Here are the upgrade options for Recalbox. We hope this summary will help you and give you the answers you are looking for.
No, it is not possible to upgrade to the new version of Recalbox 7. A clean install is required. See below for instructions.
- Make sure you are up to date with the systems, configuration files for your theme.
- Contact the author of your theme or the subject of your theme to check if a new updated version is available.
- Use a custom theme in 720p on Raspberry Pi. In 1080p, your Raspberry Pi will suffer.
- We do not provide support for unofficial Recalbox custom themes. The theme creators are the only ones to support their themes.
- Please use the default Recalbox theme to check your bugs before posting your problem on the forum.
If you have created your own overlays, RetroArch has added a new aspect ratio that shifts some overlays:
- Test 22 or 23 on this line in the overlays configurations:
aspect_ratio_index = 21
Recalbox regularly updates the cores of the MAME & FinalBurn Neo arcade emulators. As a result, you need to adapt your romsets :
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The global dat files are located in /recalbox/share/arcade. You can find more information on this page.
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To make a parent-only dat, neogeo parent only etc... you will just have to use this datutil tutorial to create them.
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For current versions of arcade romsets, visit this page.
- Make sure you have a good ventilation.
- A good power cable.
- If you have any problems, take your Raspberry Pi out of your case and test Recalbox 7 as is.
- Have a backup of your share on your PC or external hard drive.
- Use a removable media (USB key or external hard drive), you will quickly understand that a reinstallation is faster.
- Use an external scraper
- Always have 2 microsd cards, 16GB is enough for the system (one for the stable version, another for your tests, or beta tests) where the interest to have its roms on removable media.
- Install heat sinks or fans if necessary:
- If you overlock your Raspberry Pi.
- If your Recalbox is in a case.
The Recalbox update is accessible by pressing START > UPDATES.
- Set up your wifi or connect a network cable to your Recalbox.
- Select
UPDATES.
- Then
START UPDATE.
The system will automatically restart after the update is downloaded.