How to install Batocera on Anbernic RG353V/M/P

Devices running Android on the internal EMMC storage will no longer be supported with Batocera v42 or later. The installed bootloader is not compatible with later Linux Kernels. Therefore you will need to wipe the Android partition to boot into Batocera.

Instructions

• Install ADB on your computer. Downlod link for mac: https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/#:~:text=Android%20SDK%20Platform%20Tools%20ZIP%20file%20for%20macOS
• Unzip adb into a folder on mac and run ‘./adb devices’ to see if your console is recognized.
• Power off the device and ensure the all sdcards are ejected
• Hold down power and volume down to get into Android recovery
• Connect the device to your computer via USB using the “DC” port on the device.
• Switch ADB into root mode using `./adb root`. Note: You may get a timeout error here, continue on anyway.
• Then, get to an ADB shell with the `./adb shell` command.
• Wipe the internal EMMC Android partition using: `dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0 bs=4M`
• This will take a few minutes and when it is done you will get an “out of space” message. This is normal.
• Exit the ADB shell using `exit`
• Insert your Batocera SD card, and run `./adb reboot` to reboot the device.
• You should now be booting Batocera using the new standard bootloader.