Guides for Garlic OS and Retroarch on your Anbernic RG35XX using macOS

By Ryan Parman and contributors.

Prerequisites

There are a few tutorials where you can either do things by hand, or you can leverage scripts which perform the tasks in an automated way. If you choose to run the scripts by following directions, there are a few things to install on your Mac that will streamline everything.

See PREREQUISITES.md for details.

Guides

Default translations are in U.S. English.

Setting up the OS

• Installing Garlic OS on your Anbernic RG35XX using macOS (single-card setup)
• Updating Garlic OS on your Anbernic RG35XX using macOS
• Finding and adding the correct BIOS files to Garlic OS on the Anbernic RG35XX so that you can play ROMs
• Cleaning up mame.csv for Garlic OS on your Anbernic RG35XX using macOS

Game management

• Converting your completely legal, disc-based, bin/cue ROMs for PlayStation emulation into compressed, single-file CHDs using macOS
• Add multi-disc games to Garlic OS on your Anbernic RG35XX using macOS

Appendicies

• Appendix: BIOS Checksums

Coming soon

• Installing Garlic OS on your Anbernic RG35XX using macOS (multi-card setup)
• Configuring Garlic OS and Retroarch on the Anbernic RG35XX for optimal use
• Creating a custom bootscreen for Garlic OS for the Anbernic RG35XX using macOS
• Creating/modifying skins (themes) in Garlic OS for the Anbernic RG35XX using macOS
• Finding/creating custom box art for ROMs in Garlic OS for the Anbernic RG35XX using macOS
• Using Skraper XML definition files to create custom box art in Garlic OS for the Anbernic RG35XX using macOS
• Using/sharing/creating pre-defined styles of box art in Garlic OS for the Anbernic RG35XX
• Installing applications custom-built for the Anbernic RG35XX using macOS
• Installing game manuals as PDFs for the Anbernic RG35XX using macOS
• Prepare video content for playback on your Anbernic RG35XX using macOS

Other

• A quick note on copyright, authorship, and licensing
• Providing translations