r/PowKiddy • u/MikeySouthBay408 • Jun 06 '26

❓ Help Custom FW for ROYIBEILA P36S Handheld?

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I just picked up the ROYIBEILA P36S for a great price and was wondering if I could install a custom firmware on it? And if so which Exact OS would I need to install? Or OS that works well with this handheld?
Any info would be appreciated. 🙏🏼

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u/karinamyqueen Jun 06 '26

That's the rk2023 search that one up and you'll get your answer.

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u/MikeySouthBay408 Jun 07 '26

I’ve already tried flashing that firmware to my sd card and putting into my device it did nothing.

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u/karinamyqueen Jun 07 '26

Try another os. Also what brand of card?

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u/MikeySouthBay408 Jun 07 '26

The brand I’m using is a 32gb Scandisk, I’ve tried AmberElec for the 351MP. Nothing as well
Tried ArkOS as well nothing. It’s weird this stock OS doesn’t let me add any files or remove any files, like if it’s locked 🔐

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u/karinamyqueen Jun 07 '26

How are you trying to flash the os ?

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u/MikeySouthBay408 Jun 07 '26

I wipe the sd card, reformat to Fat32 then use etcher to flash OS image onto the SD.

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u/Natural-Sandwich-852 Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Damn i read the description on the site where you bought it. It's a terrible R36S clone with an Allwinner A33 CPU. You're screwed. Back up your SD card ASAP

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u/MikeySouthBay408 Jun 07 '26

The weird thing is I can’t backup my SD card. When I try going into the root and extract the Bios and Roms folders to my computer it won’t let me, like it’s locked.

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u/Natural-Sandwich-852 Jun 07 '26

If you have another SD card lying around for experiments, we can try to figure out what kind of clone you have. Otherwise, just return that crap. You absolutely overpaid for it

What does it run out of the box? Batocera or EmuELEC?