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    LSB ControlBlockService shut down

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      PhoenixFenrir
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      Hello. First I just want to say I'm new to this stuff so if the solution to the issue I have is very obvious I'm very sorry for wasting your time.
      Anyway today I went to update everything through Retropie Setup menu. However this time when I did the Pi suddenly shut down on me. Now when I turn it on it does go to the Retropie screen. The red controller with the words Retropie under it. However after a few seconds being on that screen it goes back to the setup screen but it is saying everything stopped and at the bottom it says LSB ControlBlockService and has a timer. The whole pi then shuts down after 20 seconds.
      From what I understand a Control Block is something you can add to the Raspberry Pi itself but I do not have anything like that on there I think.
      I have a regular Raspberry Pi 3 with Retropie version 4.2
      I dont know if this may have caused the problem but I do have my RP 3 in a SNES case with a fan and a LED light.

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        mitu Global Moderator @PhoenixFenrir
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        @phoenixfenrir said in LSB ControlBlockService shut down:

        I dont know if this may have caused the problem but I do have my RP 3 in a SNES case with a fan and a LED light.

        That's not the cause.

        The problem seems to be the ControlBlock service, which shuts down your system. You installed it - even if you didn't have the hardware - and an update to this service has this side effect (shutdown when you don't have the actual device present). I don't know a solution to this without either starting the RPI in 'safe mode' or reading the SD Card's Linux partition from a Linux system and making modifications to remove this service.

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          PhoenixFenrir @mitu
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          @mitu Oh. Alright then. Thank you. If I may ask one more question. How do start the Pi in a safe mode?

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            mitu Global Moderator @PhoenixFenrir
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            @phoenixfenrir said in LSB ControlBlockService shut down:

            @mitu Oh. Alright then. Thank you. If I may ask one more question. How do start the Pi in a safe mode?

            See this post - the 2nd answer gives a solution to boot into a recovery mode where you'd be able to make modifications on your system. You'll obviously need a keyboard and to know how to use a command line.

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              ianmoone1138
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              Hello Phoenix, can you please provide us with an update on, ‘if’ and ‘how’ you may have resolved this issue?

              I am currently having the exact same issue. It was a result of the same process of doing an update after revisiting the pie after several months. I have been concerned with this issue, wondering if I would also have to start all over from scratch. It would be a tremendous relief to hear of resolution. Thank you very much

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                ianmoone1138
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                Hello all, dropping in again to see if there is anyone here at all that can provide me with some troubleshooting solutions?

                I’ve narrowed it down to having to rip out (remove) the “ControlBlock Service” driver from my SD Card to prevent it from continuously shutting down during the boot up process on RetroPie before going into EmulationStation.

                Due to this issue, I’m crippled from being able to SSH w/Putty to gain access to the terminal for removal of the driver.

                Note, when I plug the SD Card into the PC, it each time says I need to reformat and that it will be “readable only”. Then when I’ve tried to make a slight change with Notepad++ it says it’s unable to due to the card being “write protected”.

                List of what I need assistance on:

                1. How to gain access to the SD Card on a PC and make (write) changes to it when it’s “write protected”? And yes, the SD Card Adapter is unlocked. I’ve even tried using a second adapter in case if the first was defective - with the same results.
                2. Where is the “ControlBlock Service” driver located for removal?
                3. How to exactly go about removing the ControlBlock Service driver correctly.

                Thank you to anyone reading this, and in advance for your assistance.

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                  Haltin @ianmoone1138
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                  @ianmoone1138 said in LSB ControlBlockService shut down:

                  Hello all, dropping in again to see if there is anyone here at all that can provide me with some troubleshooting solutions?

                  I’ve narrowed it down to having to rip out (remove) the “ControlBlock Service” driver from my SD Card to prevent it from continuously shutting down during the boot up process on RetroPie before going into EmulationStation.

                  Due to this issue, I’m crippled from being able to SSH w/Putty to gain access to the terminal for removal of the driver.

                  Note, when I plug the SD Card into the PC, it each time says I need to reformat and that it will be “readable only”. Then when I’ve tried to make a slight change with Notepad++ it says it’s unable to due to the card being “write protected”.

                  List of what I need assistance on:

                  1. How to gain access to the SD Card on a PC and make (write) changes to it when it’s “write protected”? And yes, the SD Card Adapter is unlocked. I’ve even tried using a second adapter in case if the first was defective - with the same results.
                  2. Where is the “ControlBlock Service” driver located for removal?
                  3. How to exactly go about removing the ControlBlock Service driver correctly.

                  Thank you to anyone reading this, and in advance for your assistance.

                  I also have this issue and am new to this stuff. Any help on this topic would be appreciated.

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                    chostik
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                    For fixing this issue I did following steps:

                    1. I installed Raspberry OS to another MicroSD card.
                    2. Started Rasperry OS.
                    3. Inserted Retropie MicroSD card using OTG USB.
                    4. In the mounted Retropie card I found controlblockservice file in /media/retropie/etc/init.d/ directory and deleted it.
                    5. Also I deleted all links in /media/etc/rc.dX directories.
                    6. Then delete word "controlblockservice" from /media/retropie/etc/init.d/depend.start
                    7. poweroff
                    8. Insert Retropie MicroSD
                    9. Power On

                    After this manipulation the retropie started normal as usual.

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                      mitu Global Moderator @chostik
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                      @chostik If you're using a recent version of ControlBlock (from the RetroPie Setup script), this problem should not happen anymore.

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                        chostik @mitu
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                        @mitu said in LSB ControlBlockService shut down:

                        troPie

                        Anyway it happen. I used ControlBlock Service installed from RetroPie script. And that was actual version of ControlBlock Service.

                        Thanks for responding.

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                          mitu Global Moderator @chostik
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                          @chostik Which version of RetroPie and what version of ControlBlock ? If it still happens, then it's a bug and must be treated as such. Please give more details - including the information asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

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                            chostik @mitu
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                            @mitu

                            Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
                            RetroPie 4.4
                            ControlBlock Service downloaded from latest RertroPie script
                            MicroSD card Samsung EVO 64GB Class 10

                            Currently I'm not at home. That's why I can not provide configs. I'll do it later.

                            Before fixing the issue the RetroPie simply shut down after running controlblockservice.

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                              mitu Global Moderator @chostik
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                              @chostik Ok, so on a stock new 4.4.1 RetroPie, installing the driver does not automatically enable the service anymore.
                              You have to explicitly enable it from the driver configuration and the Help page states clearly

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                                chostik @mitu
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                                @mitu
                                Yes. It was just like that. I enabled it in the configuration to test its effect on the boot and got the system shutdown as a result. Therefore, I suggested above the method of recovery in this situation.

                                Thank you.

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