@macman, I am using it with a dongle, so I can't tell you about activation codes. Maybe you should first try that the activation code is working properly, there is a CentOS distrubution available from Blackmagic, I think you should test wether it's working there (to have a known working scenario).
http://downloads.blackmagicdesign.com/DaVinciResolve/DaVinci-Resolve-Linux-14.3-CentOS_7.3.iso (MD5: http://downloads.blackmagicdesign.com/DaVinciResolve/DaVinci-Resolve-Linux-14.3-CentOS_7.3.txt)
Please let me know if there are any fixes that get your activation to work.
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Muflone commented on 2025-01-26 02:15 (UTC)
IMPORTANT!
Since version 19.1.3-2 this package will not download automatically the source file from the upstream site.
To build this package you will need to manually download the file from https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion and place it in the same directory with the PKGBUILD.
This would reduce the mess in this package, making it more readable and clear. Also bypassing the required information from the upstream URL is not allowed in an automated way.