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imbushuo / NintendoSwitchPkg

WIP UEFI EDK2 Implementation for Nintendo Switch or generic Tegra210 platforms
GNU General Public License v2.0
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Can this boot Windows To Go? #32

Closed kododake closed 1 year ago

kododake commented 1 year ago

Hello! The current problem is that the installer launches but other drivers are not available. can I use a tool such as Rufus to create a Windows To Go and launch Windows directly without using the installer?

OfficiallyMelon commented 1 year ago

We can currently only use WinPE ATM due to missing drivers. Even then we can't control it what you need is a UART thingy and I think you have to plug it into the switch Controller railing. Then we should be able to control WinPE from a computer with WinDBG. This is what I have learnt from a group of people at least (might be wrong a bit idk)

kododake commented 1 year ago

Thank you for your reply. I am honestly surprised that there are no drivers available for the Switch despite the fact that there are a certain number of ARM Windows devices. Considering that the Switch supports touch screen and USB in Ubuntu and Android, it seems technically possible, but is it still difficult? For example, what happens if the Switch driver is installed in advance on Windows To Go and the SD card is loaded on Switch?

OfficiallyMelon commented 1 year ago

Hey we have a discord server dedicated to the Windows On Nintendo Switch I'm sure the Developers (including me) would love to talk about it there https://discord.gg/jEwzb5T9

kododake commented 1 year ago

Thanks for the invite! I would be happy to talk about it there.

thewanderingtraderm commented 10 months ago

the invite link is invalid

OfficiallyMelon commented 10 months ago

Sorry about that! https://discord.com/invite/FcqKCZbu