 or it won't work.

 

[Deleted member 567645]

It looks like the blue is the original verison and the black is the M0. It has to be the Trinket M0 or it won't work.

Do you mind if I send a DM of the trinket and you can let me know if I am looking at the right one?

 

[hippy dave]

Do you mind if I send a DM of the trinket and you can let me know if I am looking at the right one?

You can just post the link here if you want, but basically it has to say "Trinket M0"

 

[Deleted member 567645]

You can just post the link here if you want, but basically it has to say "Trinket M0"

 

[hippy dave]

Yes that's the one. Before spending your money, it's probably worth researching what's involved, there's a guide here. Before fitting, the USB port would need to be removed, and the soldering to the Switch itself is apparently moderately tricky, so you might want to find someone with the skills if you're not adept at that stuff yourself.

 

[Deleted member 567645]

Yes that's the one. Before spending your money, it's probably worth researching what's involved, there's a guide here. Before fitting, the USB port would need to be removed, and the soldering to the Switch itself is apparently moderately tricky, so you might want to find someone with the skills if you're not adept at that stuff yourself.

Is there anyone known in the UK for installing trinkets?

 

[hippy dave]

Is there anyone known in the UK for installing trinkets?

Not really any more, Nintendo cracked down on the people who were known for doing it, so anybody doing it now would be keeping pretty hush hush. If you don't know anybody personally then something like a phone repair shop could probably do it if you gave them the parts and info.

 

[Deleted member 567645]

Not really any more, Nintendo cracked down on the people who were known for doing it, so anybody doing it now would be keeping pretty hush hush. If you don't know anybody personally then something like a phone repair shop could probably do it if you gave them the parts and info.

Ah, that's unfortunate. Not to worry, thanks for all the info.

 

[Arakon]

Yes that's the one. Before spending your money, it's probably worth researching what's involved, there's a guide here. Before fitting, the USB port would need to be removed, and the soldering to the Switch itself is apparently moderately tricky, so you might want to find someone with the skills if you're not adept at that stuff yourself.

It should be clarified that the USB port of the Trinket needs to be removed, not the Switch.
But yes, the spots are overall very small. I've been soldering and modding since early PS1 days and the Switch is still a challenge.