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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      https://www.techgig.com/tech-news/editors-pick/Asus-Tinker-Board-Withdrawn-From-Sale-91249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
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        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
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          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
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            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
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              Anyone tested Retropie on the Asus Tinker ?? Hopefully it will work :-)

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

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                                      Jake
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                                      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
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                                        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
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                                          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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                                            memothejanitor
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                                            I think ETA Prime has a video on it. Search it on YouTube. It is buggy, though. I don't assume we'll be able to use the Tinker Board anytime soon.

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