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 Charging switch

Thread starter gap30
Start date Dec 18, 2018
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gap30

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Dec 18, 2018

Hi all I have recently moved home and left my switch in storage for 8 weeks

How long will I need to charge it just to connect to PC to boot into cfw?

Kubas_inko

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Dec 18, 2018

In theory, few milliseconds. In reality, a few minutes should be more than enough.

iriez

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Dec 18, 2018

Boot into rcm and then plug the external psu into usb port to charge at the nintendo logo after you've launched cfw or ofw. Don't try to let it sit there and charge in RCM mode. Get it enough juice to get to the logo and once its there it should be able to quick charge.

gap30

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Dec 18, 2018

cannot get it to do anything had it on charge all night

trying to connect to TegraRCM on pc and it will not recognise or power up switch

Masamune3210

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Dec 19, 2018

plug it into the nintendo charger, hold power for 15 sec to make sure its completely off and leave it for a while. Hopefully it will have charged enough to at least enter rcm correctly. Push hekate and let it charge until 15% before trying to boot into HOS