Lakka Switch, L4T edition
​

I am proud to finally release the L4T version of Lakka Switch!
New kernel, new logo, new drivers, audio... everything is fresh and clean.

Did I mention Rayman 3 was full speed on Dolphin? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

General system updates

• New Linux kernel and underlying operating system, based on Linux4Tegra and Jetson Nano drivers
  • mainline kernel has been deprecated
  • system features should now be on par with the L4T Ubuntu distribution, except for dock support
  • Bluetooth was lost in the battle and needs some rest to come back stronger
• aarch64 is now the default and mainly supported architecture
  • arm has been deprecated since L4T doesn't support it
• New logo made with the help of jaames and the R:S community

New features and improvements

• Audio now works through the internal speakers and headphones
• The new GPU driver supports both Vulkan and OpenGL
• RAM is now locked at full speed (1600Mhz), was 800MHz before
• The system is now way more stable and should boot for everyone with a decent SD card (no more black screen of death)
• RetroArch has been updated to add menu widgets (fancy onscreen notifications)
• Overclock profiles have been updated :
  • Renamed all profiles
  • Added more overclock profiles
  • Added underclock profiles

New cores

• mupen64plus-next (N64 emulator)
  • The core is full speed, even on aarch64 thanks to the new dynarec
  • Includes the updated version of the GlideN renderer
• picodrive (various Sega consoles)
  • The core replaces Genesis Plus GX (Game Gear support has been dropped)
• Beetle PSX HW (PSX emulator with OpenGL and Vulkan renderer)
  • The core performs worse than PCSX ReARMed for now, even with Vulkan
• reicast (Dreamcast emulator)
  • The core is full speed on all commercial games, no visual glitches
  • The OIT renderer works (better accuracy), speed is still good on 1x resolution
  • The core needs the Dreamcast BIOS files to be placed in /lakka/storage/system/DC
  • WinCE games are currently not supported - there is a WinCE version of the reicast core in the works but the aarch64 dynarec is too slow for the games to be playable (for now)
• Yaba Sanshiro (Saturn emulator)
  • The core is full speed on all commercial games
  • Yabause and Kronos were also added but both perform worse than Yaba Sanshiro
• theodore (Thomson MO/TO emulator)

Updated cores

• Dolphin : Vulkan support
  • With Vulkan, Dolphin runs decently - some games are playable, some are full speed... see for yourself, try it and experiment with different games and settings!
• PCSX ReARMed : Switch optimizations and CHD support
• PPSSPP : doesn't crash anymore when closing content

Removed cores

• mupen64plus
• parallel-n64
• Genesis Plus GX
• Ishiiruka
  • It might come back once the core is updated with the (beta) Vulkan renderer

Credits

• Kernel and drivers work: NVIDIA, switchroot team (especially ByLaws and langerhans)
• Lakka Switch work: natinusala and plaidman
• RetroArch, original Lakka distribution: libretro team
• mupen64plus-next: Gillou and m4xw
• PCSX ReARMed: Switch optimizations by m4xw, CHD support by aliaspider
• Dolphin core: aliaspider
• reicast core: flyinghead

Download link

The Lakka Switch website has been updated with the new version: https://lakka-switch.github.io/documentation/

Please note that you can't dual boot Ubuntu and Lakka Switch for now (it will always boot Ubuntu).

 

[Atarassia]

Have u got a spare sd card? Try either a fresh install of lakka with all those settings using a different sd card, if u really want to use your current one try replacing the retroarch.cfg file with a new one(you will need to show hidden files for your sd). If its easy to do and not a problem do a reformat of the sd to fat32 and 32 cluster size.

I've finished now to re-format the sd saving the roms and the save files, i will edit in a few minutes

EDIT: It now seems to work fine! Thank you!

 

[phillyrider807]

Is there a reboot to payload feature yet?

 

[stick267]

Is there a reboot to payload feature yet?

Not yet but it's planned.

 

[NRamos]

I've tried this, but I just can't play at all, it's impossible for me, and I don't even know why!!!!
The fact is, I was able to play, laggy but able to, a few days ago, and now I just can't


No difference at all... still the same choppiness

Did you enable Vulkan in the settings and set it as the main DRIVE?

 

[Atarassia]

Did you enable Vulkan in the settings and set it as the main DRIVE?

I did but bothing changed at all
anyway i have resolved re-installing from zero lakka, maybe some bios were corrupted idk

 

[jeferey]

hello first, thanks for job, I am french user, excuse me for my bad english, i install lakka in fat 32 cluster 32, i have black screen in boot every time, try 3 sd card same problem, i don't understand, update switch with choix du jour for 6.2. but tomorrow update with official nintendo ( no ban).
thanks for help!
now in 8.1.0 et sx 2.8 execute lakka with hekate 5.0

 

[Basketto]

hello first, thanks for job, I am french user, excuse me for my bad english, i install lakka in fat 32 cluster 32, i have black screen in boot every time, try 3 sd card same problem, i don't understand, update switch with choix du jour for 6.2. but tomorrow update with official nintendo ( no ban).
thanks for help!
now in 8.1.0 et sx 2.8 execute lakka with hekate 5.0

Go back to page 49 open chillyshacks link on the top of the page, follow the instructions. Your not alone in this problem, if you take a few seconds to read through the pages you can also find your own solutions this has been mentioned many many times throughout this thread. Good luck.

 

[veggietales4ever]

Hey Chillyshackk, I followed your instructions to get lakka working. write the image, delete ext4 & expand the fat32 portion.
my problem is i can only make the fat 32 a max of 34gb. the fat32 you expand is supposed to be the main one that you put files on correct?
I can't get past 32 for some reason. i'm also using mac so it's a bit more difficult as it always is. and my sd card is 200 gb

 

[chillyshackk]

Hey Chillyshackk, I followed your instructions to get lakka working. write the image, delete ext4 & expand the fat32 portion.
my problem is i can only make the fat 32 a max of 34gb. the fat32 you expand is supposed to be the main one that you put files on correct?
I can't get past 32 for some reason. i'm also using mac so it's a bit more difficult as it always is. and my sd card is 200 gb

No idea why you are limited, I am not doing so on linux :/

 

[b17bomber]

Is May 15th sill the latest release version?

 

[Snomannen_kalle]

Hey Chillyshackk, I followed your instructions to get lakka working. write the image, delete ext4 & expand the fat32 portion.
my problem is i can only make the fat 32 a max of 34gb. the fat32 you expand is supposed to be the main one that you put files on correct?
I can't get past 32 for some reason. i'm also using mac so it's a bit more difficult as it always is. and my sd card is 200 gb

You could try to use third party software to expand the partition -- I like AOMEI Partition Assistant, but I am unsure whether it works on mac or not

 

[veggietales4ever]

You could try to use third party software to expand the partition -- I like AOMEI Partition Assistant, but I am unsure whether it works on mac or not

eh it's ok, i really couldn't get anything to work. having mac kind of sucks for this kind of stuff. thank you though!

 

[hippy dave]

eh it's ok, i really couldn't get anything to work. having mac kind of sucks for this kind of stuff. thank you though!

Resizing a fat32 partition on MacOS while keeping the contents doesn't seem to be achievable last time I tried. Resizing without keeping the contents should be doable with a 3rd party tool.
When I was making my emunand I wanted to try and keep the contents, and I couldn't find whatever linux boot disk I'd made in the past (gparted on linux is the go-to for these tasks), so I ended up using Easeus Partition Master (the free version was fine) on Windows Boot Camp.

 

[Csmrcc]

Is May 15th sill the latest release version?

yes, but i have the feeling there is something coming soon

 

[veggietales4ever]

Resizing a fat32 partition on MacOS while keeping the contents doesn't seem to be achievable last time I tried. Resizing without keeping the contents should be doable with a 3rd party tool.
When I was making my emunand I wanted to try and keep the contents, and I couldn't find whatever linux boot disk I'd made in the past (gparted on linux is the go-to for these tasks), so I ended up using Easeus Partition Master (the free version was fine) on Windows Boot Camp.

ah ok, i'll give that a shot. thank you

 

[Atarassia]

Guys may I ask you a thing? I noticed that in N64 and GCN emulation I have a little drift upward from the left stick, the fact is: I had drift on Left joycon, but after cleaning it, it works perfect. How can I make it stop? I haven't tried another joycon cause i dont have another one

I tried on PSP emulation, and it did not happened

 

[Josshy0125]

Guys may I ask you a thing? I noticed that in N64 and GCN emulation I have a little drift upward from the left stick, the fact is: I had drift on Left joycon, but after cleaning it, it works perfect. How can I make it stop? I haven't tried another joycon cause i dont have another one

I tried on PSP emulation, and it did not happened

I thought that was just me!! I actually just tested this on normal games and other things, and it only happens on GCN games for me. Not sure about n64 though as I use retroarch for that.


Also, wind waker save ALWAYS gets corrupted. Tried a few times with different memory cards, they're not the issue. It's something with lakka. Could it be that I use save states? It says, "save over the corrupted data?" And then eventually after many save-overs, I ends up crashing when i try to save normally. Any fix for this yet? So far it has only happened with wind Wind Waker. I did try many different isos too

 

[Basketto]

I thought that was just me!! I actually just tested this on normal games and other things, and it only happens on GCN games for me. Not sure about n64 though as I use retroarch for that.


Also, wind waker save ALWAYS gets corrupted. Tried a few times with different memory cards, they're not the issue. It's something with lakka. Could it be that I use save states? It says, "save over the corrupted data?" And then eventually after many save-overs, I ends up crashing when i try to save normally. Any fix for this yet? So far it has only happened with wind Wind Waker. I did try many different isos too

Try changing the analog deadzone for GCN games in the gamecube/dolphin options settings. Shift it until you no longer get any drift. I had to do this for Reicast aswell, because certain dreamcast games had the same problem.

 

[Josshy0125]

Try changing the analog deadzone for GCN games in the gamecube/dolphin options settings. Shift it until you no longer get any drift. I had to do this for Reicast aswell, because certain dreamcast games had the same problem.

Oh nice! I'll give that a shot and report back. Thank you very much!

 

[OldGnashburg]

I'm having issues, I can load Lakka from Hekate, the logo pops up, but then I get a black screen, what am I doing wrong? It just says extract the files to my SD and boot from Hekate, is there something I am missing?