{"id":1000,"date":"2021-11-20T19:55:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T19:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/knowledge-base\/kb\/how-to-add-emulators-to-the-rg350-rg350m\/"},"modified":"2021-12-29T15:21:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T15:21:07","slug":"how-to-add-emulators-to-the-rg350-rg350m","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-add-emulators-to-the-rg350-rg350m\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Add Emulators to the RG350\/RG350M"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the best things about the RG350M (and its predecessor, the RG350) is that there’s a host of community-developed emulators and applications available for you to mix and match at your leisure, allowing you to create a truly personalised retro gaming handheld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the purposes of this guide, we’ll be showing you how to install mame4all, which is an alternative MAME emulator that’s slightly easier to get up-and-running than its xmame counterpart. But you can use this for any emulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can download the opk file for mame4all here<\/a>. There’s also a larger variety of emulators for the RG350M in general available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide is also applicable to the RG350. In this case, you’ll need to download your emulators from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting the RG350M<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, make sure your RG350M is connected to your PC in via the USB\/DC port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then, open the Network app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select “allow login without password”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Transferring Files Over<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We’re using WinSCP<\/a> here, but you can use an alternative application (such as FileZilla<\/a>) if you’d like, as all that is required is the ability to copy files over from your PC to the RG350M).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In WinSCP, create a “New Site” with the parameters that show up for you in the network app on the RG350M (in this case, the host name is the IP address – for us, 10.1.1.2 – and the username is root).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You’ll then be connected to the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the left pane, navigate to the folder where you’ve downloaded the mame4all.opk file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the right pane, go to the root of the device (keep clicking the folder with two dots until you can’t go any further). Then follow the path: media -> data -> apps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you’re set, just copy over the mame4all.opk file to the apps folder on the right side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once done, you can safely disconnect your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If done correctly, mame4all should appear in the list of emulators, like so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Quicker Way?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A faster way to load apps and emulators on the device is to do so via the external SD card port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using any kind of microSD card reader, simply drag and drop the mame4all OPK into the “APPS” folder on the external SD card. The emulator\/app will then be visible when the card is inserted into the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don’t recommend this, as it could potentially cause issues regarding file paths depending on the emulator. It’s easier in the long-run to just add it to the internal card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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