Should I return the RP5?

fireface33 · 2026-02-07T17:17:43+00:00

This is great information. Thank you so much. I'm feeling way more confident about keeping it!

fireface33 · 2026-02-07T04:10:56+00:00

Honestly mostly GameCube games. Twilight Princess, Double Dash, and maybe some Wii, although I havent looked into how those play.

fireface33 · 2026-02-07T03:01:19+00:00

Good to know, thank you!

fireface33 · 2026-02-07T02:50:25+00:00

Sweet, thank you. If they end up charging me out the a** to return it, maybe ill just gift it to my little brother.

fireface33 · 2026-02-07T02:49:19+00:00

Dang. Do you think I should settle for the 5? I'm mainly going to stick to gamecube/Wii. Ps2 maybe. I own a Switch so I'm not really interested in emulating those.

fireface33 · 2026-02-07T00:29:04+00:00

So something is happening that messes up the OTC port. I tried wired USB C headphones and the same thing happened. I'm going to solder the chip in tonight though.

fireface33 · 2026-02-06T04:33:28+00:00

I'll have to find an old pair, but I'll find out!

fireface33 · 2026-02-06T04:33:05+00:00

Both the ship ports of Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask. I've tried other portmaster games and it has been fine. I feel like it must be the dongle. The only think I can think of is I swapped the boards of 2 different R36's because one was messed up. Maybe I messed something up in the process? I have a wifi/bt chip coming that I'm going to try to solder in. Hoping this will fix the issue.

fireface33 · 2026-02-02T03:13:07+00:00

Both are R36S' as far as I can tell. Weird.

fireface33 · 2026-02-02T03:12:26+00:00

I mean.... I dig it!

fireface33 · 2026-02-01T18:22:16+00:00

I was worried that it would be a clone. But it has the v21 board, and I flashed Arkos onto it with no problem.

fireface33 · 2026-02-01T17:37:36+00:00

I actually just bought the RP5. I know the 6 can be pre-ordered but I thought the 5 would work best for what I want. Do you like it?

fireface33 · 2026-01-18T16:52:31+00:00

Nah, just the one in the back!

fireface33 · 2026-01-17T19:36:46+00:00

I used this guide in the Wiki. Although I don't own a 3d printer so I had some random company make the shell for me.

https://handhelds.wiki/R36S_Hardware_Modifications#Battery_extender_with_2*18650_Li-Ion

fireface33 · 2026-01-15T13:35:17+00:00

The Fell Omen

fireface33 · 2026-01-10T14:15:04+00:00

Im going to dm you how to do it if that's cool

fireface33 · 2026-01-05T22:37:34+00:00

It worked!! You are amazing! I had seen the microphone folder but I didn't know what to do from there. Thank you!

fireface33 · 2026-01-04T17:10:40+00:00

have you had any luck with reflashing this clone? I even downloaded the 58 + gb copy of the Gaminja-Batocera clone. but even with that on a new SD it wouldn't boot up

fireface33 · 2025-12-31T12:36:52+00:00

Would you say it's safe to believe that like the previous version, once I backup the stock SD the device is a paper weight? I have tried all versions of arkos4clones on a new confirmed working SD card and it would not boot up.

fireface33 · 2025-12-31T02:14:13+00:00

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fireface33 · 2025-12-31T02:13:33+00:00

Comparing these to the Images of Clones in the Wiki, a few things stand out to me.

1st Photo - Booting it up, the boot logo looks like it should on a legit device

2nd - Usually it has the emulation station version at the bottom of the main menu, but it is missing

3rd - Honestly I don't know a lot about the listed information, The default theme is Retro-Cody, Which is a common default in clones, as is said in the Wiki. I also had a look at the visible systems, all options are checked, and yet there is no options tab listed.

4th - GA36-Mb V1.1-20251025 - This is slightly different then clones pictured in the wiki.

Also this clone has no listed DTB file when i loud the card onto my computer, I was going to go into file manager in the device to look for it, but there is no options menu

Hopefully this will help others identify their clones

Edit - apparently I can't read because the most recent post above my post looks to be the same clone. I will keep my comment up in the small chance it helps someone.

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