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).

 

[Arcade2019]

Please the newest Download Link for Lakka

What is newer ?

This

https://mega.nz/file/NollVKTK#VHH8GnFk9oqpRw95JY1IAYDo0dxQt8hvKdHHmdTjG_c

Or this

https://mega.nz/file/wxl1QKoA#kkn6nyNDLf-EFZ4Ov7s-d3bBAoAZRnGv6BBtZ0C6wJY

I believe it's the first one

 

[anxo396]

Hi, I have been using CFW for quite some time, but I never dared to install any emulator outside Horizon OS cuz I'm afraid to mess something up. The thing is that I really want to play some GameCube/Wii games on my switch and I have now time to set up everything. Could anyone recommend me the best solution to emulate GameCube/Wii games (and be able to actually play them, without bugs or extreme FPS drops)?

Also,if you could provide a link with the build that best suits this emulation, it would be super nice! Thank you

 

[Empty02]

How can I find citra for Switch????

https://bit.ly/2Mk3bBc

 

[Jayinem81]

https://bit.ly/2Mk3bBc

That's citra for windows. Only patreons of m4xw have access to citra for switch right now.

 

[spotanjo3]

https://bit.ly/2Mk3bBc

What are you talking about ? Its for Windows and Linux. Not Nintendo Switch that he asked for.

 

[pcwizard7]

follow m4xw for cita for switch updates
https://twitter.com/m4xwdev

 

[anxo396]

Hi, I have been using CFW for quite some time, but I never dared to install any emulator outside Horizon OS cuz I'm afraid to mess something up. The thing is that I really want to play some GameCube/Wii games on my switch and I have now time to set up everything. Could anyone recommend me the best solution to emulate GameCube/Wii games (and be able to actually play them, without bugs or extreme FPS drops)?

Also,if you could provide a link with the build that best suits this emulation, it would be super nice! Thank you

Hi, anyone has an answer for my previous question?

 

[HappehLemons]

I have done a new compile, I have updated the NVidia drivers to 32.4.2, Xorg to 2020.1 and a few other package updates. Retroarch and the cores have also been updated.

mega nz/file/NollVKTK#VHH8GnFk9oqpRw95JY1IAYDo0dxQt8hvKdHHmdTjG_c

This is kinda a sleeper hitter. Thanks for that. Has anyone put in some testing on this? I'll do some N64 on it.

 

[Imancol]

This is kinda a sleeper hitter. Thanks for that. Has anyone put in some testing on this? I'll do some N64 on it.

I think m4xu should continue to support Lakka, it has been keeping the emulator scene alive with Citra for Switch.

 

[HappehLemons]

I think m4xu should continue to support Lakka, it has been keeping the emulator scene alive with Citra for Switch.

I used it last night for N64, this build seems to be pretty stable and worked well for me, only drawbacks being the typical lakka issues of not supporting docked, sleep mode or wireless joycons.

 

[Jayinem81]

I think m4xu should continue to support Lakka, it has been keeping the emulator scene alive with Citra for Switch.

AFAIK m4xw (not m4xu) has had zero to do with Lakka, that would be natinusala the guy who made this thread.

 

[Imancol]

I used it last night for N64, this build seems to be pretty stable and worked well for me, only drawbacks being the typical lakka issues of not supporting docked, sleep mode or wireless joycons.

I honestly think that Lakka is missing a lot, it is not an OS completely, so I doubt that at this point someone improves it or implements those requirements. So I think the best thing is for someone to work directly with Linux, specifically L4T Ubuntu, and modify it in such a way that it is like Lakka, and better. What I mean is a version of L4T Ubuntu Lite, light and that I only have what it takes to run RetroArch. I think it can be done, there I was watching a version of Linux for Switch (the same one from PS4) ported to Switch, I don't know if it contains games. But I have never tried it.

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1098048-start-0.html

 

[HappehLemons]

I'd hope the same thing. Problem is L4T Ubuntu is in a rough state when it comes to Retroarch at the least and would need a lot of work. N64 currently doesn't even work and RA itself is missing a lot of features. Controller binds are difficult and the L4T install is rough too.

 

[SnaXe]

Is there any way i can use the parallel n64 core on the latest version of lakka?

 

[HappehLemons]

Wrong thread.

 

[SnaXe]

Wrong thread.

Sorry, I'm a bit new to this site, what thread is a good place to ask something like this?

 

[Jayinem81]

Sorry, I'm a bit new to this site, what thread is a good place to ask something like this?

I think they meant they posted in the wrong thread. You can't really add cores to Lakka as you please. It has to be recompiled and it may not work with that core.

But Mupen64Plus-Next is pretty good in Horizon, not perfect but good.

 

[SnaXe]

I think they meant they posted in the wrong thread. You can't really add cores to Lakka as you please. It has to be recompiled and it may not work with that core.

But Mupen64Plus-Next is pretty good in Horizon, not perfect but good.

Yeah, I think mupen64plus-next is good, but it doesn't allow me to play sm64 Rom hacks. I tested both mupen and parallel and parallel can run them. I downloaded an older version of lakka and it had parallel on it, the problem is that there is no audio on the older versions of lakka. Although I feel like there are settings i can use to run rom hacks on mupen, i just don't know what they could be. Either way though I'm going to play around with more settings with both cores.

 

[Imancol]

Yeah, I think mupen64plus-next is good, but it doesn't allow me to play sm64 Rom hacks. I tested both mupen and parallel and parallel can run them. I downloaded an older version of lakka and it had parallel on it, the problem is that there is no audio on the older versions of lakka. Although I feel like there are settings i can use to run rom hacks on mupen, i just don't know what they could be. Either way though I'm going to play around with more settings with both cores.

Take the kernel from the previous Lakka (No sound), and import it into the Lakka folder and run it with the latest Lakka build. See if it works for you.

 

[SnaXe]

Take the kernel from the previous Lakka (No sound), and import it into the Lakka folder and run it with the latest Lakka build. See if it works for you.

Alright I'll try that later, thanks