One of a kind Nintendo Switch

[AyadriX]

Hello everyone

Thank you for accepting me in this forum. I have a weird story. I bought a nintendo switch for what it seemed like an amazing price than when I received it I turned it on and I saw a menu that has options (see pic) but never had the system on. I tried looking for a solution but never found anything for this issue. I listed the console on ebay "as is" condition, then I received a message from an eBay member with a link to reddit post. The console seems to be a "preproduction unit". And from what I understand it never had any firmware installed on it, so I can literally install anything including custom firmware. What do you guys think, is this really what it is and any idea on how to install firmware on it?

 

Regards

Al

[jaslion]

7 minutes ago, AyadriX said:

Hello everyone

Thank you for accepting me in this forum. I have a weird story. I bought a nintendo switch for what it seemed like an amazing price than when I received it I turned it on and I saw a menu that has options (see pic) but never had the system on. I tried looking for a solution but never found anything for this issue. I listed the console on ebay "as is" condition, then I received a message from an eBay member with a link to reddit post. The console seems to be a "preproduction unit". And from what I understand it never had any firmware installed on it, so I can literally install anything including custom firmware. What do you guys think, is this really what it is and any idea on how to install firmware on it?

 

Regards

Al

Probably someone homebrewed it and then sold it

[Arika S]

27 minutes ago, AyadriX said:

The console seems to be a "preproduction unit". And from what I understand it never had any firmware installed on it,

if that was true, i highly highly doubt the interface would be in english

[Vishera]

20 hours ago, AyadriX said:

The console seems to be a "preproduction unit".

That's the firmware Nintendo use to test the console!

LcdAndKey - Tests the display and touch

AssembledWireless - Tests the joy cons?,in both assembled mode and wireless mode.

Aging - No idea what is that.maybe the battery?

 

System Initialize - No idea what is that.

Board test - Tests the motherboard

BoardWireless  - Tests Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Finalize - Finishes the test

 

Repair shops would have loved to have that firmware!

But Nintendo will sue your ass if you sell that firmware

Make a copy of that firmware for yourself,then install a custom firmware.

[AyadriX]

3 hours ago, Vishera said:

That's the firmware Nintendo use to test the console!

LcdAndKey - Tests the display and touch

AssembledWireless - Tests the joy cons?,in both assembled mode and wireless mode.

Aging - No idea what is that.maybe the battery?

 

System Initialize - No idea what is that.

Board test - Tests the motherboard

BoardWireless  - Tests Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Finalize - Finishes the test

 

Repair shops would have loved to have that firmware!

But Nintendo will sue your ass if you sell that firmware

Make a copy of that firmware for yourself,then install a custom firmware.

Thank you for the information. Any idea on how to make a copy of the firmware?