{"id":37958,"date":"2021-11-20T18:48:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-update-rg350-and-rg350m-firmware-with-opk\/"},"modified":"2021-11-20T18:48:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:48:57","slug":"how-to-update-rg350-and-rg350m-firmware-with-opk","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/article\/how-to-update-rg350-and-rg350m-firmware-with-opk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to update RG350 and RG350M firmware with OPK"},"content":{"rendered":"

The RG350 and RG350M can be updated without having to remove the Micro SD Card and writing image files to it.<\/p>\n

Appropriate Firmware<\/strong><\/h3>\n

IMPORTANT NOTE:<\/strong> This firmware update should only be installed on the original firmware. If you have installed other custom firmware do not install this update!<\/p>\n

You will first need to download the appropriate firmware for your device:<\/p>\n

RG350 (Plastic case) – Download from here<\/a><\/strong>.
\nRG350M (Metal Alloy case) – Download from here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The above two Beta v1.1 firmware are dated 10th May 2020 and include support for HDMI output. Please note that this is a beta and is unsupported by us. You do use at your own risk. The files can be extracted using 7zip<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Preparing the firmware<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We will be copying the firmware on to the second Micro SD Card. If you have a card reader on your PC you can plug it into that, or if you wish to transfer via USB cable on the RG350M please follow our overview guide here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Extract the .OPK<\/strong> file found inside the download to your PC and then copy it to the APPS<\/strong> folder on the Micro SD Card. If the folder is not present, please create the folder otherwise the update will not be recognised.<\/p>\n

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You can now safely eject the card and put it back in to the your device.<\/p>\n

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Installing the update<\/strong><\/h3>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Please ensure that your device is fully charged before performing the update.<\/p>\n

With the Micro SD Card now back in the device, you can now switch it on. Once it has booted, navigate to the Applications<\/strong> menu by tapping the L or R shoulder buttons. Scroll down the icons until you see the update file, it should be named OS Update<\/strong> or similar.<\/p>\n

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Open this app with the A<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n

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Double check you are installing the correct update for your device and navigate to Update<\/strong> and press the START<\/strong> button to start the firmware upgrade.<\/p>\n

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The upgrade process will now begin. This will happen in several stages and take a few minutes to perform. Do NOT<\/strong> at any time switch off the device or remove the Micro SD card. The below two images show the start and near the end of the procedure.<\/p>\n

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Once the update has completed you will be presented with the below information. Press the START<\/strong> button to continue.<\/p>\n

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The device will now reboot and return to the main menu and is now ready to use.<\/p>\n

You can activate the HDMI (beta) output by loading the Gmenu2x<\/strong> settings app found in Settings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Scroll down the menu to HDMI<\/strong> option and press Left or Right on the D-Pad to switch ON\/OFF the HDMI output. Press START<\/strong> to confirm your choice.<\/p>\n

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The RG350 and RG350M can be updated without having to remove the Micro SD Card and writing image files to it. Appropriate Firmware IMPORTANT NOTE: This firmware update should only be installed on the original firmware. If you have installed other custom firmware do not install this update! You will first need to download the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":37960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[282,450],"kbtag":[590],"class_list":{"0":"post-37958","1":"kb","2":"type-kb","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"kbtopic-hardware","7":"kbtopic-retro-gaming-handhelds","8":"kbtag-anbernic-en-gb"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/37958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/37958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=37958"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=37958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}