Install Release Package

Default Installation

To run the Gentoo on your Nintendo Switch you need to format an SD-Card at the first with at lease 2 partitions.

1. Type vfat for Hombrew bootloader stuff. 100 MB are enough
2. Type ext4 Gentoo root partition

Download latest switch-gentoo-boot-*.zip from http://bell.7u.org/pub/gentoo-switch-gcc9/ and extract to first (vfat) partition.

Download latest switch-gentoo-release-*.tar.gz from http://bell.7u.org/pub/gentoo-switch-gcc9/ and extract to second (ext4) partition.

Boot the Nintendo Switch with Hekate homebrew and SD-Card inserted.

Install to other root partition

• Adjust /etc/fstab
• Adjust /etc/nintendo-switch-boot.txt
• Update boot.scr
  • If you are able to chroot the gentoo root partition from other linux on switch, do it and update the boot.scr using installed update-boot.scr.sh script.
  • You can adjust the /etc/nintendo-switch-boot.txt and use update-boot.scr.sh on your qemu-chroot.
  • Just ask me...
• Copy the updated boot.scr for the vfat partition /gentoo folder.