ROCKNIX is an immutable Linux distribution for handheld gaming devices developed by a small community of enthusiasts. 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.
This is an unofficial fork of ROCKNIX that provides support for additional devices and emulators not included in the official distribution.
Note — device support requests: Please do not open issues asking for support for devices not listed in this README. New device support depends entirely on whether a vendor or community member donates a development unit. Maintainers cannot reliably port to hardware they do not have — guessing from specs or marketing photos is not a viable path to a working image.
- BBK 4980 (gam4980-lr): Electronic dictionary game emulator
- EKA2L1 (eka2l1-sa): Symbian / N-Gage emulator
- flycast2022-sa: Flycast 2022 standalone (default for Dreamcast / Atomiswave / Naomi)
- gpsp_ezode (gpsp_ezode-lr): gpSP EZODE GBA emulator (default for GBA / GBA Hacks)
- HBMAME (hbmame-lr): Homebrew MAME libretro core
- mkxp-z: RPG Maker XP
- mrp (mrp-sa): MRP Games (feature phone game format)
- krkr2 (krkr2-sa): Kirikiri2 visual novel engine
- ONScripter (onscripter-lr / onscripter-sa): Visual novel engine (libretro + standalone)
- ppsspp2021-sa: PPSSPP 2021 standalone (default PSP on RK3326 / RK3566 / RK356X)
- PyMO/cpymo: PyMO AVG game engine in C
- free-j2me: J2ME SDL2 frontend standalone
- OpenBOR-ff: OpenBOR-ff variant
- drastic_adv-sa: Advanced Drastic NDS emulator
- fbneoplus-lr: FBNeo Plus libretro core
- ruffle-sa: Flash emulator
- gamepadtester: Gamepad tester utility
- KPlayer (kplayer): Enhanced music player with modern UI and online lyric download
- KReader (kebook): E-book reader
Independent ports apps:
- Kodi: Media player and entertainment hub
| Brand | Models |
|---|---|
| BatleXP | G350 |
| Clone R36s | Type 2 (with/without amplifier), Type 3, Type 4, Sauce Panel 1/2/3/4 |
| Diium | D007, D-R28S |
| GameConsole | HG36, K36, K36S, R33S, R36S, R36S Plus, R36T, R36TMax, R36Ultra,R36UltraX, R36XXProMax, R40S, R40XX, R40XX ProMax, R45H, R46H, R50S, R50H, RX6H, T16Max, U8, U8-V2, XGB36 |
| Gameforce | CHI |
| GameMT | E6 |
| Generic | EE Clone |
| Lenovo | Go2 |
| MagicX | XU10, XU Mini M |
| ODROID-GO | Advance, Advance Black Edition, Super |
| PortableGame | A10Mini, A10Mini-V4 |
| Powkiddy | RGB10, RGB10X, RGB20S |
| XiFan | DC35V, DC40V, DC45V, Mini40, MyMini, R36Max, R36Max2, R36Pro, RF35H, RF40H, RF45V, XF28, XF35H, XF40H, XF40V, XF45V |
| Brand | Models |
|---|---|
| Powkiddy | RGB10 Max 3, RGB20 Pro, RGB20 SX, RGB30, RK2023 |
| Brand | Models |
|---|---|
| Diium | D50 Plus |
| GameMT | E5P, E6P |
| MiniLoong | Pocket1 |
| Miyoo | Flip |
| Powkiddy | X55, X35S, X35H |
| Radxa | ZERO 3W |
| Brand | Models |
|---|---|
| Skyworth | E900V22C(S905L3A) |
| GameBox | X10(S905X4) |
The RK356X platform builds three install images — RK3562, RK3566-Generic, and RK3566-Specific — sharing one update package. It uses the Rockchip 5.10 BSP kernel, unlike standalone RK3566 images which use the mainline 6.x kernel — do not mix RK356X and RK3566 install packages.
Use /flash/dtbselect (Linux) or DtbselectWin64.exe (Windows) on the boot partition to pick the device tree for RK3562 and RK3566-Specific targets. RK3566-Generic subimage boots via FDTDIR (multi-DTB folder) and does not use dtbselect. Miyoo Flip and Radxa ZERO 3W are supported on standalone RK3566 Specific (mainline 6.x) only, not on RK356X.
| Brand | Models | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AISLPC | RG52 Mini, RG43H Pro, RG43V Pro | v1 entries (RG52 Mini v1, RG43H Pro v1, RG43V Pro v1) are for the RK915 WiFi hardware revision; the default entries are for other WiFi variants (AIC8800D80). |
| Brand | Models | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Powkiddy | RGB10 Max 3, RGB20 Pro, RGB20 SX, RGB30, RK2023 | Powkiddy handhelds only — does not include Anbernic models from standalone RK3566 Generic. |
| Brand | Models | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Coolboy (Kuhai) | H9 | RK356X only — not included in standalone RK3566 Specific. |
| Diium | D50 Plus | |
| GameMT | E5P, E6P | |
| MiniLoong | Pocket1 | |
| Powkiddy | X55, X35S, X35H |
| Brand | Models | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GameMT | E6 | RK3326S / PX30S variant. |
| GameKiddy | GKD Pixel 2 (P2) |
Use /flash/dtbselect (Linux) or DtbselectWin64.exe (Windows) on the boot partition to select the correct device tree.
- ROCKNIX has a very active community of developers and users.
- Integrated cross-device local and remote network play.
- In-game touch support on supported devices.
- Fine grain control for battery life or performance.
- Includes support for playing Music and Video.
- Bluetooth audio and controller support.
- Support for HDMI audio and video out, and USB audio.
- Device to device and device to cloud sync with Syncthing and rclone.
- VPN support with Wireguard, Tailscale, and ZeroTier.
- Includes built-in support for scraping and retroachievements.
- Screen color adjustment (brightness / contrast / saturation / hue) on RK3326, RK3326S, RK3566, and RK356X devices.
Guides for this fork live in documentation/user_man/ as paired Chinese and English Markdown files (*_cn.md / *_en.md): general fork usage, drastic_adv layout.json, and J2ME controls. PDFs shipped in release images are built in CI from those sources.
Pull requests can request automatic image builds in GitHub Actions. Add a build: line to the PR description (the PR template includes this section by default):
build:RK3326/RK3566
- Supported devices:
RK3326,RK3326S,RK3566,S905,RK356X - Multiple devices: separate with
/,,,;, or spaces (e.g.build:RK3326/RK3566) - All devices:
build:ALL - Skip builds: leave
build:empty or omit the line
CI runs when the PR is opened, updated, or when you edit the description. After a successful build, download AURKNIX-image-* and AURKNIX-update-* artifacts from the workflow run on the Checks tab. PR builds are for testing only and are not published as releases.
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AURKNIX is a fork of ROCKNIX; ROCKNIX derives from JELOS. All applicable licenses apply and credit to the JELOS and ROCKNIX teams.
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.
All other software is provided under each component's respective license. These licenses can be found in the software sources or in this project's licenses folder. Modifications to bundled software and scripts by the JELOS and ROCKNIX teams are licensed under the terms of the software being modified.
Like any Linux distribution, this project is not the work of one person. It is the work of many persons all over the world who have developed the open source bits without which this project could not exist. Special thanks to CoreELEC, LibreELEC, JELOS, ROCKNIX, and to developers and contributors across the open source community.
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