The Switch Flashcart Thread (Mig Switch etc.)

[ScrambledEgg]

https://x.com/UnlockSwitch/status/1893944182311371164?t=mOjplJo8jAXbm5dunGIvwA&s=19


There are crickets in his head!

 

[Blythe93]

I'll be honestly surprised that they manage to finish their product, even more if it actually works as advertised without any major issues and with the price point that they've set months ago for the whole kit. It was too good to be true and overly hyped at the beginning and all those delays, promises, drama and whatnots didn't do them or their community any good. Let's see how their dev program will turn out.

 

[ScrambledEgg]

I'll be honestly surprised that they manage to finish their product, even more if it actually works as advertised without any major issues and with the price point that they've set months ago for the whole kit. It was too good to be true and overly hyped at the beginning and all those delays, promises, drama and whatnots didn't do them or their community any good. Let's see how their dev program will turn out.

I think they will use migs chipssets on it.. and send those new samples to the new testers..

 

[G33ksquad]

I can’t believe it’s February of 2025 and they still haven’t even gotten a working product out to anyone. Will have to rename their X account UnlockSwitch Holmes

 

[impeeza]

https://x.com/UnlockSwitch/status/1893944182311371164?t=mOjplJo8jAXbm5dunGIvwA&s=19


There are crickets in his head!

I AM A LIGHT BEING!

 

[BigOnYa]

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[Blythe93]

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UnlockSwitch is an Open Source hopefully cheaper third party personal backup solution...

 

[ScrambledEgg]

UnlockSwitch is an Open Source hopefully cheaper third party personal backup solution...

With Mig ICs on it....

 

[linuxares]

With Mig ICs on it....

Would it in theory be possible to do a raw dump and upload to new ICs?

 

[ScrambledEgg]

Would it in theory be possible to do a raw dump and upload to new ICs?

if they have enabled the readback protection.. then its not possible.. or u have to decap it.. or spent money for a decap service...

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An other possible option is to reach the SPI flash..
Ill think its also protected, the SPI from Esp32S2 is connected with the Ice40 SPI.

So far i know the Ice40 have NVCM but its difficult to read out because:

The iCE40 devices contains an One Time Programmable on-chip Non Volatile Configuration Memory (NVCM) and if configured, the device boots from it. This is a fast and secure mode of bringing the device into user mode(active with user program) and used for mass production. The NVCM is ONE TIME PROGRAMMABLE.

 

[G33ksquad]

With Mig ICs on it....

I’m not even willing to go that far. This is a non existent product with an X account ran by an apparent child. Maybe it’s Nintendo trolling, I would be entertained by this scenario.

 

[ccfman2004]

Maybe it’s Nintendo trolling, I would be entertained by this scenario.

You never know. It wouldn't surprise me as it will, for a time, stop people from buying a Mig Flash so they can get they can get the item made 100% illegal and Mig Flash sent to prison.

I bought the Mig Flash & Dumper combo (accidentally bought a second combo pack) and I am more than happy with my purchase as it does exactly what they claim. Now that they fixed the MacOS disconnect issues with the dumper I am even happier. Unless something changes in the immediate future I would just go with Mig Flash as they have followed through with their claims and released a fully working product.

 

[TheStonedModder]

So unlock switch update

Instead of working on firmware like they claim to be doing, hes spending his time tracking down and harassing old beta testers

Its like he forgets that people speak to each other and wants to win a toxicity compeitition

 

[Deleted member 702243]

so like... where do people buy those nowadays?

 

[Blythe93]

so like... where do people buy those nowadays?

AliExpress is probably your best bet still. Mainly to avoid getting scammed, I guess. All those random shops do not look reassuring to me.

 

[Deleted member 702243]

"If you buy it now, you will get a storage card box for free, so you can store MigSwitch more conveniently. It is not only a magical cassette, but also a very popular trend product at the moment."

magical cassette, I like that

 

[TheStonedModder]

"If you buy it now, you will get a storage card box for free, so you can store MigSwitch more conveniently. It is not only a magical cassette, but also a very popular trend product at the moment."

magical cassette, I like that

Low key that’s a good deal

It’s such a pain getting switch cases after the fact. Especially with a good insert

 

[rayida]

Maybe it’s Nintendo trolling, I would be entertained by this scenario.

I've wondered whether it's just the Mig team, running a sock puppet account designed to make it look like a competitor is just around the corner, as if to put off any other teams from trying. Sounds a bit far fetched, but let's not forget how the Mig was first announced to the world, through a now deleted sock puppet account, After Time X.

 

[Blythe93]

Did anyone hear about how UnlockSwitch's dev team recruitment went? I see that they are opening up their DMs on Friday once again so... not as expected?
I see that their website is now defunct as well. I think that they even announced its closure at some point? It's somewhat hard to keep up with these guys' ever-changing complicated schedule.

 

[rayida]

Does anyone know where the claim that Mig is compatible with Switch 2 came from? I've started seeing it on some places that sell it, and was just curious if there was anything to back that claim up from the original team. I know there are rumours that there are some Switch 2 units changing hands on the black market, so it's possible they could have tested it I suppose, but seems like a bold claim given Nintendo have probably had their hands on Mig devices for over a year now, possibly enough time to try and prevent such compatibility.

Side note, part of me honestly thinks that the Mig appearing is at least partly responsible for the Switch successor not coming out earlier than this year. Imagine a device launching with piracy enabled from day 0. That sounds like enough of a situation for Nintendo to slam the brakes on the entire release roadmap. Thoughts?