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.

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Homebrew Question Left stick not working in retroarch (switch)

Thread starter Goginha
Start date Nov 7, 2020
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Goginha

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Nov 7, 2020

in retroarch my left stick isn't working, but before i updated the controller profiles it was working, how do i fix this?

Draxzelex

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Nov 23, 2020

Goginha said:
in retroarch my left stick isn't working, but before i updated the controller profiles it was working, how do i fix this?

Does this only happen in Retroarch?

Goginha

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Dec 1, 2020

Draxzelex said:
Does this only happen in Retroarch?

Yeah, but I already fixed this, so no worry

GatoFiestero

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Dec 2, 2020

Change to right pad in controls

cluesagi

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Dec 2, 2020

Try going to Controllers -> Change Grip/Order. I've had this issue before and that fixed it

cucholix

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Dec 2, 2020

Disable d-pad to analog, in quick menu, it happens with some cores

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BearuDev

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cucholix said:
Disable d-pad to analog, in quick menu, it happens with some cores

Fixed it for me! Thank you

f0li0

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cucholix said:
Disable d-pad to analog, in quick menu, it happens with some cores

Thanks for actually posting a solution unlike the person who comes here for help, fixes it then leaves without informing others of how he managed to fix it. One of my pet hates.