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RG351

RG351P 3.7 Firmware Update – Improved PSP Performance!

November 7, 2020November 8, 2020by Russ7 Comments

Last updated 08NOV2020 (see Changelog for details)

If you a running the stock firmware that comes with the RG351P, or the updated 3.7 version that I recommend in my Firmware Guide, you’re in luck — Anbernic just released an update patch to this firmware that provides some serious improvement to PlayStation Portable (PSP) performance. It’s still far from perfect, but it definitely makes more games playable.

One nice thing about this update is that it doesn’t require you to reinstall any new firmware. In fact, all you have to do is replace a couple files on your SD card and you’re all set. No need for WiFi FTP, either!

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RG350

Refreshing a used RG350 device

November 5, 2020November 4, 2020by RussLeave a Comment

I recently had an opportunity to take somebody’s RG350 and give it an internal makeover. Someone on the RG350 subreddit had asked for help in getting their device up and running again after several months of trial and error. So I took the project onboard and also filmed the entire process so you could see all the tricks I used to get everything back into tip-top shape.

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RG351

RG351P Starter Guide

November 1, 2020November 28, 2020by Russ41 Comments

Last updated: 28NOV2020 (see Changelog for details)

I hate to admit it, but my first week with the Anbernic RG351P was rough. Not only did I order my device as soon as it was available, I also paid for expedited shipping — so I had no idea how to use it when it finally arrived, because there were no guides out yet. So this guide is designed to walk you through all of the things I wish I knew when first starting out.

I’ve written plenty of guides for this device, but this Starter Guide will consolidate and summarize each of those other tutorials. Think of this as your “one-stop-shop” for the RG351P before you branch out to more advanced techniques.

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RG350

Super Mario 64 port for RG350 devices

October 26, 2020July 23, 2021by Russ13 Comments

Last updated: 15NOV2020 (see Changelog for details)

If you’ve followed any of my previous video guides, you know that Nintendo 64 games don’t run well on the RG350 devices. Very few games even run at a speed that is considered “playable”, and even then, there are some major compromises in graphics and audio.

So that’s why I’m so excited to show off how to install a fully-functional beta port of Super Mario 64, and it works really well with all of the RG350 devices (plus the RG280 devices, too!). It’s not a super simple process (for example, you have to use the new beta OpenDingux firmware), but it’s a neat little project to unlock a feature most people never thought would be possible on these devices.

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RG351

RG351P Screen Configuration Guide

October 24, 2020October 26, 2020by Russ28 Comments

Last updated: 25OCT2020 (see Changelog for details)

Let’s face it: the RG351P’s 3:2 aspect ratio (and 480×320 resolution) doesn’t look good out of the box. As you can see from my initial impressions, plus my “day three” impressions, I was not impressed with how the games looked. It took me several weeks of research and tweaking, but I’m happy to report that there are adequate settings in this device to tweak the screen so that everything looks great. There are some slight compromises that you have to make, but overall I’m very happy with how this turned out.

Be sure to watch the video embedded below so you can see some of these settings in action!

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RG350

Back up save files on RG350 devices

October 16, 2020December 2, 2020by Russ3 Comments

Last updated: 02DEC2020 (see Changelog for details)

If you want to back up your save files on the RG350, RG350M, or RG350P, it usually involves finding each emulator’s default save location, which follows no standard hierarchy. Luckily, somebody recognized this inconsistency and built an app that allows you to back up save files to your external SD card, and then also restore these save files back to your internal card.

The app is called SaveSync, and it works really well for both save files and save states.

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RG351

RG351P themes guide

October 15, 2020November 1, 2020by Russ23 Comments

Last updated: 01NOV2020 (see Changelog for details)

One of the best things about the modified EmuELEC firmware that comes with the RG351P is that it supports a wide variety of themes, giving you the ability to really tweak and personalize the user experience. So let’s dive into how to add new themes to the RG351P, as well as how to configure them so they run just right.

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RG351P file transfer guide

October 13, 2020March 19, 2021by Russ28 Comments

Last updated: 19MAR2021 (see Changelog for details)

Transferring files to and from your RG351P’s SD card is a little tricky, so I decided to write a dedicated guide to walk you through the process. Note that this guide is specific to Anbernic’s unofficial fork of EmuELEC, the firmware that ships with your RG351P. For information about the other RG351P firmware options, see 351ELEC and ArkOS.

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How to fix RG351P internal WiFi antenna audio issues

October 11, 2020January 7, 2021by Russ2 Comments

Last updated: 15DEC2020 (see Changelog for details)

If you ordered a RG351P during the first week it was available (in mid-September 2020), it’s possible your copy shipped with an internal WiFi antenna. Once the devices were in production, Anbernic learned that there was some audio crackling in the speakers when WiFi was enabled. To fix the issue, Anbernic started to ship units without an antenna, which is a shame because the built-in WiFi option is one of my favorite features of the device.

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RG350

Guide: EmulationStation on RG350 devices

October 7, 2020October 12, 2020by Russ3 Comments

Last updated: 12OCT2020 (see Changelog for details)

EmulationStation is a graphical and themeable emulator frontend that is designed specifically for devices that don’t have keyboards (like home theater PCs and Raspberry Pi devices). Luckily, it also works on handheld devices, and someone has kindly ported a copy over for the RG350 devices.

There are several frontends (user interfaces) available for the RG350. I’ve already created guides for SimpleMenu and 350teric (“Esoteric”), and I’ll work on more as time permits.

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