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 on lakka now, How do I fix on the settings for the analog to stop drifting forward? (Its not my joycons, they are brand new)
When I'm not using the buttons it goes forward without me pressing anything.

 

[DreIceAge]

Has anyone tried Super Mario Galaxy 2 on this yet?

 

[nWo]

I too have the problem of the forward drift on Gamecube games. is there anyway to fix it?

 

[rainkart]

I'm on lakka now, How do I fix on the settings for the analog to stop drifting forward? (Its not my joycons, they are brand new)
When I'm not using the buttons it goes forward without me pressing anything.

I too have the problem of the forward drift on Gamecube games. is there anyway to fix it?

If you go into >settings >input, you can change the Analog Deadzone from 0.0 to 0.1, and it stops the drifting.

 

[nWo]

Thank you very much man, gonna try it right away!!

If you go into >settings >input, you can change the Analog Deadzone from 0.0 to 0.1, and it stops the drifting.

 

[NRamos]

If you go into >settings >input, you can change the Analog Deadzone from 0.0 to 0.1, and it stops the drifting.

Thank you very much!

 

[spyro88]

Eternal darkness (Game Cube ) after menu then speaking of man is turn to black screen !

Anyone know how fix that please ?

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Has anyone tried Super Mario Galaxy 2 on this yet?

Tried today but there is bit slowly

 

[nWo]

I have tried many games with this but none runs perfect. Is there some kind of compatibility list? I really want to play some Gamecube games but even Mario Sunshine runs all laggy, playable, yeah, but slow and laggy. I would like to know if there are some games that run perfectly on Gamecube, or some modded Wii Games, or if it is better to give this a rest until they make it progress. Thanks!! And all in all, it's a great job what you are doing here.

 

[Rahkeesh]

Look for PAL versions and/or lower the emulated CPU clock (in core options) to get more games running smoothly.

I don't think you're going to see any big improvements from the Switch scene itself. The next step would be ARM dynarecs, and Nat himself posted a bounty for one, so he's obviously not developing it.

 

[ZachyCatGames]

The next step would be ARM dynarecs, and Nat himself posted a bounty for one, so he's obviously not developing it.

Dolphin's had a aarch64 dynarec for ages, that's not the issue.

 

[jolle23]

looking for settings to make skies of arcadia legends (GC, PAL) work fast without audio cracks. Any suggestions? Or is the DC version the way to go right now?

 

[_emperor]

dear friends, i managed to boot the latest Lakka via SXOS but i cannot make the controls work...the touch screen works but not the remotes (attached to the device), is there any work around?

 

[pakrett]

dear friends, i managed to boot the latest Lakka via SXOS but i cannot make the controls work...the touch screen works but not the remotes (attached to the device), is there any work around?

boot via hekate

 

[Xplic1T]

Anybody able to get Naomi games to boot with the flycast core ?

Got the bioses but cannot load content.

 

[_emperor]

boot via hekate

yes i forgot to mention this, i used hekate payload and Lakka works ok with controls...even in menus only the dpad works not the left stick...but in games the stick works.

Anybody able to get Naomi games to boot with the flycast core ?
Got the bioses but cannot load content.

i have problems with both Dreamcast and Naomi games...
with dreamcast if i use v5.0 or v4.0 CHD files, it wont recognize them at all...if i uncompress files (that take over 1gb of space) games work...also with zip files the game is recognized but wont load...

with naomi i scanned folder with correct filenames/folders with CHD and again aren't recognized...

also i cannot get GameCube games to work ...

hopefully someone can help or make a FAQ about this

 

[SexiestManAlive]

lol, sucks this cant use any controllers except the joycons connected, as my left joycon wont connect to my switch any longer, any idea why this is?

 

[Kizzy]

Good Job

 

[Benja81]

I hope this project isn't dead! Some things I would love to see is reboot to payload, and being able to turn off the screen. Thanks for the great work, even as is its so amazing!

 

[Chaseman10001]

Not sure if anyone even checks this forum section anymore but I’ve recently gotten back into using Lakka, I’m trying to find the best settings for Dolphin. Specifically playing games like Twilight Princess (GameCube) and Paper Mario. I know it’s not meant to be full speed but I’m really struggling with max overclock. If anyone could help a brother out, that would be great!

 

[Benja81]

Not sure if anyone even checks this forum section anymore but I’ve recently gotten back into using Lakka, I’m trying to find the best settings for Dolphin. Specifically playing games like Twilight Princess (GameCube) and Paper Mario. I know it’s not meant to be full speed but I’m really struggling with max overclock. If anyone could help a brother out, that would be great!

Make sure you set video driver to Vulkan, then restart retroarch. I can't get decent framerate for dolphin on gl.