Hekate: [Auto hos power off] Black screen after the splash screen

Created on 3 Oct 2018 · 3Comments · Source: CTCaer/hekate

As of version 4.2, I'm getting a "black screen" issue whenever I try to boot Hekate after the splash screen which says something about "Custom IPL."

However, the issue is circumvented by pressing the "power button" which essentially terminates the initial connection made with the Switch via TegraSmashGUI and then re-injecting the payload again.

I'm not sure if this is an issue with the configuration, but I'm leaning towards it.

More importantly, is there any way around this?

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dothackjhe

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Auto full power off when the device woke up from HOS' power off
Usefull with modchips/dongles when using AutoRCM. (You can see it as a breathing backlight with hekate's logo).

It basically detects that the console woke up from an alarm set by HOS and powers off to protect your battery and not stay in Autorcm (as long as you inject the payload ofc).

In 4.2, there's an option to disable it, if it does not meet your use case. Options -> Auto HOS power off -> Disable.

CTCaer on 3 Oct 2018

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This is
Auto full power off when the device woke up from HOS' power off
Usefull with modchips/dongles when using AutoRCM. (You can see it as a breathing backlight with hekate's logo).

It basically detects that the console woke up from an alarm set by HOS and powers off to protect your battery and not stay in Autorcm (as long as you inject the payload ofc).

In 4.2, there's an option to disable it, if it does not meet your use case. Options -> Auto HOS power off -> Disable.

CTCaer on 3 Oct 2018

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What do you mean by "HOS?" What is it, basically?

dothackjhe on 3 Oct 2018

@dothackjhe - HOS = Horizon OS. It's the Switch's operating system.