New OS for RockPro64 is here, TwisterOS Armbian

[jtremblant]

Does Retroarch work with online updater? Or is it possible to download/use some cores?

I just tested it on RockPro64 and RockPi4C with latest TwisterOS Armbian 1.1.0 and latest RetroArch Content Downloader works, Core Downloader didn't work.

[Wizzard]

Yes, I tried the same. Have you installed Retroarch from repo or from ppa? Anyway, it is the same, cause Retroarch cores are not available for arm64.

[jtremblant]

Yes, I tried the same. Have you installed Retroarch from repo or from ppa? Anyway, it is the same, cause Retroarch cores are not available for arm64.

Via snap store.

[jtremblant]

TwisterOS Armbian 2.0.0 has landed.
Download it from official TwisterOS website:

https://twisteros.com/twisterarmbian.html

Changes from 1.1.0 version:
     

• Vivaldi Browser is the default browser with full GPU HW acceleration support(Firefox and Chrome are still included)
  
• 5.10.21 Kernel
  
• Conky desktop system monitor has been included by default on 2.0.0 release
  
• TwisterOS diagnostics utility is now included
  
• Winetricks has been added for better x86 emulation support
  
• Stable Panfrost/Mesa has been included to have OpenGL games and retroemulation artifacts free.
  
• Improved GUI responsiveness on XFCE, faster performance on desktop
  
• Flameshot screenshot utility has been added
  
• USB Imager has replaced Balena Etcher
  
• Option to resize partition has been included on desktop
  
• Chromium-Docker has been updated and no longer requires chmod permissions to run
  
• New Dark Themes are available via ThemeTwister
  
• Jstest-gtk has been added to have joystick support on retro gaming/openGL games
  
• Mupen64plus N64 emulator issues with visual glitches/artifacts have been fixed.
  

Enjoy

TwisterOS Development Team

[Wizzard]

Please, does it support Retroarch with online updater?

[jtremblant]

Please, does it support Retroarch with online updater?

We haven't done any work/test around Retroarch. Core updater still doesn't work with Retroarch but as already explained to you, the cores can be downloaded using apt. It'd be nearly impossible to cover every frontend emulator tool available.

[jtremblant]

Coming soon to TwisterOS Armbian 2.0.0, BOX64 emulator which will offer a broader compatibility with x86-64 bit games in Linux ARM 64 bit platform. Many thanks @Ptitseb from TwisterOS development team.




A little preview after one month of development only:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec3vIdpoPIM

[Wizzard]

Just one question. Is there any way how to upgrade from earlier versions of do we have to rewrite whole SD/eMMC each time?
Also, is it OK when I upgrade all the packages using apt? I am used to always update everything.

[jtremblant]

Just one question. Is there any way how to upgrade from earlier versions of do we have to rewrite whole SD/eMMC each time?
Also, is it OK when I upgrade all the packages using apt? I am used to always update everything.

Unfortunately we don't have a way to update from 1.1.0 to 2.0.0 without rewriting whole SD/EMMC/NVME? Yes, it's perfectly OK to upgrade packages via apt.

[Wizzard]

If I understand correctly, I may upgrade the packages via apt, but I need to rewrite eMMC to upgrade to 2.0?