L4T Lakka Switch - now with audio and Vulkan

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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).
 

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Yeah how would multiplayer work anyway you have to have your switch in handheld mode with the joycons attached. Maybe when/if they add docked.
 

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Hulk Ultimate Destruction works but has choppy sound with some framerate dips.

NFS Underground 2 not working, only get black screen.

Digimon Rumble Arena 2 works fine.
 

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U can break up the files by using winrar,then copy all the parts to the card and extract the first file and it will combine and be on the fat32

Umm, no that won't work. What you are suggesting is impossible. Sure you could rar the file in to multiple 4gb parts and copy them to the SD but you cannot extract the contents of those files on the same card. The contents of the rar being larger then 4 gb would not fit on a fat32 file system since the max file size is 4gb for fat32.

If it's a wii game you could try the wbfs file format since that format support split files but not sure if Lakka support wbfs.
 
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Umm, no that won't work. The person needs an xci splitter or to just install the NSP to their SD card which will split it automatically. What you are suggesting is impossible. Sure you could rar the file in to multiple 4gb parts and copy them to the SD but you cannot extract the contents of those file on the same card. The contents of the rar being larger then 4 gb would not fit on a fat32 file system since the max file size is 4gb for fat32.

Agree with you, except for the part using an xci splitter and "install the nsp" He was talking about Wii games? Lakka has no use for xcis or nsps.
 

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Umm, no that won't work. What you are suggesting is impossible. Sure you could rar the file in to multiple 4gb parts and copy them to the SD but you cannot extract the contents of those files on the same card. The contents of the rar being larger then 4 gb would not fit on a fat32 file system since the max file size is 4gb for fat32.

If it's a wii game you could try the wbfs file format since that format support split files but not sure if Lakka support wbfs.
Yes wbfs works for Wii games
 

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Can you post your WW tweaks plz

Absolutely.

Threaded video: enabled

CPU oc : Max Performance (1785)
GPU oc : Handheld Boost +3 (691)

Driver (video): Vulkan

EFB Scale x2 (1280 x 1056)

CPU Clock Rate: 60%

Everything else is default. If anyone knows any more tweaks, it is always appreciated.
 
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Absolutely.

CPU oc : Max Performance (1785)
GPU oc : Handheld Boost +3 (691)

Driver (video): Vulkan

EFB Scale x2 (1280 x 1056)

CPU Clock Rate: 60%

Everything else is default. If anyone knows any more tweaks, it is always appreciated.
i was playing with the GPU OC on Docked without issues, little itty bitty fps drops on massive areas , but 0 issues.
 
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Is there a citra core? And if so, how does it perform?
Since my 2DSXL is dying (charger port kinda broken) I might use this instead.
 
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Is there a citra core? And if so, how does it perform?
Since my 2DSXL is dying (charger port kinda broken) I might use this instead.
There is no CitraCore, highest end core would be Dolphin, or PS2 but thats using the full linux distro.

It's not that I did not read, but there are people saying that it does dock. then I thought that the official page was not updated
Also, i doubt someone said that dock works..
 

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what is the Tegra x1 chips default rated CPU clock speed and what is the setting set by Nintendo? I just wanted to know before overclocking.
Super Mario Sunshine full speed with BOOST clock. :switch:
What did you boost the clock speed to?
 

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In Dolphin I'm getting really choppy audio, even though the game is running at full speed (Paper Mario TTYD)
Is there any tips on how to tweak the audio to be better?
 

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