Guía de instalación de ArkOS para R36S

Guía completa paso a paso para instalar el firmware personalizado ArkOS en tu consola retro R36S y R36H

⚠️ Advertencia importante sobre las tarjetas SD predeterminadas

Las tarjetas SD originales de la consola son una fuente principal de serios problemas de rendimiento y confiabilidad. Pueden causar rendimiento lento de la consola, pérdida de datos de guardado y fallo completo del dispositivo. Recomendamos encarecidamente reemplazar las tarjetas SD predeterminadas por tarjetas de marca tan pronto como compres la consola.

🎬Guía de instalación en video

📋Requisitos y preparación

🔧 Hardware Required

  • OS SD Card: 64GB Kodak SD card recommended (16GB minimum)
  • Game SD Card: For ROM storage (128GB+ recommended)
  • SD Card Reader: To connect SD cards to your computer

💻 Software Required

  • 📦7-Zip: To extract the .gz archive file
  • 💾Rufus or Etcher: To flash the .img file to SD card
1

Identifica tu versión de pantalla

This is the most critical step. Installing the wrong firmware can cause your console to not work.

  1. 1Remove the default SD card from your console's first slot and insert it into your computer.
  2. 2Go to the screen detection website (link available in the GitHub repository).
  3. 3Upload the required file from the Boot partition and click "Identify My Screen".
  4. 4Note your screen type: Original, Panel 3, or Panel 4.

💡 Tip: After identifying your screen, you no longer need the default SD card.

2

Descarga el firmware ArkOS correcto

  1. 1Go to the official ArkOS GitHub releases page.
  2. 2Download the ArkOS archive file matching your screen version.
  3. 3Extract the archive using 7-Zip to get the .img firmware file.
Descargar de GitHub
3

Flashea el firmware a la tarjeta SD

Format your new SD card to exFAT before flashing. Choose either method below:

🔥 Etcher Method

  1. 1. Open Etcher
  2. 2. Select the .img firmware file
  3. 3. Select your new SD card
  4. 4. Click "Flash" and wait

🔧 Rufus Method

  1. 1. Open Rufus
  2. 2. Select your SD card in "Device"
  3. 3. Choose "Disk or ISO image" and select .img file
  4. 4. Click "Start" and wait for completion
4

Configuración de la consola y primer arranque

  1. 1Insert the new firmware SD card into your R36S's first slot (TF1/OS). Do NOT insert the game SD card yet.
  2. 2Power on the console. The setup process will start automatically and may take a few minutes. The device may restart several times.
  3. 3When setup is complete, the ArkOS main screen will appear.
5

Configura el tipo de dispositivo y tarjeta de juegos

⚙️ Set Device Type

  1. 1. Go to Options menu
  2. 2. Enter Device Type section
  3. 3. Select your console model (R35S or R36S)
  4. 4. Press A to confirm

🎮 Enable Game Card (SD2)

  1. 1. Insert your game SD card into the second slot (TF2/GAME)
  2. 2. Go to Advanced menu
  3. 3. Find "Switch to SD2 for Roms" at the bottom
  4. 4. Press A to run. Your games will now appear!

¡Instalación completada!

Tu consola R36S ahora está ejecutando ArkOS con operación estable y tarjetas SD confiables. ¡Disfruta de tus juegos retro!

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