limine
Modern, advanced, portable, multiprotocol bootloader. (by limine-bootloader)
hekate
hekate - A GUI based Nintendo Switch Bootloader (by CTCaer)
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| limine | hekate | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 159 | |
| 1,575 | 6,186 | |
| 6.5% | - | |
| 9.5 | 9.1 | |
| 9 days ago | 22 days ago | |
| C | C | |
| BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
limine
Posts with mentions or reviews of limine.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-25.
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It's far from clear how grub package updates work on Ubuntu
I assume this person meant to say `Limine'.
It's what I use for dualbooting Windows and Linux. It's really easy to Install, Use & Understand.
https://limine-bootloader.org/
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Limine a dog with fleas just died
They also publish a PHILOSOPHY.md page in their MS-source-git (github) that is, which is clearly offensive to us and many linux users:
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Problem loading GDT in a x86-64 kernel
I'm using Limine for bootloader, and in its documentation, in the Protocol page, we have:
- Limine is an advanced, portable, multiprotocol bootloader
- Looking for boot manager recommendations
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Getting the memory size with Limine
Hello! While reading the Limine protocol specification i noticed that it says that "all non-usable entries (including kernel/modules) are not guaranteed any alignment, nor is it guaranteed that they do not overlap other entries". How am I supposed to get the memory size then? If the memory map entries can overlap, then summing their lengths won't work. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.
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The *nix Compass
That's the Limine bootloader
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How do I make a bootloader that boots into a c kernel
It's way easier to use a pre-existing bootloader. I recommend Limine. It has it's own boot protocol that's designed for x86_64. You don't need any additional setup as it's already booted to long mode unlike Multiboot which needs you to switch to long mode since it's booted in protected mode. You can find an example kernel here.
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MaslOS
It uses Limine as the Bootloader but I used Ponchos OS Dev Playlist as a base.
- Is grub grub-efi lilo syslinux TOO MUCH - try Limine
hekate
Posts with mentions or reviews of hekate.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-18.
- hekate v6.0.6 & Nyx v1.5.5
- hekate v6.0.6 & Nyx v1.5.5 (updated for FW 16.1.0)
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Should I update Nintendo Switch before starting RCM process?
I have a v1 unpatched Switch. I'd like to start the process of installing custom firmware. I read this note about being careful to make sure Atmosphere and Hekate support the latest firmware before updating, which they both seem to. But there's also something about gamecard firmware?
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Could some please help me out after updating some files
Make sure you have most update files from the main repo GitHub. https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases. Follow the update instructions
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Tinfoil works but I can't launch games anymore.
Atmosphere : Atmosphere 1.5.4 (pre-release) Hekate : v6.0.4 & Nyx v1.5.3 Sigpatches : sigmapatches.coomer.party or hackintendo.com
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Modded Lite Won't boot hekate.
I've installed modchip on Lite. It shows the "no sd card" logo. I've tried both hekate official gitthub and HATS packages loaded into an SD card, but it gives a black screen. It returns to no sd card when I press the power button for 10 seconds after removing the sd card.
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Wipe modded Switch and start from scratch
Download Hekate 6.0.4 from the Github Page: https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/tag/v6.0.4 And move the extracted ZIP Contents to the Root of your SD Card.
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Switch gets black screen, when I enter homebrew
Hekate 6.0.4 is out, get it: https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/tag/v6.0.4Also make sure you update AMS to 1.5.3: https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/releases/tag/1.5.3
- I give up lol On my 5th Atmosphere Wipe and i have no clue what im doing wrong, every single step ive followed from the github guide and this is STILL BROKEN, And looping, it refuses to even open the Emummc or the FSSO sys. Fixes ive tried and other problems below. I have no idea what to do now
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Did initial setup and boot into Atmosphere. How do I install NSP/NSZ files?
- (Re)Initialize Switch from OFW (16.0.3) without any online (Nintendo) account - Turn off Updates in OFW (Auto-Update Software: Off) - Format mSD card (FAT32; 32k) using PC - Copy homebrew files to mSD card: ---- Hekate (https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/tag/v6.0.4), ---- Atmosphere (https://github.com/Atmosphere-NX/Atmosphere/releases/tag/1.5.3), ---- Sigpatches (https://sigmapatches.coomer.party/), ---- fusee.bin: /bootloader/payloads/ (https://github.com/CTCaer/hekate/releases/tag/v6.0.4), ---- hekate_ipl.ini: /bootloader/ (https://rentry.org/EristaEmuNAND), ---- exosphere.ini: / (https://rentry.org/EristaEmuNAND), ---- default.txt: /atmosphere/hosts/ (https://rentry.org/EristaEmuNAND) - Insert mSD card into Switch - Use RCM jig to boot into RCM - Tools > Partition SD Card - Home > emuMMC > Create emuMMC > SD Partition > Part 1 - Change emuMMC > SD RAW 1 - Rebot Switch into Hekate - Launch Atmosphere CFW: Verify version: 16.0.3|AMS 1.5.3|E
What are some alternatives?
When comparing limine and hekate you can also consider the following projects:
uefiseven - An EFI loader that emulates int10h interrupts needed for booting Windows 7 under UEFI Class 3 systems.
Atmosphere - Atmosphère is a work-in-progress customized firmware for the Nintendo Switch.
Rufus - The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
TegraExplorer - A payload-based file manager for your switch!
toaruos - A completely-from-scratch hobby operating system: bootloader, kernel, drivers, C library, and userspace including a composited graphical UI, dynamic linker, syntax-highlighting text editor, network stack, etc.
TegraRcmGUI - C++ GUI for TegraRcmSmash (Fusée Gelée exploit for Nintendo Switch)
uefi-elf-bootloader - UEFI ELF Bootloader example
AtmoPack-Vanilla - Pack Atmosphere + Hekate
android_bootable_bootloader_edk2 - Android Boot Loader (abl) for SHIFTPHONES
Ultimate-Guide-to-Migrate-SXOS-SX-Core-to-Atmosphere - An extensive summary for what I learnt when migrating SXOS to Atmosphere, in baby steps style.
edk2 - EDK II
nx-hbmenu - The Nintendo Switch Homebrew Menu
limine vs uefiseven
hekate vs Atmosphere
limine vs Rufus
hekate vs TegraExplorer
limine vs toaruos
hekate vs TegraRcmGUI
limine vs uefi-elf-bootloader
hekate vs AtmoPack-Vanilla
limine vs android_bootable_bootloader_edk2
hekate vs Ultimate-Guide-to-Migrate-SXOS-SX-Core-to-Atmosphere
limine vs edk2
hekate vs nx-hbmenu