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...

Hacking Pinball FX3 XCI+update+dlc question.

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Start date Aug 24, 2018
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comput3rus3r

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Aug 24, 2018

I'm getting this error. "you need to have the software in order to play"

has anybody gotten this error?

jakkal

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Aug 24, 2018

the xci and nsps are probably different regions

comput3rus3r

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Aug 24, 2018

jakkal said:
the xci and nsps are probably different regions

i got them all together in a bundle

jakkal

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Aug 24, 2018

try loading the xci, clicking + and do an update

Nincompoopdo

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Aug 25, 2018

You need to go online and update the game.

Bellebite2000

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comput3rus3r said:
i got them all together in a bundle

Return it to walmart to get your money back.

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Bellebite2000 said:
Return it to walmart to get your money back.

you have Walmarts in Afghanistan?

jakkal

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comput3rus3r said:
you have Walmarts in Afghanistan?

If you're in Afghanistan you should have more stuff to worry about than game updates

jfish84

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Mar 11, 2019

if on cwf an you do the update cant you get banned?

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jfish84 said:
if on cwf an you do the update cant you get banned?

To give yourself the best chance of avoiding a ban:

Run your CFW from SX’s emulated NAND on MicroSD. Install game, update & DLCs via *.NSP & keep device offline while in CFW.!

I’ve been doing this for months while still using OFW via my clean NAND.! Oh, and remove the MicroSD for even better OpSec when in OFW..