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Retroid Pocket 5

Overview

Device CPU / Architecture Kernel GL driver Vulkan driver Interface
Retroid Pocket 5 Qualcomm SD865 (SM8250) Mainline Linux Freedreno Turnip Sway + Emulation Station

Features

Feature                 Notes
Wifi Can be turned on in Emulation Station under Main Menu > Network Settings
Bluetooth Supports bluetooth audio and controllers
Fan Can be set globally, per system or per game.
Joystick LEDS Supports selecting from a set of colors, battery level status,
or turning the joystick LEDS off.
Rumble Can be turned on or off in Emulation Station under
Controller & Bluetooth Settings > Enable Rumble
Dual Screen Addon Currently only supported through manual configuration.

Controls

Global Hotkeys

Button Combo Action
L1+START+SELECT Exit Emulator / Application
HOME+Vol + Brightness Up
HOME+Vol - Brightness Down
START+Vol + LED on
START+Vol - LED off
HOME+START+Vol + WIFI enable
HOME+START+Vol - WIFI disable

RetroArch Hotkeys

Button Combo Action
HOME+START (x2) Quit Game
HOME+R1 Save State
HOME+L1 Load State
HOME+X(NORTH) Open RA Menu
HOME+B(SOUTH) Reset Game
HOME+Y(WEST) Show FPS
HOME+A(EAST) Take Screenshot
HOME+R2 Fast-Forward

Notes:

  • By default ROCKNIX will detect your controller and configure RetroArch hotkeys automatically. This is controlled by the "AUTOCONFIGURE RETROARCH HOTKEYS" option in the Settings > Controller & Bluetooth menu. While the option is enabled, RetroArch hotkeys will be overwritten by the above defaults each time RetroArch is launched. If this behavior is not desired that option can be disabled and your user-defined RetroArch hotkeys will be used instead.

Mupen64Plus-SA (Nintendo 64)

Button Combo Action
START Start
B(SOUTH) A
Y(WEST) B
Right Analog Up C Up
Right Analog Down C Down
Right Analog Left C Left
Right Analog Right C Right
L2 Z
L1 L
R1 R
HOME+START Quit Game
HOME+R1 Save State
HOME+L1 Load State
HOME+Y(WEST) Take Screenshot
HOME+B(SOUTH) Reset Game

Notes:

  • Z and L button assignment can be changed directly in EmulationStation
    • Highlight the game and press X(NORTH)
    • Select ADVANCED GAME OPTIONS
    • Set EMULATOR to MUPEN64PLUSSA
    • Then change INPUT ONFIGURATION
      • Default: L1 = L, L2 = Z
      • Z & L SWAP: L1 = Z, L2 = L
  • You can also create your own custom controller configuration and add it to /storage/.configs/game/configs/mupen64plussa. Then update INPUT CONFIGURATION to CUSTOM following the same steps as above.

PPSSPP-SA (PSP)

Button Combo Action
START Start
SELECT Select
A(EAST) Circle
B(SOUTH) Cross
X(NORTH) Triangle
Y(WEST) Square
L1 L
R1 R
R2 Save State
L2 Load State
L3 Open Menu

Dolphin-QT (Gamecube / Wii)

Button Combo Action
HOME+START Quit Game
HOME+R1 Save State
HOME+L1 Load State
HOME+B(SOUTH) Screenshot
HOME+A(EAST) Change Aspect Ratio
HOME+D-Pad Up Increase current state slot
HOME+D-Pad Down Decrease current state slot
HOME+R2 Increase Emulator Speed
HOME+L2 Decrease Emulator Speed

Dolphin-SA (Gamecube / Wii)

Button Combo Action
HOME+START Quit Game
HOME+R2 Save State
HOME+L2 Load State
HOME+B(SOUTH) Screenshot
HOME+Y(WEST) Change Internal Resolution
HOME+A(EAST) Change Aspect Ratio
HOME+X(NORTH) Show FPS
HOME+D-Pad Up Increase current state slot
HOME+D-Pad Down Decrease current state slot
HOME+R1 Fast-Forward

AetherSX2 (PS2)

Button Combo Action
HOME+R1 Save State
HOME+L1 Load State
HOME+X(NORTH) Open Menu
Required Bios Files Path
SCPH-70012.bin /roms/bios/aethersx2/bios

Xemu (XBOX)

Button Combo Action
HOME Open Menu
Required Bios Files Path
Complex_4627v1.03.bin /roms/bios/xemu/bios
mcpx_1.0.bin /roms/bios/xemu/bios

Duckstation (PSX)

Button Combo Action
HOME+R1 Save State
HOME+L1 Load State
HOME+R2 Fast-Forward
HOME+X(NORTH) Open Menu
HOME+A(EAST) Screenshot
HOME+START Quit Game
Supported Bios Files Path
List /roms/bios

Lime3DS (Nintendo 3DS)

Button Combo Action
L2 Toggle Layout
R2 Swap Screens
HOME+START Quit Game

Azahar (Nintendo 3DS)

Button Combo Action
L2 Toggle Layout
R2 Swap Screens
HOME+R1 Quicksave
HOME+L1 Quickload
HOME+START Quit Game

Dual Screen

These commands will configure the Dual Screen, you will need to login to your device using SSH to run them.

You will need to toggle the "Enable SSH" option by pressing START and going to Network Settings. Also make sure that "Enable Wifi" is also toggled and your device is connected to your network. The IP address of your device can be found at the top of the Network Settings menu

To configure screen orientation and resolution

swaymsg output DP-1 transform 270
swaymsg output DP-1 bg #000000 solid_color
swaymsg output DP-1 allow_tearing yes
swaymsg output DP-1 max_render_time off
swaymsg output DP-1 scale 2
swaymsg output DP-1 position 0 0
systemctl restart sway.service

To mirror the dual screen on the main screen, run these commands in addition to the ones above

swaymsg output DSI-1 scale 2
swaymsg output DSI-1 position 0 0
systemctl restart sway.service

For the touch screen

swaymsg input "8746:1:RetroidPocket_RDS_Touchscreen" map_to_output "DP-1"
swaymsg input "8746:1:RetroidPocket_RDS_Touchscreen" calibration_matrix "0 1 0 -1 0 1"

However, this configuration is only temporary, as the settings will revert if the device is shutdown or restarted. Additonally, these commands can be placed into a script and ran from the file manager to bypass the need to ssh.

Additional References

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