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[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Methisfaction:
maaan, thats so exciting. I dreamt of it at first, where i knew about the tegra SOC on the switch. Now it became the truth! Hope one day, we can launch switch games on it, or a way to jump to switch mode...or CFW
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] AquaHox:
Please can someone make a tuto to install Android because I don't understand those step of the tuto

"Download GApps for Android 8.1. from OpenGApps, use ARM64. Put the file on the first partition of your new SD card

If desired download the "shield-ifier" zip and place it also on the SD card

Load hekate and boot to TWRP by holding VOL- when you select the Android config

Flash GApps zip, optionally flash other zips

Reboot to hekate and boot into Android"

I already install Linux on my switch and I don't know if it's the same things or not I'm french and I don't understand all.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] EpicLPer:
"GApps" refers to the package which contains all Google things such as the Google Play Store and the possibility to add Google Accounts to your Android device.

In order to download that simply go to https://opengapps.org/ and set the according boxes as stated above (Android 8.1, ARM64). Then put those on the SD Card, most likely on the FAT32 partition, and later choose it in TWRP for flashing.

I guess someone will make a more detailed guide (or the original post gets updated with more detailed steps) so even beginners can try it I suppose [MENTION=576676]langer hans[/MENTION] :) Then again it's not really beginner-friendly to begin with so you if you don't know how any of this works you shouldn't try it, there is always a chance to brick your device if something goes horribly wrong, especially since this is a Beta/Alpha project.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] gavin_darkglider1:
Currently the test builds are img files, just like l4t-ubuntu. Unfortunatly, you will want a dedicated sdcard for this at the moment. Once the installer is finished, things will be different.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] veerasammy778:
Thanks so I guess I might just get another SD card just for this once it's released
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] poincare:
My dudes! This is wicked. Very cool that a dedicated ROM for the Switch can be powered up. Keep up the great work!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] peteseta:
Would magisk be compatible? It has TWRP right? So we could flash a magisk zip?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] NuVanDibe:
Does this overwrite NAND?

Just want to know if this overwrites anything in the Switch's NAND or if it runs entirely off an SD card.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] sSHARPZz:
Entirely from the SD card. Read a couple pages back and you’ll find a lot of useful information.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] bylaws:
Yup
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] marvi0:
Have never owned a switch but interested as have always used android. Am planning on getting a switch is there a particular firmware I should lookout for please?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] singing-potato123:
Either search on eBay for an unpatched switch or make sure the one you get is 4.1.0 or under as those firmwares are compatible with pegascape but not with rcm method
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] trohn_javolta:
May I ask, where are these test builds located, you're talking about?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] thequickfox123:
Those were private test builds.

Public beta should release this weekend, be patient.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] peteseta:
Runs completely off the SD card, and it boots via hekate.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
Our Discord is public now, feel free to join: https://discord.gg/9d66FYg
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Chaleman:
Hi.. the invite seems to be invalid... Thanks mate!!!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
If you just created your account, wait 15 Minutes. It’s an anti-spam-bot measure.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] marvi0:
Thanks buddy what's the difference between pegascape a d rcm? And if I was to get one with the latest firmware is there anyway of downgrading?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] peteseta:
RCM can only be achieved on unpatched consoles (pre July 2018)

PegaScape is a new exploit that can be used on patched switches, but the firmware has to be below 4.1.0.

Downgrading is not possible because of burnt efuses (the switch burns a tiny fuse in the cpu every time it upgrades)
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
Images are live: https://xdaforums.com/nintendo-swit...ageos-15-1-t3951389/post79954956#post79954956

We’ll ask mods to close this thread now.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Navalier:
Can you add another mirror for The 16gigabyte version as the link you have provided is not wanting to download on my PC.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] orangekid:
You got it
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] BlackTSQ:
Well.. even if thats the case, the Switch has no GPS for playing Pokemon Go and Fartnite runs natively on the Switch anyways. So i don't really see a point why anyone would want to have those for Android on the Switch.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] beansta2k7:
Honestly, you would be surprised what people ask in the discord servers associated with Switch modding. For me personally, I couldn't give the furry crack of a rats' behind whether those work or not. I'm merely stating the obvious
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] KINDLE FIRE MURDERER:
Once Pegaswitch gets nvhax / 4.1 support for patched Switchs, can Patched switch's run this? Because Pegaswitch will give the same cfw running capabilities as RCM. Unless there's something else stopping it ?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] CTCaer:
Yes. The warmboot exploit chain brings you to the same level as the RCM exploit.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
Yes to both. The current approach uses a hybrid MBR but that has some disadvantages e.g. not really working in Windows. There are some possible alternatives tho that will require more research and work. Booting will work through hekate, much like lakka and Ubuntu work today.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] xboxexpert:
Should be a fun ride
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] gap30:
Excellent news love the switch and love XDA

Thanks DEV's
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] pandavova:
What's the problem with SanDisk MicroSD Cards? I currently have a SanDisk Ultra 128GB in my Switch, will prolly get a 2. MicroSD for Android/Linux anyway, but is there a reason to not get SanDisk MicroSD Cards? Is it Switch specific or is it a opinion of yours?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
There is a lot of evidence that SanDisk cards are much more prone to issues. I personally had one corrupt after two hours on switch Linux, and a lot of people I see on discord with SanDisk cards having issues too. So it's both personal experience and what I observed from others. I think ByLaws had issues too.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] tansoftware:
[MENTION=576676]langer hans[/MENTION]

I've dealt with similar issues on other platforms and may be able to help out. If you don't mind me asking, how are you splitting the data on the SD card ? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming you're using the following setup:

- boot.scr -> Primary FAT boot partition

- kernel -> Primary FAT boot partition

- ramdisk.img -> Primary FAT boot partition

- initrd.img -> Primary FAT boot partition

vendor.img -> separate EXT4 partition

Recovery.img -> separate EXT4 partition

System.img -> separate EXT4 partition

Data.img -> separate EXT4 partition

SD-Card as emulated storage -> separate EXFAT partition

I'm guessing the challenge you guys are having is resizing the partitions according to the size of the SD-Card used, ex: 32gb vs 64gb vs128gb during initial setup.

Would really like to help out in way I can to expedite the release of this amazing accomplishment.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] GarlicBreadFox:
Which device are you using blobs from, same question for kernel sources
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] tootone:
Haven't had a reason to come to XDA for a few years! I'm real excited!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
It's current set up as HOS data (FAT32 in hybrid MBR slot 1), vendor (ext4), system (ext4), boot (raw), recovery (raw), userdata (ext4).

The issue is not resizing, that works just fine cause userdata is the last partition in the image. But hybrid MBR is not well supported at all in e.g. Windows so the HOS data partition is not mountable there (at least for me) and that's gonna be annoying for many users.

Nvidia Shield Android TV, so foster. It's the closest to the Switch.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] MrPhilo:
Do you think controlling the fan will be possible? Be interesting to see.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Massasan:
It's possible, but probably giving this option to all users is not in their plans. They won't stop devs from making app, though.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] m00k00:
As an Android Enthusiast and Nintendo Console Fanboy I just came here to say: whooa, what a time to be alive, my friends :)

What a historic event ... and we are here to witness this happening. Thanks to everyone out there who made this possible!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] tansoftware:
Hi [MENTION=576676]langer hans[/MENTION]

I'm very familiar with Hybrid MBRs. If you've setup the partition tables correctly, windows should be able to show the first FAT32 partition, but it won't show nor support any subsequent partitions after that.

Do you mind telling me what's in that FAT32 partition slot 1 ? I'm assuming it's the kernel and/or DTB file, correct ? If that's the case, how does that setup differ from the partition layouts of Ubuntu L4T and Lakka L4T ?

Best regards,
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] rinzheim132:
Will we get 2 ghz support for the CPU? Ive been using it with ubuntu and it seems totally fine and stable

also, does dolphin performs as good in android as it does in ubuntu?

thank you
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
It contains the configs for hekate and coreboot/uboot. Hekate (or to be more correct fatfs) can't read from gpt, so we have to use this first partiton to make this whole thing bootable via hekate. Ubuntu and Lakka just use mbr straight away.

I'll have to check again in windows at some point as I might have just set one param wrong when setting up the hybrid mbr.

I generally wouldn't recommend running 2GHz all the time, but it's possible it gets added later. Not 100% sure.

Also I haven't tested any emulators but I assume they run similarly.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] rinzheim132:
any reasons for that? I mean, i use 2ghz daily, should i be worried?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] bylaws:
In some high usage scenarios it can get very hot (first throttle level) and uses bunch of power
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] rinzheim132:
oh I see, but I only use it for dolphin, so I shouldn't worry too much i guess, usage never gets too high and battery life is still fine

thank you though
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] internetdude01:
The power draw in hand-held mode will ultimately shorten the life of your battery though according to m4xw
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] g000n:
Keep up the great work!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] hooligan333:
This is just a fact of how Li-ion batteries work. Higher clock speed = pulling more amps from the battery = more waste heat, which damages the battery ever so slightly.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] UnicornsOnLSD:
This is amazing! Have you tried Dolphin? Is it any faster than Ubuntu or Lakka?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Jz5678910:
I tried Ubuntu on the switch vs the shield Android tv and dolphin ran more or less the same. Not directly comparable, but I doubt it'll be any different on the switch, the hardware is just slightly under where it needs to be.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] DRock81:
This is pretty exciting stuff. I see in the description the dock is supported. Does this include video output as well?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] bylaws:
Yes
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] ElCamo:
If it can boot from Hekate, can it utilize the sept boot payload injection?

As in, can it hotswap between HOS and Android on it's own?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
Sept is not involved in booting Android. If you want to boot to HOS/CFW we'll provide an option to reboot to Hekate, possibly with boot config selection .

As a general progress update:

A third version has been given to testers which includes clock control. You'll be able to select from three clocks between 1 and 1.7 GHz through performance profiles.

Also new is that a serial number will be generated based on the eMMC serial (as that's unique). This possibly solves the issue we've seen with GeForce Now.

I started working on lp0 deep sleep support today. Made some progress, but not quite there yet. When that works you'll get the same sleep battery life as HOS ;)
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] CPVideoMaker:
I've been using the Ubuntu Linux port for about 2 months for a while already as my main desktop, can't wait for this android build! I'm quite excited. I plan on using my Switch as my school laptop this upcoming college semester.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] MoistPicklez:
Just wanted to shout out to the great teamwork here! Thank you SwitchRoot team! Not sure if my switch is vulnerable, as I'm too lazy to check, but when I get some down time I'm very excited about this outstanding project! Will test down the road without hesitation!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Mario119:
Would it be feasible to perhaps integrate a proper CPU governor in the future, such as Interactive which would switch between CPU clocks on the fly depending on load? I think that would be a best of both worlds in regard to battery life and general performance. Such as down-clocking to 1GHz while in the menus and browsing through less intensive apps, and ramping it up to 1.7GHz while in games and such. Or automatic profile switching when moving between docked and un-docked state.

And adding to this, will the GPU clock be configurable as well? Or will it be forced at 307MHz all the time?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] rinzheim132:
Will the GPU clock be interactive up to 921 mhz?

also, for non nvidia users, how does other stream services performs compared to geforce now?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
Maybe [MENTION=9648761]bylaws[/MENTION] can comment on the CPU/GPU scaling as he has worked on this. I'm fairly sure the performance profiles don't peg the clock to a value, they just dictate the max frequency. Otherwise it wouldn't make much sense. GPU clock would be the same I assume, it scales up and down as required. The only thing that is fixed right now is thew RAM clock at 1600 MHz as we haven't implemented proper scaling for that yet. This leads to a slightly higher battery drain.

As for other streaming services: Steam Link and Parsec have both been successfully tested. So non Nvidia users get to have fun too ;)
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] rinzheim132:
thank you very much for the info, is also great to hear we will eventually have a proper sleep mode, great things coming!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] thequickfox123:
I'm a little bit worried about JoyCon compatibility here.

Is it even possible for JoyCons to work fully while on Android?

If they are going to be used only in wireless mode, I'm thinking about connecting automatically after startup, without need to deattach them, pair or connect manually everytime? Or does it already work like that?

What about JoyCon charging and battery level monitoring?

Are JoyCons reported to Android as two independent controllers? What about applications that does not allow us to configure two controllers, first for directional buttons and second for action buttons, and only work with one? Will it be up to app's developers to support that?

What about L/R, ZL/ZR and SL/SR buttons? When JoyCons are connected wirelessly, how does OS knows if they are attached or not and if they are used independently? Because in HOS you can't use L/R/ZL/ZR buttons when joycons are independent, and of course you can't use SL/SR buttons when JoyCons are attached... Button orientation also changes in HOS when JoyCons are used independently/separately.

Do you guys have a plan here? I don't mean how does it work right now. I mean how is it going to work or how is it possible to make it working? :)

One more thing - do you have a Parteon?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] indierocker774:
I'm so hyped by all of this! Can't believe this is already up and running so well!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] lucariogaming:
Wow pretty nice
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] bylaws:
it is just setting the maximum freq, we use interactive

1. just press a button after pairing

2. charging may work, no monitoring

3. not really, one controller kinda

4. Your press sl+sr to split them
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] SWEVEX:
Can it run monster hunter stories?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Mario119:
Another question, I saw on one of the tweets that Switchroot put out that TWRP was up and running on the Switch. Does this mean we can access TWRP through Android's recovery mode entirely systemlessly on the SD Card itself? Furthermore, can we flash packages that are compatible with Oreo through TWRP such as Magisk and GAPPS?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] langer hans:
Yes, in the current implementation you run TWRP by holding VOL- on boot right after you start the boot process with hekate. The whole of the system lives on the SD card, your internal eMMC will not be touched. And yes, GApps and Magisk can be flashed through TWRP, I have them both on my Switch right now ;) Compatibility to other mods and apps depends tho obviously just like it would with other devices.

Oh yeah, another update: Today I got the first half of deep sleep working. We can now successfully execute the sc7entry firmware. So far there hasn't been any luck in waking the console back up again. We're not 100% sure what the issue is yet, but we'll keep working on it.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] thowersome:
Good to see progress is at the cusp of pubilc release. I am sorry in advanced in asking but is the group accepting nightly or RCs testers? I would like to know since I have compatible devices (Nvidia, high download rates, ECT) and a bunch of free time being in the Navy since I have guaranteed time off weekends and on government holidays. Again, I appreciate all the hard work you and your team have done.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] ShadyGame:
A dream come true, thanks to all the guys working on this

thanks [MENTION=576676]langer hans[/MENTION] for keeping us to date with the progress being made, personally i cant wait, already ordered my samsung card, i will be on android instead of Horizon all the time :D
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Mario119:
Sounds like some really solid work, very excited for this!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] rinzheim132:
is a joy seeing you guys communicate so well, glad to hear progress is being made
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] hamdan198:
You guys are awesome, gifted developers and for a twelve year old computer geek you are very inspiring!

I have one desire though:

Could please full my desperate (very childish, i admit) desire and test to see how well minecraft runs?

Do joycons work?

(I know the switch has minecraft but I am banned and can't play multiplayer with my brother) :D
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] trohn_javolta:
Why foster not darcy? It's the 2017 model branch, maybe it will be maintained longer by nvidia than foster..

---------- Post added at 10:37 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:20 AM ----------

I commented on the news article earlier and just now found this thread and read it through.

Could sb answer my remaining questions? TWRP, root and Magisk now is answered for me:

Not a single mention of Kodi?? I cannot believe that. It is imho the most powerful multimedia app out there and it isn't even mentioned? Please tell us whether it even works (I believe so) and what exactly doesn't work compared to Kodi on the Nvidia Shield Tv (especially in regards to docked mode). I read the usb c port poses a major bottleneck especially when playing back media from a NAS.

Second important question would be: What about 3rd party docks and usb c hubs?

Will they work? I'm talking about the ones that also work on switch OFW.

But would be also interesting if other 3rd party docks or hubs could work on switch android.

Next, TWRP: Does it work? fully functional?

What about rooting android switch? Does Magisk method work? Same instructions as on Nvidia Shield Tv?

Last question, touchscreen: Does it work? If yes how well?

But in all seriousness: I'm really glad you tested flappy bird and PUBG on it...lol xD

Yes, the comment was a bit salty, sry for that. I got excited...not for PUBG, fortnite or flappy bird oviously :D
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] AlexRice:
Minecraft

PUBG runs well,so no doubt that you can run Minecraft as well,but Why not check out Minecraft Java Edition on L4T Ubuntu,another masterpiece of team switchroot and ByLaws?

Currently I've got Minecraft 1.12.2 running well on Nintendo Switch via L4T Ubuntu even with mods like IndustrialCraft2 TamusCraft6 ,and even a shader mod known as PTGI E6.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] JonesWTF:
Reading through this thread has got me really excited for what's to come! I've yet to do anything with my Switch but now you've given me a reason to tinker with it :laugh:

Thanks for all your hard work on this, guys!

Whilst I'm thinking about it, do you think the PlayStation Remote Play app would work well? Thinking more about the joy cons compatibility with button inputs.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Jz5678910:
If it's anything like the shield, you have to use a game mapper for the controller, and even then, the onscreen keys still pop up at all times since it doesn't natively support a controller. Outside of that, the remote play app in general works well on an older version, though there is a noticeable amount of latency. The most recent version of the remote play app just flat out doesn't work.