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ROCKNIX

ROCKNIX is a community developed Linux distribution for handheld gaming devices. Our goal is to produce an operating system that has the features and capabilities that we need, and to have fun as we develop it.

Licenses

ROCKNIX is a Linux distribution that is made up of many open-source components. Components are provided under their respective licenses. This distribution includes components licensed for non-commercial use only.

ROCKNIX Branding

ROCKNIX branding and images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

You are free to

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms

• Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
• NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
• ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

ROCKNIX Software

Copyright (C) 2024 ROCKNIX (https://github.com/ROCKNIX)

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

Installation

• Download the latest version of ROCKNIX.
• Decompress the image.
• Write the image to an SDCARD using an imaging tool. Common imaging tools include Balena Etcher, Raspberry Pi Imager, and Win32 Disk Imager. If you're skilled with the command line, dd works fine too.

Installation Package Downloads

Upgrading

• Download and install the update online via the System Settings menu.
• If you are unable to update online
  • Download the latest version of ROCKNIX from Github
  • Copy the update to your device over the network to your device's update share.
  • Reboot the device, and the update will begin automatically.

Update Package Downloads

Documentation

Contribute

• Building ROCKNIX
• Code of Conduct
• Contributing to ROCKNIX
• Modifying ROCKNIX
• Adding Hardware Quirks
• Creating Packages
• Pull Request Template

Play

• Installing ROCKNIX
• Updating ROCKNIX
• Controls
• Netplay
• Configuring Moonlight
• Device Specific Documentation

Configure

• Optimizations
• Shaders
• Cloud Sync
• VPN

Other

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Donating to ROCKNIX

Change Log

New Features

• The ROCKNIX team is pleased to announce full support for Powkiddy X55! thanks @ananjaser1211
• The ROCKNIX team is pleased to announce full support for S922X platform! (Odroid Go Ultra / N2 / N2+ / N2L & Powkiddy RGB10 Max 3 Pro) thanks @spycat88 & @porschemad911
• Add Supermodel SA - Segal Model 3 emulator (RK3588 devices). thanks @KeyserSoze1
• Add Lime3DS SA emulator (S922X devices)
• Add optional Panfrost build for S922X devices (source build only) thanks @porschemad911
• Add OrangePi 5 Plus DTB to RK3588 build (will need to manually update extlinux.conf to point to correct DTB)
• Add support for RGB30 v2 - instructions: https://github.com/ROCKNIX/packages/blob/main/CPU_Governor_RGB30_R2_v2.pdf

Updates

• Kernel 6.8.5
• U-boot 2024.04 (RK3399 and RK3566 builds)
• Set default root password to rocknix
• Clean up boot logic
• Samba no longer requires password by default
• Improve fan profiles
• Mesa Panfrost Graphics drivers
• Bump several Standalone and Retroarch emulators
• Improve installer

Bug Fixes

• RK3566 devices thermal settings
• Fix docker build thanks @UzuCore
• Fix several package source locations thanks @edemirkan
• Fix RGB30 shutdown issue
• Experimental RGB30 panel alignment (please let us know if you continue to have issues)
• Fix several standalone emulator mappings and launchers
• Access boot partition on Windows

Full Changelog: 2024032...2024041