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    USB troubles !

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      anthony.gandolfo @rbaker
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      ok, got the kit in the mail. it came with the RPi 3 itself, power adapter, and all that jazz. I followed the little booklet that came with it to install the raspbian and retropie. everything went smooth up to this point. then when it came time to install roms I followed the booklet and used the USB route. I used a blank usb flashdrive that I have, created a new folder, named it both "retropie" and "retropie-mount" and plugged it into the pi for like 10 mins. then when I plug it back into pc it says the folder is empty. so I went the SSH route. enabled SSH on the pi, per youtube videos, downloaded winSCP, named the host retropie and username pi password raspberry...and it tells me host does not exist. both my pc and pi are wired to the same modem via Ethernet cables and it still nothing.

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        mitu Global Moderator @anthony.gandolfo
        last edited by mitu

        @anthony-gandolfo
        If the image you downloaded and wrote on the SD card is downloaded from the Raspbian site, then the host is not named retropie, but raspberrypi, so you'll not find in your network. Also, if the image you downloaded is the lastest Raspbian (based on Debian Stretch), then RetroPie is not yet supported on it.

        I would suggest, since you're just starting fresh, to download a pre-installed image with RetroPie directly from the source - https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/releases/download/4.2/retropie-4.2-rpi2_rpi3.img.gz . Write it down on the SD card with Win32DiskImager then re-try again with either the SSH/SCP method or using the USB stick.

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          anthony.gandolfo @mitu
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          @mitu dude...you may have just saved the day. I got it to connect via SSH, let me try and work with that and get back to you

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            herb_fargus administrators
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            If you installed it on top of Raspbian you need to enable the usbromservice from the setup script first before it will work. Otherwise just start with the image we provide on our site

            If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

            Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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              mitu Global Moderator @anthony.gandolfo
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              @anthony-gandolfo Sorry, I edited the post after the initial version and I added the bit about latest Raspbian not being compatible yet with Retropie.

              I'd second @herb_fargus suggestion to start with the image provided by Retropie and it will be easier for your.

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                anthony.gandolfo @mitu
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                @mitu I got WinSCP to recognize the host by naming it raspberrypi. but I'm not sure how to transfer the game systems onto the raspberry pi. I see where they are listed, but drag and drop doesn't seem to be working.

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                  anthony.gandolfo
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                  yeah, how do I get the game systems to be seen on my Pi?

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                    jonnykesh @anthony.gandolfo
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                    @anthony-gandolfo Systems won't show up until you have ROMs in the appropriate folders. If you have transferred ROMs you need to restart to get them to show up. Not to be rude but these are all very basic questions which are fully answered in the docs. You should do some reading first and if you hit a wall people will be happy to assist. Read this. https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/First-Installation#transferring-roms

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                      anthony.gandolfo @jonnykesh
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                      @jonnykesh I'm not offended. I am very new to this. I got a few roms downloaded and I think I may have figured it out.

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                        jonnykesh @anthony.gandolfo
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                        @anthony-gandolfo I wasn't trying to be. It's just worth a bit of reading. It'll save you a few headaches and frustration. People here will definitely help you but most won't hold your hand.

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                          glennlake @jonnykesh
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                          @jonnykesh All so, once you get into the way RetroPie works, you will find a world of info and helps. All the folks have built up a rich database of helps and settings. I like to read thru post I have no direct interest in but end up learning something new and usefull.

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                            StevieJoe360 @glennlake
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                            @glennlake has spelt useful wrong

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                              barrymossel @StevieJoe360
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                              @steviejoe360 said in USB troubles !:

                              @glennlake has spelt useful wrong

                              Ok.

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                                glennlake @StevieJoe360
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                                @steviejoe360 Are you referring to "Spelt" also known as dinkel wheat, a species of wheat cultivated since 5000 BC?

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                                  ortsac @glennlake
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                                  @glennlake "spelt" is also the past tense of "spell" as in spelled or spelt.

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                                    jonnykesh
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                                    I appear to have stumbled into facebook by accident. Excuse me. Carry on lads...

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