nxdumptool/README.md

gcdumptool

Nintendo Switch Game Card Dump Tool

Main features

• Generates full XCI cartridge dumps (with optional certificate removal). All dumps are padded with 0xFF to match the full game card size.
• Precise HFS0 raw partition dumping (using the root HFS0 header from the game card).
• Partition filesystem data dumping.
• Partition filesystem browser (with manual file dump support).
• Manual game card certificate dump.
• Free SD card space checks in place.
• File splitting support for all operations, using 2 GiB parts.
• Game card Title ID and Control.nacp retrieval support using NCM and NS services.

Thanks to

• MCMrARM, for creating the original application.
• RSDuck, for their vba-next-switch port. It's UI menu code was taken as a basis for this application.
• Foen, for giving me some pretty good hints about how to use the NCM service.
• Yellows8, for helping me fix a silly bug in my implementation of some NCM service IPC calls.
• The folks from ReSwitched, for working towards the creation of a good homebrew ecosystem.

Changelog

v1.0.2:

• Fixed a silly bug in the file splitting code.

v1.0.1:

• Minor UI fixes and tweaks.
• Added some missing Title ID checks in uiLoop().
• All calls to uiStatusMsg() are now properly identified.
• Increased wait time to 2 seconds when a new gamecard is detected.

v1.0.0:

Initial release.