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[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] fma965:
No, you boot in to a NVidia's "secret" RCM mode which is a recovery bootloader prior to any nintendo code to bring it back to the Horizon OS (Switch OS) you can just reboot without sending the payload from Rekado, TegraRCM etc.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] HarvinMalig:
how to make lockscreen in portrait mode?

how to make lockscreen in portrait mode?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Tinyshy:
Hey you guys. been toying around with android on my switch all day and I just wanted to share that I stumbled across something strange. when I swapped the switch into power saver with a 2.4A charger attached it began to detect it's charging state then crashed. only had it happen once. don't know if it's relevant but it seems it can detect that it is charging
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] KevPSG63:
Download "Rotation Control" by CrapeMyrtle on the Play Store. It's free and works like a charm.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Nuuleh:
My download speeds are all over the place, ill start downloading a large-ish file from the play store at full speed but shortly after i drop to around 100kbs. Do we know why this happens?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Chiveta:
Octopus, It's free and it works with ALMOST all games.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] HarvinMalig:
i have it but only homescreen and app drawer is going portrait
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] sinistance:
Guys, I wonder why I can't connect my joycons. It shows endless "Pairing..." :rolleyes:

Does anyone have the same problem as me?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] TheMadHeader:
You don't even need to remove the SD card - just shut down Android (hold in the power button briefly) and select Power Off. Once the screen goes blank power the Switch back on and it will boot normally into Horizon (the Switch operating system). That's unless you have AutoRCM set up ..........
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] fma965:
Have you tried just resizing the partitions from the img file. so flash the img file then resize various partitions? might have a look once i finish work this afternoon.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] kroening.s:
When i try to boot Android/TWRP it just reboots Hetake everytime...

Can comeone please help :(
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] TheMadHeader:
What guide did you follow when you installed Android?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] kroening.s:
The guide from first post in this thread.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] TheMadHeader:
#

Try doing it again using this guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noxARhijJcw

It's the one that I used without any problems.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] lamaninja:
Pls read the FAQ on the first page.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] kroening.s:
Hmm... Still not working

Might try using another sd card
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] klinux:
Geforce Now working

Hey guys,

At last I got Geforce now working, I am not sure which action did it but I will explain all:

First, I refalsher shieldifier.zip and wiped cache/dalvik.

Second, I connected the joycons before launching a Geforce Now game and like magic it works!

Hope this will help.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] LuxerWap:
MicroSD Card Problem

So, I tested the port and it was pretty cool. Unfortunately, I didn't read about the flash overwritten all of my data. I have a 256 GB card that I wanted to return back to but i don't know how to actually do that. I tried formatting the card and still reads as 1 GB of storage along with the Removable Disk that keeps asking to be formatted. Is there a tool that can get this card back to 256 GB or no?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] gnmmarechal:
Hmm, so I finally tried this. It's pretty cool, but I tried using Google Play Music and my library simply won't sync. It's been a very long while and most stuff is not there yet. Not sure if this is an issue with the port or Play Music itself.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] TheMadHeader:
Might be your best bet, and use the fastest one that you have.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] fma965:
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

Will sort you right out :) its also possible in windows via disk part but thats command line based.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] vxkid:
Mine's working now too as of this AM, but I didn't change a thing. I think it was a server-side issue that was causing problems.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] diggordig:
This is just something that I feel could make the guide better. You should include somewhere that a class 6 - 10 sd card would be best for this to work. You can check what type of sd card it is by using a tool in the latest Hekate version. I myself have a class 4 that just does not work with this.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] ibanezbass:
Insert sd card into your computer.

Open command prompt.

type: diskpart

Hit enter

type: list disk

Hit enter

CAREFUL! Find the disk that represents your sd card.

type: sel disk x

Where x is the disk number of your sd card.

Hit enter

type: clean

Hit enter

Confirm any additional prompts.

type: create part pri

Hit enter

type: format fs=ntfs /quick

Hit enter

Remove sd card from PC, and put in switch. You'll need to format it on the switch, again.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] fma965:
UHS is even better

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Yeah this is how i would do it, too risky to suggest it to others in my opinon though, select the wrong disk and "clean" is good bye partition table
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] TheMadHeader:
Question for the devs - I'm sure you're working hard on the various problems, but do you hope to fix the touchscreen problems as part of the next update? :)

Thanks
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] ElChouch:
Hey guys, is there a way to boot to android without going through hekate, or do you have to plug the console to a pc at each reboot?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] razers7t8:
You can setup hekate so that your switch stays in rcm mode. That way you don't need to use a jig each time you reset your switch. But, you'll still need a computer to inject the payload to boot back to hekate and run either android or switch os. I think there are dongles out there which can be used to inject a payload, instead of having to rely on a computer. I'm thinking of getting one.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] KevPSG63:
If you have an Android recent mobile phone, you can buy an OTG USB-A to USB-C cable (considering your mobile phone has an USB-C port) (https://www.amazon.fr/UGREEN-Adaptateur-Android-Samsung-Galaxy/dp/B00LN3LQKQ/), then use Rekado app (https://github.com/MenosGrante/Rekado/releases) to load payload.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Swirklich:
Reicast from Playstore runs rather sluggish for me even in performance mode; any pointers for a specific version or setting?

What snes emulator you guys use? SNES9x EX+ seems to run well but music cuts out every couple of seconds. This can’t be right :)
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] SaberMage:
Slow charging speed

Is it normal for the battery to charge SUPER slow while running LineageOS? Even when I lower the performance settings to bare minimum, keep screen off, and regardless of the charger I use, the battery charge goes up something like 1% every 10 minutes...
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] razers7t8:
I just tried this method and it worked.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] ElChouch:
Thanks!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] razers7t8:
I'm getting this:

https://www.newegg.ca/p/01M-05UK-000E8

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I have the same problem [charging with nintendo switch charger.] So I don't recharge while booted into android. I boot into the Nintendo Switch os, recharge, then go back to Android.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] tchapin:
Honestly? Android on Switch is cool right now and all, but it's still very new and buggy. If you want to turn your switch into a solid emulation platform, you can get another SD card and set up your switch for homebrew using Hekate and Atmosphere. From there, all you have to do is install the homebrew for RetroArch and you will be able to emulate pretty much the entire Nintendo product line, and even MAME and DOS.

You can essentially triple-boot your Switch, quite easily. You can boot into stock mode (play purchased games online, etc), homebrew mode (play with emulators), or android (watch netflix, etc)
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] razers7t8:
I set this up last night but undid everything because you run the risk of getting banned with atmosphere.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] HarvinMalig:
this maybe out of context but, any one tried DRAGALIA LOST in android switch? its always says cant connect, cant past the title screen
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Phillyrider807:
Yea honestly emulation wise the only thing Android provides that Horizon OS doesn't is DS emulation(Drastic)

I'm using android as a media player and geforce now every now and then. Both which works damn near perfectly at this point. Android as a gaming device still has a long way to go seeing as how there are far more apps/games where the joycons aren't working then those that are.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] esppiral:
So is there a way to enter the Nvidia shop and buy specific games for the "shield" on switch?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Manu270891:
I tried running switchroot on my 32 GB sd card and it worked, but I can't get it to work on my 400 GB sd card (with the 128 gb image). Does anybody have the same issue? Thanks!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] LPPanther:
Don’t forget GameCube and Wii via Dolphin. And I’m not sure how the Switch port of Reicast runs but I’d assume it’s better on Android at this point. And based on what I’ve seen, PPSSPP is better under Android as well. So there’s actually 3-4 good reasons to use Android for emulation on Switch. I know the Joycon aren’t working perfectly yet but I assume that’s a fix that will come sooner than later. I’m gonna be running all my 8/16bit systems on Horizon via Retroarch and then run Drastic. Dolphin, Reicast, and PPSSPP on Android assuming those last two are indeed better on Android.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] 1n9i9c7om:
Flashing magisk seems to brick my system, even flashing the uninstaller doesn't fix it. Tried it thrice already, always had to re-flash the SD card using Etcher. Any ideas?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Ighor:
Thank you! it works
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] kroening.s:
It was the problem indeed... Works now, thanks :fingers-crossed:
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Cleggorzz:
I tried putting an Xbox 360 wired controller into the dock to see if it would work, it does not. Does anyone know of any way to get a wired controller to work? I really would love to get clone hero working properly. When connecting a controller the controller just flashed then did not connect. Similar to what happens with other android phones and tabs like the old galaxy tab or s3. I tried installing xpad.ko but got a exec error
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] protechtedd:
Same here. I hope someone has a method to installing, or a specific zip file that works :silly:
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] xxcrashxx:
Where did you download magisk from? I got it directly from the magisk thread here on xda. anyway, I attached the version I used and it worked like a charm for me.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Phillyrider807:
Yea wired usb controllers via dock would bring alot of functionally to this as a gaming device. I wasn't able to get any of my controllers working via wired. But i did get my ps4 and switch pro controller working via bluetooth.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] protechtedd:
This worked for me! The other one I had was the same version, but it was 1kb difference, not sure if that was it. I also was very careful to Mount System this time, and I did need to reboot the Switch twice after that to get it to boot, but now it works!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] killerdvd:
I had issues with 128 GB image. I ended up using the 64 GB. Good luck.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] xxcrashxx:
My Horipad wired switch controller works when connected to the dock.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Cleggorzz:
Maybe xpad is not loaded in kernel.

If anyone can find source and see if in arch/arm64/config defconfig

CONFIG_JOYSTICK_XPAD=y

CONFIG_JOYSTICK_XPAD_FF=y

Exists and is enabled ? If not it might be able to be enabled and rebuilt
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] xxcrashxx:
The source is listed in the first post. I tried looking and I didn't see it. But then again, I may not have checked the right place either. lol
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] SoulFier:
Can we reformat the FAT32 partition to exFAT to use SX-OS ?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Bober791:
Have I must rcm jig to install android on my switch?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] xxcrashxx:
I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. Just make sure you backup everything from the fat32 partition before you format it. But there isn't really any reason to format to exfat for sxos. Isn't the only benefit of exfat the ability to have files larger than 4gb on the card? With the android image file only leaving about 2 gb on the card, it really doesn't matter. Unless you go a few steps further and resize the partitions to allow more storage on the first partition.

Yes, at least for the first boot anyway. If you enable AutoRCM, you won't need a jig, but you will still need a method to inject the hekate payload. (Payload injector, android phone, TegraRCM, etc) Also with AutoRCM turned on, the switch will always boot into RCM mode, so you won't be able to boot the switch normally with it enabled.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] razers7t8:
What's the absolute fastest micro sd card that you can purchase to use with switchroot? Can someone provide a link? Preferably 128 or 64 gb.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Bober791:
No on all switch version work this jib rcm etc., yes? If yes,work on my code XAJ40034278457? Sorry for my english
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] razers7t8:
Are any of these adequate enough to run switchroot at a fast speed?

https://ibb.co/hXhGrLx
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Cleggorzz:
I have looked through the code and I cannot find the entry, possibly it has not been added for whatever reason.

If I knew how to rebuild the kernel as a zip to be flashed I would add it.

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Maybe a dev could chime in about this and give some insight. I have looked and cannot find either entry in configs.

CONFIG_JOYSTICK_XPAD=y

CONFIG_JOYSTICK_XPAD_FF=y
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] ShadyGame:
Me and 2 friends installed android, only one switch is able to use wifi the others keep reconnecting, there seems to be some conflict..
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] PermaPalimpsest:
Please?

Any ideas folks? I've love to get this working as it seems like it would be awesome to read comics on the switch!
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] romis138:
I flashed the joycon fix zip. I can't get my joycons to pair, they are discoverable but stay stuck on "Pairing...", any idea?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Ighor:
I tested many cards and looks like Switch microSD slot speed is limited to ~40Mb/s write and ~60Mb/s read, so it is not big difference which card to use.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Zexceil:
Ability to boot Linux, HOS EmuMMC and etc alongside.

So I've been taking a look at it and is it possible to have a tool which would set out the partition layout within the sd zip but without the hos_partition image, this would mean that partition layout is setup on an existing microSD allowing for existing switch users not having to have another SD card and do multiple boots, I take the 1.img file from L4T-Ubuntu to do so since 0.img is used as the Hos_partition much like this.

What I'm saying is:

*You leave a area on your existing partition map empty.

*The tool uses this area to create the partition table required for this instead of manually doing all the images.

*This allows a "quad-boot" between HOS EmuMMC and L4T-Lakka/Ubuntu.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] fOmey:
Ideally switchroot images should be distributed as single image and the partitions resized/expanded upon the initial boot, I believe raspberry pi distributions do this.. or at least they use to.

This would make release cycles much easier as you're only distributing a single image.. at the same time allow end users to install on any size card/partition they please.

Your goal is to quad boot a nintendo switch - who would of thought.. that's awesome :good:

What you're asking sounds very possible, may take some tinkering and finesse to get it working tho.. I don't have any experience with L4T, but I don't see a reason why you wouldn't be able to boot horizion, emummc & android. The most direct route would be flashing the switchroot android image, create a new partition for emummc, expand the fat32 partition and you should be in business.

EDIT:

Misread your question.. removed irrelevant info from post.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] itsjimmate:
So im trying to adb connect to the switch and it fails to auth.

"This adb server's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set

Try 'adb kill-server' if that seems wrong.

Otherwise check for a confirmation dialog on your device"

Nothing comes up on the switch to connect or allow, any ideas? (Helping someone debug an app)
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Zexceil:
Not the point of what I was implying please read my comment word for word, that's a complete different matter what your refer to.

I am talking about co-existing with the other partitions that many switch users will already have like EmuMMC, L4T-Ubuntu/Lakka and etc, not just the FAT32 partition.

A tool to lay this out in the unallocated space and do this simplifies having to wipe the sd, write this, redo the partition table to include EmuMMC and L4T-Ubuntu as such.

Edit on my end too, That's what I was thinking of doing, maybe I'll try it and if it works then time to make a video?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Marine41991:
Etcher Ruined My SD Card

After flashing the 16gb file with etcher, I am now unable to use it.

Getting "please insert a disk into USB drive".

When trying to format I'm getting "windows was unable to complete the format".

Anyone else getting this, or have solutions?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Zexceil:
*Dev options > Revoke USB Debugginh auth .(Do this without device plugged in)

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Try using the "SD Memory Card Formatter" from the SD Association, just google it.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Marine41991:
Thanks for the reply.

I'm getting:

"formatting failed

unable to complete format

reinsert card and format again"

That's using both options for quick format and overwrite format.

Any other options? lol
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] xxcrashxx:
Yes, that switch is in the range of serial numbers where this will work. You will need to use a jig and a payload injector to make this work.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Zexceil:
Try GUIFormat, google it too.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] KomradeNikolai:
What SD cards is everyone having the most success with? I've got two spare cards I've tried:

PNY Elite 128 GB UHS-I Class U1

PNY High Performance 32 GB UHS-I Class U3

I couldn't get either card to work with the 32 GB image (black screen for 20+ minutes), but the 32 GB card finally loaded after 5 or so minutes using the 16 GB image.

I also have a 200 GB SanDisk class U1 card that I use for (official) Switch games and Lakka. If I back up all the files on that card and then install Android on it, is there a way to expand the 2 GB partition to take up the space not used by Android, allowing me to put the Lakka/Nintendo folders back on it?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Marine41991:
"This drive is too small for FAT32

- there must be at least 64k cluster"

Anything else my man?

I really appreciate your help.

Also, I've been at this for the better part of two days. So coming here is my wits end.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Zexceil:
If you're on windows, try the Mini Partition Tool application.

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Working on the second thing as for the first, use a Samsung EVO, SanDisk's Micro-controllers are iffy and PNY is also in that grey area alongside Integral.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Marine41991:
Tried that too! Wasn't able to format the SD card.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] Zexceil:
Open Win partition manager, blank the partitions, use SD Formatter; ensure you run it as admin
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] valua:
for the people who got PS4 Remote Play working, how did you get the app to recognize controller input?
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] stuntman529:
I want to go back to stock to play Fire Emblem but I'm not sure what to do here. Do I turn off AutoRCM and reboot (normal) or leave it on and reboot (normal)? I'm afraid that if I turn on wifi that i'd be banned from them detecting autorcrm if that's possible. Hekate too?

A suggestion - add instructions on how to switch between stock and lineageos seamlessly and what precautions to take. Thank you.
[Nintendo Switch News, Guides, Discussion , Develop] murryrulz:
Honestly you should be reading up on switch home-brew before just diving in like this. Its a pretty complicated scene. I think the OP is here to get those who understand with a working build of android on the switch. If you want to learn more check out switch information over at GBAtemp.net