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RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - nmhart322 - 11-15-2017
Hey ayufan,
You posted the images for android tv on the rock64. Could you walk me through which ones I need to download? Also, do I need to write them to the SD card and then boot the rock64 off of the SD?
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - nmhart322 - 11-15-2017
Actually, either ayufan or Luke could answer my question. I'm trying to follow in your footsteps and build a retro gaming console with a rock64.
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - Luke - 11-15-2017
(11-15-2017, 11:27 AM)nmhart322 Wrote: Actually, either ayufan or Luke could answer my question. I'm trying to follow in your footsteps and build a retro gaming console with a rock64.
Why not use Lakka then? Its a dedicated Linux image for gaming and its really good.
As for flashing ATV you can find the instructions on ayufan's git
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - nmhart322 - 11-15-2017
I read that Lakka is not very stable on the rock64
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - nmhart322 - 11-15-2017
Also I wanted to use a gamecube controller adapter, which android already supports
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - Luke - 11-15-2017
(11-15-2017, 11:50 AM)nmhart322 Wrote: I read that Lakka is not very stable on the rock64
Link to where you read it ? I personally had no issues and tested it thoroughly.
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - nmhart322 - 11-15-2017
Link to where you read it ? I personally had no issues and tested it thoroughly.
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I honestly don't know where I read it, I was surfing for a good combination with the gamecube adapter. Also, since the rock64 can boot from an SD card, could I write the android image to an SD and then boot the board off of it?
I am obviously new to all this
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - nmhart322 - 11-15-2017
I did some research, and I found that I can boot the Rock64 from the SD card alone, so that is what I am going to do. I am familiar with doing so because I own a raspberry pi, which boots the same way. Thank you for all your help with making me understand this system. I appreciate it
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - Tony32 - 11-22-2017
Excellent thread OP! Would you mind testing Zelda oot and/or Zelda MM for the N64?
RE: Rock64 as a retro-gaming console: early impressions - Luke - 11-22-2017
(11-22-2017, 05:50 AM)Tony32 Wrote: Excellent thread OP! Would you mind testing Zelda oot and/or Zelda MM for the N64?
I recently tried both OOT and MM on the Lakka image - they play fine, with some slowdowns. I'd rate them somewhere between 'playable' and 'good'. The opening sequence of MM in the forest was surprisingly smooth but then the frame-rate plummeted to borderline playable (many things happening on screen inside that tree). So its a mixed bag.
Performance on android could be better (or worse) - haven't tested. May try later if I find the time.