PocketGo v2 CFW v1.02019-12-10 BASE Firmware

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You can find out more information and buy your PocketGO v2 from https://droix.net/collections/retro-gaming-handhelds/products/pocketgo-v2

This firmware is for the new PocketGO v2, NOT the original model! Download from here. DroiX do not provide official support for Custom Firmware so please use at your own risk.

The original manufacturers firmware (with NO roms) can be found here.

Installation NOTE LEFT SD CARD SLOT IT FOR FIRMWARE ONLY
PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP FIRST BEFORE YOU FLASH THIS

There is a more detailed guide on the firmware page above.

1 - Remove the sd card in the left slot & make sure you completely wipe it inc all the partitions
2 - Flash using your fav app system32 or etcher
3 - Then finally extend the ext4 partition with diskgenius and your be good to go.

1.0.2:
Fix clock hour reset when poweroff the console.
Gmenu2x now can show two type of previews (put in /(romsdir)/.previews/).
ajust the joystick (again).
1.0.1:
Updated the file system, partition and expansion scripts again.
Gmenu2x analog stick control is removed
Adjusted the battery.
Update of the Stock Clock application with a new redesign. thanks to Rafa Vico (https://github.com/RafaVico)
Text editor, corrected opk buttons. thanks to Rafa Vico (https://github.com/RafaVico)
Added the hardware tester POCKETGO 2. thanks to Rafa Vico (https://github.com/RafaVico)

*apps= applications copy to /media/data/apps
*emulators= tested emulators copy to /media/data/apps
*games= games that require no additional data copy to /media/data/apps
*ports= ports that require additional data in folders copy to /media/data/apps

required data files and locations for ports see below (note locations local or .local)

*bermudasyndrome.opk copy data to (local/home/.bermudasyndrome)
*cannonball.opk copy files to (local/home/.cannonball/roms)
*devilutionx-rg350.opk copy diabdat.mpq to (.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/diabdat.mpq)
*ecwolf.opk copy data file to (local/home/.ecwolf)
*eduke32.opk copy duke3d.grp to local/home/.eduke32
*hexen2.opk copy data1 to (local/home/.hexen2/data1)
*Quake-1.0-GCWZero-gles1.opk copy id1 to (.local/home/data/Quake/id1)
*REminiscence.opk copy data to (local/home/.REminiscence/data)
*shadow-warior.opk copy sw.grp to (local/home/.jfsw)
*Quake 3 Arena.opk pak files for Quake3 live under /usr/local/home/.q3a/baseq3/
*SDL Quake 2.opk IF YOU HAVE PLAYED QUAKE2 BEFORE YOU NEED TO DELETE .quake2/baseq2/config.cfg To add the full version Quake2-1.1-GCWZero-gles1.opk copy baseq2 to (.local/home/data/Quake2/baseq2) MUST BE LOWER CASE
 
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Billye32

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Dave C said:
You can find out more information and buy your PocketGO v2 from https://droix.net/collections/retro-gaming-handhelds/products/pocketgo-v2

This firmware is for the new PocketGO v2, NOT the original model! Download from here.

Installation NOTE LEFT SD CARD SLOT IT FOR FIRMWARE ONLY
PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP FIRST BEFORE YOU FLASH THIS

1 - Remove the sd card in the left slot & make sure you completely wipe it inc all the partitions
2 - Flash using your fav app system32 or etcher
3 - Then finally extend the ext4 partition with diskgenius and your be good to go.

Changelog v1.0_2019-12-10 BASE Firmware (STABLE RELEASE)
*removed all bios files you will need to add your own
*resized data partition to minimum to save space
*checked and cleaned for errors on image using linux
*dekUI v1.1 & v1.2 added into skins
*new app oldcalc thanks to Jack
*new app st-20191027 terminal emulator
*new game Arkanoid
*new game cave story
*new game Freedoom
*new game Freedroid
*new game Ghouls & Ghost
*new game Mine sweeper
*new game Minislug
*new game Openbor
*new game Opentyrian
*new game PrBoom
*new game SORR
*new game Eduke32

*apps= aplications copy to /media/data/apps
*emulators= tested emulators copy to /media/data/apps
*games= games that require no additional data copy to /media/data/apps
*ports= ports that require additional data in folders copy to /media/data/apps

required data files and locations for ports see below (note locations local or .local)

*bermudasyndrome.opk copy data to (local/home/.bermudasyndrome)
*cannonball.opk copy files to (local/home/.cannonball/roms)
*devilutionx-rg350.opk copy diabdat.mpq to (.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/diabdat.mpq)
*ecwolf.opk copy data file to (local/home/.ecwolf)
*eduke32.opk copy duke3d.grp to local/home/.eduke32
*hexen2.opk copy data1 to (local/home/.hexen2/data1)
*Quake-1.0-GCWZero-gles1.opk copy id1 to (.local/home/data/Quake/id1)
*REminiscence.opk copy data to (local/home/.REminiscence/data)
*shadow-warior.opk copy sw.grp to (local/home/.jfsw)
*Quake 3 Arena.opk pak files for Quake3 live under /usr/local/home/.q3a/baseq3/
*SDL Quake 2.opk IF YOU HAVE PLAYED QUAKE2 BEFORE YOU NEED TO DELETE .quake2/baseq2/config.cfg To add the full version Quake2-1.1-GCWZero-gles1.opk copy baseq2 to (.local/home/data/Quake2/baseq2) MUST BE LOWER CASE
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I accidentally deleted the original firmware do you know where and how I could get it back?
 
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iRob

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Hello! Links (for both V2 firmware versions) go to 404 pages. Can you re-post please?
 
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NexD2

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can you please make a tutorial on how to install the new CFW? I am very confused about this and afraid. thanks!
 
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Hi everybody. I'm totally new to Handhelds.
I've tried to install new CFW to a new SD card, followed instructions step by ste, but the only folder I see is this one:
https://ibb.co/KzfXB0v
There's no roms folder, anything of what I've read. Any suggestion how to get this thing working?
Thanks in advance
 
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Matt Thelwell

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Dave C said:
You can find out more information and buy your PocketGO v2 from https://droix.net/collections/retro-gaming-handhelds/products/pocketgo-v2

This firmware is for the new PocketGO v2, NOT the original model! Download from here.

If you need the original stock firmware you can download it here.

Installation NOTE LEFT SD CARD SLOT IT FOR FIRMWARE ONLY
PLEASE MAKE A BACKUP FIRST BEFORE YOU FLASH THIS

1 - Remove the sd card in the left slot & make sure you completely wipe it inc all the partitions
2 - Flash using your fav app system32 or etcher
3 - Then finally extend the ext4 partition with diskgenius and your be good to go.

Changelog v1.0_2019-12-10 BASE Firmware (STABLE RELEASE)
*removed all bios files you will need to add your own
*resized data partition to minimum to save space
*checked and cleaned for errors on image using linux
*dekUI v1.1 & v1.2 added into skins
*new app oldcalc thanks to Jack
*new app st-20191027 terminal emulator
*new game Arkanoid
*new game cave story
*new game Freedoom
*new game Freedroid
*new game Ghouls & Ghost
*new game Mine sweeper
*new game Minislug
*new game Openbor
*new game Opentyrian
*new game PrBoom
*new game SORR
*new game Eduke32

*apps= aplications copy to /media/data/apps
*emulators= tested emulators copy to /media/data/apps
*games= games that require no additional data copy to /media/data/apps
*ports= ports that require additional data in folders copy to /media/data/apps

required data files and locations for ports see below (note locations local or .local)

*bermudasyndrome.opk copy data to (local/home/.bermudasyndrome)
*cannonball.opk copy files to (local/home/.cannonball/roms)
*devilutionx-rg350.opk copy diabdat.mpq to (.local/share/diasurgical/devilution/diabdat.mpq)
*ecwolf.opk copy data file to (local/home/.ecwolf)
*eduke32.opk copy duke3d.grp to local/home/.eduke32
*hexen2.opk copy data1 to (local/home/.hexen2/data1)
*Quake-1.0-GCWZero-gles1.opk copy id1 to (.local/home/data/Quake/id1)
*REminiscence.opk copy data to (local/home/.REminiscence/data)
*shadow-warior.opk copy sw.grp to (local/home/.jfsw)
*Quake 3 Arena.opk pak files for Quake3 live under /usr/local/home/.q3a/baseq3/
*SDL Quake 2.opk IF YOU HAVE PLAYED QUAKE2 BEFORE YOU NEED TO DELETE .quake2/baseq2/config.cfg To add the full version Quake2-1.1-GCWZero-gles1.opk copy baseq2 to (.local/home/data/Quake2/baseq2) MUST BE LOWER CASE
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Hi, the link to the Pocket go V2 firmware is not working, please can you link again?
 
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Michael Muller

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I already installed the above mentioned "PocketGo2 Rogue CFW 1.0.2" at my device.
Beware, that all the preinstalled apps, games, etc. are not included - so it's important to install that to a new/other SD card and keep the original one at a safe place!

I extracted the apps and games from the original image and put them on my second SD card to use them by the CFW.
But most of them do not run anymore (e.g. Arkanoid) - at least not directly (most of them are not visible in the sections - e.g. I assumed to see Arkanoid in the games section...).
When I start the alternative GUI "esoteric" and there use the "OPK launcher" to execute them, they start (Arkanoid works, vice can at least be started, ...)
Very strange?!

P.S.: the above link to the original PocketGo2 firmware still leads to 404 error...
 
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Michael Muller

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VInz said:
but the only folder I see is this one:
https://ibb.co/KzfXB0v
There's no roms folder, anything of what I've read. Any suggestion how to get this thing working?
Thanks in advance
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The image contains two partitions - one has FAT32 filesystem, the other ext4.
The FAT32 partition is used to boot the device, at the other partition is all "stuff" ;-)
To access this from your PC you have several possibilities: when directly using the SD card you need to have either a LINUX box where you can mount that partition or a special program which can read / explore or mount it in Windows.
You can also try to connect your PG2 with USB to your computer and use that as network card (RNDIS) - unfortunately this is not as easy as it should be.
At least here it does not install the correct (RNDIS) driver for that - instead it creates a virtual COM port (which is IMHO unusable).
But I managed to do it by faking a .inf file and make a driver "update" with that - after that you have a new network connection for your device which you then can access with e.g. ftp or ssh/sftp and transfer files to and from it (open a new thread if you need more information)

Or you keep it as is and add a second SD card (formatted with FAT32 or ExFAT) to your device to which you can easily add your own apps and roms etc.
 
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pknorr

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I just installed Rogue 1.0.4, but I can't manage to make the .opk emulators I saved from the official firmware to work with the Rogue FW. Any idea why?
 
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