pocknix-os 0.1.1

The second release of pocknix-os. Existing installs don't need these images - everything
below arrives when running 'pocknix updater' in desktop mode, or a normal sudo pacman -Syu (see
How to update). The images are for
fresh installs, and ship with all of it baked in.

Downloads

Device family	Image
SM8550 - Retroid Pocket 6 (AYN Odin 2 family untested)	pocknix-sm8550-20260722-sd.img.zst (9.2 GB)
SM8250 - Retroid Pocket 5, Retroid Pocket Flip 2	pocknix-sm8250-20260723-sd.img.zst (9.1 GB)

Verify your download (.sha256 files attached below, also served next to the images):

sha256sum -c pocknix-sm8550-20260722-sd.img.zst.sha256

• sm8550: 908a4d0992b7a6d66adc7b7222d3bb3065cfe1954fb4258074756e14776d1a9e
• sm8250: 15b4b6a30a1547c17bd8be3d81ad7a1023fd965310a86d0dd048e4b99ded0870

Flash to a microSD using Balena Etcher or a similar app, then follow
How to install for your device -
the two families boot differently (SM8550 needs the ROCKNIX ABL; SM8250 boots off the stock
bootloader).

Highlights

• Retroid Pocket Flip 2 officially supported: Validated on real devices. Small fix: Guide+A chord opens the Quick Access Menu (the Flip 2 has no Back button), with a kernel-side fix to make the chord reliable
• Proton via proton-cachyos: CachyOS's ARM64 Proton build ships as a system compat tool
  alongside Proton 11 ARM
• Emulation tune-up across both device families: GameCube/Wii (Dolphin) and Switch (Eden)
  now come fully preconfigured - controller, renderer, and pacing settings all baked
• Fixed ES-DE launches: RetroArch systems launched from ES-DE failed with "couldn't find
  emulator"; PS2 and GameCube now default to the right standalone emulators
• Smoother heavy emulators: big-core CPU pinning now applies on every launch path, and
  emulator display settings are tuned per panel (60Hz RP5 vs 120Hz RP6)
• Stack bumps: mesa 26.1.5, FEX-2607

Known limitations

• Suspend/resume is experimental
• AYN Odin 2 family builds are included but untested on hardware