L4T Ubuntu
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Intro
L4T Ubuntu is a version of Linux based on nvidia's linux for tegra project. It uses a different kernel compared to previous releases which allows it to use features not yet in mainline. Such as audio, docking support and vulkan.

Join our discord: https://discord.gg/53mtKYt

We have a wiki !
To facilitate our work we will only update our wiki from now on in order to avoid multiple outdated references, please refer to the following link instead of this page
https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Ubuntu-Install-Guide

Credits
Bylaws,
Langerhans,
Ave,
Natinusala,
CTCaer(most of the hard stuff),
Gavin_Darkglider,
DanielOgorchock(Joycon drivers/joycond),
stary2001 (reboot2payload),
NVIDIA,
Azkali
Everyone else in switchroot - more info on that in the future.

 

[Crimson Cuttlefish]

Ho-lee shit.

 

[Deleted member 418227]

1.1 is out, see post for changelog​

My 64GB SD that was having problems seems to work now. Thanks!

 

[De4dm4sterBR]

My 64GB SD that was having problems seems to work now. Thanks!

What is your sd card? mine still with problems

 

[szczuru]

I have two questions:

1. Is there any way to force open on screen keyboard? Osk seems to work ok but it won't open in Chromiuim in my case.

2. Can anyone try to run vcmi? It can be installed via software app or apt-get - it always crash right after start.

 

[ZachyCatGames]

I have two questions:

1. Is there any way to force open on screen keyboard? Osk seems to work ok but it won't open in Chromiuim in my case.

2. Can anyone try to run vcmi? It can be installed via software app or apt-get - it always crash right after start.

1. There’s a small icon up in the top corner by the shutdown/restart/lock stuff, clock, wifi settings, etc that looks like 4 little squares, tap on that and press show keyboard

 

[Deleted User]

How are folks setting up their joycons in this?

They connect via bluetooth, and i've done that, but no emulators seem to see any buttons being pressed? Think it's probably a step I'm missing.

 

[skills14]

would there be a performance increase in retroarch using ubuntu instead of Horizon?

 

[Unity150_magickavoxel]

why is there no usb support screen touch freeze every single time.

 

[iotdevnet]

would there be a performance increase in retroarch using ubuntu instead of Horizon?

yes psp work better much better

 

[burt111]

yes psp work better much better

Yup works in 4K barely any lag

 

[De4dm4sterBR]

hey @bylaws , my sd card still not working with the update, just tagging you here cause i cant send a PM for you.

 

[burt111]

hey @bylaws , my sd card still not working with the update, just tagging you here cause i cant send a PM for you.

If you can try to connect your switch with tegrarcm ums and with the sd card in the switch and use win32 disk imager to flash it had issues with sd card readers but doing it this way worked first try

 

[De4dm4sterBR]

If you can try to connect your switch with tegrarcm ums and with the sd card in the switch and use win32 disk imager to flash it had issues with sd card readers but doing it this way worked first try

i'll give it a try!

 

[chaoskagami]

I just can't bring myself to run a Linux kernel based on L4T. Vendor kernels are unsustainable and buggy.

 

[TheZander]

I just can't bring myself to run a Linux kernel based on L4T. Vendor kernels are unsustainable and buggy.

That's too bad you're missing out, hopefully you can bring yourself to it in the future

 

[iotdevnet]

1.1 is out, see post for changelog​

-screen freeze is fix now work good!
-external hdd works now!

Nvidia vdpau lib for mpv player is need to enable hw-decode now is just
opengl if is possible someone to give this lib from nvidia ubuntu image from jetson board!

We need more drivers for usb-Ethernet adapters why this kernel is so striped from drivers ?

 

[burt111]

i'll give it a try!

-screen freeze is fix now work good!
-external hdd works now!

Nvidia vdpau lib for mpv player is need to enable hw-decode now is just
opengl if is possible someone to give this lib from nvidia ubuntu image from jetson board!

We need more drivers for usb-Ethernet adapters why this kernel is so striped from drivers ?

usb Ethernet works fine for me

 

[iotdevnet]

usb Ethernet works fine for me

what model is your adapter i have 3 different type adapters non of them work maybe they only enable in kernel official Nintendo adapter but this is Linux we have tons of drivers !

We need method to compile our kernels and enable drivers we need!

 

[De4dm4sterBR]

If you can try to connect your switch with tegrarcm ums and with the sd card in the switch and use win32 disk imager to flash it had issues with sd card readers but doing it this way worked first try

Well, tried here, the only difference its now the console reboots to RCM after 5 seconds of black screen. Still not working

 

[chaoskagami]

That's too bad you're missing out, hopefully you can bring yourself to it in the future

As a developer and someone who compiles his own kernels (and runs Gentoo as his daily driver) I'm afraid that won't be happening.