Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

[binkinator]

I’ve not changed my vote since day 1.



Besides, I wouldn’t have spent the $9.00 unless I could afford to lose it.

I’m the type of guy that can rip a $10.00 bill in half, burn one half and flush the other half down the toilet and not give a shit.

Cause that’s how I roll!

Ya’ll betta recognize!

I feel better now. Whew

 

[DreedPL]

From what I gather the picofly is 100% real.
I hope the original Russian dev gets the credit for making this.

Zecoxao most likely just dumped the firmware from the rp2040 which Matthew77 discovered on the Russian craigslist type site.
He is now probably rewriting the FW and improving it to take all the credit.
I have checked the site myself and can't find any more of these, otherwise I would have also purchased one myself.

There are many reasons to be excited about this.

iolo57 already designed a pcb for the rp2040 for easy soldering

Then why is it taking so long? Maybe we can motivate him with a donation?

 

[evil_santa]

Then why is it taking so long? Maybe we can motivate him with a donation?

but who do you want to send the donation to? zecoxao is not the Dev behind this chip, as far as we know

 

[binkinator]

I will volunteer to collect the cash for donations. Plz send paypal to [email protected] and I will be SURE it gets to the Dev.





(Clearly I am joking…never send money to Clowns on the Internet claiming it’s for the Dev.)

 

[impeeza]

@binkinator I will send you a beer!

 

[Magnus Hydra]

Can't wait for this to go public so we can see more damaged switches. I mean people cant even install the nand ribbons right. To install you still have the same nand points D0, CLK, and CMD. People think that because they have a $3 chip and have solder some stuff in the past, that they can do it.

So publicly we know the chip we need.
we know the wiring
we just need the firmware?
Also don't try what you see in the pic below its a pain to try to solder a wire too. BTW I don't have any info I just was getting my chip ready,

 

[chrisrlink]

i honestly hope zeco is faster than those ninja's why flaunt having a $9 modchip and not keep quiet til you drop the open source code that would be the smart thing to do just saying

 

[DreedPL]

(Clearly I am joking…never send money to Clowns on the Internet claiming it’s for the Dev.)

Are these words directed at me?

i honestly hope zeco is faster than those ninja's why flaunt having a $9 modchip and not keep quiet til you drop the open source code that would be the smart thing to do just saying

I don't understand it either, brag and not share ;P

 

[impeeza]

Are these words directed at me?

I don't understand it either, brag and not share ;P

¿? binki is literally a clown!

 

[CompSciOrBust]

I don't understand it either, brag and not share ;P

Welcome to the console hacking scene. I see this is your first time here. Feel free to take a look around.

 

[DreedPL]

Got this offer on a local craiglist:

voltage regulator is removed?

 

[binkinator]

Are these words directed at me?

You didn’t ask for money and I’ve never seen you at the meetings, so no.

However, if these bad boys fit…

 

[impeeza]

voltage regulator is removed?
View attachment 346765

Yep, that regulator is for convert the 5V of the USB to 3.3V and you can get 3.3V directly from console board.

 

[Hannes-Campidell]

@mathew77 is there any update on the chip firmware/if it even works

 

[SylverReZ]

I'm afraid not.

 

[Hannes-Campidell]

I'm afraid not.

i am too thats why i asked
i need to mod a oled switch and dont want to pay 80-100€ for a single modchip with parts worth maybe 20€
and i only need it to install linux on it

 

[linuxares]

@mathew77 is there any update on the chip firmware/if it even works

You do realise Mathew77 have nothing to do with this modchip right?

 

[Hannes-Campidell]

yes but he is the user that created this topic (i read evreything before posting)

 

[SylverReZ]

i am too thats why i asked
i need to mod a oled switch and dont want to pay 80-100€ for a single modchip with parts worth maybe 20€
and i only need it to install linux on it

Your only options are to either use an unpatched Switch with a jig and payload dongle (e.g. RCM Loader) or to mod a V2 Switch with a HWFLY. Waiting for an alleged $3 Pico modchip to come out is highly unlikely as there hasn't been any recent updates.

 

[Hannes-Campidell]

thats right
but one more question
do i need to desolder the nand on a oled switch for the hwfly instalation