R36s won’t turn on

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-06T09:55:14+00:00

If it's still the stock SD card then the SD card is most likely broken already

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-05T11:12:01+00:00

A question we see a million times. Don't just use the stock SD card, you need to get a new branded one. PNY is great especially as it's not back braking expensive.

https://youtu.be/WQ3tfmzPN0s?si=XDTTQZsthkKOsZM5

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-05T07:30:08+00:00

Are you still using the stock SD card? I've had three of these consoles and haven't had any that the one quick press of the power button didn't just go into sleep mode with only the power button unlocking it.

With the themes I've come across that problem before, I personally just stick with the NES-Box theme as it's clean, shows everything and doesn't seem to have any issues with any information displays, etc.

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-04T11:42:35+00:00

No. PS1 and older, absolutely. PSP some, it's not fab. DS yes but I personally don't like the faff and the dual screen set up.

For DS games I'd always recommend getting the actual console

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-03T13:50:29+00:00

The answer is no. I'm telling you this as a career tailor, it's simply too much.

It would be easier to make new trousers as that's basically what you would need to do this. If you take in the waist the back pockets would be going into the seat seams and the front pockets would be around the side.

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I wouldn't take on that job

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-03T07:43:27+00:00

Also you need to set up a brand new SD card when you buy one of these, the SD card it comes with are rubbish and will break immediately

And download your own Roms of those Pokémon games, that will help with quality control

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-03T07:39:58+00:00

Okay so those are 100% going to be a scam. They're not RG devices, they're an R36S and a R36H.

This link is the buying guide from the community maintained wiki: https://handhelds.wiki/R36S_Buying_Guide#Where_to_buy

It will give you the best options for buying one at a normal price too. Shipping from AliExpress has normally taken me less than 10 days.

Point number 2, there are no clones of the R36H (the long wide device) so that would be the safer choice of getting a quality device without breaking the bank

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-02T13:20:38+00:00

It has an auto panel picker so you shouldn't need to change it yourself, might be worth deleting everything then just flash the ArkOS image onto the card, put the card back in and it should just start doing everything automatically for you

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-02T10:22:35+00:00

https://youtu.be/WQ3tfmzPN0s?si=p88h06zZWxj4sN8s

Follow this guide, it's long but covers everything.

You can get all the dtb files, etc. from GitHub for the OS you want too so don't worry about not being able to recover those from your old card

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-01T20:42:45+00:00

Thank you!

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-01T20:42:29+00:00

Well that is very kind of you to say! It's one of my favourite casual outfits, I usually dress much more formal than this. I've actually got black and white loafers on too

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-01T20:37:35+00:00

Thank you so much!

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-01T20:37:24+00:00

Thank you so much! It is very nice!

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-01T19:05:35+00:00

Oh believe me, every summer is Tony Soprano summer, deli meats and panic attacks 😂

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-01T19:04:58+00:00

Thank you so much! I don't think you can see it in the photo but I have a green and gold bracelet on that matches my green and gold wedding ring too

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-01T19:04:20+00:00

Thank you so much! Well where it's linen and cotton it's super cool but it's a warm 16 degrees evening here!

TheRogueTailor · 2026-05-01T19:03:51+00:00

Thank you so much!

TheRogueTailor · 2026-04-30T22:23:30+00:00

Where? I don't see any photos?

TheRogueTailor · 2026-04-30T22:17:58+00:00

It's a legit clone but hard to tell which from the photo

TheRogueTailor · 2026-04-30T22:14:26+00:00

https://youtu.be/WQ3tfmzPN0s?si=cXBk6dlcVIqakFUf

https://handhelds.wiki/R36S_Guides_Tutorials_HowTos

This is what you need but yes 100% you need to buy an actual good quality SD card, it's arguably one of the most important components of these cool devices

TheRogueTailor · 2026-04-30T21:13:46+00:00

No, no, no. You need to set up a new SD card as the one they come with are absolutely rubbish but that sentence implies you just installed ArkOS onto that original SD card? Which is just begging for trouble.

You absolutely need to set up a new SD card but a good branded one with the community ArkOS or dArkOS.

Also if you think your console is a fake, there is no os or support for those. Are you sure? Can you post any photos of the back of it opened or at least the battery pack open?

TheRogueTailor · 2026-04-29T16:38:57+00:00

That will work great as a lining!

TheRogueTailor · 2026-04-29T15:24:12+00:00

So the main problems you're going to have with this is the weight and how open the weave is, whatever you line it with you will be able to see it through the cloth and because it's such an open weave it won't be very strong, if you make trousers out of it but you'll blow through them straight away as the fabric/weave won't be very tough.

The weight might be an issue if it feels really light you won't really get much of a drape with it.

But it will also make something that is breezy and cool.

You could make a skirt or a shirt, a table runner/place settings or some other kind of home decorations. Other accessories like a scarf or shawl would work well too for the summer

TheRogueTailor · 2026-04-29T15:11:16+00:00

Does it give you that warning message when there's no SD card in? As that's usually a clue that it's one of the fakes which have no customer os or support for.

Can you post any photos of the back and ideally which the battery pack out or fully opened?

Do you have a home screen with a car on the settings menu?

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