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    DB9/Gamecon installation error

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      luizoti @mitu
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      @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

      @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

      The error comes from:

      Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the
      kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed.

      You have a custom kernel installed (4.9.26v7-aufs) and the installer thinks you're running in a chroot so it doesn't install the kernel sources and headers automatically. You need to install the corresponding linux-headers package for your kernel and try again.

      How do I do that?

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        mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
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        @luizoti Why do you want the drivers installed ? Do you have the hardware/gameblock attached to your PI ?

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          luizoti @mitu
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          @mitu
          I intend to use Genesis controls directly on the GPIO, I've already connected, to do the tests, but the drive does not install.

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            mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
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            @luizoti Alright then, installing the kernel headers for your kernel can be done via apt-get or aptitude, from a command line on the Pi. Run

            sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-`uname -r`
            
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              luizoti
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              @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

              sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-uname -r

              I tried the command that passed me and I got this error, Any idea?

              pi @ retropie: ~ $ sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-4.9.26v7-aufs
              Reading package lists ... Ready
              Building dependency tree
              Reading status information ... Ready
              E: Unable to find package linux-headers-4.9.26v7-aufs
              E: The package could not be found through the regular expression 'linux-headers-4.9.26v7-aufs'

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                mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                last edited by mitu

                @luizoti Seems similar to https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=131788. Update your kernel to the latest via

                apt-get update
                apt-get dist-upgrade
                

                followed by a reboot. The previous commands will take some time, so you'll have to be patient. After rebooting, verify that your kernel is at version 4.9.35-v7+ with the command uname -r and install the kernel headers with

                apt-get -y install raspberrypi-kernel-headers
                

                If this works, re-run the RetroPie-Setup script again and try to install the drivers.

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                  luizoti @luizoti
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                  @luizoti

                  It does not work, the command does not update the kernel. I had already tried installing the 4.9.35-v7 + kernel via .deb, but it did not work either.

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                    mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
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                    @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                    I had already tried installing the 4.9.35-v7 + kernel via .deb, but it did not work either.

                    You shouldn't try installing .deb files directly. What happens if you try to run:

                    sudo apt-get -y install raspberrypi-kernel raspberrypi-kernel-headers
                    

                    This should install

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                      luizoti
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                      @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                      sudo apt-get -y install raspberrypi-kernel raspberrypi-kernel-headers

                      All installed.

                      Reading package lists ... Ready
                      Building dependency tree
                      Reading status information ... Ready
                      raspberrypi-kernel is already the newest version.
                      raspberrypi-kernel-headers is already the newest version.
                      0 packages upgraded, 0 new packages installed, 0 to be removed and 0 not upgraded.

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                        mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
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                        @luizoti what does

                        apt-cache show raspberrypi-kernel
                        

                        output ?

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                          luizoti
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                          @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                          output ?

                          Package: raspberrypi-kernel
                          Source: raspberrypi-firmware
                          Version: 1.20170703-1
                          Architecture: armhf
                          Maintainer: Serge Schneider serge@raspberrypi.org
                          Installed-Size: 110932
                          Breaks: raspberrypi-bootloader (<< 1.20160324-1)
                          Replaces: raspberrypi-bootloader (<< 1.20160324-1)
                          Provides: linux-image
                          Homepage: https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware
                          Priority: extra
                          Section: kernel
                          Filename: pool/main/r/raspberrypi-firmware/raspberrypi-kernel_1.20170703-1_armhf.deb
                          Size: 31621828
                          SHA256: 2da176335d2760e452805f6f02b205b77e9a6427cdc4f0aeed82e8fcdff38035
                          SHA1: faa739c461cb038bd86102372a87683d0f9f9664
                          MD5sum: 06e80e9ebab01b7dffe1b4e6ea173978
                          Description: Raspberry Pi bootloader
                          This package contains the Raspberry Pi Linux kernel.
                          Description-md5: 7536ab227cf13dcddacdeb86a3d06624

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                            mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
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                            @luizoti Looks right, except the kernel you're running is not the one in this package. Did you manually install another kernel over the distro-provided kernel ?

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                              luizoti
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                              @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                              Did you manually install another kernel over the distro-provided kernel ?

                              I would not know how to do it, if I did it, I did not mean to.

                              Would rpi-update have the ability to install another kernel?

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                                mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                                last edited by mitu

                                @luizoti Ok

                                @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                I would not know how to do it, if I did it, I did not mean to.

                                OK, so reading more - the mismatch is because of the Berryboot env. It boots with the Berryboot kernel and not with the Raspbian kernel (the one included in the raspberrypi-kernel), hence the problem.
                                I also found https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1428. As said in the issue, one solution is to use the RetroPie image instead of the Berryboot one.

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                                  luizoti
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                                  @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                  As said in the issue, one solution is to use the RetroPie image instead of the Berryboot one.

                                  The solution is not to use Berryboot?

                                  Do you know a way to convert a berryboot image to normal SD?

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                                    mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
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                                    @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                    Do you know a way to convert a berryboot image to normal SD?

                                    I don't, didn't work with Berryboot, only normal images.

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                                      luizoti
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                                      @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                      I don't, didn't work with Berryboot, only normal images.

                                      Thanks for the help, I'll look for a way to convert an image.

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