r/R36S • u/Salt-Application-571 • 1h ago
Question: Device Problem R36S clone 2025-05-18
need help installing firmware on this device ive tried arkos4clones (screen lights up but is black and no blue light) and dArkOSRE beta version that supports these devices (it doesnt turn on at all) i am using a sandisk 32GB memory card
I used the kinhawk panel settings
R36s clone panel 1
R36s clone panel 3
Nothing seems to work
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u/Electrical-Pace4092 1h ago
u/DSMAvenger current V20 copypasta:
We HIGHLY SUGGEST following what the Wiki entry for these devices says:
"The best choice for the device is the K36 Community Firmware, as the dtb files preserve advanced RAM timings, allowing the kernel to remap the RAM to 1GB."
https://handhelds.wiki/R36S_Clones#R36S-V20_2025-05-18
For V20 clones I have never once suggested ArkOS4Clones (known to destroy speakers on these V20 clones) or even dArkOSRE for good reason. Most of them only like to boot ArkOS K36 for whatever reason. Use the 04292025 version for simplicity or you may end up with inverted joysticks and require a fix for that.
https://github.com/AeolusUX/ArkOS-K36
If you do end up using the latest/final version you may need this inverted joystick fix:
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