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 Switch Lite non-responsive D-Pad

Thread starter CheatingSoi
Start date Dec 17, 2020
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CheatingSoi

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Dec 17, 2020

Hey all. So I just bought a Switch Lite on eBay that was sold for parts. All it needed was a new left analog stick and a power ribbon cable which I have since replaced however, The D-pad left and right directions do not respond. However, up and down work perfectly. I think right did work if you pressed hard enough but now it doesn't at all. I took it apart and reseated everything, cleaned the contacts but still nothing. Could there be an issue with one of the ribbon cables that connects it to the main board? I'm not sure why it only effects up and down.

Just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced an issue like this before and what I could do to remedy it. Thanks!

Fezaan

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May 8, 2023

I've got the same problem! I bought new left joystick/analogue stick part + new left joycon motherboard, fitted both in and same issue! up and down works but left and right doesn't. Have you found the fix to this issue? im getting the same issue