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 Is there a way to transfer files to computer without removing sd card?

Thread starter miss_nakano
Start date Aug 11, 2020
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miss_nakano

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I am really afraid of ruining my micro sd slot which would be permanent damage and render the switch pratically unusable. Lately, I've been modding a lot with acnh, fe3h etc and those need to transfers files a lot between switch and computer..

Thanks!

Patapon3321

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ftp?

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S3phi40T

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Aug 11, 2020

FTP, NX-Usb module etc.

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Evildood

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Grab FTPD on the Homebrew store and then WinSCP for the pc. Solid Explorer works on androids to connect as well. When you open FTPD on the switch it will show the IP and port at the top of the screen, put these into WinSCP and the user is anonymous.

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LeyendaV

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Either FTP using apps like FTPD or using an usb cable with nxmtp.

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Tokiwa

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Aug 11, 2020

Plenty of options to transfer files without removing the sd card these days.

Alongside the options mentioned above you can also mount your SD card while using Hekate. I use it to update Atmosphere, homebrew and even Hekate itself (the bootloader folder at least).

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