Migrating SXOS to AMS

This sectionw will go over how you can migrate from SX OS to Atmosphere. The reason for this is that SX OS has not been updated for a very long time and will never be updated again. It is good practice to switch over to Atmosphere as soon as possible.

Requirements

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• This section requires you to either have an unpatched V1 Switch or a patched V1, V2, lite or OLED with a modchip, otherwise this will not work.
• This section requires you to have Atmosphere as well Hekate to be installed and for you to know how to access them.
  • If this is not the case, start by reading from FAQ.
• This section requires you to know the different ways of accessing your microSD card.
  • If this is not the case, start by reading Browse microSD card.

For Mariko users

If you updated via ChoiDujourNX on your sysMMC then you have to either get a donor boot0/boot1 or use a backup of your sysMMC boot0/boot1 and then restore it via NxNandManager, hekate, or sxos bootmenu. This is because ChoiDuJourNX corrupts your boot0/boot1 and will prevent you from being able to boot into sysMMC on Atmosphere.

Steps

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1. CFW files

   Extract the following files into the root of your microSD card.

   SX_Gear_v1.1.zip

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   SX Core / Lite & SX Pro users only.

   Make sure to overwrite your current boot.dat file.

   hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x_Nyx_x.x.x.zip

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   From their Github.

   atmosphere-x.x.x-master.zip

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   From their Github.

   patch-1.9.0-20.zip

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   Rename hekate_ctcaer_x.x.x.bin to payload.bin ( SX Core / Lite, SX Pro and Spacecraft-NX users ).

2. Hekate launch options

   Create a file named hekate_ipl.ini inside of your /bootloader/ folder.

   Copy and paste the following configuration within the file:

   [config]
   autoboot=0
   autoboot_list=0
   bootwait=3
   backlight=100
   autohosoff=0
   autonogc=1
   updater2p=1
   bootprotect=0
   
   [CFW emuMMC - Atmosphere]
   pkg3=atmosphere/package3
   emummcforce=1
   cal0blank=1
   kip1patch=nosigchk
   icon=bootloader/res/icon_payload.bmp
   
   [CFW sysMMC - Atmosphere]
   pkg3=atmosphere/package3
   emummc_force_disable=1
   icon=bootloader/res/icon_payload.bmp
   
   [Stock]
   pkg3=atmosphere/package3
   stock=1
   emummc_force_disable=1
   icon=bootloader/res/icon_switch.bmp

3. Blank serial info

   Create a file named exosphere.ini in the root of your microSD card.

   Copy and paste the following configuration within the file:

   [exosphere]
   debugmode=1
   debugmode_user=0
   disable_user_exception_handlers=0
   enable_user_pmu_access=0
   blank_prodinfo_sysmmc=0
   blank_prodinfo_emummc=1
   allow_writing_to_cal_sysmmc=0
   log_port=0
   log_baud_rate=115200
   log_inverted=0

4. Blocking Nintendo connections

   Create a file named default.txt in /atmosphere/hosts/ ( the /hosts/ folder won’t exist, so create it ).

   Copy and paste the following configuation within the file:

   # Block Nintendo Servers
   127.0.0.1 *nintendo.*
   127.0.0.1 *nintendo-europe.com
   127.0.0.1 *nintendoswitch.*
   95.216.149.205 *conntest.nintendowifi.net
   95.216.149.205 *ctest.cdn.nintendo.net

   Note

   If you want to use Atmosphere on sysMMC as well, rename the file to emummc.txt.

5. Finishing up

   Place your microSD card back into your Switch, power it on and boot into Hekate.

   Select emuMMC in the main menu, then select Migrate emuMMC and finally select emunand.

   Once it’s done, select Close.

   Click on launch, and select your CFW launch option.

   sysMMC > emuMMC & emuMMC > sysMMC

   To switch between sysMMC and emuMMC, just go back into hekate’s launch options in order to select either sysMMC or emuMMC.

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Now you have successfully migrated from SXOS to Atmosphere!

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