Raspberry defective with RETROPIE ??
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hi !
Maybe I should have started with my hardware: I'm using a GameHat kit / raspberry B+ 512
Ok so, I used balena etcher to create the SD card, with the latest Game-HAT-retropie-4.4-rpi2_rpi3-180713.img
The SD card is working because I tested it on another rapsberry.During boot it failed to launch Emulstation, and I have this message showing up:
"SSH is enabled and the default password for the 'pi' user has not been changed. This is a security risk - please login as the 'pi' user and type 'passwd' to set a new password."
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@lawarmotte Looks like auto-login is disabled and that's why Emulationstation is not starting. What happens if you log in ?
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If I log the 'pi' user, then screen goes black and show me the error message again.
Should I change the 'pi' password in raspi-config ?
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@lawarmotte The message about the
pi
user's password is not an error, just a warning. That's not why that Emulationstation doesn't load.
Since we're not supporting 3rd party images, ask the provider of the image about it - as far as we know, Emulationstation might not be installed.
Alternatively, install the standard RetroPie image from retropie.org.uk/download and try to get it running.EDIT: you can save the
/boot/config.txt
image from the image you're using and add the display configuration options to the RetroPie image, just so the display is properly configured.EDIT: Take a look at https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#why-emulationstation-doesnt-start-automatically-after-an-update, it might be similar to your problem.
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I tryed the FAQ trick, but still doesn't work.
In fact what's bothering me is that if I take an other raspberry it work perfect ! So the SD installation is ok nothing's wrong here...
What hardware problem on a raspberry could cause that auto login error ??
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@lawarmotte said in Raspberry defective with RETROPIE ??:
What hardware problem on a raspberry could cause that auto login error ??
It's not a hardware thing - as explained in the FAQ it's the
systemd
package updates that disable the auto-login. It should come up only after you update your OS/Linux packages, but not on a fresh image.
I think you should try out the RetroPie image from retropie.org.uk/download instead of the image you're using right now. -
@lawarmotte wait are you using the original pib+? It's not compatible with the retropie 2-3 image. You need to use the 0-1 image.
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Ooooh bloody hell !! I got it now ! Damn it I was using the 2-3 image since my other raspberry is a model 2!
I'm so stupid... I'm gonna download the 0-1 version right away
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Ok, problem solved. I'm really sorry for my mistake...
Thanks for your patience and support !
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@lawarmotte no worries, you're not the first person to make this mistake. :)
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