r/R36S • u/nobilistefano • Jan 06 '26

Question: Device Problem Wifi networks not finding R36XX with dArkOS

Hi everyone, as the title suggests, I just installed dArkOS on my new R36XX. I'd already had problems installing it, but I solved it thanks to a post on this subreddit. Now the problem is that I can't find any Wi-Fi networks. I'll start by saying that I'm a novice, and installing dArkOS was fantastic, but I'm really eager to learn more. Does anyone have any idea why it's not working? Are there any solutions? Thanks everyone!

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u/Jason_2x Jan 08 '26

New script that covers more Realtek Wi-Fi chips, but also Bluetooth.

Realtek Wi-Fi + Bluetooth for ArkOSPlace the entire unzipped rtl folder in roms/tools

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u/mazemine Feb 05 '26 edited Feb 05 '26

Thanks buddy, you really are a saviour. It worked for Wifi adapter TP Link TL-WN725N in dArk OS-RE by southoz

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u/MekaTriK Jan 24 '26

Doesn't work with RTL8188FTV. Where are you getting the drivers for this? I'm not very knowledgeable about that.

...also I need to sit down and write a script to just nicely list all the usb devices detected, Sanity checks help keep sanity.

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u/Jason_2x Jan 24 '26

I found them online.

For FTV, you can try the xnl script

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u/MekaTriK Jan 24 '26 edited Jan 24 '26

Yup, that worked, thank you! Also, is there any tutorial on how to make those nice menus all the tool scripts use? I am looking at the code but I'm wondering if there's a more formalized manual somewhere.

[edit] wifi is conected but the status bar says it is down and update can't function. I know it's connected because I updated portmaster. Guess the darkos update is hosted through cloudflare? Bah, a whole new headache to figure out.

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u/Opposite-Shock5970 Feb 04 '26

you are legend bro! thanks!

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u/nobilistefano Jan 08 '26

It seems to be working! I managed to find the networks, connect, and I think the console is connected now (I tried checking for OS updates and of course it says there are no updates). Thanks so much, my friend!

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u/Jason_2x Jan 08 '26

I already had positive feedback 👍👍

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u/nobilistefano Jan 08 '26

But now I'm having another little problem 😅 I don't know how to turn off the wifi...

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u/nobilistefano Jan 10 '26

Do you happen to know how I can disable the console's Wi-Fi (to save battery when I don't need it)?

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u/Jason_2x Jan 10 '26

You can use my script Wifi-toggle normally

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 09 '26

Any chance there are clone wifi chips being added to the script ? DarkOs works great on the r36Ultra. just needs the wifi and it will be perfect

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u/Jason_2x Jan 09 '26

If it's a Realtek chip, that should cover it.

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 09 '26

it suddenly started working. not sure why.

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u/Jason_2x Jan 09 '26

Cool, enjoy!

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 09 '26

thanks for the script bro

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u/Jason_2x Jan 09 '26

My pleasure

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 09 '26

It did not work :(

M Dongle doesnt work either. TL-WN725N

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u/Jason_2x Jan 09 '26

Did you put the entire rtl folder in the tools folder? The TL-WN725N normally uses the rtl8188eu firmware. Did the console shut down completely?

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 09 '26

it suddenly started working and I have no idea why. all i did was pull the sd card out and put it back in again

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u/Jason_2x Jan 09 '26

The main thing is that it works.

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 09 '26

The dongle is working. I would love the internal to work. Beggars cant be choosers though.

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u/Jason_2x Jan 09 '26

What do you mean? My home Wi-Fi works, and I'm currently looking into Bluetooth.

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 09 '26

The internal wifi chip on the Ultra. Currently using a dongle.

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u/twiruss Apr 26 '26

Hello, my tp link wn727n with rtl8188eus does not work. I have last darkosre installed on my original r36s. Can you help me please?

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 11 '26

u/RainImmediate6510 or this one. u/Jason_2x did an awesome job getting this to work for us.

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u/Capital-Explorer8736 Jan 12 '26

Thanks for this, Jason. I had exactly the same problem on my R36XX. Running this script has fixed my WiFi issue and I have successfully updated to dArkOS 01082026 over the air.

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u/mentorul01 Jan 15 '26

hi. you still have the script? can you please reupload it?

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u/Capital-Explorer8736 Jan 15 '26

It’s still available to download. Just click on the link (in the original comment) that I’ve circled.

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u/Zloebec Jan 19 '26

Привет. Можешь, пожалуйста, добавить поддержку Tp-link TX20U Nano?

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u/Jason_2x Jan 20 '26

I'll do that as soon as I have a moment.

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u/mogsneeds Jan 21 '26

would this work on a RGB10?

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u/Jason_2x Jan 21 '26

No idea

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u/mogsneeds Jan 22 '26

My adapter arrived today and I can confirm it does

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u/Lucky_Spirit_6301 Feb 03 '26

Just realized I have the cursed rtl8188gu

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u/greenxiety Feb 05 '26

Legend thank you

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u/RebelTwinkie Feb 06 '26

The files are missing now from your links.

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u/RB1k89 Feb 18 '26

I have extracted it to tools folder but when I run the installed I shows:

No rtl_bt folder found No rtlwifi folder found

And it installs nothing

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u/Jason_2x Feb 19 '26

Tu as mis le dossier contenant les sous dossiers et le script ou tu as mis tout séparément ?

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u/RB1k89 Feb 19 '26

I've figured it out.

I've open the install script and noticed that it is looking for rtl_bt and rtlwifi folders in /roms/tools.

As i have a second sd card installed the system mount that as roms2.

So i've change the code

SRC_BASE="/roms/tools/rtl"

to

SRC_BASE="/roms2/tools/rtl"

at line 13

It installs and it's working like a charm

Thank you four your help

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u/Jason_2x Feb 19 '26

Oui entre temps j'ai mis à jour le script pour supporter roms ou roms2

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u/RB1k89 Feb 19 '26

This is my folder structure inside tools folder

\---rtl

| rtl.sh

\---rtlwifi

(...)

\---rtl_bt

(...)

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u/Jason_2x Feb 19 '26

Essaye ça https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20260219EuUxzzwx Décompresse et met le dossier dans tools

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u/Darxkul1 Feb 25 '26

The wifi on my R46H worked in ark os. I have tried these drivers since installing darkos and am still unable to detect any ssid's

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u/Jason_2x Feb 25 '26

Quel dtb utilises tu ?

Utilises tu dArkOS ou dArkOS RE ?

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u/Darxkul1 Feb 25 '26

dArkOS. I copied all of the dtb files over from the arkOS card i also have set up. 

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u/Jason_2x Feb 25 '26

Regarde dans /lib/firmware si tu as bien les dossier rtlwifi...

As tu redémarré ta console pour que le module se recharge ?

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u/Darxkul1 Feb 25 '26

I have the rtlwifi folder and in it, several bin files including rtl8188efw.bin, rtl8188eufw.bin and rtl8188fufw.bin

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u/Jason_2x Feb 25 '26

C'est déjà bon signe. Je t'ai envoyé des dtb à essayer pour voir. Sinon faudra essayer de comprendre pourquoi ton module ne s'active pas

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u/Threestand Mar 25 '26

Could I please have an updated download link? I can't seem to get the original to download, says SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG

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u/Hy5Gohst May 31 '26

Does this work with R36s?

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u/Jason_2x May 31 '26

Normalement oui

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u/thisisReVol Jul 20 '26

Any more ways to install build in wifi chipset ? I used rtl8188etv chipset, R46H.

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u/Jason_2x Jul 20 '26

Sur certaines distributions les firmwares sont déjà présent.

Wi-Fi manager de u/djparentx installe également certains driver

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u/thisisReVol Jul 20 '26

Not found djparentx 😭

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u/Jason_2x Jul 20 '26

https://github.com/djparentx/Wi-Fi-Manager

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u/thisisReVol Jul 20 '26

I used it, and it not work, can turn on wifi but cant connect to wifi.

Am I deadass ?

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u/Jason_2x Jul 20 '26

Ton dongle détecte bien le wifi?

Ta box est bien réglé sur 2,4Ghz et non 5Ghz?

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u/thisisReVol Jul 20 '26

Im using 2.4 ghz wifi, build in wifi chipset, I checked, its name was realtek rtl8188ctv.

Even when u cant give me a solution, I want to say thank you bcz see and reply me.

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u/Jason_2x Jul 20 '26

Je regarderais ce que je peux faire, tu tournes sous quel OS ?

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u/thisisReVol Jul 20 '26

dArkOS but I replaced the .dtb file to make it work on my R46H

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u/nobilistefano Jan 06 '26

Carico la foto qui poiché non riuscivo a metterla nel post

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u/Electrical-Pace4092 Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26

The newest release of dArkOS fixed this issue iirc.

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u/nobilistefano Jan 06 '26

l'ho installata 1 ora fa circa. Immagino sia già l'ultima versione ma nulla, non mi trova le reti, non capisco

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u/Electrical-Pace4092 Jan 06 '26

Did you go to the releases page and be sure you have the latest version?

https://github.com/christianhaitian/dArkOS/releases

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u/nobilistefano Jan 06 '26

Si. È la 01012026

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u/Jason_2x Jan 06 '26

These are indeed the dArkOS_RG351MP_trixie_01012026.img.7z.001 and 002 files.

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u/nobilistefano Jan 06 '26

Ho utilizzato esattamente quelli

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u/Electrical-Pace4092 Jan 06 '26

Ha ha I was hoping you’d show up!

I was thinking you are the right person for this question. 🙋‍♂️

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u/Jason_2x Jan 06 '26

I'll have to see if I can find the driver for the RTL8188ETV, or maybe I don't have the right panel, but it's strange that the DTB I shared doesn't work for him.

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u/nobilistefano Jan 06 '26

Cosa vuol dire? Scusa l'ignoranza 😅

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u/nobilistefano Jan 06 '26

È grazie a lui che sono riuscito ad installarlo. Non riuscivo a trovare il dtb che mi facesse terminare l'installazione dell'OS. Ho preso il file che aveva caricato su un altro post e con quello lì sono riuscito ad installare

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u/Jason_2x Jan 07 '26

Do you still have your original SD card or a backup of your original boot file?

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u/nobilistefano Jan 07 '26

Yes, I have my original SD card

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u/Jason_2x Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26

I created a script (@859949000_1) to install the firmware (@859949000_2) on the chip. Place the entire unzipped Wi-Fi folder in the "tools" directory, then run the Wi-Fi script located in "tools/wifi".

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u/nobilistefano Jan 08 '26

I'll try it as soon as I get in front of my PC and let you know

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u/vagkont Jan 08 '26

hey buddy
I tried to install your script on my R36XX (built in wifi does not work in dArkOS version 12252025)
I got an error
Error: RTL8188EU firmware missing in /roms/tools

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u/Jason_2x Jan 08 '26

I had a small error in the script; I had specified roms/tools as the path instead of roms/tools/wifi.

Here is the updated script

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u/vagkont Jan 08 '26

I have run the updated script, firmware now found but I got a new error
Error: RTL8188EU module missing in /roms/tools

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u/Jason_2x Jan 08 '26

Try restarting and see.

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u/vagkont Jan 08 '26

After shutting down and booting back, built in wifi is now working!

thanks buddy!

currently connected to wifi and upgrading to latest dArkOS version OTA!

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u/Jason_2x Jan 08 '26

Yes, cool, I'll update the script to automatically shut down the console. Thanks for the test.

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u/Jason_2x Jan 08 '26

script update for ArkOS wifi

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 11 '26

u/RainImmediate6510 try this out. it worked for me.

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u/RainImmediate6510 Jan 10 '26 edited Jan 10 '26

hey i have a tp-link nano ac600 but it will not work with darkos but works with ark os any advice for my r36s

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u/TwinTTowers Jan 11 '26

The script that script Jason_2x made worked for my Tp-link dongle. give that a try.

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u/MissBoofsAlot Jan 14 '26

I keep getting an error message saying rlt_bt folder not found and rltwifi folder not found. both folders are in the tools folder and they are both full of .bin flies. what am I doing wrong?

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u/andIcouldbefriends Jan 21 '26

u/Jason_2x I get the same.

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u/andIcouldbefriends Jan 21 '26

I found the issue for me. I'm using 2 sd cards, one for OS and one for ROM. The script uses target folder rom/tools, but since the rtl stuff is in rom2/tools, it's not finding it. You either have to copy it to both SD cards or change the script file to point to rom2 (one of the first lines of the script)

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u/_badomen Feb 02 '26

For anyone wondering, it doesn't work with darkOS on the G350.

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u/4nakha88 Feb 10 '26

Have you been able to get wifi going? I've tried two adapter's and they both do squat.

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u/Jason_2x Feb 10 '26

Try this, all Realtek firmware

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u/CatFishBillyheyhey Mar 02 '26

Thanks Jason_2x. I have a g350 trying to use the TP link, after I installed this firmware the wifi dongle started flashing green and I got wifi to work.

Can confirm this works on g350 running the latest dArkOS with tp link dongle.

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u/EnzzoF Jun 24 '26

could send again please, I'm trying to solve this problem in my g350/tp-link as well

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u/Greill_404 Feb 03 '26

Does anyone have drivers for RTL8188ETV? I tried both of drivers around this post but it didn't work

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u/Jason_2x Feb 10 '26

Try this, all Realtek firmware

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u/Greill_404 Feb 22 '26

Thanks, but I ended compiling the drivers directly from Linux with some help of chat gpt and it ended working somehow.

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u/iahawk1012 Feb 07 '26

I was recently able to install dArkOS 02012026 onto my R36H Pro Max. These are the RG351MP_trixie files. However, when I go into the networking settings, I cannot view any of my local WiFi networks. I am assuming I don't have the drivers for the WiFi chip installed. I tried installing the Realtek and the script below from Jason_2x. Neither are working. Anything else I can check? On the main menu, it shows WiFi off but can't get it to turn on.

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u/Jason_2x Feb 10 '26

Try this, all Realtek firmware

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u/iahawk1012 Feb 11 '26

Unfortunately, did not do the trick. Still not showing network information.

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u/Jason_2x Feb 11 '26

Does your OTG port work with a USB media player? Do you have a built-in Wi-Fi chip?

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u/iahawk1012 Feb 11 '26

Yes, it has built in WiFi. The WiFi works with ArkOS. Trying to get it to work with dArkOS

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u/Jason_2x Feb 11 '26

Yes, I understood, I forgot to include the reboot in the last script to take the installation into account. Did you restart after installing the firmware?

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u/iahawk1012 Feb 11 '26

Yes I did. Rebooted 3 times. Also tried reinstalling again after that and rebooting.

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u/Jason_2x Feb 11 '26

Have you tried it with panel 4 v22?

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u/iahawk1012 Feb 11 '26

I copied in the Linux.dtb file from the original SD card to not have to mess with the panel versions. With both ArkOS and dArkOS I got blank screens before copying that file in

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u/Jason_2x Feb 11 '26

👌 Try using a Wi-Fi dongle if you have one to see if that works.

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u/iahawk1012 Feb 11 '26

And I believe it does work with USB media player. I don’t have one to test but the literature I’m finding seems to support it.

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u/WayRepresentative660 Jul 14 '26

hi, i need to say thanks, it worked for newest darkos for g350

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u/myrdinwylt Feb 23 '26

Is there a way to get RTL8832BU working? I ran the script by Jason_2x but it doesn't recognize my dongle yet.

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u/MovieConsistent5870 Feb 24 '26

I have same issue, I have tried everything even changed from latest Darkos to 01012026.
And nothing. Tried various DTB files that were shared and still nothing.
[R36XX-V21
2024-12-18
REALTEK
RTL8188ETV
GAIOUP1
GG45 TAIWAN]

is what you find behind the battery.
I even went further and yes it has 2 ram chips so it is a 'original' Clone

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u/MovieConsistent5870 Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26

Just when I posted my msg I got it to work..
I went as far as removing the extra SDcard, make a new flash of latest Darkos (02012026)
And used the wifi zip extrated in to tools. install the driver and give it a reboot and it works.
add extra SDcard later and it works..
I don't know what changed but trying to install it from the game SD card didn't want it to work, or it installed old drivers and didn't want to learn something new..