Hacking Hack SXOS

[mrdude]

Thanks to @Reacher17

Here's the guide with the graphics and new hacks, with this everything will work the same as on original sxos 3.10
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**SXOS currently only supports Switch firmware up to 11.0.0** - any newer firmware will fail, you can downgrade using AtmosphereNX and then create an emunand running 11.0.0 firmware for use with SXOS.

1: Copy an untouched clean SXOS 3.10 boot.dat to your sd card root directory and Use SXOS payload to launch it.
2: Launch SXOS - and if you don't have license-request.dat - this will be created on the root of your micro sd card.
3: Copy license-request.dat from your switch to the extracted folder you download from this post.
4: Copy a clean SXOS 3.10 boot.dat to the folder and rename it to boot.dat.orig (this will keep it from being modified).
5: Click SXOS-GFX.exe - this will create a new folder called out that will contain some bin files which a created from the themes folder (you can remove this be clicking on SXOS-GFX.exe again)
6: If you have python 3.9 installed - run SX_License_Hack.py and boot.dat and license.dat should be created.
7: Copy the newly created boot.dat and license.dat to the root of your micro sd card.
8: Use SXOS payload to launch.

**note - SXOS extra hekate icon can be modded at line 310 (BL.write(b'argon/payloads/hekate.bin') to launch any payload you want, just change the path to the payload you with to launch, line 314 contains the name for that icon - once again change this to what you want.**

Also autoboot code was commented out - you can re-enable this again in the script if you want to show the SXOS options during boot - or just press the volume + button to bring up the options menu.

 

[Jonoxley]

I modified the boot.dat and generated license.dat. SXOS launches fine but will not launch atmosphere (boot.bin on microSD root) from 4th icon. Can anyone shed some light on what I may be doing wrong?

u have to rename it to fusee-primary.bin and place it in the atmosphere folder so atmosphere/fusee-primary.bin that's what I did and it works

 

[Anxiety_timmy]

What the... which games if you remember? Just curious how awful their save format must be

minecraft
i used to have 2gb of saves because my cousins really couldn't stop creating new worlds

 

[mrdude]

I modded SX Save Manager screen just to see it it would work on this - yep, it works fine :-)

 

[whitezombie]

Hello mrdude! The mega link is missing the decryption key in the readme. I tested your script and I get the same results as before. The SX Tools and Save Manager don't work for me. I'm using 3.1.0. boot.dat from their website. All the other functionality seems to work, firmware boots the Ninja splash screen, xci loads, license says hacked switched.

 

[mrdude]

Hello mrdude! The mega link is missing the decryption key in the readme. I tested your script and I get the same results as before. The SX Tools and Save Manager don't work for me. I'm using 3.1.0. boot.dat from their website. All the other functionality seems to work, firmware boots the Ninja splash screen, xci loads, license says hacked switched.

Just tried the link, it works fine - you must have copied it wrong.

Also you must have not used clean file - everything works great.

 

[whitezombie]

Whoops I had the ) copied...

 

[Blavla]

Try monster hunter with the update
Cant be patched

Just tried it. Version 2.0 works

 

[stl25]

@mrdude thank you for the detailed guide. One other quick question, is it possible to modify the license to change the "Hacked Switch" name? I looked through the script but could no longer find that feature.

 

[mrdude]

@mrdude thank you for the detailed guide. One other quick question, is it possible to modify the license to change the "Hacked Switch" name? I looked through the script but could no longer find that feature.

You must be blind

 

[whitezombie]

Hi mrdude! Your files from mega match mine in a hex editor. I tied again using your files and got the same results. Odd I can't get the SX tools and save manager to work.

 

[stl25]

haha @mrdude it used to be editable via hex. I did not realize it had been made plain text in this version. Thank you for pointing this out.

 

[mrdude]

Hi mrdude! Your files from mega match mine in a hex editor. I tied again using your files and got the same results. Odd I can't get the SX tools and save manager to work.

You must be doing something wrong - they work perfect for me, check the console output for errors.

Send me your license request.

 

[whitezombie]

I'm starting over fresh and generating a new request. I will let you know and send if it doesn't work again.

 

[Reacher17]

I wish you all a good fun

 

[stl25]

@Reacher17 thank you for all your hard work and dedication on this project. I'm sure many people will enjoy personalizing this.

 

[Reacher17]

@mrdude

#name button (Boot custom FW) to (SXOS)
name_sxos_cfw = unhexlify("53584F5300")
BL.seek(0x3F550)
BL.write(name_sxos_cfw)

 

[mrdude]

@mrdude

#name button (Boot custom FW) to (SXOS)
name_sxos_cfw = unhexlify("53584F5300")
BL.seek(0x3F550)
BL.write(name_sxos_cfw)

Thanks, although this is slightly easier to change:

#name button (Boot custom FW) to (SXOS)
endchar = unhexlify("00")
BL.seek(0x3F550)
BL.write(b'SXOS' + endchar)

last character is specially encoded.

 

[wurstpistole]

It baffles me how much effort is put into hacking a CFW that's been dead for months now