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...

Gaming Hacking Can i get banned for editing my name and then going online?

Thread starter WrathfulArtaois
Start date Oct 25, 2021
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WrathfulArtaois

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Oct 25, 2021

Sorry about this but i want to edit my ACNH character's name and i wanna know if ill get banned if i go online with the changed name.
Im following a guide that should supposedly allow me to edit save data without installing CFW by using nand backups.

thesjaakspoiler

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Oct 25, 2021

Here is someone who did that :
https://gbatemp.net/threads/what-get-you-ban-on-switch.601457/post-9630230
He didn't get banned with ACNH but strangely enough in SmashBros.
But if you mess up and leave some CFW traces, you might get a console ban.

Draxzelex

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Nov 2, 2021

WrathfulArtaois said:
Sorry about this but i want to edit my ACNH character's name and i wanna know if ill get banned if i go online with the changed name.
Im following a guide that should supposedly allow me to edit save data without installing CFW by using nand backups.

You're still hacking the console so the risk is not mitigated just because CFW isn't involved.