Install Unofficial OS on R36S / EmuELEC / R36Max, Wi-Fi and sound working! Alternative to ArkOS

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Published on August 30, 2025 3:45:33 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J47XoxxI3JY

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In this video, I show you how to install Unofficial OS on the R36S:
👉 Compatible with the classic version, clones under EmuELEC and R36Max.
I detail step by step the installation procedure and the overall operation to obtain 100% functional Wi-Fi and sound ✅
A real alternative to ArkOS to fully enjoy your retro console!

🛠 ️ Recommended hardware:

High-quality microSD (Sandisk or Samsung):
Sandisk 64GBhttps://amzn.to/4dgwpLhLh
Sandisk 128GBhttps://amzn.to/3XSYvYzYz
Samsung EVO 128GBhttps://amzn.to/4ebe4RiRi

USB adapter for fast data transfer (recommended):
Beikellhttps://amzn.to/45FyCztzt

Compatible WiFi dongles:
Edup WiFi 150 Mbpshttps://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkQeLtf..
150 Mbps WiFi (recommended version)https://www.tyranight.fr/go/wifi-rtl8088-150mbps-r36s.html..
Fenvi WiFi 5 1600 Mbps (bonus) https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oBLFKlT..

💻 Required Software:

Rufus (Windows)https://rufus.ie/fr/r/
Balena Etcher (Mac)https://etcher.balena.io/o/

7ziphttps://www.7-zip.org/g/

📥 Essential Files:

Unofficial OS Firmwarehttps://github.com/RetroGFX/UnofficialOS/releases/tag/20250829..
Clone / R36Max / Ultra Overlayshttps://overlays.unofficialos.org/g/
Classic R36S Panel Overlayshttps://github.com/RetroGFX/mipi-panel-overlays..
DTB Detection Tool (to find out if you have a clone or a classic version)https://tyranight.fr/r36sversiondetector.php..

Cover Scraping:
In the tutorial I It also shows you how to scrape new covers with Screenscraper. You'll need to create a free account on this sitehttps://www.screenscraper.fr/r/

Then enter your login details into the console to enjoy.

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📌 TIMELINE

00:00 Intro
04:22 Credits
04:47 Installation on an R36S Clone, EmuELEC
11:13 DTB overlays before installation
15:33 First installation on the console
16:14 Connecting the Wi-Fi dongles
17:39 Setting the interface to French
18:32 Shutting down the console properly
18:47 Sound problem, what to do
21:18 The sound is now there
21:26 One or two micro SD cards depending on the console
22:43 Sharing files over Wi-Fi if only one micro SD card with Samba
25:50 Explanation of directories and file systems for ROMs and BIOS
30:05 Refreshing games added from the console
30:36 First game launch
30:37 In-game shortcut, save, FPS, fast forward and quit
31:58 Changing the game display
32:34 Scraping console covers
33:45 Additional options, emulator core, favorites, game manual
35:36 Restarting a save state directly at launch
35:45 Summary of possibilities
36:08 Installing Unofficial on a classic R36S
39:00 Detecting your EmuELEC or Classic console via my tools
42:19 Panel overlays for the classic version
43:31 Installing Unofficial OS on a classic R36S
45:20 Outro

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