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    Update RetroPie-Setup Script Fails - is not a GIT packfile

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    • B
      BDK
      last edited by

      I am trying to update my RetroPie and when I try "Update RetroPie-Setup Script " it fails with

      .git/objects/pack/pack-cab25af69311ab75e689c85a2589336a753ab562.pack is not a GIT packfile
      .git/objects/pack/pack-cab25af69311ab75e689c85a2589336a753ab562.pack cannot be accessed

      Anyone have any suggestions?

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      • B
        BDK
        last edited by

        Forgot to attach a image of the error that might help0_1524324004529_Capture.PNG

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by

          SD-card/filesystem corruption ? What version of RetroPie setup do you have ?

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          • B
            BDK
            last edited by

            Sorry I should of mentioned hardware and version.

            Here are the specs

            Ras Pie 3b
            RetroPie Version 4.3.10

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @BDK
              last edited by

              @bdk
              Try to check out the 4.3.10 version from github in a separate folder and move the original folder to a backup

              cd /home/pi
              mv RetroPie-Setup RetroPie-Setup.bak
              git clone github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup
              cd RetroPie-Setup 
              # Go back to 4.3.10
              git reset --hard cf5a150f2e0429c88c3f81c1a47025d298360d22
              

              Now try to update again like normal. But you should check out your sd-card for errors.

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              • B
                BDK
                last edited by

                @mitu said in Update RetroPie-Setup Script Fails - is not a GIT packfile:

                git clone github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup

                Brilliant that Idea worked well got me on the right path. So the 'git clone github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup' part did not work but what I did was 'git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git' (same Idea) and it worked. So you where right it must of been corrupted. So now I am able to update my script and get 4.4.

                Thank you for your time and effort!

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