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
Internal installation	See: installtointernal
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`

Azahar (Nintendo 3DS)¶

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

BigPEmu (Atari Jaguar)¶

Button Combo	Action
`HOME`+`R1`	Quicksave
`HOME`+`L1`	Quickload
`HOME`+`X(NORTH)`	Open Menu

Installation¶

Step 1: Image SD card¶

First download the SM8250 version of ROCKNIX from the Latest Nightly Build and follow the instructions listed on the Install page.

Step 2: Install ROCKNIX Android Bootloader (ABL)¶

Once you have written the image to an SD card, insert the card and boot into Android.
In Android, copy the folder rocknix_abl from the SD card to the root of the Internal Storage.
Navigate to Settings -> Handheld Settings -> Advanced -> Run Script as Root.
Select the rocknix_abl folder on the Internal Storage.
Run the backup_abl.sh script to backup the currently installed ABL.
Run the flash_abl.sh script to flash the ROCKNIX ABL.

Step 3: Configure ROCKNIX ABL¶

Restart your device, holding Vol- as it boots to enter the ROCKNIX ABL. Within the ROCKNIX ABL, use Vol- / Vol+ to navigate between options and Power to select.
Navigate to 'Set device model' and select Retroid Pocket 5 / Retroid Pocket 5 Visionox as appropriate.
Navigate to 'Switch boot mode' and switch it to 'Linux'.
Navigate to 'Start' to boot into ROCKNIX.

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 essway.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 essway.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¶

Platform Documentation (SM8250)

Community Videos¶

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