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...

Hacking There's nothing in the works for 3.0.2, right?

Thread starter PotatisKnug
Start date Nov 10, 2017
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Yami Anubis ZX

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Nov 12, 2017

PS3 3.55 firmware, you have to remember that mod chip makers fixed that problem, so that you can put CFW onto PS3 with firmware 3.55 and above.

It will take years but thanks to Daeken, I'm sure modchip makers will utilize the code and implement it, so that you can do CFW on a Switch that's above 3.00.

3DS was very different, bad security and Nintendo has learned with the fact that Switch has efuses that fuck with the system if you downgrade but modchip makers will find a way to upgrade 3.00 switches and above to be able to use homebrew, it's selling pretty well, so modchip makers will make alot of money from this. Don't tell me it's not possible cause of how much is packed into the Switch, there are ways, modchip makers have always found ways.

Polopop123

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Nov 12, 2017

I’d update. Means you can play a lot more games unlessyou have a dying need to play NES GOLF for some reason. I’d say there will be another exploit, like many other consoles do. But we will have to wait and see