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--- hardware:gt_king [2022/02/07 02:12] – created (thanks HellHammer) atari
+++ hardware:gt_king [2024/08/02 16:26] (current) – Precisions on Batocera 40. lbrpdx
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-There are multiple ways to do this. It is advisable to already be extremely familiar with flashing Android firmwares onto bootleg Chinese TV boxes, as a lot can go wrong and it's very easy to end up with a bricked device. Be weary.
+===== Batocera 40 =====
+Like most other supported hardware platforms, you can just burn Batocera on a SDCard, and boot from there.
+If you boot your GTKing on Android, you will have a menu to select boot on SDcard at the next boot.
+Note: Batocera 40 supports wifi and bluetooth on GTKing (this has been a long struggle with previous versions).
+===== Earlier versions of Batocera (36 and earlier) =====
+There are multiple ways to do this. It is advisable to already be extremely familiar with flashing Android firmwares onto ARM-based TV boxes, as a lot can go wrong and it's very easy to end up with a bricked device. Be weary.
 <WRAP center round alert>
-Big alert box to make you aware that there is a very high chance of bricking the device when attempting this. Once done there is no way to go back. Be willing to let the device go as there's usually no method of recovery.
+Big alert box to make you aware that there is a very high chance of bricking the device when attempting this. Once done there is no way to go back to how it came from the factory.
 </WRAP>
-===== Method 1: Flash using the GT King itself booted into CoreElec =====
+==== Method 1: Flash using the GT King itself booted into CoreElec or EmuElec ====
-The GT King/King Pro comes with an 8GB SD card. It is recommended to throw this out and buy a new SD card that's at least 16GB for use with Batocera, as that satisfies the minimum size requirements if you need to use the card itself for Batocera. It may not be required, depending on your box. It is possible to flash over the firmware from the old card to the new one if desired, but here we will be using CoreElec.
+The GT King/King Pro comes with an 8GB SD card. It is recommended to throw this out and buy a new SD card that's at least 16GB for use with Batocera, as that satisfies the minimum size requirements if you need to use the card itself for Batocera. It may not be required, depending on your box. It is possible to flash over the firmware from the old card to the new one if desired, but here we will be using CoreElec (for the GT King Pro) or EmuElec (shipped with the GT King).
-  - Boot into CoreElec and copy the Batocera image over to somewhere easily accessible. The "storage" folder is recommended.
+  - Boot into CoreElec/EmuElec and copy the Batocera image over to somewhere easily accessible. The ''/storage'' folder is recommended.
   - Connect to the box via SSH.
-  - Run ''ls''. This will show the current directory, which can be used to confirm that the Batocera image was copied over correctly. In this example, the image is ''batocera-s922x-gtkinpro-33-20220203.img''.
+  - Run ''ls''. This will show the current directory, which can be used to confirm that the Batocera image was copied over correctly. In this example, the image is ''batocera-s922x-gtkinpro-33-20220203.img''. If you downloaded it in ''.gz'' format, make sure you use ''gzip -d'' to unzip it before moving forward.
   - Then run ''parted -l'' to see the partitions of the current drive. Note down which partition contains the 62.5GB internal storage (its "model" will appear as ''MMC CJNB4R'') and its mounted location. In this example, ''/dev/mmcblk0''.\\ {{:hardware:paso_1.jpg|}} <WRAP center round alert>
 Going beyond this point it is possible to brick the device. Be 100% sure that all the information is correct and that you are aware of the risks.