L4T Lakka Switch - now with audio and Vulkan

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Lakka Switch, L4T edition
I am proud to finally release the L4T version of Lakka Switch!
New kernel, new logo, new drivers, audio... everything is fresh and clean.

Did I mention Rayman 3 was full speed on Dolphin? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

General system updates
  • New Linux kernel and underlying operating system, based on Linux4Tegra and Jetson Nano drivers
    • mainline kernel has been deprecated
    • system features should now be on par with the L4T Ubuntu distribution, except for dock support
    • Bluetooth was lost in the battle and needs some rest to come back stronger
  • aarch64 is now the default and mainly supported architecture
    • arm has been deprecated since L4T doesn't support it
  • New logo made with the help of jaames and the R:S community
New features and improvements
  • Audio now works through the internal speakers and headphones
  • The new GPU driver supports both Vulkan and OpenGL
  • RAM is now locked at full speed (1600Mhz), was 800MHz before
  • The system is now way more stable and should boot for everyone with a decent SD card (no more black screen of death)
  • RetroArch has been updated to add menu widgets (fancy onscreen notifications)
  • Overclock profiles have been updated :
    • Renamed all profiles
    • Added more overclock profiles
    • Added underclock profiles
New cores
  • mupen64plus-next (N64 emulator)
    • The core is full speed, even on aarch64 thanks to the new dynarec
    • Includes the updated version of the GlideN renderer
  • picodrive (various Sega consoles)
    • The core replaces Genesis Plus GX (Game Gear support has been dropped)
  • Beetle PSX HW (PSX emulator with OpenGL and Vulkan renderer)
    • The core performs worse than PCSX ReARMed for now, even with Vulkan
  • reicast (Dreamcast emulator)
    • The core is full speed on all commercial games, no visual glitches
    • The OIT renderer works (better accuracy), speed is still good on 1x resolution
    • The core needs the Dreamcast BIOS files to be placed in /lakka/storage/system/DC
    • WinCE games are currently not supported - there is a WinCE version of the reicast core in the works but the aarch64 dynarec is too slow for the games to be playable (for now)
  • Yaba Sanshiro (Saturn emulator)
    • The core is full speed on all commercial games
    • Yabause and Kronos were also added but both perform worse than Yaba Sanshiro
  • theodore (Thomson MO/TO emulator)
Updated cores
  • Dolphin : Vulkan support
    • With Vulkan, Dolphin runs decently - some games are playable, some are full speed... see for yourself, try it and experiment with different games and settings!
  • PCSX ReARMed : Switch optimizations and CHD support
  • PPSSPP : doesn't crash anymore when closing content
Removed cores
  • mupen64plus
  • parallel-n64
  • Genesis Plus GX
  • Ishiiruka
    • It might come back once the core is updated with the (beta) Vulkan renderer
Credits
  • Kernel and drivers work: NVIDIA, switchroot team (especially ByLaws and langerhans)
  • Lakka Switch work: natinusala and plaidman
  • RetroArch, original Lakka distribution: libretro team
  • mupen64plus-next: Gillou and m4xw
  • PCSX ReARMed: Switch optimizations by m4xw, CHD support by aliaspider
  • Dolphin core: aliaspider
  • reicast core: flyinghead

Download link

The Lakka Switch website has been updated with the new version: https://lakka-switch.github.io/documentation/

Please note that you can't dual boot Ubuntu and Lakka Switch for now (it will always boot Ubuntu).
 

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Do the cheat files, ROMS, saves, save states, etc have to be in the lakka folder? Can't it just share the same folder as RetroArch?
 

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Do the cheat files, ROMS, saves, save states, etc have to be in the lakka folder? Can't it just share the same folder as RetroArch?
I don't think lakka can see other folders. When you run it thinks the inside of the lakka folder is the root folder. Retroarch can see the lakka folder though, so ROMs can go in that folder.... I'm not sure if saves work I suppose it depends on the emulator used.

If it's an in game save (as opposed to hotkey save state) Id of thought Its more probable.
 

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Has the refresh rate issue using linux distros been resolved yet? Both ubuntu and lakka suffer from horrible lag and I've looked onto it and have yet to find a solution. Running retroarch thru atmosphere gives a memory error while trying to compile a FB Neo playlist with the proper dat so it's not an option for me.
 
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Old thread. But i have question. Where i can find option to turn on battery percentage on switch? I cant see this on lakka.
Never mind. I threw out Lakka. And I loaded retroarch. The Switch doesn't have much performance anyway. But the Dreamcast is the maximum that will run on the switch. And PSX too.
 
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Old thread. But i have question. Where i can find option to turn on battery percentage on switch? I cant see this on lakka.
Never mind. I threw out Lakka. And I loaded retroarch. The Switch doesn't have much performance anyway. But the Dreamcast is the maximum that will run on the switch. And PSX too.
A good bit of GC games work, some wii games, n64, some ps2 games have worked while using higher overclocks. The switch hw is shit, but its not THAT shitty lol
 

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A good bit of GC games work, some wii games, n64, some ps2 games have worked while using higher overclocks. The switch hw is shit, but its not THAT shitty lol
Shits a bit harsh.... Didn't I see you in discord before it hit the fan? 🤣
 

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5.0 is out now

It seems to be a bit buggy on my side, though. I can't use the joycons to navigate the retroarch menu. Sync data was properly dumped via hekate, but no luck, attached or wirelessly.
Touchscreen does work.
 

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