The Switch Flashcart Thread (Mig Switch etc.)

[VladDracule]

Simplify everything to replace everything in the file name besides the actual information with ROM.

• ROM (Card ID Set).bin
• ROM (Card UID).bin
• ROM (Certificate).bin
• ROM (Initial Data).bin
• ROM.xci

Also make sure the folder itself containing these files is called ROM.xci.

We also can’t rule out a bad dump either, I guess.

renaming everything to rom worked. weird. not sure how to solve the root cause now. Also i have no clue why my sd card is completely full. apparently animal crossing is 512GBs

 

[impeeza]

the dump runs fine in yuzu, i added that update later so the dump is fine. The migswitch is also doing something very weird with my SD card. its reading with 0 space on my computer, happened last night too when i was first trying to test it

You have a FAKE SD card, try another

 

[retnuh730]

renaming everything to rom worked. weird. not sure how to solve the root cause now. Also i have no clue why my sd card is completely full. apparently animal crossing is 512GBs

That’s your SD card, I’d replace it. Glad you got the game working though, the issue among others appears to be the naming of the files.

 

[VladDracule]

That’s your SD card, I’d replace it. Glad you got the game working though, the issue among others appears to be the naming of the files.

its definately not my SD card. ive been using this SD card for over a year in a steamdeck with 0 issues. It also doesnt happen right away. I modified files, recopied, edited names multiple times before it showed up that way in windows

 

[TheStonedModder]

the dump runs fine in yuzu, i added that update later so the dump is fine. The migswitch is also doing something very weird with my SD card. its reading with 0 space on my computer, happened last night too when i was first trying to test it

What OS are you running? Are you safely ejecting your SD card after you're done copying the files?

I used to never do that either, but I found that windows 11 and macOS really really like to finish doing the read/write operation for a bit longer in the background. Theres been a few times where clicking saftey eject in windows took another minute still because it was still finishing up

Ive corrupted quite a few rpi sd cards this way recently

Post automatically merged: Jul 10, 2024

its definately not my SD card. ive been using this SD card for over a year in a steamdeck with 0 issues. It also doesnt happen right away. I modified files, recopied, edited names multiple times before it showed up that way in windows

Ive had SD cards die in a year or less. Its not unheard of. You can use H2Test to make sure it will test the whole SD card

 

[RevolvingRound]

I'm encountering a similar issue. Waiting on a different SD card to arrive by mail and will test it out and let people know.

Current facts:

• Using the MIG Switch V2 from Ali
• Switch FW 18.0.1
• MIG FW: 1.1.4
• Current SD card is a SanDisk Extreme Pro 512GB (from a reputable seller so no fake)
• Games were downloaded from the Russian tracker dump
• The problem appears only with certain games
  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door --> works flawlessly
  • Zelda: Links Awakening --> Does not load / gives error message
  • Switch Sports --> works flawlessly
  • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker --> Does not load / gives error message

Steps I'm taking to pinpoint the issue:

• Redownload the XCI from the Russian tracker dump --> maybe a bad download
• Try a different SD card (Samsung)
• Try a different FW version

In addition, I have the physical version of Mario Party Superstars. The local version on my device is 1.1.1 and the dump version is 1.0. I will try to use the dump the version and then run the update to see if I will get banned / can use the dumped version to play offline on my Switch. But first I want to figure out this "not recognized / read" issue

Quick update:

• New SD card (Samsung) gave the same problems
• Don't have access to a Windows machine rn, so can't do HW2Test atm
• With the Samsung SD Paper Mario loaded up, but upon switching (aka pressing the button on my V2 MIG) it only loaded up Paper Mario again, did not switch to another game and therefore game me the error message
• Redownloaded Captain Toad and Links Awakening from the public dump and they worked! (On the original Sandisk SD and Samsung SD)
• What's curious is, that the long press function to go back a game does not seem to work. Not sure if my button is not correctly transmitting the signal... it does seem a bit flimsy to me

Further testing is needed I guess -.-

 

[whiteswan1231]

Quick update:

• New SD card (Samsung) gave the same problems
• Don't have access to a Windows machine rn, so can't do HW2Test atm
• With the Samsung SD Paper Mario loaded up, but upon switching (aka pressing the button on my V2 MIG) it only loaded up Paper Mario again, did not switch to another game and therefore game me the error message
• Redownloaded Captain Toad and Links Awakening from the public dump and they worked! (On the original Sandisk SD and Samsung SD)
• What's curious is, that the long press function to go back a game does not seem to work. Not sure if my button is not correctly transmitting the signal... it does seem a bit flimsy to me

Further testing is needed I guess -.-

I have just got my Mig Switch 2 set up - all works fine except for...............

The addition of the button on the top to cycle through games whilst the gamecard cover is closed (this is what the video shows on the mig switch site) just does not work - if I use a pair of tweezers to press on the button with the game card cover open then indeed it does go to the next game - that's when the bloody thing doesn't fully eject from the switch if you press on a little too hard.

It's not made to last this MIG SWITCH - and the long press to go back a game does not work for me either - but my sandisk sd cards from amazon worked first time !!

I am using games / files from the public dump - am I correct in thinking I can use switch xci's from normal torrent sites and substitute a few files from the ones I have from the public torrent dump to get them working if I am not bothered about ever connectine my switch to the internet - if so which files ?

 

[retnuh730]

I have just got my Mig Switch 2 set up - all works fine except for...............

The addition of the button on the top to cycle through games whilst the gamecard cover is closed (this is what the video shows on the mig switch site) just does not work - if I use a pair of tweezers to press on the button with the game card cover open then indeed it does go to the next game - that's when the bloody thing doesn't fully eject from the switch if you press on a little too hard.

It's not made to last this MIG SWITCH - and the long press to go back a game does not work for me either - but my sandisk sd cards from amazon worked first time !!

I am using games / files from the public dump - am I correct in thinking I can use switch xci's from normal torrent sites and substitute a few files from the ones I have from the public torrent dump to get them working if I am not bothered about ever connectine my switch to the internet - if so which files ?

If you push on a very specific part on the closed game cover with your fingernail you can press the button. its hard to do so though. I'm debating putting a very small notch to catch my nail on on the cover each time. I've gotten the game to switch back with a double press of the button instead of the hold as well.

 

[whiteswan1231]

If you push on a very specific part on the closed game cover with your fingernail you can press the button. its hard to do so though. I'm debating putting a very small notch to catch my nail on on the cover each time. I've gotten the game to switch back with a double press of the button instead of the hold as well.

I don't have any fingernails (haha - but at least I don't smoke !!) - I am actually wishing I got the version 1 at this point - I will try the double press and report back - I guess after doing some reading I wont get the normal xci torrent files to work - but I'm happy with the russian dump games I have tried.

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Can I give my son my mig switch cart with games on it that I use in my switch to use in his switch ?

Or does the initial set up of the .nxindex file mean that you can only use that sd card on that switch - and that you would have to set up another sd card for his switch ?

Hope that makes sense.

 

[retnuh730]

I don't have any fingernails (haha - but at least I don't smoke !!) - I am actually wishing I got the version 1 at this point - I will try the double press and report back - I guess after doing some reading I wont get the normal xci torrent files to work - but I'm happy with the russian dump games I have tried.

Post automatically merged: Jul 11, 2024

Can I give my son my mig switch cart with games on it that I use in my switch to use in his switch ?

Or does the initial set up of the .nxindex file mean that you can only use that sd card on that switch - and that you would have to set up another sd card for his switch ?

Hope that makes sense.

The .nxdex file basically locks the game onto the card so it shows it every time you insert it. It tells the MiG which game to behave as a cartridge for. It would work on any switch!

 

[TheStonedModder]

Has the site even had any updates ? For whatever reason I still can’t access the new domain.

 

[retnuh730]

A Russian site has started claiming that incomplete (xci and only 2 bins) dumps are causing temporary bans with error codes "2181-4017" and "2124-4517". Apparently these are 7-90 day bans. I have not noticed this yet, fingers crossed. Anybody with those codes here?

No bans observed for full dumps yet. Mixed dumps are getting full bans.

 

[impeeza]

A Russian site has started claiming that incomplete (xci and only 2 bins) dumps are causing temporary bans with error codes "2181-4017" and "2124-4517". Apparently these are 7-90 day bans. I have not noticed this yet, fingers crossed. Anybody with those codes here?

No bans observed for full dumps yet. Mixed dumps are getting full bans.

Seems a Hoax, At least is incorrect, Initializing the console DO NOT CLEAR THE GAME INSTALLATION LOGS nor telemetry, so if you do anything banneable initializing will not correct it.

 

[BigOnYa]

Seems a Hoax, At least is incorrect, Initializing the console DO NOT CLEAR THE GAME INSTALLATION LOGS nor telemetry, so if you do anything banneable initializing will not correct it.

Also I've never heard of temporary bans. Is this really a thing?

 

[impeeza]

Also I've never heard of temporary bans. Is this really a thing?

maybe, hoax are based on small facts decorated with lots of false statements

 

[retnuh730]

Also I've never heard of temporary bans. Is this really a thing?

According to a thread here it has been observed before

https://gbatemp.net/threads/anyone-...anything-along-the-words-of-temporary.546463/

Although it looks like the Nintendo support site has removed the “temporary” description of the ban from the error code page.

 

[impeeza]

According to a thread here it has been observed before

https://gbatemp.net/threads/anyone-...anything-along-the-words-of-temporary.546463/

Although it looks like the Nintendo support site has removed the “temporary” description of the ban from the error code page.

OMG, the BAN IS NOT TEMPORAL, the error displayed is

Error 2181-4017 : Network services are temporarily unavailable. Please wait a moment, then try again...


No means the Ban is temporarily, the error is a generic one, could happen if the big N servers are TEMPORARILY offline but if the servers are online YOUR ARE PERMANENTLY BANNED.

Post automatically merged: Jul 11, 2024

Thanks linuxares!

 

[TheStonedModder]

Hoping I can have this autoboot on a raspberry pi with one of those cheapo touchscreens for a more automated game dumping process

Working on a raspberry pi case to house it all as well, that will just add the game cart slot above the rpi IO

Is there something smaller I can use to accomplish this besides a large pi? Its all in python

 

[Divineheresy88]

Any tutorials on the MiG X cart? Had it for awhile and it's incredibly inconsistent when it comes to searching through my games list.

 

[impeeza]

Any tutorials on the MiG X cart? Had it for awhile and it's incredibly inconsistent when it comes to searching through my games list.

Literally the manual is 2 paragraphs, which tutorial do you need? if you are unable to read 2 paragraphs you deserve not be able to use the product.