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.

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Hacking youtub app for block users?

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Start date Nov 10, 2018
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ulao

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Nov 10, 2018

Anyone know if it is possible to use the new youtub app if the console is blocked? With os sx stealth mode it does nothing, if enable it just issues the restriction that the console is blocked.

Shirpie

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Yes, it works fine when the console is blocked, however I am using a patched nsp. Courtesy of the dark website.

NateXIII

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Nov 10, 2018

I can confirm that it works to, but you will need to find the patched version.

ulao

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Nov 10, 2018

wow, a patched version like it!

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Dmafra

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Nov 10, 2018

But doesn't work while in docked mode.

NateXIII

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the patched version works on docked mode.

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Dmafra said:
But doesn't work while in docked mode.

NateXIII said:
the patched version works on docked mode.

I'm getting mixed messages here

Dmafra

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Nov 10, 2018

The pre release nsp YouTube doesn't work in dock mode but the final patched nsp works

xmp8851

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There are patched nsp and ips patch for pure youtube nsp.

hippy dave

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Nov 10, 2018

The patch that came out with an ips doesn't fix the docked problem, but the standalone patched nsp that doesn't come with additional files (except a readme) has the dock fix.