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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

Device/Platform Download Package Documentation
Anbernic RG351P/M/V, Game Console R33S/R35S/R36S, ODROID Go Advance, ODROID Go Super, Magicx XU10 ROCKNIX-RK3326.aarch64-20240517.img.gz documentation
Anbernic RG353P/M/V/VS/PS, RG503, RGARC-D/S, Powkiddy RK2023, RGB10 Max 3, RGB30, RGB20SX ROCKNIX-RK3566.aarch64-20240517.img.gz documentation
Anbernic RG552 ROCKNIX-RK3399.aarch64-20240517.img.gz documentation
Hardkernel ODROID Go Ultra, Powkiddy RGB10 Max 3 Pro ROCKNIX-S922X.aarch64-20240517-Odroid_GOU.img.gz documentation
Hardkernel ODROID N2/N2+ ROCKNIX-S922X.aarch64-20240517-Odroid_N2.img.gz documentation
Hardkernel ODROID N2L ROCKNIX-S922X.aarch64-20240517-Odroid_N2L.img.gz documentation
Gameforce Ace (default). Orange Pi 5 / 5 Plus, Radxa Rock 5a / 5b / 5b+, and Indiedroid Nova (must set dtb in extlinux.conf) ROCKNIX-RK3588.aarch64-20240517.img.gz documentation
Powkiddy x55 ROCKNIX-RK3566-X55.aarch64-20240517.img.gz documentation

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

Device/Platform Download Package
Anbernic RG351P/M/V, Game Console R33S/R35S/R36S, ODROID Go Advance, ODROID Go Super, Magicx XU10 ROCKNIX-RK3326.aarch64-20240517.tar
Anbernic RG353P/M/V/VS/PS, RG503, RGARC-D/S, Powkiddy RK2023, RGB10 Max 3, RGB30, RGB20SX ROCKNIX-RK3566.aarch64-20240517.tar
Anbernic RG552 ROCKNIX-RK3399.aarch64-20240517.tar
Hardkernel ODROID Go Ultra, N2/N2+/N2L, Powkiddy RGB10 Max 3 Pro ROCKNIX-S922X.aarch64-20240517.tar
Gameforce Ace, Orange Pi 5 / 5 Plus, Radxa Rock 5a / 5b/ 5b+ and Indiedroid Nova ROCKNIX-RK3588.aarch64-20240517.tar
Powkiddy x55 ROCKNIX-RK3566-X55.aarch64-20240517.tar

Documentation

Contribute

Play

Configure

Other

Change Log

New Features

  • The ROCKNIX team is pleased to announce full support for the Powkiddy RGB20SX
  • The ROCKNIX team is pleased to announce full support for the Anbernic ARC-D / ARC-S (ARC-D owners will need to format android partition).
  • Ability to reset all Standalone emultor settings.
  • Add ability to switch between Panfrost and Mali gpu backends on RK3566 and RK3326 devices. Defaults to mali for best performance. Thanks @stolen & @JeffyCN
  • Add support for RK3588 sbc's (OPi5, OPi5+, Rock5 A/B/B+, etc. (need to manually set DTB in extlinux.conf before first boot)
  • Unify input drivers for RK3399, RK3588, RK3566, & S922X.
  • Add mednafen Saturn support to RK3588 build.
  • Add gamepad tester application (RK3588 & RK3399).
  • Add idtech game laucher ceator.
  • Enable NTFS support for SD card 2.
  • Enable / fix HDMI on RK3566 devices.

Updates

  • Kernel 6.9 (6.8.9 on rk3326 devices).
  • Mesa Panfrost Graphics drivers updates.
  • Update SDL2 to 2.30.3.
  • Bump several Standalone and Retroarch emulators, wine, box86/64, etc.
  • Portmaster now only maps connected controllers. Other Portmaster impovements. Thanks @porschemad911
  • Cleanup docker builds. Thanks @alexdelorenzo, @Sparticuz, @porschemad911
  • Update bluetooth and several improvements. Thanks @ananjaser1211
  • Moonlight run at 60fps by default. Thanks @ananjaser1211
  • Clean up unused packages and tech debt from repo. Thanks @stolen and rocknix team
  • Update input driver to include radial deadz one fix and function key support.
  • Update kernel firmware and several drivers.
  • Other bug fixes across the build. Thanks @faux123

Bug Fixes

  • Fix S922X PSP, Dolphin, and other emulator mappings. Thanks @alexdelorenzo
  • Fix emulator mappings on RK3566 devices. Thanks @ananjaser1211
  • Fix RK3588 Ace installer. (update incompatible ram blob)
  • Fix RK3566 battery reporting. Thanks @macromorgan & @faux123

Full Changelog: 2024041...2024051

Contributors

Sparticuz, stolen, and 6 other contributors
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