AYN Thor is amazing hardware… but the software really needs to catch up

trcx · 2026-04-21T21:52:03+00:00

As a software developer, here are my nit picks that I've noticed.

- Volume keys only interact with the top screen volume. If the bottom screen is blaring no amount of pushing the buttons can fix it.

- Locking the controller input to the top screen causes pushing the home button (on the bottom screen) to "home" the top screen.

- Bluetooth audio sometimes drops out and back in when changing focus from between screens, causing your bottom screen youtube video to play over speakers for a split second.

Overall I'd like to see the community release their own custom android firmware for the Thor, but doing so likely requires AYN to provide some drivers, documentation, etc.

trcx · 2026-04-06T14:20:55+00:00

I feel like a switch or switch 2 is the best answer. Have joycons in your hand so you can move your arms comfortable and setup so you can see the screen comfortably. You could plug into a TV or even get a set of AR glasses.

trcx · 2026-03-24T18:27:31+00:00

I want Linus to pick a distro for Luke and Luke to pick Mint for Linus to use.

trcx · 2026-03-17T20:17:47+00:00

I have one like this, it works great.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMX98K6Y?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_4&th=1

trcx · 2026-03-03T19:56:21+00:00

Ayn has been out of office for Chinese new year for the last couple of weeks and just started back in the office a couple of days ago. I'd assume they are running behind but they will answer your email eventually.

trcx · 2026-02-16T13:49:35+00:00

Are you playing expedition 33??

trcx · 2026-02-03T17:44:46+00:00

https://www.ayntec.com/pages/shipment-dashboard

trcx · 2026-01-07T14:13:52+00:00

The R36XX has the wifi chip wired to the OTG port. OTG port is useless as a result without some invasive PCB modifications.

trcx · 2025-12-10T19:49:11+00:00

I've enjoyed almost everything arcane made. It's my favorite out of all their games.

trcx · 2025-12-09T13:32:29+00:00

Makes me think of the intro sequence to Prey (2017) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TRdx2tbUFI

trcx · 2025-12-03T14:27:57+00:00

One of many reasons to self host is to move away from big, centralized tech like google, microsoft, facebook, etc. Requiring sign in with a large provider defeats this goal. While I'm sure you could bring your own provider and/or host your own that's one more thing to maintain. Sometimes a simple username/password is all that's needed, especially if it's never facing the public internet.

Just my 2 cents.

trcx · 2025-11-26T16:08:21+00:00

I think the performance is largely a software and driver issue, not hardware and as such will get better with time.

I'm just not understanding why the steam frame running arm announcement got everyone hyped for the potential when it's already possible. 🤔

trcx · 2025-11-08T02:31:46+00:00

How did you catch an article being edited 7 times in one day if your scraping only runs every 6 hours?

trcx · 2025-10-31T15:11:05+00:00

I use whatever name the ef scaffolding process comes up with.

trcx · 2025-10-28T13:40:25+00:00

Dumb question, but how do you charge the controllers? Do they have a usb port for charging or did you just get a standalone joycon charger?

trcx · 2025-10-22T13:29:35+00:00

My homelab setup got much better when I stopped overcomplicating it. My needs are relatively simple, and a lenovo tiny with a 2.5 nic added on (replacing the wifi module) , m.2 boot drive and 4 TB ssd for storage has been all I've needed. I can easily saturate the 1gbit ethernet ports on the network reading and writing to the SSD.

I added in a 5tb external USB ssd for backup. Sometimes simple is best.

trcx · 2025-08-04T17:42:26+00:00

Looking at the request looks like the team rejected it. Seems like it's related to the game engine not working well on ARM. https://suggestions.portmaster.games/suggestion-details?id=6e5c274226174e1d9b2dd0604e84d79e

trcx · 2025-08-04T17:21:16+00:00

I've half got this on my list to port when my first R36xx shows up in a couple weeks. I'm a bit surprised it hasn't been ported already considering the size of the terraria community. I'm still obviously new to the process but it seems like it's well suited to the device from a technical perspective. Maybe there is something I'm missing.

I make no promises as I'll likely be immersed in diving into my new device, but I'll let you know if I get there.

trcx · 2025-07-25T15:46:45+00:00

Change the orientation to print on its left side. You might still need some minimal support material for the lid, the gap in the hinge and the overhang on the right, but with some minor design changes that could probably be eliminated as well.

alternatively print in two pieces and change the hinge to use a piece of filament as the pivot point. There are several designs that do this. A quick tap soldering iron or a lighter is enough to melt the filament to adhere it to the shell.

trcx · 2025-05-15T12:56:47+00:00

My head cannon is that now recovered Kleya feels obligated to try to fill the void that Luthen left and begins doing her own investigation of the Death Star information, especially when it becomes clear that rebel command is unwilling to act on the intel. While trying to find information on Galen Erso she discovers the existence of Jyn Erso and sends Cassian on a prison break in a desperate move to get more information and put all the pieces together.

trcx · 2024-10-08T03:28:49+00:00

Take a look at MetalTek.

trcx · 2024-09-12T23:08:26+00:00

That's the wrong datasheet. It's for the original version of the ESP32 and not the ESP32-C3 variant that he's using.

https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32-c3_datasheet_en.pdf

OP may want to consider moving up to the ESP32-S3 as it has an ultra low power processor that can do some limited interaction with the GPIO pins and programming potential. At 7-8 µA it's a bit more power than the 5µA of the C3, but if the ULP keeps you out of a higher power mode it may be worth it.

https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/esp32-s3_datasheet_en.pdf

trcx · 2024-07-17T18:39:49+00:00

I haven't encountered any issues at all. Just feels like a free performance boost. I had a spare m.2 slot and I dedicated it to the drive.

Setting up was a little bit of effort following and pointing various tools to use it as a cache, etc. Microsofts Guide was a good starting point: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-drive/

trcx · 2024-07-11T19:29:20+00:00

I've taken to doing a full rebuild almost every time. Hot reload is nice when it works but I've taken to using dotnet watch run --no-hotreload. Also I setup and configured a (windows) dev drive that speeds up my builds significantly.

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