[BUG] Does not boot on Anbernic ARC D

[freefelt]

Describe the bug

Downloaded 20240702, unpacked to ROCKNIX-RK3566.aarch64-20240702.img and flashed it with balenaEtcher. The device always boots to Android. Pressing the F button does not help.

Information

• ROCKNIX Version: 20240702
• Hardware Platform: Anbernic ARC D

[freefelt]

Power with pressing the Start button the green LED on the device lights up, but the screen remains black. After a couple of minutes, the green LED goes out.

[spycat88]

Please read the installation notes for your device, https://rocknix.org/devices/anbernic/rgarc/#installation

[freefelt]

Please read the installation notes for your device, https://rocknix.org/devices/anbernic/rgarc/#installation

It's so weird. Why is Retro Arena working fine, but Rocknix is not?

[spycat88]

The Anbernic bootloader included with Android is not compatible with the ROCKNIX partition scheme.

There is nothing weird about it.

[freefelt]

Or vice versa) I look at it from the user's side. Retro Arena can run on my device, but Rocknix can't. That's all. It's at least strange to give up Android to install Rocknix.

[sydarn]

Even with compatible partitioning scheme you would not get the full experience. No sleep and no overclocking possibility, and potentially more unknown issues. What you have on the eMMC is like a BIOS in the PC world, and the android one you are using is ancient and is simply not compatible with some features that ROCKNIX provides.

[freefelt]

Well, it's interesting for me to try. But you have instructions on how to remove Android, but there are no instructions on how to return it.

[spycat88]

This is not a support hub. This space is for ROCKNIX issues, not for Android, that information can be found easily at the manufacturers own website.