Arch R

Custom Linux distribution for the R36S and its variants — built on top of ROCKNIX with an Arch Linux build environment. Kernel 6.12 LTS, Mesa 26 Panfrost (open-source GPU), 43 pre-generated MIPI panel overlays covering every known motherboard revision.

Two images, both with hardware auto-detection:

Original — for genuine R36S, R33S, Odroid Go family, Anbernic RG351V/M, GameForce Chi, MagicX XU10
Clone — for K36 clones, EE Clone, Powkiddy RGB10/RGB10X/RGB20S, MagicX XU-Mini-M, BatLexp G350

Install in 3 minutes

ArchR Flasher GUI or manual dd

Add ROMs

Where to put games and BIOS files

Controls

Hotkeys, K36/MyMini variants, JP layout

PortMaster

Run native ports (Half-Life, Quake, Diablo II...)

SSH access

Remote shell, file transfer, debug

Features

Hardware specs and software stack

What's different

Open-source GPU driver (Panfrost via Mesa 26.0.5) — no proprietary blobs. libmali is also available as opt-in.
Two-image build with autodetect — same image boots on every motherboard of a variant. SARADC reads the board ID at boot.
CPU overclock toggle — switch in the ES menu lifts the cap from 1.4 GHz to 1.5 GHz when you need it.
Reproducible builds — Docker-based, no hidden steps. make docker-RK3326 produces both image variants.
Network play out of the box — Syncthing, Tailscale, ZeroTier, RetroAchievements, scraping.
PortMaster pre-installed — runs PC ports (Half-Life, Diablo II, Doom 3, Quake) on the device.

Quick links

Releases → download the latest image
ArchR Flasher → GUI installer (Linux/macOS)
Source → kernel + rootfs + image build
Issues → bug reports