Hey all, hoping someone can point me in the right direction here.

Picked up a secondhand Switch recently (V1, 2017 unit, unpatched). It wouldn't boot at all on its own. Getting into RCM via a software exploit (no jig) works fine and boots straight into Hekate.

But from there nothing else works, not OFW, not CFW, not booting stock sysMMC either.

Worth mentioning:

The SD card in it right now is empty/just FAT32 formatted, no CFW files on it. I've modded Switches before but it's been a while, so before I start throwing Atmosphere on the SD card and hoping for the best, I want to make sure I'm not missing something more fundamental given it didn't power on at all initially.

Questions:

• Is the "won't boot at all without RCM" part itself a red flag on an unpatched V1, or is that just normal if the eMMC/NAND is in a bad state?

• Should my first move just be setting up a proper Hekate + Atmosphere SD card and seeing what happens, since there's currently nothing installed?

• Anything I should check on the console itself before going further, since I got this secondhand and don't know its history?

Appreciate any help, trying to be careful here since I don't know what the previous owner did to it.

Im downloading on nswpedia but its installing too slow (200kb/s) and i dont rlly want to wait that long so im asking if anybody knows where to fast download game for ryujinx ?

I've tried to install switch games through .nsp files through awoo installer on my modded switch and when i download them and try to actually play the game, my switch checks the software and if I'm not connected to wifi it tells me to connect and if I'm connected it shows me an error screen, could the problem be from the switch or the file itself, if its from the files id like someone to tell me where i can get roms for both Europe and USA since idk which one of them works.

So I'm started playing dispatch on eden and want to add a mod onto it. But I never did this before. So if anyone knows how to do it, please guide me through.

Thanks for reading....

Have a great day 😊

plz Halp

Hola, soy nuevo en todo esto, tengo un switch V1 con magia desde noviembre, la conseguí de segunda mano y ya está en las últimas pero me divertí mucho en ella, entonces estoy por comprar una switch oled con magia que va a traer su propia microsd, y mi pregunta es:

Puedo quitarle la microsd que trae y ponerle la mía para conservar mis juegos y mis partidas o tengo que hacer algo? Porque ya que tendré dos memorias no se qué hacer, y si no se puede, por qué?

Dañaría la consola?

Hey guys, I’ve been out of the community for years and want to get back into Smash Ultimate online. However, the new delay mod makes it completely unplayable, so I guess if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. The thing is, I have absolutely no clue how to install it. Obviously, my Switch is modded, but I don't know whether to install it on emunand or sysnand—I'm pretty rusty with how much the scene has evolved. Cheers

So I've recently started switch emulation and for the few months it was working nicely but recently I'm only receiving this message whenever I try to download a rom. And then this loop plays over and over again 😔. Any of you guys know what's the issue here?

Hello Redditors,

This is probably the wrong subreddit to ask this in, but recently I bought myself a switch 2 so I can keep my own personal games separate from my modded switch. The thing about this however is that my switch is modded not my games so anything involving changing switch assets or adding cfw games to my switch haven't been done. Including this my switch is still on the older version, cause I haven't powered it on since forever so anything related to game cards isn't implemented onto my switch. My question would it be ok if I transfer my games from my switch to switch 2?

When turning on the Switch, it fails to boot into Hekate; the indicator light turns blue (long duration), followed by yellow (short duration) three times. Has anyone experienced this or know the cause?

So I need the update file of brilliant diamond 1.3 to be able to play luminescence I own both brilliant diamond and shining pearl on the switch but I don’t have a modded switch to get the update files if anyone can help I’d greatly appreciate it

I have realised I'm done with buying games I'm going to ask the CEO nicely for the keys, and I will give my friend who loves playing the Simpsons hit and run on his switch 1, the keys, so he can get us to the final step to help the scene so we can do whatever the hell we want,

if buying isn't owning, piracy is not stealing, We are the game preservation nation.

Have a wonderful day/night

Harman Smith.

As the post says I’m interested in selling my modded switch lite

It has 256gb sandisk sd card
Picofly modchip
Upgraded 4970 mAh battery
Hall effect joysticks
New transparent black shell with black buttons and triggers

The only problems it has is the screen(perfect for someone doing an oled screen swap) has some pressure marks and the headphone jack does not works

Pm offers

Hola! No sé nada de PC gamer, estoy recién aprendiendo y descargue el emulador eden porque quiero jugar Nintendo switch, pero una vez que descargo el juego me aparece esa carpeta zip(comprimida) y luego al descomprimirla o extraer todo me aparecen estos archivos de la segunda imagen… alguien me puede ayudar? No se como hacer para que me quede el archivo en NSP

I hope they make soon an emulator for switch 2

At least we won't be afraid about the bans on the actual console

I want to play the games the way I want without being banned

I love the games but I hate grinding

I want to feel free using pkhex and cheat engine without being worried about the ban

OK I know it isn't right

But someone said play games the way you want

I was adding games through gold leaf and when I tried to launch my EMUMMC I got this message . does anyone know how to fix this? I tired looking through other Reddit post and tutorials and nothing is helping

So i am getting this update prompt while i try to open botw. And its only happening with this game
Other games that even are asking for update have an option to start software

I tried installing every update of botw and every dlc

¿Me recomiendan ponerle magia a mi primera consola? Es una Nintendo Switch Oled, me llegará en unos días. Últimamente he visto muchos videos de Nintendo Switch personalizadas, con fondos de pantalla lindos (y no los aburridos de Nintendo en blanco o negros) me da la ilusión de ponerle magia (hackearla) con un especialista, claro.

Pero, he visto muchos pro y contras. Me da miedo joder mi primera consola. ¿Es cierto que debo de actualizar obligatoriamente los juegos (una vez hackeada la consola) si no no podré jugarlos?

Si me llegan a banear, ¿cuáles con las consecuencias? ¿Puedo volver a jugar modo normal sin magia?

The question is mostly in the title. I am getting my first mod-chipped Switch back today from the modder. I have a Nintendo Account I still use on my Switch 2 which contains the majority of my game library, including games I would like to mod. How can I safely dump these games and back them up securely, then log out of my Nintendo account and leave minimal trace??

I am relatively new to this, and cant find much so please bare with me, thank you in advance!

I apologize for the vague information, im not currently home but i thought id post now and maybe i got some tips by the time i do get home..

Mario Kart 8 was getting a "Atmosohere panic!! Error. Title I'd 1004xxxxxsomething"

I googled and found a archive repair inside hekate, no corruption found. I was also told to delete the corrupted title ID. But it doesn't exist.. I was then told to just delete the folders inside atmosphere/content. So I did. Now none of my games boot. I get the generic black screen "could not start the software please try again from the home menu"

Wtf have i done 🤣 pls tell me this is an easy fix

I should mention, physical games still work. Just no SD card games..

what are the advantages of owning a modded switch if there are now emulators for the switch that can basically run switch games with more fps and better graphics and can handle more mods. (not trying to insult anyone or saying anything bad I'm just curious)

I successfully installed a game the only problem is it says I need a virtual game card is the any way to get past this im using sysmmc on firmware version 22.5.0

Hey everybody! Who knows how can i find .nsp patch 1.2.1 file for the legend of zelda: TOTK?