One thing worth noting for people who burned the image to a 256GB card. You can't resize an exFAT partition, so the only way to do it for free is; - Burn the image onto your 256GB SD card. - look for the partition with the games on it (last partition, and also the largest; its called EASYROMS) and copy all its content to your HD, then - convert the partition to NTFS in your disk management application, resize it, then reformat it as exFAT, - copy the game files back onto it. You are now using the full capacity on your 256GB SD, giving you plenty of room to expand your collection. More importantly, the card still works on your console! There may be an easier way to do it, but this works with the inbuilt Windows 10 Disk Management and is pretty much a no-brainer set of steps. If you use free/demo third party tools, my experience is that they put up a 'you have to pay for the pro version to do that' message part way through the process! And yeah, I know; takes forever, but then you should be used to it as everything takes ages with a >64GB SD card!
Awesome video MashTec! Thank you for showing us how to setup the BOB351MP image, all the hard work you put into the translation and showing us around the build. Excellent job, as usual!
Hi Oguz, thank you so much for your kind words and your "super thanks support" to this video that is highly appreciated. People like you guarantee that works like this can be kept up in future ❤️ We recently released a new version of a All-In-One disk image with even more game support and more flexibility. Rather use this version for the best experience my friend: The BEST Disk Image To Rule Them All - RetroArcade for YOUR Retro-Gaming Handheld! th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.html
I did installed the “best to rule them all” and it works like a charm. You deserve every contribution my friend. I was going to throw away the 351mp befora I come by your video and webpage. Now I am looking to buy a 353. Please keep this work for future devices. 😊
@@Oguz_Unal Hi Oguz, i‘m glad to hear you enjoy your RG351MP again with the image ;) it‘s absolutely the idea behind this project to give people the best experience with their device and bring back the nostalgia of retro gaming. Enjoy my friend!
Hey MASHTEC my friend, Am I correct in thinking once the image is written to the sd the config / setup etc can be extracted and copied to the RG351P version of ArkOS ? I hope you and your family are having a nice festive break.
Hey Kev my friend :) nice to hear from you. That‘s a good question. I haven‘t tried but theoretically it can work. I need to investigate into and give it a try. We enjoyed the Christmas time with family. Now heading towards New Years :) I hope you and your family have a good time too!
Hi dude. Both systems (351elec and ArkOs) work stable already. It‘s rather based on your personal preference what version you prefer. I‘d rate ArkOs a bit over 351elec ;)
Excellent video. Thanks for your translations. Just a question for anyone really. This is missing the page scroll using L2 and R2. Anyway to add this? I have checked menus but cannot see where to update the button config
@@jmicari Ah, I see; you mean button config changes... For button configs, it depends on the emulator. For 'Arcade' (MAME) it is run game > Select+X > Controls > Port 1 Controls, then manually set your controls. You will also have to change this menu (which is incidentally the arcOS menu) language to English from Spanish (see my other comments to do this). For the PSP emulator (as another example) its different; there you have to run a PSP game, then press in the two joysticks in to get to the ppsspp menu > Create game config (to create a config file), then Settings to actually change the config. Its different again for (say) Atari ST games.... you get the picture! You basically have to google the dev homepage for each emulator and deduce the keyboard shortcuts from there. Most emulators (or 'cores') are covered by the arcOS menu, so its not as bad as it sounds!
@@shambhangal438 Thanks for that but its not reconfiguring the game buttons. Its the main games menus. You used to be able to hit L2 and R2 to scroll up and down pages and now that's gone from this distro. Just a bit painful if you want to quickly get to a game
HI i was searching through and got to your channel and the prebuilt image review was amazing, now many more consoles have come do you plan on sharing such prebuilt images or information on those newer retro consoles
Great video and thanks for the translation. I really like one of the themes you didn’t show (showing the consoles with game previews inside the monitors). Figured out most of the problems i had with games i added but the consoles didn’t show up. The only thing which bothers me is the capcom collection i tried to transfer from your other all-in-one image for the 351P. In it is a separate capcom folder but it doesn’t work with this image. Is it because of the newer arkos version? Putting the games in a cps folder will show them but they don’t start (because of the limited emulator versions i believe). On the other image everything was running great for the capcom games and i would like to get it done here too. Any advice would be great
Hey dude, i‘m glad you like the image. The only help i can give you is the advise to download the latest version from the Telegram group and apply it. It‘s a simple step, where you just have to exchange some files.
Hey Mash, are you able to make use of the EXT SD socket with this image. As in can some of the roms be moved to the other card to allow increasing storage space. Also any thoughts on whether this will also run on the RG351V? I know any game that needs 2 sticks won't work but the other specs are identical on the RG351V. Just wondering.
Hi Ron, yes you can. Actually there is an entry in the OPTIONS menu to switch to the EXT sd card slot to scan for games. Like that you can extremely extend the collection. I haben‘t found an image for the RG351V and i don‘t even own that device. So it would be hard for me to make a guide video like this for you.
Hi friend. I want to ask. I can't get the BOB351MP image on the SD card. I tried it in Win32 software, Rufus, Balena installation sounds ok but nothing happens. I have a Samsung evo plus 128 SD card and a 256mb unbranded SD card.😐
Hey dude, i‘m sorry to hear that. Most people have no problem installing the image. The card you use should work perfect and either one of the tools should work as well. Is it a new card? Do you get any error message?
@@MashTec The first time I installed it, it was fine. Then I messed up and one emulator stopped working. Then I formatted the card and since then I have tested the installation again and it still does not work. It also has a partition on the disk, but booting will not start.
@@CncFrezar ok, i see. That‘s why i asked if you have a new card or not. You have to remove all partitions on the card before you flash the image again. You can do this using a free tool called DiskGenius. Give it a try, i bet it works afterwards.
Hello, do you need to copy original file for every "port" game to be able to play it? And where to get it? You didnt mention.. you only said you copied it, but from where?
Hey man, for some reason, I can't flash this image on a 128GB SD card. Is the issue my card or do I need to shrink image? (or get a larger card) Thanks in advance!
HI there, great video! I have a possible silly question. I'm very new to retro gaming handhelds. I have the same RG351MP but with 351ELEC. Would this image disk work with that or do I need to have the latest ArkOS? Thank you!
I know you wrote this comment a month ago, and you probably sorted it out already by now, but in case you haven't, or for other interested people - this image contains the Arkos firmware, AND all of the roms, box art, background music, and ports, already set up.
@@jimdoom2276 Thanks for getting back to me. I have kind of sorted it but I now have a slightly better understanding of this new retro gaming world now. Thanks again!
My RG351MP just arrived and this arrived in my suggested video’s! Looks great, thanks for the video, it’s my first emulation handheld and this will get me gaming right away :-)
Hey dude, welcome to the retro gaming community. I hope my video(s) inspire and help you. You will have a lot of fun with your device. Enjoy my friend!
thnx a lot. im big fan of bob images(i have them on almost all my handhelds) i didnt knew there was a bob image for 351mp out :D also thanx for the translation
Huhu schon wieder! Ich hätte da noch eine kurze Frage bezüglich der beiden All-in-One Images. Auf Reddit gab es jeweils einen Post, in denen die Builds getestet wurden. Mit der Variante für den RG351M oder P war man insgesamt wohl zufrieden. Vor der RG351MP-Variante wurde jedoch abgeraten, sofern man nicht spanisch spricht oder Lust hat, die Roms händisch zu ersetzen - ist da was dran?
Hallo mein Freund, jein :) Das RG351MP image hat noch viele Spiele auf Spanisch (leider). Ich habe das Image soweit es mir möglich war auf Englisch übersetzt. Mich stört es persönlich nicht zu sehr wenn das ein oder andere Spiel auf Spanisch ist, aber ich verstehe auch das es manchen stört. Wen es stört und das Rom trotzdem gerne nutzen möchte müsste die Spiele die ihn stören ersetzen.
Thank you for this video and your translation! It was huge work. I am during uploading and I have one question. On video you have second card in right slot, why? I can only put bob card on my device or the secod slot need secod card?
Hey dude, all fine. You‘re right, the BOB image goes only on the first sd-card. The second sd-card is not needed for the image. You can later use it to store extra games on it. I hope the download will be done soon for you and enjoy your device.
Hi, i bought one of these today and i should receive it in ten days, i was wondering, the preloaded games are in spanish? I'm thinking of the more modern multi language ones, like PSX. Also, how does Dreamcast run here? Did you try jet set radio?
Hi Alessandro, i can tell you that Dreamcast doesn‘t run very well. The device is slightly too weak for that emulation. Only a few Dreamcast titles run properly. What do you mean by "set radio"?
Hi MashTec - I've flashed the image to the SD card and plugged it in to the RG351M. Initially, the BOB screen flashed up, but it was sideways. I've now left it on for 3+ minutes but the screen is still blank. Any advice?
Hi my friend! Was it a typo that you flashed it to a RG351M? The image actually is designed for the RG351MP and will not run on a RG351M. The both use slightly different OS setups (drivers etc) due to different hardware. If you look for an image for a RG351M or P i can suggest this one to you: RG351 - The Best All-In-One Disk Image you can get (RetroArcade) + Installation & Quick-Start Guide th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html I hope this helps, enjoy my friend!
Hey my friend, this image only works for the RG351MP. But i have another one for you here: th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html It‘s based on ArkOs firmware. Enjoy!
Hi, microSD card of the games (128gb) not recognizing by PC. It works normal on RG351MP but when I plug into card reader of PC, says "Please insert a disc into Removable Disk (K:)". What I have to do for back-up this card?
most games are in spanish too. Zelda a link to the past, secret of mana, metal gear, all awesome games u love are in spanish!!! unplayable for me... :-( hate that image. If I had known that upfront, I could have saved myself a lot of time.... Where can I find an image with english games??
I second this. Is there an image file with English games? Unfortunately I don't believe it mentions this in the video that the actual games are Spanish versions
Great Setup-Guide, thank you! There are several updates in the Telegram-group for download. How do you do the updates? And is anything that you configured in this image after that changed back? (so maybe avoid the updates?)
Hey dude, every update in the group comes with a short update readme. Most time you just need to exchange some file and it‘s done. Unfortunately there is no automatic update. My translations should still be there, so updating should be safe unless you don‘t do a full update and wipe all data. Enjoy my friend!
Wow, I just finished adding roms and box art to my 280v Adam image. This is really cool I might buy a 351mp. Were you impressed by how well the emulators were configured and games ran super well?
Hi dude, all systems that come with this image run absolutely smooth, including N64 and PS1. Sega Dreamcast titles struggle with performance, but i personally don‘t prefer playing SEGA Dreamcast games, so it doesn‘t bother me :)
hi, great work. I've spent a lot of hours tweaking this build. noticed SELECT & X takes you into ARKOS settings which is still in spanish. Found where to change but save failed. have you tackled this at all?
Thanks for your feedback dude. No i haven‘t tackeled this :( I‘m currently busy with private stuff. My plan was to get more stuff translated and give you guys an update. But i can‘t effort the time right now.
Select + X then B then Ajustes then Usuario then Idioma then you see the language list. Select English and then it gets easier :) Oh, you then need to save the configuration for next time (configuration > save new configuration), but language seems to be per game, so you'll have to keep doing it (there may be a way to set language globally but Spanish is not my first language and I stumbled through it via Google translate 😆
You have to launch RetroArch without a game (you can find it just like any other "system") and make those changes here and save them as explained in another answer. This will have global effect on every in-game RetroArch menu.
Hab' mir gerade das Video angeschaut und festgestellt, dass du offenbar der deutschen Sprache mächtig bist ^.^ genau nach solch einem Image habe ich gesucht. Vielen Dank nochmals =) Abo ist raus.
Salve, ho scaricato il file .zip da Telegram, ho provato a scompattarlo con diversi programmi (7zip, WinRar, UnzipOne, The Unarchive), ma .img è sempre di 127,87 GB mentre la SdCard è di 127,79 GB. Come posso fare? Grazie Hi, I downloaded the .zipper file from Telegram, I tried unpacking it with different programs (7zip, WinRar, UnzipOne, The Unarchive), but .img is always 127.87 GB while the SdCard is 127.79 GB. How can I do this? Thank you .
Same question here as someone else asked on the RG351P video (I managed to get the image to my micro SD so thank you for the great guide there again btw). Can you add more games to this after the image has been installed (like extra games that may not come with it)? Again thank you for these videos. Very easy to follow; I'm super happy with my card being ready and am now just waiting for the device to use it with.👍
just add them manually using a pc. plug the card in and navigate to the game folder of your choice. place your PURCHASED lol roms in the correct consoles folder
@@Bidwellz9 Thanks man; yeah he replied on the other video already that it's possible. 👍 Didn't bother yet; so far have just been playing the standard images but plan to tweak a custom one for Celeste and the other ports.
Du hast es nicht zufällig auch auf Deutsch noch ? Da du es ja zuerst ins deutsche Übersetzt hast anscheinend oder is da Deutsch auch mit drauf ? ^^ Danke für die tolle arbeit
Hey dude, thanks for your feedback. Yes, you can fix that by entering the RetroArch menu, go to Settings -> Video and change the aspect ratio there. You can set it either per Rom/Game or per (emulation) system. I hope that helps!
good informative and clear, thank you for this. It would be cool to have an idea of which games play best on this machine as it seems a lot of n64 and sega ones are a bit iffy.
Indeed my friend. Unfortunately no such list exists. N64 is still a problem for this device for demanding titles. Simple titles like for example Super Mario Kart 64 run good, while demanding titles like the James Bond series lag alot.
Hey mash tec, nice video and instructions, it's hugely appreaciated. I spent the night downloading the image but unfortunately I think there might be some issues with the config. I tried to load up some arcade games and it just resets back to the menu. Also having trouble getting lynx, no art work and no games work, Daphne not working for any games. Arcade section is categorized, but all in Spanish still. I update the theme file exactly as the video instructed. Megadrive seems to work, and haven't tested the others. Your last image for 351p worked great, this one, not so well. Any tips would be appreciated, but if not, I can always revert back to my old set up, no probs. Just thought you should know.
Hey dude, many thanks for your feedback. Very much appreciated! Actually, i didn‘t face these problems with the systems you mentioned :( What version of the image did you download. I downloded and installed v1.0 and at the time i made the video, version 3.0 was released already. Maybe it introduced some new issues? If you have installed Telegram and joined the BOB351MP group, they keep sharing bugfixes there. Maybe these are known issues. Otherwise i‘m happy to read that you have a backup ready 👍🏻 that‘s always a good move to keep a backup. I i hear anything about these issues and fixes, i let you know.
Thanks so much for all your hard work with this image file. I have downloaded the zip file, but when i unzip it the image file is 127.87gb so won't fit onto the 128gb micro sd card - any suggestions? Why did the image file end up larger than yours? I would be grateful for any help with this :)
Hey dude, that‘s strange. What tool did you use to extract the archive? What is the size if your micro sd-card (in exact numbers). You‘re the second one reporting this problem. We got it solved for the other guy by re-downloading the archive and extract again. Please let me know if you still face that trouble, we‘ll get that fixed.
@@MashTec I am Mac based, so using Archive Utility. I have a SanDisk Ultra 128Gb (same as yours in vid) and it says available capacity 127.1gb and the unzipped image file is 127.8gb. I used your torrent link to DL the image. Thanks again for your help
Ok, so the sd card should be fine. Do you get any error or warning message when you extract the archive? What happens when you try to write the image? I can prepare a torrent with the extracted image for you and share it. So we can exclude any problems of the extraction process. Actually, the other guy who has a similar problem, had a smaller image after extraction. So having a bigger one is really weird.
@@MashTec I tried a different app for unzipping the img file and then it let me flash the image onto the sd card ok. It works perfectly thanks. I used Unarchiver One and Etcher in case any other Mac users are wondering.
Very very cool. The extra work changing the language in English is excellent and appreciated. By the way, does this image work for a PC laptop too??? I have an old laptop lying around that could be turn into a console like this.
Hey dude, thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately, this image only works for the RG351MP device since it includes all operating system files. But the Roms, Gamelists files and themes can be ported over to EmulationStation running on a PC, yes ;)
Hi dude, nothing yet. But you can dd further games to it, to extend your collection. There is an option in the menu to advise the device to look for games on the 2nd sd card. Enjoy!
Hey dude, it should work fine since it is independent on the actual image, but i haben‘t tested it. If you have any feedback regarding this, i‘d appreciate it :)
I’m so sad, I just did everything following the video but It doesn’t seems to work…. Even i bought the same microsd… It doesn’t boot. I tried to install ARkOS before and nothing… just emuelec.
Hey dude, i wouldn‘t recommend to do it since it may break compatibility to the games. Rather use our latest image here: th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3FmsqsgB3ONOn06V Enjoy!
@@richieploomba6029 Yes we do ;) actually we are working on a fix for the R33S/R35S/R36S version with the new display. There will soon be a new base image available to support them.
Has anyone yet used an additional SD card in the TF2 slot? Just put in an SD card, boot the device and after that, copy all the ROMs to the new SD card or does this mess up the nicely pre-configured image? (running out on space :)
Hi. MASHTEC. I have 2 RG350 and both stop working out of the sudden. I think it might be the battery cause when I press them the unit kinda starts working. Any idea what could it be? Or where to get a new battery? Thanks. Awesome channel
Hey dude, sounds like a shaky contact to me. I don‘t think it‘s the battery dude. Have you tried to open the device? Take a look at the connecting cables to the battery or to the mainboard. I hope you can find the issue dude.
@@MashTec the worst part is it happens to both units. I have opened them both and exchange the batteries but same thing. I want to buy a micro gameboy battery but I don't know if it might work.
Subscribed! Thank you so much bro. I have been searching the internet so much looking for some sort of a community build that I could put on my steam deck. Do you know of any discord, or possibly point me in the right direction?
Hi dude and welcome! If you can wait a few weeks i‘ll come along with a new Community build that i‘m working on. It will be an update of the RetroArcade build that i showed here: th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
@@MashTec thank you so much! The screen scraper and trying to get all of that stuff organized is such a pain I've been doing that way more than even playing on my steamdeck. I'm so happy I found your channel bro 😂😂
@@Booda Hey dude, yes. Images are ready, but we have two major problems. Since Images were made for RG351V, RG351M/P, RG351MP, RG353V and RG503 we have problems finding a space to share all the data (it‘s about 700GB of data). But this can be fixed somehow. The biggest problem is that Christian Hatian, developer of ArkOS, prohibited to use his firmware together with shared Games (Ports) and Roms in a bundle :(
Hi I have a new RG351MP when I turned it on it’ says System Failure and then turns off,I tried a firmware sd card from a RG351P and the screen just stayed black,I bought it from Ambernic store they aren’t much help with the problem,iam hoping it’s only the firmware sd,what would you think
Thank you, for this great Job. Is it possible to change the language of the roms ? i don't understand spanish. I would like to have Fr version. How can i do please ?
Hey dude, unfortunately some roms are in Spanish since this was made by a spanish guy ;) but you can exchange each rom by a different version (EU version including french). Just replace the rom on the sd card.
Downloaded the BOB351MP files via Telegram as per the TH-cam video. Went to the Telegram Desktop folder and all 58 files are there BUT the video suggests the top file should have a WinZip option to create the .img file but there isn’t. Any ideas? 🤷🏻♂️
Hi dude, what tool do you have installed on your system to extract zipped archives? I recommend using 7-zip. Please try to open the first archive file with your favorite decompress software. It should contain the .img file, so you can extract it.
The image file works, but when I set it to English shut down..remove the micro sd card..computer sees it but won't read it as its a BOOT file? How do I add English if I cannot access the sd card content?
Hey dude, what OS are you running? It should see a BOOT partition but also another partition called "EASYROMS". That‘s the partition you need to apply the language files to. I hope this helps.
Just a straight-up 512 GB was previously had virtual bliss 515 GB flashed it with Pi imager for my pi4. Didn't really play it so downloaded the bobrom used windiskimager32. Everything loaded fine...worked like you showed only until I removed it and wanted to transfer over the English. My computer won't let me access I see the drive letter nothing else can't double click on it ..if I click properties just says 0 bytes..do somehow it's seeing the microSD as a boot because we know it works in the rg351mp. Hope this info helps..? @@MashTec
Thanks so much for letting us know about this! Is this the only free image available atm? I saw some others here on youtube but they want you to pay like $200 for it!!!
Hi dude, please don‘t use this outdated version of the image. I recently uploaded a newer and much better version. You find it here: th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ISx1Q8OdskjeE6fb. Enjoy!
Have a look at a previous comment for full details, but you have to copy the contents of EASYROMS to your hard drive, then go into Disk Management (I'm assuming windows 10), turn the EASYROMS partition into NTFS, then extend it to fill the available space, then reformat it to exFAT then copy your content back to it. This worked for me. There may be quicker ways but this works using only the default Windows Disk Management The reason you have to do it so long winded is because you can't resize an exFAT volume, but you can (1) resize an NTFS and (2) reformat a NTFS into an exFAT and vice versa. FWIW, the reason I used a 256GB SD card is because I'm loving the ScummVM games, but they can be a few GB. The games are in Spanish, but you can easily find and overwrite with English versions (as well as install many more!) as the old classics are mostly abandonware.
@@MashTec thank you very much. I will retry to download this Image, don’t know why but it wouldn’t extract correctly. I tried different firmwares you suggest and the one I like best is ARKOS so I am gonna try again! Grazie
@@MashTec I need help please. You have an idea why I get an error while extracting file 001 that says the archive file is incomplete? I got all the 58 files from telegram but I can't get the image file...
Oh damn :( sry dude, no idea. For me the archive extracted without any errors. Did you try to reload the archive? Otherwise, try my torrent, but i‘m not sure about it‘s health state.
@@MashTec I tried the torrent first and I had a problem as well extracting. Then I went for the telegram way which is way faster but when i double click on the first file using unarchiver on mac it gives me the error saying the archive is incomplete. All I need is the 58 files, correct? What do you mean by reloading the archive? Sorry for the too many questions, I am new to all of this. Got an Anbernic rg351mp and woul love to run arkos with this bob image.
You can do this if you want, although exFAT does not allow resizing. You can do it but its a little long winded; burn onto your 256GB card, then go into Disk Management and copy the directory structure on EASYROMS partition (last partition) to a safe place, then reformat that partition to NTFS, then resize it to fill the SD card, then convert back to exFAT, then copy the files back. I did this and can confirm it works, and using only windows 10 disk management.
Downloaded it 2 times via telegram but unable to extract the file. Popup says sorry,”BOB351MP.7z.001” is not a compressed file and cannot be decompressed. I used unarchiver any solutions guys?
Hey dude, yes it is, but it still receives improvements and fixes. You find the latest version of it on the Telegram group i linked. It also includes a guide how to update. Enjoy my friend!
Hey dude, images like this can be created for almost any device, running a proper OS on a SD card. Just need to have the device to once setup everything, then you can easily create an image from it.
Man kann jetzt sagen, Du sprichst jetzt eine dritte Sprache noch! :-) Und übrigens, spanisch ist leicht! (Sogar chilenisch, woher ich komme ist sogar einfacher!)
Hi, danke 😂 ja, ich finde die Sprache sogar echt schön und macht auch Spaß zu sprechen, aber ich hatte bisher keinen großen Kontakt damit. Woher kommst du denn, wenn ich fragen darf?
@@MashTec Selbstverständlich! Bin Chilene, wohne hier seit Jahr 0 und habe deutsche Vorfahren. Deswegen kann ich beide Sprachen sprechen und schreiben. Trotzdem ist mein Deutsch ein bischen Altmodisch.
Huhu! Kann ich mit der YT App verschiedene Untertitel anzeigen lassen? Ich stehe etwas auf dem Schlauch.. Wenn ich das richtig verstehe hat jemand für MashTec spanische Untertitel erstellt?!
Hey dude, for the RG351M you can use this image here th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html The from one from this video here, only works the the RG351MP. Enjoy my friend!
Hello my friend, not this one, but if you are looking for a All-In-One image for the RG351M, this one is the best for you: RG351 - The Best All-In-One Disk Image you can get (RetroArcade) + Installation & Quick-Start Guide th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html Enjoy my friend :)
Hi dude, please don‘t use this outdated version of the image. I recently uploaded a newer and much better version. You find it here: th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ISx1Q8OdskjeE6fb. Enjoy! BTW. You can always save your game state from the RetroArch menu.
Hey dude, i already investigated into this. It‘s not easy to install. I‘d bot recommend it. Some guy on Discord shared pictures where he disassembled a nana WiFi adapter and soldered it directly to one USB port on the board. But this is very dangerous to do and you loose that USB port for any other usage. Unfortunately, that‘s all i can tell you.
@@MashTec fair play think i will end up getting the 351m instead has wifi built in and i might get the retriod pocket 2 plus as its more powerful but the ambernic seems to have the best controls etc gonna mod my ps vita first see how that goes but well want a 351m😁 love the videos dude keep up the good work would like to see a detail screen comparison video please
@@MRSTU1210 The RG351M or better the RG351P are the better choice with respect to their prices. I can also recommend the RetroidPocket2+. Thanks for the tip with screen comparison. I‘ll put it on the list.
@@MashTec yeah its quite confusing the physical amount of of retro handhelds out and there variations i just want to get the best one for the price with the best screen controls wifi etc then i can put on the custom firmware and start playing some retro games 🙂
I posted a fix for this (some time go) in the community tab of this channel. Please check it out my friend. I can‘t post the fix all over again for each question ;)
Hey dude, this version is outdated. I have a brand new and improved version shown here recently: The BEST Disk Image To Rule Them All - RetroArcade for YOUR Retro-Gaming Handheld! th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.html Enjoy!
One thing worth noting for people who burned the image to a 256GB card. You can't resize an exFAT partition, so the only way to do it for free is;
- Burn the image onto your 256GB SD card.
- look for the partition with the games on it (last partition, and also the largest; its called EASYROMS) and copy all its content to your HD, then
- convert the partition to NTFS in your disk management application, resize it, then reformat it as exFAT,
- copy the game files back onto it.
You are now using the full capacity on your 256GB SD, giving you plenty of room to expand your collection. More importantly, the card still works on your console!
There may be an easier way to do it, but this works with the inbuilt Windows 10 Disk Management and is pretty much a no-brainer set of steps. If you use free/demo third party tools, my experience is that they put up a 'you have to pay for the pro version to do that' message part way through the process!
And yeah, I know; takes forever, but then you should be used to it as everything takes ages with a >64GB SD card!
Thanks bro. Could you please share the English sub, we can't download the file anymore.thx
Awesome video MashTec! Thank you for showing us how to setup the BOB351MP image, all the hard work you put into the translation and showing us around the build. Excellent job, as usual!
Thank you so much Jon! I appreciate your feedback my friend.
@@MashTec thanks a lot for your work. Could you please re-share the english sub, the files can't be downloaded.
Nice video bro 👍 You explained the content very extensively and in great detail. Great work! 👋👾
Thanks a lot my friend :) ✌🏻
BTW: If anyone reads this, check-out darkbounD‘s channel to. He has great retro gaming content too!
@@MashTec Thank you MashTec! That's very, very nice. Please do not push at the channel entrance! :p❤️ Greetings my friend 👋
You are doing an incredible job. I cam not express how gratefull I am. Truly an asset to the community. Thank you my friend.
Hi Oguz, thank you so much for your kind words and your "super thanks support" to this video that is highly appreciated. People like you guarantee that works like this can be kept up in future ❤️
We recently released a new version of a All-In-One disk image with even more game support and more flexibility. Rather use this version for the best experience my friend:
The BEST Disk Image To Rule Them All - RetroArcade for YOUR Retro-Gaming Handheld!
th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.html
I did installed the “best to rule them all” and it works like a charm. You deserve every contribution my friend. I was going to throw away the 351mp befora I come by your video and webpage. Now I am looking to buy a 353. Please keep this work for future devices. 😊
@@Oguz_Unal Hi Oguz, i‘m glad to hear you enjoy your RG351MP again with the image ;) it‘s absolutely the idea behind this project to give people the best experience with their device and bring back the nostalgia of retro gaming. Enjoy my friend!
Hi Meshtec! What is the difference between the new 351ELEC version?
wow, great review and walkthrough man! and all that work for the translations!! YOU DA MAN!
Thanks dude :) i‘m glad you like it.
so much nostalgia combined... thank you man!
Hey MASHTEC my friend, Am I correct in thinking once the image is written to the sd the config / setup etc can be extracted and copied to the RG351P version of ArkOS ?
I hope you and your family are having a nice festive break.
Hey Kev my friend :) nice to hear from you.
That‘s a good question. I haven‘t tried but theoretically it can work. I need to investigate into and give it a try.
We enjoyed the Christmas time with family. Now heading towards New Years :)
I hope you and your family have a good time too!
Excellent, thankyou! Downloading the torrent now to try. How do you think it compares to 351Elec?
Hi dude. Both systems (351elec and ArkOs) work stable already. It‘s rather based on your personal preference what version you prefer. I‘d rate ArkOs a bit over 351elec ;)
Amazing work -- I'll be setting this up as I wait for my R351MP to arrive. Thanks!
@@UrbanLetsPlay Yeah, they're all in Spanish so I did a custom clean install of 531Elec.
Excellent video. Thanks for your translations. Just a question for anyone really. This is missing the page scroll using L2 and R2. Anyway to add this? I have checked menus but cannot see where to update the button config
just replying to get an answer to this question as well
Its there now on mine; you have to update (you can do it wirelessly). Don't forget you may have to reapply menu translations
@@shambhangal438 Just tried a update and it says - Not update available...
@@jmicari Ah, I see; you mean button config changes... For button configs, it depends on the emulator. For 'Arcade' (MAME) it is run game > Select+X > Controls > Port 1 Controls, then manually set your controls. You will also have to change this menu (which is incidentally the arcOS menu) language to English from Spanish (see my other comments to do this). For the PSP emulator (as another example) its different; there you have to run a PSP game, then press in the two joysticks in to get to the ppsspp menu > Create game config (to create a config file), then Settings to actually change the config. Its different again for (say) Atari ST games.... you get the picture! You basically have to google the dev homepage for each emulator and deduce the keyboard shortcuts from there. Most emulators (or 'cores') are covered by the arcOS menu, so its not as bad as it sounds!
@@shambhangal438 Thanks for that but its not reconfiguring the game buttons. Its the main games menus. You used to be able to hit L2 and R2 to scroll up and down pages and now that's gone from this distro. Just a bit painful if you want to quickly get to a game
HI i was searching through and got to your channel and the prebuilt image review was amazing, now many more consoles have come do you plan on sharing such prebuilt images or information on those newer retro consoles
Great video and thanks for the translation. I really like one of the themes you didn’t show (showing the consoles with game previews inside the monitors). Figured out most of the problems i had with games i added but the consoles didn’t show up. The only thing which bothers me is the capcom collection i tried to transfer from your other all-in-one image for the 351P. In it is a separate capcom folder but it doesn’t work with this image. Is it because of the newer arkos version? Putting the games in a cps folder will show them but they don’t start (because of the limited emulator versions i believe). On the other image everything was running great for the capcom games and i would like to get it done here too. Any advice would be great
Hey dude, i‘m glad you like the image.
The only help i can give you is the advise to download the latest version from the Telegram group and apply it. It‘s a simple step, where you just have to exchange some files.
Hey Mash, are you able to make use of the EXT SD socket with this image. As in can some of the roms be moved to the other card to allow increasing storage space. Also any thoughts on whether this will also run on the RG351V? I know any game that needs 2 sticks won't work but the other specs are identical on the RG351V. Just wondering.
Hi Ron, yes you can. Actually there is an entry in the OPTIONS menu to switch to the EXT sd card slot to scan for games. Like that you can extremely extend the collection.
I haben‘t found an image for the RG351V and i don‘t even own that device. So it would be hard for me to make a guide video like this for you.
Hi friend. I want to ask. I can't get the BOB351MP image on the SD card. I tried it in Win32 software, Rufus, Balena installation sounds ok but nothing happens. I have a Samsung evo plus 128 SD card and a 256mb unbranded SD card.😐
Hey dude, i‘m sorry to hear that. Most people have no problem installing the image. The card you use should work perfect and either one of the tools should work as well.
Is it a new card? Do you get any error message?
@@MashTec The first time I installed it, it was fine. Then I messed up and one emulator stopped working. Then I formatted the card and since then I have tested the installation again and it still does not work. It also has a partition on the disk, but booting will not start.
@@CncFrezar ok, i see. That‘s why i asked if you have a new card or not.
You have to remove all partitions on the card before you flash the image again.
You can do this using a free tool called DiskGenius. Give it a try, i bet it works afterwards.
@@MashTec Well thank you. I'll try
Let me know if you succeeded.
Great - any success on a Mac install for the sd card?
@@MrReichStorer Yes, this image can also be flashed to a micro SD card using a Mac. Just download BalenaEtcher for Mac and follow the guide. Enjoy!
Hello, do you need to copy original file for every "port" game to be able to play it? And where to get it? You didnt mention.. you only said you copied it, but from where?
Hey man, for some reason, I can't flash this image on a 128GB SD card. Is the issue my card or do I need to shrink image? (or get a larger card) Thanks in advance!
You need a Sandisk or Samsung card.
HI there, great video! I have a possible silly question. I'm very new to retro gaming handhelds. I have the same RG351MP but with 351ELEC. Would this image disk work with that or do I need to have the latest ArkOS? Thank you!
I know you wrote this comment a month ago, and you probably sorted it out already by now, but in case you haven't, or for other interested people - this image contains the Arkos firmware, AND all of the roms, box art, background music, and ports, already set up.
@@jimdoom2276 Thanks for getting back to me. I have kind of sorted it but I now have a slightly better understanding of this new retro gaming world now. Thanks again!
My RG351MP just arrived and this arrived in my suggested video’s! Looks great, thanks for the video, it’s my first emulation handheld and this will get me gaming right away :-)
Hey dude, welcome to the retro gaming community. I hope my video(s) inspire and help you. You will have a lot of fun with your device. Enjoy my friend!
@@MashTec Thanks man! I subscribed, going to check your older video's aswell 🙂
I‘m glad you joined in :) welcome!
hi may I ask are alot of games still in Spanish or it's in English?
@@vexel5851 When I downloaded this image, it was all Spanish unfortunately. I opted for 351Elec instead :-)
Tested, all works without any single issue at all. Thanks 🙏
Update : Gameboy Color theme is still in some alien 👽 language.
thnx a lot. im big fan of bob images(i have them on almost all my handhelds) i didnt knew there was a bob image for 351mp out :D also thanx for the translation
Thanks for the feedback dude!
Welcome, i‘m glad you like the RG351MP version too.
Huhu schon wieder! Ich hätte da noch eine kurze Frage bezüglich der beiden All-in-One Images. Auf Reddit gab es jeweils einen Post, in denen die Builds getestet wurden. Mit der Variante für den RG351M oder P war man insgesamt wohl zufrieden. Vor der RG351MP-Variante wurde jedoch abgeraten, sofern man nicht spanisch spricht oder Lust hat, die Roms händisch zu ersetzen - ist da was dran?
Hallo mein Freund,
jein :) Das RG351MP image hat noch viele Spiele auf Spanisch (leider). Ich habe das Image soweit es mir möglich war auf Englisch übersetzt. Mich stört es persönlich nicht zu sehr wenn das ein oder andere Spiel auf Spanisch ist, aber ich verstehe auch das es manchen stört.
Wen es stört und das Rom trotzdem gerne nutzen möchte müsste die Spiele die ihn stören ersetzen.
Hello friend, is it heavy? compared to psp and psvita for example, what would be its weight?
Damn, now we’re talking. Thanks Mashtec!
Hey dude, welcome and enjoy! :)
Thank you for this video and your translation! It was huge work. I am during uploading and I have one question. On video you have second card in right slot, why? I can only put bob card on my device or the secod slot need secod card?
Hey dude, all fine. You‘re right, the BOB image goes only on the first sd-card. The second sd-card is not needed for the image. You can later use it to store extra games on it.
I hope the download will be done soon for you and enjoy your device.
@@MashTec thx. Done. I am so impressive, really masterpiece. Thank you for your video once again!
Hi, i bought one of these today and i should receive it in ten days, i was wondering, the preloaded games are in spanish? I'm thinking of the more modern multi language ones, like PSX. Also, how does Dreamcast run here? Did you try jet set radio?
Hi Alessandro, i can tell you that Dreamcast doesn‘t run very well. The device is slightly too weak for that emulation. Only a few Dreamcast titles run properly.
What do you mean by "set radio"?
@@MashTec jet set radio is a cool Dreamcast game :)
Ahh, i see :) looks like a demanding title. Guess it won‘t run fluid. You may need to wait for the next gen retro gaming handhelds to play this fluid.
Is there any better image for the rg351mp now, or should I go with this one?
Hi MashTec - I've flashed the image to the SD card and plugged it in to the RG351M. Initially, the BOB screen flashed up, but it was sideways. I've now left it on for 3+ minutes but the screen is still blank. Any advice?
Hi my friend! Was it a typo that you flashed it to a RG351M?
The image actually is designed for the RG351MP and will not run on a RG351M. The both use slightly different OS setups (drivers etc) due to different hardware.
If you look for an image for a RG351M or P i can suggest this one to you: RG351 - The Best All-In-One Disk Image you can get (RetroArcade) + Installation & Quick-Start Guide
th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
I hope this helps, enjoy my friend!
Hey MashTec, will this work on the 351P?
Also, do you have a 351elec image for the 351P?
Hey my friend, this image only works for the RG351MP. But i have another one for you here:
th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
It‘s based on ArkOs firmware. Enjoy!
Hi, microSD card of the games (128gb) not recognizing by PC. It works normal on RG351MP but when I plug into card reader of PC, says "Please insert a disc into Removable Disk (K:)". What I have to do for back-up this card?
most games are in spanish too. Zelda a link to the past, secret of mana, metal gear, all awesome games u love are in spanish!!! unplayable for me... :-( hate that image. If I had known that upfront, I could have saved myself a lot of time.... Where can I find an image with english games??
I second this. Is there an image file with English games? Unfortunately I don't believe it mentions this in the video that the actual games are Spanish versions
Awesome Content # MeshTec. I was curious if there was an All-In-One image for the RGB 10 Max?
Thank you :) and sorry my friend, AFAIK there is no such image for the RGB10 Max :(
Great Setup-Guide, thank you! There are several updates in the Telegram-group for download. How do you do the updates? And is anything that you configured in this image after that changed back? (so maybe avoid the updates?)
Hey dude, every update in the group comes with a short update readme. Most time you just need to exchange some file and it‘s done. Unfortunately there is no automatic update.
My translations should still be there, so updating should be safe unless you don‘t do a full update and wipe all data. Enjoy my friend!
Wow, I just finished adding roms and box art to my 280v Adam image. This is really cool I might buy a 351mp. Were you impressed by how well the emulators were configured and games ran super well?
Hi dude, all systems that come with this image run absolutely smooth, including N64 and PS1. Sega Dreamcast titles struggle with performance, but i personally don‘t prefer playing SEGA Dreamcast games, so it doesn‘t bother me :)
Is there save state capability with this image? Tried various button configurations but not found one yet
hi, great work. I've spent a lot of hours tweaking this build. noticed SELECT & X takes you into ARKOS settings which is still in spanish. Found where to change but save failed. have you tackled this at all?
Thanks for your feedback dude.
No i haven‘t tackeled this :( I‘m currently busy with private stuff. My plan was to get more stuff translated and give you guys an update. But i can‘t effort the time right now.
Select + X then B then Ajustes then Usuario then Idioma then you see the language list. Select English and then it gets easier :) Oh, you then need to save the configuration for next time (configuration > save new configuration), but language seems to be per game, so you'll have to keep doing it (there may be a way to set language globally but Spanish is not my first language and I stumbled through it via Google translate 😆
You have to launch RetroArch without a game (you can find it just like any other "system") and make those changes here and save them as explained in another answer. This will have global effect on every in-game RetroArch menu.
Hab' mir gerade das Video angeschaut und festgestellt, dass du offenbar der deutschen Sprache mächtig bist ^.^ genau nach solch einem Image habe ich gesucht. Vielen Dank nochmals =) Abo ist raus.
Ja, das hast du richtig erkannt mein Freund.
Freut mich dass dir mein Kanal gefällt und du mit an Board bist ;)
Das ist gemein ich bin auch deutsch 😅
Great work and awesome build.
Can i install it on my RG351V? 🤔
Salve, ho scaricato il file .zip da Telegram, ho provato a scompattarlo con diversi programmi (7zip, WinRar, UnzipOne, The Unarchive), ma .img è sempre di 127,87 GB mentre la SdCard è di 127,79 GB. Come posso fare? Grazie
Hi, I downloaded the .zipper file from Telegram, I tried unpacking it with different programs (7zip, WinRar, UnzipOne, The Unarchive), but .img is always 127.87 GB while the SdCard is 127.79 GB. How can I do this? Thank you .
Same question here as someone else asked on the RG351P video (I managed to get the image to my micro SD so thank you for the great guide there again btw). Can you add more games to this after the image has been installed (like extra games that may not come with it)?
Again thank you for these videos. Very easy to follow; I'm super happy with my card being ready and am now just waiting for the device to use it with.👍
just add them manually using a pc. plug the card in and navigate to the game folder of your choice. place your PURCHASED lol roms in the correct consoles folder
@@Bidwellz9 Thanks man; yeah he replied on the other video already that it's possible. 👍 Didn't bother yet; so far have just been playing the standard images but plan to tweak a custom one for Celeste and the other ports.
Is your SD card formatted to exFAT or NTFS?
exFAT; it ends up as this as part of burning the image anyway, but if you want to format it to something, its exFAT.
Du hast es nicht zufällig auch auf Deutsch noch ? Da du es ja zuerst ins deutsche Übersetzt hast anscheinend oder is da Deutsch auch mit drauf ? ^^ Danke für die tolle arbeit
also die Übersetzungsdatei meine ich
Many thanks!!! By any chance do you how to remove the forced stretched apect ratio? For example Donkey Kong arcade is stretched to 4:3.
Hey dude, thanks for your feedback.
Yes, you can fix that by entering the RetroArch menu, go to Settings -> Video and change the aspect ratio there. You can set it either per Rom/Game or per (emulation) system.
I hope that helps!
Great work🔥🔥🔥 Thank you!
Hello, does this work on bigger tv consoles like Super Console X series?
I dont have this one but once again...superb Video....Thx
Thank you my friend! You‘re welcome.
good informative and clear, thank you for this. It would be cool to have an idea of which games play best on this machine as it seems a lot of n64 and sega ones are a bit iffy.
Indeed my friend. Unfortunately no such list exists. N64 is still a problem for this device for demanding titles. Simple titles like for example Super Mario Kart 64 run good, while demanding titles like the James Bond series lag alot.
Hey mash tec, nice video and instructions, it's hugely appreaciated. I spent the night downloading the image but unfortunately I think there might be some issues with the config. I tried to load up some arcade games and it just resets back to the menu. Also having trouble getting lynx, no art work and no games work, Daphne not working for any games. Arcade section is categorized, but all in Spanish still. I update the theme file exactly as the video instructed. Megadrive seems to work, and haven't tested the others. Your last image for 351p worked great, this one, not so well. Any tips would be appreciated, but if not, I can always revert back to my old set up, no probs. Just thought you should know.
Hey dude, many thanks for your feedback. Very much appreciated!
Actually, i didn‘t face these problems with the systems you mentioned :(
What version of the image did you download. I downloded and installed v1.0 and at the time i made the video, version 3.0 was released already. Maybe it introduced some new issues?
If you have installed Telegram and joined the BOB351MP group, they keep sharing bugfixes there. Maybe these are known issues.
Otherwise i‘m happy to read that you have a backup ready 👍🏻 that‘s always a good move to keep a backup.
I i hear anything about these issues and fixes, i let you know.
I have not encountered any such issues. Perhaps try re-download image all over again.
can you upload all game ports files separately to the cloud?
Thanks so much for all your hard work with this image file. I have downloaded the zip file, but when i unzip it the image file is 127.87gb so won't fit onto the 128gb micro sd card - any suggestions? Why did the image file end up larger than yours? I would be grateful for any help with this :)
Hey dude, that‘s strange. What tool did you use to extract the archive?
What is the size if your micro sd-card (in exact numbers). You‘re the second one reporting this problem. We got it solved for the other guy by re-downloading the archive and extract again. Please let me know if you still face that trouble, we‘ll get that fixed.
@@MashTec I am Mac based, so using Archive Utility. I have a SanDisk Ultra 128Gb (same as yours in vid) and it says available capacity 127.1gb and the unzipped image file is 127.8gb. I used your torrent link to DL the image. Thanks again for your help
Ok, so the sd card should be fine.
Do you get any error or warning message when you extract the archive?
What happens when you try to write the image?
I can prepare a torrent with the extracted image for you and share it. So we can exclude any problems of the extraction process.
Actually, the other guy who has a similar problem, had a smaller image after extraction. So having a bigger one is really weird.
@@MashTec I tried a different app for unzipping the img file and then it let me flash the image onto the sd card ok. It works perfectly thanks. I used Unarchiver One and Etcher in case any other Mac users are wondering.
Oh good, i‘m glad you got it solved that way my friend. Enjoy!
Very very cool. The extra work changing the language in English is excellent and appreciated. By the way, does this image work for a PC laptop too??? I have an old laptop lying around that could be turn into a console like this.
Hey dude, thanks for your feedback.
Unfortunately, this image only works for the RG351MP device since it includes all operating system files.
But the Roms, Gamelists files and themes can be ported over to EmulationStation running on a PC, yes ;)
@@MashTec I see. Thanks for the respond.
Also i forgot to back up the bios folder & games folder and lost everything on the external SD card what can I do in that situation?
Nice. But does it work with the RG351P?
Im worried since I think rg351p is only supported in ArkOS ver. 1.6
I just tried. It does not work on it :D
Sorry my friend, this image was created especially for the RG351MP only. It‘s a different system/hardware.
Any plans on doing a build for the RG351V?
Sorry dude, nothing planned for the RG351V :(
We need this for the rg353p!
Great stuff. Thanks again MT.
Welcome my friend :) Enjoy!
Does dodonpachi and ketsui comes in this image?
ohh again thxx soo much fo this!!!!!!!!
Welcome my friend!
Will this also work with the 351M or just the MP?
Hey dude, the image only works for the RG351MP, not RG351M/P.
MashTec, what do you have on the secondary SDcard?
Hi dude, nothing yet. But you can dd further games to it, to extend your collection.
There is an option in the menu to advise the device to look for games on the 2nd sd card. Enjoy!
@@MashTec thank you!
@@Gh0st121der welcome my friend
it'd be wise to make a full english version of this.
If i had the time, i‘d do it. But i‘m busy with construction work on my house atm :(
Telegram has some fresh links called ports-actualizacion, do they work with your translation?
Hey dude, it should work fine since it is independent on the actual image, but i haben‘t tested it. If you have any feedback regarding this, i‘d appreciate it :)
@@MashTec I don't have a card to put it, so no feedback for now. Tnx for the reply.
thank you but the torrent dont work ......only 1 seed stacked......please help us !
I’m so sad, I just did everything following the video but It doesn’t seems to work…. Even i bought the same microsd… It doesn’t boot. I tried to install ARkOS before and nothing… just emuelec.
Is it possible to update the arkos system in the bob351mp image via wifi?
Hey dude, i wouldn‘t recommend to do it since it may break compatibility to the games.
Rather use our latest image here: th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3FmsqsgB3ONOn06V
Enjoy!
@@MashTec Thank you for sending me to the new version of your software. Is great. I count on further software development for R36s. :) Thanks
@@richieploomba6029 Yes we do ;) actually we are working on a fix for the R33S/R35S/R36S version with the new display. There will soon be a new base image available to support them.
@richieploomba6029 You‘re welcome my friend!
I noticed when playing legend of Zelda on SNES that the language is all in Spanish. How do I change to English?
Has anyone yet used an additional SD card in the TF2 slot? Just put in an SD card, boot the device and after that, copy all the ROMs to the new SD card or does this mess up the nicely pre-configured image? (running out on space :)
Hi. MASHTEC. I have 2 RG350 and both stop working out of the sudden. I think it might be the battery cause when I press them the unit kinda starts working. Any idea what could it be? Or where to get a new battery? Thanks. Awesome channel
Hey dude, sounds like a shaky contact to me. I don‘t think it‘s the battery dude. Have you tried to open the device? Take a look at the connecting cables to the battery or to the mainboard. I hope you can find the issue dude.
@@MashTec why is this isnt for 256gb sd cards?
@@MashTec the worst part is it happens to both units. I have opened them both and exchange the batteries but same thing. I want to buy a micro gameboy battery but I don't know if it might work.
Subscribed! Thank you so much bro. I have been searching the internet so much looking for some sort of a community build that I could put on my steam deck. Do you know of any discord, or possibly point me in the right direction?
Hi dude and welcome!
If you can wait a few weeks i‘ll come along with a new Community build that i‘m working on. It will be an update of the RetroArcade build that i showed here: th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
@@MashTec thank you so much! The screen scraper and trying to get all of that stuff organized is such a pain I've been doing that way more than even playing on my steamdeck. I'm so happy I found your channel bro 😂😂
I‘m glad you like my stuff :)
Any updates brother?
@@Booda Hey dude, yes. Images are ready, but we have two major problems.
Since Images were made for RG351V, RG351M/P, RG351MP, RG353V and RG503 we have problems finding a space to share all the data (it‘s about 700GB of data).
But this can be fixed somehow. The biggest problem is that Christian Hatian, developer of ArkOS, prohibited to use his firmware together with shared Games (Ports) and Roms in a bundle :(
Hi I have a new RG351MP when I turned it on it’ says System Failure and then turns off,I tried a firmware sd card from a RG351P and the screen just stayed black,I bought it from Ambernic store they aren’t much help with the problem,iam hoping it’s only the firmware sd,what would you think
Yea I got this too :-(
Ah - OK I burnt the image again on the same card and the second time it works :-)
Thank you, for this great Job.
Is it possible to change the language of the roms ? i don't understand spanish. I would like to have Fr version. How can i do please ?
Hey dude, unfortunately some roms are in Spanish since this was made by a spanish guy ;) but you can exchange each rom by a different version (EU version including french). Just replace the rom on the sd card.
@@MashTec ok thank you for your reply
Downloaded the BOB351MP files via Telegram as per the TH-cam video. Went to the Telegram Desktop folder and all 58 files are there BUT the video suggests the top file should have a WinZip option to create the .img file but there isn’t. Any ideas? 🤷🏻♂️
Hi dude, what tool do you have installed on your system to extract zipped archives? I recommend using 7-zip. Please try to open the first archive file with your favorite decompress software. It should contain the .img file, so you can extract it.
Which version of streets of rage remake is on it?
Teşekkürler.
And once again, big thanks for the super thanks donation dude! Your support is highly appreciated ❤️
The image file works, but when I set it to English shut down..remove the micro sd card..computer sees it but won't read it as its a BOOT file?
How do I add English if I cannot access the sd card content?
Hey dude, what OS are you running?
It should see a BOOT partition but also another partition called "EASYROMS". That‘s the partition you need to apply the language files to. I hope this helps.
Just a straight-up 512 GB was previously had virtual bliss 515 GB flashed it with Pi imager for my pi4.
Didn't really play it so downloaded the bobrom used windiskimager32.
Everything loaded fine...worked like you showed only until I removed it and wanted to transfer over the English.
My computer won't let me access I see the drive letter nothing else can't double click on it ..if I click properties just says 0 bytes..do somehow it's seeing the microSD as a boot because we know it works in the rg351mp.
Hope this info helps..? @@MashTec
Thanks so much for letting us know about this! Is this the only free image available atm? I saw some others here on youtube but they want you to pay like $200 for it!!!
Hi dude, as far as i know this is the only free one, yes. It‘s very well made IMHO.
I haven‘t heard of any other image yet :)
$200 for an image??? That's crazy! Who was it??
The english language pack download is gone could please update the link
Hi dude, please don‘t use this outdated version of the image. I recently uploaded a newer and much better version. You find it here: th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ISx1Q8OdskjeE6fb. Enjoy!
I have this installed on a 256gb card but the whole card doesn't show up, is there a way to expand it the storage i think 128gb is what shows up
Have a look at a previous comment for full details, but you have to copy the contents of EASYROMS to your hard drive, then go into Disk Management (I'm assuming windows 10), turn the EASYROMS partition into NTFS, then extend it to fill the available space, then reformat it to exFAT then copy your content back to it. This worked for me. There may be quicker ways but this works using only the default Windows Disk Management
The reason you have to do it so long winded is because you can't resize an exFAT volume, but you can (1) resize an NTFS and (2) reformat a NTFS into an exFAT and vice versa.
FWIW, the reason I used a 256GB SD card is because I'm loving the ScummVM games, but they can be a few GB. The games are in Spanish, but you can easily find and overwrite with English versions (as well as install many more!) as the old classics are mostly abandonware.
Again - Many thanks for your help to others in the community :) Very much appreciated!
@@MashTec You should do a video on resizing this image using a larger card
Thank you so much for this Mash! Hey, Could you share again the English translation? The link is not working. Thanks!
Hey dude, sorry for the late reply. I just updated the link for the language-pack. Enjoy!
@@MashTec thank you very much. I will retry to download this Image, don’t know why but it wouldn’t extract correctly. I tried different firmwares you suggest and the one I like best is ARKOS so I am gonna try again! Grazie
@@MashTec I need help please. You have an idea why I get an error while extracting file 001 that says the archive file is incomplete? I got all the 58 files from telegram but I can't get the image file...
Oh damn :( sry dude, no idea. For me the archive extracted without any errors. Did you try to reload the archive? Otherwise, try my torrent, but i‘m not sure about it‘s health state.
@@MashTec I tried the torrent first and I had a problem as well extracting. Then I went for the telegram way which is way faster but when i double click on the first file using unarchiver on mac it gives me the error saying the archive is incomplete. All I need is the 58 files, correct? What do you mean by reloading the archive? Sorry for the too many questions, I am new to all of this. Got an Anbernic rg351mp and woul love to run arkos with this bob image.
Any image for RG351V?
Unfortunately not yet my friend :( sorry
And why isn't it on a 256gb sd card? or will it be? Thank you
You can do this if you want, although exFAT does not allow resizing.
You can do it but its a little long winded; burn onto your 256GB card, then go into Disk Management and copy the directory structure on EASYROMS partition (last partition) to a safe place, then reformat that partition to NTFS, then resize it to fill the SD card, then convert back to exFAT, then copy the files back. I did this and can confirm it works, and using only windows 10 disk management.
Thank you for your great support here to others. Very much appreciated!
Downloaded it 2 times via telegram but unable to extract the file. Popup says sorry,”BOB351MP.7z.001” is not a compressed file and cannot be decompressed. I used unarchiver any solutions guys?
Hey dude, try to use a tool called 7zip. It‘s free and mighty. Should be no problem to decompress the files. I hope this helps.
@@MashTec thanks will try it
is this still the latest/best image for RG351MP?
Hey dude, yes it is, but it still receives improvements and fixes. You find the latest version of it on the Telegram group i linked. It also includes a guide how to update. Enjoy my friend!
@@MashTec thanks,I installed the torrent version yesterday,it’s awesome.will check the update as well ,keep up the good work 👍👍
Hello there, is there any chance to create any image like this for miyoo mini?
Hey dude, images like this can be created for almost any device, running a proper OS on a SD card. Just need to have the device to once setup everything, then you can easily create an image from it.
Man kann jetzt sagen, Du sprichst jetzt eine dritte Sprache noch! :-) Und übrigens, spanisch ist leicht! (Sogar chilenisch, woher ich komme ist sogar einfacher!)
Hi, danke 😂 ja, ich finde die Sprache sogar echt schön und macht auch Spaß zu sprechen, aber ich hatte bisher keinen großen Kontakt damit. Woher kommst du denn, wenn ich fragen darf?
@@MashTec Selbstverständlich! Bin Chilene, wohne hier seit Jahr 0 und habe deutsche Vorfahren. Deswegen kann ich beide Sprachen sprechen und schreiben. Trotzdem ist mein Deutsch ein bischen Altmodisch.
Dein deutsch ist super mein Freund. Freut mich dass du hier her gefunden hast ;)
Huhu! Kann ich mit der YT App verschiedene Untertitel anzeigen lassen? Ich stehe etwas auf dem Schlauch.. Wenn ich das richtig verstehe hat jemand für MashTec spanische Untertitel erstellt?!
@@MashTec siehe unten.. äh oben ;)
Thanks for you work bro. Could you share again the English translation please? Google drive says the file is in the bin 😄
Dose this also work on the RG351M model?
Hi dude, for the RG351M i can recommend you a different image that i show here on my channel: th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy! :)
Did you try it on the RG351M or did you download the other image?
Hey dude, for the RG351M you can use this image here th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
The from one from this video here, only works the the RG351MP. Enjoy my friend!
@@MashTec thanks 🙏
I just get a black screen after first Bob splash screen, what am I doing wrong ?
@@drogergoode nope I went with latest 351elec build and added ROMs myself.
WHERE IS THE WIFI OPTION TO SCRAPE NEW STUFF FOR THIS DEVICE? I HAVE THE WIFI DONGLE ATTATCHED
Does this work with RG351M? Thanks
Hello my friend, not this one, but if you are looking for a All-In-One image for the RG351M, this one is the best for you: RG351 - The Best All-In-One Disk Image you can get (RetroArcade) + Installation & Quick-Start Guide
th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy my friend :)
How do you save games Dreamcast for example I can't say
Hi dude, please don‘t use this outdated version of the image. I recently uploaded a newer and much better version. You find it here: th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ISx1Q8OdskjeE6fb. Enjoy!
BTW. You can always save your game state from the RetroArch menu.
I followed all steps and it look some file is broken, it din°t work. 😭
Will this work on a RG351M?
Hey dude, not this one. But this one works for the RG351M: th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
Check it out ;)
All in one for the rg353v/vs??
Sorry dude, nothing planned for the RG353V/VS yet. But it should not be a big deal to port the current image to this device.
is there anyway to get internal wifi on this model ???? maybe something I can install ???
Hey dude, i already investigated into this. It‘s not easy to install. I‘d bot recommend it.
Some guy on Discord shared pictures where he disassembled a nana WiFi adapter and soldered it directly to one USB port on the board. But this is very dangerous to do and you loose that USB port for any other usage.
Unfortunately, that‘s all i can tell you.
@@MashTec fair play think i will end up getting the 351m instead has wifi built in and i might get the retriod pocket 2 plus as its more powerful but the ambernic seems to have the best controls etc gonna mod my ps vita first see how that goes but well want a 351m😁 love the videos dude keep up the good work would like to see a detail screen comparison video please
@@MRSTU1210 The RG351M or better the RG351P are the better choice with respect to their prices.
I can also recommend the RetroidPocket2+.
Thanks for the tip with screen comparison. I‘ll put it on the list.
@@MashTec yeah its quite confusing the physical amount of of retro handhelds out and there variations i just want to get the best one for the price with the best screen controls wifi etc then i can put on the custom firmware and start playing some retro games 🙂
@@MashTec i will more than likely get the 351m if the screen is gangsta 😉
Will this run on the 353m?
Sorry my friend, this will not work on the RG353M only for the RG351M/P.
The 353 has a complete different hardware and so different base firmware.
hi ¿don’t work in RG351M?, thanks
Unfortunately not my friend, this image is designed for the RG351MP only.
Its posibble For anbernic RG351P? Img rom?
Not this image my friend, but you can use this one for the RG351P. It‘s even better ;) enjoy!
th-cam.com/video/xBr4pCY-RHk/w-d-xo.html
@@MashTec thank you my freinds, i use this tutorial.. 😀.. Very Helpful
Welcome my friend.
My fren,i download this img rom and update with wifi firmware os.nintendo ds rom cant play.why this happen?always boot to anbernic menu
I posted a fix for this (some time go) in the community tab of this channel. Please check it out my friend. I can‘t post the fix all over again for each question ;)
i can't download the image
Hey dude, this version is outdated. I have a brand new and improved version shown here recently: The BEST Disk Image To Rule Them All - RetroArcade for YOUR Retro-Gaming Handheld!
th-cam.com/video/sGg651-2_cY/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy!