Hacking Question What is the status on linux for switch?

MrMcTiller · Nov 15, 2018

I would like to know if Linux for switch is still something that is being worked on. I am thinking about getting a Nintendo Switch, but I would use it for more than playing games. (I was planning on setting up the devkitPro toolchains if possible.)

EDIT: I wouldn't use Linux to play games. I would only use it for the toolchains.

Cubuss · Nov 15, 2018

Are you serious?

MrMcTiller · Nov 15, 2018

Cubuss said:
Are you serious?

Is that a serious question? If so, yes.

Ev1lbl0w · Nov 15, 2018

I believe it's pretty good, there's this project here: https://github.com/natinusala/painless-linux

I mean, if their linux kernel has full access to the hardware and is fully implemented, I believe theoretically it's fully functional.

But don't use it as a regular computer xD

MrMcTiller · Nov 15, 2018

Ev1lbl0w said:
I believe it's pretty good, there's this project here: https://github.com/natinusala/painless-linux

I mean, if their linux kernel has full access to the hardware and is fully implemented, I believe theoretically it's fully functional.

But don't use it as a regular computer xD

OK, thanks. But, do the devkitPro toolchains work?

Ev1lbl0w · Nov 15, 2018

MrMcTiller said:
OK, thanks. But, do the devkitPro toolchains work?

I have no clue, I never was much into the switch hacking scene.

The Real Jdbye · Nov 15, 2018

Ev1lbl0w said:
I believe it's pretty good, there's this project here: https://github.com/natinusala/painless-linux

I mean, if their linux kernel has full access to the hardware and is fully implemented, I believe theoretically it's fully functional.

But don't use it as a regular computer xD

There's still no sound though, right?
Once it gets sound I'm probably going to install it for Kodi use and such.

Cubuss · Nov 15, 2018

MrMcTiller said:
Is that a serious question? If so, yes.

Linux was the first "homebrew" that got released for the siwtch ,

tech3475 · Nov 15, 2018

MrMcTiller said:
OK, thanks. But, do the devkitPro toolchains work?

Wouldn’t it be easier to develop on a regular PC?

hippy dave · Nov 15, 2018

tech3475 said:
Wouldn’t it be easier to develop on a regular PC?

Definitely this. I can't see any sign of the devkitpro toolchains supporting building on an arm platform, but who knows.

Technicmaster0 · Nov 15, 2018

Anyways, there have not been any updates to linux images since half a year (maybe apart from lakka), it was alive for maybe one month but now (almost) all distros are dead. You will have to frankenstein a linux image based on the lakka stuff if you want to have anything with current patches, but there are still serveral limitations like no dock support, only bluetooth sound and the wifi chip only works after a reboot. There may be more limitations that I forgot.

globalc · Jun 20, 2019

MrMcTiller said:
I would like to know if Linux for switch is still something that is being worked on. I am thinking about getting a Nintendo Switch, but I would use it for more than playing games. (I was planning on setting up the devkitPro toolchains if possible.)

I think the switch is now pretty decent for doing a bit of coding, checking out how an architecture different from AMD64 looks.

With the current kernel patch sets which L4T and Lakka use, all cores can be used for compiling (I had issues with the initial kernels from May 2018), sound works both stand alone and via HDMI, charging works
There are various distros, L4T probably most interesting for doing coding, but using other userlands with the L4T kernel is not to hard, I use Fedora30.
3D support has massively improved since last year, there were also some reports about CUDA working

hippy dave · Jun 21, 2019

Thanks for the 7-month bump.

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