Introduction and Guide for SX OS V1.4

It's very popular to use the SX Pro or the SX OS Code to install SX OS CFW on the Switch to play free games. Recently, the latest SX OS V1.4 has just been released, do you want to know about it? let me show you here.

What is the new update of Xecuter SX OS V1.4?

For the latest version SX OS 1.4, it includes 2 new tabs in the album, which are an NSP file installer and a Homebrew Launcher. Here are the new features of the official website:

Built-in * .NSP installer
With our latest update, we introduced the ability to install NSP eShop titles. But this was based on the use of external tools and was not very user friendly. In this version, we bring our own built-in NSP installer into our menu system. This is the cleanest and easiest way to install NSP titles, enjoy!

Integrated Homebrew launcher
The launch of the homebrew was done by launching NX HBMenu by holding down the R key when entering the album. Although we have kept this possibility (especially for developers), you can now launch your favorite homebrew directly from our own menu!

IR / Motion Plus Bug Fixed
Some games (like 1-2-Switch and Resident Evil) suffered from Freezes when activating the IR joycon camera or motion commands.

Ability to use unsigned NCAs
Many people asked us if we could get rid of NCA integrity checks, so we did! Custom NCA files, modified NCA files, and repacked NCA files should all work properly now.

Viewing the SX OS version in the menu
To better distinguish the different versions of SX OS, we have introduced a small version number display in our menu.

Should we update to the latest version?

Although Team Xecuter has released version 1.4 of its current product, SX OS V1.4 is the temporary modification that allows you to launch backups on all Nintendo Switch consoles. The TX seems to have received numerous requests to remove the brick code on its SX OS program, so perhaps it has acknowledged its existence. In addition to this, version 1.4 is finally possible to run a NSP file installer and a Homebrew Launcher.Therefore, of course you could choose to update this version, just copy the new file "BOOT.DAT" to the root of your micro SD. That's your SX OS is up to date. On the other hand, if you would only like to play free games on your Nintendo Switch, the other versions of SX OS are all pretty.

Is there a reliable site to buy SX OS fastly in USA?
As one of the resellers of Team Xecuter, I strongly recommend our site Mod3dscard.com, if you would like to play free games on your console Switch right now, do not hesitate to make a purchase of SX OS Code. Once you have made the order, the license code will be sent to you within 12 hours. You can only get the license with the fastest speed, we could also offer you the best service after and before the purchase. Mod3dscard is always the best choice for you, welcome to our site.

Sky3ds+ or Stargate 3ds, which isn’t working on 3DS XL/NEW 3DS XL V11.7?

If you want to buy a 3ds game flashcard for 3ds xl or new 3ds xl v11.9, but don’t know whether or not the sky3ds+ and stargate 3ds working on it, this post is your answer.

Sky3ds+ and 3DS V11.9

Sky3ds+ is a new and old 3ds flashcard, it is new because it’s the latest product from sky3dsplus.net, it is old because it is outed in 2015. Sky3ds+ is called sky3ds plus as well, it is used for playing Nintendo 3ds games on any 3DS firmware console, it also supports online games with the exclusive skydock tool, which can extract the official game card game header to sky3ds+ chip. From year to year, the sky3ds plus is the best 3ds flashcart in the market.

Plug and play, supports all firmware updates, be able to play online...Even on the most recent 3ds v11.9, the sky3ds+ is working too after testing Because it is a clone card of 3ds game card.

Stargate 3ds and 3ds v11.9

Stargate 3ds is a relatively new 3ds flashcard, it is coming from the brand new team stargate-3ds.com, being designed for supporting DS and 3DS games, it is working on the 3ds xl v11.9 firmware too. Mod3dscard does the test and the answer is Yes.

Though the Stargate 3ds is playing both ds and 3ds games, rather cheap to buy than the sky3ds+, but if your main concern is the 3DS Mode, we will recommend the sky3ds plus not the stargate 3ds, why? Check the following.

Sky3ds plus or Stargate 3ds, which to buy for 3DS XL/NEW 3DS XL V11.9?

Which is the best site to buy flashcard for 3DS XL V11.9?

That is the Mod3dscard.com, it is an old, professional and reputable site to buy the 3ds flashcards and Switch modchips, it is supporting local fast shipment from USA/FR, offering credit card and paypal payments, allowing customers download free games from this site too. So if you are looking for a place to buy a flashcard for 3DS V11.9, Mod3dscard.com is your best option!

Does R4i gold 3ds plus support DS games and NTRboothax on 3DS V11.9.0-42?

It's been a long long time since the last 3DS Update, now we get the most recent 3DS V11.9. Does Nintendo patch any R4 3ds card for this time, for example, the R4 GOLD 3DS PLUS? Here let me give you answer.

R4 3DS Firmware V11.9.0-42

R4I GOLD 3DS PLUS

R4i gold 3ds plus, it’s the latest R4 card from famous r4ids.cn site. Better than the old R4i gold 3ds rts, it is with pre-flashed NTRBoothax exploit and a built-in button for switching from NTR to DS Mode. So with this R4i 3ds plus card, you can play DS games and install CFW with much easier method. It is working directly on 3ds V11.9 for any 2ds, 3ds, 3ds xl, new 3ds, new 3ds xl and new 2ds xl console.

3DS V11.9 and R4I GOLD 3DS PLUS

Don’t worry, after testing, R4i gold 3ds plus flashcard is still working on the 3DS V11.9.0-42U/E/J firmware consoles. It plays DS games and supports NTRboot hack on the Nintendo 3DS latest firmware models as usual. For 3ds v11.9 console user, you can still buy the R4i 3ds gold plus card and for R4i gold 3ds plus users, you also can update your console to 3DS V11.9.

Is the R4i gold 3ds plus the best R4 card to buy for 3DS/2DS V11.7?

It depends on your need, among the all R4 3DS flashcards, R4i gold 3ds plus is the most suitable flash card to buy for playing NDS games and installing CFW. But if you only want to play DS games or would like choose a flash card for playing 3DS Games easily, the following 2 ones are better options.

Play DS backups on 3DS/2DS V11.9: R4I SDHC 3DS RTS.
Play 3DS backups on 3DS/2DS V11.9: SKY3DS+.

Latest FAQ on SX OS|Can we play online and use game card on OS installed Switch?

Xecuter SX OS FAQ is updated again today, if you are worrying about playing online and using game cartridge on Nintendo Switch with OS CFW, read our post here, we will give you the answer.

SX OS FAQ about Playing Online and Game Cartridge

Q:  Can you play online, update games, download DLC on Switch OS CFW?
A:  No, you would better not do any of them when you are in OS CFW mode on your Nintendo Switch. You are at your own risk of being banned by Nintendo.  So don't do it.
Q: Can you play online, update games, download DLC on OFW of Switch?
A: Yes, you are safe to play online,  update games, download DLC on your original Nintendo Switch Firmware version. Cause the SX OS supports 2 modes, boot CFW, boot OFW, so you are free to switch between the 2 modes. Then, if you want to play online, update games and download dlc from Eshop, just boot your Switch to the original CFW from OS mode.
Q: Can you play original games or use game card in OS CFW mode?
A: No, you can't. It is not the thing you should do when Switch is in CFW mode.
Q: Can you play original games or use game card in OFW mode?
A: Yes, just boot Switch to the OFW, then you can still insert the game card to play original games. Don't worry, you can play games like usually.

In HongKong or Taiwan, where to buy the Xecuter SX Pro and SX OS?

From the official reseller page, you can find many options, here we recommend you the Mod3dscard.com, why? Because it can ship from HK with free shipping to HongKong and Taiwan.

• Their Shipping: Totally free shipping to HK and Taiwan, delivery will take 1 to 2 weeks after the shipping of Pro.
• Their Payment: You can choose Paypal or Credit Card payments, both are supported by them.
• Their After-Service: They will offer Switch game resource and SX Pro/SX OS tutorial and support Exchange&Refund.
• Their Promise: Their SX Pro and SX OS are only from the Team Xecuter, no fake!!!

Which site to choose for buying the SX Pro in South Korea, Japan and Russia?

Xecuter SX Pro is about to be released on June 15th, so does the SX OS. If you don't want to miss the first batch of Xecuter SX Pro, and you are living in South Korea, Japan or Russia, read our article here to find a good legit distributor for you.

When will the SX Pro and SX OS be released by Team Xecuter?

Team Xeucter just released the formal releasing date of SX Pro and SX OS, plus they have uploaded the first SX Pro unboxing video on their website. Both SX OS and SX Pro will be launched on 15th of June, then it will be given to all the official resellers. For getting the whole news of SX Pro and SX OS update, just check below.

Package details: The packaging dimension and weight with product and cable: Weight: 30g. Dimensions: 10*7*1.4cm
Launching Date: We want to confirm that SX OS official launch date is June 15th. Remember this is the day we ship units to vendors, so your own tracking number from the reseller will be a few days later.
More FAQs:

• Q: Is SX affected by the dreaded "battery desync" problem?
  A: As far as we are aware this battery desync problem currently only occurs when running Linux on your Switch.
  While extensively testing SX OS, including booting SX OS with AutoRCM we have not ran into a single battery desync issue ourselves.
  SX OS itself isn't based on Linux. We *do* allow people to run Linux (and other payloads) through our "external payload" functionality. This is at your own risk.
  If we had to give the community a hint as to where to start looking into this "battery desync" problem we'd suggest looking into how the Fuel Gauge IC (MAX17050, I2C1 addr 36) is being used by Nintendo's OS and by Linux.

• Q: If I boot in OFW mode and play my original purchased game online, am I safe?
  A: Yes, you are safe to play original games online in OFW mode.

• Q: Does SX OS plays the original games in CFW mode?
  A: Yes, it does.

• Q: If I download eShop games to an SD card, can I also run SX OS on that card? Or do I need separate cards for Nintendo eShop games and SX OS games?
  A: You can use the same SD card.

Which site to choose for buying the SX Pro in South Korea, Japan and Russia?

If you check the official site, you can find some resellers be listed as the dealers in Japan and Russia, but no one is for South Korea. Also, the resellers in Japan or Russie has the high possibility not shipping from there. They are just sites in Japanese or Russian. So if you are in South Korea, Japan and Russia, you can still buy from other region dealers of SX products, like the American seller 3DS-Flashcard.com. 
Why we recommend MOD3DSCARD.COM for you living in Japan, South Korea or Russia? Because it support free shipping to there from HK, support you safe payments paypal or credit card, offer you extra voucher code to enjoy a discount and they are the very responsible SX Pro seller, who has been sold flashcarts/modchips on the Internet for nearly 5 years. 

When and how to receive the SX OS in Russia, Japan and South Korea?

SX OS is planned to be out on 15th June too. And the Xecuter SX OS is no need for shipping. So for you living in Russia, Japan and South Korea and want to buy the SX OS, shipment is no need to care. Order Xecuter SX OS from Mod3dscard.com, you will receive it via E-mail directly in 3 minutes.

Seedminer or NTRboot, which to choose to install CFW on 3DS?

Seedminer method and NTRboot method, both supports installing B9S to 3DS for setting up Custom Firmware, like the Luma3ds. So which one is a easier and faster method? What are their differences? Let us give you reply in this post.

Seedminger for 3DS

It's a new way to inject Dsiwarehax to 3DS, made by Gbatemp member Zoogie. This method can install Boot9strap using Dsiware game on 3DS V11.6 and only needs a single 3DS system to work.
There are three different methods of installing boot9strap using DSiWare on 3DS 11.9.0.  Seedminer is the Only one of them works on a non-hacked 3DS, so you are no need to get a hacked source 3DS to do a system transfer. It only requires a PC with a powerful graphics card, a cheap DSiWare game from the eShop. The only problem is it involved many steps and you need to buy a high end graphics card for your PC, otherwise Seedminer method will take all day or some days. The reason it will take so long is Seedminer utilizes your PC's CPU or GPU to brute force a hacked DSiWare Save File to a Stock-unhacked-3DS. If you are relying on CPU its going to take along time, maybe hours, if you have a low end CPU you're gonna be waiting DAYS.

NTRboot for 3DS

NTRboot Method is the way for flashing NTRboothax or Magnethax exploit to your 3DS to hack it totally.
The NTRboothax or Magnethax, a free 3ds exploit to use for running B9S .firm files from bootrom via a compatible flashcard and a magnet! This works on every 3DS on any firmware version. This allows us to have a simple installation of Boot9Strap/CFW to any 3DS, this also enable us to unbrick any 3DS bricked by normal means, all preparations are just a ntrboot flashcart and a maget if our 3DS devices is of a folding style.

Seedminer VS NTRboot, which is better for installing CFW?

	Seedminer	NTRboot
Compatibility	3DS V11.4 to 3DS V11.9	All 3DS Firmware versions
Preperations	A compatible Dsiware game. A PC with powerful graphics card.	A magnet(no need for the original 2DS)  Ntrboot compatible flashcart(R4i gold 3ds plus or Ace3ds X)
Installation	More complicated and it takes longer than NTRboot if your PC with a low end CPU.	Rather simple, it may even takes less than 1 hour for you to boot B9S to install CFW.
Price	$2 for a Dsiware game, but a powerful graphics card costs so high if you don't want to wait for hours or days when using Seemminer method.	$20 more or less for a Flashcart

Conclusion
Apparently, the answer is NTRboot method or the NTRboothax, no the Seedminer for 3DS. It is a full 3ds firmware supported method, take you shorter time to setup and only require a cheap compatible flashcard, even the flashcard can help you play Thousands of NDS games after using for CFW. So if you have a 3ds v11.9 console and want to install CFW with a easy method, take the NTRboot one not Seedminer.

3DS Hacks 11.9, can we play free pokemon and other 3ds roms?

In this post we are talking about 3DS Hacks on 11.9.0-42 firmware. Is 3DS V11.6 hackable or not? How many ways we can install hacks to 3DS V11.6? And the last one, can you play free pokemon and other 3ds roms on a hacked 3DS 11.6 console, here are the answers.

3DS V11.6, is it hackable or not?

Yes, 3DS Hacks are available for the latest 3ds firmware version 11.9.0-42. If you are on the 3ds v11.6, you can install install hacks to play free games, install cfw or run homebrews. If you are not on the latest 3ds firmware, you can update and setup 3ds hacks too. For confirming your 3ds firmware version, follow the guide here.

What to Do:

1. Select the System Settings icon on the HOME Menu, and tap “Open.”
2. The system's menu version will be displayed on the bottom right of the upper screen.

3DS Hacks for V11.9.0 Firmware

R4 3ds hacks for 3DS V11.9
It has been more than 6 years that a R4 card crack free DS games in the market. That is to say, it is proved that’s really safe to hack all your 3DS, New3DS, 2DS, New2DS XL by a R4 3DS card. What’s more, now the R4i 3ds rts is with NTRboothax compatibility, which means that you can use it to install B9S and CFW to your new 2ds xl or 3ds xl handheld too.
The R4i 3ds sdhc card is the best R4 brand in the market. You can only pay for less than $17 to buy one from the official seller. Then you can run NDS, GB, GBA, NES, SNES games with or without an emulator. In addition, R4i rts 3ds supports fun and powerful functions, such as Real-time save, cheat code, homebrews (read e-books, watch videos, view photos). It is even compatible with every update of 3DS, including the V11.9.0-42 and DS Lite V1.4.5.
3DS flashcard hacks for 3DS V11.9
What is a 3DS flashcart ? 3DS Flash Cards that is the same size with an 3DS Cartridges that has a rewritable Flash Memory inside showed ups as expected. Regular Nintendo 3DS Game Cards have a Read Only Memory inside (3DS ROM) + a small rewritable memory chip for storing save game data, when as 3DS Flash Card can store multiple Nintendo 3DS ROM files and Save Games, musics, Movies and Emulators on a microSD or MicroSDHC Flash Memory card.
In fact, it's a product to hack 3DS to enjoy free games and homebrews. Let's see all the famous flashcard in the market:

• Sky3DS+
• Stargate 3DS
• Gateway 3DS

So for these three flashcarts, which one is the best choice in 2018 ? After tested with our flashcart on a New 2DS, New3DS. The Sky3DS+ and Stargate 3DS are very good choices. Gateway 3ds is only working on 3ds v4.1 to v9.2.
Ninjhax 2.9 hacks for 3DS V11.9
In order to install Homebrews to a Nintendo 3ds console, even it is with V11.9 firmware, we need some free 3ds exploits-homebrew entrypoints but don’t need any flashcard. The most popular homebrew launcher exploits are Ninjhax 2.9 and Freakyhax. They are both supporting 3DS V11.9 directly on any 3ds firmware handheld, the exploits are in different commercial games, it means you need to have the Cubic Ninjia or Freakyforms Deluxe rom to launch Homebrews to your console.
Ninjhax 2.9 is the best entryway into the 3DS developed by Smea. Now here is how to set it up!

1. Download the Homebrew starter pack here
2. Extract the contents of the starter pack to the root of your Nintendo 3DS SD card
4. Launch cubic ninja and go to this site
5. Scroll down to where it says get ninjhax select your firmware and click update QR code
6. When in Cubic Ninja "Create" then "QR code" then do "Scan QR code"
7. After that follow what the screen tells you to do and you should be in the Homebrew Channel
NTRboothax hacks for 3DS V11.9
Nowadays, a 3ds exploit called NTRboothax which combines the using of a flashcard and a magnet is released, making CFW installation on a 3DS is rather easy and simple. The initial release was on August 12, 2017, supporting flash cartridges such as R4i gold 3ds plus, R4i sdhc b9s, R4i gold pro 3ds, R4isdhc dual core, R4isdhc rts lite, Ace X and so on.After getting a CFW like Luma3DS, you can play pirated roms, however, you only have the ability to play some ds roms and 3ds cia games. 

How to play free pokemon and other 3ds roms on a hacked 3DS V11.9?

If you want to play direct pokemon and other 3ds roms directly with one 3ds hack, you are better to choose the Sky3ds plus to hack the 3DS V11.6. Only it can supports the .3ds file and it plays 3ds games with plug&play method.
Steps for using Sky3ds plus to hack pokemon and other 3ds roms

1. Prepare a microsd card, a sky3ds+, an usb card reader, a 3DS firmware console and a PC connected with Internet.
2. Format the sd or sdhc card by FAT32 or ExFat.
3. Go to the official site, download sky3ds plus firmware. Decompress the kernel file to a new folder, copy the firmware.bin to your sd card’s root directory.
4. Go to Rom2station.com, download pokemon and other 3ds roms 3DS Games, unzip the 3DS Game file to a new folder, copy only the .3DS format rom to your sd card’s root folder.
5. Insert the sd card to your Sky3ds+.
6. Put the Sky3ds plus card to your console slot. Power it on. You will see the first 3ds game icon.