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Installation Guide for ROCKNIX

This guide will help you install Grout on devices running ROCKNIX.

Tested Devices

Grout has been tested on the following devices running ROCKNIX:

Manufacturer Device
Anbernic RG35XXSP
Retroid Flip 2

Please help verify compatibility on other devices by reporting your results!

Installation Steps

  1. Ensure your device is running ROCKNIX.
  2. Download the latest Grout release for ROCKNIX.
  3. Unzip the downloaded archive.
  4. Copy the Grout folder and Grout.sh to your Ports directory (single sdcard setup: /games-internal/roms/ports, two sdcard setup: /games-external/roms/ports)
  5. On the main ROCKNIX menu, press start, navigate to Game Settings, and select Update Gameslist.
  6. Launch Grout from the Ports menu and enjoy!

Important Configuration

Important

Grout requires a setting to be toggled in ROCKNIX to enable art downloading.

On the main ROCKNIX menu, press start, System Settings, Frontend Developer Options (at the very bottom), and turn Search For Local Art on.

Update

Grout has a built-in update mechanism. To update Grout, launch the application and navigate to the Settings menu. From there, select Check for Updates. If a new version is available, follow the on-screen prompts to download and install the update.

Manual update

To update Grout, simply download the latest release and replace the existing Grout folder in your Tools directory (single sdcard setup: /games-internal/roms/ports, two sdcard setup: /games-external/roms/ports). If you have made any custom configurations, ensure to back them up before replacing the folder. Be sure to keep the config.json file if you do not want to authenticate again, and configure platforms folder mappings again.

Next Steps

After installation is complete, check out the User Guide to learn how to use Grout.