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 Question LaboVR + Switchroot + VRidge + Driver4VR + Kinect = VR Headset & Wands??

Thread starter Syph
Start date Sep 13, 2020
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Syph

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Sep 13, 2020

So this just occured to me...

VRidge is a program that let's you play PC VR games on an Android Device; Switchroot makes your Switch an Android Device AND Labo makes it a VR headset.

Driver4VR and Kinect together let you use joycons as full motion tracking controllers for VR games.

So... would putting all these together actually work? Can we turn the switch into a Oculus-esque VR experience?

fvig2001

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Sep 13, 2020

Probably assuming Switchroot works for those apps without issue. The only thing I am unsure of is if there is a cardboard template that will work with the LaboVR/China equivalent. I kind of wanted to do a weirder version.

Too bad there's no way to do:

1. Switch connected to capture card
2. Switch goes to VR mode
3. Run Virtual Desktop and launch capture card app
4. Attach joycons to cellphone headset/Oculus Quest
5. Play in VR via ALVR.

Unless you do power bank, wireless HDMI and attach the switch to your headset.

Last edited by fvig2001, Sep 13, 2020