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Hacking Group Fail0verflow Shows Linux Running on the Nintendo Switch

posted by martyb on Tuesday February 13 2018, @04:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the switch-to-linux dept.

takyon writes:

Nintendo hopes that "every single person" will own a Nintendo Switch, and that it can prolong the life cycle of the console to beyond 5-6 years.

Maybe Linux on Switch could help?

[Hacker] group Fail0verflow has claimed to have found a Nintendo Switch hack.

The group has posted the picture of Switch booting a Debian GNU/Linux installation. The picture also shows a serial adapter connected to one Joy-Con docks. Notably, Fail0verflow is the same group that hacked Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3.

What makes this Nintendo Switch hack special is that it can't be patched in the currently released consoles. This is because the exploit was found in the boot ROM process of Nvidia Tegra X1 chips that can't be patched with software or firmware updates.

That's not all. This hack to run Linux doesn't even need a mod chip to run.

Also at TechCrunch.

Previously: Nintendo Switch Homebrew Mode Coming Soon Due to NVIDIA Tegra X1 Exploit

Related: Nintendo to More Than Double Production of Switch; Success Rooted in Wii U's Failure
Nintendo Switch is Fastest-Selling US Home Console

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by termigator on Tuesday February 13 2018, @05:06PM (1 child)

    by termigator (4271) on Tuesday February 13 2018, @05:06PM (#637195)

    Getting systemd to work

    Major boss fights normally have multiple phases, so even if you think you finally got it to work...

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by bob_super on Tuesday February 13 2018, @07:46PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Tuesday February 13 2018, @07:46PM (#637239)

    This boss is a meanie. Just when it was about to die, it asked the hackers how much faster they would succeed using VI vs Emacs, and subsequently had time to regenerate, carefully pack its loot in a luggage, and leave the area while laughing about running Crysis.