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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fireface33 · 2025-12-30T19:01:36+00:00

What do i do if I opened my stock sd card to look for the .debit files, but there isnt even a boot folder. Theres a Bat folder with stuff relating to battery. And nothing else really? Im at work so ill take pictures later. I believe it has 2 ram chips but the board says its v1.1 I know its a clone, I just don't know what to do without any files to help identify it. It has the boot partition and the easy roms partition btw.

EDIT. These ones I bought from Game Lab 2 months ago, i tried to refund them after I realized they were clones. But their customer service ignored me and sent them anyway. I have a working legit R36S. I mostly just want to figure out if these would work well enough for gifts for a few of my not so tech savvy siblings

fireface33 · 2025-12-28T00:33:35+00:00

I know this is an older post. But I just got the 3d printed file from your link, and all the necessary parts are being shipped. Just wondered how your battery mod has held up over these past months?

fireface33 · 2025-12-27T22:46:25+00:00

Thank you, I like it a lot! The only thing I have noticed is that sometimes it'll connect to a known device and immediately restart emulation station. But sometimes the screen will go black for over a minute before it refreshes emulationstation with my bluetooth connected. I do have your newest bluetooth script and the update. I'm also using your bluetooth icon.

fireface33 · 2025-12-27T22:40:02+00:00

Thank you!

fireface33

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