Ok so i am making this thread to serve as a entry point for things to do while waiting for the SX Core to come in and make sure i have everything lined up for the install. I would also like to create a list of all the basic steps to do after you finish the install as there is no Sticky/Instructions for what to do after the install and i see the question asked constantly. I will add to it as more information becomes available and if any of the information is wrong or out of date please message me ASAP.
First and foremost we need to make sure we have everything gathered for the install. I will include links to order all parts if people could help me link the best spots to get these items.
Soldering Iron (Anything will do as long as it regulated)
Soldering Tip for SMD(Surface Mount Device Eg. Tiny Soldering) (Like I-tip or similar)
Flux(Syringe Paste/Liquid) User Preference
Solder (60/40 or 63/37 both with rosin core. Make sure it is a good quality. Dont cheap out on Solder) User Preference
New Thermal Compound (Artic MX-2/4 or Non Conductive Thermal Compound) User Preference
Tri Wing Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
Pointy Tweezers or Pin (Removing Shielding)
Desolder Braid (Only necessary if anchor is too high by mistake)
Que tips (cleaning between capacitors dry)
Micro Swabs (cleaning between capacitors dry)
Old Toothbrush (Cleaning the CPU with alcohol)
Rubbing Alcohol (99% or Higher)
Jewelers Lenses( Optional but very helpful for making sure you have good solder joints to prevent pink lights, not turning on, black screens etc)
(Before Install if you have no experience with SMD Soldering it would be advised to talk to one of the people on GBATemp who do soldering. You may be tempted to try to save money by doing it yourself but this install is very tiny and you could potentially destroy your 300+ Console to save 50-100. If i get the OK i will create a master list of who does installs, Where they are from, and the cost of there service)
Reserved
1. The most important thing before soldering the parts is to make sure you do a through job of cleaning off all the thermal paste. It can interfere with the install and cause a huge mess. To clean the CPU properly first use the q tips and micro swabs to get all the dry gunk out. While cleaning make sure you are very gentle and do not use too much force cleaning the paste off. it does not take a lot of pressure to clean the old paste. after most of the paste is off you can use a dab of alcohol and a old toothbrush to scrub out the remaining paste ( you do not need a lot of alcohol to clean the chip just a drop will do) Clean well afterwords.
removing the gunk with micro swaps first then just using a toothbrush will bring it from
to
This is how your chip should look before you start soldering.
(Credt to @squee666 For the pictures and info)
2. Follow the instructions that came with your specific Chip very carefully. There have been many capacitors broke from trying to rush the process.
After Install
There is a small light on the modchip that will flash blue after the install. This flashing blue light will last for 20-30 seconds after which time it will change to red or green. Here is what each means.
Green - Install was sucessful
Red - Bad solder joints. Redo your soldering
If you see the Grumpy SD Card you have sucessfully installed the Chip.
After you get the grumpy SD Card you download the latest BETA version of SX OS and you can enter the bootloader.
Latest Beta - https://sx.xecuter.com/ (Click Downloads)
Format your sdcard to exfat if its not and insert it into the switch it will prompt you for an update. Download the drivers than format your sd car to fat32 to prevent corruptions.
The steps to follow after getting the latest SX OS is
1) first and foremost backup sysnand
2) create emunand
3) boot cfw, it will tell you it cannot find license.dat, and will create a license-request.dat on your sd, you then upload the request file to tx's website and you will get a license.dat
4) put license.dat on your sd and boot, the console will automatically boot into CFW, if done successfully by going to the album you will enter sx homebrew menu
5) get your homebrew apps to your sd
6) run lockpick.nro and incognito.nro to backup your partial prod.key and wipe your console serial to prevent bans
Lockpick (Download Latest Version) https://github.com/shchmue/Lockpick/releases
Incognito (Download Latest Version) https://github.com/blawar/incognito/releases
(Credit to @Helidwarf for this info) I will update the Instructions with all websites needed.
(This guide is not done i am going to be constantly adding more info as i get more info)
First and foremost we need to make sure we have everything gathered for the install. I will include links to order all parts if people could help me link the best spots to get these items.
Soldering Iron (Anything will do as long as it regulated)
Soldering Tip for SMD(Surface Mount Device Eg. Tiny Soldering) (Like I-tip or similar)
Flux(Syringe Paste/Liquid) User Preference
Solder (60/40 or 63/37 both with rosin core. Make sure it is a good quality. Dont cheap out on Solder) User Preference
New Thermal Compound (Artic MX-2/4 or Non Conductive Thermal Compound) User Preference
Tri Wing Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
Pointy Tweezers or Pin (Removing Shielding)
Desolder Braid (Only necessary if anchor is too high by mistake)
Que tips (cleaning between capacitors dry)
Micro Swabs (cleaning between capacitors dry)
Old Toothbrush (Cleaning the CPU with alcohol)
Rubbing Alcohol (99% or Higher)
Jewelers Lenses( Optional but very helpful for making sure you have good solder joints to prevent pink lights, not turning on, black screens etc)
(Before Install if you have no experience with SMD Soldering it would be advised to talk to one of the people on GBATemp who do soldering. You may be tempted to try to save money by doing it yourself but this install is very tiny and you could potentially destroy your 300+ Console to save 50-100. If i get the OK i will create a master list of who does installs, Where they are from, and the cost of there service)
Reserved
1. The most important thing before soldering the parts is to make sure you do a through job of cleaning off all the thermal paste. It can interfere with the install and cause a huge mess. To clean the CPU properly first use the q tips and micro swabs to get all the dry gunk out. While cleaning make sure you are very gentle and do not use too much force cleaning the paste off. it does not take a lot of pressure to clean the old paste. after most of the paste is off you can use a dab of alcohol and a old toothbrush to scrub out the remaining paste ( you do not need a lot of alcohol to clean the chip just a drop will do) Clean well afterwords.
removing the gunk with micro swaps first then just using a toothbrush will bring it from
to
This is how your chip should look before you start soldering.
(Credt to @squee666 For the pictures and info)
2. Follow the instructions that came with your specific Chip very carefully. There have been many capacitors broke from trying to rush the process.
After Install
There is a small light on the modchip that will flash blue after the install. This flashing blue light will last for 20-30 seconds after which time it will change to red or green. Here is what each means.
Green - Install was sucessful
Red - Bad solder joints. Redo your soldering
If you see the Grumpy SD Card you have sucessfully installed the Chip.
After you get the grumpy SD Card you download the latest BETA version of SX OS and you can enter the bootloader.
Latest Beta - https://sx.xecuter.com/ (Click Downloads)
Format your sdcard to exfat if its not and insert it into the switch it will prompt you for an update. Download the drivers than format your sd car to fat32 to prevent corruptions.
The steps to follow after getting the latest SX OS is
1) first and foremost backup sysnand
2) create emunand
3) boot cfw, it will tell you it cannot find license.dat, and will create a license-request.dat on your sd, you then upload the request file to tx's website and you will get a license.dat
4) put license.dat on your sd and boot, the console will automatically boot into CFW, if done successfully by going to the album you will enter sx homebrew menu
5) get your homebrew apps to your sd
6) run lockpick.nro and incognito.nro to backup your partial prod.key and wipe your console serial to prevent bans
Lockpick (Download Latest Version) https://github.com/shchmue/Lockpick/releases
Incognito (Download Latest Version) https://github.com/blawar/incognito/releases
(Credit to @Helidwarf for this info) I will update the Instructions with all websites needed.
(This guide is not done i am going to be constantly adding more info as i get more info)
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