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We're still not quite done with everything, some extra polish is always a good idea. For example, how do you update your gamepad firmware, ideally without even opening the case? Well, we've got you covered. Just Ctrl+Alt+Del the thing (well, I mean HotkeyPlus+HotkeyMinus+Select+Start, but...

I've got a lot of catching up to do, so I've been quite busy ever since I've received the carrier board... Needless to say, I went as flamboyant as possible, because why not. OK, without further ado, let's get cracking. The picture below is missing a couple parts, and some are slightly wrong...

One more small update from the software side: to allow a bit more choice and convenience for the user, we're bringing ROCKNIX distribution to Retro Lite CM5! It's already running just fine on my dev setup, with Retro Lite device tree and controller pre-configured out of the box.

One more quick update, while I'm at it: looks like we can now actually upgrade to kernel 6.1, as I've fixed the Rockchip DSI driver. That driver was was pretty much the only blocker for us, but really a major one: you can't have a portable console without a working display.

Since you enjoyed the pin clapping, here are a couple more demos from the other side of the world, where I'm working on other power functions for Retro Lite CM5. Safely shutting down the board with a (long) button press, and then cutting the power: Safely shutting down the board from the...

Player 2 joined the game! I've been helping with the project only a little bit so far, but now I'm fully on-board. I'm not as well-versed in hardware design, so my focus will be on the side of Linux/Armbian bring-up, device tree changes, drivers and other software shenanigans. For example, we...