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February 20, 2018 02:40 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fu8mPQzt9Mw/enthusiasts-have-turned-the-nintendo-switch-into-a-functional-linux-tablet
Enthusiasts have Turned the Nintendo Switch into a Functional Linux Tablet
An anonymous reader shares a report: A couple of weeks ago, the fail0verflow hacking collective showed a still image on Twitter of a Nintendo Switch booting Linux. They're one of a small handful of hacker teams who are teasing exploits of the Nvidia Tegra hardware inside the Switch. But now fail0verflow has video of a full-on Linux distro running on the hacked Switch, complete with touchscreen support, a fully operational web browser, and even a GPU-powered demo application. On Twitter, fail0verflow claims the bug they're exploiting to sidestep the Switch's security can't be patched on currently released hardware, and doesn't require a modchip. But as for now there aren't any details on how to do this yourself at home.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/fu8mPQzt9Mw/enthusiasts-have-turned-the-nintendo-switch-into-a-functional-linux-tablet
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