10/26/2023 Update - There is now an R35S image, use that instead of the RG351MP image. If the R35S image doesn't work, use the one shown in the video and steps. There is apparently some issues with some SD cards, you can see a compatibility list here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gWxtr-GmwWop-_qGUq022RXxK2aTLpPg9Qra68TQLI8/edit#gid=0 If you are getting a black screen, they have changed the screens for newer devices, so you'll need to try other dtb files. Here is the link: github.com/AeolusUX/R36S-DTB/tree/main/New%20Screens - there is Panel 1/2/3/4, you will have to download the files inside each Panel folder, and replace them on your device until one set works. Flash ArkOS onto the SD card, replace the DTB, then insert into device and see if it works. If not, move to the next Panel, one of the four will work. You can use this tool to check which panel you have - aeolusux.github.io/ArkOS-R3XS/tools/dtbIdentify.htm - simply upload the file it asks for on this page from your ORIGINAL SD card.
Do you still need to replace the file when using the new image? I have the R36s and i'm trying that but when I get into ARKos it hangs on the white text with the underscore symbol blinking. The screen isn't white and I flashed it twice already with the new R35 image. If replacing the file doesn't work do you still recommend going back to the RG351mp image?
You deserve a raise lol 🙏🏾. I bought this as a Christmas gift for my husband and I’d like for it to be setup and updated when he opens it. This is the first video I found out of many that I’ve watched that lays it all out step by step clearly!! Thank you!!
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
@@lunabeannИзвините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😅😅😅
Just want to say a million thanks for this! as this device gets more and more popular among those just starting on this journey this was extremely helpful!
😢😢😢 Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
You don't need a separate tool to assign a letter to the boot drive. The default windows partition programm works fine. I like the "default" arkos with the brandings a bit better, but it was a pain to find a dump online. A tutorial how to use wifi and scrap the games would have been a great addition
Thanks for providing this guide, it made the task much easier. I received my R36S today and immediately went to work following your instructions. Everything worked great, but I thought I would leave some notes about my experience for other R36S users: 1) I used the RG351MP image. I didn't try the R35S image, so I'm not sure about the success of using that image 2) After flashing the OS image, I was able to access the Boot partition without any additional steps (didn't need the Minitool Partition application, Windows automatically mounted it) 3) I replaced the .dtb file with the one provided BEFORE the first boot as you suggested Thanks again, I'm now a subscriber to your channel.
Hey, I tried using the MP image too, and replaced the .dtb file that was linked in the video. My screen is turning on, but just a very slight backlight colour. I've got a samsung evo 128gb sd card. I have tried everything.
@@danhughes4315I've heard its an issue with the Samsung SD cards. I would try a different brand. I saw someone say they tried formatting it as well with no success
From india purchased r36s got boot issue due to card used all your steps purchased sd card card reader all and just followed everything and boom all work well now it's working also working much much better than that of the time when I purchased thank you you Joey ❤
Fantastic guide. I typically like text guides for stuff like this but you are really good at clearly describing everything, chaptering your video and referring to the links you provide. Kudos on updating the video afterwards with the new RG362 image
Thank you so much, You speak clearly and dont move on too fast. i had never heard of you before this tutorial, i will have a browse through your channel to see what other nuggets you have. Thank you again buddy
Thank you so much for that guide! My wife played Pokemon on that stock sd card and her 12h savegame crashed. After extracting the savegame and installing a new sd card with your guide she could continue her game. Thanks!
Dude, this video helped me SOOO much. Thank you. I had the black screen but was able to solve it with help from your comment. Bought an r36s for my brother's birthday and was testing it out on my own with just the preinstalled card and everything I looked up said to replace it so I just did. These retro styled handhelds, emulation, and finding my old psp have really reignited my love for gaming =)
I really like how slow you go through these steps when you speak them its really helpful compared to a lot of people who make guides i really enjoyed this
Worked for me! I didnt want to wait to download the 120gb set, so i just copied the original files to my desktop, then copied into the new sd card. Its been working for me!
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😮😮
@@Vika96TwinAccздравствуйте, я сделаю все возможное, чтобы перевести, так как я говорю по-английски. карта памяти, поставляемая с консолью, не заслуживает доверия. вам нужно скопировать и вставить на новую надежную карту памяти.
Awesome tutorial it worked very well with my new R36S. Tip: Just use the dtb files that come with the stock SD card if your having a black screen problem :)
Joey, thank you very much for this tutorial, i wasnt able to run any WHDload amiga games on my R36S with stock sw although it was promised it would come with hundreds of amiga games preinstalled. i was desperate until i found your tutorial, found the R35S image with screen 4 and i was done in a second. I didnt read your pinned comment in time so i tortured myself a bit by trying to run RG351MP, but ofc mission impossible with my screen type 4 lol. Nevertheless, your tutorial made me a arkos pro now hahaha. i flashed, partitioned, copied and booted so many times that I can cofigure the R36S with my eyes closed now lol. I bought the TP Link W725 for WiFi and got that running like a charm. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!! Without Amiga WHDload games running the device would never be sufficient for me :)) Grtz Jazz
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😮😮😮
Thanks for this Joey, worked first time for me on r36s, downloaded the r35s panel 3 file using a transcend 16gb u1 v10 card following your instructions.
I searched all over the internet for a fix because everytime I tried to flash the firmware I got a black screen and finally I found the answer was just using different files for the new screen and I finally got it to work with the 4th panel files! thank you so much!!
@@ryantaylor9061 Maybe late, but just copy the files in the BOOT folder of the original SD to the new SD after flashing. It fixed mine. In Blogoodf's "How to install ArkOS on R36S retro console USING MACOS | Step-by-Step Guide" video, you'll find a few fixes in the description. A lot more thorough.
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😊
Thank you so much for this it was a major help and thank you for making the updates for the new keyboys in the description it was the solution for me to get passed the blinking white line. The games download great to from the tiny best set. This was my first retro handheld that I bought and you're tutorial saved it from being sent back to the dealer. Thx again
I'm going to keep this saved since I haven't really had any time at all to set mine up. I won't be able to think about it until after my Christmas vacation. Wish the stock SD cards luck!!
Hey I'm going through all of this right now, just a few notes that you didn't address in your video. When installing the new OS, the device needs to be plugged into a power outlet it seems. I may have had a low battery for it to flash properly so it may still work on just the battery, but I spent 3 hours scratching my head as to why it wasn't booting into new ArkOS from the SD card. Second note, is that the Sandisk Ultra SD cards don't seem to work in the ROM slot 2. They seem to work for OS slot just fine though> I have 2 Sandisk cards one is 32gig the other one is 64gig, I tried formatting them every way possible, NTFS, exFAT, FAT32, but the system refuses to recognize that there is a card in slot 2. I then formatted the original OS unbranded card that came with the device and used it in Slot 2 and it recognized it immediately. I've just ordered the Samsung and Amazon Basics cards to test, but again it seems that Sandisk could be causing issues for whatever reason. Hope this helps if anyone runs into similar issues. P.S. Wish you would have included a little bit on the setup of the RetroArch itself any tweaks that would be beneficial on this device. I'm still very confused about the integer scaling option and thee is also a ton of video filters that I have no idea what to do with. On top of it, since it doesn't have a built-in wifi, does it make sense to get a dongle one for it to update the ArkOS?
Yep! No Sandisk I had would work as the ROMS card… Following your advice, every Kingston I could try worked first time! (2 hours of head scratching finally over… Thank you! 👍)
Hey, guys! Based on your comments, i'm thinking about buying 2 sd cards. One Sandisk for the OS (32gb) e one Kingston for the ROMS (128gb). Is it enough?
Thank you for this response, probably saved me a lot of frustration. I have a sandisk and samsung evo (both 64GB) and cant get either one to be recognized in the ROM slot.
just go the r36s abd this info helped to set it up properly. stable, and working fast. thank you for this. usbc to usb-a dongle and wifi worked stable and perfect. it was bad out of the fox.... this is great content. thank you again
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
Oh the pain that went into this content. 🤕. How many times did you want to bash your head into the pow kiddy clone Joey? 3, 5, 13? Well done getting through it we can hear the pain in your voice, you’ll make it buddy it’s gonna be okay! 🫂
Usually i’m not good with this kind of computer work but i will try doing it after getting my R36s next week Thank you man for the good explanation I will leave a feedback after doing all of this
@ Not yet they made a delay , it suppose to come tomorrow 6 nov , at least i hope , so I bought 128 SD card i received it already but i’m still waiting for the R36s
Please help: I'm having a weird issue, and haven't had any luck troubleshooting it. I followed the tutorial, used a 2 card setup (even used the exact SD's you did). Only variations I used was swapping in the "Panel 3" dtb file you linked in your pinned comment to fix the black screen issue (I have an R36S, btw). I originally swapped both dtb files in the "Panel 3" folder since there were two. I figured that was the issue with the problem I'm about to explain, so I reflashed the BIOS img using Rufus, this time using just the one dtb file that was relevant in the video. It does seem to be a BIOS issue, since it's not ROM specific, but it's only a working theory. The issue I'm having is that all ROMs show up and are playable, and audio works fine in the menu as I'm navigating, but every single ROM (regardless of game, regardless of system) is preceded by a static-y robot message saying "WARNING, YOUR BATTERY LEVEL IS AT 'x' %" (regardless of what it's at, even near full), and then when the game loads up, the audio is completely mute except for a subtle white noise static I can hear if I put my ear up to the R36S (not heard in the menu, audio is just fine, no static). Have you heard of this happening? Do you know a fix? Update: Oh my god, the issue was so stupid and so simple. Random obscure reddit thread came through for me. If anyone else is having this issue, check the link. www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/18u2977/r36s_no_audio_when_battery_is_below_30_but/
Thanks for this, such a good guide! I've used your guides so many times, and always recommending them in the handheld socials! I've just got this device, my first ever unbranded, which sits amongst my Miyoo's, Anbernics, Retroids and Powkiddy's! Mine came with ArkOS already installed, so i'm just cleaning up the library as most games are fillers! Great little device, i've also got the R36S. The only really annoying this is the clicky L & R buttons, I mean gees, they are loud!! Certainly couldnt pop this out and play on my daily commute on the train as i'd end up having it thrown out the window! Keep up the great content, hugely appreciated!
Hello friend, what do you think of the (unbranded) R36S? I'm really unsure whether to buy it or choose between the Anbernic RG35XX and Miyoo Mini Plus. Apparently it has greater processing power but I worry about the buttons, the reviews are bad, what can you tell me, are they acceptable?
@@zoze__96 as a complete newbie in the space, not having used any of the other devices, I found the buttons and dpad very nice. I was expecting no "click" or it to just be very mushy. But to my completely untrained fingers they felt fine to me. I imagine if I used one of the other branded (RG35xx/MM+) handhelds I'd probably notice the difference.
😮😮😮 Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
THANK YOU so much!, literally spent the entire day arsing about , i have had every bugged issue going, black screen, black screen blinking, white screen, half a white screen, flickering screen. something buggered up on my pc too all the images were clogging up my c drive even though i dlted temp files everywhere i could, used treesize (free) to find the cached files & remove them. so i plugged my phone into the r36s to update after a restart it was hanging on the black screen blink that dtb file fixed it!
I do love that we have this full, in depth guide but would it be possible to just copy the stock micro sd cards to some nicer ones? Or is this full walkthrough necessary for formatting and whatnot? New to retro handhelds, sorry if this is a dumb question
You technically could clone the SD card using macrium reflect to another yes, it won't solve the roms being bad though. But at that point, a fresh install just makes more sense.
No homo but I ❤ you joey, you earned a sub from me I had black screen issues followed your instructions after a few hours of messing about I got it too work, I had to install the image in the video but also panel 4 from the screens section into the boot folder and im back up and running, so much heartache this device brings had it only for 2 days and was ready to lose all hope but thanks to your advise I got there in the end, go you man 🎉
Cannot thank you enough for this incredibly thorough and well explained guide!! Exactly what I needed as wanted to get rid of the dodgy stock arkos build mine came with -- now content with Stardew Valley running! you're a legend
Thank you! I accidentally formatted the stock memory card that came with my R36S and couldn't use my handheld anymore. But I was able to get it up and going again using this video
@@bosspirnie it's great! If you're using this method I'd recommend doing the two sd card method because when I originally did the one card method I had problems with losing my savestates. Switched to the two card method and problem solved!
I'm having a issue, despite having set up the games SD card as said in the video the console isnt detecting the SD card exists, it gives the error "Could not find a Fat, Fat32, Exfat, or NTFS based SDcard to mount from slot 2", the SD card is fat32
this is a cool device man, even stock, I'm playing so many different games. , now i just want to tinker with it and improve it anyway that i can. overall happy though just the way it came.
Idk if I am doing something wrong but I did it step by step and I all I have is a black screen when I turn it on. never shows the arkos logo or anything. I tried it over three times with flashing and all.
You are a hero! I tried to update mine following a video and they hadn't been very thorough. I lost all my games. Your video got me up and running again. Thank you so, SO much!
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😢
If I have a brand new micro SD card do I need to format it before I use Rufus to flash ArkOS on to it? Or does Rufus format the card as part of the flashing process?
You didn't mention that it takes an entire day to download games for tiny best set go is there any way to get the games faster I'm literally using a library computer fam
Can someone tell me the reason for doing all of this? My device seems to run really well with what it came with. No issues with saving. Games run great except for some N64 games. This just seems like a lot of work… for what?
Just for peace of mind. The device uses stock SD cards and are notorious for corruption which bricks the device. I suggest to backup both SD cards that you have right now. So that when it does get bricked, you just put in branded SD cards and you're set!
I'm here because my stock memory card died after less than a day. I've read that they're able to hit these competitive price points in part by sourcing cards with no quality control. As a result some will last forever while some simply won't. One other reason to do all of this, although I don't know if it applied when Joey made his video and when you commented, is that recent updates to ArkOS have unlocked some extra performance from the venerable RK3326. While there are ways to update the stock card, this way isn't that much harder and you get some peace of mind as well.
The mini tool partition program also screwed me up. "Unhide partition "was not an option. But "hide partition " it took me an hour of extra b.s. to figure out that if I clicked, hide, I could then unhide it, to finish the task
July 2024: I followed the instructions on video for my R36S. I went for the 2 sd cards. I used a kingston sdxc canvas select plus v10a1 64gb. I had the issue mentioned when put the card in the console. I didn't have to download the minitool wizard, since the partition was visible. The Panel 3 files (see pinned comment for link) worked in my case. When tried to use the 2nd sd card for the games, it didn't work, I got a message that no FAT, ntfs exfat card detected, although I used all option in rufus. I read many comments mention that kingston doesn't work as a ROMs card, so I used a Samsung EVO Plus A1 V10 and it worked at first try. The only issue that I have is that GBA emulator doesn't work when I open the console after a full shutdown (that's why I only use standby mode). I had this issue with the stock sd card when I got the console, that's why I tried this setup.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) . Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;( Что делать.. Он что, сломался? Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) . + как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
Thank you for this just ordered my R35s and it could not get pass the booting screen, a comment said the stock sd card might be corrupted. I just followed this tutorial and its now fully functional.
So, I finally got through it... after 6 hours of banging my head against my monitor, wishing I just left the stock cards in there. First of all, the file you have to replace is in the first few lines of the description for this video. That took me forever to find. You glossed over where that download is, So I downloaded the file from the boot drive, and couldn't get it to work, refreshed my card like 6 times, and watched two other videos before I figured it out. Once I got it to boot, I had to download that ROM pack from the tiny best, and they apparently throttle the download speeds, at like 1.5mb sec.. so it took forever, then just to load them on my brand new 128mb SanDisk card, (2 card method) and the R36S couldn't find the SD card, no way no how, it didn't recognize a card in the 2nd slot at all. After hours of reconfiguring and changing that all around through Rufus, and god knows what else, I gave up on it, and I then re-download the boot and arkos to the 128gb card, to just run one card, got it to reboot, then installed roms to the easy rom partition on the big card.... After 6 hours, I got to play a game on a device that was working properly when I decided to break it. So let me advise all of you newbies, like me, 1: just download that dtb file from here, follow those steps first. Don't even think it will work without it. 2: skip the 2 card method.. it doesn't work. 3: download the rom packs a few days prior to actually trying to get this done. Good luck. This pro makes it look so easy. But he doesn't talk about what to do when it doesn't work. And I don't do discords
Unfortunately, your advice doesn't work. Because these clones are even worse made than the originals, there's more problems. First, some people don't need the dtb file, second the two sd card method works because it's what I use. Also, there's an entire section in the video about what to do if something doesn't work, and the Discord likely could have helped in five minutes. Sorry you had a bad experience, but it's not the guides fault. Buy cheap clones, get cheap software.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure what you meant by cheap clones. But, You do a good job of covering some issues, but it seems I had all the issues you didn't anticipate. I still appreciate the free advice and video you made. I'm sure that if I had a ton of experience with this stuff I could have anticipated some of these weird issues that I had. this is day 2, still working on the box art images, it seems that I can't get any thing to work for that. I guess the functionality that brings up box art in the menu system is called scraper. I have no idea what the other menu options do, so now I am waiting for SKRAPER to download, it seems to take forever as well. I'm about 20 minutes into it "downloading resources" whatever that means. I guess I'll never know why the 2 card method wouldn't work on my device. I honestly have no idea how to use discord or even what it really is. I managed to talk to my friend on it one time a year or two ago, but now I can't get that to load. So, if I did, I would have no idea how to utilize it to find help. at the end of the day, it's all my fault for jumping into this device and watching youtubes, getting big ideas. Good thing I didn't buy the device I really wanted, the Retroid pocket 2s. I would be totally screwed.
Thanks for much for this. It’s really helped. My device still seems to to not work properly after I’ve followed the instructions in the video. I still end up with a blinking line in the top right corner. Any other possible solutions, please?
GENTS! I did a wifi update. Straight after, when I turned on my R36S it would show the logo then just turn into a black screen.. I spent hours trying to figure this out and finally got it to work.. My R36S was the single SD card version. I believe with the update, you will need 2x SD cards to make it work. I copied all the files on a new branded SD card. I put that in the right slot and the old SD card that came with the R36S on the left side and it now works perfectly! Hope this works for you all. Youre welcome 😁
After updating I've run into a problem where my games won't load the save states after exiting the emulator. I'm using the sd card that was recommended in the video description
I created a new sd card with some gmaes (gameboy only), the games are working fine but my savgames dont beeing saved...i have to start erverytime at the beginning of a game...whats the problem here?
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I have the same issue, but for me the problem is that my SD card is completely dead. I used SanDisk Ultra 64gb. After flashing the OS with Rufus, the card is not being recognized by windows. I tried disk manager, diskpart in cmd, minitool, etcher, rufus again, but nothing recognizes my SD card :( any idea how to fix it?
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I did flash it, exactly as shown in video, the flash was completed successfully. But R36S won't boot and I cannot do anything with the SD card. Can't even try to flash it again since windows won't recognize it :/
10/26/2023 Update - There is now an R35S image, use that instead of the RG351MP image.
If the R35S image doesn't work, use the one shown in the video and steps.
There is apparently some issues with some SD cards, you can see a compatibility list here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gWxtr-GmwWop-_qGUq022RXxK2aTLpPg9Qra68TQLI8/edit#gid=0
If you are getting a black screen, they have changed the screens for newer devices, so you'll need to try other dtb files. Here is the link: github.com/AeolusUX/R36S-DTB/tree/main/New%20Screens - there is Panel 1/2/3/4, you will have to download the files inside each Panel folder, and replace them on your device until one set works. Flash ArkOS onto the SD card, replace the DTB, then insert into device and see if it works. If not, move to the next Panel, one of the four will work.
You can use this tool to check which panel you have - aeolusux.github.io/ArkOS-R3XS/tools/dtbIdentify.htm - simply upload the file it asks for on this page from your ORIGINAL SD card.
is there a reason why extracting the file would always crash?
Maybe it didn't download properly? Try redownloading.
Do you still need to replace the file when using the new image? I have the R36s and i'm trying that but when I get into ARKos it hangs on the white text with the underscore symbol blinking. The screen isn't white and I flashed it twice already with the new R35 image. If replacing the file doesn't work do you still recommend going back to the RG351mp image?
Seems there might be issues with that image, use the video one.
Thanks that worked. 👍@@JoeysRetroHandhelds
You deserve a raise lol 🙏🏾. I bought this as a Christmas gift for my husband and I’d like for it to be setup and updated when he opens it. This is the first video I found out of many that I’ve watched that lays it all out step by step clearly!! Thank you!!
That is so thoughtful of you
She didn't just buy it she set it up for him damn
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
@@lunabeannИзвините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😅😅😅
Just want to say a million thanks for this! as this device gets more and more popular among those just starting on this journey this was extremely helpful!
😢😢😢
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
You don't need a separate tool to assign a letter to the boot drive. The default windows partition programm works fine.
I like the "default" arkos with the brandings a bit better, but it was a pain to find a dump online.
A tutorial how to use wifi and scrap the games would have been a great addition
Command prompt and some know how will do the trick
Just got my R36s. Thanks for the video! Will enjoy it for a bit as it is and will replace the cards and will follow all the video
did it work? because i also got a r36s and i try to follow this guide and it didnt work. I think this guide is only for r35
@@oscarhernandez3315 r35s and r36s use exact same hardware
Thanks for providing this guide, it made the task much easier. I received my R36S today and immediately went to work following your instructions. Everything worked great, but I thought I would leave some notes about my experience for other R36S users:
1) I used the RG351MP image. I didn't try the R35S image, so I'm not sure about the success of using that image
2) After flashing the OS image, I was able to access the Boot partition without any additional steps (didn't need the Minitool Partition application, Windows automatically mounted it)
3) I replaced the .dtb file with the one provided BEFORE the first boot as you suggested
Thanks again, I'm now a subscriber to your channel.
Hey, I tried using the MP image too, and replaced the .dtb file that was linked in the video. My screen is turning on, but just a very slight backlight colour. I've got a samsung evo 128gb sd card. I have tried everything.
@@danhughes4315I've heard its an issue with the Samsung SD cards. I would try a different brand. I saw someone say they tried formatting it as well with no success
Thanks so much, luv. That "white screen of doom" help really, er, helps!
From india purchased r36s got boot issue due to card used all your steps purchased sd card card reader all and just followed everything and boom all work well now it's working also working much much better than that of the time when I purchased thank you you Joey ❤
Did you got the emulec models or arkos pre installed?
Fantastic guide. I typically like text guides for stuff like this but you are really good at clearly describing everything, chaptering your video and referring to the links you provide. Kudos on updating the video afterwards with the new RG362 image
Thank you so much, You speak clearly and dont move on too fast. i had never heard of you before this tutorial, i will have a browse through your channel to see what other nuggets you have. Thank you again buddy
Thank you so much for that guide! My wife played Pokemon on that stock sd card and her 12h savegame crashed. After extracting the savegame and installing a new sd card with your guide she could continue her game. Thanks!
Dude, this video helped me SOOO much. Thank you. I had the black screen but was able to solve it with help from your comment. Bought an r36s for my brother's birthday and was testing it out on my own with just the preinstalled card and everything I looked up said to replace it so I just did. These retro styled handhelds, emulation, and finding my old psp have really reignited my love for gaming =)
I really like how slow you go through these steps when you speak them its really helpful compared to a lot of people who make guides i really enjoyed this
Worked for me! I didnt want to wait to download the 120gb set, so i just copied the original files to my desktop, then copied into the new sd card. Its been working for me!
Just doing the same thing. Hope it will work.
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😮😮
@@Vika96TwinAccздравствуйте, я сделаю все возможное, чтобы перевести, так как я говорю по-английски. карта памяти, поставляемая с консолью, не заслуживает доверия. вам нужно скопировать и вставить на новую надежную карту памяти.
@@Vika96TwinAccsleep mode I think u got into somehow. Possibly certain power button presses might help. Try holding it down
Awesome tutorial it worked very well with my new R36S.
Tip: Just use the dtb files that come with the stock SD card if your having a black screen problem :)
How'd you find this? The R36S I got has a so many damn files and when I search I cannot find a single .dtb file
This worked like a charm to get an R35S I had sitting in a closet fixed and ready to sell on Marketplace ;)
Joey, thank you very much for this tutorial, i wasnt able to run any WHDload amiga games on my R36S with stock sw although it was promised it would come with hundreds of amiga games preinstalled. i was desperate until i found your tutorial, found the R35S image with screen 4 and i was done in a second. I didnt read your pinned comment in time so i tortured myself a bit by trying to run RG351MP, but ofc mission impossible with my screen type 4 lol. Nevertheless, your tutorial made me a arkos pro now hahaha. i flashed, partitioned, copied and booted so many times that I can cofigure the R36S with my eyes closed now lol. I bought the TP Link W725 for WiFi and got that running like a charm. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!! Without Amiga WHDload games running the device would never be sufficient for me :)) Grtz Jazz
I have one coming in the post very soon. This video couldn’t be any more perfectly timed. Thank you.
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😮😮😮
Thanks for this Joey, worked first time for me on r36s, downloaded the r35s panel 3 file using a transcend 16gb u1 v10 card following your instructions.
I searched all over the internet for a fix because everytime I tried to flash the firmware I got a black screen and finally I found the answer was just using different files for the new screen and I finally got it to work with the 4th panel files! thank you so much!!
Wish I knew what you were talking about because I'm getting a black screen
Me too I need help
@@teetabeatz5127 did you ever get yours working?
Go to google type r36s black screen on start-up and look for thread that shows you how to replace panel 4.
@@ryantaylor9061 Maybe late, but just copy the files in the BOOT folder of the original SD to the new SD after flashing. It fixed mine. In Blogoodf's "How to install ArkOS on R36S retro console USING MACOS | Step-by-Step Guide" video, you'll find a few fixes in the description. A lot more thorough.
You saved me
I revived a first one with panel 4 data, then i revived a second one with panel 3 data. Once you already know the steps, its super fast
Awesome to see more R35S content, thanks for this!
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😊
@@Vika96TwinAcc is it still on???
Thank you so much for this it was a major help and thank you for making the updates for the new keyboys in the description it was the solution for me to get passed the blinking white line. The games download great to from the tiny best set. This was my first retro handheld that I bought and you're tutorial saved it from being sent back to the dealer. Thx again
Well thia kimd of detailed retro content deserves a sub. Well done.
I'm going to keep this saved since I haven't really had any time at all to set mine up. I won't be able to think about it until after my Christmas vacation. Wish the stock SD cards luck!!
Hey I'm going through all of this right now, just a few notes that you didn't address in your video. When installing the new OS, the device needs to be plugged into a power outlet it seems. I may have had a low battery for it to flash properly so it may still work on just the battery, but I spent 3 hours scratching my head as to why it wasn't booting into new ArkOS from the SD card.
Second note, is that the Sandisk Ultra SD cards don't seem to work in the ROM slot 2. They seem to work for OS slot just fine though>
I have 2 Sandisk cards one is 32gig the other one is 64gig, I tried formatting them every way possible, NTFS, exFAT, FAT32, but the system refuses to recognize that there is a card in slot 2. I then formatted the original OS unbranded card that came with the device and used it in Slot 2 and it recognized it immediately.
I've just ordered the Samsung and Amazon Basics cards to test, but again it seems that Sandisk could be causing issues for whatever reason.
Hope this helps if anyone runs into similar issues.
P.S.
Wish you would have included a little bit on the setup of the RetroArch itself any tweaks that would be beneficial on this device. I'm still very confused about the integer scaling option and thee is also a ton of video filters that I have no idea what to do with. On top of it, since it doesn't have a built-in wifi, does it make sense to get a dongle one for it to update the ArkOS?
Very helpful! Just in the middle of the same issues now! Thanks 🙏
Yep! No Sandisk I had would work as the ROMS card… Following your advice, every Kingston I could try worked first time! (2 hours of head scratching finally over… Thank you! 👍)
Hey, guys! Based on your comments, i'm thinking about buying 2 sd cards. One Sandisk for the OS (32gb) e one Kingston for the ROMS (128gb). Is it enough?
I also could not get my sandisk extreme 256 gb to run in the rom slot. Did work on the other side so I guess one card is ok.
Thank you for this response, probably saved me a lot of frustration. I have a sandisk and samsung evo (both 64GB) and cant get either one to be recognized in the ROM slot.
just go the r36s abd this info helped to set it up properly. stable, and working fast. thank you for this. usbc to usb-a dongle and wifi worked stable and perfect. it was bad out of the fox.... this is great content. thank you again
Glad I could help
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
You can add a letter to that partition using the own Disk Manager included with Windows. Regards.
Thanks for the guide this helped a lot!
Oh the pain that went into this content. 🤕. How many times did you want to bash your head into the pow kiddy clone Joey? 3, 5, 13? Well done getting through it we can hear the pain in your voice, you’ll make it buddy it’s gonna be okay! 🫂
Usually i’m not good with this kind of computer work but i will try doing it after getting my R36s next week
Thank you man for the good explanation
I will leave a feedback after doing all of this
Have you received your r36s and did you sort it? I've got one coming and useless when it comes to computers
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Not yet they made a delay , it suppose to come tomorrow 6 nov , at least i hope , so
I bought 128 SD card i received it already but i’m still waiting for the R36s
Please help: I'm having a weird issue, and haven't had any luck troubleshooting it.
I followed the tutorial, used a 2 card setup (even used the exact SD's you did). Only variations I used was swapping in the "Panel 3" dtb file you linked in your pinned comment to fix the black screen issue (I have an R36S, btw). I originally swapped both dtb files in the "Panel 3" folder since there were two. I figured that was the issue with the problem I'm about to explain, so I reflashed the BIOS img using Rufus, this time using just the one dtb file that was relevant in the video. It does seem to be a BIOS issue, since it's not ROM specific, but it's only a working theory.
The issue I'm having is that all ROMs show up and are playable, and audio works fine in the menu as I'm navigating, but every single ROM (regardless of game, regardless of system) is preceded by a static-y robot message saying "WARNING, YOUR BATTERY LEVEL IS AT 'x' %" (regardless of what it's at, even near full), and then when the game loads up, the audio is completely mute except for a subtle white noise static I can hear if I put my ear up to the R36S (not heard in the menu, audio is just fine, no static).
Have you heard of this happening? Do you know a fix?
Update: Oh my god, the issue was so stupid and so simple. Random obscure reddit thread came through for me. If anyone else is having this issue, check the link.
www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/18u2977/r36s_no_audio_when_battery_is_below_30_but/
Loved it Brother .. this is superb guide, saved my dead R36S to kicking after following this..
Thanks Joey. I used this guide to rescue my daughters Rg20s that lay in a cupboard for a year because of junky SD cards.
Glad I could help!
Thanks for this, such a good guide! I've used your guides so many times, and always recommending them in the handheld socials! I've just got this device, my first ever unbranded, which sits amongst my Miyoo's, Anbernics, Retroids and Powkiddy's! Mine came with ArkOS already installed, so i'm just cleaning up the library as most games are fillers! Great little device, i've also got the R36S. The only really annoying this is the clicky L & R buttons, I mean gees, they are loud!! Certainly couldnt pop this out and play on my daily commute on the train as i'd end up having it thrown out the window! Keep up the great content, hugely appreciated!
Hello friend, what do you think of the (unbranded) R36S? I'm really unsure whether to buy it or choose between the Anbernic RG35XX and Miyoo Mini Plus. Apparently it has greater processing power but I worry about the buttons, the reviews are bad, what can you tell me, are they acceptable?
@@zoze__96 as a complete newbie in the space, not having used any of the other devices, I found the buttons and dpad very nice. I was expecting no "click" or it to just be very mushy. But to my completely untrained fingers they felt fine to me. I imagine if I used one of the other branded (RG35xx/MM+) handhelds I'd probably notice the difference.
thank you@@CalvinVadivelu
😮😮😮
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
THANK YOU so much!, literally spent the entire day arsing about , i have had every bugged issue going, black screen, black screen blinking, white screen, half a white screen, flickering screen. something buggered up on my pc too all the images were clogging up my c drive even though i dlted temp files everywhere i could, used treesize (free) to find the cached files & remove them. so i plugged my phone into the r36s to update after a restart it was hanging on the black screen blink that dtb file fixed it!
mixing two videos and your comments she works nice thank you :-) great video
I do love that we have this full, in depth guide but would it be possible to just copy the stock micro sd cards to some nicer ones? Or is this full walkthrough necessary for formatting and whatnot?
New to retro handhelds, sorry if this is a dumb question
You technically could clone the SD card using macrium reflect to another yes, it won't solve the roms being bad though. But at that point, a fresh install just makes more sense.
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No homo but I ❤ you joey, you earned a sub from me I had black screen issues followed your instructions after a few hours of messing about I got it too work, I had to install the image in the video but also panel 4 from the screens section into the boot folder and im back up and running, so much heartache this device brings had it only for 2 days and was ready to lose all hope but thanks to your advise I got there in the end, go you man 🎉
which panel 4 files? mine is also black screen :(
Cannot thank you enough for this incredibly thorough and well explained guide!! Exactly what I needed as wanted to get rid of the dodgy stock arkos build mine came with -- now content with Stardew Valley running! you're a legend
how did you get the portmaster running after this fresh install of arkos?
@@iamyashraj It needs to be on the internet. I did that with an ethernet to usb adapter plugged in to the OTG port. (Have to plug it in after boot)
Thanks for the guide. Much appreciated
No problem!
Thank you! I accidentally formatted the stock memory card that came with my R36S and couldn't use my handheld anymore. But I was able to get it up and going again using this video
Im after buying one how do u find the device?
@@bosspirnie it's great! If you're using this method I'd recommend doing the two sd card method because when I originally did the one card method I had problems with losing my savestates. Switched to the two card method and problem solved!
THANK YOU I THOUGHT MY CONSOLE IS NOT WORKING . NOW IT WORKS PROPERLY THANK YOU.
I'm having a issue, despite having set up the games SD card as said in the video the console isnt detecting the SD card exists, it gives the error "Could not find a Fat, Fat32, Exfat, or NTFS based SDcard to mount from slot 2", the SD card is fat32
same
this is a cool device man, even stock, I'm playing so many different games. , now i just want to tinker with it and improve it anyway that i can. overall happy though just the way it came.
Idk if I am doing something wrong but I did it step by step and I all I have is a black screen when I turn it on. never shows the arkos logo or anything. I tried it over three times with flashing and all.
Did u fix this problem im having the same problem
Me too
Just happened to me today did you fix it?
None of the Pokemon games work on my R36S let me know if you find a fix
Go to google type r36s black screen on start-up and look for thread that shows you how to replace panel 4.
Excellent and thorough video! It helped out a lot! God bless you and yours. Praying for you.
I salute you in Korea.
Thanks this really helped me!
You are a hero!
I tried to update mine following a video and they hadn't been very thorough. I lost all my games.
Your video got me up and running again.
Thank you so, SO much!
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык... 😢
10:06 The self explanatory part… that’s where I am 100% lost. Is there a more detailed breakdown of this part forward?
Thank you so much
If I have a brand new micro SD card do I need to format it before I use Rufus to flash ArkOS on to it? Or does Rufus format the card as part of the flashing process?
Rufus formats it as part of the process!
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Excellent, thanks for responding and thanks for all your helpful videos. Peace ✌️
Really grateful for your help!
You didn't mention that it takes an entire day to download games for tiny best set go is there any way to get the games faster I'm literally using a library computer fam
Great tutorial man, thanks a lot!
Can someone tell me the reason for doing all of this? My device seems to run really well with what it came with. No issues with saving. Games run great except for some N64 games. This just seems like a lot of work… for what?
Just for peace of mind. The device uses stock SD cards and are notorious for corruption which bricks the device. I suggest to backup both SD cards that you have right now. So that when it does get bricked, you just put in branded SD cards and you're set!
I'm here because my stock memory card died after less than a day. I've read that they're able to hit these competitive price points in part by sourcing cards with no quality control. As a result some will last forever while some simply won't. One other reason to do all of this, although I don't know if it applied when Joey made his video and when you commented, is that recent updates to ArkOS have unlocked some extra performance from the venerable RK3326. While there are ways to update the stock card, this way isn't that much harder and you get some peace of mind as well.
Just do it mine was running well too...i just buy the r36s and use it for 3 days and the sd card fail
JELOS now oficially supports the Game Console R35S and R36S! An option to select your device variant is available in the "System Settings" menu.
Oh cool! I still prefer ArkOS and will stick with that for guides, but good to know!
The mini tool partition program also screwed me up.
"Unhide partition "was not an option. But "hide partition " it took me an hour of extra b.s. to figure out that if I clicked, hide, I could then unhide it, to finish the task
this is awesome! well done sir 😎
also purchased some stuff using link in your description, so enjoy that lil commission ;)
Awesome, thank you!
I took your advice and hung out with my guinea pigs as I waited.
Instead of installing the minitool partition wizard you can do the following:
Open DiskPart
list volume
select
assign letter=D
You're a godsend :) Thanks for helping me play this cool thing!
July 2024: I followed the instructions on video for my R36S. I went for the 2 sd cards. I used a kingston sdxc canvas select plus v10a1 64gb. I had the issue mentioned when put the card in the console. I didn't have to download the minitool wizard, since the partition was visible. The Panel 3 files (see pinned comment for link) worked in my case.
When tried to use the 2nd sd card for the games, it didn't work, I got a message that no FAT, ntfs exfat card detected, although I used all option in rufus. I read many comments mention that kingston doesn't work as a ROMs card, so I used a Samsung EVO Plus A1 V10 and it worked at first try.
The only issue that I have is that GBA emulator doesn't work when I open the console after a full shutdown (that's why I only use standby mode). I had this issue with the stock sd card when I got the console, that's why I tried this setup.
Super helpful thank you.
Guessing this guide will work for the R36S now that the R35S has been discontinued?
finally it work, thanks a lot
IS this viideo still up to date?
dont know but in my case with a r36s i get a black screen whatever dtb file i use so i am using another image
Did you read the pinned comment
Yes.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds it worked just fine thank you
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks! I have it arriving soon ^^
Thanks it helped me a lot
Glad to hear it
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds
Извините может кто ответить срочно (и желательно на моем языке) .
Вот недавно пришёл r36s и я играла примерно 2 часа или 3 и он просто отключился, но, его кнопка по центру, всё равно горит, и я не могу включить его. Но кнопка всё равно светится ;(
Что делать..
Он что, сломался?
Почему он не включается, что делать. Его теперь назад не примут в магазин(алиэкспресс) .
+ как то сложно понять инструкцию, когда знаешь только свой язык...
Thank you for this just ordered my R35s and it could not get pass the booting screen, a comment said the stock sd card might be corrupted. I just followed this tutorial and its now fully functional.
when plugging a otg adaptor do you need to make an additional configuration in the console or it should detect it automatically? Thanks
You can use both sd cards for roms if you want more space just go to option advance and click on read from sd1 and sd2 for roms
Copy and paste game to folder ?? old card to new card ?
Что
sir you are awesome... i used your video to find that the new image worked with panel 4 ty
Is there a way to do these steps on ios mac?
Thank you, Much appreicated!
Can I do this on Mac?
Onion or garlic? When downloading the mini go set.
Can you start without any OS or games just a console and new SD cards ?
can files be a zip? or do they have to be extracted
Some system games can be zipped, disc systems usually not.
looks like tiny set go doesnt have the files anymore? is there an alternative
So, I finally got through it... after 6 hours of banging my head against my monitor, wishing I just left the stock cards in there.
First of all, the file you have to replace is in the first few lines of the description for this video. That took me forever to find. You glossed over where that download is, So I downloaded the file from the boot drive, and couldn't get it to work, refreshed my card like 6 times, and watched two other videos before I figured it out.
Once I got it to boot, I had to download that ROM pack from the tiny best, and they apparently throttle the download speeds, at like 1.5mb sec.. so it took forever, then just to load them on my brand new 128mb SanDisk card, (2 card method) and the R36S couldn't find the SD card, no way no how, it didn't recognize a card in the 2nd slot at all. After hours of reconfiguring and changing that all around through Rufus, and god knows what else, I gave up on it, and I then re-download the boot and arkos to the 128gb card, to just run one card, got it to reboot, then installed roms to the easy rom partition on the big card....
After 6 hours, I got to play a game on a device that was working properly when I decided to break it.
So let me advise all of you newbies, like me,
1: just download that dtb file from here, follow those steps first. Don't even think it will work without it.
2: skip the 2 card method.. it doesn't work.
3: download the rom packs a few days prior to actually trying to get this done.
Good luck.
This pro makes it look so easy. But he doesn't talk about what to do when it doesn't work.
And I don't do discords
Unfortunately, your advice doesn't work. Because these clones are even worse made than the originals, there's more problems. First, some people don't need the dtb file, second the two sd card method works because it's what I use. Also, there's an entire section in the video about what to do if something doesn't work, and the Discord likely could have helped in five minutes. Sorry you had a bad experience, but it's not the guides fault.
Buy cheap clones, get cheap software.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure what you meant by cheap clones. But, You do a good job of covering some issues, but it seems I had all the issues you didn't anticipate. I still appreciate the free advice and video you made. I'm sure that if I had a ton of experience with this stuff I could have anticipated some of these weird issues that I had. this is day 2, still working on the box art images, it seems that I can't get any thing to work for that. I guess the functionality that brings up box art in the menu system is called scraper. I have no idea what the other menu options do, so now I am waiting for SKRAPER to download, it seems to take forever as well. I'm about 20 minutes into it "downloading resources" whatever that means. I guess I'll never know why the 2 card method wouldn't work on my device. I honestly have no idea how to use discord or even what it really is. I managed to talk to my friend on it one time a year or two ago, but now I can't get that to load. So, if I did, I would have no idea how to utilize it to find help. at the end of the day, it's all my fault for jumping into this device and watching youtubes, getting big ideas. Good thing I didn't buy the device I really wanted, the Retroid pocket 2s. I would be totally screwed.
Is it better to have the roms on a separate card as the firmware? If so why, what are the pros and cons
Is this all still the same for the r36s? Can you flash the same image to it?
Yep.
I just bought the R36s handheld along with branded SD cards. Can i still follow along with this guide in September of 2024? Seems a little confusing.
Whats the maximum memory in terms of storage does this handheld support?
Should be a 1TB.
i want to install WBFS file wii file but i pust the rar in wii folder but i cant see the game inside the console
Where did you get the dtb file? Was it the device tree blob file from the original firmware/Linux on the devices stock firmware?
Do you have a sd card 64 gb?
Could not find a fat32, ex Fat based sdcard from slot 2 :(
same
Hi mate, do you think it is possible to run a dual operating system with android on r36s?
Thanks for much for this. It’s really helped. My device still seems to to not work properly after I’ve followed the instructions in the video. I still end up with a blinking line in the top right corner.
Any other possible solutions, please?
GENTS! I did a wifi update. Straight after, when I turned on my R36S it would show the logo then just turn into a black screen..
I spent hours trying to figure this out and finally got it to work.. My R36S was the single SD card version. I believe with the update, you will need 2x SD cards to make it work.
I copied all the files on a new branded SD card. I put that in the right slot and the old SD card that came with the R36S on the left side and it now works perfectly!
Hope this works for you all. Youre welcome 😁
Thanks 🎉
After updating I've run into a problem where my games won't load the save states after exiting the emulator. I'm using the sd card that was recommended in the video description
Is this still good to use as of today (december 2024)?
Could you do another video on this console but for adding controllers for the two player games?
Lol
@@XNiFo wdym
Hy any idea about the error “the mono runtime could not be located”? Thanks
I created a new sd card with some gmaes (gameboy only), the games are working fine but my savgames dont beeing saved...i have to start erverytime at the beginning of a game...whats the problem here?
Are you using the games that came with the device?
what do i do if my r36s is blank black with a little light. I followed every step on multiple videos and it still not working.
Read the pinned comment.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I have the same issue, but for me the problem is that my SD card is completely dead. I used SanDisk Ultra 64gb. After flashing the OS with Rufus, the card is not being recognized by windows. I tried disk manager, diskpart in cmd, minitool, etcher, rufus again, but nothing recognizes my SD card :( any idea how to fix it?
@@BennySVK117 You won't see anything until you flash it, insert it into the device, turn it on and complete setup.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I did flash it, exactly as shown in video, the flash was completed successfully. But R36S won't boot and I cannot do anything with the SD card. Can't even try to flash it again since windows won't recognize it :/