Lakka Switch, L4T edition
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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).

 

[NRamos]

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?

Loading Lakka takes about 20-40 seconds, if you still get a black screen, fresh install everything again and load it up. Make sure your Micro SD card is FAT32.

 

[Atarassia]

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.

Where do I have to go for that?

 

[NRamos]

Where do I have to go for that?

After you load your Gamecube game, go into the Core Options for the game in the Menu. scroll down down and you should see the settings.

 

[OldGnashburg]

If I were to run this with an EmuMMC installed, would that cause any issues? Would the L4T Partition have to be 2nd (so right beside the FAT32 partition) or would it need to be on the end? Or can the loader tell the difference and figure out which is the Linux Partition?

 

[ZachyCatGames]

If I were to run this with an EmuMMC installed, would that cause any issues? Would the L4T Partition have to be 2nd (so right beside the FAT32 partition) or would it need to be on the end? Or can the loader tell the difference and figure out which is the Linux Partition?

Lakka doesn’t need a separate partition, you just copy the lakka and bootloader folders from the zip to your fat32 partition

 

[xtremegamer]

Does L4T Lakka support or plan to support USB devices like the mayflash GameCube controller adapter?

 

[OldGnashburg]

Lakka doesn’t need a separate partition, you just copy the lakka and bootloader folders from the zip to your fat32 partition

Really, so I don't have to flash the L4t image to my SD for it to boot?

 

[Josshy0125]

Really, so I don't have to flash the L4t image to my SD for it to boot?

Nope! Just drag and drop the files you download from here.

 

[OldGnashburg]

Nope! Just drag and drop the files you download from here.

I've been doing that and yet I still get a black screen, I've got a 512GB FAT32 (32K Cluster) MicroSD, still no luck after 10 minutes. All I get is the bootlogo, my backlight turns off, and then back on as if it's powering on my Switch. No RetroArch, nada.

 

[rufuszombot]

I've been doing that and yet I still get a black screen, I've got a 512GB FAT32 (32K Cluster) MicroSD, still no luck after 10 minutes. All I get is the bootlogo, my backlight turns off, and then back on as if it's powering on my Switch. No RetroArch, nada.

I have the same problem. But mine did work until I updated Hekate, now it just does exactly as you described. Did a clean install and everything. Been using Horizon Retroarch instead, which works in docked mode, but loses some of the compatibility, like gamecube and dreamcast.

 

[Basketto]

Anyone know if the latest version of Chdman is supported in this version of Reicast? I was using cdi till recently, but despite the better compatibility, certain games seem to break during gameplay, as its not a very clean dump generally.

 

[chillyshackk]

I have the same problem. But mine did work until I updated Hekate, now it just does exactly as you described. Did a clean install and everything. Been using Horizon Retroarch instead, which works in docked mode, but loses some of the compatibility, like gamecube and dreamcast.

If you create emummc it does break l4t lakka. Issue was discussed on github and the bug is supposedly filed. I kind of confirmed it by starting from scratch, tried lakka before creating emummc, worked, then I created my emummc partition in hekate/nyx and lakka stopped working.

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Really, so I don't have to flash the L4t image to my SD for it to boot?

If you're talking about l4t ubuntu this was just an alternate way to get it to work for those who did not know how to mess around with partition, but no it is not absolutely necessary, if you know how to create partition tables and partitions.

 

[rufuszombot]

If you create emummc it does break l4t lakka. Issue was discussed on github and the bug is supposedly filed. I kind of confirmed it by starting from scratch, tried lakka before creating emummc, worked, then I created my emummc partition in hekate/nyx and lakka stopped working.

I forgot that I did make an emummc, but didn't try to go back into Lakka until after I updated Hekate because I was too busy messing around with other things. I'm in no rush, but look forward to having it again if/when it does get fixed. Then if docked mode ever comes back it would be perfect.

 

[Atarassia]

After you load your Gamecube game, go into the Core Options for the game in the Menu. scroll down down and you should see the settings.

I dont find the option

 

[metal921]

Does anyone know how to make GameCube and Dreamcast playlists? I want to try Lakka playlist buddy but not sure if that will work.

 

[chillyshackk]

I dont find the option

Start the game, once it is started press the home button on your switch then you should have a options / settings in the menu only accessible from there where you can change some graphics and control settings. Inside that menu there is a setting for joystick iirc.

 

[KnightRiderX420]

i dint feel like reading 51 pages to find out how to setup ssh on my ubuntu switch l4t i have openssh installed i just need to know how to setup a password for the login i tried sudo passwd but it still says access denied....

 

[fantasticlain]

Hey,
I've been trying to get it to work many times but there is just a black screen
I have a 64gb SanDisk card but lakka switch used to work fine with my 32gb SanDisk
Any help?

Edit: Could my emummc be the issue?

 

[OldGnashburg]

Hey,
I've been trying to get it to work many times but there is just a black screen
I have a 64gb SanDisk card but lakka switch used to work fine with my 32gb SanDisk
Any help?

Edit: Could my emummc be the issue?

I believe it might be.

 

[chillyshackk]

Hey,
I've been trying to get it to work many times but there is just a black screen
I have a 64gb SanDisk card but lakka switch used to work fine with my 32gb SanDisk
Any help?

Edit: Could my emummc be the issue?

See https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/issues/245 and https://github.com/m4xw/emuMMC/issues/6. A fix should be coming.