L4T Ubuntu
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Intro
L4T Ubuntu is a version of Linux based on nvidia's linux for tegra project. It uses a different kernel compared to previous releases which allows it to use features not yet in mainline. Such as audio, docking support and vulkan.

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We have a wiki !
To facilitate our work we will only update our wiki from now on in order to avoid multiple outdated references, please refer to the following link instead of this page
https://wiki.switchroot.org/en/Linux/Ubuntu-Install-Guide

Credits
Bylaws,
Langerhans,
Ave,
Natinusala,
CTCaer(most of the hard stuff),
Gavin_Darkglider,
DanielOgorchock(Joycon drivers/joycond),
stary2001 (reboot2payload),
NVIDIA,
Azkali
Everyone else in switchroot - more info on that in the future.

 

[evil_santa]

Yes to both.

In theory it doesn't sound so bad, in practice it is a worse Switch and even worse at running Linux that a regular Switch.

worse than a PC is clear, but the Lite shouldn't be worse than a normal Mariko switch. can you prove that somehow?

 

[raxadian]

worse than a PC is clear, but the Lite shouldn't be worse than a normal Mariko switch. can you prove that somehow?

Google the list of games that outright run worse on the Switch Lite or not run at all.

 

[werbylow]

ubuntu on my switch LITE everything works for me, but there is one glitch:
in any program, for example, in a bowser has automatic scrolling down
this happens on two different consoles

 

[mikeshido9]

Hi Guys, I'm Newbie here. I've just managed my Oled to run L4T Ubuntu v5.1 great except my joycons were drift like crazy. . Have anyone got this ?. My joycon still work well in switch OFW. many thanks

 

[pi203]

Hi Guys, I'm Newbie here. I've just managed my Oled to run L4T Ubuntu v5.1 great except my joycons were drift like crazy. . Have anyone got this ?. My joycon still work well in switch OFW. many thanks

I encountered a similar issue with my Switch Lite. I fixed it by increasing the deadzone in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-joystick.conf. Add the following lines to "Switch Controllers" section and adjust the deadzone to your desired value (max value is 30000):
# Left stick Option "MapAxis1" "mode=relative axis=+1x deadzone=9000" Option "MapAxis2" "mode=relative axis=+1y deadzone=9000" # Right stick Option "MapAxis3" "mode=relative axis=+1zx deadzone=10000" Option "MapAxis4" "mode=relative axis=+1zy deadzone=10000"

Post automatically merged: Jun 5, 2023

ubuntu on my switch LITE everything works for me, but there is one glitch:
in any program, for example, in a bowser has automatic scrolling down
this happens on two different consoles

The reason is that your joycons are drift. You can work around by increasing the deadzone.

 

[Morricorne]

I encountered a similar issue with my Switch Lite. I fixed it by increasing the deadzone in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-joystick.conf. Add the following lines to "Switch Controllers" section and adjust the deadzone to your desired value (max value is 30000):
# Left stick Option "MapAxis1" "mode=relative axis=+1x deadzone=9000" Option "MapAxis2" "mode=relative axis=+1y deadzone=9000" # Right stick Option "MapAxis3" "mode=relative axis=+1zx deadzone=10000" Option "MapAxis4" "mode=relative axis=+1zy deadzone=10000"

Post automatically merged: Jun 5, 2023

The reason is that your joycons are drift. You can work around by increasing the deadzone.

How performance is on this linux build? Can you emulate Wind Waker and Twilight Princes with dolphin in full speed? I ask cause i have poor Android performance in those two games.

 

[pi203]

How performance is on this linux build? Can you emulate Wind Waker and Twilight Princes with dolphin in full speed? I ask cause i have poor Android performance in those two games.

I just tested the Wind Waker. The speed is around 65% and FPS is 20. It's too slow to be playable.

 

[Morricorne]

I just tested the Wind Waker. The speed is around 65% and FPS is 20. It's too slow to be playable.

Ok thanks for info. Then its not Worth emulating GC on switch

 

[alpacca]

.dumb question here that i solved myself

 

[JJO192]

- Worked it out

 

[Raffdeblois41]

New link for Ubuntu 5.1.1 :
https://download.switchroot.org/ubuntu/switchroot-ubuntu-5.1.1-2023-06-12.7z

 

[Kupferschein]

What did you get installed? Latest kernel, from sources, or base ubuntu image. If latest, it runs so much better. lol. so does Android Pie, which is also still in development. That being said, everything you need is on gitlab, excepting the working sc7 entry, and the rebootstub from atmosphere.
Hekate does exactly that, we use u-boot, grub is for x86, and screen doesnt come up until X starts, so grub probably wont happen. There is reboot2payload that will reboot from linux/android/atmosphere back to hekate, or you could disable reboot2payload, and autorcm, and it will reboot back to stock hos directly, but you will have to inject something everytime you boot, there is no cold boot option.

I know this is way old. But I really need help with the SC7-entry. I've tried two different releases of L4t and it's gets to load but I get L4T Error loading SC7-Entry. Every time. I can't find a fix anywhere. This thread is the only mention of the SC7-entry I could find.
EDIT: I managed to install. I used the 3.2.0 october 2020 for. I guess from here I can just update.

 

[banner88]

How do I oc the ram? It says to edit the ini, but what ini?

 

[Tyvar1]

L4T Ubuntu 5.1.2 Released:​

https://github.com/CTCaer/switch-l4t-kernel-4.9/releases/tag/linux-5.1.2

 

[Quattro74]

So Can I just flash Jammy on top of this install when I'm ready to upgrade? Using latest Hecate? Or can I run the upgrade on Bionic, from the command line?