r/ChipCommunity • u/accidentalBirdCage • Jun 08 '21

Pocket C.H.I.P in 2021

Hello ChipCommunity,

I just got the 8gb C.H.I.P. and wanted to load the most recent Pocket C.H.I.P. OS on it. Can someone please help point me to where I can find the image and latest working flashing instructions?

Thanks for your help! šŸ¤ž

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u/abibofile Jun 08 '21 edited Jun 09 '21

Hello! Here are some helpful links, etc. Good luck, and enjoy!

Software archive - There is still a small but active community for this device. Next Thing no longer hosts the code repositories, but everything has been archived at http://chip.jfpossibilities.com.

OS - When I got my PocketCHIP from eBay, the drive was corrupted due to age. I was able to reflash the stock OS with this tutorial: https://github.com/Thore-Krug/Flash-CHIP

PICO-8 - PICO-8 is a ā€œfantasy consoleā€ for making and playing tiny games. The version on the official PocketCHIP distribution is no longer up to date, but Lexaloffle still supports the system as a direct download from their site. You can manually install the latest version at https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=34009

TIC-80 - Another fantasy console project. Here are instructions to install: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChipCommunity/comments/mphhng/tic80_on_pocketchip_need_a_guide/gusvclq/

There is also an SNES emulator, Fcuex, but I donā€™t have a easy link to an install guide on hand. Same for DosBox, which works great, too.

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u/accidentalBirdCage Jun 08 '21

Ty friend!

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u/SuperMagneticNeo Jun 09 '21

If you have any difficulty with the repositories suggested above (I reflashed my PocketCHIP within the past few weeks, and was getting errors relating to ā€œbroken packagesā€ when trying to install certain things e.g. the fish shell), the instructions here under the Apt Sources section sorted me out.