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    Retropie: Upgrading Raspbian Jessie to Stretch

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Eldrethor
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      @eldrethor Did you have any custom repositories installed ? That's usually the reason for such errors.

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        Eldrethor @mitu
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        @mitu None but the only one that seems suspect is lipobello's RetroRama theme, since I had the original version before he removed the repo. I think I recall having to reinstall that one after I got ES was up and running.

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          mitu Global Moderator @Eldrethor
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          @eldrethor said in Retropie: Upgrading Raspbian Jessie to Stretch:

          since I had the original version before he removed the repo

          I wasn't referring to a Github repository, but to a package repository for apt. The theme couldn't have produced the error you described.

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          • EldrethorE
            Eldrethor @mitu
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            @mitu Possibly python-pygame? I installed this as a way to get background music playing in ES. Aside from that, everything else is stock.

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              danringer
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              @jaconey Probably already fixed it or did it another way but ...

              I completed the upgrade to stretch via the means mentioned above and had the same 2 errors. vlc and libboost so

              sudo ~/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh

              and Manage Packages

              then Manage Core Packages

              then emulationstation

              Update from binary

              and reboot. fixed.

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                spartan
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                  spartan
                  last edited by spartan

                  fixed

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                    polygaryd @danringer
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                    The update took forever, probably was less time than it would have to start fresh though. The update process did end with an error, unfortunately I cant remember now what it was due the fact it completed at around 2am and I was exhausted. When I rebooted it wouldn't load ES it failed on libboost_date_time.

                    I couldnt even run retropie_setup.sh and get to any update screen after the upgrade to stretch Nevermind ES. I would get errors saying:
                    "You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
                    The following packages have unmet dependencies:"

                    So i took its advice and i ran "sudo apt - - fix broken install" afterwards I was then able to run retropie_setup.sh, go to update, it updated everything, was able to do a reboot, and boot right into ES. I then took my sd card and put it in a 3b+ pi and it booted perfectly.

                    Just letting everyone know what happened to me and how i made it through the upgrade process. Hopefully it helps others.

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                      polygaryd @polygaryd
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                      I also wanted to add that i have an error while exiting the bluetooth config screen saying unit sixad.service could not be found. i read that bluetoothhd (i think is what it was called) and sixad cannot run at the same time. so how do you go about fixing this issue?

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                      • benjaminjayB
                        benjaminjay
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                        Just followed this guide to get my SD card ready for the switch from Pi 3 to 3 B+ and it worked! The safe shutdown/reset buttons on my Nespi case also work! Stoked!!

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                          flower4000
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                          ok so i followed these steps as close as i understood, but after all the steps I'm still on jessie? I didn't really loose anything other than shader preferences (that i noticed), so I'm restoring from a backup and starting over rn. Where do i go to change the word "jessie" to "stretch"? when i run the first line of code theres nowhere to edit sources.

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                            ByteThis
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                            deleted..been a long day.

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                              ray3d @Lodan-Zark
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                              @Lodan-Zark Worked perfect man. Now I play my raspberry b+. Thank you so much

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                                tobas @raibura
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                                @raibura hi, did you ever find a solution for this?

                                Sorry for asking in such an old thread but you are the only person I have found with the same problem as me. Thank you

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