ARCH R

Arch Linux ARM gaming distribution for R36S and all clones.
Leve como uma pluma.

Kernel 6.6.89Boot 19s78fps UIPanfrost GPURetroArch

ttyFIQ0

[ 0.000] Booting Arch R v1.0...

[ 0.694] initramfs: splash loaded

[ 2.300] rk3326-gameconsole-r36s.dtb

[ 2.301] Panfrost GPU initialized

[ 7.700] systemd: reached target graphical

[ 9.300] EmulationStation starting...

[ 19.000] Arch R Kernel Loaded — Ready

Built for the hardware.

A from-scratch Arch Linux ARM distribution. Every component hand-tuned for the RK3326 SoC.

18 DTBOs covering R36S original and 12 clone variants. Board profiles handle GPIO, PMIC, display timing — not just panel swaps.

U-Boot to game in 19 seconds. Kernel 2.3s, systemd 7.7s, EmulationStation 2.5s. Splash at 0.694s via custom initramfs.

Built on Arch Linux ARM, Mesa 26 Panfrost, RetroArch, and EmulationStation. No proprietary blobs for GPU — native GLES 1.0.

Single build-all.sh produces complete SD card images. Kernel, rootfs, Mesa, ES, RetroArch — automated end to end.

CPU

1512 MHz

GPU

600 MHz

DRAM

786 MHz

Kernel

6.6.89

Mesa

26.0.0

Image

18 MB

Everything you need to know about Arch R.

Hardware specs, capabilities & boot performance

Installation, controls & getting started

Deep-dive into kernel, DTS, Mesa, U-Boot

Subsystem status & compatibility