ANBERNIC RG35XX (OG-2023) Ultimate Setup Guide - GarlicOS, Roms, Box Art and Tweaks

In this video, I'm going to show you how to setup your brand new Anbernic RG35XX, which includes installing GarlicOS, adding Roms, adding Box Art and Tweaking settings to get everything perfect.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Why GarlicOS?
01:08 - Screen Protector Issues
01:23 - IMPORTANT - Pre-Requisites
03:03 - Roms
04:04 - Software
04:29 - Installing GarlicOS
09:38 - Box Art
16:30 - Keep Aspect Ratio On
17:29 - Real Time Clock
17:41 - Hotkeys
17:54 - Overclocking/Underclocking
18:15 - Shutdown/Sleep
18:38 - Updating GarlicOS
20:29 - Conclusion

[JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Note: This guide is for the original RG35XX, not the Plus or H or 2024 edition.

If you find yourself having any performance issues, try enabling Threaded Performance in RetroArch. In-game, menu key + X, B to back to Main Menu, Settings, Video, Threaded Video then B twice to Main Menu, Quick Menu, Overrides, Save Core Overrides. This is buggy - it may save for you, it may not, if you open another game and don't see it, there's another way to change this.

On your operating system SD card (so slot 1 for those using two), go into the CFW folder, retroarch, .retroarch, config, go into the folder of the core you want, and then open the .cfg file with Notepad. Add a new line and type video_threaded = "true". Close and save, pop the SD card back into the device and Threaded Video should be enabled for that core. Do this for any core you're having performance issues with.

[mitchellk]

I recently purchased the RG35XX - And while waiting for it to come in the post, I've been looking at GarlicOS setup videos - I must say this is hands down the best guide I have seen! Kudos to you!

[mdtaranto]

Appreciate your work with this. After watching a bunch of poorly constructed videos, your planning throughout the video paid off, and my system is up and running with GarlicOS, with zero issues. Thanks a bunch!

[Admiral_Gonzo_III]

The RG35XX has come so far since it's late 2022 introduction. Thanks for the vid man, very thorough.

[senorsombrero]

You can leave double overclock on these days with no battery wastage, it'll only use the extra oc when needed. Finally got treadmill watching this 😉

[BenDufault]

This tutorial was absolutely perfect. We bought an RG35XX and it wasn't running well at all. This video was exactly what I needed and it was so simple to use! Thank you!!

[sknaviahg]

Thank you very very much, this was the cleanest, clearest easiest Garlic OS guide i found on youtube, followed every step, now I'm just enjoying my RG35XX, everything works fine.

[arlwiss]

very useful guide, thanks! the only things i'd add that i struggled to figure out from this were:
- taking an SD card out of the ambernic device consists of pushing it in so it pops out
- holding menu and H is how to enter retroarch from inside a game after setting up the device with garlic os

[stuffbrianka]

Wow! You explained things so clearly and made sense of the chaos that is GarlicOS (at least to my mind). I can hardly wait to try this out for real and get my two-card system up and running. (Got my 128 GB card ready for TF2) I can't thank you enough for this clear explanation.

[vtorrent]

When you said "Go see your loved ones" during the Skraper, I went to my parents' house, ate dinner with my family, then watched the Texas Rangers win game one of series 2. Came home, and Skraper was done! :)

[Hunter_S_]

Excellent, thorough video. Used your R36S video successfully as well for installing ArkOS recently as well. Your tutorials set the bar.

[Wolfie]

I just got my purple RG last Friday abs have been tinkering with it all weekend.
Some one made a theme and icon swapper that runs in GarlicOS, so you don’t have to take your sd card out to change either of those.
Problem I’m having is getting the video folder to show in the UI. I cannot find anything that explains it, except in very vague blurbs.
Driving me nuts.
Finally got my ScummVM and Ports folders sorted so that they work, and now this.
But man, it’s such a great little system now that I changed the OS.
Thanks for the video.
The skraper section was very helpful.

[alex-chicago-]

Man I appreciate the dedication to this tutorial. I’ll probably end up doing this once I get my device, but I’ll wait for a bit. It’s a lot to take in haha

[YeBittenDog]

This video was a huge help for me. I only had one card and loved that you gave the steps for both ways. Thanks!

[InfernoPhilM]

Finally somebody explained how to unzip both files at once.

[RawyaSaIda]

Thank you for this. I'm not the best with this level of tech but this guide helped me setup my partners xmas gift so its good to go on day :) Cheers!

[fulgrima]

Followed the steps today. Fantastic video my friend really easy to understand.

[adamwest]

May your pillow always be cool, thank you sir.

[henryblazer]

this is the best tutorial i've seen on this topic. thank you so much

[Exoticpersona]

Thanks for the vid, really helped me out with my rg35xx device and got it running perfectly