muOS Guide: Simple & Customizable OS!

[@Camilkzee]

-Do you want to watch a RGC setup guide of a device you don't have nor plan on buying? -Yeah, man, I want to do it!

[@mmpsp693]

*grabs snack and a drink*

[@legendarymoji]

LOL the relatability

[@LycoLoco]

Funny enough, it's been watching enough of these long before I decided to buy, plus Russ' honest advice, that pushed me to finally get an RG40XXV. MuOS feels like the perfect experience for what I've been wanting :)

[@RossOrlando]

The fact you actually show every single step and click makes your channel far and away the best for retro handheld content. Appreciate the work you do!

[@sonicboomish]

Idk why but Apé Escapé absolutely killed me. Also massive thanks for this guide man, all working perfectly!

[@rodocs9008]

i love ape escape, how does it run on this with the rgb controller?

[@crenshawyeo]

I JUST got muOS on all my ambernics, this is the video I sorely needed.

[@benpregent]

The community is really something else. Only project I support by being a member. Whenever they implement an art skraper It's popularity will skyrocket!

[@just_ugu]

And Bluetooth!

[@Deadguy2322forreal]

You need to implement a spell-checker.

[@homomculus]

@@Deadguy2322forreal A spell-checker wouldn't catch an "it's" that should be "its", and Skraper is the actual spelling of the name of that tool.

[@RetroGameCorps]

For advanced users, there is a script that you can run on the device to scrape box art. Note it requires a Terminal command or SSH to run: www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1ft11ys/artie_scraper_for_muos/ Hoping to see something similar implemented natively in a future muOS update!

[@rudidekok]

@@just_ugu I believe Bluetooth support is in their roadmap :)

[@dereksmithcamp3862]

Literally researching this last night for my RG35xxH. Great timing! Thanks!

[@kylelipka9133]

literally doing this when i get home from work today on my own RG35XX H

[@Ankjell]

So nice! I´m waiting for mine to arrive still...

[@davidste60]

I've flashed it twice and each time the analogue controls were not registering at all. Not in any menus or any games, including ports. The only reason I got the new version was to fix analogue controls (snapping). Has anyone else had this problem?

[@NatsumeKonno]

Pretty much I'm doing it for the standalone psp and portmaster.

[@ultraokletsgo]

It's been awhile since you wanted to do it. I'm glad the passion is still there.

[@GustavoFil350]

The timing of your videos is always great, I've had my SP for a few months but was too lazy to put a custom OS on it. Now that I will use it more I was planning to finally put muOS after I saw the latest update.

[@RetroGameCorps]

muOS + the SP is a great combo!

[@si421]

I know this video's a couple of months old, but I just want to say thanks so much Russ! I bought an RG40XXV for my older brother for Christmas, and he agreed that muOS looked like the better CFW solution for these devices. Now, I've got all my roms loaded up, and a few cheeky ports working through Portmaster all because of you and your guides, Russ. Thankfully my brother is smart enough that when he gets his hands on it, he'll be able to add all of his favourite roms, but I'm glad there's some stuff on there for him now in preparation for Christmas day. He can just open and go! I can't wait to see his reaction to TMNT Shredder's Revenge!

[@TomboBrewster]

The starter guide is unbelievably good. It helped me setup muOS on the 40XXV and SP, and the Syncthing guide was also great!

[@darthdarth1337]

What absolute timing! I just got my RG40xxv!! Went to the store and bought another sd card and a reader to get muOS going! Thank you for this! :D

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Do note: 1. If you're in the Discord server, someone is maintaining a script to do boxart scraping. So sooner or later an update might add something more akin to the way OnionOS automatically scrapes box art natively on the handheld's OS. (There's someone else porting freaking Dolphin on here but I'm not spoiling any more surprises) 2. Latest MuOS has "friendly folder name" function which means you can name your folder "FC" and on the content browser that folder will be seen as "Nintendo - Famicom". The folder isn't renamed itself. 3. Likely incremental updates after this release ("BANANA") can be done losslessly by just downloading a much smaller file on the website and using the Application - Archive Manager to extract from it. 4. Non-English viewers who might have had reservations on this OS, "BANANA" has multi-language support!!!

[@andremalerba5281]

Hey one question here, do they already support Bluetooth as well? Last time I've checked the only OS on the 35XX SP that supported Wifi, Bluetooth, HDMI, tap power button to swap dpad to analog and back and the close the lid to shutdown was the stockOS. I'm on the edge o going CFW because I don't want to lose these features. EDIT: I've got another SD card to install muOS banana just for Portmaster and native pico8 and it's great for these! But I'll keep using stockOS for everything else!

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

@@andremalerba5281 Everything but Bluetooth at the moment

[@morkmemir]

@@andremalerba5281 I'm waiting for these functions myself. Knulli has the potential to make Bluetooth work, but there's still a bug that disables Bluetooth after 10 seconds the system start. So I'm waiting for custom ones to be able to use Bluetooth. In my opinion, Knulli is the closest to stable operation, regarding some functions - WiFi works, HDMI too, ROM Scraping, but Bluetooth is left. For some reason, all custom ones suffer from this. I'm not a developer, it's a pity, but in my opinion, you need to make the necessary functions first, and then custom themes) p.s. currently i am using Knilli on rg35xxH

[@mattclauss]

Just got an RG35XXSP and have been up in the air about doing CFW, but the timing on this is too perfect! Can't wait to rock this out tonight! Thanks for the awesome guide (as always), Russ!

[@r.k6326]

The DS-like UI on the thumbnail almost made me jump to get a handheld just to have that design fr. Looks so good.

[@robhulson]

I was a huge GarlicOS user for the original RG35XX. When I got the RG35XX Plus, I started experimenting with other custom firmwares. MinUI and muOS have been my favorites so far. MinUI unfortunately introduced stuttering issues with all the updates since January and I stopped trying to solve it mid year and switched to muOS. I haven’t touched my installation since. All that to say: I’m looking forward to seeing a good overview of what the latest versions have to offer. I might reinstall after grabbing my snack and drink. Actually, my breakfast and coffee.

[@wastelanderone]

Thank you for your written guide. I struggle to process video instructions due to audio processing disorder but written is perfect. Thank you!

[@bgelmini]

Hey Russ, great vídeo! One important correction: BIOS: The dreamcast bios file should go into a /DC subfolder ( /muos/bios/DC ) or else the emulators will not find it and use the HLE bios with worst performance. It is a libreto standard and not something muOS could change while using RetroArch.

[@Red-in4fx]

Switched to MuOS from Day 1 and I never looked back.

[@shinjiikarir]

You cant look back if it was a day one switch

[@_gamma.]

Same! Booted the included sd once to make sure it worked, then popped in my new mu flashed sd and never regretted

[@_gamma.]

@@shinjiikarirperhaps look up the definition of the phrase, what you said makes no sense

[@RED_VAR]

Stock os is way better on RG28XX

[@LucaSpeed11]

​@@RED_VARBetter in which way? I have my RG28XX with MuOS Banana and it's awesome, I can't think how the Stock OS could be better

[@R1CH05PH]

You are ramping up the video production! So good to see so many new videos. 😻

[@mayonakasora11]

This video launched exactly when I needed it! Thanks Russ!

[@kalebphillips9281]

This was such a great guide! I'm excited to get home today so I can finally get transferred over to MUOS. The struggle I've had with it so far has been getting my saves to work when I tried transferring them from stock os to MUOS.

[@KyleRuggles]

Perfect timing with the new release! I keep having issues with Knulli, I'll give this a go.

[@EliasPfaiffer]

knulli suxxx

[@GrimMeNaCe]

The MuOS team works together with the Knulli developer.

[@GrimMeNaCe]

I’m not sure what your issue is but I never really had a problem with Knulli. It’s also still in alpha stage so issues can be excepted.

[@KyleRuggles]

@@GrimMeNaCe Well the first issue I had, I had to start again from scratch, I forget what exactly lol, so many other things going on, I started over again and just this morning I found that my botacera file was corrupted, had to restore that, just got back to getting it working properly.

[@Ankjell]

What issues mate? If you had problems with Knulli don´t go into the muOS pain. Just friendly advice xDDDD

[@user-bb4wj7lq3t]

The one software dev Ko-Fi I absolutely love supporting. What a fun, friendly,helpful community that surrounds MuOS.

[@yaadmadegaming]

The RG40xxV is such a beautiful device. I'm really still tempted to buy it.

[@Ankjell]

There is the H that is a beauty too : )

[@TheAlixSH]

Yeah I want one as well but I'm waiting for its price to go down just a bit. I plan on removing the stick too and cover the hole somehow. I thinks it suits it more.

[@yaadmadegaming]

@@TheAlixSH for me I want something more power for PS2 and wider for DS and maybe 3DS. I usually play GBA on my phone so I don't need a GBA handheld and I'm not really into many of the other systems.

[@tldr365]

SP version coming.

[@UltimateDailga12]

​@@yaadmadegaming it really is something else playing gba on a dedicated device though. Each their own but I prefer using a physical device/buttons over playing on a phone screen.

[@paulstevens1493]

Finally got my SP and set it up today, thanks to this guide. My 3rd retro handheld, and 3rd recommendation from RGC! I regret nothing!

[@AuliaRahman]

Thanks for the tutorial. This helped me settings up my ANBERNIC RG28XX

[@yamderes]

Perfect timing, I just got an RG35XXSP this week and was wondering if there was an updated guide somewhere. Thanks!

[@Guitario666]

This XX line is fantastic.. it has just enough power for n64 and dreamcast. They are sold at a great price and cfw is awesome as well

[@NaturespalletteYT]

Thank you so much Russ! I just got a gorgeous rg35xx sp and used your video to install it, it was super simple and straitforward and looks amazing on this device!

[@meatbunftw]

excellent video as always! my current favorite theme is 'Def not SFC - Dark', so nice and clean with pinch of color makes it perfect. *_chef's kiss_*

[@TuncayAyhan]

I agree. Just got into the retro handheld gaming and now settled with muOS banana for the last couple of days. Found exactly the same theme and couldn’t be happier

[@russdellapenna]

Oh this is great, I just got my first handheld ever, the 40XXV so this couldn't have been more straightforward. Thank you for making this and sharing, even as an absolute novice I feel I can pull this off!

[@ninjason57]

Crazy timing. I just put MuOS on my daughters RG28xx. Ill watch your video to see if I did it properly!

[@VOZA6]

1st time owner, Upgraded to MUOS day one without even booting up the device. Followed your tutorial Made a mistake here and there but up and running and I have learnt. Thank you Sir, Thank you.

[@MrMickeyJR]

Literally just bought the RG40XXV. Perfect timing. Thanks for all your diligence.

[@Supramedical68]

Looks sharp, I might try it on one of my XX devices for Port Master.

[@kiwikakashi]

Thank you as always for such a clear and succinct guide, Russ. muOS has been the best OS I've used on a retro handheld.

[@Jhud69]

Muos is great. I installed the update the "wrong" way once... and it still worked! I will still redo my install completely one day to make sure I didn't screw anything up but so far it works absolutely fine.

[@prxsii]

Russ! This is THE BEST on my 40XX-H! You made using muOS so easy, and some of the theming is fantastic! Thanks for the great video and tutorial! (Be great when the muOS dev team get this going for the TrimUI Smart Pro! muOS + TrimUI Smart Pro = killer handheld)

[@ZenIsFluffy]

Just got my SP yesterday and was looking at getting MuOS installed! Perfect timing as always Rus ❤

[@VictorMantovani]

thank you Russ, my RG40XXV arrived recently and this video help me a lot

[@ctrig85art]

Thank you again for your services. Updating both my 4” devices this evening.

[@mavhunter4053]

I'm getting mine this week, so this is just perfect timing for a video.

[@Azurra71]

I love MuOS, been using it for months

[@DonaldWyman]

I got a 35xxsp earlier this week and since getting it I have fallen in love with MuOS. I had baked beans on it for like a day before banana came out and then moved over to banana, and it has been awesome. Also, the discord server is a great place to be, everyone seems helpful and passionate about this operating system...but then there is silliness as well, like the ko-fi supporters are voting on the name of the next version and the debates can be silly fun.

[@Thump2030]

Where was this video last week when I really needed it. :-D

[@yagami999913]

Can't wait for my RG40XXV to arrive. Thanks for the guide.

[@carl4352]

YES!! I’ve been waiting for a new Muos video because of the suspend option. Awesome timing

[@TsiolkovskySportingLocks]

Great video - I've had a lovely time converting my 35XXSP over to MUOS. Love the attention to detail during the init phase. The sound effects are particularly great and oh so retro. Felt like I duno something out of say a low budget Roger Corman Sci-Fi flick - in otherwords awesome!!!

[@trioncross]

Perfect timing! Just got my tranparent white sp and loving it.

[@ClifordCZ]

Ordered rg35xx sp a few days ago, can wait to use it with a full potential

[@Newspeak.]

I just picked up an rg35xxsp and put MuOS on it and its really great. The only big drawback is the lack of bluetooth support right now but I know they are working on it. I really wish anbernic made this exact device except with a bit beefier processor and some more ram. I was really bummed to see that Cave CV1000 games aren't running on this at least not on fbneo. Great video.

[@GreenSkinGentleman]

I got the RG35xxsp because of your video about the new colors, and let my sister borrow it. She loved it so much, looks like I'm buying two more - one for her, and one for the other sister because that one got jealous. Yeah, backing them up seems a good idea. Would save me some change too if I buy just the 64 one.

[@visualfernomenal]

APE ESKAPE said like a true latino, you're invited to the cookout fam.

[@hhxte3185]

Cookout?

[@visualfernomenal]

@@hhxte3185 Carne asada.

[@hhxte3185]

@@visualfernomenal better

[@saki3963]

isn't that the only way to say it? what do other people usually say?

[@andremalerba5281]

​@@visualfernomenalchurrasco!

[@carlodimaandal]

Will definitely get this. Browsing through new memory cards as I watch.

[@TarikA]

This might become a worthy Onion OS competitor. Where Onion shines is their Netplay features (both for couch co-op as well as link cable with TGB Dual). But even from what I saw in this video I'm more tempted than ever to consider an RG40XX-V. :P

[@mdhoover84]

Brilliant video. Clear and comprehensive- thank you so much

[@Melchiahdim]

Just got one from my wife for my birthday. Time to set it up!

[@ViperAcidZX]

Thank you for making this guide for us Ross, I can't wait to setup muOS if I get an Anbernic RG35XX H of my own and the analog stick fix that came out with the new release is going make playing PS1, N64, and Dreamcast games all the better without dealing with the cardinal snapping these devices have. One thing I really wish the muOS developers would implement is Bluetooth support, I'm surprised Bluetooth functionality isn't been put back in muOS when the other OS options still have Bluetooth support.

[@TheeDeeM]

These are the type of videos that I live for

[@Jempai]

Glad that this OS is here, I love my Miyoo mini plus and a huge part of that is Onion. This seems to really be the closest option we have to onion and it even does some things better! Here's hoping for an easy netplay option someday

[@BandageCannon]

Been using muOS since i got my 35xxh and i love it

[@jaybee-f9x]

Just got my RG40XXV, was debating on just keeping the original firmware but it’s only been 15 minutes and I’m ready to make it my own

[@Carcosahead]

4:33 Obligatory "yeah men, I wanna do it"

[@acarajeh]

Great stuff, Russ! Keep up the great work!!

[@HarrisonMarchant]

Literally about an hour before this video dropped I opened up my fresh anbernic sp and was wondering what OS I should use. Russ reading minds again.

[@joemck85]

A config change to consider, at least for some systems: Scaling. Under the scaling menu, you can turn bilinear on or off. Off makes everything sharp, but it will look janky if the scaling is fractional -- like GBA, which is between a 2x and 3x scale so some pixel rows and columns will be 2 pixels wide/high and others will be 3. Turning bilinear on makes it fuzzy and smooth like many emulators on computers do by default, but you might not like it do blurry. You could turn on integer scaling, which will force GBA to a perfect 2x scale that doesn't fill the screen. **OR** you could look under video filters. Select the "Normal 2x" filter and enable bilinear. This does a perfect 2x integer scale in the filter, and then does a fuzzy scale from that up to fit the screen -- in my opinion the best option by far. Coincidentally, it also appears to be what the "Game Rooms" emulator on the Anbernic stock OS does. You can also mess with other filters and check out the shaders menu under Quick Settings to get scanlines, simulated composite/RF artifacts, warped picture with curved edges like on a CRT, etc. You can also get a similar effect using no filter, bilinear scale, and then a sharpen shader. Remember, a native system-sized frame comes out of the Retroarch core, then the optional video filter uses CPU power to modify and resize it, then Retroarch scales it to the size to be displayed on the screen again using CPU power, and finally one or more optional shaders use GPU power to apply whatever effects. Since your scaling and filter/shader config is probably specific to each system you emulate, you should save those changes as an override file. In quick settings, manage overrides, and save it as a core, folder or game override file, depending whether you want it to apply to games in that folder, any game run using that core, or just that one game. Also, Syncthing sounds interesting. I have an SP and am somewhat considering getting a 40XXV. My first inclination was to put the OS and any sort of configs I want to be console-specific on TF1, and then move TF2 between the two like I would with a game cartridge or floppy, but now I have a couple options.

[@bakedchickpea1416]

Sweet! All this needs is OTA updates and an art scraper

[@maulanart]

just setup muOS 2 weeks ago, if only this video came up early my life will be so much easier hahaha

[@Blackerer]

EDIT: Ross seems to be fond of working directly with the SD2 card, but as many porters working on portmaster ports know: SCP/SFTP is invaluable. Just connect to wifi, activate them, and just push anything you want to the device directly. No cursing that you have just clipped your nails. If you like ArkOS for its ability to quickly save state, shutdown and power on and immediatelly back into your RA game with quick resume, youll going to be blown away by muOS. I also love the quick, mostly text focused menu (using VBgo theme), because, after a while, I stopped caring about box art and just spend my time playing games on a tram, bus, metro, waiting at the doctors or whatever. 5 mins is good enough for a quick game with muOS.

[@kamalasyari2392]

those 'Auto Save/load State' settings in RetroArch is the best thing you mention

[@danielwharrison]

Did you notice a difference with the new " Gamma's analog stick fix"? I would love to see if that helped with the cardinal direction snapping. I have a 40xxH that should be here this week and that would sell me on muOS! Thanks for the guide.

[@samuraiBSD]

RG28xx literally got here in the mail today and Russ had this video up almost as if to tell me that this was a better choice than the stock firmware, haha

[@Seltendenker]

For the RG28XX i MinUI is also pretty nice. If you don't plan on using Portmaster i'd say that is the better option.

[@samuraiBSD]

@@Seltendenker I actually am using Portmaster. It's an awesome way to have UFO 50 in my pocket!

[@WarLyric]

Bios files tip for anyone watching they are located on the SD card the unit was shipped with. Hey also thanks for the videos love the channel.

[@HiddenAccount1337]

Exactly what I wanted to watch ❤️

[@OpoSai]

This video is a piece of art! Great work Russ ❤️

[@dannylamas1]

Literally just got my RG35XXSP this week and was asking myself, I wonder if Russ will make a muOS guide soon. Boom 👏🏻

[@VOZA6]

Thanks

[@reichstein011]

Overall great guide, but I'm a little surprised that you didn't cover adding system art. I personally find that having an icon for each emulated system really adds to the visual appeal of muOS, and makes it a little bit faster and easier to navigate the systems menu.

[@Jonathan-dm7il]

Thank you for the video! That really helped me!

[@justBri123]

I think we killed ScreenScraper, "Please wait, downloading resources..." for hours

[@skatertrevor89]

I experienced the same thing took me hours to scrape once it finally downloaded the resources too so be prepared

[@superamario6464]

Superb guide! Thanks Russ!

[@IbelieveinCHANTIX]

Russ you are a MF legend! I feel like I've been watching your content for a few years now, and would consider my self at the intermediate level of emulation, so I have friends who ask how I do certain things with my devices. And I don't know why but I get a strange sense of joy when I point them to your website, because of how comprehensive and user friendly your guides are. So I want to say thank you for all that you do and If I ever get the chance to meet you in real life, then you sir are respectfully getting a hug from me. Lol cheers

[@xelthos2051]

Banana kind of broke the pokemon and zelda theme i was using on the sp :( Love how much they work on the OS, super smooth.

[@bclikesyou]

lol at "Oppay Escoppay" - 16:28

[@Sean-oi5rv]

No shift, that came up and cracked me up

[@timmyt.6796]

Thanks so much, this is exactly what I needed.

[@xorwcnrssk]

MuOS is great. I personally don't care much about having flashy themes or whatever but I like MuOS for how easy it is to set up and configure and how it doesn't rely on a predetermined folder structure for roms.

[@FostersHomeFG]

All set up now. Thank you Russ! I cant get PICO8 to change to native, but other than that, all good! Ill just use my RGB30 for that!

[@ZephiroZX]

Thanks for the video. I love MuOS, but I have an RG40XX-H and I was waiting for the compatible version.

[@Grimlo9ic]

28:45 This is a small but great QoL change - you can now move horizontally AND vertically through the menus!

[@timurbrave]

Thank you so much for details!

[@theMeshtar]

So glad you finally ditched that abysmal Knulli for this. I really don't understand why you promoted Knulli front and center all the time... it's so bad I ended up reverting back to stock before I got to MuOS

[@UltimateDailga12]

Even though I already installed Banana on my RG40XXV I'm happy this video finally dropped 😂!

[@Blackbird9070]

I JUST installed this last night! I should have waited a few hours 😂

[@PocoQuinn]

ohhh thank you russ, perfect timing my 35XXSP is scheduled to get here today lol

[@opinion_panda]

I am using the Innuendo theme and I absolutely love it.

[@seanbrent4245]

MuOS is my go to now and favorite for these systems. It used to be ArkOS but that hasn’t been on much lately besides some small things here and there

[@dertyp6767]

Dude, your videos are such a cozy safe space and always come with great tipps. :)

[@egon4564]

Great guide. Thanks for posting it.

[@digitizer3627]

The intro music gets me everytime❤ love it!

[@jaggatjatt]

Russ sounds tired. A little rest does wonders, you know? Nintendo is rotten, and utterly exhausting. You keep up the good work! The community loves you, Russ!

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for the concern -- I've actually been prioritizing sleep lately, and have been getting a solid 8 hours most nights! :)