Update: four hours after releasing this video, the team fixed the audio issue! Check out the written guide in the video description for instructions on how to fix the audio.
Help!!! I already installed the version for my 351p, but it does not start the operating system, it freezes for a few seconds while the loading screen appears after it just shuts down the console, I thought it was the black screen error, but the power led shows that the device turned off.
Russ does a better job highlighting enhancements and supporting the 351 community than the company itself. Makes the system feel less like a device and more of a platform like the raspberry pi. Thanks for all your hard work on this!
All videos 10/10. Informative, teaching, to the point, A+ editing. Thank you for providing this service! Please revisit this Firmware in the future with another review as it progresses.
We have to congratulate those guys. They really do a nice work, with no payment and all of this for us. I bet they enjoy messing around with these systems just like we enjoy tweaking emulators and stuff but, surely, is not a easy job.
I have never seen so much community support for one little line of products like this. The modding community has gone above and beyond making the 351 devices just absolutely phenomenal. I still think the RG351M is the Rolls Royce of 3:2 aspect ratio gaming.
Thank you so much for making a video of testing out the os. I am one of the original founders of this os. It's good to see how much progress have been accomplished so far. By founder I mean finding the original os. Then the devs did everything else. Thank you so much dev team and Russ for helping out. And always remember to #RipItOut
Could not have said it better. I agree 100% as the one who found the image and created the discord server. Thanks for being there with me and jake all the way through out #riputout
Even when I have no interest in getting nor own any of these devices, I find these videos so much fun and relaxing to watch for reasons I can't explain
@@kevinleite6309 351Droid final release: 351Droid(based on LineageOS 18.1) has a new release for RG351P, M, V, and MP. As it currently stands, this will be the final release unless any major issues are found. This should fix the inverted analog stick on 351MP, and updates the security patch level. Downloads are here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oo_aiaueWoqld4a5JvwLAsvnAl-fdKGg?usp=sharing
I'm still over the moon about ArkOS, but I'm looking forward to having some free time to play around with this. Very exciting possibilities. Thanks a million, Russ!
I like the buzz over this little console because it's not really a huge upgrade over 350 series... But when the next one comes out, I believe we'll all want one.
Thanks for the info as always, Russ. I'll give this OS a miss. I'm simply too content with 351Elec on my RG351V. Those two go together like bread and butter. I honestly can't see any "value-add" to my current Arcade Handheld setup when I can use a PC/Tablet/Phone to do a much better job of most of the other "also have" features 351Droid has.
It's really cool though, I'm loving ArkOS on my RG351V, I find Dreamcast, Naomi and Atomiswave to be much faster than 351elec. I'm really excited to see if Vulkan works on this, now that it has Android.
@@mikewifak They're both great! Try em both, I got a few micro sd cards with 351 elec on one, the original on another and ArkOS and the one that's currently being used. If you had the V you could easily swap them out and keep your games on the 2nd card.
@@KyleRuggles I will have to scrounge around for an extra card. Might get some nasty looks from the wife if I go dumping any more cash into my dalliance with handheld retro gaming.
@@mikewifak You can get a 128gb card for between €20 and €30 these days, so one extra card for a different OS luckily isn't very expensive ;) I'm using two cards myself as wel, one with 351Elec and one with ArkOS.
Props to Anbernic for making the good hardware and extra thanks to these developers pushing the limits to make these rg351p a quality product as a whole. Best handheld out there if you don't want to splurge on a onexplayer or other full blown windows handheld.
One of the best benefits is using something like Foldersync and getting cloud backups of your games and having it auto sync. You can do that on Android, and not on any other OS available.
I have other problem with otg ports. I can't connect to wi-fi by wifi dongle, first i bought chinese one, then I bought one from TP-link that is supported and still it won't works. Im thinking about buy wi-fi chip and giveing it to my friend to mount it...
There's Chicken! Looks like she can detect when you're having Retro Game Frustrations HAHA In all seriousness though, this is an amazing step for the 351 series. The more this build matures, the more the Retroid Pocket 2 loses its single biggest selling point, which is a (more-or-less) functioning Android OS with accessibility options to make up for its non-touch screen. Anbernic and Retroid will go head-to-head on this one, but the release of the next-gen handhelds (RP3, 199/Valhalla, KT R1) might change that.
can you help me i try what u said but when i insert the sd card and boot it work but it stop in booting 351DROID then it turn off the devices plss help^^
Nevermind, guess my system wasn't at the charge level it needed to be in order to proceed further. Charged it fully and it booted up. Hopefully that might help
@@cheatsheet3325 they're working on it right now. I don't think they're allowed to bundle play services with the image so they are trying to find creative ways to make it easy for everyone.
For some reason I can't get chrono cross to run without stuttering with 351elec. I'm gonna try this out and see if I can get that game to run better. With 351elec I have no issues with psx besides that game lagging like crazy during battle transitions and animations.
Can this be added to the R36S? I only have that, not a rg351p. I flashed lineage and replaced the dtb and boot files but it still didn't boot. Is it even possible?
I'm trying to flash 351Droid on my RG351P but it's getting stuck on the first splash screen which also says 351Droi without D at the end. Am I doing something wrong? Can it be the size of the SD card which is only 8GB?
It's quite long, about 53 seconds right now. I'm sure they can whittle that down over time, right now the team is focusing on some fundamental features first. Luckily it has a nice sleep mode, so you could always use that for more convenience!
@@RetroGameCorps you really should make a video comparing the cold boot times of the various OS options that are available for the 351M/P I think the boot time is a really important thing to consider if the device/OS fits your needs
Did anyone else got the behavior with 351M, when the bootlogo starts, the unit turns itself off? I'm unable to start lineageOS on the 35wM, doesnt matter what type of card or flashing program i use :(
Cool! I really like it, I always set it to the RGUI interface to make it feel like a super simple everdrive style interface. Boots in like 10 seconds, it’s great for people who don’t care about themes, box art and all that jazz. I always call it the “no-BS OS!” 😂
i installed the firmware and let it resize its portitions, but when it boots up it would hang on black screen then the device shuts off. can i get any help on this problem?
Good video Russ, I'll be keeping an eye on this for sure. Funny you mentioned about xbox pausing at the load menu, when I loaded up Open dingux on my 350M following your walk through I can not get certain PlayStation games to run on the beta version. Destruction Derby 2 will stop at the loading screen and MGS won't even make it to the start screen. I don't know of its something I'm doing wrong or if it's a glitch with the Beta ps emulator?
I wonder which Android games could be playable. That's the one thing I'd want a Retroid Pocket 2 for. Just to test try out some games other people didn't.
Could you make a video on how to install Undertale from the Steam store. Love what you did with Shovel Knight on your web sight. Can't figure out how to get Linux version of Undertale off Steam for Amber ports.
*Press Win+R and open "steam://open/console" (Steam will now show console command) *Enter "download_depot 391540 391544" (It will eventually show download location) Lemme know if this works, I might have the numbers turned around^^
Such a good looking device, nice hardware specs and then the need to use mouse and keyboard to "control a retro emulation system". Just booting in something like retroarch and avoiding the "modern needs" would be more sufficient to me.
Great Videos. I’m thinking of getting a retro handheld system. Should I go ahead and get a 351 model or should I just wait for the next iteration at this point?
Depends on what you want to play. The 351 is great for emulating up to late 90s. I have my eye on the new Odin handheld. Supposedly starts at $199 and powerful enough to play Gamecube games. Hopefully the IGG campaign will begin soon!
@@elinscheid I think I’ll just get a powkiddy v90 for now. At the very least the leaks for the 552 look very promising and I might get that in a few months and pass the cheap v90 down to my mom as a Tetris machine lol
Update: four hours after releasing this video, the team fixed the audio issue! Check out the written guide in the video description for instructions on how to fix the audio.
you should pin your comment, important info :D !
@@Allyouknow5820 it is pinned! :)
YES! I went back to get the link to see if there was a new version that fixed the audio, it's what held me back from trying it. Thank you!
please make a video testing gta San andreas using this operating system
Help!!! I already installed the version for my 351p, but it does not start the operating system, it freezes for a few seconds while the loading screen appears after it just shuts down the console, I thought it was the black screen error, but the power led shows that the device turned off.
Russ does a better job highlighting enhancements and supporting the 351 community than the company itself. Makes the system feel less like a device and more of a platform like the raspberry pi. Thanks for all your hard work on this!
"Yeah man I wanna do it" 10/10 channel lol
Great vid Russ! Super proud of our dev team. Now let's go squash those bugs 🐛 and break out the otter pops!
All videos 10/10. Informative, teaching, to the point, A+ editing. Thank you for providing this service! Please revisit this Firmware in the future with another review as it progresses.
*"Do you really wanna do this?*
*Yeah man, I wanna do it."*
This better be Russ' campaign slogan in a few years when he runs for President.
I think my campaign logo would be: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@RetroGameCorps "It is what it is!"
@@RetroGameCorps can you play android games like asphalt 8 , pixel car racer,Roblox and fr legtgnts
Mom dad is cooking RG351 again
Hahah
Lmao
Still funny 1 year later
I was waiting for this and was hoping you were the one to show us.. Nice
"I couldn't get stadia to work"
That's cool dude, Google couldn't either 🤣🤣
Man I wish they would
We have to congratulate those guys. They really do a nice work, with no payment and all of this for us. I bet they enjoy messing around with these systems just like we enjoy tweaking emulators and stuff but, surely, is not a easy job.
Totally agreed, a ton of work went into this release and I'm super proud of them.
So informative and helpful. You truly make a difference for gamers, Russ!
My pleasure!
I have never seen so much community support for one little line of products like this. The modding community has gone above and beyond making the 351 devices just absolutely phenomenal. I still think the RG351M is the Rolls Royce of 3:2 aspect ratio gaming.
Totally agree!
Thank you so much for making a video of testing out the os. I am one of the original founders of this os. It's good to see how much progress have been accomplished so far. By founder I mean finding the original os. Then the devs did everything else. Thank you so much dev team and Russ for helping out.
And always remember to #RipItOut
Could not have said it better. I agree 100% as the one who found the image and created the discord server.
Thanks for being there with me and jake all the way through out #riputout
Even when I have no interest in getting nor own any of these devices, I find these videos so much fun and relaxing to watch for reasons I can't explain
I'd say atleast you aren't alone,
Glad you enjoy it!
I just love how actively the community supports the RG351 series of devices.
I looked everywhere for the "yeah man I want to do it" button to click lol
Just keep looking, you'll find it!
Found it! Right next to the "nah man, that ain't me" button thanks
@@mikeowen8106 Perseverance paid off!
It finally works perfectly, analog issue was also fixed. Was testing builds for RG351MP with dev and it works as it should finally.
Hi, is there any news about the 351V version?
@@kevinleite6309 351Droid final release:
351Droid(based on LineageOS 18.1) has a new release for RG351P, M, V, and MP. As it currently stands, this will be the final release unless any major issues are found. This should fix the inverted analog stick on 351MP, and updates the security patch level. Downloads are here:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oo_aiaueWoqld4a5JvwLAsvnAl-fdKGg?usp=sharing
@@rvreqTheSheepo wow! You've made my day!! I'm gonna test it asap :)
Android 11? 👏👏👏👏👏 Que incrível, ansioso pra ver esse futuro para o anbernic dar certo
Thank you very much... Today I will receive the device I am very excited about this
I couldn't decide if i wanted a rgb10 max or a rg351 but this video finally sold to me the 351
We also released this OS on the RGB10 Max yesterday, not to complicate your decision ;-)
I'm still over the moon about ArkOS, but I'm looking forward to having some free time to play around with this. Very exciting possibilities. Thanks a million, Russ!
Have fun!
Greetings from Germany ... I love the stuff you are doing here on RUclips 🤩
Thank you!
Do you want to watch another RGC video?
"Yeah man, I really want to do it."
I try to keep the phrase out of every single video, but I felt like it was time to slip it in there :)
YES, finally, this is incredible, thank you for the info!
My pleasure!
I like the buzz over this little console because it's not really a huge upgrade over 350 series... But when the next one comes out, I believe we'll all want one.
This is awesome! GBA link cable emulation should be possible with this.
Time to hit amazon for another Micro SD!
Save your cash. This is crap
Carter Belyea Yep, it didn't work on RG351V(I found a spare card too, so no cash wasted👍). Just give the team more time... 😊
Really does look great, worth a 2nd memory card for beta testing IMHO
My Anbernic Rg351v stops at 2:17 and the red icon comes again and again but nothing happens after that
I love this community 🔥
Me too! :)
Thanks for the info as always, Russ. I'll give this OS a miss.
I'm simply too content with 351Elec on my RG351V. Those two go together like bread and butter.
I honestly can't see any "value-add" to my current Arcade Handheld setup when I can use a PC/Tablet/Phone to do a much better job of most of the other "also have" features 351Droid has.
It's really cool though, I'm loving ArkOS on my RG351V, I find Dreamcast, Naomi and Atomiswave to be much faster than 351elec. I'm really excited to see if Vulkan works on this, now that it has Android.
I went straight to ArkOS on my 351m. Should I try 351Elec?
@@mikewifak They're both great! Try em both, I got a few micro sd cards with 351 elec on one, the original on another and ArkOS and the one that's currently being used. If you had the V you could easily swap them out and keep your games on the 2nd card.
@@KyleRuggles I will have to scrounge around for an extra card. Might get some nasty looks from the wife if I go dumping any more cash into my dalliance with handheld retro gaming.
@@mikewifak You can get a 128gb card for between €20 and €30 these days, so one extra card for a different OS luckily isn't very expensive ;)
I'm using two cards myself as wel, one with 351Elec and one with ArkOS.
100k subs by end of year calling it now
That would be cool, I'm not sure it will happen though. My goal was 50k by the end of the year, that definitely seems doable :)
WHAAAAAAAT!? AWESOME!!!! OMG! This is great news! *watches now*
Thanks for your review, look like this is in 'wait and see' status.
Props to Anbernic for making the good hardware and extra thanks to these developers pushing the limits to make these rg351p a quality product as a whole. Best handheld out there if you don't want to splurge on a onexplayer or other full blown windows handheld.
Cool, I think I'll stay put on 351elec though.....
I just flashed 351elec... Good God 😂
Good, stay in 351elec.
@@steel5897 why
PPSSPP, Redream, Drastic, and M64Plus FZ are awesome stand alone emulators. Add DIG as the front end, and this will be an awesome setup.
omgggg yessssss been waiting for thisssss
Omg great video special catbreak lol. I will need to order new sd to try out late will be fun love to find out . You are great. 👍🗽
I tried following this guide, but couldn't find the "Yeah man, I wanna do it" button and gave up.
You're not trying hard enough! You have to really wanna do it in order to find the "yeah man I wanna do it" button.
@@RetroGameCorps Ok. Good advice. I'll try again.
Android? For real? Game changer right there.
One of the best benefits is using something like Foldersync and getting cloud backups of your games and having it auto sync. You can do that on Android, and not on any other OS available.
Good point!
I have other problem with otg ports. I can't connect to wi-fi by wifi dongle, first i bought chinese one, then I bought one from TP-link that is supported and still it won't works. Im thinking about buy wi-fi chip and giveing it to my friend to mount it...
Wifi Adapter/ dongle is not working on my device.how to install wifi dongle on this device .3:10
There's Chicken! Looks like she can detect when you're having Retro Game Frustrations HAHA
In all seriousness though, this is an amazing step for the 351 series. The more this build matures, the more the Retroid Pocket 2 loses its single biggest selling point, which is a (more-or-less) functioning Android OS with accessibility options to make up for its non-touch screen. Anbernic and Retroid will go head-to-head on this one, but the release of the next-gen handhelds (RP3, 199/Valhalla, KT R1) might change that.
So I can finally sync my saves on the RG via the synology app?!
Funny how I had trouble with flycast control mapping recently. Other than that, If this becomes usable, my regret over chosing the rp2 is complete
can you help me i try what u said but when i insert the sd card and boot it work but it stop in booting 351DROID then it turn off the devices plss help^^
Nevermind, guess my system wasn't at the charge level it needed to be in order to proceed further. Charged it fully and it booted up. Hopefully that might help
Usb dongle wifi not working on 351droid
Stadia probably requires Google play services and a bunch of other things
You said the G word.
Yep, I think that's likely the issue. I was hoping to run Stadia via my Chrome browser on Parsec...but we all saw how that turned out :)
When I tested Lineage on my Shield Handheld, I was able to install play services on top of it. Any reason we won't be able to do that on 351?
@@cheatsheet3325 they're working on it right now. I don't think they're allowed to bundle play services with the image so they are trying to find creative ways to make it easy for everyone.
but then you could work around it with microg, wouldnt you?
So, did you manage to make a phone call..?
:)
Glad to see this is a thriving community.
Alright two vids ✌️
This is great news!
you can use this system on other RK3326 devices, like the RGB 10 Max or Max 2?
Hey Ross! Are you going to try lakka on the RG351? Just saw theres a build available for it.
@Zhong Xina Sounds good then! I’ll give it a try later, Thanks!
For some reason I can't get chrono cross to run without stuttering with 351elec. I'm gonna try this out and see if I can get that game to run better. With 351elec I have no issues with psx besides that game lagging like crazy during battle transitions and animations.
Can this be added to the R36S? I only have that, not a rg351p. I flashed lineage and replaced the dtb and boot files but it still didn't boot. Is it even possible?
So I'm hoping with this I can finally get steam link or AMD game streaming going.
Yes!!! I'm hoping it supports Vulkan with Android now, since the soc does support it.
@@KyleRuggles could be my network but it didn't work so well
@@ADAMAT1C Yeah I tried AMD link, didn't work.. but there's plenty of potential now! ^_^
I'm trying to flash 351Droid on my RG351P but it's getting stuck on the first splash screen which also says 351Droi without D at the end. Am I doing something wrong? Can it be the size of the SD card which is only 8GB?
Is there any way to remap how each button works or setup a cursor for the analog joysticks? That’d be really useful
I might have missed it, what is the boot up time after the initial setup? Like a cold boot into the home screen.
I think it's depend on sd card speed. so every one is not the same.
It's quite long, about 53 seconds right now. I'm sure they can whittle that down over time, right now the team is focusing on some fundamental features first. Luckily it has a nice sleep mode, so you could always use that for more convenience!
@@RetroGameCorps you really should make a video comparing the cold boot times of the various OS options that are available for the 351M/P I think the boot time is a really important thing to consider if the device/OS fits your needs
Did anyone else got the behavior with 351M, when the bootlogo starts, the unit turns itself off? I'm unable to start lineageOS on the 35wM, doesnt matter what type of card or flashing program i use :(
I did. No solution so far
@@write2neto I think i figured it out. You need to have the charger plugged in before you turn it on for the first time.
Great Stuff
I’d love to see you do a review of Lakka 3.x stable for the 351 series, it’s my favorite firmware and nobody ever talks about it, like ever! Haha
I'll add it to my list of videos to consider!
Cool! I really like it, I always set it to the RGUI interface to make it feel like a super simple everdrive style interface. Boots in like 10 seconds, it’s great for people who don’t care about themes, box art and all that jazz. I always call it the “no-BS OS!” 😂
cant get a working version of 351 droid anymore :( just boots to the 351droid logo and then shuts down
i did everything step by step and now nds and neo geo not working. i have rg 351m. please help
Lo probé en mi rg351 MP y el análogo está invertido alguna solución a eso?
Could you make an updated video about 351droid and other devices like RGB10 MAX/max2?
crashing on start up on my 351v see the 351droid then black screen then power indicator goes out.
i installed the firmware and let it resize its portitions, but when it boots up it would hang on black screen then the device shuts off. can i get any help on this problem?
My left joystick is reversed, does anyone have a fix??
How do i run 351droid on arkos? I would like to emulate rpg maker xp games on arkos
Good update
i am interested in gettin the V version run on my new 351MP 🤔 But NICE stuff m8 keep it on !
Would it be possible to dual boot ark os and 351droid on the powkiddy rgb20s can it even run on the powkiddy rgb20s
I tried twice the image for RG351V using Original 16GB Sandisk Ultra and it stuck in anbernic logo, no idea how to get it works.
Try plugging in the device while you boot it, that has helped some people.
Alguém conseguiu fazer rodar no rg351p? por que no meu ele desliga antes de finalizar a inicialização inicial.
Yo, I have the same keyboard! I rarely ever use it but it's great to have one of those around.
Haha, same -- I only use it for scenarios like this :)
How can I reset to factory settings my 351M?
Question:Can i install the 351driod firmwear to one sd card and have the default firmwear on another?
Good video Russ, I'll be keeping an eye on this for sure. Funny you mentioned about xbox pausing at the load menu, when I loaded up Open dingux on my 350M following your walk through I can not get certain PlayStation games to run on the beta version. Destruction Derby 2 will stop at the loading screen and MGS won't even make it to the start screen. I don't know of its something I'm doing wrong or if it's a glitch with the Beta ps emulator?
Russ you need to get a sponsorship from SanDisk or something. I can't even imagine how much of your budget goes towards SD cards. ;P
I just dropped $300 on bulk SanDisk SD cards the other day, that should last me through the next six months (fingers crossed)...
help!!! I can not use without a mouse or keyboard even after I have finished setting up the gameboy Can anyone help me and tell me how to do it?😥🙏🙏
Hola! vi que hay una mejora de PPSSPP en arkos rg351v, sabes si hay forma de aplicar estas mejoras en la RG351p?
can you ue this 351droid android on the rg350?
I keep getting powering off everytime I try to boot help it’s rg351p
Lakka has also release a firmware for the rg351. It's pretty much a standalone retroarch os. Just flashed it and it looks pretty promising.
I’m actually playing with it right now!
Could you test pokeMMO open microwave and max payne for Android on the 351p?
I wonder which Android games could be playable. That's the one thing I'd want a Retroid Pocket 2 for. Just to test try out some games other people didn't.
Android verison of retroarch suck because they haven't added sd card support on android 11 and it's been 7 months and still no update for it
all we need now is a touch screen
What WiFi adapter you are using? Mine (D-Link 331B) is not working
Could you make a video on how to install Undertale from the Steam store. Love what you did with Shovel Knight on your web sight. Can't figure out how to get Linux version of Undertale off Steam for Amber ports.
*Press Win+R and open "steam://open/console" (Steam will now show console command)
*Enter "download_depot 391540 391544" (It will eventually show download location)
Lemme know if this works, I might have the numbers turned around^^
@@SvensPron Worked great. Thank you so much.
@@SvensPron mvp
No word on how it works on the V? I'm curious how it works with the dual SD card slots and if I can just swap OS cards.
cant get it to run on my V
Can I play Wii games on the Rg351p and is there a guide, because I want to play all games from Wii on the Rg351p?
Don’t but kinda
The 351P doesn't have the power to emulate the Wii.
i got the 351mp... does this apply to this model too?
Such a good looking device, nice hardware specs and then the need to use mouse and keyboard to "control a retro emulation system". Just booting in something like retroarch and avoiding the "modern needs" would be more sufficient to me.
Great Videos. I’m thinking of getting a retro handheld system. Should I go ahead and get a 351 model or should I just wait for the next iteration at this point?
Depends on what you want to play. The 351 is great for emulating up to late 90s. I have my eye on the new Odin handheld. Supposedly starts at $199 and powerful enough to play Gamecube games. Hopefully the IGG campaign will begin soon!
@@elinscheid I think I’ll just get a powkiddy v90 for now. At the very least the leaks for the 552 look very promising and I might get that in a few months and pass the cheap v90 down to my mom as a Tetris machine lol