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    Hacking v2 SX Core install, freezes / hangs on SX OS logo screen

    I used 0.3mm Sn63/Pb37 solder, weller ETOB point tip (which might have still been slightly too large), Weller station at 650*F, Kester flux which was very viscous and do not stay on the components like it seems the gel flux does but it still worked Over all my takeaways, which I hope will help...
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    Hacking v2 SX Core install, freezes / hangs on SX OS logo screen

    I have only done 3/4 of one so I am less than a noob but from going from knowing nothing to getting a core on a v2 done it has been a challenge with issue after issue. If I had to do another I could bang it out for sure but I was hoping this would take 2-3 hours but it has turned into 10 hours...
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    Hacking v2 SX Core install, freezes / hangs on SX OS logo screen

    After moving some XCIs to the SD card and turning the unit on and off a couple times, I launched a game for 20 seconds to test it. Then on a boot the SX OS logo screen had some pixelation now it is black when booting. When docked and on there is no HDMI output. When I applied thermal paste on...
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    Hacking v2 SX Core install, freezes / hangs on SX OS logo screen

    I think I was able to resolve this issue. The problem was, I believe, I had never used an SD card with this console before the mod. The way I corrected this was to physically restore the NAND to the factory position and boot normally (I only left the soldered ribbon in place). I formatted the...
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    Hacking v2 SX Core install, freezes / hangs on SX OS logo screen

    v2 Switch on firmware 10.2.0 Fat32 formatted a class 3 SanDisk extreme 128GB card using GUIformat, copied over SXOS_beta_v3.0.5 boot.dat SX core very carefully installed, install photo below, never bridged caps or physically messed anything up. Resistance on each cap is about 160 ohms SX...
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