How to move to a new SD Card | Unbricking my Anbernic RG35XX H

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[theowlsofouterheaven]

This is one of the few tutorials I've seen about switching over to a new SD card, so thank you very much!

[ilovemonkeyos]

So what I got from this is: As soon as possible, grab a new and better SD card and copy the built-in card’s files and folders to the new one; and then make the ‘original’ card a blank one for expanded storage, if not put into the trash.

[mattdlive]

Dude, I had literally given up on everything until I saw your video, thank you very much. You already gained a subscriber, you saved me an annoying procedure.

[MrCosmicVictory]

Bro, i went through all this stuff almost step by step. thank you so much for making this vid! every curveball i got trying to fix my xxH, you warned beforehand and it kept me calm, and your directions were great. took a while but i fixed it, and its updated too. thank god! this is too sweet a device to not use because its stuck on the anbernic logo

[jdbaker]

despite my internet sucking the life of me cause im super inpatient, this totally fix and so far is the ONLY video ive seen regards to the 35xx H VERSION. SO thumbs up JUST for being the only one thanks guy

[trlblz]

You are the man! Thanks for this easy to follow tutorial. My Anbernic Rg35xx plus died inmediately after using it only for one hour a switching it off. Same problem, just the logo on screen indefinitely. The problem is the bad sd card and the stock OS that comes with the console. I bought a Samsung microsd of 64gb, downloaded a clean firmware (optimised by the reddit community) and I was able to restore everything as nothing happened following your steps. Even I didn't need to open the machine an disconnect the port 🎉 but this is exactly the video that everyone facing the same problem needs. THANKS A LOT!!

[skeletongwen]

Bless, this fixed up my lil console too,
Was not expecting it to be this significant of a hastle, theyve updated it from a google drive folder to that of a mega link which means downloading one at a time was required unless you dont want to download another app; what a mess! Your guide was direct and straightforward. I lost a few game saves but its nothing a few hardcore nights of Sonic Adventure wont fix. Thanks again!!

[fullyproblematic]

Same thing happened to me. Also happened with my Anbernic 353VS. These companies need to stop using Micro SD cards that are absolute garbage. With the 353VS I just installed ARK OS and my roms on a good Sandisk card. With the RG35XX H, I used Rufus to clone the original SD card to a Sandisk Extreme card. Worked like a charm! Hoping ARK OS or Garlic OS(which I've heard good things about) will develop an OS version for the 35XX H, as I really love this form factor.

[larsknapp]

I got my RG35XX H this week and it came to me bricked. This video was easy to follow and got me up and running, Thanks!

[mattwatsonguitar]

THANK YOU. This was the exact problem I was having, and your video finally helped me revive the 35XX H I've been trying to set up for my father for his birthday. He's gonna be amped to play Pac Man, Tetris, etc. and I appreciate you helping me to unbrick this thing!

[YounggJedi]

For anybody that is weary about if this tutorial works or not, it WORKS.
After countless downloads & tutorials, I finally I followed this video step by step
(got a new 64GB SanDisk SD card) flashed the image, and like magic my device is unbricked! I had to come back & say thank you. I appreciate the help, I had to start from scratch again because I accidentally deleted both of my SD cards with no data in them lol

[aphotosyntheticworld]

Thank you so much for this. Had the same static logo on my screen and had ordered a 128 card with this handheld planning on doing this and hoping it didnt brick before i got around to it only to pour hours into getting to victory road in Fire Red only to have this happen. Thankfully the card wasnt too shot to be able to salvage my saves but it encouraged me to flash my 128g card and this video was very helpful. Appreciate the breakdown. Love this handheld and am now feeling a lot better about its stability with a decent card.

[drunkuncle]

Fantastic walkthrough on how to switch the SD card on this handheld. There's a newer update that worked with mine and it immediately solved all issues. I would actually recommend the handheld. For the price, it plays very nicely (now that the issues have been fixed with a new SD card).

[egon]

Still rocking stock OS and this guide helped get me updated to latest version.

[catsaregovernmentspies]

You are a hero. Mine has been bricked for a week. I downloaded the files from Anbernic and had the exact same issue you did. I can't wait to try what you did to it this weekend.

[ShrekDTH]

I got this issue also with a sandisk sd card and found one solution for me. Easy plug in your sd card to your Windows PC and use the repair tool in Windows to check the sd card. After it is finished, plug the sd card back to the device and boot up normally. Works fine for me. Greetings from Germany 😉

[ralphcramden]

Thank you for the info! Followed your progress step by step. it worked on my RG40XX-H

[DannyRayMilligan]

my card bricked within 24 hours, wasn't aware of this problem so wasn't prepared. Downloaded the Koricki/Batocera lite build for the 35XX H/Plus, and loaded it onto a quality sandisk xtreme 512 card, and works fine.

[Bowen_Landry]

thanks, your video helped me when dealing with the same issue. replaced the sd card, also had to open it. and don't make my mistake, use the second port for charging as labeled. I accidently used otg1 and thought the battery was dead. I will also say, take a look at your sd cards folder after putting the image on it, and make sure none of the characters look weird, and check for errors, if it does, it can prevent the handheld from even booting.

[treyprice]

Just got one and same thing happened to me. Installed Batocera on a better SD card and it's working like a champ.