Homebrew RELEASE Lakka.tv - turn your Switch into a RetroArch powered retrogaming console - includes PSX, N64 and PSP

[CatmanFan]

It's not quite new : https://github.com/fail0verflow/switch-linux/issues/6

With all this going on, I feel like there should've been a solution to this already, if research on the issue had kept on going at the rate it was when it was first discovered.

 

[Deathbot64]

I'm guessing there is not new news on anything yet?

 

[ShadyGame]

Damn I really wish someone can fix the battery desync soon

 

[SeekNDstroy]

Damn I really wish someone can fix the battery desync soon

Yeh, like that's ever gonna happen. Wait for a few months.
In ur dreams bud

 

[Deathbot64]

@natinusala any news on updates?

 

[Centergaming]

@natinusala any news on updates?

You can go to his twitter page @natinusala

 

[Ericthegreat]

That's just a symptom of using LCD screens. Anything left on as a still image for too long will cause burn ins.

Why does this not happen during normal switch use tho?

 

[Centergaming]

Why does this not happen during normal switch use tho?

It does, it rarely occurs...

 

[Ericthegreat]

It does, it rarely occurs...

I think they wouldnt specify it if it was that, that would take many many hours with a modern lcd.

 

[Centergaming]

I think they wouldnt specify it if it was that, that would take many many hours with a modern lcd.

What's with the Screen burn-in option on the Switch?

 

[WuskyDingo]

I might've found another way to recalibrate the battery. I left my switch plugged into a power source that does not give enough charge to keep it charging during a game, so I left a game running for a few hours until it finally died. Seems like battery calibration is back to normal now.

 

[CatmanFan]

I might've found another way to recalibrate the battery. I left my switch plugged into a power source that does not give enough charge to keep it charging during a game, so I left a game running for a few hours until it finally died. Seems like battery calibration is back to normal now.

I don't think I have any sources that don't charge the Switch enough, though.
For me, the only solution on my hands might be the drain-cycle thingy. And this is coming from a guy who hasn't even booted Linux or Lakka yet...

 

[uyjulian]

I don't think I have any sources that don't charge the Switch enough, though.

Your computer? A 500mA power source?

 

[CatmanFan]

Your computer? A 500mA power source?

Damn, I don't have an easy method of testing the power source. Also, since the battery has been run dry, my laptop's now running off the charger like a desktop computer.

 

[Deathscreton]

Why does this not happen during normal switch use tho?

When you say "normal use", do you mean playing? Or just leaving the screen on?

When you're playing, screen burn in only happens when an image is left on the LCD for too long. If the image is moving, there's little to no chance of burn-in.
If you're talking about leaving the screen on with nothing moving, the Switch has an auto-sleep timer. Protects both the screen from prolonged still images that cause burn-in and reduce power consumption.

 

[natinusala]

@m4xw made a Discord server for his libnx port of RetroArch - I will be putting news and discussions about Lakka here too, feel free to join : https://discord.gg/VZDWqXU

 

[Phenj]

We have a software fix for the battery desync! https://gbatemp.net/threads/fix-for-linux-battery-issue.508715/

 

[natinusala]

I won't accept this fix until I see the source code.

 

[Phenj]

I won't accept this fix until I see the source code.

@rajkosto reverse engineered the code

Spoiler: cool code by rajkosto

init_i2c_controller(0);
i2c_read_register((int)v2, 1u, 0, 0x6B, 0xA);
if ( v2[0] != 0x2F )
{
printk("ERROR: charger part number mismatch got: 0x%02x want: 0x%02x\n\n ", v2[0], 0x2F);
while ( 1 )
;
}
i2c_read_register((int)&v2[1], 1u, 0, 0x6B, 5);
v2[1] &= 0xCFu;
i2c_write_register(0, 0x6B, 5, &v2[1], 1);
i2c_read_register((int)&v2[2], 1u, 0, 0x6B, 7);
v2[2] |= 0x20u;
i2c_write_register(0, 107, 7, &v2[2], 1);
printk("\n\nBATFET is now disabled, disconnect the USB cable.\n\n");

 

[natinusala]

That's not a reason. Even if we know that it's not malicious, it's based on fusee primary, and giving the source code is required.