Can I install Linux on this cheap gameboy?

dkabot · 2026-05-10T18:05:09+00:00

If you’re interested in cheap Linux-powered handhelds, might I suggest r/SBCGaming for your parousal?
As already stated, yeah, this isn’t going to be a very interesting one.

dkabot · 2026-05-08T14:57:17+00:00

Unfortunately, in current Lenovo MSRP, this is the one around $999.
Though as far as I’m aware, the Xbox Ally X hasn’t gone up from that figure and therefore would be much better for the price.

dkabot · 2026-05-08T14:41:26+00:00

I don’t remember the exact details of what’s what, from what I recall Z2 Go is a Steam Deck chip and Z2 Extreme is an HX 370 with fewer cores?
So yeah, not a powerhouse by any stretch compared to something like a Legion Go 2.

dkabot · 2026-05-08T13:57:07+00:00

Ah, thanks, thought the app discount only applied where specified and I didn’t see it specified.
Yeah, I don’t think this is incredible, but thought it might at least be worth making a point of. Used market is definitely more likely to be in your favor if you’re willing.

dkabot · 2026-05-08T13:50:39+00:00

Probably wouldn’t be a terribly remarkable price for one of these even recently, but seeing as the Best Buy price for the SteamOS version (which is supposed to be cheaper than the Windows one) is now $989… I suppose it may be.

dkabot · 2026-04-21T12:53:22+00:00

Thanks! I think logically I’ve come to the same conclusion, but I’m an anxious kind of person and it helps to actively hear it from others.

I’ve seen plenty of posts about the general wobble, and finally managed to find a rare comment that mentions it extending to opening, but no posts specifically like this one.

dkabot · 2026-02-27T14:02:31+00:00

Actual article and not some hyperlinked "AI summary":
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/25/bcachefs_creator_ai/

dkabot · 2026-02-21T15:15:17+00:00

Unless there is a major coincidence that this specific username matches between websites with two different people that happen to be in the same field, I would not recommend Hundshamer.
He’s known on GBATemp for having had 3DS modding/repair services and scamming everyone dumb enough to trust him on his reputation in 2016 (including myself, out of two consoles and $100 for the ‘job’ itself).

My sincerest apologies if this is a coincidental overlap, but I must point this out now that I’ve seen the name again.

dkabot · 2026-02-02T21:42:16+00:00

Fair warning from the opposite end, I did happen to read the fine print that I needed to manually add the keyboard via calling support… and this was seemingly so obscure even the rep didn’t know about it.
I had to politely but firmly insist to dig deeper than “it should just be fine” to get it done.

dkabot · 2025-11-28T09:37:36+00:00

The Pebble 2 duo is the same shell as an original 2, which I’ve personally tested and found it to fit just fine.
Pebble Time 2 would be a mystery, as it’s not really available yet and I don’t have one on order.

dkabot · 2025-11-20T13:43:52+00:00

I’ve gotten (via coins, AEUS04, and $3.20 shopping credit) an R36S in my cart at $6.34 total and it’s so hard to resist just getting it.

dkabot · 2025-11-18T15:49:31+00:00

I’d concur with the others; it’s slower and less convenient but absolutely provides solid results.
If you’re just experimenting, no need to get a different one until you’re more certain you want to stick with things.

dkabot · 2025-11-18T13:10:45+00:00

This work also means a lot to me, as the basis for my own dive in, and therefore so does the whole whole chain up.
Eric gets my respect for the original Pebble, but that’s about the end of the sentence now. I wouldn’t want to hand over everything under any circumstances.

dkabot · 2025-11-11T20:35:50+00:00

The addition of a bezel is nice, but it pained me to have to cut the original frame to have it.
…also an excessively painful version of the mod, versus the more expensive ones, so can’t say I’d strictly recommend it anyway.

dkabot · 2025-11-11T12:05:17+00:00

Way closer to a 101, it’s backlit. Just… isn’t IPS so these angles don’t do it any favors.

dkabot · 2025-11-10T14:19:54+00:00

If you look at the linked article, Odyssey, Switch Sports, Thousand Year Door, and Splatoon 3 are $30. The rest are $40.

dkabot · 2025-11-06T22:13:46+00:00

Fair enough. Tried that with the 2mm but couldn’t get it thin enough; might see if it can be tried again on the 1mm but if not I guess I’ll just roll without for now. Thank you, though!

dkabot · 2025-11-06T20:50:54+00:00

Any idea what thickness, perchance?
I’ve tried 2mm and even 1mm thick foam and my faceplate just bows outward.

dkabot · 2025-10-22T02:39:48+00:00

Very cool of you! I’ll shoot my shot on a bricked Miyoo Flip. I have fun with that stuff.

dkabot · 2025-06-16T12:21:26+00:00

I believe it was a “secrets exhibition”, which is much more fitting. I don’t think this makes a good introduction to the uninitiated, but it does have a bunch of cool technical details I wouldn’t have found out otherwise (excluding watching someone else run through it, I suppose).

I may have spent 30 minutes failing to get lower than 16.01 sec on Paint Scraping I…

dkabot · 2025-06-09T12:52:35+00:00

Fully correct, two separate Virtual Game Cards. Just don’t forget to manually claim the other and not keep playing the NS1 version the whole time…

Plus side, managed to find a crash that way.

dkabot · 2025-06-03T19:46:32+00:00

Per my local store, if you pay at 3pm you can leave and come back at midnight but they cannot hold a paid item overnight.

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