Fix dead or drifting analog sticks — and a dead power light — on the XiFan R36 Max. One small Windows app, one click. It backs up first, so it's safe.
- Dead analog sticks — you push a stick and nothing happens.
- Dead power light — the LED stays off even though the console works fine.
- Stick drift — the cursor creeps on its own (adjustable, see Deadzone below).
It works by correcting one small settings file on your SD card. It does not reflash your OS and it does not touch your games — and it backs up the original first, so you can undo it any time.
- Turn the power light on or off. Like it lit while you play, or prefer it dark to save a little battery? Your call — the Power LED switch (or leave it on, same as before).
- One-tap stick feel. Presets for a fresh stick, a slightly drifty one, or a worn, drifty one — pick from the Feel menu instead of guessing at numbers.
- See it before you commit. Preview changes shows exactly what it'll do without writing anything, and Verify card later confirms a fix is still in place.
- Fix a stick that points the wrong way. Crossed, reversed, or left/right-swapped sticks can now be corrected too (see the FAQ).
Same one-click repair as always underneath — these are just extra controls when you want them.
Yes — if all of these are true:
- Your console is a XiFan R36 Max (board RF3536K4KA, RK3326 chip, two analog sticks).
- It's running ROCKNIX or AURKNIX.
- The sticks and/or power light stopped working after you moved to ROCKNIX/AURKNIX.
No — if:
- You're on the stock EmuELEC the console ships with — the sticks already work there.
- Your sticks already work fine.
Grab the latest StickFix.exe from the Releases page.
It's a single file — no installer, nothing to set up, no Python needed. Download and run.
- Put your console's SD card into your PC (a card reader works fine).
- Run
StickFix.exe. - It finds the card on its own and shows "Compatible". Click Backup & Repair card.
- Put the SD card back in the console and power on. Done — sticks and light work.
If anything looks off, click Restore card from backup and you're exactly back to before.
Only matters if a stick drifts (menu moves when you're not touching it) or feels sluggish:
- Drifts on its own → put a bigger number in (try
96), then Repair again. - Feels sluggish / slow to respond → put a smaller number in.
- Leave it blank to not change it.
Windows says "unknown publisher" / Defender flags it. That's the normal warning for a small app that isn't code-signed. Click More info → Run anyway, or allow it in Defender. It only edits the one file on your SD card.
It says my card isn't compatible. StickFix only works on the R36 Max's settings file. If the card is for a different console — or isn't a ROCKNIX/AURKNIX card — it safely refuses rather than touch the wrong thing.
My sticks work but point the wrong way (push up, cursor goes right). That's stick direction — and 4.0 can fix it now (swap the left/right sticks, or flip an axis). It's a quick command rather than a button, so open an issue with which stick does what and I'll give you the exact line for your unit.
Will it mess up my games or my card? No. It edits one settings file on the boot partition and saves a backup of the original first. Your games partition isn't touched.
Mac / Linux? The download is Windows-only for now.
Open an issue — include your console model, which OS (ROCKNIX or AURKNIX), and exactly what the sticks/light do before and after.
Homebrew tool — use at your own risk. Not affiliated with XiFan, ROCKNIX, AURKNIX, or EmuELEC. Keep the backup it makes. It's reversible, but you are modifying your own device.
StickFix v4.0 — made by Nookie.