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- [Platform Documentation (SM8250)](https://github.com/ROCKNIX/distribution/blob/main/documentation/PER_DEVICE_DOCUMENTATION/SM8250)
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### Screen issue
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!!! note "If you have screen issues, you likely didn't choose a proper entry during boot"
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![](../../_inc/images/devices/retroid-pocket-mini-inverted.png){ .off-glb }
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To fix broken image you need to:
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* flash a working loader (seen next section about Bootloader, GRUB and fastboot)
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* on boot, select a boot entry which corresponds to your device
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### Retroid Pocket Mini V2
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!!! note "Retroid's Android OTA for the Pocket Mini V2 Breaks Bootloader Visibility"
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The latest OTA update from Retroid for the Pocket Mini V2 includes a faulty bootloader.
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As a result, the GRUB boot selection screen is no longer visible at startup.
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This may result in you booting with the wrong device selection. If your screen
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looks like the following then follow the steps below.
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![](../../_inc/images/devices/retroid-pocket-mini-inverted.png){ .off-glb }
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#### How to Fix It
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You’ll need to manually reflash the **loader partition** using **fastboot**.
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#### Step 1: Install Fastboot Tools
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[15-Second ADB/Fastboot Installer](https://xdaforums.com/t/official-tool-windows-adb-fastboot-and-drivers-15-seconds-adb-installer-v1-4-3.2588979/)
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#### Step 1: Download and extract Android SDK Platform Tools
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[SDK Platform Tools](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools#downloads)
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#### Step 2: Download the Fixed Bootloader
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#### Step 2: Download the Fixed Bootloader to the SDK Platform Tools folder
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[Download u-boot-sm8250-retroidpocket-rpminiv2.img](https://github.com/RetroidPocket/u-boot/releases/download/rp-v1.0.1/u-boot-sm8250-retroidpocket-rpminiv2.img)
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#### Step 3: Enter Fastboot Mode
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#### Step 3: Enter ABL / Fastboot mode
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Hold **Volume Down** while powering on the device.
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#### Step 4: Flash the Loader Partition
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Open a cmd prompt and `cd` to the directory you extracted the Android SDK platform tools,
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and type the following command.
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```
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fastboot flash loader u-boot-sm8250-retroidpocket-rpminiv2.img
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#### Step 5: Boot up and select "Retroid Pocket Mini V2" from the GRUB screen.
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### Community Videos
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| <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PtZKzzWysw8?si=Zg8OB4gFO9aRG0Hb" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> |

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