🎮 ArkOS4Clone

🚀 What’s New

⭐ System & Stability

• Fixed screen / display issues on most supported devices
• Fixed video playback crash issues.
• Fixed an issue where EmulationStation scraping could fail or behave incorrectly.

📦 New Device Support

Added support for:

• D007
• DR28S
• U8
• G350
• R50S
• RG36

🎮 Emulator & Features

• Drastic
  • Added more screen overlays / bezels (Special thanks to 66 for the contribution [QQ: 170459466])
  • Added support for dual-screen overlap layouts
• Added PYMO as a new standalone emulator.
• Fixed an issue where Retrorun had no controller input on some devices.

🕹 Input & Controller

• Added controller detection script:
  clone → sdljoytest
• Improves controller recognition and troubleshooting on clone devices.

🎮 Hotkeys Overview

🔵 RetroArch

• Hotkey: Select
• Fast-forward → Select + R1
• Save state → Select + R2
• Load state → Select + L2
• Open menu → Select + X
• Toggle FPS → Select + Y

🟡 PPSSPP

• Dual-stick devices → R3 opens menu
• Single-stick devices → L2 + R2 opens menu

🔴 Drastic

• Hotkey: Select
• Fast-forward → Select + R1
• Save state → Select + R2
• Load state → Select + L2
• Open menu → Select + X
• Switch screen layout:
  • Select + A
  • Select + B
  • Select + L1
• demo video

💡 Usage Instructions

1. Download all four compressed archives.
2. Extract all parts — you will get a single .zip file.
3. Extract the .zip file to obtain the .img image file.
4. Flash the .img file using Rufus.
5. After flashing, run:

dtb_selector_win32.exe

to select your device model.

⚠️ Important Notice

• This update cannot be applied by replacing only the boot partition.
• You must flash the full image to ensure proper functionality and compatibility.

❓ Not sure what your device is?

• Use dtbTool to upload your original EmuELEC DTB file for automatic identification.

🧩 Missing your original DTB?

Use:

dtb_selector_win32 → Clone R36S → test options in order

🔐 Extraction Password

SWYgeW91IGRvbuKAmXQgcmVhZCB0aGUgcmVsZWFzZSBub3RlcywgeW91IG1pZ2h0IGFzIHdlbGwgZG9uYXRlIHlvdXIgZXllcy4=

⚠️ Important: Please use 7-Zip to extract the archives.
Do NOT use the built-in Windows extractor, as it may incorrectly report a wrong password error.

🧩 Reporting Problems

If you encounter issues (screen problems, controller mapping, emulator bugs, crashes), please include:

• Your device model
• Exact reproduction steps

❤️ Support the Project

If you find ArkOS4Clone helpful and want to support future development:

👉 https://ko-fi.com/lcdyk

Every donation helps testing new devices, improving compatibility, and speeding up development.
Thank you for your support! 🙏