ArkM8c should be considered deprecated.

This project has moved to ArmbianM8C

Arkm8c (deprecated)

Operating System for the R36S game console running only M8C based on ArkOs

Download link:

Armbianm8c.tar.xz 0.1 - 435.2 MB

• Google Drive link

Arkm8c.tar.xz 2.1 - 892.3 MB

• Google Drive link
• MEGA link

Use BalenaEtcher to write the tar.xz file to an SD card. Download BalenaEtcher

Controls:

• D-pad = Navigation
• B = Edit
• A = Options
• Y or L2 = Shift
• X or R2 = Play
• R3 + D-pad Up or Down = Brightness Up or Down
• Power Button = shut down

Problems

If you get nothing but a black screen after booting, copy the rk3326-r35s-linux.dtb file from the original SD card's /boot partition that came with your device. Then replace/rename it to rk3326-r36s-linux.dtb in the /boot partition of your fresh Arkm8c SD card.

Headphone problems with the R36S? This adapter might solve it:

• AliExpress link

• you can ssh into arkos to do some problem solving.

  User: ark

  Password: ark

Changelog:

v2.1 - added auto-connect routine for 1 audio (2 -in 2 -out), and 1 midi device. having everything connected to a powered usb-hub helps (connect before boot and cross your fingers)

• found out right channel is mirrored to the left. (R36S hardware issue????)

v2.0 - major update more responsive

• removed all the x11 bloat (i3, lightdm, ect)
• now uses jackd server
• midi support added in the ~/jjack.sh launch script
• boots-up and shuts down faster
• removed suspend power button behavior, now shuts down
• updated m8c to version 1.7.10

v1.6 - updated m8c to version 1.7.8

• added support for analog sticks in m8c (Disable analog by renaming gamecontrollerdb.txtBAK to gamecontrollerdb.txt in ~/.local/share/m8c)

v1.5 - updated M8C to version 1.7.6

• removed support for analog sticks in M8C

v1.4 - updated M8C to version 1.7.1

v1.3 - lowered latency even further

• cleaned up the status bar & added battery status (FN button)
• shrunk the image to 4GB (908MB compressed)
• doesn't expand filesystem anymore after the first boot.
• pavucontrol doesn't start at boot as default
• added settings folder with symlinks to M8C and i3 configs in /boot partition

v1.2 - we don't talk about version 1.2

v1.1 - lowered buffer size from 1024 to 256

Older versions:

• v1.0
• v1.1
• v1.3
• v1.4
• v1.5
• v1.6

A very special thanks to:

• Trash80 - Dirtywave

and to the creators of:

• M8C
• EatPrilosec / Armbian for R36S
• arkos
• pishrink
• and the entire FOSS Linux community.