Hacking Hardware Picofly - a HWFLY switch modchip

[mathew77]

Can you give us some more details about your local craigslist listing?

Nope sorry. They're knocking right now, so I gotta go..

 

[zNexus]

Nope sorry. They're knocking right now, so I gotta go..

Just give us some more info

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Nope sorry. They're knocking right now, so I gotta go..

Just give us some more info

 

[Donnie-Burger]

Tik Tok...

 

[Jayro]

They named it PicoFly while obviously this is not Pico but Zero.

Was theoretized that it has too slow bus to be a glitching modchip. So I am very sceptical it's legit.
Providing uncutted video would be helpful.

Beside instalation looks like fire hazard on this pic. Curious if they even provide full instructions instead of just "solder here and here" and figure out mounting yourself.

 

[linuxares]

Just give us some more info

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Just give us some more info

He doesn't have any

 

[SylverReZ]

This ain't gonna come out since we have yet to get more information about the project, of which there isn't from what I am aware of. Modding can be said than done with a HWFLY, or if you're one of the few lucky people with unpatched models, a Trinket M0 or RCM Loader.

 

[impeeza]

we have two thread with the same information?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/scene-d...ntendo-switch-involves-a-raspberry-pi.623082/

 

[Lumince]

Good luck finding another use for those RP2040's yall bought.

 

[SylverReZ]

Good luck finding another use for those RP2040's yall bought.

PicoBoot perhaps?

 

[Lumince]

PicoBoot perhaps?

If they have a GC haha

 

[impeeza]

Good luck finding another use for those RP2040's yall bought.

they are a cool microprocessors, there are lots and lots of projects with them.

 

[Lumince]

they are a cool microprocessors, there are lots and lots of projects with them.

That's the joke lol Because the ones they bought sure won't be used for modchips.

 

[ConsoleKid69]

Being in the modding scene for 20+ years im sceptical about this but I think its possible but not just program the chip and install. I wont be surprised if some kind of manual training will be required abit like the very early rgh days.
But hey we will see....

 

[FruithatMods]

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.

 

[binkinator]

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

I admit that’s a decent amount of work to be just a hoax. Will wait patiently with my $9.00 investment in rp2040 boards.

 

[Lumince]

I admit that’s a decent amount of work to be just a hoax. Will wait patiently with my $9.00 investment in rp2040 boards.

Sadly, unless stuff gets leaked, you wont be using those rp2040 boards for mod chips for the switch

 

[SylverReZ]

Sadly, unless stuff gets leaked, you wont be using those rp2040 boards for mod chips for the switch

And that's fine, since there are so many uses with them.

 

[Lumince]

And that's fine, since there are so many uses with them.

I'm just telling people now so they don't continue to join the hype train, when that train has been stopped long ago

 

[evil_santa]

What I think is even more interesting is the possibility to glitch all other (emmc) hardware with little effort with a few adjustments.
smart TV, Android tablet and whatever else there is

 

[SylverReZ]

I'm just telling people now so they don't continue to join the hype train, when that train has been stopped long ago

Yep, very much the hype has died down, but I don't see why everybody is continuing to post here since we haven't got any good news from the guy yet. Could be either he's trolling or that its in the works, I am losing hope for this project.