Hacking Question Is there a guide for installing SX OS using a Mac?

[morrison22]

I searched but couldn't find anything.. maybe an external source?

 

[anaemia]

Literally drag and drop a file from team executors sx site onto your micro sd card.

 

[mav2010]

Put the boot.dat file on your SD card.

On your Mac, follow the guide here in the forum to install the Fusée Gelée launcher on your mac. I cannot post links yet, unfortunately. Just search for "fusee gelee launcher for macos".

Then put the payload.bin file from Team Xecuter into the payloads directory of the fusee launcher (if it does not exist, just create it). Start the launcher using the macOS launch.command file and click on run, as soon as you have connected your Switch in RCM mode. That should be it.

 

[comput3rus3r]

Yes it's really easy. 3 steps actually.

1. sell your Mac
2. Buy a proper PC.
3. Profit.

 

[Essasetic]

Use bootcamp.

 

[dude1]

Yes it's really easy. 3 steps actually.

1. sell your Mac
2. Buy a proper PC.
3. Profit.

but linux works on the mac already

but seriously nothings wrong with a Mac
https://gbatemp.net/threads/tool-fusee-gelee-launcher-for-macos.502075/

Then put the payload.bin file from Team Xecuter into the payloads directory of the fusee launcher (if it does not exist, just create it). Start the launcher using the macOS launch.command file

 

[Addconsult]

Yes it's really easy. 3 steps actually.

1. sell your Mac
2. Buy a proper PC.
3. Profit.

LOL

 

[RedHotSgtPeppers]

Just a heads up, I'm using a Mac and an exFAT micro SD. The only way I can get TX to recognize my .xci files is to copy them one at a time from my phone (Mac > phone storage > switch SD card) or from a PC to the micro SD (still one game at a time). I tried to copy all the games I have onto the SD at once but it only recognized the first game that copied.

 

[Nincompoopdo]

This is a tutorial for SXOS using OSX:

For RCM, the simplest method is using aluminium foil from the kitchen, it's softer than other metal so it's less likely to damage the pin. Watch the video here on how to do it:



Make sure boot.bin is in your SDcard.

Once you get your Switch into RCM, use the USB-C charging cable for your MacBook and connect it to your Switch. When you connect the cable, remember to hold down the volume-up button or else the Switch will turned on.

To setup the Mac, follow this instruction from OkazakiTheOtaku:

1. Install brew via https://brew.sh
2. Install Python 3 and libusb: brew install python libusb
3. Install pyusb: python3 -mpip install pyusb
4. Install tkinter: python3 -mpip install tkinter

Now download the Sendbin program: https://github.com/Shmadul/SendBin/releases

Now all you need to do is drag and drop payload.bin into Sendbin and you will see SX OS boot up with the logo.