The Truth About Fuses: Why Your OFW Won’t Boot (Picofly/RP2040)

Understanding the direct link between fuses and firmware is key to maintaining a healthy console.

Many users with Picofly or RP2040 modchips face a “deadlock” where the Official Firmware (OFW) refuses to boot after an update. This happens because software tools like Hekate can sometimes lack the precise database to detect the exact firmware version , leading to a silent fuse mismatch.

In this video, I reveal the hardware facts:

– The “Silent Mismatch”: Why updating via Daybreak on certain chips often prevents fuses from burning.

– Software vs. Reality: Comparing Hekate’s info with the precise data from FuseCheck.

– The Deadlock Fix: How to handle the situation when online updates are no longer an option.

– Hardware Sync: A step-by-step demonstration of syncing fuses, including a technical hardware-side solution.

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00:00 START
00:15 INTRO
00:26 DISCLAIMER
00:36 THE ISSUE
01:31 CASE#1 CHECKING THE MODCHIP TYPE
02:16 CASE#1 CHECKING THE BURNT FUSES COUNT
02:36 CASE#1 TRYING TO LAUNCH OFW
03:17 CASE#1 CHECKING THE FUSECHECK PAYLOAD
03:43 CASE#1 BACKING UP THE NAND
04:29 CASE#1 GETTING THE FIRMWARE FILE
05:13 CASE#1 UPDATING VIA DAYBREAK
06:20 CASE#1 RELAUNCH THE FUSECHECK PAYLOAD
06:47 CASE#1 HOW FUSECHECK KNOWS THE FIRMWARE AND FUSES
07:30 CASE#1 OFW DOES NOT WORK
08:21 CASE#1 RUNNING THE SEMI-STOCK
10:28 CASE#1 UPDATE THE MODCHIP FIRMWARE
12:42 CASE#1 REUPDATE VIA DAYBREAK
13:30 CASE#1 RELOAD THE FUSECHECK PAYLOAD
13:54 CASE#1 RESTORING THE NAND BACKUP
15:25 CASE#1 UPDATING VIA THE NINTENDO SERVER
16:52 CASE#1 RELOAD THE FUSECHECK PAYLOAD
17:31 CASE#1 LAUNCHING THE OFW
18:04 CASE #2 CHECK THE MODCHIP TYPE
18:41 CASE #2 GETTING THE FIRMWARE AND INSTALLATION
19:32 CASE #2 LAUNCHING SYSMMC
19:57 CASE #2 UPDATING THE CONSOLE VIA DAYBREAK
20:31 CASE #2 READING THE HEKATE HW & FUSES PAGE
21:12 CASE #2 LOADING THE FUSECHECK PAYLOAD
22:04 CASE #2 LOADING THE HEKATE DEFAULT OFW BUTTON
22:26 CASE #2 LOADING THE SEMI-STOCK AND TRY TO REUPDATE THE FIRMWARE
23:23 CASE #2 ACCESSING THE PHYSICAL MODCHIP
25:40 CASE #2 RELOADING THE FUSECHECK
26:46 CASE #2 RUNNING THE OFW
27:44 OUTRO

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