ROM Hack Question Manually change a switch console serial number?

[Smythius]

While setting up a second Micro SD card for my switch I accidently wiped my Consoles serial info. on the sysnand and not the emunand so it now reads XAW00000000000 when I launch the stock FW. Because of this my switch will not connect to any servers. I believe I did this via Incognito and have a backup of the emunand but not quite sure how to use it. I also have another spare switch that I may be able to create a backup from a working sysnand if there is a way anyone knows of to manually edit the consoles serial or if the backup can be modified to my original serial and then restored. ANY help is greatly appreciated.

 

[LeyendaV]

Incognito modidy the prodinfo. You will need a sysnand back-up to restore the sysnand. Other back-up won't work.
And never use a back-up from a console into a different one.

 

[Smythius]

I have an emunand prodinfo back-up. there's no way to rename or edit this file to be used if I know my console's original serial number can I manually edit it somehow?

 

[Gep_Etto]

If we could do that, nobody would have to worry about being banned. The best you can hope for is to restore the original SN from a backup.

 

[hippy dave]

If your emunand has the correct serial number then you can definitely copy that prodinfo to sysnand to fix it.

 

[Smythius]

If your emunand has the correct serial number then you can definitely copy that prodinfo to sysnand to fix it.

I have a file in my atmosphere backup that is titled with my consoles serial “XAW1005742xxxx_PRODINFO.bin” can someone tell me how I would use this to restore my console serial number please an thank you.

 

[hippy dave]

I have a file in my atmosphere backup that is titled with my consoles serial “XAW1005742xxxx_PRODINFO.bin” can someone tell me how I would use this to restore my console serial number please an thank you.

Someone posted instructions here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-can...spheres-auto-backup-file.557711/#post-8941384

 

[Smythius]

Someone posted instructions here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-can...spheres-auto-backup-file.557711/#post-8941384

I get an error that Incognito_RCM needs to be updated or something about new firmware... It's version 0.6.1 and I'm on 11.0.1. Should be up to date. My two files are "XAW1005742XXXX_PRODINFO.bin" and "XAW1005742XXXX_BISKEYS" from my atmosphere backup folder. I am having the same issue of my system serial reading XAW000000... and can't seem to get a restore to work.. Does the file need to be renamed to something else? I haven't got a response on that thread.

 

[Deleted member 546149]

What do you mean by manually?

 

[Smythius]

What do you mean by manually?

pretty much explains it in the last couple lines of the OP. I’d like to know how to change a console serial by manually entering it or being able to edit a file and run a process to do it.

 

[aruto]

I get an error that Incognito_RCM needs to be updated or something about new firmware... It's version 0.6.1 and I'm on 11.0.1. Should be up to date. My two files are "XAW1005742XXXX_PRODINFO.bin" and "XAW1005742XXXX_BISKEYS" from my atmosphere backup folder. I am having the same issue of my system serial reading XAW000000... and can't seem to get a restore to work.. Does the file need to be renamed to something else? I haven't got a response on that thread.

Have you tried making a nand backup, transfer backup to pc, opening that backup in nxnandmanager, restore your prodinfo backup to the nand backup using your biskeys? that way you won't have to deal with incognito_rcm. you will just restore it to your sysnand using hekate

 

[Smythius]

Have you tried making a nand backup, transfer backup to pc, opening that backup in nxnandmanager, restore your prodinfo backup to the nand backup using your biskeys? that way you won't have to deal with incognito_rcm. you will just restore it to your sysnand using hekate

I have not because I am unsure of the exact process but that sounds like what I need to do. If someone can walk me thru it and get my console to have a serial again I’ll happily shoot them $40 via PayPal

 

[aruto]

I have not because I am unsure of the exact process but that sounds like what I need to do. If someone can walk me thru it and get my console to have a serial again I’ll happily shoot them $40 via PayPal

I can help you with that, if you can message me I can tell you what to do step by step.

 

[Draxzelex]

I get an error that Incognito_RCM needs to be updated or something about new firmware... It's version 0.6.1 and I'm on 11.0.1. Should be up to date. My two files are "XAW1005742XXXX_PRODINFO.bin" and "XAW1005742XXXX_BISKEYS" from my atmosphere backup folder. I am having the same issue of my system serial reading XAW000000... and can't seem to get a restore to work.. Does the file need to be renamed to something else? I haven't got a response on that thread.

Just rename the file.

 

[Smythius]

Just rename the file.

Rename it to...

 

[Draxzelex]

Rename it to...

"prodinfo_sysnand.bin" but without the quotation marks.

 

[Kallim]

I have 2 switches. One for the kids and one mine. One is banned. Can I copy the nand from my legit switch over to my banned switch??

I don't want to put the serials in here because Nintendo would obviously notice that. But I'm thinking I'd probably get away with it one time and didn't post any serial public??

I'm thinking update to the latest fw via homebrew and block using 90dns? Then just play the legit games off 1 SD card (emulated nand).

Or restore the sysnand from the other switch?? Ive seen on here this may cause a brick... Is. This due to subtle hardware changes? Or is this the case even if both switches are identical??

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I have 2 switches. One for the kids and one mine. One is banned. Can I copy the nand from my legit switch over to my banned switch??

I don't want to put the serials in here because Nintendo would obviously notice that. But I'm thinking I'd probably get away with it one time and didn't post any serial public??

I'm thinking update to the latest fw via homebrew and block using 90dns? Then just play the legit games off 1 SD card (emulated nand).

Or restore the sysnand from the other switch?? Ive seen on here this may cause a brick... Is. This due to subtle hardware changes? Or is this the case even if both switches are identical??

Doing it from emulated nand would be a pain as is need to manually do it each time.

 

[Kallim]

I have an emunand prodinfo back-up. there's no way to rename or edit this file to be used if I know my console's original serial number can I manually edit it somehow?

No..... But if it's an emunand backup then your sysnand serial should still be in tact? What exactly are you trying to achieve?

Have you deleted your serial and need to restore? There are ways of doing that.

But if you're simply after using another serial number on your switch that's not going to work... Or I have seen it working using exosphere (and it's really extensive hacking)... Plus it ultimately ends up with both switches being banned.