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.

duckstation for Switch

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Ftp to switch via iphone/ipad

I couldn't find anything anywhere about how to ftp to the switch from an iPhone, specifically for when downloading from discord hbg group theres no good ftp clients that can find the files you've downloaded. I used an app called documents by raedle. It has a browser built in for downloading miscellaneous files to send over ftp. You just download it, go to services at the bottom, add services below that and add ftp server. Then fill in with your switch details (just leave login blank) and save. It will attempt to connect on saving so you need to have ftpd open on the switch to save it. After you're connected, you should be able to upload files by clicking edit and upload. Then files downloaded with the in app browser will show for upload. If you like saving to Google drive you can add that account into the app, and download it from the drive to upload to the switch. Sometimes when moving the files I'd it doesnt show copy to documents you need to hit edit and use the swipe bar to enable documents. Any questions just ask. Tested on iPhone 7 iOS 12 but should work on iPad as well. Figured it out for a friend and thought shit might as well help the community. I have a video walkthrough but it wont let me upload here. If anyone needs help just PM for details.

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