351ELEC 2.0: The Ultimate "Plug and Play" Firmware for RG351P and RG351M Devices

[@willisvondoom]

After seeing this video I'm sold on 351Elec. Great video as always dude, majority of us would be lost without people like you :)

[@RetroGameCorps]

It's my pleasure!

[@terrybogars8933]

@@RetroGameCorps brother in your opinion which emulator handheld can handle psp the best

[@FOGHEAD_]

Completely agree, waiting for my order of the 351P which shld be arriving soon!

[@Kingbob556]

@@terrybogars8933 probably mike wazowski

[@sleepycrow3849]

there is noone goes so in depth like this guy, he deserves more subs

[@matyasbaca3965]

He will

[@netoeckert]

Most impressive thing is that his channel is only six months old and it has easily become one of my favourites

[@Ampidire]

And my axe!

yeah lets have everyone that like BMW's sub to him... only noobs dweebo's nickers and pipo's like "emulator" stuff there 20k of them on you tube. he already has 18k IF he was female. now then we are talking about different numbers... He should use them voice synthesizers like them Asians do, they are remarkably good now :P

[@Access.Denied]

Indeed.

[@ximplex1]

I'm really loving 351elec... It's so nice having everything already setup for you, and that it doesn't hinder me from tinkering if I want to as well. The devs and the assisting community have done an amazing job in such a short period of time with the rg351.

[@ht8138]

Is game performance any different?

[@ant1738]

Where can I get the update ?

[@sibeers]

My 351p comes tomorrow and this guide is so awesome. I'm new to the handheld scene and am looking forward to trying out 351ELEC! Thanks!

[@snowboard_coach]

OK, that's it. I'm finally buying a RG351P (maybe M). Thanks Russ for everything you do to help the retro gaming community. BTW, I just listened to your episode on the BRB Gaming podcast. You seem like a really cool dude.

[@pellewolf]

Hey! I can't find the Podcast on the BRB-Website. Can you post the link please. Thx :-)!

[@snowboard_coach]

@@pellewolf podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/final-fantasy-7-eleven-advent-spam/id1542690567?i=1000507571549 I'm case the link doesn’t work. I found it on Apple podcasts and the posting date is Feb 3rd, 2021

[@RetroGameCorps]

Hope you enjoy the RG351P! The podcast was a lot of fun.

[@jamiepersona]

@C J I bought both and can honestly say the p is way better it doesn't heat up like the m does maybe I could save the m for winter though to heat up the hands lol

[@megasilver7529]

I recently bought a 351m, seeing this makes happy knowing its going to be a fun experience

[@chuckiybement5379]

An amazing update. Love to see how far these OS have come since November! Also, I love seeing your F Zero skills slowly improve with each video lol

[@yelnatspowerzz4970]

You just keep rolling out high quality content, keep it up

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@lcisneros7182]

Amaizing guide and its simplified to the casual gamer which otherwise would have to read and understand the changes of this update. Thank you for taking the time to do this very helpful videos. The best guides for handheld retro gaming are found here!!! 👍👍

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching!

[@xXSummonNightXx]

I just bought the RG351M yesterday and installed 351elect to it. I'm just blown away by how convenient and easy this system! Really glad I change the system and port over the games from the previous SD card to a newer SD card.

[@darthmummy7889]

I need help doing it mine is on its way but this computer shit seems so confusing I just want to play some games I don’t understand computers at all

[@ejc222]

I have the rg351m. This update is a game-changer for the handheld device. You have the most informative laymen videos that anyone can watch and understand, period.

[@RetroGameCorps]

My pleasure!

[@NotABotok]

Great guide... I actually managed to do it properly on the first try. Thanks a bunch.

[@etchmfg]

This should just be the official release video for the firmware. Great job!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Haha, it kinda is. They asked me to make the video and time it with the release, so I guess it's "official" :)

[@traviswright456]

All I can say is thank you man. Great help, very thorough.

[@peterd7009]

Another great video. Doing the update now. Thank you !!!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching Peter!

[@TommyMcMommy]

I was THIS CLOSE to ordering a retroid 2 after seeing so many videos singing its praises (I had it in the cart ready for check out) but I had second thoughts and youtube just happened to recommend me your video comparing it to the RG351 and you absolutely sold m on the RG351P, I've been binging your in depth videos about it and now it'll be here in about 3 more days. Can't wait!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Awesome, hope you enjoy it!

[@jonathanmartin3375]

I literally went to Best Buy 10 minutes ago to get a micro SD to update my 351, so this video couldn't come at a better time.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Man, that's some great timing!

[@JLMtime]

Best buy is actually the sht they compete with online prices w/better warranty

[@supernoob17]

You're in tune with the universe

[@shannonnufer]

wow! thanks for the great vid! my 351m arrives tonight from Amazon. can't wait to get home from work and customize it!

[@Baby_boodle]

As always, I appreciate your videos! Thanks for making them so detailed and pleasant.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching Babyboodle!

[@SimpleSimonSS]

Awesome tutorial. Got this installed on my RG351P which I just received today with the intention of tweaking. Now the laborious job of filling up the sdcard. Seems I was lucky as I got a wifi dongle and an adapter with it. Thank you!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Enjoy!

[@SimpleSimonSS]

@@RetroGameCorps I certainly will thank you! :)

[@ZenIsFluffy]

Oh yes. You know it's gonna be a good video when RGC breaks out the ven diagram. Awesome video as always! I recently got a RG351p and put ArkOS on it day one after watching your videos. But with this new big update, I'll give 351ELEC a try!

[@bigosmieszam]

you won't regret lol, best system for rg351p :) but if you have other devices like rgb10 arkos is way to go.

[@sertiana2512]

@@bigosmieszam Yeah. Because 351elec is exclusive to rg351p/m xD The creator of ArkOS made the firmware for more devices.

[@bigosmieszam]

@@sertiana2512 yes that's what i mean :) Its not dig on ArkOs its great system for other devices!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Enjoy! I love my venn diagrams :)

[@everycloud3388]

THANK YOU! My stock MicroSD card that came with my 351p completely failed on me and I was looking for a tutorial to re-flash my new Samsung card. So glad I found your video. Subscribed!

[@sebastianesilva398]

Some really cool features with this update, I'd love to see them get added to ArkOS too at some point. I mainly use ArkOS because I like tinkering around and learning how to become better at this whole emulation thing so I doubt I'll switch over

[@mrksaccount123]

You do you, bro!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Yeah they definitely have their strengths; I keep SD cards of each around for just that reason :)

[@blidosawr]

Retroid pocket 2 users voting down on this video... Come on...! Great work Rus! Timing was perfect and this video is not only useful for new users, but also for us, the current 351elec users that were waiting for the 2.0 stable release. You're like the official RG351 news reporter. Really good!

[@sertiana2512]

Retroid Pocket 2 users bite their tongue in despair and jealousy. And they went as far as calling us out "Anbernic fanboys". 😂

[@RetroGameCorps]

Haha, "news reporter", love it :)

[@MrSevenEleven]

Just a heads up, you don't need a wifi dongle to connect to the internet on the RG351p, you can use an ethernet adapter just fine.

[@porygonscott]

amazing video and channel! I bought an RG351M and it came today. I'm so excited!

[@mirketto5496]

Hi, I can not install 351 elec in my rg351m, I tried with all versions, it gives me an error "unrecognized mount". Did that happen to anyone? Thank you

[@DerrickMcConnell]

Awesome video -- hopefully getting my RG351p by Friday! Your videos are super helpful.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Have fun!

[@haythemmessaoui3379]

It's uncanny how similar you sound to Jesse Eisenberg from 'The social network'.

[@FOGHEAD_]

BvS Lex Luthor

[@AlessioRenzi]

mate this guide is AWESOME!!!! I followed all your step and it did work just perfect! THANKYOU!!!!!

[@Genguts]

The fact that Russ knows my music choices scares me heavily.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Haha, I aim to please! I also forgot to mention Chumbawamba :)

[@StarrySkyAG]

Thanks so much for the videos! Best out there! I'm getting my rg351p In 2 days so I'm watching all your videos about it now and then I'll watch again once it's here! They're gonna be such a big help, I've never done anything like this before besides just modding my 3ds and adding emulators! Just subbed today!

[@sdsviet]

my background music will only play creed! 😂

[@RetroGameCorps]

What, no Staind or Puddle of Mudd??!?

[@sdsviet]

@@RetroGameCorps oh no. im not touching that! haha

[@GrahamC808]

Another brilliant video thanks very much for the information and showing things in such a straight forward manner.

[@bonepileofficial]

What or where is the " simple overclock option "

[@RetroGameCorps]

It's in the System Settings > Enable Overclock. I haven't ever used it myself, but I bet you could ask in their discord server for an explanation of how it works :)

[@James.Bond_RPG]

Awesome step by step instructions. Thank you so much. I was able to follow your guide and updated the firmware to 2.0 with no issue at all. :D

[@joi0001]

I just want it to work as best it can without having to do all this over and over. 😿

[@bigosmieszam]

351ELEC have this goal : )

[@RetroGameCorps]

Unfortunately, since we're living in the middle of active development like this, major updates will require re-flashes from time to time. Hopefully we won't need to do another re-flash any time soon :)

[@blacklodgemike]

I'm waiting for my first retro handheld to arrive in the mail. The informative videos by Retrogamecorps are super super helpful to new users like me (new to retro handhelds, not to retro gaming in general)

[@RetroGameCorps]

Glad I could help!

[@marcbarrington1897]

Thanks for this. My SD card that had this installed just randomly died recently and as I bought the handheld with all this stuff pre-installed I had no idea what to do. Got me back up and playing Super Nintendo games in 15 minutes!

[@fallenangemon0]

btw though it wasn't hard to find, I didn't see SD Card Formatter linked anywhere in your written guide link! Thanks for all the great content!

[@reybasta9258]

I like that some uploaders are somewhat "casuals". They review devices in a viewpoint of everybody. Hows the feel, hows it like to play out of the box. But you, YOU we need for contents like this. Subscribed. Notification "on"

[@MysticGohan01]

This video works for setting up 351ELEC on the RG351MP too! Great video!

[@dylanjones66]

Wow this is a fantastic tutorial! Can't wait to try 351ELEC.

[@colinsteward2351]

Thanks for the great content man. I've been interested in SBC gaming for about a year or so now but your videos are actually what pushed me to order my first device - a RG351M. Keep up the great work dude!

[@RetroGameCorps]

I appreciate that!

[@QmOt89]

So glad i got the 351 device and cant wait to try this updated 351elec!! Great video as always!!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching!

[@cayofrancoguine9790]

Thank you! You and RetroDodo convinced me to buy a RG351P and your guides are awesome!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Glad I could help!

[@TheGameBoyz]

Amazing guide thank you! 351ELEC 2.0 is so much better than the initial firmware. Makes the RG351P/M a must buy!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Glad it helped!

[@lomaxxbr]

I just bought my RG351m a few days ago and will try this firmware as soon as it arrives.

[@Iamametalfreak]

Got mine today, just setting it up. Awesome little device, wish you the best of fun with yours

[@lomaxxbr]

@@Iamametalfreak what firmware do you intend to install on it? 351ELEC?

[@Iamametalfreak]

@@lomaxxbr Yeah, just got 351ELEC on it. The fact that it's just so user friendly got me. When I have time to spare I'll probably set up an SD Card with Arc on it. Definetly curious what I can do with this device.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Awesome, enjoy!

[@therealJeroenK]

Thank you for the guide l, it was really helpful and easy to follow 👍

[@SmoochaMaGoocha]

I agree, your youtube channel is amazing, if i could give more i would believe me. you have helped me with my 351p so much and now im enjoying it like you should. so a big THANK YOU and keep up the amazing work you do. look forward to the future with more powerful devices in 2021 :-)

[@evellynmagrinha2571]

Simply, thanks for the excellent work, friend, you are amazing, congratulations!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching Evellyn :)

[@forbro8301]

Thank you for this video guide! I just got my RG351P this past weekend and the stock sd card would not do save states. I bought a new sandisk card, loaded up this new OS, added my roms and I LOVE it! I just wish my console had come with the wifi dongle. Mine didn't. So I put in an order for one that should arrive soon. But your guide was super helpful.

[@FiredudecodGamingChannel]

Should of got the m model it's built in

[@dsilverb1000]

@@FiredudecodGamingChannel For 45$ kept for buying P instead of M model, I can buy usb c adapter and wi fi dongle and still keep some change in my pocket :)

[@tommybiro]

Great video/tutorial/guide again - Thanks Russ

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching!

[@jasonshiers5771]

Good stuff as always Russ thanks for making me aware of this.

[@RetroGameCorps]

My pleasure!

[@brentlaurin]

This guide is ***chef's kiss***

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks! :)

[@JamesEdington]

When you do a new search and you find yourself on the same channel...subscribed!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for joining the team!

[@chedhead3278]

Cheers Russ, ace video guide, much appreciated. :)

[@RetroGameCorps]

My pleasure, Mr. Head!

[@chedhead3278]

@@RetroGameCorps So polite, so formal. D'you know when I first started watching I assumed you must be Canadian? :)

[@gswilder]

Anyone else think version 2 is slower than version 1? Booting, starting up games, etc.... I love the videos Russ, and my RG351M is my favorite of all the handhelds... Also got one of those PowKiddy A13, and kind of cheap feeling, but amazing what you get for less than $100 dollars.. Love it... thanks again for all your hard work

[@padshardbank]

I commented on your recent 280v firmware guide that you sold me on that console. I bought a 280v and 280m off the strength of that video, and now i've just bought a 351v because of this video. Anbernic should be paying you a commission!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Awesome! Happy to have you onboard :)

[@padshardbank]

My 351v just arrived! The 'Games' partition on the SD card only had a 'Bezels' folder though - nothing else. I'm currently sourcing a copy of the stock firmware online... not very user friendly at all lol!

[@BlueBeetle79]

Thank you kind sir! Love the video... loading it on my system right now!

[@Sago7]

Great video, as always. I just updated to this version :D

[@RetroGameCorps]

Awesome, enjoy!

[@pixelatedtree]

I got a 351p coming Friday, cant wait to try this!

[@delmarrali-khan4019]

Awesome as usual this is my go to channel for retro stuff. Really in depth testing and tutorials. Thank you and keep up the excellent work. PS. Another handy image flashing tool is Etcher works with both zip and img files

[@jomelvinuya5600]

Wow hardware or software, Russ will check it for you and guide you through it. Thanks for doing all of this for us!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Glad my videos are helpful!

[@Eric_DJ]

Love this guide... and my 351p

[@02stampede]

Awesome! Very easy to follow.

[@arslemegeton4745]

Very hard work, man, but perfect results!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching!

[@Oizzy]

Nice! I got my rg351p just last week :)

[@RetroGameCorps]

Great timing!

[@johnmarkyt7744]

Ok I did this and now I habe a completely different console. THANK YOU!

[@sertiana2512]

Great guide as usual. Been using 351elec as my firmware from the beginning. Simple and easy to use firmware with an awesome community. Maybe you should add 351elec's discord server in your description so anyone can click it right away. ;)

[@RetroGameCorps]

Good idea, done.

[@mikkelgeorgsen]

@retro game corps For some reason this video was recommended to me by KZbin - so obvisouly Amazon is now shipping me a SG351M and a 256GB SD card, and I am subbed :D Keep the excellent content coming :)

[@RetroGameCorps]

Welcome aboard!

[@geetkundo75]

THANKS SO MUCH , U R MY SPIRIT ANIMAL!!

[@RetroGameCorps]

My pleasure!

[@ratsmacker5695]

its fun trying out ll these different firmwares and seeing which ones oi like the best

[@RetroGameCorps]

One of my favorite parts of this "job"

[@afiq8782]

Great video as always!

[@dinax51]

Flashed 351ELEC 2.0 into a new SD card for my RG351M and works flawlessly. After adding +2,500 Roms and scrapping everything looks and works without issues. The only thing I noticed, the device warns up within minutes, so this firmware may consume more resources but functionality wise, runs smoothly :-)

[@IgnoreMyChan]

20:38 *Release Candidates. I know, it's nitpicking. ;-) I love the video. I wish there was a section on how to update the current 1.x version without losing game progress.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Good catch 😎. Their wiki walks you through how to upgrade while backing up your data, unfortunately I had to cut that part out of this video in order to save time (it would have pushed this video to over 30 mins!)

[@IgnoreMyChan]

@@RetroGameCorps Cool, I'll have a look, thanks.

[@matteocevenini4870]

Good video and good explanations... I’m using (following your beautiful guide) ArkOs on mi rg351p, and I like it so much, but this new update of 351 Elec, as you presented, made me want to buy another micro Sd card and try it

[@robertc4826]

LOVE your videos Sir

[@eirin8395]

Gonna try this now. Thanks so much!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching!

[@eirin8395]

@@RetroGameCorps I think there's a problem with the save state. It's not loading even though the save state file is in the same folder as the one before I updated to 351elec 2.0. I've read topics in google about people having same issues, they said it depends on the version that you've used? Like if you had version 1 and updated to version 2 it wouldn't work?

[@eirin8395]

Do you think the SH file for minecraft needs editing? It stopped loading all of a sudden.

[@marktousa]

Thank you for this video!!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching!

[@LumbyMcGumby]

God this channel is so helpful especially for someone like myself who is a HUGE retroachievement user. Mobile hotspot+gaming handheld=mobile cheevos haha

[@kejah7489]

subscribed. you are good. i love your geekiness

[@MikeDewisBaritone]

Brilliant video! Thank you!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for watching Mike!

[@lupepedraza3404]

thank you, man, you are an angle to me!

[@rolfathan]

When you FLASH the SD card if it gives you Error 5, right click the program and run as admin. That solved it for me anyway. Thanks for the video by the way. Great help.

[@emeresbestres1]

13:15 "Limp Bizkit or Celine Dion" LOL killed me

[@skankingrudeboy]

Just got my RG351M today and threw ArkOS on it straight away. Then I watched this video... I know what I'm doing tomorrow now!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Haha, both are great!

[@ComputerFace24]

Russ back at it again with the venn diagrams.

[@RetroGameCorps]

It had been too long since my last one! :)

[@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB]

Terrific job! And the new firmware is good too, this 351Elec 2.0 should be the default firmware IMHO, the stock one is just bad in comparison with the other ones.

[@piplup10203854]

Ooh the save snaps is something I’m gonna use all the time 😂 I really love the idea of playing like Minish cap then jumping into some Pokémon pinball then jumping into Pokémon heart gold etc I love that feature and then the like cycle feature that you can see a video of the game and then start it from there that’s something young me would have freaked out about 🤣 it blows my mind today I can’t imagine like 6 year old me playing Pokémon and jumping into spongebob without changing the cartridges 😂

[@netoeckert]

After trying 351ELEC 2.0 for a couple of days, I made my mind. For me ArkOS is still the “king” of the custom fws. The standalone emulator for the N64 just seals the deal for me. Also, the system runs so much faster!

[@DirkCleiren]

Another good one thanks

[@Porschession]

You’re a legend

[@RetroGameCorps]

So are you :)

[@johtib]

(Some) comparison to the base firmware would have been very helpful. Staying with is probably the default choice for most users so knowing why doing the extra work is worth it will probably encourage more users to switch.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Hi, you're jumping into a video that's about halfway through the lifecycle of this firmware. There is an introductory 351ELEC video on this channel that will highlight its initial features, or if you check out the RG351P/M starter guide you'll also see why I recommend this firmware. I would love to incorporate every aspect of every firmware in every video, but I also need to keep the runtime down so we don't have two-hour videos :)

[@jacob-spring]

can't wait to see what EMUELEC does on the Anbernic RG351V

[@RetroGameCorps]

It'll be interesting to see what firmware they use, and how it differs from what they've been doing lately.

[@haydenmiller991]

I followed the guide perfectly and it works great for my 351M the only issue I’m having is it’s not connecting to internet

[@storo1975]

imma need to get myself the RG351MP device because of this video lol

[@timthyng4062]

Thank you for the guide. it was most helpful. I have an isues with BGM, the music plays but no sound? Anyway keep up the good work.

[@Justin-qq6fi]

I know I'm behind and this video was posted 3 years ago, but after following your guide link to Github version 2.0 is no longer available and instead it is now an update for AmberElec...Which I went ahead and installed. Everything is following along with your install instructions throughout the video just fine until I get to the package installer. I've verified that I am indeed connected to wifi, I see an IP address and a wifi symbol showing I'm connected. However when I go to updates and package installer, it's blank. I've left it connected for quite some time and I've also reset and still no packages are showing up under updates. Am I missing something? Is it because I'm doing a new update and not the 2.0? Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

[@danielayala9078]

Hey brother, I appreciate your videos a lot and I’m fairly lost and willing to learn about everything you upload but lately work has been kicking my ass. I barely have time for myself yet alone time to play but when I do I enjoy playing a couple of games and then watching your videos which inspire me to learn more About the system. Would you every upload a file dump of your system settings? I would love that thanks