Hacking Question SX Pro and SX OS Keys question....

roden · Jun 21, 2018

Ok guys ill try not to confuse you and myself here...

I have placed an order for the SX pro, which is still currently Processing, i have a feeling i could be waiting weeks for this and am considering cancelling and going for the the SXOS

Now, i understand the SXOS key is stored on the dongle if you have gone PRO, this is where it gets awkward.

I was going to use the dongle myself, and order another SXOS for my kids switch, i understand once activated you can use the dongle on any console.

So i was thinking of ordering an SXOS to get my console up and running, and using the PRO Licence for the kids console.

But would this then mean that my console key would be mismatched with the dongle?

I understand that its an activate once method, and the licence.dat is stored on your SD card, what if you card becomes corrupted, or dies?
You can reactivate but then if my key is on the dongle only im buggered.

bit confused?

pLaYeR^^ · Jun 21, 2018

As you said, you can use the dongle on multiple consoles. You only need to have a valid license.dat file corresponding to your console on your micro sd card. So each license.dat file can only be used on the console which it is tied to. To prevent losing your license.dat files, it's the best to make a backup of them and save them on an external device (Computer, USB drive, harddisk,...).

Pottsy292 · Jun 21, 2018

Hey man

This is from team executer

Q: Can I buy one SX Pro and one SX OS license separately, and use the dongle and tool with two switches?
A: Yes, you can buy additional SX OS Licenses and use one dongle and tool for all your Switch consoles.

Source - https://team-xecuter.com/faq-2-xecuter-sx-family/

roden · Jun 21, 2018

But assuming the key is stored in the dongle that one will always be safe as long as i dont loose the dongle

Just would of preferred mine to be the dongle one.

So IF you loose your licence file, can you recover it again?

leonmagnus99 · Jun 21, 2018

dont want to create a thread, so i will just shoot my simple curious question here.
i got my tx os code and generated the license dat file.

is that license file like the most important thing for my switch cfw now?
like without it i cannot get it to boot into txs cfw?

and if i were to lose it, could i still generate it again using that same code i got from the email?

pLaYeR^^ · Jun 21, 2018

leonmagnus99 said:
dont want to create a thread, so i will just shoot my simple curious question here.
i got my tx os code and generated the license dat file.

is that license file like the most important thing for my switch cfw now?
like without it i cannot get it to boot into txs cfw?

and if i were to lose it, could i still generate it again using that same code i got from the email?

Yes, without the license.dat file you can't use all features from SX OS anymore. Therefore, I would recommend you to make a backup of it and save it on an external device. As @NeoSlyde mentioned in this post, it seems to be possible to generate a new license.dat file with the code from the email and the license-request.dat file.

andijames · Jun 21, 2018

Why don't you ask these questions in the SX thread?

leonmagnus99 · Jun 22, 2018

pLaYeR^^ said:
Yes, without the license.dat file you can't use all features from SX OS anymore.

thx good to know, btw. is that dat file system based right?
does it use the system id of my switch to create it ?
because thats how it only works on one switch at a time right?

i will now make 10 backups of the dat file just in case xD

pLaYeR^^ · Jun 22, 2018

leonmagnus99 said:
thx good to know, btw. is that dat file system based right?
does it use the system id of my switch to create it ?
because thats how it only works on one switch at a time right?

i will now make 10 backups of the dat file just in case xD

I don't know exactly which console specific information is stored in the license.dat file. But yeah, that's basically why you can use the file only on one console.

roden · Jun 22, 2018

This is what i was trying to ask before, if the key is stored in the dongle? or can you see it?, as i want to use that on mine on not my kids unit?

pLaYeR^^ · Jun 22, 2018

roden said:
This is what i was trying to ask before, if the key is stored in the dongle? or can you see it?, as i want to use that on mine on not my kids unit?

No, you can't just extract the key of the dongle and use it to activate a license on another console.

roden · Jun 22, 2018

Dont think you get what i mean, i meant can you actually see the key and reactivate without the dongle, or is it stored in there unlike a standard os key so you cant actualy do it manually, if thats the case id rather keep the dongle for my device and not the kids.

TooEazyy_- · Jun 22, 2018

If I buy the pro, is there anyway to get sent the license for the OS and get the dongle separately? I’m not that patient :/
If not I’ll just get the OS

(Sorry for the thread hijack, I didn’t want to make another thread)

pLaYeR^^ · Jun 22, 2018

roden said:
Dont think you get what i mean, i meant can you actually see the key and reactivate without the dongle, or is it stored in there unlike a standard os key so you cant actualy do it manually, if thats the case id rather keep the dongle for my device and not the kids.

Afaik you can't see it.

TooEazyy_- said:
If I buy the pro, is there anyway to get sent the license for the OS and get the dongle separately? I’m not that patient :/
If not I’ll just get the OS

(Sorry for the thread hijack, I didn’t want to make another thread)

No you can't, the key is included in the dongle.

roden · Jun 22, 2018

Stupid

HippoDan · Nov 12, 2018

Similar question here. If I use the license included in the dongle am I stuck booting from the dongle forever, or once activated can I boot from the phone or computer instead? If I would be stuck with the dongle I may go software only.

Thanks.

lanmake22 · Jul 27, 2020

my activation file and code is lose
can i provide the switchID to retrieve the activation file again

Sorry for my english as it is not my native language.Thanks alot.
Please help me
I don't have that much money to buy one

Draxzelex · Nov 28, 2020

HippoDan said:
Similar question here. If I use the license included in the dongle am I stuck booting from the dongle forever, or once activated can I boot from the phone or computer instead? If I would be stuck with the dongle I may go software only.

Thanks.

The dongle just contains the SX Loader .bin file. The license will always be on the SD card whether you bought SX Pro or OS.

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