ROCKNIX

ROCKNIX is a community developed Linux distribution for handheld gaming devices. Our goal is to produce an operating system that has the features and capabilities that we need, and to have fun as we develop it.

Licenses

ROCKNIX is a Linux distribution that is made up of many open-source components. Components are provided under their respective licenses. This distribution includes components licensed for non-commercial use only.

ROCKNIX Branding

ROCKNIX branding and images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

You are free to

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms

• Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
• NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
• ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

ROCKNIX Software

Copyright (C) 2024 ROCKNIX (https://github.com/ROCKNIX)

Licensed under the GPL License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

https://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-2.0/

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

Installation

• Download the latest version of ROCKNIX.
• Decompress the image.
• Write the image to an SDCARD using an imaging tool. Common imaging tools include Balena Etcher, Raspberry Pi Imager, and Win32 Disk Imager. If you're skilled with the command line, dd works fine too.

Installation Package Downloads

Upgrading

• Download and install the update online via the System Settings menu.
• If you are unable to update online
  • Download the latest version of ROCKNIX from Github
  • Copy the update to your device over the network to your device's update share.
  • Reboot the device, and the update will begin automatically.

Update Package Downloads

Documentation

Contribute

• Building ROCKNIX
• Code of Conduct
• Contributing to ROCKNIX
• Modifying ROCKNIX
• Adding Hardware Quirks
• Creating Packages
• Pull Request Template

Play

• Installing ROCKNIX
• Updating ROCKNIX
• Controls
• Netplay
• Configuring Moonlight
• Device Specific Documentation

Configure

• Optimizations
• Shaders
• Cloud Sync
• VPN

Other

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Donating to ROCKNIX

Change Log

New Features

• Generic MIPI DSI panel driver, that allows loading panel parameters via an overlay. Allows for R36S panels to be supported with and external panel description. Thanks @stolen. See wiki for more info: https://rocknix.org/devices/unbranded/game-console-r35s-r36s/#new-displays-r36s-of-year-2024
• RK3566: MelonDS standalone emulator, requires panfrost gpudriver.
• RK3566: Add Undervolting options at 3 different levels, allows for better sustained performance in higher end emulators and lowers battery drain on lower end emulators. See wiki for more info: https://rocknix.org/devices/anbernic/rgarc/#tweaks
• RK3588: Initial support Retro Lite CM5. Thanks @ginkage

Updates

• Update Retroarch to 1.19.
• Update linux 6.9.3 (all except RK3326 and RK3588)
• Update Wayland and Vulkan (S922X).
• Update Mesa.
• Update curl. Thanks @UzuCore
• Update Stress-ng. Thanks @aenertia

Bug Fixes

• RK3566: Fix libmali gpu driver for Powkiddy X55
• RK3566: Improved display brighhtness RK3566.
• RK3566: Deep sleep Powkiddy RK2023, RGB30, RGB10 Max 3 and RGB20SX.
• RK3566: Fix non-responsive controls after sleep
• Fix big and little cores setting per system and game. Thanks @porschemad911
• RK3326: Fix shaders. Thanks @amd343
• S922X: fix black screen on bootup with no input devices.
• Fix broken emulators: freej2me-lr and hypeseus-singe (Daphne).
• Miscellanous repo, OS and bug fixes, Thanks @mauroferra, @porschemad911, @stolen, @DinStamou

Full Changelog: 2024041...2024061