RSS [Help] Switch V1 (Erista) won't boot after game crash — "No mandatory pkg1 files provided!", Hekate fails extracting pkg2

[GBATEMP]

Hi everyone, I've been troubleshooting a Switch that won't boot for a while and I'm running out of ideas. Detailed timeline below.

Console info:

• Nintendo Switch V1, reconditioned unit, Erista board (original/pre-Mariko)
• Software-unlocked via RCM + jig + dongle (no modchip)
• Always used emuNAND setup, never ran CFW directly on sysNAND
• Package1 timestamp found in BOOT0: 20240808143957 (Aug 8, 2024 firmware) - Firmware 22.5.0

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