Hello guys, this is my first post here! I just got a MIG Switch card out of curiosity and I was tinkering with it. For those who don't know, it's used by placing XCI dumps as well as other game specific bin files in the sd card of the MIG Switch, and are obtained from the original cartridge by using an app like nxdumptool. Two of these bin files are mandatory to get the game to boot: Initial Data.bin and Certificate.bin. They stay the same for every cartridge of a specific game. Now, if you want to use an XCI dump from a shady website it's impossible to get it to work without those files. By using the Certificate.bin from another game it has no problem, but this does not count for the Initial Data.bin. So I looked for a way to obtain this Initial Data from an XCI file and read a bit of the XCI file documentation from switchbrew dot org. Here's what I understood so far: The Switch checks if the cartridge is valid by doing a challenge–response authentication on the Initial Data. The Package ID is contained both on the XCI and the Initial Data, on positions 0x110 and 0x0 respectively. The Initial Data hash is on the XCI at position 0x160. It is calculated by doing a SHA-256 hash on the full Initial Data content. So I was wondering, is there a way to to construct a functional Initial Data file starting from an XCI dump? I also tried a reverse approach by editing the Package ID in the Initial Data from another game, generating the Initial Data hash and putting it in the XCI file but is not enough to get the Switch believe it's a real game. Sorry if this may seem stupid but let me know what you think.

mig switch not working/updating??

stickybit · 2024-03-28T19:59:51+00:00

just got my mig switch and followed instructions to the T to update it and all im getting is a red light and then a message saying cart not recognised, all im trying to do is update it to the latest firmware, it says it should flash blue when...

Hardware Anyone else surf the internet and watch videos on their switch while taking a dump?

Thread starter Mr. Wizard
Start date Mar 26, 2017
Views 1,350
Replies 6

Mr. Wizard

Ending the spread of bullshit one thread at a time

Member

Level 8

Mar 26, 2017

I don't have a tablet (no need), and it's better than my Note 4...

The Nintendo ad was right!

xtheman

Well-Known Member

Member

Level 13

Mar 26, 2017

I would if my Switch wouldn't crash trying to load an video

Mr. Wizard

Ending the spread of bullshit one thread at a time

Member

Level 8

Mar 26, 2017

xtheman said:
I would if my Switch wouldn't crash trying to load an video

what proxy you using?

OfficialFBomb

Well-Known Member

Member

Level 5

Mar 28, 2017

What the hell else is the switch good for other then watching porn while dumping..

Reactions: Baoulettes and Mr. Wizard

Xzi

Time to fly, 621

Member

Level 19

Mar 29, 2017

OfficialFBomb said:
What the hell else is the switch good for other then watching porn while dumping..

Playing BotW while dumping.

Reactions: Jakic007 and duffmmann

AlexanderLS

Well-Known Member

Member

Level 3

Mar 29, 2017

I'm hard pressed to understand why you'd use a switch for these things with it's non existent ad blocking abilities.
My phone blocks all ads, even pandora/youtube ads.

Xzi

Time to fly, 621

Member

Level 19

Mar 29, 2017

AlexanderLS said:
I'm hard pressed to understand why you'd use a switch for these things with it's non existent ad blocking abilities.
My phone blocks all ads, even pandora/youtube ads.

Exactly, which is why all consoles are shitty for browsing the web and I couldn't care less if Switch never gets a "proper" browser. The applet will hopefully work just as well for initial exploits.