How to log in?

[benduckwdesign]

I tried plugging in a keyboard through the USB-C port but the Switch doesn't recognize it. Is there any way to type currently without taking over the right joycon I/O?

[fionera]

You could setup autologin on the rootfs and then use the bashrc to execute your stuff.

[benduckwdesign]

That works, thanks @fionera for the advice.

Here is how I accomplished it for anyone else who wants to make use out of Switch Linux at the moment:

Note: Be sure to execute these commands after you have navigated to the root filesystem on your SD card, otherwise you'll be editing your own system and this could lead to unexpected results.

Step 1
Edit the configuration for getty which controls login security. Not recommended to do this unless you want no login security on your Switch.
root:~/rootfs# nano /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service

Find the following values and replace them (you could comment the old values out using # so you can always revert):

[Service]
TTYVTDisallocate=no
ExecStart=-/usr/bin/agetty --autologin alarm --noclear %I $TERM

Step 2
Edit the bashrc to use commands once logged in. In this case, I was probing to see if if some drivers were supported but you do whatever.
root:~/rootfs# nano /home/alarm/.bashrc

#
# ~/.bashrc
#

# If not running interactively, don't do anything
#[[ $- != *i* ]] && return

lspci -k
ip link set wlan0 up
dmesg | grep firmware
dmesg | grep iwlwifi
iw dev

alias ls='ls --color=auto'
PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '

Now you can wave your fists victoriously and meme your friends.

[arnaud-devops]

Thanks for this workaround.
There are any clues to have a keyboard or other usb devices working through the USB-C port ?

[benduckwdesign]

@oxynux As far as I know nothing is supported through the USB-C port except power. There is a kernel floating around that has working bluetooth and WiFi along with a rootfs image with the LXDE desktop installed, if you search around for it you should find it.

Edit: I was able to get a bluetooth keyboard working, however Chromium causes a kernel panic when bluetooth is enabled so use Firefox or some alternative web browser instead.