The Switch Flashcart Thread (Mig Switch etc.)

[linuxares]

UnlockSwitch should have posted "Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!".

If they could stop vague posting and just post the fw to the testers already... but I guess they wait for OpenMIG for that.

 

[MasterZebulin]

Question: How do I know or find out if a used or unopened copy I bought has been dumped before?

 

[BigOnYa]

Question: How do I know or find out if a used or unopened copy I bought has been dumped before?

You can't really know for sure unless it's brand new unopened.

 

[MasterZebulin]

You can't really know for sure unless it's brand new unopened.

Well, that's just great. Russia just single-handedly killed the second-hand market.

 

[BigOnYa]

Well, that's just great. Russia just single-handedly killed the second-hand market.

Yea, "Russia"

did.

 

[MasterZebulin]

Yea, "Russia" View attachment 476193 did.

Oh, sure. Don't take a serious situation seriously.

 

[BigOnYa]

Oh, sure. Don't take a serious situation seriously.

I take it seriously, I just don't believe MIG is really Russian. Just a ploy to keep big N off the trail.

 

[MasterZebulin]

I take it seriously, I just don't believe MIG is really Russian. Just a ploy to keep big N off the trail.

Okay, understandable. But they still dealt a blow to the used game market and gave me an unhealthy case of paranoia.

 

[BigOnYa]

Okay, understandable. But they still dealt a blow to the used game market and gave me an unhealthy case of paranoia.

Yea it is unfortunate. I have not yet heard of anyone buying a used game getting banned, only people who use the online public dumps, if that makes you feel any better. But sadly when you buy used, you don't really know if its been dumped or not.

 

[SecureBoot]

Okay, understandable. But they still dealt a blow to the used game market and gave me an unhealthy case of paranoia.

Probably doesn't help your paranoia much but the odds of little Timmy from Facebook marketplace having a niche cartridge dumper is fairly low

 

[TheStonedModder]

Could anyone here print me out a game case insert for the MIG and mail it to me? I’ll pay ya

(I really don’t want to buy a printer and ink lol)

 

[SecureBoot]

Could anyone here print me out a game case insert for the MIG and mail it to me? I’ll pay ya

(I really don’t want to buy a printer and ink lol)

I don't have a printer but public libraries will usually help

 

[TheStonedModder]

I don't have a printer but public libraries will usually help

I live in the middle of nowhere in the mountains the closest library is over an hour away unfortunately

 

[hippy dave]

I live in the middle of nowhere in the mountains the closest library is over an hour away unfortunately

There are online services that print and post to you. I recently used Treatstock and got a very small simple print sent to me for like 7 quid including postage. Looks like treatstock.com for US, I used .co.uk
When googling 3D printing services you have to work your way past the ones that are intended for higher volume rather than a single small print, and have minimum order amounts, to find something like the above that will do a tiny cheap order.

 

[TheStonedModder]

There are online services that print and post to you. I recently used Treatstock and got a very small simple print sent to me for like 7 quid including postage. Looks like treatstock.com for US, I used .co.uk
When googling 3D printing services you have to work your way past the ones that are intended for higher volume rather than a single small print, and have minimum order amounts, to find something like the above that will do a tiny cheap order.

Hmm maybe I’m high and missed something sorry if so!

But I’m looking for a 2d cover insert(maybe that’s the wrong word) like the games actual cover art with the front and back that slips into a game case

I have a few 3d printers in my room, unfortunately I do not think those will help much aha

 

[hippy dave]

Hmm maybe I’m high and missed something sorry if so!

But I’m looking for a 2d cover insert(maybe that’s the wrong word) like the games actual cover art with the front and back that slips into a game case

I have a few 3d printers in my room, unfortunately I do not think those will help much aha

Oh I'm the one who misread then, sorry, and I'm not even high Thought you wanted a shell I guess.

 

[kshank]

Appropriate to discuss mig flash dumper here? Mine only works connected to my macbook and a chromebook but not Windows (signature collision issue). I still have copy failures on those other systems but at least the dumper will mount. The macbook especially handles the failed copy tasks well at least.

I have followed the instructions to update the dumper firmware to 1.1.6. I am sure that the update.s2 file is placed in the dumper System folder (as opposed to the root directory like when updating the cart firmware) but when I open the update.s2 on the dumper in a text editor, after performing the update, I see 1.1.4 as the header and not 1.1.6. I still have the signature collision issue in Windows which also makes me think no update is actually occurring.

I welcome any troubleshooting ideas because I am not sure what else to try after following the update instructions and trying to update on both mac and chromebook.

 

[metroid maniac]

To get around the cumbersome button press issue, I got myself two MIG Switch V1 carts, and a Unitek Dock with build in 4 slot game changer off AliExpress. I then put half my games on MIG Switch V1 and the other half on the other. Two cartridges are required to be inserted into the Unitek dock for it's game switching feature to work.

Initially it worked quite well, cycling through the games, however if I start a game, and then exit, that game on that MIG Switch stays locked in and will not change. The only way to change it is to physically eject that card from the game changer and put it directly into the switch, and then ejected it quickly when the green light is on, then put it back into the game changer. This kind of defeats the purpose of the game changer with its remote. The only other way to fix the issue is to put the micro sd card into the computer and delete the index file. Is there any work around for this game locking issue?

Has anyone managed to get a couple of MIG Switch cards plus a Unitek dock and game changer working reliably?

I attempted this with my own V1 Mig and unitek dock and found exactly the same thing.
The strangest thing is that ejecting it and reinserting it into the dock doesn't work, even with a power cycle. It has to be reinserted into the console.
I can't see any workaround for this. I think it's a fatal flaw for anyone trying to use this way.

 

[Matt1984]

I attempted this with my own V1 Mig and unitek dock and found exactly the same thing.
The strangest thing is that ejecting it and reinserting it into the dock doesn't work, even with a power cycle. It has to be reinserted into the console.
I can't see any workaround for this. I think it's a fatal flaw for anyone trying to use this way.

Yep I've come to the same conclusion. I did figure out you *can unlock the cartridge while still in the Unitek dock, however you have to time it exactly right. *1 in 10 tries if you are lucky. The V2 with the button on top defeats the purpose of the dock with two Migs. Ah well, worth a try.

 

[420iqpotato]

I'm on Windows 11 24H2 and am running into the disk collision issue with the MIG Dumper. I just got the Dumper and the Flash the other day. The Flash is already on 1.1.6, so I'm assuming the Dumper is as well. I can see the disk in disk manager and it's showing the collision issue. I tried following the steps in the link provided by impeeza in a previous post (can't supply link due to new account restrictions), but when I run "online disk" I get an error about The object is missing. I checked the ID with "detail disk" after running the command to change it and it's still the same ID as it originally was.

Anyone have a solution for this? Should I just get linux on a USB and try to use it on Linux?