So essentially to get this to work I would have to compile a version of the kernal with the PanFrost files included.

I'm thinking that this would be easier, considering my linux-fu is scraping by level, to go with an actual pi or something like an orange pi.

At least it works for my original purpose for a 3D printer were everything is done via ssh or web interface.

Anyway, cheers for the help.

Just ordered an Orange Pi 5 the other day from Aliexpress and planning on trying some emulators on it.
Eben said that they wouldn't do a Rpi 5 this year so this would be fun to tinker with while waiting for the next Raspberry.

Far as I can tell? The typical approach is installing mednafen via sudo apt-get install; then using it to run GB/GBC/GBA/NES ROMs. One of the posts there shows you how to write a .SH launcher for it, as well.

https://bbs.nextthing.co/t/mednafen-emulator-configuration-gbc-gba-snes-nes/5027

That said, some kind of RPie for it, even a mini-version, would be pretty fantastic. Maybe someone can splinter off RP and include only the emus/scripts that the hardware currently supports; but not have ES run on boot; but rather from within CHIP's internal OS instead? Bear in mind that the RAM on PocketCHIP is way more conservative than Pi Zero/2/3; so having frontends running in the background will mess with in-game performance; hence the suggestion to minimize it.

But what should we call it? "RetroCHIP?"