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...

Is a 1080p | 720p patch possible for Metroid Prime?

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Start date Feb 15, 2023
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toolazytosearchitmyself

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The stock version runs at 900p in docked mode and 600p in handheld mode.

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vanraz86

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To be honest I tried reversenx and even at 720p handheld it does look a bit washed out... It would be interesting to see if some Mod can apply antialising

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vanraz86 said:
To be honest I tried reversenx and even at 720p handheld it does look a bit washed out... It would be interesting to see if some Mod can apply antialising

This is because only native resolutions give you best sharpness.

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Reploid

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Could they've made like 50fps but with proper native resolutions?

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Reploid said:
Could they've made like 50fps but with proper native resolutions?

HOS only outputs 60Hz meaning that only 30FPS and 60FPS have proper frame pacing making other framerates look bad unless you want to go below 30FPS.

Someone has tried to make a resolution cheat for the game in the 60FPS Discord but they couldn't find the correct value to edit. This game probably needs a .ips patch made.

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