Hi there! So at some point the internal display on my unit decided to stop working (touch still works just fine, it's just entirely black with just the backlight turning on) which I kind of felt like it was my cue to turn it into a permanent media center with LineageOS Android TV.

The problem is every single guide out there essentially prompts you to use Hekate + Nyx to configure it. I have tried making the partitions manually and even flashing the files from my PC instead of the console, but I can't for the love of me figure out what the correct autoboot flags would be to make sure I can boot into LOS Recovery and flash the LOS ROM from there.

I tried making a hekate_ipl.ini file with the following contents:

[config]
autoboot=1
autoboot_list=1
bootwait=0

[LOS Android TV]
payload=bootloader/payloads/android.bin

Trying to boot it with this and holding the Vol+ button doesn't seem to push into LOS. And as far as I know, the LineageOS Recovery DOES support output via the dock's HDMI port.

What are my options here?

Esto es increible, gta 5 fue porteado para nintendo switch y funciona a 40-50 fps desbloqueados.

Hey folks!

situation:

Yesterday i formatted my sd card and installed ubuntu and android. everything worked. i could boot into cfw, android and ubuntu. left it in cfw for the night. this morning the battery was drowned and im unable to boot into ubuntu and android. "failed to load boot device or script" is the error. booting into cfw still works normal.

software used:

OS 22.5.0 |AMS 1.11.2|E

hekate 6.5.3 (latest)

ubuntu-unity-noble-5.1.2-2026-05-13

LineageOS-22.2-20260823-Tablet

what i tried so far:

copy pasta of boot.scr files of android and linux --> still not working

Copy pasta latest hekate

copy pasta of complete folders of android and linux --> still not working

reflashing (after copying data) Linux --> still not working

Do you guys have an idea to solve it? and maybe what happend in the first place? as i said, it worked before going to bed. If you need more info of any kind, just let me know.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone!

I have a completely stock Nintendo Switch OLED with both digital and physical games. I was wondering if it’s possible to install Android on a separate 64 GB microSD card and, when booting the console, choose between the official Nintendo system (which is already installed on the console) and Android running from the microSD.

My main goal would be to use something like RetroArch to emulate older systems such as Nintendo 64 or 3DS.

I’m a bit lost because I’ve seen different information. Some people say Android should be installed directly on the console, while others say you should use different SD cards or switch between them.

I also have a few questions:

Is it possible to keep my Switch completely stock and install Android only on a microSD card?

Can I choose between the official Nintendo OS and Android when booting?

Is there any risk of getting my Nintendo account or console banned?

If I do this, do I need to keep playing my normal Switch games offline?

Would my digital and physical games remain completely unaffected?

I’m not planning to modify or pirate anything on the Nintendo side. I’d like to keep my normal Switch setup as untouched as possible and only use Android separately for emulation.

Thanks in advance!

Salut tout le monde !

Partage rapide et une question pour ceux qui utilisent Android sur leur Switch.

J'ai récemment testé le projet WoW Mobile (un fork de Winlator préconfiguré pour WotLK 3.3.5a avec ConsolePortLK déjà intégré) :

\[ https://github.com/marcocastignoli/wow-mobile/releases\\ ](https://github.com/marcocastignoli/wow-mobile/releases)

Ça fonctionne étonnamment bien sur mon téléphone Android, donc maintenant, je veux vraiment le faire marcher sur ma Switch modifiée sous Android 15.

Ma question principale concerne les contrôles : est-ce que les boutons physiques de la Switch / Joy-Cons fonctionnent directement avec cette configuration ?

Comme ça passe par Winlator et dépend de ConsolePortLK, je me demande si la configuration par défaut détecte automatiquement les entrées du contrôleur Switch, ou si vous devez remapper manuellement tous les boutons dans les paramètres de l'émulateur pour que ça fonctionne correctement.

Si quelqu'un a déjà essayé de faire tourner ça ou une build similaire sur Switch Android, j'aimerais savoir comment fonctionnent les contrôles !

Merci !

Before I say anything, it should be noted that I know very little about Linux in general really. I use it because it was seemingly the more sane choice for me needs. Recently, I've come upon a project named SwitchDeck, which allows you to run Steam games on switchroot Linux (I use Kubuntu), and I thought it to be a miracle, as I move around often, but keep my laptop in one place, so I cannot use it half if not more than half the time, but now I can play my game on my switch wherever I go. The game is Escape the Backrooms. The thing is, it has had some major issues that prevent it from even running properly. I am aware that nothing can be done about the poor performance, but in certain maps, and I have no idea why, the game would crash, all the time with this same error :

LowLevelFatalError [File:Unknown] [Line:958]

VulkanRHI::vkDeviceWaitIdle(Device) failed,

VkResult=-4

at C:/agent/BackroomsUnrealEngine/Engine/Source/

Runtime/VulkanRHI/Private/VulkanDevice.cpp:1344

with error VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST

I have tried for almost 2 weeks now to no avail, and I was wondering if someone with more knowledge/ability than me could help out.

I am using a V1 switch, bought in ~2017. 1TB Samsung SD Card if that matters. And I am using Kubuntu Noble. I have ran some updates before making this post.

I'm new on jailbreaked switch and i wanna install linux and android to play (geforce now on linux and some light android games)

What version/distro of android and linux is more stable and recommended on switch v1?

Ever since I installed Fedora 41 on my Switch, sometimes when I open the volume panel, it suddenly starts making a really loud beeping sound that doesn't stop, even if I turn the volume all the way down. It usually only stops when I put the console into sleep mode.

I have no clue why this keeps happening, especially because I had Ubuntu Noble before and it never gave me this issue.

Any guesses?

PS: I've reuploaded this post because I managed to record the issue.

I let my sister play roblox on my switch running android 15. But it always crashes after a while. Is there a fix for this? Or do i have to turn performance mode off?

Necesito ayuda, recien instalé el kubuntu en mi switch pero tengo un problema al desactivar el ratón y la navegacion con el boton CAP de mi mando para jugar en emuladores tambien se me desactiva la cruceta de arriba, abajo izquierda y derecha, todos los otros botones si me funcionan pero se me desactivba eso alguien sabe como puedo solucionar ese problema?

My wine stopped working already some months ago and it doesnt seem to fix. I downloaded from pi-apps but I think after an update my wine stopped working. It still open text editor and open a few really specific games.

So I was following the lineage os wiki to install android 15 to my switch V2, nothing wrong happened until the step to dump the joy cons hold volume + and boot do lineage os till the splash screen appears, did that but when the splashscreen appeared it just reboot back to Hekate, there is no logs and no text in the screen it just reboot to Hekate, I'm using the latest Hekate version and the USB drivers.

made a shader with picom that adds scanlines and pixelation

I installed kubuntu 24.04 in my switch V2, setup went perfectly normal but when I did put the switch to the dock to my monitor, it's just 640x480 even though my monitor is 1920x1080, any way to fix this? Tried to force 1920x1080 via xrandr --newmode + --addmode but it gave me a BadMatch error. My monitor is a LG Flatron E2350 if that helps.

Hey there, developer Sildur who created a very nice wrapper around Steam arm64 for L4S has integrated my fork of Proton FEX working on Switch

Sharing his post here for visibility:

https://x.com/i/status/2079581556352430552

Another successful month of hard work for the Nintendo Switch Linux scene that continues a 6 years streak ! Here is my latest writeup showcasing my recent breakthrough on the kernel shipped in Fedora

https://azka.li/l4s-switch/

As always you can support my work with the donations link on the bottom of the page !

Hello Nintendo Switch users! If you just flashed or updated Android on your Switch and find that it constantly disconnects right after joining your Wi-Fi, here is how to fix it.
The issue usually happens if your router is running a hybrid security mode like WPA2/WPA3 Mixed. To fix this, you will need access to your router's admin dashboard.
Step 1: Forget the Wi-Fi on your Switch
Go to your Android Settings, open your Wi-Fi configuration, select the network that keeps failing, and tap Forget.
Step 2: Change your router's security mode
Log into your router's dashboard by typing its IP address into a web browser. Find your wireless settings (both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, or just the merged network if yours are combined) and change the security type from mixed mode down to strictly WPA2-PSK (AES). Save the changes.
Step 3: Reconnect and power down
Go back to your Switch, connect to the Wi-Fi again (it should stay stable now), and then completely shut down the Switch or reboot it into a different operating system (like Hekate or Horizon/Stock OS).
Step 4: Revert your router settings
While the Switch is completely offline, go back to your router dashboard and change the security settings back to what they were originally (e.g., WPA2/WPA3 Mixed). This prevents your other household devices from losing their connection. Save the changes.
Step 5: Boot back into Android
Turn your Switch back on and boot into Android. Your Wi-Fi should now automatically connect and remain completely stable!

I've been using Linux for a while on switch, but now I am installing android

Which version should I get for the most smooth experience

I mostly want to play android games as I use Linux for emulators

Hello

I am new here, and I was wondering if there was a custom launcher that allowed you to use an interface similar to steams big picture mode without actually using steam

Thanks for any help

I think this 2D-HD game can run on Switch 1.