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...

Hardware N2 Elite Tag with PowerTag Reader/Writer

Thread starter feidhlim1986
Start date Jul 14, 2017
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feidhlim1986

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Jul 14, 2017

Hi Folks,

I have a PowerTag Reader/Writer with 3 Tags but recently saw the N2 Elite Tag that can store up to 200 Amiibo in the single tag. My question is, can I use the N2 Elite Tag with the PowerTag Reader/Writer or would I require the N2 Elite Reader/Writer?
I don't have an Android Phone (iPhone Only)

Thanks

Dimensional

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Jul 14, 2017

If you get the n2Elite, you should get it with the NFC adapter for PC, so you can use their PC program with it. But yes, in order to save amiibos on there, you have to use their apps, as they haven't even begun working on an SDK for the adapter to be read by other programs. You can order the n2Elite from the GBATemp sponsored shop, nds-card.com. Just be sure to read the entire page before order. They require some additional work to send you the n2Elite w/ PC adapter, and it costs more. It's all explained on the page.

Last edited by Dimensional, Jul 14, 2017, Reason: Added nds-card link