USB Automatic Mount Question

BuZz

@mediamogul If there is anything in that folder, it will not copy anything from the sdcard. It only does the copy/sync if the folder is empty.

mediamogul

@BuZz

Good to know, thanks. It's a very nice addition.

cyperghost

Good feature - appriciate that :)
@mediamogul Thank you for asking I didn't realase that this usefull feature is developed.

Can anybody tell me how the file structure of the USB device is, after creating folder retropie-mount on USB device?

Is it?

retropie-mount\BIOS\
retropie-mount\ROMS\
retropie-mount\retropiemenu\
retropie-mount\splashscreens\

mediamogul

@cyperghost

After creating the "retropie-mount" folder in the root directory, the contents of /home/pi/RetroPie/ are transferred automatically, so there's no need to set up a structure past that initial "retropie-mount" folder.

cyperghost

@mediamogul
I know :) I asked how the file structure looks after creating the retropie-mount folder

mediamogul

@cyperghost

I know :) I asked how the file structure looks after creating the retropie-mount folder

You were right and I was pretty sure you knew the score. Just covering the bases as they say in sportsball talk.

leeroyjnkns1139

Sorry to necropost, but once you plug in the usb drive, how do you tell if it's auto mounted and transferred the file structure over? i've followed the steps but i cant seem to get mine to transfer to my flash drive. Im using a pi 3 with a 3a power supply

sunwind

@leeroyjnkns1139 said in USB Automatic Mount Question:

Sorry to necropost, but once you plug in the usb drive, how do you tell if it's auto mounted and transferred the file structure over? i've followed the steps but i cant seem to get mine to transfer to my flash drive. Im using a pi 3 with a 3a power supply

yes, how do you tell when it's done?
also, if it transfers the whole retropie install over, do you need the sd card anymore or should you just boot from the usb?

dankcushions

@sunwind it only transfers the games, not the install. you can tell when your USB drive stops flashing, if it has a light.

RetroOnU

@dankcushions I am totally new to this. I'm using pi3 and loaded Retropie to SD card without any modifications. Basic system settings only. I want to add and load roms form USB flash and my understanding is that I need to auto-mount or manually get the system files copied to USB flash before adding roms to system folders. However, retropie-mount does not automatically copy files to the drive. Has anyone ran into this issue if the flash drive is correctly formatted?

dankcushions

@RetroOnU please do the steps here: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive#automatic-mount-easiest-method

which part doesn't work? how are you testing that it hasn't worked?