Switch just died?

pka4916
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Switch just died?

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I was running the FTP program in Home brew when it crashed and got a Nintendo error.
Now I can't for the life of me to boot the Switch at all.

Any way to revive it?
Even plugging in the charger doesn't bring anything up
dj_lloyde
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Re: Switch just died?

Post by dj_lloyde »

Try holding in the power button for about 20 seconds?
Adamys
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Re: Switch just died?

Post by Adamys »

Similar issue to op. Held power down for super long time. Any help is appreciated
zeoh
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Re: Switch just died?

Post by zeoh »

you sure it is not in RCM mode? try to connect to computer with tegrarcmgui
pka4916
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Re: Switch just died?

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got it to work. I guess somehow it was in RCM mode, but I did NOT install that..
Somehow I was able to boot without the dongle etc and was in CFW after I used that FTP program that I got from the homebrew store.

I had to revive it by doing this
- remove SD Card
- plugin Dongle and power on.
- Error message with Boot.dat came up
- push the SD card in
- press power twice
Adamys
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Re: Switch just died?

Post by Adamys »

zeoh wrote:
Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:06 pm
you sure it is not in RCM mode? try to connect to computer with tegrarcmgui
I had autorcm on while playing. Connected to the computer but no signs of life. When you say tegrarcm do you mean the SX rcm menu?
Adamys
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Re: Switch just died?

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pka4916 wrote:
Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:29 pm
got it to work. I guess somehow it was in RCM mode, but I did NOT install that..
Somehow I was able to boot without the dongle etc and was in CFW after I used that FTP program that I got from the homebrew store.

I had to revive it by doing this
- remove SD Card
- plugin Dongle and power on.
- Error message with Boot.dat came up
- push the SD card in
- press power twice
Haven't solved mine yet. I'm sure it's not a hardware issue or it would've shut off immediately without freezing. Could be wrong though
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Hugnkiss
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Re: Switch just died?

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Adamys wrote:
Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:00 pm
pka4916 wrote:
Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:29 pm
got it to work. I guess somehow it was in RCM mode, but I did NOT install that..
Somehow I was able to boot without the dongle etc and was in CFW after I used that FTP program that I got from the homebrew store.

I had to revive it by doing this
- remove SD Card
- plugin Dongle and power on.
- Error message with Boot.dat came up
- push the SD card in
- press power twice
Haven't solved mine yet. I'm sure it's not a hardware issue or it would've shut off immediately without freezing. Could be wrong though
Well, what could be the issue is your battery. Your system might of had a faulty battery and it fanily went. It can happen out of the blue and does happen for no reason at times. I am just takeing a wild guess on it thought. I hope my guess gives you a little bit of help.
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zeoh
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Re: Switch just died?

Post by zeoh »

connect your USB to switch and computer
download
https://github.com/eliboa/TegraRcmGUI
and see from the UI if you are in RCM mode
If it is , load the payload.bin or any other CFW bin file...
zeoh
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Re: Switch just died?

Post by zeoh »

another way just leave it for few days until battery drained out...

Try to charge it again for 20 minutes+
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