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 Static noise when switch is docked.

Thread starter Paper64Fan
Start date Aug 25, 2021
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Paper64Fan

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Aug 25, 2021

Whenever I dock the switch, an ugly static noise runs in the background whenever a noise is made. Keep in mind that no headphone jack is being used, and the tv speakers are okay. I've looked almost everywhere for a awnser to this problem, but couldn't find it.

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thesjaakspoiler

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Aug 27, 2021

It might be interference.
Maybe try to plug in the Switch and TV in the same socket or move the Dock away from other devices or unplug other devices from the power cord as they might be overloading the power cord..

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xnstr

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Jan 22, 2022

Hey !

I finally figured out a solution ... if you still need it, that is .

I actually found out it was a problem with the HDMI .

I didn't change the HDMI cable , all I did was take it out of my monitor and plugged it back in, and it worked .

Hopefully this works for you and others , but if it doesn't... try using a different HDMI cable and seeing if that works .

I have no other suggestions though, and I wish you all luck .

Have a good day !