dArkOSen_R36_11112026

dArkOSen 11112026

This is the end of the road for updates on the 4.4 kernel!
There will be no more updates or support once the 5.10 kernel is released.
OTA updates have been disabled as the 5.10 kernel may break clone devices and should be a deliberate install. A script to reactivate updates is in the System folder, use it only if you are prepared to reinstall if it fails.

Boot & Hardware

• fixed all R46H boot.inis pointing to wrong dtb

Emulation & Gaming

• updated Dave's Retro Shaders to v2.2.1
  • fixed PC Engine aspect ratio
  • fixed PSX settings not applying
  • fixed bezels not being removed
  • added self-updating
• optimized Mupen64Plus standalone N64 emulator
• fixed Retroarch32 crashing when Bluetooth is enabled or connected
• added Super Mario Galaxy to Ports (by u/Producdevity)
  • [https://www.patreon.com/Producdevity/posts/174072192]
  • game files needed to run

Tools & Utilities

• added R36Shell by @Tobbi99 to the Tools folder (modded for 16:9 support)

Networking & Bluetooth

• fixed dwc2 binding error in "Network Settings"
  • OTG should work when plugging in a dongle after boot
  • this should fix OTG for the majority of users
• updated BT Manager to v5.0.0
  • removed battery drain issues
  • fully supports 32-bit emulators
  • new connection services and logic
  • all audio paths use the hardware layer so the slider stays accurate

dArkOSen image cleanup, 2026-11-11

Used space: 8.3G -> 6.3G

Removed

• Update files: /home/ark/.update/dArkOSen-update10152026.zip and .zip.001, .002, .003 (~600M)
• Apt: package cache and lists (/var/cache/apt, /var/lib/apt/lists/*) (~290M)
• Toolchain: rustc, cargo, clang-19, clang-tools-19, g++, g++-14, gcc, gcc-12, gcc-14, cross-compiler packages, clang dev/rt libs
• Java: openjdk-21-jre-headless, ca-certificates-java, default-jre-headless
• Autoremove orphans: LLVM/lld, autotools, m4, libgcc/libstdc++ dev, sanitizer libs, rust std libs, libgit2, others
• Config leftovers (rc): comerr-dev, fluidsynth, fluid-soundfont-gm, libfindlib-ocaml, libts0t64, pkg-config
• Locales: all except en_US.UTF-8, en_CA.UTF-8, C.utf8 (/usr/lib/locale, /usr/share/locale)