dArkOSen 09302026

Emulation

fixed Advanced Drastic
- the project appears to be abandoned and is closed source
- there will be no further updates
- there will be no further support
- not compatible with rotated displays
fixed Duckstation!!!!! (NEEDS A BIOS TO RUN!)
- compatible with rotated displays
updated Kodi with rotate capable version
- updated Kodi to dArkOSen edition Omega 21.3
- fixed playlist bug where it always played the same first item on shuffle
updated Retroarch64 and 32 with rotate capable versions
updated Retrorun64 and 32 with rotate capable versions
updated SDL2 with rotate capable version
updated Flycast with rotate capable version
- enabled hardware acceleration in Flycast
- changed Flycast entry in ES to "standalone-Flycast"
fixed BigPEmu (Atari Jaguar) controls
added .zip detection to Atari Jaguar in ES

changed audio volume to a log curve instead of linear
- much louder at 50% volume (equivalent to 70% previous)
- minimum and maxiumum values were not changed
fixed ZRAM not setting to 768M, added 1024M setting

the rotation tag is in /home/ark/.config/.DEVICE, add or remove the string "rotated"
updated 351Files with scaling for large screens, added keymapping

updated R36S-V12 2023-08-18 Panel 4 in the dtb folder
added more models to the dtb folder:
- HL-R50S-V30 2025-12-18
- HL-R50H-V11 2026-03-31 2617
- HL-R40PRO-MAX-V12 2025-09-18

updated Debian Trixie OS to version 13.7
added 'Boot Splash Manager.sh' by u/Jason_2x to the System folder
updated RetroArch Manager, new feature 'Migrate from Arkos'
end of the road for Vulkan integration, the vendor blobs are lacking support
added SELECT MODEL.exe and SELECT MODEL_OSX.app to /boot
all boot logos/images copy from centralized folders to reduce redundant copies
installed KMSGrab
installed ImageMagick
added a Screenshot tool via KMSGrab
- type screenshot in a terminal to capture the current screen
- default save location is /roms/screenshots/screenshot.png
- does not overwrite previous screenshots
- use <location>/<name>.png as an arg - ex. screenshot /roms/tools/pikachu.png

replaced "Switch A/B in EmulationStation" with "Switch A/B Globally"
- toggles scripts, ES, RetroArch, Portmaster, Thememaster, Kodi, 351Files and File Manager
- choose 'US' for western button layout, 'JP' for traditional layout

added "Storage Settings" to "Advanced Settings" in ES
- 'Switch to SD2 for Roms.sh' is now "Enable SD2" in the menu
- updated 'Switch to SD2 for Roms.sh' and 'Switch to Main SD for Roms.sh'; fully idempotent
- 'SYSTEMS Manager.sh' has been fully integrated as "Reassign Systems to SD1"
- 'SD Scan and Repair.sh' has been fully integrated as "Scan and Repair"

SECURITY: fixed - connect wifi via execvp instead of shell to prevent SSID injection
updated ES translations