Powkiddy RGB30 Ultimate Setup Guide - ArkOS, Roms & Pico-8, Box Art and Tweaks
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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction & Prep
01:21 - ROMs & Pico-8
03:28 - Software
04:28 - Imaging ArkOS
06:17 - Two Card Method Only
07:54 - All Methods, Adding ROMs & Pico-8
10:38 - Adding Artwork
11:21 - RetroAchievements
12:13 - RetroArch Changes
13:35 - Themes, Portmaster & Remote Services
14:38 - Updating ArkOS - เกม
Awesome. I'm an old dude and new to retro handhelds. The way this unit was setup out of the box was hot wet garbage. After following this tutoria, the unit is playing like a champ. Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
Your channel has been a big help, helping me properly set up all my devices. I find your videos and instructions simpler and easier to watch than some of the other retro handheld channels. Great job!
Glad to help
Awwwyeah. My unit should arrive tomorrow so this is just in time for that! Thanks uncle Joey! You're always the bestest!
This was extremely helpful. I was able to use my 126gb rom SD from my RGB20S in the RGB30, I just had to download the ArkOS RGB30 specific OS file to a new SD.
Thanks for the Pico-8 tutorial!
Perfect timing, mine should arrive in the next couple days
Thank you so much for this detailed video! Got my RGB30 (first retro handheld) and a week later, JELOS is no longer currently supported. Just my luck! This guide to switching to ArkOS was exactly what I needed. I think my biggest struggle was unzipping the files in the correct format for RUFUS to format my SD card.
I'm sorry but what do you mean JELOS is not longer supported?
wondering also @@Cremeaphrodisiaque
Awesome video, I will be following it along when my console arrives.
Thanks for all the help, buddy! Subbed!
Sir, no one had such a clear tutorial about the RGB30 as yours. Thank you very much,
The ArkOS is miles ahead of RockNIX and JellOS emulating heavier consoles like Dreamcast.
hey thanks for the guide, I setup my device successfully. I want to contribute a bit. In the description, I think it would be helpful if the absolutely essential links were grouped together. So in this video they would be 7zip/rufus/ArkOS. The others are really just addons and should definitely be separated from the first group to avoid viewer confusion. And preferably, the video should also be in this order, so setting up the device should come first and then you should explain about roms/Pico-8 afterwards. Great guide nontheless.
Nice clear and concise tutorial 👍
Got shipped a RGB30 that included the games but the update basically made my games undreadable. Im going to follow your ArkOS guide once i get shipped these 2 new cards
Brilliant guide, thank you
amazing work on this video
The master is back at it again with another amazing tutorial
7:31 thanks this part really helped out! i couldn't find the advanced setting pretty sure usually with arkos there was a way to do this from the main menu start button settings maybe there was some layout update. just got my two rgb30's had very low expectations on the hardware everyone says it feels cheap i actually like how it feels 🤣the quality is much better than rgb20 which i also enjoyed but the shell on that one felt pretty cheap
ArkOS and MinUI for life!
I need to learn a lot more about pico-8. I always hear about the framework but I have not researched enough about the individual games
Looks like Shem has it covered:
th-cam.com/video/ZGd5vmwnAPA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ycuWy02lNNlIRq6P
There are a ton of really fun games! Definitely worth the one-time purchase
I just got my rgb30 and loving it I'm on the fence changing it to arkos do think performance-wise it's a big difference The one thing I notice is when I'm going in and out of games on the jelos it's very slow do you think switching to Arkos would improve it
the best set has quite a few rom folders that don't align with the ArkOS structure. Folders such as, TOAPLAN, BANPRESTO, CAVE, IREM, KONAMI.
Do I just put all these roms into the arcade folder?
Does ArkOS use the same folder directly structure (including images/video scraped media) as JELOS? I'm running JELOS at the moment but considering switching to ArkOS because of the better N64 emulation but don't want to set up everything all over again!
No it doesn't
Why better N64 emulation? Both systems are using Retroarch for N64 emulation, so why should this make a difference?
Well done ;)
Hello, having a terrible time screenscraping my Pico carts in Jelos. I a running a RG353V Ambernic handheld. Using screenscraper app online and logged in. Only been able to scrape a couple of them. What is the secret to it? Do i need to change the games metadata file to match the actual naming? You would think screenscrape would be smarter, thank you for your help!
Was hoping you were going to go through recommended settings per emulator. For instance integer scaling / 4:3 vs 8:7 etc. Is that going to be a separate video?
Same here, have you found any video with that?
alr man quick faq, why do we need the roms in the TFOS sd card when we clearley turned on the option "switch to sd 2 for roms"?
Hello, do you know how to remove the decorative strips at the top and bottom of the screen? I'm looking but can't remove them
So I have an issue, after im done downloading ARKos on the system, it does the firts load up but after it does the second bootup I'm stuck on a black screen, is there something that I'm doing wrong, or is it just because the second card isn't set up??
Got the same problem here have you found a solution?
Alternative setup tips for Mac users?
Question. I have Jealos on my RGB30 for some reason the sound just stopped working what’s the solution to it please?
did rufus part, inserted arkos card in slot, turned on, and black screen and green led, should I wait?
Did you manage to resolve it?
@@rub5704 do everything from begining again and it worked
Any advice I got arkos on mine can't get on the menu for psp Emulator which is thre standalone one i think is ppsp. I press the r3 both left and right and the only thing is does is load game and save game can't get into menu options for the emulator any advice? Thanks
Update...problem solved cuz flash step not done correct ( used rufus)
ArkOS on my system but still no sound.
The link of jelos on the side (rgb30) solved my soundproblem. Now i have sound but a old layout. thats fine for me.
Clean video all work fine till arkOS download.
I used your link. ( same if i go direct on the side)
Mega link download normal the other win cry no image no data vol.
Well after extract with 7zip i get one folder...click on folder say image data broken. ( i think win is unable)
Any idea for a solution ? Do i have to use rufus to downlload ? ( sry this is bit I dont work with rufus...a noob question my side)
In the advanced tab it says vram limit, since the device has 1 gigabyte of ram is it safe to set it on 1000MB? its default is 150
I tried this for 2 hrs and the RGB30 always goes to a black screen when I insert the ARKOS sd card right after imaging it. Its not the brightness issue either. I tried several imaging apps too. I'm probably never buying PowKiddy again. I reimaged it with JelOS and it worked fine the 1st time.
5:45 Mine just booted ArkOS and I received that banner it will restart but nothing happened after that. Could you help, please?
I was following this guide with arkos on the rgb30 but it seems to freeze a lot after updating in the menu...
I followed another tutorial on YT before I found that but can you give the reasons why you advice ArkOS? Because Jelios works great 👍
ArkOS is a better OS.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Ok wel glad you gave some good reasons. Maybe tell people it is just your opinion then and forget i asked
Hey, sorry it's just a long story and this video is not meant to be an ArkOS vs. others scenario. It's meant to be a guide for those that want to install ArkOS and their reasons being their reasons.
Saved state power off and auto load are the biggest draw for me.
Can we just use exFat? I use exFat on my RG Arc and it works perfectly fine.
I was just wondering, when I power on my rgb30 the screen loads ARKOS then goes black, ive tried turning up the screen brightness but that doesnt work, any thoughts?
Also I have booted up JELos, it's not the sd card.
Just I got my RG30 this is the last OS firmware at the moment??
I got one. I proceeded to almost immediately manage to delete the favorites folder that was showing up on the screen with the systems. I dont know how to get it back :(
Wait you don't need garlic/onion for the tiny best set? New to this scene so that is good to hear.
They're just roms, Roms are never device, platform or anything specific.
i accidentally deselected all game folders now it just shows a loading screen loading over and over again please help
Great tutorial! My RGB30 is on it's way, I was wondering tho if I can use my sd cards that are currently in my R35S (also ArkOS latest version).
You cannot.
Thank you! 🙃@@JoeysRetroHandhelds
Sound in games has disappeared, still works on the menu and in Pico8 so guessing it's a Retroarch problem any idea how to fix this?
Maybe this? www.reddit.com/r/PowKiddy/comments/17uov85/rgb30_sound_issue
I ended up resetting Retroarch which fixed the sound issues, though it deleted all but one theme. @@JoeysRetroHandhelds
I own a pk rgb30 for a week now n have no sound @ all. I think it is a jelos problem on the mssd. Upgrade dont change. r3l3 also dont...deactivate activate sound again dont change.
Last retro console i build self with rp pi4 joystick buttons n a alu Champain Box from veuve clic. I build two n a friend n i play epic arcade rounds.
Back then i used retropi n it worked well 90%..
Ps emulator was total broken n rare working...no problem we played most amiga atari n arcade we know from the childhood.
Very nice programms we have today...jelos isnt bad but not outworked now. ( my op.)
the no sound issue is it boots up the system with sound muted just press r3+l3 to unmute
@@tommy6742 nope this way dont work for me and many others. L3+r3 are arkos not jelos if i am not total wrong.
Splore missing from pico 8 folder. Anyway to get it bk?
Took me a min, but I found out I just need to make a new file called zzzsplore.p8. The zzz was what I was missing. Put it in the carts folder and be sure you have the pico 8 software and not Fake-8.
I need help my powkiddy has no more audio idk what to do I’ve reset it and everything
I think R3+L3 is mute, did you press that accidentally? Or this - www.reddit.com/r/PowKiddy/comments/17uov85/rgb30_sound_issue
Maybe someone here can help me,
Snes / psp / dreamcast etc are working fine. Psx - retro arch and duckstation dont see many games in bin format - bios is present for psx on second sd card in folder bios.
Why I cannot see other psx games ? why only 1 game on list dont start and instead only psx bios browser starts ?
You need the cue files with the bin files.
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Checkin
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Hm
I've done what You said - cue + bin in one folder in psx dir.
Safely unmount sd > put sd in slot > turn on
Sys loads and at 2 loading dots goes black screen and stays there.
If I turn it off - pull rom card away - turn on - system loads over and over and will not go into os.
Weird it was working 10 mins before.
EDIT : so rom sd card got damaged - win dont see it - propose to format - Ill clean it - put all collection again.
And see if OS on rgb30 will load seeing all roms etc
BRB
Not sure what's happening with your device, but since I don't have one anymore, may want to try the discord in my description for further support. They'd likely have a better idea!
@@JoeysRetroHandheldsThanks for recommendation.
I made it work / reformated both os and rom sd.
Done all jazz again / made psx roms with Your instructions all work fine.
All working good
This is my first handheld - maybe I corrupted sd's when I used button to forcefully close device - ill use system command from now on.
Thx for guide
Hello friend, how are you, I wanted to ask for your help urgently, can you make a tutorial on how to recover the games and emulators on the Powkiddy RGB30? By mistake I factory restored the Jelos system but I forgot to remove the memory that had the roms and I lost everything, I was only left with the Pico 8 but without anything else and without games, please help me, I don't know what to do...
same thing happened with me im doing the same
Getting a black screen on startup. Light is on.
After flashing the card with rufus and putting it into the rgb30 it just stayed black and nothing happened
Me too, cannot for the life of me get it to boot with any other card aside from the stock card 😠
@@realdanman maybe try flashing with win32diskimager arkos is working for me
Did you manage to resolve it?
Me too and with a green light too and then I flashed JelOS again everything is run fine. The JelOS doesn't has to use any a luxuary SDCard. 🤣
I tried to changed SDcard to SanDisk and the problem has solved!! I tried fake and real card, the real SanDisk can installed arkos. 😂
I appreciate you making a guide on this device even though YOU HATE IT! 😂 JK.
One 256GB and one 512GB card would be great for this Handheld.
You just need 16 or 32 GB for the OS then knock yourself out with your ROMs card
Where are Chapters 1 and 2???
This isn't a book.
How to exit out of a game to go back choosing another game????
It is in the wiki in the description - here are the hotkeys: github.com/christianhaitian/arkos/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions---rgb30#q-what-are-the-global-event-keys-and-emulator-event-keys-in-ArkOS
@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thats arkos though ha
@@socalrcguy1 The setup guide you commented on is for ArkOS :)
Why don't keep jelos ?
I think it's Jelos is better
Arkos crashes on my 353V all the time, it’s also extremely unpolished. Jelos works flawlessly on the same 353V and RGB30.
@@SHIPARCHWow mines the total opposite! JelOS has already froze/crashed for 3 times over just 2 days of owning the RGB30. ArkOS on my 353M has never crashed in the months I've used it
Nah just use a 16gb card for the os and a 256gb for the roms. More than enough
32gb is cheaper than 16gb in a lot of cases and 256 is unnecessary.
I agree with Joey because you won’t need that much storage for a device like this.
Cant even fill the 128GB. Well I can but then I would fill it with games that play better on other systems
Here sandisk 16gb and 32gb are literally same price
@@Bambeakzmy miyoo mini plus has its 128gb card filled, but mostly thanks to ps1
Can't get stardew valley running
ArkOS 👍
I hate seeing setup guides for JelOS. Step 1 is always get rid of JelOS, it's a buggy piece of crap.