Hacking Windows pc wont recognize switch as APX

[tuanicular]

Hi, I'm not that knowledgeable on pirating switches but I've tried what seems like to be everything, and still still TegraGUI won't pass RCM.

 

[kevin corms]

how new is your switch?

 

[tuanicular]

how new is your switch?

I got it last christmas

 

[Kafluke]

Are you using a jig or something else?

 

[tuanicular]

Are you using a jig or something else?

Im using tinfoil, and my switch doesnt turn on which i think Im in rcm mode already. My pc says its not recognized though.

 

[Kafluke]

Check your device manager. Do you see a device called APX?

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You probably just need to install the driver. It should be built in to tegrasmash. Check your drop down options. There should be one to install the driver

 

[tuanicular]

Check your device manager. Do you see a device called APX?

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You probably just need to install the driver. It should be built in to tegrasmash. Check your drop down options. There should be one to install the driver

I already installed the default driver off tegrarcmgui not smash though, i dont know how to open tegrasmash. Even then it didnt work so i tried installing the libusk driver off zadig.

Does the system version of the switch affect anything?

 

[Kafluke]

I already installed the default driver off tegrarcmgui not smash though, i dont know how to open tegrasmash. Even then it didnt work so i tried installing the libusk driver off zadig.

Does the system version of the switch affect anything?

Even if your switch was ipatched it would still boot to RCM

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Try using a different cable. I've had mixed results with USB cables. The only one that works 100% of the time is the cable that came with my pro controller

 

[tuanicular]

Even if your switch was ipatched it would still boot to RCM

Even if your switch was ipatched it would still boot to RCM

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Try using a different cable. I've had mixed results with USB cables. The only one that works 100% of the time is the cable that came with my pro controller

I think it boots into RCM, but my pc doesnt recgnize the devices though

 

[gnmmarechal]

I think it boots into RCM, but my pc doesnt recgnize the devices though

Have you tried a different cable though?

 

[Kafluke]

Do you have an android phone? Rekado works great on android

 

[tuanicular]

Have you tried a different cable though?

No, im using my uncle's s9 charger cable but idk if its a usb3 cable because thats the only one in my reach. Should I buy one?

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Do you have an android phone? Rekado works great on android

yeah i do but idk if i should buy an adapter for it though.

 

[tuanicular]

No, im using my uncle's s9 charger cable but idk if its a usb3 cable because thats the only one in my reach. Should I buy one?

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yeah i do but idk if i should buy an adapter for it though.

Edit: Alright so I was using tinfoil, then i kinda bruteforced it by aiming my flashlight down the port, and poked the 10th prong with a copper wire.

 

[Deleted User]

Trouble by using RCM:
patched Switch
payload error
not working jig

 

[Kafluke]

Trouble by using RCM:
patched Switch
payload error
not working jig

Not true. iPatched switch will still enter RCM. Just cant launch a payload.

 

[Deleted User]

Not true. iPatched switch will still enter RCM. Just cant launch a payload.

I only said Trouble in RCM not These switches cant run a payload...

 

[subcon959]

Usb cable is nearly always the issue. Some people say you can even damage the Switch if you use the wrong kind.

 

[kevin corms]

Usb cable is nearly always the issue. Some people say you can even damage the Switch if you use the wrong kind.

Right, I don’t know about damage but many USB cables are only good for charging and have no data connection.

 

[subcon959]

Right, I don’t know about damage but many USB cables are only good for charging and have no data connection.

I read somewhere that the Switch has poor implementation or doesn't adhere to usb c standards properly. Might also be the reason some third party docks were causing bricks.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Right, I don’t know about damage but many USB cables are only good for charging and have no data connection.

That's a completely separate issue that applies to all USB cables, but this issue is specific to USB A-to-C cables and adapters, because the 56k resistor that is required by the USB 3.x spec tells the device that the cable/host are not capable of fast charging. If that resistor is not there, the device can try to draw too much power, which can destroy the charger or device used to charge, and then because the Switch is known to be picky with power and unreliable/unexpected (not correctly negotiated with the Switch) power is supposedly what causes bricks with 3rd party docks and such, it could in the worst case brick the Switch as well.
USB C to C cables do allow fast charging, as does any USB-C host device to my knowledge, or if there are USB-C host devices that don't support fast charging, they can have this resistor built in so there's no issue. USB 2.0 never supported this type of fast charging to begin with. So it's very specifically A-to-C (as well as certain accessories) that you have to be careful with.