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      gazhay
      last edited by

      I have one and whilst not tried retropie yet can offer these insights:

      OS images are pre-installed debian with lxsession.
      The kodi version is the same with kodi pre-installed, but still boots to lxdesktop.
      (User linaro pass linaro - not documented anywhere)

      Pulseaudio doesn't detect an hdmi sink, so even though kodi runs, unless you have usb audio hw, its silence.

      I've put it back on a shelf as i don't have the time just now, but hopefully things will improve.

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      • BuZzB
        BuZz administrators
        last edited by

        https://www.techgig.com/tech-news/editors-pick/Asus-Tinker-Board-Withdrawn-From-Sale-91249

        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          backstander @BuZz
          last edited by

          See Asus! It's not as easy as it seems to make a Pi clone! ;-)
          If Asus doesn't get behind their Tinker Board than it's not going anywhere.

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          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69
            last edited by

            if this ever came to work with retropie i would buy one in a heartbeat. i do like that its the same size so it will fit nicely in my pi modded systems

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            • Capt_MorganCreekC
              Capt_MorganCreek
              last edited by

              I'm waiting for a board like this with good retropie support. I think the pricetag for the hardware is still ok. The Pi3 is already a really good system and it has a great community, but it could use some more power here and there. Sadly, I don't think we will see a Pi4 before 2018 :(

              RetroPie64 - My Nintendo 64 conversion: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/55927

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                Rotarum
                last edited by

                Anyone tested Retropie on the Asus Tinker ?? Hopefully it will work :-)

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                  stereodark
                  last edited by

                  I wasted a couple of hours on it yesterday. No luck.
                  First of all the most basic stuff don't work well on the ASUS OS they offer now.
                  I had to fix apt-get as well as locale settings and ntp. After having a decently working OS I first I tried to force the __platform variable of the Retropie manual installation script to all the default options and I had no success.
                  Then I went for pi2 as it is at least a similar architecture 32bit, installation went through with missing dependencies and so I tried to compile EmulationStation manually. After wasting a couple of hours on that I discovered I had to compile libSDL with special options, which I did, but still compilation of EmulationStation failed.
                  I learned a lot and I would have to wipe the OS and redo all the steps manually, however no time in the next few days. Honestly it's a pain, I wouldn't recommend getting this Asus board for this purpose at this stage. I got it just because it was a super promo deal at 35€ with a cheap plastic case, but the pi3 would have been a wiser choice in the end.
                  If retropie adds the Support I'll be happy to donate a bunch of money to save another half day of work :)

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                    backstander @stereodark
                    last edited by

                    @stereodark
                    It's good to learn new things!

                    If retropie adds the Support I'll be happy to donate a bunch of money to save another half day of work :)

                    Maybe you should purchase one for BuZz and donate a bunch of money ;-)
                    If he actually had one to "tinker" on, I could see the odds of RetroPie getting ported to ASUS Tinker Board being greatly increased!

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                    • Capt_MorganCreekC
                      Capt_MorganCreek @stereodark
                      last edited by

                      @stereodark Thanks for your heads up! Honestly I'm surprised Asus software us that bad, I think a good software base is one of the most important steps to build a healthy community.

                      RetroPie64 - My Nintendo 64 conversion: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/55927

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                        Charononus
                        last edited by

                        This is too bad, I'm going to buy another pi or tinker board next month and this was a big consideration. I was hoping that the increased power would have let some of the emulators run without overclocking.

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                        • BuZzB
                          BuZz administrators
                          last edited by BuZz

                          Note I have one of these boards now (Thanks to ASUS for offering/sending one) , so will be looking into compatibility with RetroPie on it in the near future.

                          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                          • edmaul69E
                            edmaul69 @BuZz
                            last edited by

                            @BuZz this is awesome news. I hope it works out. I really want to upgrade.

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                              Rotarum @BuZz
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                              @BuZz Please share the results :))

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                                Normohl
                                last edited by

                                @BuZz interested to see how it turns out!

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                                  Rotarum
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi BuZz,

                                  did you get it work with RetroPie ?? :)

                                  And is it much faster than PI 3 ?

                                  If yes i will buy one...

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                                  • BuZzB
                                    BuZz administrators @Rotarum
                                    last edited by

                                    @Rotarum I will update when I have news. There is no timeline for this.

                                    To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                      Rotarum @BuZz
                                      last edited by

                                      @BuZz ok Thanks :) Hopefully you can test it soon when you have time...

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                                        Jake
                                        last edited by

                                        ASUS announced yesterday they are now selling the tinker board in North America ...

                                        http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/asus-releases-tinker-board-single-board-computer-in-north-america/

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                                          memothejanitor
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi all, I just received my Tinker Board.

                                          Tinker OS is pretty much the only OS that booted right off the bat. Tinker Board is certainly faster than the Pi, however I am not sure how much that matters to some of us.

                                          I will do some testing and report back.

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                                            hannibal
                                            last edited by

                                            hey guys. just joined that community. Bought a Pi3 a week ago. loved it so much went to buy another today and bought the tinkerboard instead. found a video of someone getting retroarch to work anyone have any luck finding out he did it?

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