The TrimUI Smart Pro quietly became even more awesome! (CrossMix-OS Setup Guide)

[@_ghr0_]

I'm glad you made a new vid about this, I was wondering why no one has. This can be found for as low as $42 on sales and it has Vulkan GPU Drivers, making it perform better on PSP than the RK3566 Handhelds can currently.

[@tvshacker]

This device definitely seems to punch above it's price tag. Still I wouldn't mind to pay a bit more to get proper PSP emulation with upscaling and/or other improvements. I recently found out about duck station (and pgxp, widescreen hacks and other QOL improvements) and wondered which handhelds have the "horsepower" to handle them.

[@shiftto]

wonder these devices can last for a year man?

[@Angultra]

@@shifttoAny device should last a year, whether you have the willpower to not get the latest every month or two is another story lol

[@maarten271]

Everyone keeps saying that, but i haven't found any psp game on my trimui that performed better on Vulkan than OpenGL. Most perform worse on vulkan. That said; lots of psp games perform great! Especially with 30fps cheat.

[@Aurora1337onYT]

@@maarten271 What setting for 30fps and what does it really do?

[@ciziaisme]

This is great video 🙂! You're the first to make a review of CrossMix-OS and your "how to setup" is really good, thanks for that ! The philosophy of CrossMix is to simplify the gamer's life by offering the best experience possible out of box. But also to offer a bunch of advanced features to reveal all the potential of their devices. CrossMix was also created with developers and content creators in mind, and although it lacks documentation at the moment, its architecture is extensible and easy to understand. I know that the default theme is not to everyone's taste but recently I have added "Theme Packs" in System Tools which allows to deeply customize the TSP in one click (boologo, theme, icons, backgrounds, emulator labels...). I was really happy that you showed the directory override, that's the good way (and it's not very common). For the shaders, I have this idea to complete the "overlay selector" with more options: in the future you'll be able to select pre-configured shaders or not. Some features of CrossMix are probably unique, like the overlay selector that you shown but there's also the "PSX Analog detector" which will detect and configure PSX games compatible with dual shock automatically, the M3U playlist generator which will create playlist for multidisk PSX games, theme packs, random game picker, ... Currently I'm working a little on PortMaster to improve the compatibility. CrossMix work on v1.3.0 has already started, it's not going to happen right away but I can already say that there will be a bunch of improvements and new features. The update will be possible simply via OTA application.

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Appreciate the comment! Awesome work on CrossMix and looking forward to see all these updates, it's so good :)

[@edtuckerartist]

Loving the Pip boy theme 👍

[@tedstahl3794]

Thanks Joey! I got my 256 SanDisk MicroSD today and my Trimui Smart Pro should arrive within the next few days. However, thanks to you, my card will be configured and ready to plug in when the system arrives! Great process for setting that up! Peace.

[@RetroGamingMonkey]

I am looking forward to trying this out! Over the air updates and scraping is major! 🤓 I have yet to dive into the world of SyncThing, now seems like a good time.

[@tyzerro]

i was just about to put Knulli on mine tonight until i saw how difficult putting roms onto the ext formated sd card was gonna be and had this video queued up and i am so much happier to go this route and maintain that trimUI stock vibe

[@jimbotron70]

How is that difficult? I just had to copy-paste them.

[@jublypuff]

This is great, Joey! Would also love to see a deep look on Knulli on the TrimUI, even though it's still in alpha. There's so little video content about it out there

[@jinty83]

Thanks for the video on this, I'm going to give it a try. I had hoped someone would do this at some point as it's such a great device for the money. I bought one for my 9 year old niece and she loves it. I ordered another one for myself which should be here shortly. Can't wait to try this!

[@JebesNikove]

This lil device just keeps getting better, money well spent :D

[@RetroGamingMonkey]

This is an amazing set up. Scraping artwork currently. This feels like such a major upgrade for this device.

[@Queess1]

Great device improving further!

[@greyghostinfinite]

Installed without a hitch (thanks to your guide). Appreciated sir :)

[@KawikaLee408]

maaaaaaan i just finished customizing and spending way too much on upgrades for my 35xx h. it in fact was not satisfying and instead left a gaping hole in my heart. Like when you finally finish a series you binged and don't know what to do with yourself anymore. I want the smart pro, sp, A30, 40xx just to tinker with. im already 4 devices deep.

[@peterd7009]

Thanks Joey. Going to try this out.

[@Nightingale1887]

Good guide BUT you don't need to first move the .zip file to the SD card and then extract. You can just extract from the downloads folder to the SD card as a drive. This way you don' get bottlenecked because the SD card is reading and writing to itself, instead your PC/laptop SSD/HDD will be reading the .zip and be ONLY writing to the SD card. This saves some wear and tear plus it will be way faster.

[@numberoneappgames]

The recent price drops make a this a good buy!!

[@MrsBrinkmann61]

Thank you so much and greetings from germany. Even for a non programmer it works....i did it so well because of you😅😅 thanks mister

[@QifwZ]

Hi mate ! Can I just copy & paste all the files from the old SD card and save them on the computer before set-up a new sd card for crossmix-os?

[@ProcyonAlpha]

Amazing software, tsp was already great now it's amazing

[@ben-tendo]

My partner has the RG35XX-H and isn't happy with the screen size. Now that better CFW is coming for this handheld, is it a worthy upgrade for the current price, or would there be a system around the price point of this one (currently £50-60) that can handle PSP, N64 and DC better?

[@DesertFoxNL]

Great work!

[@xtranslux]

thank you Joey :D

[@sora123vn]

Hey Joel. Can you share your’s Rom library?

[@user-qy2wf2lt6v]

A quick question! Can you use this as a controller to another sysstem? PC or maybe another TrimUI?

[@denmarkmilk___]

hi i still haven't updated to Crossmix yet because ppsspp emulator suddenly won't work. may i know how to fix it?

[@alyphonse]

atlast, some updates on my beloved trimui

[@voodoototo1460]

There are no emulators showing up despite bringing over the BIOS files from stock. I've tried refreshing the roms list.

[@AndyMitchellUK26]

Anyone else getting a flashing screen with CrossMix? It seems to be conflicting with the system and the CrossMix boot screen keeps flashing on screen all of the time. I don't really want to have to re-do the install if I can help it :(

[@PanZurekWielki]

Heya, I have a question. I'm getting my Trimui tomorrow, do I have to update the original firmware, and then install Crossmix, or I can go straight to installing Crossmix on the sd card? Thanks.

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Straight to Crossmix, it updates it for you.

[@PanZurekWielki]

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Cool, thank you!

[@darkbulbs]

Is there any chance that the CrossMix card comes with Diablo/Diablo 2? 🙂

[@spunktr]

The TrimUI Smart Pro is such a good device and now even better thx for the guide 👍

[@keepitshort4208]

Weird question, which is better modded switch lite, rp4 pro or odin pro mini ? Maybe Linux handhelds more better, I want bit of everything like old school low end PC games. I'm more of a tinker So kinda confused, need help there are so many options.

[@TheeNickweed]

Awesome video as always. Easy to follow along, and I’ll definitely be putting crossmix on my tsp. Thanks!

[@iankaycawte4754]

Hi I am loading the roms on right now. Do I put on all the files in the rom thingy including the empty folders at the top in each rom folder or just the roms

[@gregellis935]

Is it a pain to upgrade to Crossmix on a MacBook? It doesn’t recognise the Trimui SD card on a Mac (PC is fine).

[@matik6203]

Thanks for this video! Amazing work. I have one question: In my ROOM directory I have another folder ARCADE. Where can I move its contents?

[@nekonokoe22]

May I ask what shaders are? How can I tell that a system has shaders? Thank you!

[@mdr8615]

I've encountered an issue with this configuration: threaded video seems to be on by default. It is my understanding this should be off for anything below ps1. If you turn it off, retroarch quits out of the game and reloads with no rom loaded and threaded video still on.

[@marshallydon3014]

I bought one using the link you provided. Hope it went through! They took my moneys but no email confirmation

[@zo52a46]

Do you think it’s alright if I use 64g gbs sd card?

[@denjr10]

Yes. You just might have to be picky PSP, PS1, and dream cast roms. Should still get huge library of SNES, Genesis, GBa, nds, etc on a 64g card

[@ioclaud]

Alla prima accensione dobbiamo premere solo il tasto power?

[@HoffScoff]

I’m curious, out of the box how many games come on it? I’m not super tech savvy and also don’t have access to a computer to even get my own games on it but I bought one without cross mix os and there are not many games on it at all. There are like 700 Atari games but I have another handheld that can run those, the main reason I wanted this one was the psp aspect and the one I got had 5 games and 3 of them where in Japanese or Chinese so yea that’s cool, this one I know can connect to WiFi so maybe I can download them from web browser idk like I said idk how to do all this stuff I’m looking for one that runs a lot of cool games out of box, the one I have that I will be returning doesn’t even have pokemon or anything and I’m sure it’s so they don’t get copyrighted or I’m not sure. All I know is I want something that will run all the games I’ve been looking into. Anyways if anyone can help I would appreciate it, anyways thank you.

[@AndyMitchellUK26]

All depends on what card size you buy, the bigger the card - the more games. You'd be better off not buying a card as they are cheap, generic cards that tend to corrupt easily. I'd recommend making your own library of ROMs from the various ROM sites.

[@Krisu8522]

Hi, I have a question, if I want to install Crossmix - os on my Trimui Smart Pro, is it necessary to update the firmware v1.0.4? Best regards. Ps I want to do it on a completely new sd card

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Crossmix will automatically update the firmware for you - and that's necessary to use Crossmix yep. You can see that step in this guide.

[@Krisu8522]

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds So all you need to do is install CrossMix-OS and the rest will be done by itself?

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

@@Krisu8522 I would watch the video, but yes, it installs the firmware as part of the setup.

[@foxy5183]

Good build. I had a problem. Doesn't see some of the ROMs on Ps 1. Of course I updated ROMs. Deleted the cache from the ps1 folder. Rewrote ROMs, rebooted the console. This doesn't help, still only sees some of the ROMs :(

[@gunthervandenbremt3849]

Thank you so much for the video. It was really helpfull. I only have a problem with my psp games that don't boot anymore after i switchted to crossmix. Any idea what i'm missing?

[@thafloatinggoat]

Am i not able to do this if all i have for a laptop is a mac?

[@tanzimsiddiqui1057]

I have a question. Do i need to upgrade my firmware after i install the crossmix OS. I am kinda noob about these stuffs.:)

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

No, the install upgrades it.

[@tanzimsiddiqui1057]

​@@JoeysRetroHandhelds thanks man. Cheers.

[@MrsBrinkmann61]

Hi, me again. I have an issue installing fallout 1 on portmaster. I put the data, critter.dat and master.dat in DATA/ports/fallout1....after "please stand by" it shuts down and closes....can you make a vid how to setup this game correctly?❤

[@midnightdumpster7000]

Hi Joey. Thanks for your help installing this! I'm having an issue that I hope you can help me with. My trimui has multiple snes cores, but I don't know how to switch them. I play smw romhacks, and the romhacks that use flux base rom don't work on the default core. Is there any way I can use these other cores? I can see them when I open retroarch, but I can't figure out how to choose to use a different one.

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

8:29 in the video

[@reneomarcosme219]

A coworker is selling me his Retroid Pocket 3+ for $75 (no roms, just device)..should I get that or the TSP?? Thanks

[@1fareast14]

almost certainly the retroid, and I say this as a tsp owner

[@wynncastillo4890]

If i upgrade to crossmix os can i go back to the stock if i dont like it?

[@shenol31]

what Emulator to select for "Arcade" folder?

[@cheaddos]

do you use trimui smart pro often? if so, how do you feel about the quality of the product? do you feel the buttons are nice compared to anbernic or retroid?

[@EliasPfaiffer]

Amazing handheld for that price

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Hey, you should check out my two reviews on the TSP, will answer your questions.

[@cheaddos]

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I actually watched it when you posted it back then. I was asking if the buttons still feel good after using it since then.

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

@@cheaddos Yep! Still feels great to me.

[@antonisgkikas66]

can you please explain or do a vid on how syncthing works on those devices? its everything i was looking for

[@tasscontarino5124]

I second this. There's a video about using syncthing for android devices but I'm at a loss for how to make the Trimui work with an android device.

[@RieklinRideR]

how to hide a game? for example ps1 games have different discs, i wanna keep visible only the m3u

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a52wk6RpjqmWpLs - I talk about m3u here.

[@Chuchbaby]

hello i was wondering if u had like a sd card dump? i accidentally placed some files inside the wrong folder so now my trimui doesnt work i do wanna upgrade to crossmix ak=lso i dont kno what to do should i do a fresh install of crossmix?

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Yep, fresh install is best.

[@chaossb3040]

I don’t know if I’m the only on have this but my roms other then N64 and GBA show all the other ones don’t any ideas on what it might be??

[@pandrews01]

I'm in the process of doing this, do you copy "everything" in the retroarch system folder, to the "bios folder" of the CrossMix_OS bios folder?

[@1phresh]

Thats what i was wondering have you figured it out.

[@pandrews01]

@@1phresh @JoeysRetroHandhelds and @JaviPlayRetro have videos on this as well as @jacu27 after watching all three you should have a clearer idea and be able to get it done.

[@edtuckerartist]

Got to 5:25 - waiting for roms to copy from my original 256GB SD card to my newly formatted 128GB card, there's only 95GB to copy and should be done in around two and a half hours. - Installing CrossMix-OS onto my existing card may have been quicker but I don't know if I'd mess something up or even loose my roms, bios files etc.

[@edtuckerartist]

Also a lot of the rom folders on my original card are different to what is on the CrossMix one, ie: I have one folder called Atari on the original and three individual folders on the CrossMix card. That's just one example.

[@edtuckerartist]

Got there eventually. 😁

[@fraserg3803]

Do you need a card reader for this or can i just plug directly into the system

[@bruciekibbutz2947]

It would probably work but I wouldn't recommend it. May have unforseen consequences.

[@Cahcartibih]

i'm having a problem does anyone know why when I try to load into a game everything pauses for a sec then nothing happens. it doesn't load me into the game or anything.

[@IamMazek]

How to get more game if I bought option with no extra SD card ? It’s any option to download them from any website ?

[@go_play_with_sticks]

just look up (insert desired console here) roms and theres a bunch of websites

[@Pridetoons]

I going to install this after I get a 1TB Micro SD card.

[@New-Drone]

I don't think a 1TB would work on a TSP. But I might be wrong about it.

[@Pridetoons]

@@New-Drone I've been told it does.

[@New-Drone]

@@Pridetoons That's cool!

[@theunknownandunsolved6963]

Prob will work.. Because if the card is under 90 bucks its a fake usually 8 gb card.😂

[@jozac05]

mine working flawless with 1tb microsd.

[@lliixzllii1794]

Hey brother, are you still going to do Joeys retro handheld news each week? I look forward to them and it's perfect to listen to at work every Friday before the weekend.

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Hey! Sorry it's been a crazy two weeks I know. Last week was just bandwidth because of the Ally X and a bunch of other stuff, and this week there just wasn't enough for news. Promise it's not going away! Will be back next Friday :)

[@lliixzllii1794]

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds hey thanks Joey, I look forward to it - thanks for the quick reply as well! 😁🤝

[@Strange___]

How cam I load a default game that come with SD card my-ex sdcard is broke so I buy new one but it empty games

[@ChxrryBlvssom]

Can i connect my trimui to pc with a usb c or do i need to take the sd card out and use a usb adapter ?

[@dhawkes5096]

you can connect it with a USB cable. You just need to activate the transfer mode under apps (the green icon with the SD card on it)

[@jeffreypeters5578]

How do you hate shaders they can make a big difference in looks then again I only use them on PC so maybe handhelds don't got the juice for.most.Except I like some scan lines but on a smaller screen might not matter

[@knock090]

Kind of hate that I bought it MSRP but this will replace MinUI on this device for me but i'll probably leave it on the small trimui

[@prxsii]

This is pretty cool. I mean, like TomatoOS, this is an alteration of the stock. It would be nice to see cleaned up icons so they have a 'theme' or some sort of continuity across the system. In its current state it just looks a little sloppy and unappealing to me. If such improvements can be made, I might test it out - but in the meantime I am going to continue using the Batocera fork for the TrimUI Smart Pro. Great video though!

[@EliasPfaiffer]

Tomato was the worst thing...

[@prxsii]

@@EliasPfaiffer Yeah….I mean A) for effort, but nowhere near the scale CrossMix went to with it!

[@ciziaisme]

In fact the theme packs are present in CrossMix for that, there new icons, new backgrounds, new themes in it. May be in the next video ;)

[@nabukodonosor777]

I couldn't start any rom, in any system. Then I found an info on Reddit that you need to copy the Cores folder from the tomato os to the .retroarch folder. The Cores folder was empty. I really don't understand why was that the case. And why there is nothing in the instructions about that.

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Because that's not the case and something else went wrong with your install.

[@Jack_Spicer]

Is PSP performance using Vulkan the same as in the Stock OS?

[@EpicZurg]

No, it's better. There are plenty of games that run 2X resolution now. You can find comparison videos about the performance.

[@snowzZzZz]

this exact design with faster chip and oled would be hard to beat for $100 to $200

[@borky1987]

Considering that you can get a ROG ally for around $300 now... it would not make sense, this thing has to be cheap to sell

[@snowzZzZz]

@@borky1987 where do you find Ally for $300, used? I mean pricing this up against retroid pocket or a bit less, and there is a market for pocketable handhelds, something that neither the ally or the deck are suitable for. Would make a good companion device to a deck or an ally.

[@nesking7029]

Trimui Smart Ultra lol. I totally agree with you. I hope they release a better processor in a newer model.

[@GamersReckoning]

Back to no vulkan for psp though. Kinda wish that was a stock thing mowadays.

[@badwolf66]

I've followed this tutorial then I find out that I need a firmware update which means I have to buy another SD card... any way I can update the firmware with the current SD card so then I can use my sandisk crossmix os card?

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Not sure what you mean, crossmix updates the firmware as part of the process. It's even in the video.

[@badwolf66]

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds I inserted my Crossmix OS SD card and it was saying it needed a 1.4 firmware update. I couldn't go any further than that.

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Sounds like you may have missed a step with copying files over, that firmware is included with the crossmix files.

[@badwolf66]

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds Phuck... I followed your tutorial too Does that mean I have to reformat it again?

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

@@badwolf66 No, check your SD card for the TrimUI folder on root, then firmwares folder inside. Is there a tg5040 file inside?

[@everytingishere12]

How do I get this as o don’t have a computer

[@ZombieKiller6905]

How do I add cheats to retroarch for Pokemon games?

[@abacabb-e9r]

Hello! Where is can get sd card image to isert and start to play?

[@imp9142]

You can start on any SD card after getting the base files from trimui website

[@crying_devil]

can u install gamecube emulator on this console?

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

No

[@ricebig]

How to resume stock os from cross-mix os?

[@cho-v4n]

I think im the only person who cares zero about this device but i watch anyway 😂

[@kennygarcia5208]

how do i do this on a mac it’s kinda confusing me

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Don't have a Mac sorry.

[@JadenMitchell13]

Cant download from link it gets 99% then fails and says files not available on site

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Hm, try a different browser, just worked for me.

[@kindrpgcat9000]

how do I get to system settings using this?

[@kindrpgcat9000]

i got my roms into sd card but they're not showing up in the device and the default sd card I had for my device doesn't have bios.

[@DIV9WARRIOR]

Wait moonlight streaming is on it?

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Yep, been there for months now!

[@DIV9WARRIOR]

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds damn im gonna buy now , are there any vids showing it

[@pompsgen1460]

Copy the zip file to the SD card and then extract all that file to the SD card is very very inefficient.

[@denjr10]

What would be a better way? Not being a smart a55, just a curious tech beginner question

[@pompsgen1460]

@@denjr10 just open the zip file from wherever you downloaded it to, preferably on C drive, then extract all, on the extract all window, point to path to the SD card.

[@Ivzbel]

I can't find how to connect to wifi can anyone help? TY

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Settings tab.

[@ssjinzo]

Is it better than tomato?

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Tomato just adds some emulator options, which this does plus a whole lot more.

[@ssjinzo]

​@@JoeysRetroHandhelds going to try it gonna use my same sd that I had with Tomato and keep my rom and bios folder delete other folders and see if it works.

[@FRS1661]

⁠​⁠@@ssjinzoThe Crossmix GitHub has instructions on how to install and keep existing roms, Bios and saves. I followed them and it worked perfectly

[@denjr10]

Start fresh with cross mix. Then add your roms and bios to a clean CrossMix card imo. Not sure if that's what u meant, but it sounded like u might have been complicating it a little

[@zharfanzhariq6799]

Request psp gameplay The 3rd birthday

[@chrisismay4366]

New to all of this anyone point me in the direction if if i do this how i can add roms to it only via scraper?? Wanting it for a long plane journey

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

Skraper is for artwork, not adding roms.

[@chrisismay4366]

@@JoeysRetroHandhelds is there instructions anywhere showing how to do this thanks

[@JoeysRetroHandhelds]

@@chrisismay4366 This video shows using Skraper to get artwork, yes.

[@LePro24]

👍👍👍

[@JiggityJiggity]

👍👍👍👍

[@takoza5396]

hmm, got a black screen now :/

[@BBBBX-u4j]

Is cross mix os support a zip file rom?

[@reniervandermerwe]

I will stick with my RG405M

[@jonathonearl482]

I wanted to see what that media player could do.

[@ciziaisme]

In addition to the stock one I've included a media player based on mpv. The result is not bad at all, 1080p without any problem.

[@jonathonearl482]

@@ciziaisme Thanks! I was just curious. I currently don't have a Smart Pro. I have an RG40XXH and a V10, both have very decent video media players as well.

[@jex8046]

Anyone got fixes for better triggers? They feel psp-ish lol

[@japyoo2248]

So much screen tearing with this os on every emulator

[@jimbotron70]

I hate shaders 😂 🤦

[@NickTaylor-Phantom-Works2]

Why do they assume someone buying a cheap handheld full of pirated knock off roms will own a PC? Was gonna buy one of these, but not now.

[@Pridetoons]

You can buy X86 computers for $99 now.

[@ninja4955]

If you have an android phone you could actually do everything, except for formatting an SD card to FAT32. Which limits you to 32GB SD cards. Just pop that SD card into your phone, and download everything you need to that phone from it's own browser and move it to the SD card, to the right folders, and you're good to go.

[@ברוךיוסףצרניאק]

I can ask for your Email please? I need some help whit my console, and thank you for all information that you made🙏

[@Pridetoons]

I just saw @S1eepy1 post an update about this a week and a half ago. 😅

[@shah9762]

hey man, i did everything to my new sd card as in the video. However, after i inserted the new sd card with crossmix, my trimui screen wont on. sound and rgb is there but just a black screen. i have tried opening the console and then disconnecting the battery overnight and it still doesnt work. please help bro