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            <h1>Flashing the OUYA with i12bretro Image v3.0</h1>
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          <h2>What&#39;s Included</h2>

<ul>
	<li>Everything from the previous i12bretro Ouya images</li>
	<li>Ouya Discover Store 2020 fix</li>
	<li>Factory Reset Fix</li>
	<li>Discover Store full games unlock</li>
	<li>Root access</li>
</ul>

<h2>What&#39;s New</h2>

<ul>
	<li>Updated RetroArch to v1.9.0</li>
	<li>Installed Aptoide app store</li>
	<li>Installed Dig Emulation Frontend</li>
	<li>Semi-working Google Play store (Frequent crashes / apps can be installed, but some don&#39;t work due to missing Google services)</li>
</ul>

<h2>Things You Will Need</h2>

<ul>
	<li>A USB flash drive, at least 4 GB of free space</li>
	<li>A USB hub, preferably with external power</li>
	<li>A USB keyboard</li>
</ul>

<h2>Prerequisites and Downloads</h2>

<ol>
	<li>Download i12bretro_OUYA_image_v3.0.zip <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xY6Yzcjm3VZYHYHVLoa_Fsz3XUUvo26l/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Format the USB flash drive to FAT32
	<ol start="1" style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
		<li>Right Click Start &gt; File Explorer</li>
		<li>Right Click the USB flash drive &gt; Format...</li>
		<li>Select FAT32 from the File System dropdown</li>
		<li>Make sure Quick Format is checked</li>
		<li>Click Start</li>
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<ol start="4">
	<li>Extract the downloaded i12bretro_OUYA_image_v3.0.zip file</li>
	<li>Copy the contents of the /Copy_to_USB folder to the root of the USB flash drive</li>
	<li>Safely remove the flash drive and plug it into the USB hub connected to the Ouya</li>
	<li>Plug in the USB keyboard to the USB hub connected to the Ouya</li>
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<h2>Installing Ouya USB Drivers</h2>

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	<li>Right click Start &gt; Command Prompt (Admin)</li>
	<li>Paste the following commands to disable driving signing checks temporarily
	<div class="codeBlock">bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS<br />
	bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON<br />
	shutdown /r</div>
	</li>
	<li>Your PC will reboot</li>
	<li>Connect a USB cable from the micro USB port on the back of the Ouya to your PC</li>
	<li>Make sure the Ouya is connected to a display via HDMI</li>
	<li>Power on the Ouya</li>
	<li>After a few seconds you should hear Windows chime that a new device has been detected</li>
	<li>Right click Start &gt; Device Manager</li>
	<li>Expand Other Devices and you should see OUYA listed</li>
	<li>Right click OUYA &gt; Update Driver</li>
	<li>Select Browse my computer for driver software</li>
	<li>Click the Browse... button</li>
	<li>Navigate to the extracted i12bretro_OUYA_image_v3.0\files\driver</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Make sure &quot;Include subfolders&quot; is checked, click Next</li>
	<li>Windows should find the correct driver for the Ouya and install it</li>
	<li>Navigate to the i12bretro_OUYA_image_v3.0 in windows explorer</li>
	<li>Right click i12bretro_OUYA_image_v3.0.bat &gt; Run as administrator</li>
	<li>The script uses the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to boot the Ouya into CyanogenMod recovery</li>
	<li>When the command prompts to &quot;--&nbsp; Setup the fastboot driver&quot;, go back to Device Manager expand Android Device</li>
	<li>Right click Android Bootloader Device &gt; Update Driver</li>
	<li>Select Browse my computer for driver software</li>
	<li>Click the Browse... button</li>
	<li>Navigate to the extracted i12bretro_OUYA_image_v3.0\files\driver</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Make sure &quot;Include subfolders&quot; is checked, click Next</li>
	<li>Windows should find the correct driver for the Ouya and install it</li>
	<li>Press Enter at the command prompt once the driver is installed to continue booting the Ouya to CyanogenMod recovery</li>
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<h2>Restore i12bretro Image via CyanogenMod Recovery</h2>

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	<li>With the OUYA in CyanogenMod Recovery:</li>
	<li>Select wipe data/factory reset</li>
	<li>Select Yes to confirm wiping all user data</li>
	<li>From the main menu select advanced &gt; wipe dalvik cache partition</li>
	<li>Select Yes to confirm wiping the dalvik cache</li>
	<li>Select Backup/Restore &gt; Restore from USB disk</li>
	<li>Navigate to and select the extracted i12bretro image from the USB disk clockworkmod\backup\i12bretro_v3.0</li>
	<li>Select Yes to confirm restoring the backup</li>
	<li>Wait several minutes for the various partitions of the image to be copied to the Ouya</li>
	<li>From the main menu select&nbsp;install zip &gt; choose zip from /storage/usbdisk</li>
	<li>Arrow down and select RC-OUYA-1.2.1427-r1_ota.zip &gt; Press Enter</li>
	<li>Select Yes to confirm the install</li>
	<li>From the main menu select mounts and storage &gt; mount /system</li>
	<li>While at the mounts and storage menu, make sure /data is mounted, the menu should say unmount /data. If it does not, mount it as well</li>
	<li>Back on the PC Press Enter to continue with rooting the Ouya and fixing the Discover store</li>
	<li>Copy each of the adb shell commands one at a time into the command prompt to gain root access</li>
	<li>Once the process completes the Ouya will reboot</li>
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<h2>Completing Root Access</h2>

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	<li>Once the Ouya boots, navigate to Make &gt; Software</li>
	<li><label for="cb_li_605884_11">Launch Superuser &gt; Select Install</label></li>
	<li>S<label for="cb_li_307470_12">elect Remember choice forever &gt; Allow</label></li>
	<li><label for="cb_li_503050_13">Click OK</label></li>
	<li><label for="cb_li_312900_14">Exit Superuser and navigate back to Make &gt; Software</label></li>
	<li>Launch Xposed Installer</li>
	<li>Select Framework &gt; Check Don&#39;t show this again and Click OK to the popup &gt; Click Install/Update &gt; Click OK to reboot</li>
	<li>After rebooting Discover Store games that used the Ouya purchase API will be unlocked</li>
</ol>

<h2>Setting Up Google Play</h2>

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	<li>Navigate to Make &gt; Software</li>
	<li>Launch Mod Collection for Ouya</li>
	<li>Arrow down to Install Play Store</li>
	<li>Wait for the installation to complete</li>
	<li>Back out to Make &gt; Software and select Quick Boot</li>
	<li>Select Reboot to complete the Google Play install</li>
	<li>Once the Ouya is back up go to Make &gt; Software &gt; Google Play</li>
	<li>Go through authenticated with Google and the Play Store will load (The Play Store is pretty unstable, but it does allow apps to be installed pretty simply when it plays nice)</li>
</ol>

<h2>Cleaning Up</h2>

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	<li>After successfully flashing the image to your Ouya, do the following</li>
	<li>Right click Start &gt; Command Prompt (Admin)</li>
	<li>Paste the following commands to re-enable driving signing checks
	<div class="codeBlock">bcdedit -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS<br />
	bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF<br />
	shutdown /r</div>
	</li>
	<li>Your PC will reboot</li>
</ol>

<p>Special thanks to <a href="https://www.s-config.com/cyanogen-mod-and-the-ouya/" target="_blank">https://www.s-config.com/cyanogen-mod-and-the-ouya/</a> and&nbsp;Christian Weiske&nbsp;<a href="https://ouya.cweiske.de" target="_blank">https://ouya.cweiske.de</a> for helping to keep the Ouya alive</p>
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