{"id":32115,"date":"2018-02-07T12:19:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T07:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=32115"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:49:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:49:03","slug":"nintendo-switch-hacked-by-fail0verflow-running-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/nintendo-switch-hacked-by-fail0verflow-running-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch Hacked by Fail0verflow, Running Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, Nintendo Switch hacked by a group known as Fail0overflow.If you have been following The Nerd Mag, we have been reporting about the Nintendo Switch Homebrew, Emulation, possible GameCube emulation and even playing the Classic DOOM at full speed on the console. Now hackers have been able to boot up the highly popular operating system, Linux, on the Nintendo Switch, details of which you can find below.<\/p>\n

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Linux on Nintendo Switch<\/h2>\n

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???? #switch<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4iTjTk9D59<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 fail0verflow (@fail0verflow) 6 February 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

FailOverflow previously showed that they have a working hack for Nintendo Switch alongside RetrocArch, but while RetrroArch only has been focusing on emulating retro consoles, failOverflow has Linux up and running on the console.<\/p>\n

Nintendo Switch Hacking and Emulators<\/h3>\n

We already covered the working consoles on Nintendo Switch in detail and you can see the extensive detail\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0RetroArch team,\u00a0Team Xecuter, and\u00a0fail0verflow have been working on the emulation and\u00a0Team Xecuter are actually working on a physical modchip for the Switch as well.<\/p>\n

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