GameMT E6 Max

[finite haven]

Yeah that's right

Throw an A75/76 core or two in there and the PS2 ver should run close to full speed

[viscid gorge]

a733 version eventually lol

[finite haven]

PowerVR gpu though

BXM-4-64 MC1

Not sure how it'd stack up against the Mali G57

[compact wedge]

following just to get updated examples of this chips performance. not really eying this specifically, more interested in the rgb50 for the screen cuz the only 3:2 device i have rn sucks

[grizzled reef]

Same with BG Dark Alliance which is crazy as its normally so hard to emulate (It has issues even on RP5 )

[viscid gorge]

there are a lot of android games on my e6 plus that i won't bother putting on this device
definitely will add DQB, Nuclear Throne, Death Road to Canada, and Slay the Spire... maybe the Risk of Rain og port

[viscid gorge]

Diet Melee, XIII, Worms 3d, and Prince of Persia will be on the test list next. I did Pikmin already for jdewitz. i'll record the first boss fight later

https://streamable.com/rm15nd

[turbid zodiac]

i dont know why but i feel e6max will run even better ps2 MW2005 than t618, already wasted 2 days and total do almost stable 20fps lock x1, have a cpu bottleneck issues -_- (graphics defoult optimised still)

[viscid gorge]

the only version of Most Wanted 2005 and Underground 2 that are playable on t618 are the gamecube versions.

[turbid zodiac]

g.c working yes, but it too easy

[viscid gorge]

I don't trust either on this because as gamma said, the gpu isn't that great. it might be running underspec due to the 5.x BSP kernel

[turbid zodiac]

NetherSX2 Experimental even better btw

today installed, and finaly a bit understand what game need to run well on low-end chipset

[turbid zodiac]

where he sayed that, cant find

[viscid gorge]

#1347046772698124361 message
you were part of this discussion

[turbid zodiac]

oh, u mean that

maybe, maybe ...

[viscid gorge]

I've managed to make gpu issues slightly more invisible by toggling VBI Skip.

[turbid zodiac]

i hope he find a way to make it faster

[viscid gorge]

basically keeps low fps from triggering stuttered audio. that way if something dips from 30 to 28 or from 50 to 45, gameplay still feels smooth

[mossy heath]

well I've OC'd the unit slightly via the DTB

lets see if it actually is taking effect or not

before:

generic_arm64:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq # cat policy0/scaling_available_frequencies
408000 672000 792000 936000 1032000 1128000 1224000 1320000 1416000

generic_arm64:/sys/class/devfreq/1800000.gpu # cat cur_freq
744000000

after:

generic_arm64:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq # cat policy0/scaling_available_frequencies
408000 672000 792000 936000 1032000 1128000 1224000 1320000 1416000 1500000

generic_arm64:/sys/class/devfreq/1800000.gpu # cat cur_freq
792000000

[turbid zodiac]

https://tenor.com/view/fingers-crossed-i-hope-so-please-please-gif-19730905

[mossy heath]

this device doesn't have bluetooth?

[viscid gorge]

nope. sure doesn't. that was something sinyorksu mentioned earlier on.

[mossy heath]

ah

does anyone know what the mem speed should be on this?

[viscid gorge]

a 2.4ghz mouse/keyboard is okay if clunky

[mossy heath]

I'm just poking about, trying to see if there is some bandwidth being starved between gpu/cpu

[turbid zodiac]

should be stock for 4x

[mossy heath]

i meant in terms of mhz etc

e.g on the t618, it's typically 1866mhz

ok the slight OC worked.
yesterday before OC: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/compute/4022975
today: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/compute/4029816

I suspect I could push 850mhz on GPU if it's similar to the rk3566's mali-g52

[turbid zodiac]

WOW

that already solid for ''slight''

@mossy heath

[mossy heath]

was there pictures of the mobo for this unit with the ram chip visible?

so we can grab the model number and verify

[turbid zodiac]

why they dont post at least datasheet ... for this a527 bruh

[viscid gorge]

oh so this is running nerfed

[turbid zodiac]

yup

[turbid zodiac]

nope, ppls who already teardown it, dont see what exact chip used

[viscid gorge]

for whatever reason, i can't transfer files via usb cable after the flash to basic android. might be fine in linux, but windows.... nope

i'll bug sinyorksu about it after i send him some controller configs later. glad he fixed volume

[mossy heath]

generic_arm64:/sys/class/devfreq/1800000.gpu # cat cur_freq
850000000

generic_arm64:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq # cat policy0/scaling_available_frequencies
408000 672000 792000 936000 1032000 1128000 1224000 1320000 1416000 1500000 1584000

generic_arm64:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq # cat policy0/scaling_cur_freq
1584000

[viscid gorge]

#mod-it-till-it-breaks

[mossy heath]

speedrun: making my e6max toast

I'm using the same voltage though, it seems to be holding up

I've not OV/UV yet

[turbid zodiac]

#push-to-the-limit

[mossy heath]

I actually think 850mhz is supposed to be the GPU base clock speed btw

[turbid zodiac]

like t618 yeh

[viscid gorge]

can you churn out another basic android distro with these changes?

[turbid zodiac]

somone sayed it can even 950mhz (G57) without oc, so chip is not weak that much could be, if vendor not limit it

[mossy heath]

yeah that's doable

[viscid gorge]

i'll mirror-host it

[mossy heath]

it'd just be flashing over stock using fastboot, would require bootloader unlock and flashing vendor_boot

[turbid zodiac]

sound easy

[viscid gorge]

we have the phoenix flashing tool too. does a live update

[mossy heath]

experimental 850mhz OC.

ensure bootloader is unlocked first (enable dev settings, unlock bootloader, adb reboot bootloader, fastboot oem unlock, fastboot reboot)
then flash using fastboot (adb reboot fastboot, fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img.signed)

there may be some other changes for GammaOS but should still work with stock

stock vendor_boot

[turbid zodiac]

wonder if cpu possible to oc too

[mossy heath]

yes I did it

[turbid zodiac]

benchmarked?

[mossy heath]

anyway, looking at the mali speeds, 850mhz is the actual speed IMO:
https://gadgetversus.com/graphics-card/arm-mali-g57-specs/

so we're not really OCing that, just bringing it to normal operating speeds

stock had this at 744mhz

[mossy heath]

currently benchmarking gpu

[turbid zodiac]

good

yeh, all phones with MC1 has 850mhz

[mossy heath]

850mhz: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/compute/4029988

[turbid zodiac]

yikes

13% gain

some of G57-MP2 use 950mhz (its a bit diferent chip) but architecture the same

[mossy heath]

I'm looking at this for CPU, I think we could push the big cores to 2.14ghz: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/11568752

will try that

currently capped to 2ghz on stock

[turbid zodiac]

150mhz will change everything ...

[mossy heath]

nope, too unstable, system won't boot

ok 2.1ghz seems better

[turbid zodiac]

u tried with ov?

or just stock voltage

[viscid gorge]

dietmelee = crash. can't enter 1p mode

[mossy heath]

would not recommend overclocking CPU, I think I'm hitting thermal throttling, getting lower results than stock

[viscid gorge]

i figured that would happen, especially with no good heatsink/spreader-plate, vent, or microfan

22nm definitely keeps your hands warm. tablets usually have ~8in. of aluminum to manage the heat distro

[turbid zodiac]

Eh

[mossy heath]

GPU 850mhz with no CPU OC (previous one has a slight OC).

anyway will take a further look later, I really want to understand the memory clock a bit better

[finite haven]

Oh damn

[viscid gorge]

this is everyone's suggestion to just play the psp versions of the Prince of Persia Trilogy. Playable with hacks, but just not a smooth experience.
https://streamable.com/rfefnp

[finite haven]

Ayy nice GPU overclock

[grizzled reef]

Permanent bullet-time

[finite haven]

You done anything with the little cores again?

The ones that run at 1.4ghz by default

[viscid gorge]

the bullet time just like... sneaks up on you? maybe it's throttling? maybe its too much? maybe the game is broken? lol

[finite haven]

If not then tbh GPU/memory overclock will be the only other option for perfmaxxing

[mossy heath]

I pushed the little cores to 1.5ghz and the big cores to 2.1ghz, but ended up with a toasty device and poorer scores, this thing needs a fan haha

We'll probably benefit from undervolting

[finite haven]

Ahh meant the little cores by themselves

Leaving the big cores at 2ghz

[finite haven]

That'll do the trick

[mossy heath]

I could try that yes

[viscid gorge]

1.4/2 seems to be the best setting without raspberry pi heatsinks

[finite haven]

Could do 2.0/1.5 with little thermal compromise

Maybe 2.1/1.5 with undervolting and some generousity

[viscid gorge]

there -are- heatvents, so it to might work

oh man. lego star wars is -great-. mostly playable even. i'll record something later. off to work now

[mossy heath]

@viscid gorge could you try Geekbench and let me know how your scores look for CPU?

[finite haven]

Tbh Gamma Core is what this device yearns for

[turbid zodiac]

linux for that not bad device is nerf 🤨 (bc it can run G.C / low demanding ps2 and andoid stuff)

[finite haven]

Midnight Club 3 PSP should run decent on this

Runs at ~30-45fps on the TSP

It's a 222mhz game but a heavier one at that, TSP seems to be GPU bottlenecked with that one

[turbid zodiac]

huh, its like japan vice city?

which utilize max gpu frequency 333mhz

[finite haven]

Midnight Club 3 runs at 222mhz

Was released before 2007

[turbid zodiac]

oh

[unkempt pike]

@mossy heath #1347046772698124361 message

I believe it was @viscid gorge who noticed that the physical connection to the RAM is only half of what it could be.

[misty dawn]

hey Gamma what's the question on the RAM?

i'm fairly certain there is 1x 200BGA LPDDR4 (or 4x) chip on the board

[turbid zodiac]

what exact frequency it run

[misty dawn]

should be limited by the speed of the memory controller, which is:

[mossy heath]

cheers guys

[turbid zodiac]

welcome back

[mossy heath]

yeah I just wanted to know what speed the controller freq runs at, and the rated speed for the ddr module

so 1.2ghz

[misty dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/b2tf-back-to-the-future-gif-24927180

[mossy heath]

not the fastest

[mossy heath]

amazing!

[turbid zodiac]

it cant be 1200, dont believe in that low ... 1600 at least

[misty dawn]

i'm surprised it's that high

[turbid zodiac]

ddr4x T618 in handhelds 1866mhz

why there no scripts to check 😦

[mossy heath]

this is not t618 level, nowhere near, sorry to burst your bubble

dmc freq is not exposed in /sys either so it's not clearly visible, probably some mem training done in SPL

[turbid zodiac]

Eh, maybe ... maybe

[misty dawn]

i actually wouldn't be surprised if it's running at 1066 just out of laziness

[turbid zodiac]

there should be a solution how to check it

😢

[mossy heath]

Blast from the past, the x28 is the only t618 I worked with that only did 1024mhz mem speed, while the others did 1866mhz. 😅

[turbid zodiac]

@mossy heath Houston, we have a problem

It can be even lpddr3

[misty dawn]

yeah see my post above

[turbid zodiac]

that action π (another a527 console)

[mossy heath]

generic_arm64:/sys/devices/platform/soc@3000000/1800000.gpu/devfreq/1800000.gpu # cat cur_freq
900000000

generic_arm64:/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy4 # cat scaling_cur_freq
2100000

YOLO

[turbid zodiac]

O_O 900mhz

[misty dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/vegeta-its-over9000-dbz-dragon-ball-z-gif-22240874

[turbid zodiac]

Yeah, i see it before, 527 support allot types of ram (sadly)

[turbid zodiac]

.

[misty dawn]

also 4GB limit 😢

[turbid zodiac]

maybe bc it has lpddr3?

when other lpddr4x

[mossy heath]

900mhz with slight UV: https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/compute/4030872

[turbid zodiac]

so gpu like minimum 30% slower to T618 (1820MHZ) avg 40% (2002MHZ)

😲 why that big gap

[misty dawn]

different class of chip

[turbid zodiac]

https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/compute/4030981 gpu

mine

why that low 🤨 (gamma os)

[finite haven]

How's heat

[mossy heath]

GPU heat is actually fine

CPU is quite toasty

[finite haven]

22nm moment

Hopefully that undervolt helped with throttling

[mossy heath]

getting some stability issues with UV on the CPU :/

random reboots

[finite haven]

Damn

[turbid zodiac]

https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/11579961 cpu

how much possible get more with overclock?

[mossy heath]

You're comparing against a t618, that's much more powerful. No amount of overclock will ever reach that level.

[turbid zodiac]

no no, im not comparing ... im asking how much i can get more on my T618 (not enough for ps2 heavy)

[mossy heath]

t618 cannot be overclocked

[turbid zodiac]

yikes

gpu and cpu locked?

[mossy heath]

yes

[turbid zodiac]

damn

ram?

[mossy heath]

nothing my friend

unisoc is locked down

[turbid zodiac]

😦 sad

u tried 950mhz already? 😀 (what if 1ghz would be stable💀 )

[mossy heath]

no, I am done with overclocking now

[turbid zodiac]

so atm u trying to do stable uv

[mossy heath]

I'm bored now, going back to GammaOS development 🙂

[turbid zodiac]

condition atm - 20% difference (i hope real to do 10-15) vs T610 in gpu performance, pretty solid
also interesting limits for ram

[turbid zodiac]

@mossy heath btw remembered what app can see ram frequency in real time, SCENE (root)

[viscid gorge]

Fuck that's slow

[turbid zodiac]

@mossy heath just realized console turn off with 66%, if turn it on after minute it will down again (so its definitely battery low) , when plug charger it start from 66% to 100% could be gamma glitch? tried unplag battery for 10m already, still

[viscid gorge]

sure

[daring valley]

Because there is no cooling fan, we limit the performance of the chip, otherwise it might explode. Hahahaha

[viscid gorge]

reminds me of amlogic/hardkernel bs

same happened to the OGU. it could perform better, but it meant literally melting the soc

[viscid gorge]

Conflict: Desert Storm, Judge Dredd, and Worms 3d are all decenlty playable:
#1340711956495077497 message
V-Rally 3 and XIII also run pretty well

[mossy heath]

925mhz
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/compute/4031565

And this was the best I could get in terms of CPU
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/11580588

[turbid zodiac]

Wow

[turbid zodiac]

What ram speed exact? And type
Also what the max for that chip with active cooling?

[turbid zodiac]

hm 🤨 i just unplug battery for 8hours, and it still show 66% when turn on, but it doesnt off, already 3 times run geekbench 6, and now wild life extreme stress test (59% atm) seems like glitch gone (RG405 GammaOS)

[turbid zodiac]

hm just unplugged the battery for 8 hours, and it still shows 66% when turned on, but it doesnt off, already 3 times running geek bench 6, and now the Wild Life Extreme Stress Test (59% atm) seems like the glitch gone (RG405 GammaOS) why it happened with handheld consoles? (i know many cases like that, even on stock firmware)

[turbid zodiac]

well, well, well (fan max mode)

[viscid gorge]

This thing is a tweakzilla

[gaunt narwhal]

Klonoa wii runs slow but runs

[turbid zodiac]

can u try dolphin mmjr vbi MW2005? 😀

[gaunt narwhal]

Lemme see if I have that rom

[turbid zodiac]

hope stable 30 fps after overclock would be

u running gamma already?

[finite haven]

Keep dreaming

T618 barely manages that

[finite haven]

Oo, that'd probably run with PsiDozer's changes

[turbid zodiac]

о_О lol?

[finite haven]

As in 55% underclock, VI skip enabled and GPU sync off

[turbid zodiac]

t618 do 40-45 mine

[finite haven]

Huh

[turbid zodiac]

settings is everything for low end devices ''mtk'' (defoult just on good devices work fine)

[finite haven]

A527 would be lucky to manage 25. NFSMW is on the higher end of GCN fwiw

[turbid zodiac]

sceptic

lets hope

interesting is it possible to do 1ghz on 527, or not bc will overheat 925mhz already more than i predict, and even cpu goes up insane too (but i want to know limits)

[cloud mango]

Ps2 klonoa is hard to run even on t618

[turbid zodiac]

@finite haven fast basic "now" settings, dont remember full what i put before, so its not max stable as can be on that t618
RG405V

[viscid gorge]

I have an rg405v. with the fan off, it averages 21.4fps in nfs:mw(pal) for gamecube. with the fan on, it averages ~22-23fps.

there's no way you're going to make the a527 push 30fps without melting it.

[turbid zodiac]

Avg 25-30 (ofc with 1% drops to 20) in chase, but i remember better results on my tablet some years ago (need to test some settings)
RG405V, mmjr2 vbi

[turbid zodiac]

mmjr2 (vbi) also seems still lose (HOW?) to port ishiiruka (the real v6) in performance and stability (first impressions, could be wrong)
upd: just confirmed, it much and much better

[turbid zodiac]

ishiiruka V6 / career start
RG405V (T618) Gamma OS

[viscid gorge]

Ignore the last link I posted. Sinyorksu being dumb

[gaunt narwhal]

Ok

[viscid gorge]

okay upload of 1.09(clean) is going back up.

[viscid gorge]

version 1.12 of the clean firmware is up now. you should be able to flash it over your current android as a live update

[turbid zodiac]

@mossy heath u done with it, or just on pause? (when 1ghz?))

[fresh karma]

@viscid gorge Could you please send the link to v.1.12?

[flat shadow]

Some footage of the E6 Max running yesterdays released Delta Force Mobile! It's a very interesting game featuring a 24 vs 24 pvp warfare mode ("We've got battlefield at home") with big maps and vehicles. On top of that it features an extraction shooter mode called "Operations" ("We've got Escape from tarkov at home"). The mobile version of the game just released and is still buggy and not entirely optimised. So keep in mind when reviewing the E6 Max's performance here.
I have been playing Delta Force on pc lately and having an absolute blast! Can absolutely recommend if you enjoy extraction/battle royale shooters or battlefield!
Ps. If anyone feels like doing some raids in Delta Force, add me in-game @ MchineGunDemma
https://youtu.be/UcV4Gzumgxs

[viscid gorge]

Check the pins

[viscid gorge]

the fact that this consumes 1w when idle and 9w when at max tilt is why i turn it off when i'm not actively using it these days.

[grave hill]

Gamma needs to save us with that passive MUNCHING

[viscid gorge]

yeah idle/max power draw is almost rg552 bad

[grave hill]

YIKES

[viscid gorge]

likewise, the screen is pretty great and the buttons/body feel good in the hands. it's a neat device

[flat shadow]

Yeah, I have ran into the battery being flat-out empty after leaving the device in sleep. Not very good for the batteries lifecycle.

[mossy heath]

https://tenor.com/view/chips-reverse-gif-17825594483334213108

[mossy heath]

on pause, working on other stuff at the moment

[turbid zodiac]

well, its ''playable'' (first try on Erl) never before try it (game) with less than 100+ fps (except when was child, once complete MW on ps2)
avg 25-30fps a bit (wonder how E6Max with OC to 950mhz will perform, wish somone try!)

[turbid zodiac]

T612, DXVK: 1.7.2, Winlator10 dev3, Vortek, gpu A527 should be around with overclock (somone try!) im atm run it on T618

[viscid gorge]

why are you posting this in e6max chat?

#1343847284517113856

[daring valley]

use the new clean android can solve this problem and if you open the save battery mode can get more using time

[viscid gorge]

i'm using it. 1.12p is much better

unit's been asleep for a few days and not moving much percent-wise.

[flat shadow]

Just updated today, had some trouble applying the update at first.

[finite haven]

You'll find that the gamecube version struggled to hit 30 on og hardware, seems to hover in the low-mid 20s most of the time, high 20s in open areas

Can drop as low as 15 at times

[turbid zodiac]

nope

didnt installed on 406 yet, trying to configurate ps2 version :/

[viscid gorge]

@daring valley add some cpu governor options

running cpu-x, it looks like all cores idle at 408mhz. i wonder if it can go lower

[finite haven]

From other allwinner chips (A33, S3) I've tested they can go down as low as 60mhz

The A133P can only go down to 408mhz

[turbid zodiac]

why that high?

[viscid gorge]

i guess the a527 and a523 inherits the 408mhz low spot

that's why we get such a large passive drain

[turbid zodiac]

so the one solution is turning off, sad

[viscid gorge]

https://linux-sunxi.org/images/8/82/A527_Datasheet_V0.93.pdf
going by the official document, that isn't mentioned. but the ram clocks gamma mentioned are there. it only supports a max clock of 1200mhz for dd4 and 1000 for ddr3

[turbid zodiac]

wow a527 sheet

isnt Gamma confirm that?

i only remember he sayed t618 X28 on ddr3(pretty-sure) wont goes above 1028* but they mark it like ddr4x (1866 should be) this why x28 not perform like others

[viscid gorge]

i read through chat earlier while messing around in adb. its all there

[turbid zodiac]

🤔

[viscid gorge]

just an interesting find before i head off to work.

[glass matrix]

Has anyone tried to use it for cloud based gaming yet? Love the stick locations and thought it would nice if so.

[flat shadow]

I can guarantee you it will pass any cloud streaming test you throw at it. To be honest.. it's older brother the E6 Plus with a weaker chipset was already a very good but overlooked cloud gaming device. I used mine with Luna and Moonlight/Artemis without any issues. The E6 Max can only improve upon this since it's significantly more powerful.

[glass matrix]

I gotcha. Most of these “budget” handhelds you can use the built in controller due to some reason. I got the x28 because I liked the sleek look and I do a bunch of cloud gaming and I have to pair a controller to it to use it that way.

[cloud mango]

🎉

[glass matrix]

Try some ge force now and let me know before I buy one lol 😂

[cloud mango]

Thanks, but not using cloud gaming at all

[glass matrix]

I just wanna know if the buttons and triggers work with them. That’s really all. I don’t wanna purchase it and it not work for what I want it to do.

[glass matrix]

If not, I totally gotcha

[karmic oriole]

Great Purchase and Great Color Choice. 👍

[glass matrix]

Could you see if it works with cloud based gaming? Like the controls actually work.

[cloud mango]

Yeah, I know that update for v1.12 is available:)
#1347046772698124361 message
But just out of the box it's v1.10

[cloud mango]

Thanks! 😊

It's actually looks more like grey color, than black

Dpad is greatly improved, compared to previous e6plus, and overall build quality is much better👍

Imho, in their next consoles they need to get rid of that wide black border on screen, to make it look more premium, like on RP5

[weary dust]

Can someone test Tekken Tag 1 and killer instinct in mame?

I like the mini steam deck vibe.

[viscid gorge]

congrats and welcome to the pack

[cloud mango]

Thanks! 😊

[viscid gorge]

go ahead and flash 1.12p if you haven't already

how does everyone feel about the panel? it's quite crisp for just being a laminated TFT or whatever

[cloud mango]

That's what I'm doing now:)

[cloud mango]

Don't have e6plus anymore to compare screen, sorry, and can't say that it's very bright, for tft maybe it's ok, but we are all already spoiled by oled screens ❤️‍🔥

[cloud mango]

Updated to v1.12, all good👍

[viscid gorge]

excellent

[glass matrix]

I really hope someone try’s out and sees if I can play cloud based games via the handheld controls. Really want to get this but don’t want to get it and be wrong.

[glass matrix]

Super nice screen

[humble axle]

Never seen that game before

[grizzled reef]

Streets of Rage 4, its available also on Android, awesome game

[cloud mango]

Playable on mini28 with ultra settings as well, but fails to load after menu on tsp gamma - 1gb of ram is not enough after all for this game 😅

[grizzled reef]

Also runs very well on RG353V with GammaOS 😄 and even though teh 16:9 screen is super tiny on it I would still say its very much playable 😄

[grizzled reef]

it's also something I would like to know, I think Gamma will be porting Core to it so for sure it should be possible with that 🙂

[glass matrix]

I guess I will just wait a little bit and get it. To make sure. I wanted to try and beat the tariffs but it’s looking like imma be paying premium

[cloud mango]

https://youtu.be/x8CHWsqgNlg

[turbid zodiac]

wonder how it will be with gamma 925mhz

[cloud mango]

Itv will definitely add some of speed and performance 😅

[turbid zodiac]

should be

[gaunt narwhal]

how to do this? im on 1.9 still and phoenix suit acts like its connected and begins to upgrade firmware but then it just reboots quickly

[viscid gorge]

it tries to fail and do weird stuff, but eventually works

[gaunt narwhal]

can it be flashed using local update? or only with phoenixsuit

[cloud mango]

It's weird, but it works 😅

[viscid gorge]

yep! i got the same

[flat shadow]

same here!

[carmine sage]

aaaah so tempted to get one to replace my x55, the price and the lack of linux is still holding me back 💀

[viscid gorge]

linux is coming now that the helegaly is in several people's hands

[carmine sage]

now what's holding me back? 😩

[viscid gorge]

Honestly, i was happy with just the e6plus, but i got a max to support sinyorksu

[snow garden]

it's better if you could support Hack Around too

[viscid gorge]

is he making a handheld?

[cloud mango]

He made fw for GameMT for previous consoles

[viscid gorge]

it'll be nice to see what linux firmware comes of his efforts

Can comfirm RB6 Smol and Nuclear Throne both take good adventage of the screenmapper. I really want to see how well Pascal's Wager plays

[cloud mango]

From what I know, it's very tricky to completely dowload extra data for first run of pw.

Not tried it yet in person😅

[viscid gorge]

oof

[gaunt narwhal]

Linux is available?

[cloud mango]

Not yet

[viscid gorge]

batocera exists in a usable form on a527. it just isn't tailored to this system yet. that would be Hackaround's playground

time to test DS again after acquiring an arm64/8a apk

[unkempt pike]

Helegaly will be the name of my next cat

[viscid gorge]

Finally got DS running and it's GLORIOUS

here's the last official, I think, before the author pulled it from playstore

[snow garden]

He is currently working on bringing Linux to E6 Max

[cloud mango]

I know it already from last October 😉

[viscid gorge]

TIME TO GO
https://ctgp-7.github.io/

[humble axle]

People really like MK7 huh

[viscid gorge]

5: double-dash and 6:wii both had huge mapping communities as well. Double-dash plus has like 80 maps?

[viscid gorge]

@daring valley
also, add this to your persistently growing fat firmware
#1347046772698124361 message

[viscid gorge]

https://youtu.be/7PmGT1MCwtc?t=391
took me a while to get the hang of the controls and to remember combo timings

[carmine sage]

aaaah, with linux coming for it as well it's increasingly hard to hold off on buying one lol
powkiddy rgb50 is a mystery, helegaly/kinhank k56/k560 is more expensive, anbernic is still married to the H700

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mPv9QIr
does anyone know this store?

I didn't find the listing from your store, maybe you're not shipping to brazil?

[turbid zodiac]

Action P can wait for 60$

[carmine sage]

yeah, it's very cute but I'm not interested on a 4:3 rn
the one that kinhank bought from them, k56, is more what I'm looking for

[turbid zodiac]

just buy used 505

[carmine sage]

but very few stores are shipping to brazil and it's quite a bit more expensive

[carmine sage]

I had one, great device, awesome battery 🙂

[turbid zodiac]

so u just want test new soc

[carmine sage]

no, I'm looking for a stronger widescreen linux device to replace the x55 I've been using

[turbid zodiac]

oh

[carmine sage]

that's why I'm drooling over this and the supposedly upcoming rgb50

[carmine sage]

alright, wish me luck

[humble axle]

What the hell

That's way more than I remember it going for

[carmine sage]

the e6 max? idk, around 80 usd is the best I've found so far

the rest are import taxes

[viscid gorge]

Yeah, this is a phone+controller market

Basically, a pixel 3 and a controller will cost the same as thiis due to tariffs

[carmine sage]

haven't seen anyone testing streaming like artemis and pxplay on this, with this wifi 6 it should be a great streaming device

[glass matrix]

Would be cool to see if they could put a mouse and keyboard on it too and play some g-force now.

[exotic yew]

My E6 MAX arrived! Here's a comparsion to a pixel 3 with BSP-D8, and my trimui smart pro

[carmine sage]

congratulations!!!!
They have yet to ship mine

and I'm still not sure which color I like the most 😍

[lofty hatch]

If you brought it on AliExpress you might not get it.

[carmine sage]

oh, where did you buy it from?

[lofty hatch]

I tried to get it from AliExpress

The seller never shipped it. This was before the tariffs

[carmine sage]

I've bought it from 2 Aliexpress stores, both swore they'll eventually deliver
My plan is to either sell the other or to cancel one when the other store ships

[lofty hatch]

The seller gave me a bogus usps tracking number

[carmine sage]

oof

[lofty hatch]

It never went to customs.

[carmine sage]

it'd be really sad if they did this, when buying from brazil the taxes are paid in full to Aliexpress, so I'd lose that money

where did you get it from after all?

[lofty hatch]

I screwed up because I should’ve looked up when store was established. I don’t have one. I tried before the tariffs.

[carmine sage]

oh we've had tariffs here for a while now, it's not new unfortunately

[lofty hatch]

They had stopped shipping from China at one point.

[carmine sage]

many Aliexpress stores won't ship here even after tariffs stuff got sorted out btw, so maybe you can expect that as well

for example, @daring valley 's store says it won't ship as well
I think it's all taking a while to get sorted out but everything should work eventually 🙂

[turbid zodiac]

can u do some benchmarks?

geekbench6 (cpu/vulcan/opengl)

[daring valley]

It is estimated that there will be a large amount of stock on the 20th of this month. And a Bluetooth version has been added.

[olive pagoda]

https://tenor.com/view/a-haunted-house-not-dead-grave-gif-17189384

USA market be like

[carmine sage]

will your store ship to brazil as well when you have stock?

[daring valley]

yes

[daring valley]

but you know the tax is very high

[carmine sage]

I know, it's very sad.. but it is what it is, with coupons, coins, etc it can be manageable for things up to ~70, 80 usd

at least when tax is paid in Aliexpress it doesn't get stuck in customs hell and arrives fairly quickly, I think about it as... expensive shipping

[finite haven]

Genshit

[grave hill]

legalized underage gambling

[turbid zodiac]

why u torture this thing?

[cloud mango]

Can it play Genshin? Yes it can!! 🚀 😁

Finally people got 70$ console to play Genshin!

[cloud mango]

Enjoy! 😉

https://youtu.be/5JbK44KCoa8

[modest shadow]

Would've tried ZZZ; that game brought my S21+ to my knees!

[carmine sage]

I've been seeing more stores with stock lately, the one I've bought just shipped

there's a 10 usd off coupon plus 15% off with coins:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mL5uSmj

This one's on Choice, so even safer:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mrGI9bp

[feral dome]

Can this run Mario Sunshine

[modest shadow]

Probably not, but I'm not sure

[humble axle]

Not a chance in hell

This could potentially do very light GCN, but Sunshine doesn't fall under that

[feral dome]

Zang

[humble axle]

Feel like for Sunshine, you might be looking at the RG406V/H, at minimum

The tech just hasn't come far enough for GCN to be playable at this price point just yet

[cloud mango]

No, but it can play genshin 😆

[feral dome]

Would the gkd little be able to instead

[humble axle]

I think it's the same chipset, so no

Plus, we've gotten nothing but radio silence on the GKD Little since its initial announcement

Hard to say whether or not it'll even come out

[viscid gorge]

comparative rules of thumb:

• if t618 devices can't or struggles to run something, the a527 will not run it
• if the rk3566 struggled running it, it will run fine

So if you're like "I really like Volleball Spikers on GCN but it doesn't run well on my rg505..." NO, it will not work on the e6max.

[finite haven]

Genshit with psp graphics yes

Better off buying a used SD855 phone and mating it to a telescopic controller if for whatever reason you wanted to play that garbage

[humble axle]

I think Cobalt might secretly harbour a slight dislike for Genshin Impact, you guys

[feral dome]

Death jr 2 for PSP struggled to run on 3566 devices can someone check if it runs on the e6 max

^~^ it's a childhood classic

[slate jay]

he might just be neutral, best not to jump to conclusions

[broken summit]

Understandable ngl

Gacha games are a plague upon the mobile gaming market

[modest shadow]

Felt

[daring valley]

CAN GO ORDER IT NOW! ONLY FEW STOCK

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008550821760.html

[cloud mango]

It's a sweet dream to have psp gfx like genshin

[viscid gorge]

bless sinyorksu and his microbatches lol

[carmine sage]

aah you're still not shipping to brazil 😦

[snow garden]

I've bought from Shine 3C Store, they sent it yesterday, let's wait to see when it comes

[carmine sage]

same here!

I'd like to share his store in brazilian discord servers though, I'm a mod in one, it's good to list the official sources 🙂

[cloud mango]

Received console from that store, all good👍

[astral pagoda]

So which on plays Genshin better ? The E6 Max or Kinghank ?

[carmine sage]

definitely kinhank k56

[astral pagoda]

Thanks and that's what I figured , my younger cousin is looking for something cheap to play it on

Anything else for around $100 that's better ?

[carmine sage]

oh well... I'd actually recommend spending a little more to ensure having a good time
but I haven't been testing these on the cheaper hhds

like at least one of anbernic's t820? like the rg556?

[glass matrix]

Anyone try Xbox game pass with it? And does it connect to a monitor?

[turbid zodiac]

used t820, g99 handheld if extremely lucky 845

[viscid gorge]

rg505 is 107usd right now

my only other suggestion would be find a used 8th gen laptop for cheap or a phone+controller

[carmine sage]

hello! do you know how/where to follow and support what he does?

[carmine sage]

btw, isn't it time for this to be moved to #1345623875572072518 ?

[viscid gorge]

yeah, @abstract trout this is released and in the public. it needs to be moved, even if it's just being distro'd in microbatches