Anbernic RG35XX H

[bronze kayak]

Out of curiosity, has anyone been able to do a direct size comparison between the RG35XX H and RG353M? I'm curious if a fairly tightly fitted 353M carrying case might fit the new 35XX H too.

[bronze kayak]

Hmm, the width certainly looks the same though I'm not too sure about the height.

[vestal linden]

This is the only real information I seen. It’s a little taller than a 351p

[bronze kayak]

Nevermind, just compared the dimensions on Anbernic's website and the RG35XX H is almost identical in size to the RG353M. The only difference is that the 353M is 0.15 cm taller, which is barely any difference at all.

Thanks for the comparison picture though JayLash! ^_^

[acoustic dock]

received it, will be livestreaming later

they put the rg35xx dpad on it
not the plus dpad

first thing I noticed

[torn swift]

So, squared edges,right?

How does it feel?

[acoustic dock]

yes, slightly raised and squared versus the plus

I have an RG35XX and RG35XX Plus here as well so can compare more later

[torn swift]

I'll probably head to bed very soon, so I'll probably need to miss the stream, will you leave it up afterwards?

[acoustic dock]

yes of course, all my streams are archived https://www.youtube.com/live/cidx9fA45n8?si=Y6QhzkX2ArA3VhPd

[torn swift]

Nice, nice

If possible, do you think you could try some n64 in it?
Haven't see much about that, particularly interested in the zeldas

[acoustic dock]

I tested this before on the Plus (direct timestamp) https://www.youtube.com/live/oIhfDZImT4o?t=4675&si=TjupWeXoxOTHL2Bd I can check if it is any different on the H

[bronze kayak]

Would also be interested in GoldenEye performance if you can please @acoustic dock?

[acoustic dock]

sure thing, someone else requested zelda n64

so we’ll do some n64 today

[bronze kayak]

Oh hey, that reminds me, I just wanted to say how much I appreciated your Aya Neo Pocket Air streams! Weirdly they were actually the main thing that convinced me to preorder a Retroid Pocket 4 Pro, since the #1 game I wanted to play on it was Star Fox Adventures and you were the only person on all of YouTube who tested it out on a device with the D1200 chipset and showed it could run full speed at 2x resolution lol So, thank you 🙂

[bronze kayak]

For the RG35XX H stream I'd sure like to see some PS1 games tested with enhanced resolution (and enhanced resolution speed hacks turned on if needed) just to see if it can do PS1 at 2x resolution without slowdown.

[acoustic dock]

going live now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cidx9fA45n8

[shut kiln]

glad I didn't jump on the pre-order... I really wanted the 405/xx plus dpad.

[shut kiln]

I wonder if the dpad is because they literally just repurposed the 353m shell.

The 353m has the same false diagonals as the 35XX, and most likely the 35XXh

[acoustic dock]

makes sense to me

[shut kiln]

I tape modded my 353m, so it's not the end of the world, but the 405/35XXplus dpad was a clear upgrade.

[late shale]

Final thoughts?

[fervent lark]

RK3326 and RK3566 would be able to play PS1 with 'enhanced resolution' turned on without any slowdown. dont worry about that

[bronze kayak]

It would seem so! Forthenext tested Ridge Racer Type 4, Crash Bandicoot, and Tekken 3 in the stream and they all played at a solid 60 fps with enhanced resolution turned on; without even using speed hacks. My original RG35XX absolutely chugged when I tried to load up any PS1 game with enhanced resolution so I'd say that's a huge improvement, and exactly what I want in a small pocketable handheld. As long as it can play the full PlayStation library with enhanced resolution I don't really need anything more than that from it ^_^

[obsidian hazel]

https://youtu.be/S6rRbb0yq84?si=1_j9b5ceA1i5ZLZM

[acoustic dock]

too early for me, only had a few hours with it so far

no dealbreakers though

kinda wish I got black

[bronze kayak]

I think both translucent options are ugly. Same or something else?

[edgy geyser]

I agree, they lack color

[bronze kayak]

China makes all the Lego. There's plenty of colored plastic kicking around.

[willow walrus]

that fifa game is unplayable on rk3326(specifically ogs and rgb20s). nice seeing it run full speed.

that's a 66.7% performance gain by building the soc properly for Anbernic after burning through how many handhelds? (rg351p, 351m, 351mp, 351v).

Try a game like Call of Duty - Roads to Victory, which wouldn't lock 30 on rk3326 without a version of ppsspp that has the separate frame limiter to force the cpu layer to sync.

[hidden yew]

so they really used the original rg35xx dpad for this instead of the fixed one on the plus? 😐

[shut kiln]

yup...

[sand cove]

Anbernic never can put it all together

[tropic stag]

I laughed when I saw the contra false diagonal test

[raven coral]

didn't seem that bad

[potent igloo]

Everyone's a critic.

These devices are great imo.

[bronze kayak]

Apparently I'm a critic too. I was really set to buy an RG35XX H this weekend, then I saw Russ's review where he shows the HDMI out aspect ratios are all borked and cried a little inside. Still kinda tempted to get one anyway, but I'll probably hold off until Garlic OS 2.0 comes along and see if it fixes the HDMI aspect ratios.

[shut kiln]

https://tenor.com/view/70s-show-crying-sad-gif-4728661

[potent igloo]

Why are people hyper focused on that? I'm by no means a "hardcore" gamer, I play the occasional game and I've never experienced "false" inputs.

[shut kiln]

You don't play tetris

It doesn't get more casual than tetris

[potent igloo]

I play Apotris.

[shut kiln]

Yeah dropping every time you want left or right is a thing.

[obsidian hazel]

I was originally going to order this in black until I saw forthenext's stream - transparent white for sure now.

[honest loom]

I didn't watch, but what's wrong with the HDMI - mine seems to work fine

[shut kiln]

Yeah - I thought the aspect adjusts on HDMI?

looks ok in the RGC video too.

Ah, I see what he's talking about

Seems like even though the UI adjusts, RA is stretched

[bronze kayak]

On Russ's it displays the menus nicely over HDMI but then stretches the games to 16:9. Russ kinda fixed it by setting the aspect ratios in Retroarch to 8:7 for 4:3 content, but it's still a bit off compared to what it should be.

[shut kiln]

RA still thinks it's running at the original resolution, but it's stretched instead.

Hoping that's an easy software fix :/

[bronze kayak]

Anbernic is weird with their software. The HDMI out aspect ratios work perfectly on the Linux side of their RK3566 devices, but it's like they just forgot how it was supposed to work on some of their other handhelds.

On the plus side, if there's something you don't like about an Anbernic device then just wait a month or two and they'll make a new device that'll fix some of your grievances while creating a couple new ones XD

Sometimes I wonder if Anbernic intentionally makes every device they produce just slightly imperfect so you'll never be satisfied with what you have and always want to buy their next one >.>

[willow walrus]

that's not what i would qualify as an issue.

also, retroarch is like that by default on every platform if you use the github nightly branch. You have to manually set aspect ratios or set them to Core Provided.

[potent igloo]

People don't want to work for their supper.

[shut kiln]

No. RGC shows you have to set a 1:1 aspect to get it close to 4:3.

That's definitely an issue

[willow walrus]

or just set the AR to custom and eyeball it.

there are some psx and snes(sfx chip) games that render with black borders and absolutely look horrible unless you use bonkers aspect ratios.

[shut kiln]

Yeah not sure what games screwing up aspect has to do with RA screwing up the aspect.

[silver marsh]

Yeah this is a borked hdmi implementation forcing you to use anamorphic 4:3 lmao

[azure finch]

Also were going to combine this with the #1176206058570645534 channel when it's time

@silk compass

[acoustic dock]

timestamps added

[willow walrus]

looked at russ' review. don't see any issue with RA stretching in hdmi mode. i'd say just get over it. sucks that it might be closed source

[vestal linden]

That Contra test makes me wonder why or how did they mess it up

[willow walrus]

you could ask powkiddy why they keep using bad dpads. probably comes down to they have a warehouse full of them and plan to use every single one

[potent igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/patience-young-grasshopper-gif-10391979

[bronze kayak]

I refuse to get over it, since correct aspect ratios are one of the most important features a system can have in my eyes. However, instead of complaining further about it on the internet I will simply wait for custom firmware to fix the issue or just not buy the device ^_^

[azure finch]

Garlic 2.0.1 Alpha is out with 35XX H support (thanks @uncut tree !)

Pre-orders are live at 2am PST tonight
https://retrohandhelds.link/35XXH
https://retrohandhelds.link/35XXH_AE (AliExpress)

Get yer Garlic
https://www.patreon.com/posts/92690050

[acoustic dock]

muOS RG35XX Plus preview build works

[potent igloo]

PIN THAT 🤣

[torn swift]

Nice to see that muOS went from being the meme firmware that people barely talked about to pretty much the main cfw choice for the plus series

[potent igloo]

Lots of free time fixes that.

[dusk moat]

It's a real labour of love.

[torn swift]

Maybe, though most people couldn't make a solid firmware like it if they had the time

[potent igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/mona-lisa-gif-26451137

[torn swift]

It is indeed a labour of love

[vestal linden]

Should wait to see if minUI gets put on this handheld or YOLO it and save 5 dollars. Really wish the dpad was tighter

[torn swift]

I was gonna go for the preorder, but really, there's not a lot I can do with the H right now that my og can't already do

And it'll take a couple months to really squeeze the best performance and experience out of the H via cfw

By then usually the price on Ali has gone down some 4-5 USD, maybe even more

The OG XX is currently selling for about 60% of the price I bought it for, and that's from reputable sellers

[hasty jasper]

Has anyone tried garlic 2.0 yet?

[potent igloo]

Curious

Is that a button?

[sly palm]

muffin button

[torn swift]

It enables ps5 emulation

[potent igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/nightcrawler-jake-gyllenhaal-yes-nodding-gif-5612036

Hahahaha 🤣

[acoustic dock]

it presses

[potent igloo]

Oh god what does it do!?

[acoustic dock]

it’s a mystery…

[azure finch]

It's true

[azure finch]

This is fantastic 👏

Do the sticks work?

Loving the muOS progress

[acoustic dock]

not yet, gonna try help @potent igloo with that

perfectly usable in the current state though, was just playing some SNES

[proven palm]

oh man, I was really hyped up for the H! I only have a RG353V, but I really want a horizontal option. I like my V, but the D-pad drives me crazy on some games, too!

Was really stoked to see that the D-pad got improved for the RG35XX+. I really don't know what Anbernic is doing that they always have to screw up at least one thing of an otherwise good device

[torn swift]

I'm sure the ol' electrical tape fix will do the trick

[glad crystal]

oh nice to see all them CFWs here

[proven palm]

yeah, probably. It is pretty much the only issue I see as of now with the H device

how easy is it to open the device?

[acoustic dock]

there are 4 H1.5 Hex screws on the back

the battery is stuck on the plastic back plate, so don't yank it off

gently disconnect, then you have to unscrew those ~10 internal cross head screws

1.5 hex for the outside

[proven palm]

oh, ok. Thank you, @acoustic dock!

seems like a lot of screws to tackle, haha

but is the battery easily replaceable if it is stuck on the backplate?

[acoustic dock]

oh, there are some plastic clips holding the backplate in, I just put my fingernail through them, no need for a flat screwdriver

it's stuck but the adhesive is not that strong

I didn't go further than disconnecting the battery

[proven palm]

ah, so there is no other way such that the battery wouldn't move around the case if it weren't stuck on the backplate

thanks for your input

the rg35xx+ is a really nice device in that regard as well, with the well-done battery compartment

[acoustic dock]

I think it won't move around, it fills the space between the speakers

I'll probably remove the adhesive on mine later, I don't like the way it looks on the back with the transparent plastic

[proven palm]

yeah, this smudge on the back doesn't look too good. I also have this on my RG353V

[azure finch]

AliExpress listing is up as well https://retrohandhelds.link/35XXH_AE

[proven palm]

I assume it doesn't matter whether you buy it from aliexpress or from anbernics official website in terms of delivery and customer service?

[acoustic dock]

usually some differences in shipping cost I think and if you have ali coupons they can be useful.

[proven palm]

seems like AliExpress has a better return policy. Free return within the first 15 days. Wouldn't trust Anbernic if I had to return my device 😅

[subtle venture]

What does this device do better than 351P?

[fast creek]

https://tenor.com/view/thanosgenerator-110-thanos-gif-15521580

[silver marsh]

*except firmware availability (may change) and integer scaling gba (will not change)

Way better res for almost everything else though

[torn swift]

Yeah, I don't get why some folks care about better screens for GBA (or even DMG) when they're the only systems using that aspect ratio, really

Unless they want a dedicated machine

[raven coral]

because gba is an amazing platform

[torn swift]

Oh, it is

I just don't feel like prioritizing it when most other systems are 4:3

[glad crystal]

i got OGA for 15$ for it 😄

been great ....

[shut kiln]

I spend half the time or more on GBA, so I have a hard time with the current 640x480 screens

[honest loom]

https://youtu.be/3ZrphA99nHA

[fierce quartz]

Does this mean we might not see minui on the Plus ? I am really looking forward to it after setting up minui on the OG 35XX for my brother. Anyways, thanks for your hard work, it's an amazing OS. I wish I knew how to develop these kinds of thing so I could contribute to the community

[fresh frost]

Those miniscule black bars for gba on a 3.5" 4:3 can't really be that much of a hard time can it? But each to their own

[tropic stag]

#1186978548779589674 message

[fierce quartz]

Oh sweet! Minui is so good, I play more games since using it since no distractions lol

[fresh frost]

Yes

[vestal linden]

If you are a couple days behind on messages. I suggest you keep reading before just randomly pinging.

[silver marsh]

I don’t think anyone complains about the black bars, they complain about the poor scaling res

If the 4:3 was 960x720 nobody would care

[fresh frost]

Ah okay, that makes more sense

[fresh frost]

We can dream but this res ain't happening 😦

[silver marsh]

I’d like to see a small pocketable stickless handheld with a 3” 720x480 which does exist

Just as good as 640x480 for 4:3

Basically a v2 MM screen but wider

Would pick that over a 2.8” 320x240 for the #1172563209333526539 even if it came at a $20 premium

[fresh frost]

This exists?? Is it on any devices or just those odd flip phones

Whatever was the res and size of thst LG Wing secondary display

[fresh frost]

Does a 640x480 in 2.8" exist?

[silk compass]

yup, the miyoo mini

well at least before v4

[fresh frost]

Am I okay to delete my comment 😂

I own one and completely forgot 😭

[silk compass]

go right ahead 😂

[fresh frost]

Probably because i haven't used it in so longggggg

[silver marsh]

It’s often sold as a fully assembled gba replacement screen kit

[fresh frost]

I didn't know the replacement gba display was 720x480...

Now I'm really Curious as to why it isn't used? Supply?

[fresh frost]

Lol new displays for v4? Finally ran outta those bLack berry displays

[silver marsh]

Maybe

[silk compass]

yeah it's a weird resolution now. 750x560

I would totally buy a handheld with a 720x480 screen

[fresh frost]

Yeah, looks like a great res.

But a 406M with a higher res display would be the winner winner chicken dinner for me

[silver marsh]

I’d prefer dpad top but if everything else is perfect I’d live

[shut kiln]

Right, it's the scaling on GBA 640x480 that's an issue not the bars. You can choose between a small integer scale, sharp and uneven pixels, or even but slightly blurry. The best compromise for me seems to be an LCD shader on top of a Normal4x filter.

Everything is even, very slightly blurry, but the LCD shader helps fake the pixel definition.

It's too bad even the 353 takes a performance hit, when using lcd-grid-v2

[silver marsh]

Yeah lcd grid v2 is a great solution on android handhelds though

If you like that aesthetic

[raven coral]

i use the dot shader, looks good to me

reminds me of og gba

[silver marsh]

Almost everyone I know hates shaders and wants just the raw pixels

For me it’s pretty system dependent - handheld systems I want the grid though

[raven coral]

to me it looks weird, almost like there's more detail with a pixel grid

[silver marsh]

Crt effects on a handheld are just goofy when it tries to like bend the corners in or whatever but a bit of blending and light scanlines look nice

Even if just to make the single colour backgrounds of the NES not look so empty

[raven coral]

yeah i try to find what works for each platform

kinda what i spend the most time setting up at first

i don't like overdoing it either though, i agree

i might keep my odin 1 as a dedicated gba and psp even if it's overkill and big for that

[shut kiln]

dot is a great shader, and performs well on less powerful gpus. I would perfer dot over grid v2 if it was more balanced. I actually use dot if I can't see the imbalance.

you know what really looks good, is dot on gamegear at 640x480. Now that they fixed the aspect ratio on gamegear cores in retroarch.

Been playing GG Aleste 3, lately and it runs awesome with a emulation cpu overclock.

[potent igloo]

Nobody is ever happy with what they got when they see their neighbour have something better.

[silver marsh]

I am more than willing to own one handheld per system I want to emulate if I can get the perfect handheld for a system

Like one handheld per 300-2000 roms is not a bad deal financially imo

And usually you can get one handheld that does more than one system near perfect

[fierce quartz]

I mean we bought one handled for one system when we first bought a Gameboy and so on, for example, so it's not too farfetched

[silver marsh]

Sometimes the end game handheld can be the same handheld per system though - like a 1:1 screen stickless vertical would be my endgame for GBC, nes, snes all at once

RG arc would slap for neogeo as well as megadrive etc

I’m tempted to try and score a cheap 505 just for psp

[glad crystal]

Neogeo is great on arc

Although no clicky stick

[silver marsh]

I’m curious to try a clicky stick at some point but I have my doubts I’d prefer it to my 8bitdo arcade stick or my m30 dpad

Those are my two preferred ways to play neogeo currently - bought the m30 specifically as a way to play metal slug in the late evening without bothering my better half with all the clink clank of an arcade controller

[potent igloo]

Why not buy a psp or even a vita then?

[raven coral]

because original hardware isn't as fun

[willow walrus]

there's a modded v1 x18s in marketplace for 70usd if you really need something basic for psp

[modest umbra]

And you can't upscale either of those options. 😅

[silver marsh]

Or fast forward, which is a must for such an rpg heavy library

[modest umbra]

So many benefits to not using original hardware.

[rancid gazelle]

Anyone with an H want to kick the tires on the new MinUI alpha for the Plus? I assume everything but the sticks will work as is but I’m curious to find out for sure: https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI/releases

[late shale]

What do you have against tires?!

[acoustic dock]

I have the tires, will try in a few hours

[acoustic dock]

You can use the stock TF1
card, reports of its poor quality are
greatly exaggerated

100% agree

[formal stratus]

Just ordered mine.

Hope that a more stable Garlic 2.0 beta will be ready by then

[acoustic dock]

@rancid gazelle

[acoustic dock]

the sticks direction and L3/R3 don't work as you expect but everything else seems fine

dpad, face buttons, L1/L2/R1/R2, select/start, menu button, volume and menu+vol brightness control all working

[rancid gazelle]

Nice. Thanks for checking!

[acoustic dock]

I'll DM you the stock firmware image if you're interested

[sand cove]

Odd to see MinUI with box art

[acoustic dock]

it's the mario all stars select screen

[sand cove]

Ohhh that makes a lot more sense

I should've known. That game came with my SNES when me and my brother got our SNES a kids

[rancid gazelle]

I was similarly confused at first 😅

[azure finch]

Great work @rancid gazelle i'm game to test!

NO tires will be safe!!

[hasty jasper]

Is $55 a good price for this

[marble river]

is that US price before tax and shipping?

[potent igloo]

Two devices, single sd card image.

[azure finch]

@rancid gazelle Bob Wulff asks if MinUI supports N64 or DS

https://twitter.com/RetroHandhelds/status/1743541246344438234?s=19

[rancid gazelle]

Nope.

[hasty jasper]

already includes tax and shipping

[raven coral]

damn, where? that's awesome

[marble river]

is that some kind of welcome deal? Sounds like a scam price 😄

[hasty jasper]

There’s a $20 voucher in my local ecommerce that’s why

[marble river]

well for that price I would go for it

[hasty jasper]

It’s the official anbernic store too hehe

[fast sparrow]

To France $91.17 🤡

[patent island]

Im stoked my H just got shipped 👍🏼

[modest umbra]

Now that this is shipping I'll wait for next week when they announce the clambernic lol

[patent island]

Always will be a new one lol

They are working on it. The Alpha. 👍🏼

[rancid gazelle]

Anyone who kicked the tires on the MinUI alpha should update to avoid potential dataloss: https://github.com/shauninman/MinUI/releases

[tropic stag]

Rip

[raven coral]

nope nope nope nope nope

what the heck anbernic

[sand cove]

What's the problem?

[raven coral]

95 bucks

[sand cove]

95 euros

75-79 bucks

[raven coral]

95 euros is 104 usd

[sand cove]

Just give up your healthcare and move here to enjoy cheaper Handhelds

What's the euro price on Anbernic.com

[raven coral]

91 dollars, so i guess around 88 euros through paypal

[sand cove]

I usually order Anbernic stuff off their website.

[raven coral]

i only bought the 405v off them cause the aliexpress prices were much better for the rest

but not with this one

or i guess i'll have to wait

i'm definitely not paying over 75 for it

[fast sparrow]

Basically the console is not very interesting, at this price even less 😅

[rancid gazelle]

Are you sure about this? (You can confirm with the Input.pak in Tools from the extras zip) I'm seeing crazy stuff out of the box. Like: Releasing the F button also releases DPAD UP (but only sometimes). R2 and R3 aren't mapped to any buttons known to the Plus. L2 maps to R2. L3 to L2. PLUS is DPAD DOWN. MINUS is, you guessed it, DPAD RIGHT? 😂

[bronze kayak]

That, uhh... definitely sounds like Anbernic alright.

[magic verge]

I ordered two rg35xx h with 5$ newsletter discount. Paypal gives you a terrible rate so I paid in usd and let my credit card do the exchange rate. That way it was 160,21euro instead of 166euro (paypal exchange rate). So 80,10euro per unit is really cool!
I hope there is no additional taxes when it arrives in germany.

[raven coral]

oh, not that bad

[formal stratus]

Looking forward to having the RP4P and this as a secondary device

[acoustic dock]

let me check again, I was playing snes, gbc and genesis with no issues, I didn’t install extras

[acoustic dock]

works okay for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IOP1uD4Fys

[rancid gazelle]

What! 😂 Have you updated the stock firmware or anything? These things are cursed 👻

(Thank you for taking the time to test this. So thorough too! 😄)

[acoustic dock]

it’s a stock RG35XX H SD card, unchanged

I saw that anbernic have the firmware on google drive now https://win.anbernic.com/download/360.html

[rancid gazelle]

Could you tell me the version displayed on your stock?

Mine is RG35xxH-20231219. Kinda hoping yours is newer and not older 😅

[acoustic dock]

mine is the same RG35xxH-20231219

[rancid gazelle]

Amazing 😂/😭

[acoustic dock]

I duplicated this card and put the minui files onto it

not sure if that makes a difference?

[rancid gazelle]

I'm wondering if it's a gamecontrollerdb.txt thing (although I'm using the joystick API in SDL2 not the game controller one). Or something similar...

[tulip cedar]

This applies to the plus model as well right? I can help with testing once I get mine delivered

[rancid gazelle]

yup

[scarlet pebble]

Does the Rom/Game partition can resize?

[median grail]

Is it shipped or:

Info Received
Shipment information received
6 Jan, 2024

[patent island]

It says Parcel information received

[scarlet pebble]

https://youtube.com/shorts/AJclfG4YjCQ?si=amTyMWCrIoAcSzj_

[median grail]

My arc stayed one week on that status and then it was shipped and took another week to arrive

[potent igloo]

It's been almost 48 hours with the H and I actually really like it. It's like a slightly bigger version of a Gameboy Micro.

[patent island]

For my plus it took almost 2 weeks.

[patent island]

How did you get it so fast?

[potent igloo]

Dev work.

[patent island]

Awesome much appreciated.

[potent igloo]

FYI, with the black edition, use a paint pen and do a single drop on the LED to carefully go around the edges, it will lessen the brightness and you'll get a nice small pin prick sized light which is good enough for midnight playing.

[patent island]

I purchased the crystal white.

[dusk moat]

Wear sunglasses 😎

[potent igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/glasses-sunglasses-cool-tom-cruise-smile-gif-17437889

There is probably a programmable way to disable the LED, just haven't figured that out yet 🙂

[patent island]

Lol 🤣

[patent island]

You will figure it out.

[pallid forum]

RG35XX H Stock OS MOD Ver.

OS version：
20231219

Function：
Based on stock os improvement, modify partition arrangement, and support automatic expansion of partitions.
Supports TF cards with a capacity of 16GB or more.
Excluding games, you need to copy and add games yourself.

Installation instructions：

1. After downloading the. 7z compressed file, you need to decompress and obtain the. img image file
2. Burn the included .img to a MicroSD (>= 16GB) using your tool of choice (Rufus, Balena Etcher, dd, etc)
3. After completing the card swiping, there is no need for any other operation. Please insert the card directly and start up.
   The first startup will automatically complete the expansion of the game partition, create directory, and install script files,
   During this period, it will automatically restart. Please be patient and wait for the operation to complete
4. After successfully starting the system, you can connect to the computer through a card reader and copy game files to the
   corresponding folder in the "ROMS" partition

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uwCkGX3H-K09pj0VbB6hkS8I0_qhzrGY?usp=sharing

[scarlet pebble]

thanks!

[scarlet pebble]

just noticed that the ppsspp language was set to chinese

[pallid forum]

Thank you, it has been fixed and re uploaded

[rancid gazelle]

echo 0 > /sys/class/power/<battery model I can’t remember rn>/work_led

[potent igloo]

Noice!

Thanks for that, appreciate it.

[rancid gazelle]

Still haven’t figured out why the button mappings on my unit are so wrong but at least I don’t have to stare at that stupid light? 😂

[rancid gazelle]

Does this offer still stand? (I was going to grab the official Anbernic image but they've exceeded their download quota.)

[acoustic dock]

sure thing I will dm you

I think you have dms off

[rancid gazelle]

Haha, yeah. I was getting too many support request DMs. I think it's better to answer those types of questions in public so everyone benefits from the shared knowledge.

[acoustic dock]

https://tenor.com/view/photos-photographer-flashes-celebrity-famous-gif-20382994

makes sense!

[late shale]

I was only trying to send him feet pics, but then he suddenly stopped receiving DMs

[edgy geyser]

Is it possible to modd it like this? I would be interested in this modd

[acoustic dock]

Zeph is an expert at this, I think he did his rgb30 the same way

[rancid gazelle]

Mr. Anderson…

[median grail]

Exactly

[silver marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/more-kylo-ren-adam-driver-screaming-star-wars-gif-17734637

[outer igloo]

yes please!

[hasty jasper]

local distributor might’ve made a complaint they upped the price to cover the voucher 🤣✌️

[fast creek]

Woah, there are people disabling the battery status light? Does this mean that the battery percentage indicator is perfect on the RG35XX H? It's accurate?

[rancid gazelle]

Pretty sure the led and any onscreen ui are pulling battery capacity from the same exact place 😅

[sand cove]

So not accurate but not less accurate

[rancid gazelle]

Both are "accurate".

[late shale]

Accurate™

[pure prism]

@rancid gazelle Is it possible for MinUI to support Graphics Accelerators GPU driver in Future for better N64 & Dreamcast(flycast)

Basics were great for Miyoo as it was low end cpu

Love your minimalist work man

[rancid gazelle]

Anything is possible but I have zero interest in those systems so I wouldn’t count on it. 😅

[wraith grail]

does GarlicOS have portmaster?

or are there any customOS for the rg35xx H where portmaster is available?

[hasty jasper]

portmaster is an arkos project so it would only work with arkos and similar os

[rancid gazelle]

ArkOS is based on Ubuntu 19. The Plus and the H are running Ubuntu 18. Might be trivial for someone (else) to get it working.

[hasty jasper]

Well yeah but I guess my answer is wrong. Answer for his question should be, No.

[late shale]

I thought I heard someone checking out the possibility on the Plus

[torn swift]

It was @potent igloo who mentioned wanting to include it with muOS

[patent island]

Yay!!! 😃 Your parcel has already been shipped for my NEW ANBERNIC RG35XX H😄

[patent island]

Q? Running under Retroarch selecting a game for PS i noticed all the games are kind of dark?

[late shale]

I'm in!

Though I'm technically getting it for free with credit card cash back program.

When is this chat joining the anbernic category?

[sand cove]

Once people have them in their hands usually

Regular people

[late shale]

I wanted to add that anbernic's check out process included an optional tipping section.

What would I be tipping for? Who would it go to?!

[patent island]

Sweet, mine has been shipped👍🏼

[tropic stag]

That’s wild

[late shale]

I'm curious if it goes away if you set your currency to something that's not the US dollar, lol

[rancid gazelle]

I always assumed that was a default Shopify feature (I think I remember PowKiddy having on too) but it turns out it's not enabled by default 😂

[tropic stag]

I don’t remember what device it was, but I remember people complaining about it being scammy for preorders of something?

Because some people didn’t notice it defaulted to a certain value

[sand cove]

Odin 2 had a huge tip default selected

[hollow iron]

I saw that and wondered the same.

[urban zealot]

Ordered on 6th and got shipping notice. Want to find out if I can swap shells and buttons with my RG353M.

[patent island]

Sweet bro I’m happy for you we can’t wait to get ours😃 I believe so you can swap your shells and buttons on the RG 353M 👍🏼

[urban zealot]

The outside layout and dimensions seem almost identical. Not sure about the internal board layout since I haven't seen any internal images.

[tropic stag]

Damn it was the Odin 2?

Were people able to retroactively refund/cancel the tips? Or what was the deal with that since I know some people just clicked through quickly and didn’t realize until it was talked about/afterwards

[sand cove]

Yeah if you emailed Ayn they took care of it

It was set to like 20% tip by default so the tips were like 50-90 dollars because of how expensive Odin 2s were

And lots of people were rushing to order when preorders opened up so a bunch of people didn't notice the huge tip

Ayn also fixed the issue pretty quickly on their end I think. This was all on the indiegogo campaign site

[tropic stag]

That’s good at least. Wonder how many people didn’t realize retroactively what the extra charge was if they weren’t in one of these discords

[modest umbra]

IGG did the same shit, I believe, with the first odin

[patent island]

Do a little bit more research before you start taking apart.

[urban zealot]

Unfortunately, no way to know for sure unless I open up both devices. I will, of course, test the rg35xxh to make sure it's working before I take it apart.

[potent igloo]

Your issue will be the card slots more than likely

[urban zealot]

Thanks for the pic! Going to compare tonight.

Found a pic from reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/ANBERNIC/comments/11vq2h1/rg353m_dpad_tape_mod) and layout for screw holes seems identical.

Hopefully the board's height won't be an issue with the ports lining up.

Oh shoot, the lcd cable is different width. LCD swap is necessary. Darn.

[late shale]

Aren't the shoulders allegedly different? Thought the marketing video said that

[urban zealot]

Kind of looks like the actual button switches line up. I was going to keep the 35xxh shoulder buttons

[obsidian hazel]

My RG35XX H tracking still hasn’t moved since getting my “about to ship” notification on the 6th.

[modest umbra]

Welcome to buying devices from China

[obsidian hazel]

Yeah not complaining just an observation. Same thing happened with my ARC sourced directly from Anbernic. Took a week to see any movement.

[modest umbra]

I know that pain, I don't pay attention to shipping until it notifies me it's out for delivery

I can't shipment watch

[sand cove]

The trick is to order so many things that you receive something daily anyways so you can distract yourself until what you want actually arrives

Warning: this path leads to debt and bankruptcy

[modest umbra]

Then rebuilding your credit by using a credit card to buy more in 7 years. Great life plan!

[potent igloo]

Credit cards are just free money

https://tenor.com/view/i-declare-bakruptcy-bankrupt-yelling-announce-declare-gif-15663557

[patent island]

Mine is coming too. 👍🏼

[proven palm]

Would love to hear from you whether or not you are affected by false diagonals

All the reviews I have seen showed false diagonal input and it was clear that they were using the old rg35xx dpad, besides TechDweeb's Review. He doesn't seem to have this issue. It might just be pure luck, or it could be that Anbernic only used the old dpad on the review models

[potent igloo]

Not at all. I'm a casual when it comes to gaming. High latency, low latency, early or late input I don't really care that much hahaha

[proven palm]

So "Contra Test" is fine on your device as well?

This is something which drove me nuts on my rg353v

[potent igloo]

I don't know about fine, it's more of a skill issue for me.

If I hit a button and the character moves or jumps, that's a-ok.

[proven palm]

yeah it is about false diagonals. So if you press the down button on the dpad, you would expect your character to walk or face downwards, right? Anbernic is known for its unprecise dpad where when you press the downbutton only and move your thumb slightly to the left or to the right that additionally to the down input a left or a right input gets triggered which makes precise platformers a pain to play

[raven coral]

i still don't think the contra test is that serious

i used to like doing diagonals like that when i was a kid and i prefer it that way

35xx dpad definitely was too much since sometimes the side you're pushing into takes priority or something like that and made it worse

definitely a taste thing though

[proven palm]

Thanks @potent igloo for your input, though!

@raven coral I am by no means a veteran or an expert on this matter. With most of the games I played I didn't even notice it. But I do like my platform shooters and there in particular, this issue is annoying for me. Also not being able to consistently trigger the items in Castlevania 3 for example is also very annoying. For me this is just something I cannot look over when deciding for a device but of course this is also very subjective. It just depends on what you are used to and what kind of games you prefer

[potent igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/dont-worry-no-problem-thumbs-up-happy-gif-15689625

[vestal linden]

False diagonals are annoying if you’re playing Bomberman. One of my 35xx is just a Bomberman handheld

[bronze kayak]

and Tetris/Dr. Mario

[vestal linden]

This also. Last second moves will not work with a shitty dpad

[obsidian hazel]

My tracking just updated - it's finally on the way.

[proven palm]

I received my RG35XX Plus today and the new dpad is MUCH better

no false diagonals

[hollow iron]

Just to reconfirm, the Plus or H?

[proven palm]

Plus

[hollow iron]

Got it coach.

Wasn't sure, you're posting in the RG35xx H thread.

[proven palm]

Yes, because I also like the H and almost bought one but was put off due to the old dpad being used. In TechDweebs review you can see that he has no issues with false diagonals so I was posting here again to see if it is maybe just luck for him or that the retail models actually do get the new dpad as well

And now that I have received the Plus with the new dpad, it will be hard going back, haha 😄

[urban zealot]

Aren't the dpads the same on the Plus and H?

They look the same based on Anbernic's pics

[vestal linden]

The Plus dpad isn't in question the H's dpad is.

[proven palm]

exactly, @vestal linden

[proven palm]

at least all the reviewers besides TechDweeb confirmed the H dpad to be the old rg35xx dpad

[urban zealot]

Maybe in the review units only?

[proven palm]

That is what might be the case and I just wanted to confirm this from people who ordered this device but shipping takes some time 😄

[vestal linden]

they might be the same hardware. But the hole in the shell can be cut different causing false inputs.

[urban zealot]

I guess I'll compare when I get my H

I just re-watched Retro Game Corps review and he does mention that dpad diagonal problem was fixed in Plus but is back on H. Hopefully retail units are different.

[vestal linden]

I will wait for the used market for this handheld.

[worldly void]

What it hadokenable and shoryukenable?

[tropic stag]

It depends on the types of games you play. It’s not going to to matter for like Pokemon or whatever

Oh I see now you were just asking if it’s actually an issue for retail units

[late shale]

Wishfully, I hope the contacts under the DPAD are fixed, they're just using the old model on top.

[pallid forum]

My DPAD diagonal performance of 35xx h is better than that of 35xx plus

[patent island]

I can’t wait for mine.

Already in customs.

[potent igloo]

The H is pretty darn good I must say. I'm more of a fan of verticals but the H is very comfortable to hold. Took me a while to figure out the "MENU" button is the "F" button at the top haha

[hollow iron]

How’s the battery life?

[potent igloo]

Been playing it on and off during lunch breaks and at night. Got it last Saturday, it's Thursday today, last time I checked it was 43% battery.

Mind you I'm not playing high end stuff. GBA, Megadrive, couple of Arcade games.

[hollow iron]

Excellent, my sonic games and dr Mario will run nicely.

Mine should be arriving by Friday.

[timber holly]

anyone ever compare rg35xxh with rg353ps?

[patent island]

Its the same except design. 👍🏼

[timber holly]

ah thankyou 😊

[austere dock]

But note same chip,no?

[patent island]

They have exactly the same chip and screen. They have the same emulators and will have the same performance. The only differences are the sticks and the H being horizontal.

[potent igloo]

Which is great because whatever CFW works on the Plus works on the H and vice versa. No need to develop for two different devices hahaha!

[proven palm]

Nope, the 353PS uses a different chip, but with a similar performance

[potent igloo]

They most likely mean the 35xxplus

But could be wrong

[proven palm]

I mean, if you look for a pocketable and comfortable horizontal handheld, the RG353PS is a good contender, although quite bigger than the 35xxh and more expensive. But yeah, maybe they just meant the plus

[patent island]

Yes the plus

[wraith grail]

Are they any custom firmware for the 35xx H?

[rain scarab]

Wait the H is out?

[raven coral]

it's been out for a few days

[proven palm]

only in early alpha stages

I would just stick with the stock os since it is fine actually

just not pretty

until we get some stable garlic, minui etc. releases

[wraith grail]

I'm getting my device towards the end of January. Hopefully garlicOs is stable by then

[proven palm]

Ah, I wouldn't bet on it since unfortunately, Anbernic is quite annoying with their policy on keeping the firmware and source code shut from everyone else which makes it much more difficult for developers to build custom firmware

So it might take a while but at least some newer versions of the cfws might be available which are more feature-rich and stable than the current ones

[vestal linden]

Just going to wait. Until some is so PO with their device I get it second hand

[rancid gazelle]

MinUI is pretty stable at this point.

[proven palm]

Ah man, I really want to try it out but I have trouble setting it up

[rancid gazelle]

What's the issue?

[proven palm]

Which official firmware should I use as the basis os?
I would do a 1-card setup: a 128gb SanDisk Ultra card.
When I flash the official os, only a portion of my 128gb is being used. Will MinUI autoresize the partitions?
I am not too sure where to put the files for MinUI in which partition. It would probably help me to see the folder/partition content of the corresponding places to put the data in in order to identify the corresponding folders

I read the readme for the installation but I guess I am too dumb to properly understand where to put those files 😄

[rancid gazelle]

I just use the stock firmware that came on the TF1 card that came in the device. When I insert it (into my Mac) two partitions mount, one is unnamed (which shows as NO NAME in macOS) and the other is named Volumn (sic). (There are 4 other hidden partitions. Ignore those.) The unnamed partition has some folders on it, anbernic, Roms, save, Saves, possibly others. The RG35XX Plus dmenu.bin and your roms go on that partition.

A second card for any userdata (ie roms and saves) is the officially recommended setup but a single card works.

[proven palm]

Thanks! And where should I put the MinUI zip file?

[rancid gazelle]

Same card.

[pine hill]

For the price of the H, you could get an RGB30

[proven palm]

So in the same partition folder where the dmenu.bin file goes?

[rancid gazelle]

Yup.

[proven palm]

Thanks so much, shauninman! Will try it out!

will the partition where the roms and I also guess the bios files go expand when booting up MinUI?

Because I only have 42MB on this partition 😄

Ok, it is working. I can finally boot into MinUI!

[rain scarab]

I mean fair, I was just curious I must've missed the release day

I'm holding off on either the H or the + until custom OSs are out and stable

[rancid gazelle]

No. I'm guessing you still have the stock roms on there taking up all the space?

[proven palm]

nope, I uses an image without roms and the "Roms" partition was only 64MB in size

I have resized it to use up my full card and I am copying some ROMs now and will test it then

For BIOS files, I guess I need to create a "Bios" folder next to the "Roms" folder?

[urban zealot]

Anbernic website says the H supports C2C charger. I'm assuming this means charging with usb-c to usb-c cable?

[shut kiln]

It does, but ymmv; Taki tested a few, and not all of them worked.

[proven palm]

Ok, so resizing the Roms partition will break the system. Cannot boot the device anymore

Is MinUI compatible with this slightly modded firmware?
https://www.reddit.com/r/RG35XX_Plus/comments/190s4xv/firmware_mod_v2/

I don't get it why the official firmware only creates a 64MB Roms partition in the first place

[patent island]

Same here.

[patent island]

Do you have the link?

[patent island]

Aliexpress is expensive now.

[pine hill]

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805980469292.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.379d1e2bk8cxC9&browser_id=9f308f0011da40aab22d4604e551aecc&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=ncbhgphafcauynrm18cfa12524e886da314a690775&gclid=&pdp_npi=4%40dis!USD!220.86!61.26!!!1575.35!436.94!%40210318bb17050025539151507e27d6!12000036075209182!sea!US!4205443105!AB&algo_pvid=c12a1602-27b0-4c65-b40a-7d12a7d11532

[patent island]

Thank you too bad they have 3 colors and you have a choice no card. Or card.

[proven palm]

I guess I just wait until my second 16GB sd card arrives and then go with the 2sd card setup

@rancid gazelle I guess with the 2 card setup the Roms, saves etc folders go onto the 2nd card as well as the dmenu file and the MinUI.zip file?

[rancid gazelle]

dmenu.bin goes on TF1 on the partition we talked about. Everything else goes on TF2 (as noted in the included readme).

[proven palm]

Thank you very much for your help!