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.

Switch died while playing Animal Crossing

Cylent1

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Apr 18, 2020

Hello...
I was playing Animal Crossing and was getting ready to take a flight when my switch froze and then shut off.
I tried to get the error code but it was too late.
Anyways, I run 9.2.0 and SXOS 2.9.4 on a launch day model.
Auto rcm is enabled. When I try to send a payload, Tegra shows the green check as if it works, but nothing comes on screen.
no matter what I do I get no screen and no sound.
My joycons also will not pair anymore either. My switch did get kinda warm, but I felt hotter.
So did my Switch die? :cry:

*** EDIT ***
So I pulled my joycons out of the charging grip and docked them on the switch.
Tried sending the payload once again, and voila it worked.
I am just so happy it works. makes me think it overheated or something to do with hooking the joycons back up. hhhmmm....

Last edited by Cylent1, Apr 18, 2020

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