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AeolusUX/ArkOS-R3XS

Community Maintained Image of ArkOS for the RetroBox Console / Game Station / Game Consoie R35S / R36S / PowKiddy RGB20S observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/AeolusUX/ArkOS-R3XS · homepage · HTML · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 86
  • Release rhythm 56
  • Longevity 67

Flags: archived no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 27
  • age_days: 945
  • days_rel: 299
  • days_push: 85
  • n_releases_24m: 16

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1592 stars · 72 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A community-maintained ArkOS firmware image for budget retro handheld consoles like the R35S, R36S, and PowKiddy RGB20S. It provides a ready-to-flash Linux-based retro gaming OS with multi-panel display support via a boot-time Panel Picker Mode.

Use cases

  • flash custom firmware onto an R36S retro handheld
  • install ArkOS on a PowKiddy RGB20S console
  • fix wrong screen panel display on R35S clone handhelds
  • set up retro game emulation on a Game Station R35S
  • switch display panels on an R36H handheld
  • download archived ArkOS images for R33S R35S R36S devices

When to choose

  • you own an R35S, R36S, R36H, R33S, R46H, or PowKiddy RGB20S handheld and want a community-tuned ArkOS image
  • your clone handheld has an unsupported screen panel and you need Panel Picker Mode
  • you want prebuilt downloadable images with multi-panel support

When to avoid

  • you want actively maintained firmware - the project is discontinued in favor of dArkOS
  • you own a device not listed among the supported R3XS handhelds
  • you need official support rather than community Discord help

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

game-engine embedded configuration-management gaming-tools embedded-systems self-hosted embedded retro-gaming custom-firmware retro-handhelds arkos r36s r35s rgb20s emulationstation community-image panel-picker linux arm

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
AeolusUX/ArkOS-R3XSmain10

For agents

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