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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 GPL 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

https://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-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

Added support for the following Devices:

*Anbernic RG35XX PLUS/H/SP/2024, RG40XX V/H, RGCUBEXX, RG34XX, RG28XX
--Please visit our [wiki] (https://rocknix.org) for the proper install steps for your device after you flash your SD card. You will need to copy the correct device dtb to the root of the sd card and rename it to dtb.img

New Features

• Complete rebase of EmulationStation, reforked Batocera ES then applied Rocknix features and customizations. Thanks @batocera
  -This includes several bug fixes and new features like theme downloader and expanded Bluetooth UI.
• Rumble / force feedback support added to most devices that include rumble motor. Can be enabled or disabled in the UI.
• Ability to enable / disable multitouch in Emulationstation (for devices with a touchscreen).
• RPCS3 - PlayStation Emulator (SD865).
• Xemu now supports vulkan, resulting in big performance increase.
• Dolphin QT with Retro Achievements (SD865).
• Retroid Pocket 5 and Mini Calibration tool. Thanks @cdeletre (kdog)
• Added M8C in tools (a portable sequencer and synthesizer).

Updates

• Update Linux to 6.12.9
• Update Mesa to 24.3.3
• Bumped emulators, retroarch, box86/64, wine, etc.
• lime3ds-sa - accurate hardware shaders ES feature. Thanks @sonicnkt
• S922X - add gpsp and beetle-saturn-lr cores.
• S922X - mupen64plus-sa - update controls and hotkeys to match wiki.
• Updated Apitrace with waffle support.
• Panfrost clock/timer patches for mainline devices.
• add gtk2 for running older games (e.g. Hollow Knight).
• Update ScummVM and add touchscreen support.
• Update gzdoom to g4.14.0 Thanks @aenertia
• Update several support packages and system libraries.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Odroid Go Super support Thanks @tiopex for panel fix.
• RK3566-Anbernic: fixed crash during initialization (fresh flash), causing corrupt config files leading to all sorts of misbehavior.
• Fixed Samba discovery with USB network gadget.
• Fixed NTFS support for games SD.
• Fixed ES Tools not showing full screen in sway.
• Fixed several emulator start scripts: mupen64, dolphin, etc. Thanks @RoBbeRt133
• Fixed several Bluetooth bugs.
• Fixed Retroid Pocket 5 & Mini fan ramping up and down.
• Fixed Retroid Pocket Supermodel controls. Thanks @nickwales
• Fixed general bugs and typos.

Full Changelog: 2024102...2025011