Hacking Arch Linux to be Released soon ...Shots Fired against ReSwitched & F0F

[Quantumcat]

Please can anyone of you tell us the advantages of using Linux on switch please?
I mean can we run Linux apps on it (specially emulators like retroarch, pcsx2 and dolphin)?
Current me if I'm wrong please.
Thanks.

I think it's just for the fun of doing it. Like when we run Windows 95 on the 3DS.

 

[Fadi5555]

I think it's just for the fun of doing it. Like when we run Windows 95 on the 3DS.

If it was just for fun it'll be so sad indeed. Anyway thanks for replying.

 

[garyopa]

BTW, this uses U-Boot not any 'coldboot exploit', it wipes out your switch os, and replaces the 32gb nand emmc with linux. -- of course best to make a nand backup first via u-boot. -- You also need to short out a cap for split second to make switch detect that crc hashcheck is wrong on the nand so it boots into u-boot recovery mode.

 

[MiguelinCrafter]

oof and oof again

 

[GraFfiX420]

BTW, this uses U-Boot not any 'coldboot exploit', it wipes out your switch os, and replaces the 32gb nand emmc with linux. -- of course best to make a nand backup first via u-boot. -- You also need to short out a cap for split second to make switch detect that crc hashcheck is wrong on the nand so it boots into u-boot recovery mode.

All easy things to do

 

[ShadowOne333]

Nothing like some good old SALT for the so called "moral" wounds :^}

 

[Kioku]

Salt is teasing us? I'm shocked.. Interesting though.

 

[fatsquirrel]

Wait a minute... Is this supposed to work on later firmwares such as 4.1.0 too?
I cant decide wheter to grab a beer to celebrate or a tissue to cry in

 

[Quantumcat]

BTW, this uses U-Boot not any 'coldboot exploit', it wipes out your switch os, and replaces the 32gb nand emmc with linux. -- of course best to make a nand backup first via u-boot. -- You also need to short out a cap for split second to make switch detect that crc hashcheck is wrong on the nand so it boots into u-boot recovery mode.

Wow is this serious? I will enjoy watching others do it but I think I might keep it off my own console lol

 

[M7L7NK7]

Is it just linux or an exploit on all firmwares to load it too?

 

[Baoulettes]

I will probably use it until we have cfw and game mods. ^^
Using switch as portable media in the house will totally add feature I do not really have in daily

 

[Jayro]

A year later, we'll have 12 Switch hacking groups showing off their coldboot hax, and still no releases.

 

[cpasjuste]

You guys needs to understand that the patches have nothing to do with an exploit.

 

[guily6669]

If I remember well someone already shown Linux on Switch a few time ago.

Anyway I don't care for Linux, I would be pretty happy with Android though .

 

[RedHunter]

A year later, we'll have 12 Switch hacking groups showing off their coldboot hax, and still no releases.

Lol yeah my point exactly, that's why I'm not even hyped anymore from these announcements, at this rate even my grandma will hack the Switch, let's just hope she's kind enough to share it

 

[Dungeonseeker]

I have no faith left in Salt after the WiiU nonsense.

"We have IOSU, we have CFW, we have full documentation, we will release when we think it's time" then they go totally silent and it takes a bunch of unknown randoms to actually drop anything. Say what you want about F0F but at least they straight up tell you they're never going to release their work and don't string people on for months with teasers before not releasing a damn thing.

To this day the fabled Salt WiiU CFW is no where to be seen and because they held onto IOSU for so long the scene never really developed, by the time IOSU did finally leak WiiU was already dying.

Now they're back and doing something multiple groups have already done....

Yay! /s

 

[Deleted User]

its great to wake up here... a bunch of people bashing SALT for not doing anything on the WiiU but forgot about Salts 3ds Releases ? then we have Gary Xecuter Opa which explains how to replace anything on the switch to make it a doomsday , and why in the hell you guys need to Link ScriesM to it ? i mean its not like Michael had enough Drama and stuff to do so

 

[Deleted User]

They run Wii on switch
Now this.

 

[M7L7NK7]

If it isn't an exploit then why should the other teams care?

 

[smilodon]

If I remember well someone already shown Linux on Switch a few time ago.

Anyway I don't care for Linux, I would be pretty happy with Android though .

Uuuuuh, android is just a linux overlay for mobile phone tho.