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What You Need

• Rufus USB Tools
• 7-Zip
• ~35GB of storage
• MicroSD card reader (USB)
• A Windows PC, Mac, or Linux computer
• 10–30 minutes of time

Step 1: Back Up Your SD Card

1. Power off the R36S completely.
2. Remove the MicroSD card and insert it into your computer.
3. Create a folder named R36S Backup on your computer.
4. Copy all files from the BOOT folder on the SD card into that folder.
5. Create a folder named EASYROM Backup on your computer.
6. Copy all files from the EASYROM folder on the SD card into that folder.

Step 2: Get the Update Files

• Download dArkOS_G350_trixie_02012026.img.7z.001
• Download dArkOS_G350_trixie_02012026.img.7z.002

Step 3: Prepare the .img File

1. Move both files to their own folder.
2. Right-click the .001 file and select extract with 7-Zip. (It will automatically combine with .002)

Step 4: Format SD Card

1. Open Disk Managment.
2. Select SD card.
3. Select "Format drive".

Step 5: Install .img File

1. Open Rufus.
2. Select the SD card and dArkOS_RG351MP_trixie_02012026.img as the image file
3. Click ready and yes to all the warnings

Step 6: Change .dtb file

1. Open the boot Partition on the SD card.
2. Replace rk3326-rg351mp-linux.dtb with the one from your backup file.

Step 7: Create EASYROM partition

1. Eject SD card from Computer and insert into handheld.
2. Turn Handheld on and wait for precess to complete.

Step 8: Populate EASYROM folder

1. Return the SD card to your computer.
2. Copy files from the EASYROM Backup folder on your compter to the EASYROM partition on the SD card.
3. Reinsert the SD card into your handheld and test a few games.

Troubleshooting

• Device won’t boot: Re-seat the SD card and try again.
• Black screen: Restore from your backup or re-flash the SD image.
• Corrupted SD card: Try a different SD card (quality brand recommended).