Powkiddy RGB20SX Ultimate Setup Guide - ArkOS, Roms & Pico-8, Box Art and Tweaks
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction & Prep
02:33 - ROMs & Pico-8
05:03 - Software
06:12 - Imaging ArkOS
07:42 - Updating ArkOS
08:32 - Two Card Method Only
09:58 - All Methods, Adding ROMs & Pico-8
12:44 - Adding Artwork
13:32 - RetroAchievements
14:26 - RetroArch Changes
16:15 - Themes, Portmaster & Remote Services
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Күн бұрын
Note: This guide is not meant for the Powkiddy RGB20S. This guide is for the Powkiddy RGB20SX.
@silverbackhc Ай бұрын
thanks keep up the good work joey
@MrLegolando Ай бұрын
I ordered this console today. This would be my first retro handheld console, as I never had a gameboy or similar. I'm really excited to get my hands on it! Thank you for this tutorial. I wasn't sure if I can use arkos for other console, they are using same chip but I just wasn't sure.
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
You picked a great starting point! Jump into my Discord if you get stuck at all with ArkOS :)
@Vleckss 6 күн бұрын
Great stuff
@TheArchitect9593 Ай бұрын
mine just came! setting up now
@thrillhausen8858 Ай бұрын
Doing Gods work ❤
@chocho2188 Ай бұрын
Thanks Joey
@EmperorOfTigers Ай бұрын
Great guide! What do you think of this device?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
I love it!
@EmperorOfTigers Ай бұрын
Awesome! Do you think it's better than the RGB30? If so, why?
@sepsawink Ай бұрын
Thanks for the guide. I do have one noob question. When I'm done with the installation of Arkos and if I already have roms sd card formatted to fat32 with properly named folders filled with games, what happens when I click switch to sd2 for roms? Is Arkos going to get game lists or is the card going to be formatted?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
It won't format, it'll just start using it.
@thrillhausen8858 Ай бұрын
Could I ask if the power consumption better with ArkOS with this device? Thanks.
@ashleighham6352 23 күн бұрын
hi, was wondering if you could help me with this issue i have? i accidently messed up the configuration on the drastics, and now the controls wont work for any of the nds games!! ive tried everything to fix it, but no luck!! is there anything i can do to get it back to how it was at the start??
@somemadcaaant Ай бұрын
Thanks for the vid, do we need a video for some hardware modding also as the dpad and back buttons are not great?😅 I want this screen size on my hand held but touch screen and with an option for android would be nice.
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
I have no concerns with the back buttons, dpad could use some modding. I'll have to look into it!
@degenerate8228 Ай бұрын
Will the r43 pro get custom firmware?
@ExPxM Ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for this comprehensive setup guide. My noob-question: where is the esc key or which button combo acts as it?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
github.com/christianhaitian/arkos/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions---rgb30#q-what-are-the-global-event-keys-and-emulator-event-keys-in-ArkOS
@ExPxM Ай бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Thanks, very useful,, but no mention of an esc key here
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
@@ExPxM I might not be understanding what you mean by escape, to exit a game its start and select and in menus, it's just B to back out. There is no escape like a Windows PC.
@ExPxM Ай бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds In the ARKOS menu for instance when you want to configure input, it says "1 gamepad detected. Hold a button on your device to confi... Press ESC to cancel"
@BigBoyPharma Ай бұрын
I have got mine on order. I have ordered some sd cards, currently downloading rom packs, paid for pico8 and might download the set for it also. Donwloaded and extracted arkos and got rufus ready. So I am pretty much set just gonna wait for my device. If I delete any roms it wont fry any playlist files or anything would it?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
Nope.
@BigBoyPharma Ай бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I appreciate your reply, thank you for your helpful video and guide on your website! Now all that is left is the wait for the device to arrive
@gir_nade7871 Ай бұрын
Hey Joey! So I'm running into an issue with the imaging arkos section of your video. I went ahead and bought the recommended SD card you had listed in your description and followed the imaging steps you had shown with the rufus program. Once it was completed, I ejected and stuck the SD into the TF OS side of the rgb20sx and when I try to boot it, the power light flashes on for a couple seconds then turns off and nothing else happens. I double checked that I had the right img file and such and I made sure to not let windows alter the SD card in any way. The device is fully charged too. I would appreciate any tips!
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
Hm, that's weird, is the device fully charged? Do you have another SD card reader you can use to test it isn't the reader?
@gir_nade7871 Ай бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds It's hard to tell if the device is fully charged since there is no indication light when I plug it in and the battery display has never moved off of 0% (the device seems to have plenty of charge). As far as the reader situation goes, I only have the one. I have another SD card coming today to see if maybe I just got unlucky. EDIT: After some testing, the charge cable I was using just wasn't charging the device well enough apparently. I just re-imaged (for the 100th time lol) ArkOS onto the SD and slotted it and saw that the charge light now activates once I plug in my USB-C to A cable. What sucks is that I don't have a brick that accepts C at the moment so I'll have to rely on my computer to charge the device. Now when attempting to turn the device on with the ArkOS SD card, the power indicator still turns green for a second or two before it disappears and nothing happens. I'll let my device charge for a while and I'll come back if anything does or doesn't change.
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
It definitely sounds like it's not charged, so maybe leave it overnight charging and come back to it.
@gir_nade7871 Ай бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Yup. That was the issue. I appreciate the help, mate :)
@antiantifa886 8 күн бұрын
I got this coming in the mail. I’ll go buy some sd cards and reader. I may ask a question later.
@digitizer3627 Ай бұрын
Does this setup work for the X55?. They both have the same chipset RK3566. Thanks for the video❤
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
Unfortunately not, ArkOS is not available for the X55.
@digitizer3627 Ай бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thanks for checking buddy. I really appreciate it.
@visualforceYT Ай бұрын
Will this also work for the RGB30?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ай бұрын
Yep, or I did a guide for that model as well: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eeCjgtyizLDYk30.html
@jozjonlin3170 23 күн бұрын
It's weird. I'm not a noob as I've been using Rufus to flash SD cards and thumb drives with various OS's for years. My card is formatted with FAT32, I have the correct file and the latest Rufus. I put the completed card in the proper slot with the power off, then power it on. Nothing. My son has an RGB20S and I've flashed SD cards for his with no issues. It doesn't matter how long I leave the device on, it's just a blank screen. It's also fully charged. I'll try a different SD card, but I'm not hopeful it's going to fix whatever the issue is. I hope no one else runs into this problem.
@JoeysRetroHandhelds 23 күн бұрын
Hm, what happens if you push the reset button?
@kurcrou 9 күн бұрын
I'm following this instructions for my RGB20S and got the same result, black Screen. Should I'll be using other method for the RGB20S?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds 9 күн бұрын
@@kurcrou Well this guide is for the RGB20SX, not the RGB20S.
@matt_gitlin Күн бұрын
When copying the rom/bios files over, an error occurs and the sd connect disconencts, then reconnects.. do you have any thoughts?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds Күн бұрын
Could be a lot of things, bad SD card or bad SD card reader is my thoughts.
@nassbeajj1094 2 күн бұрын
hello do you know a good recommendation for 2nd sd ? all of my sd cards are not being recognized in the second slot. I’ve converted using rufus to fat32 still nothing.
@JoeysRetroHandhelds 2 күн бұрын
I've used many and all work, including the ones in the description. Are you formatting to Fat32 and then changing the setting in the OS? Folders will not appear until you do the setting change.
@nassbeajj1094 2 күн бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds yes sir, i’ve used 3 different cards now. A 64gb sandisk extreme, A 256gb sandisk ultra and a 128gb amazon sd card. I use rufus and Tried formatting to exfat,ntfs, and fat32 and still none work and that is after i go into settings >> advanced >> switch to sd2. it just keeps saying Exfat, fat32 , ntfs not found. I really don’t understand why :(. My Slot1 works perfectly, just want to add more by using slot 2
@nassbeajj1094 2 күн бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thanks for the reply though
@JoeysRetroHandhelds 2 күн бұрын
@@nassbeajj1094 I am at a bit of a loss, can you try a different SD card reader? And I would also try win32diskimager instead of Rufus just incase? It must be either the reader or the imaging software for some reason.
@nassbeajj1094 2 күн бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds i only have the 1 card reader sadly, i’ll try with the other software you suggested but rufus was successfully able to flash retroarch on my other for slot 1. I also forgot to mention i have the previous version (rgb20s not the x) with updated firmware (2024) so maybe it could just be my device is a little faulty but it’s weird because the original games sd card that came with the device still gets read. So im just overall confused.
@ringodingo7095 11 күн бұрын
I made sure I did all the steps right but RetroArch wont let me select a core and it keep saying "Libretro core. Select this file to have RetroArch load this core." Is there anything I missed?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds 11 күн бұрын
Sorry, what do you mean by select a core? You set the core association in arkos settings (emulator settings when pushing start), not in retroarch.
@ringodingo7095 11 күн бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds so as it turns out... I apparently only have five systems in the device being "American Laser Games, Wolfenstein, EasyRPG, PICO-8, and Scumm Virtual Machine" I rewatched everything and made sure I did it right so did I miss anything?
@JoeysRetroHandhelds 11 күн бұрын
@@ringodingo7095 Yep, your roms aren't in the right folders or they would show up.
@ringodingo7095 11 күн бұрын
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I see… I’ll redo all the steps carefully this time! Thank you for the help as I would be looking at a blank screen hoping that a game would come out
@JoeysRetroHandhelds 11 күн бұрын
@@ringodingo7095 I might be misunderstanding your issues, but if you only see the systems you mentioned and none others, it would be because you don't have games in the folders (gba games in gba folder, Gb games in Gb etc). If they're in the folders, they show in the list.
@MrMekmek29 18 күн бұрын
got a write failed issue when i use rufus.
@JoeysRetroHandhelds 18 күн бұрын
Replace your reader.
@jodygibson1835 18 күн бұрын
I'm hoping I can get this all done on a Mac computer 😅
@jodygibson1835 18 күн бұрын
I bought everything in your description already though, and I think people were saying I could use the Mac disc writern MS Dos(I think it's called) instead of Rufus
@Reem-bj8wu 27 күн бұрын
Can you put the translation in Arabic?
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