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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Nintendo switch pro controller without battery

Thread starter beyond6666
Start date Jun 4, 2022
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beyond6666

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Jun 4, 2022

Hi all.

I've received one Nintendo Switch pro controller HAC-013
Apparently it won't charge over multiple usb-C cables.

I've opened it. Battery is bloated and probably dead. Without battery, it doesn't show any sign of life on my PC. Sadly, I don't have Switch to confirm it

Question...
Does controller work on PC without battery?? I don't wanna order new battery just to find out that controller is dead.
Thanks

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beyond6666 said:
Hi all.

I've received one Nintendo Switch pro controller HAC-013
Apparently it won't charge over multiple usb-C cables.

I've opened it. Battery is bloated and probably dead. Without battery, it doesn't show any sign of life on my PC. Sadly, I don't have Switch to confirm it

Question...
Does controller work on PC without battery?? I don't wanna order new battery just to find out that controller is dead.
Thanks

Controller absolutely needs a battery to work with PC. You will have to make the small investment in a battery replacement to find out if it works.