Summary
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PC Port on Linux handhald function equally on desktop PCs, starting gamepad support.
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Get port-specific game files legally from the original game for installation.
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Easily manage several game ports using the portmaster on your Linux-based handheld.
You may think that those small Linux Imulations are limited to playing handheld SNES and PS1 games, but you can effectively change them a little (and Very Limited) steam deck using PC port.
Now, i would like to show you Absolutely How to do this with your handheld, but unfortunately, such a variety is handheld, operating system options and diversity of installation methods that best I can, provide a description of a comprehensive process and indicates you in the right direction. It is not difficult to run these games, but you may have to find an exact step for your specific OS and handheld. Here, I am using ArcosBut there is a good chance that the taste of Linux already supports the ports. The handheld I am using is Abernic RG353Vs.
How to work on PC Port Linux Handheld
PC ports on Linux Handheld work exactly the same as they do on MACOS or regular desktop Linux. These are the informal ports of the original sports in the question. Often, these are “source ports” that occurs when the source code of the original game is released, making it very easy to create a port for other operating systems, speaks relatively. In other cases, models and hobbist Kodar have created an alternative game engines for these games.
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In all cases, this is legal because these ports have no copyright material from the original game. In fact, the port game comes without content, and you have to transfer the copy purchased before working, transfer the content files to the folders of the port.
There are “run to run” ports that have either game content that is an open source, or has a free demo or shareware part of the game, which can be replaced by a full version if you want.
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One thing about these ports is that they usually introduce gamepad support that was not present in the original game. You can check the information page for the port on the portmaster site on how it (or what) the controller handles the input.
When you put your handheld SD card in the computer, you can find many popups that tell you that something is wrong with the SD card, that it is upspectable and you need to format it. Do not accept any of them, just close or cancel them. This is because SD cards are divided to Linux. Parts of SD cards that you need to access will work on Windows or McOS.
Download and install portmaster (if necessary)
You can completely download, install and configure the game port on Linux manually and individually, but it is very easy to use a port manager called port manager for Linux-based handheld. Portmaster,
In the case of Arcos, the portmaster is already pre-installed, but if you are not using it and the portmaster is not pre-installed, you can find on up-to-date instructions Portmaster installation pageThis is usually a two-step process:
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Place your SD card in a computer with your firmware, and copy the portmaster installation script in the folder indicated for your handheld firmware on the up-elected installation page.
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Put the SD card back in your hand, open his file manager, and execute the installation script from the folder you had copied.
Once the portmaster is installed, you can activate it from the option> tool menu in Arkos. The exact location for your firmware may vary.
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You want to find the port in the hand
Once you get into the portmaster, you can browse the entire selection of the ports. Just remember that you need to be connected to the Internet through Wi-Fi to download the port you choose in your hand.
If your handheld does not have Wi-Fi, then you just have to do so Portmaster website game selectionDownload the zip file for your intended port, and then unzip your content on the SD card in Rome/Ports Folder that holds your ROM.
After the port is installed, you will find it in your hand under the “Ports” section of your main menu, but until the port is “ready to run” or has a demo load, you will only get an error if you actually try to run it. Before we can continue, the final stage is to copy the original game files to the port.
Get content file from your legal game copy
To get game content files, you need the original game. There are many legal ways to get a copy. However, check the information of that port on the portmaster website, as it will indicate which game he works with the retail version. Some ports can only work with the steam version or gog.com version, for example. So make sure that you buy the correct version if you are not already the owner of it.
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Install the game on your PC and then go to its installation folder. In this case, I want to copy files half life Port, so in steam I go to the library page of the game after installation, click on the cog icon and then manage local files> Browse.
Then i check the instructions half life On the portmaster site, and it reads “you need to copy the steam valve directory from your steam installation to ports/half-lif/valve directory.”
Therefore, in the game directory, I look for the “valve” folder, and then copy it to the location indicated on my SD card. Once copied the files, just take out the SD card and put it back in your hand.
Close your handheld before removing the SD card, and always take out the SD card before removing it from your PC.
keep in mind that every game Files have their own unique list and specified folder structure that has to be copied to the port folder on SD card. Take your time and make sure that you have caught each listed file on the page of the port on the portmaster site. And you are just going to recreate the entire SD card dance.
You do not have to do this process one by one for the game. You can copy all files for all the games that you want to play for all the ports installed earlier. I did more than 20 of them for the first time at a time.
Play your games!
Now that their data files in your game are copied correctly, you can return to the ports section of your handhald’s main screen, and launch the port of your choice.
Most games are ready to go immediately, but in many cases you want to tweak performance and control settings, like you will be on a PC. The quantity of RAM and separate CPU and GPU in different Linux Handheld is different, so not all the ports will be within the reach of your console.
However, these are native game ports and do not follow, so when my RG363VS imitates the PS1 game, it can easily do something like half life Perfectly as a native port, for a better example than PS2, can run your port. Therefore, there is no harm in trying various ports, assuming that you already own the game.
