/nintendo-switch-k8s

Running Kubernetes on the Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch Kubernetes

This repo will walk you through the setup and running of Kubernetes on a Nintendo Switch.

Switch L2T

  • Download https://torrents.switchroot.org/ubuntu/
  • Download the update: https://download.switchroot.org/ubuntu/updates/switchroot-l4t-ubuntu-3.0.0-2020-03-02/update-3.0.1-for-switchroot-l4t-ubuntu-3.0.0-2020-03-02.zip
  • Use etcher to flash the .img
  • Delete l4t-ubuntu folder and bootloader/ini/00-ubuntu.ini from the mounted volume on the SD card
  • Copy the contents of update-3.0.1-for-switchroot-l4t-ubuntu-3.0.0-2020-03-02 to the mounted volume on the SD card
  • Download hekate and copy the contents of the zip to the mounted volume on the SD card
  • Download either TegraRcmGUI if you are on Windows; or fusee-launcher on Linux/Mac.
  • Connect the USB Type-C cable to your switch and computer. Power off your Nintendo Switch by holding the Power button
  • Insert Joy-Con JIG then hold the VOL+ button and press the POWER button. Your switch should appear to do nothing
  • If you used TegraRcmGUI, select the hekate_ctcaer_5.3.3.bin and inject payload
  • If you used fusee-launcher, run ./fusee-launcher.py hekate_ctcaer_5.3.3.bin
  • Your switch will boot to the Hekate menu. Remove the Joy-Con JIG, reconnect the controllers and unplug the USB Type-C cable.
  • Click Nyx Options, then click Dump Joy-Con BT
  • Click More Configs on the Hekate menu then select Ubuntu Linux
  • Proceed through the setup process until you have booted into Ubuntu. Once logged in, reboot the system back to the Hekate menu. Re-open Ubuntu Linux
  • Expand the disk volume by using the Disk utility in Ubuntu.
  • Connect to WiFI, then update the system: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Kubernetes

# Install dependencies
sudo su
curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | apt-key add -
cat <<EOF > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
deb http://apt.kubernetes.io/ kubernetes-xenial main
EOF
apt-get update
apt-get install -y docker.io kubeadm

# Setup cluster
kubeadm init

# Back out of root
exit

# Setup kubectl locally
sudo cp /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf $HOME/
sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/admin.conf
export KUBECONFIG=$HOME/admin.conf

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