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    Having trouble running ROMs from USB using automount

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @2fst4u
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      @2fst4u Please add more info about your system - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.
      Can you check by running mount if your USB is mounted correctly ?

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        2fst4u @mitu
        last edited by

        @mitu massive apologies. Edited.

        Here is the output of mount:

        pi@retropie:~ $ mount
/dev/mmcblk0p2 on / type ext4 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=120260k,nr_inodes=30065,mode=755)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,mode=755)
tmpfs on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=5120k)
tmpfs on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,mode=755)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,xattr,release_agent=/lib/systemd/systemd-cgroups-agent,name=systemd)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,net_cls)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpu,cpuacct)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,freezer)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/devices type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,devices)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,blkio)
mqueue on /dev/mqueue type mqueue (rw,relatime)
sunrpc on /run/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw,relatime)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
systemd-1 on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type autofs (rw,relatime,fd=35,pgrp=1,timeout=0,minproto=5,maxproto=5,direct)
configfs on /sys/kernel/config type configfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/mmcblk0p1 on /boot type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /run/user/1000 type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,size=24912k,mode=700,uid=1000,gid=1000)
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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by

          I don't see the USB disk mounted - do you have the usbmount service enabled ? Looks like it should be, since it has succesfully copied your ROMs.
          If you mount your disk manually, do you get any errors ?

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            2fst4u
            last edited by

            I'm not sure if it's running. When I run df as per the docs for manual mounting I can't see my hard drive either, which is very weird since as you say, it copied the ROMs over.

            I have just spotted an error as I rebooted the pi, it said:

            Failed to start Usbmount@dev-sda.service

            Which sounds curiously relevant! Any ideas what might cause that?

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @2fst4u
              last edited by

              @2fst4u said in Having trouble running ROMs from USB using automount:

              Which sounds curiously relevant! Any ideas what might cause that?

              Run sudo systemctl status ubmount@dev-sda.service and see what errors are reported.

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                2fst4u
                last edited by 2fst4u 

                pi@retropie:~ $ sudo systemctl status usbmount@dev-sda.service
● usbmount@dev-sda.service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/usbmount@.service; static; vendor preset: en   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2019-03-21 08:52:45 UTC; 4min 9s ag Main PID: 251 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 21 08:52:42 retropie systemd[1]: Starting usbmount@dev-sda.service...
Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Main process exited,Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: Failed to start usbmount@dev-sda.service.
Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Unit entered failed Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Failed with result 'lines 1-10/10 (END)...skipping...
● usbmount@dev-sda.service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/usbmount@.service; static; vendor preset: en   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2019-03-21 08:52:45 UTC; 4min 9s ag Main PID: 251 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 21 08:52:42 retropie systemd[1]: Starting usbmount@dev-sda.service...
Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Main process exited,Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: Failed to start usbmount@dev-sda.service.
Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Unit entered failed Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Failed with result '~
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● usbmount@dev-sda.service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/usbmount@.service; static; vendor preset: en   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2019-03-21 08:52:45 UTC; 4min 9s ag Main PID: 251 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 21 08:52:42 retropie systemd[1]: Starting usbmount@dev-sda.service...
Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Main process exited,Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: Failed to start usbmount@dev-sda.service.
Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Unit entered failed Mar 21 08:52:45 retropie systemd[1]: usbmount@dev-sda.service: Failed with result '~
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lines 1-10/10 (END)

                (Corrected the assumed typo in the command)

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Does manually mounting the disk works ?

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                    2fst4u
                    last edited by

                    I'm not sure how I can do that if the commands the documentation say to use don't show the disk? When I use df it doesn't show.

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @2fst4u
                      last edited by

                      @2fst4u dfonly shows the mounted filesystems, it doesn't show all disk devices. If your disk is not mounted, then it will not show up in df's output.

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                        2fst4u
                        last edited by

                        Right, what command should I be looking to use then? What can I use to see the device before it has been mounted?

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator @2fst4u
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                          @2fst4u You can query the device with fdisk, to see the available partitions

                          fdisk -l /dev/sda

                          then mount the corresponding partition under a temporary mountpoint

                          sudo mount /dev/sdaX /mnt/

                          The name of the device should apper in the log, immediately after you plug in the drive:

                          dmesg | tail -n 20
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                            2fst4u
                            last edited by

                            Ok cool, that seems to have worked and it's telling me there are some issues:

                            pi@retropie:~ $ dmesg | tail -n 20
[ 4220.659452] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 4220.793028] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 UNKNOWN(0x2003) Result: hostbyte=0x07 driverbyte=0x00
[ 4220.793080] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 CDB: opcode=0x28 28 00 00 00 08 38 00 00 08 00
[ 4220.793099] print_req_error: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2104
[ 4220.793124] Buffer I/O error on dev sda1, logical block 7, async page read
[ 4220.919442] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 4221.053501] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 UNKNOWN(0x2003) Result: hostbyte=0x07 driverbyte=0x00
[ 4221.053548] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 CDB: opcode=0x28 28 00 00 07 4e b2 00 00 01 00
[ 4221.053572] print_req_error: I/O error, dev sda, sector 478898
[ 4221.159458] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 4221.429444] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 4221.699504] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 4221.969453] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 4222.239450] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 4222.509590] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 4222.643061] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 UNKNOWN(0x2003) Result: hostbyte=0x07 driverbyte=0x00
[ 4222.643113] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] tag#0 CDB: opcode=0x28 28 00 00 07 4e b2 00 00 01 00
[ 4222.643132] print_req_error: I/O error, dev sda, sector 478898
[ 4222.643315] FAT-fs (sda1): Directory bread(block 476850) failed
[ 4222.643793] FAT-fs (sda1): Volume was not properly unmounted. Some data may be corrupt. Please run fsck.

                            Could this be the reason it doesn't want to mount it automatically?

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @2fst4u
                              last edited by

                              @2fst4u Looks like the hub/usb disk connection is reset

                              [ 4222.509590] usb 1-1.7.4: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg

                              You could try a check of the filesystem (on your PC) and see if it produces anything.

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                              • EfriimE
                                Efriim @2fst4u
                                last edited by

                                @2fst4u A lot of external hard drives the 10-pin usb port is easily damaged, and will make faulty connections unless carefully situated. Which is awful engineering.

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                                  2fst4u @mitu
                                  last edited by

                                  Ah what an absolute prick of a thing! @mitu thank you for all your help so far, you've been great. I think you hit the nail on the head, @Efriim! I removed the hub from the equation and now it's working properly! How bloody annoying.

                                  I went to all the effort to use an externally powered hub and it ended up being the problem haha. Thankfully the power supply seems to be able to power both the zero and the HDD directly through the USB port just fine so now it's working as expected.

                                  Tl;dr - if you have this problem check the hub isn't causing it!

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator @2fst4u
                                    last edited by

                                    @2fst4u To be fair, this is the most common problem when dealing with a Pi Zero - the hub. Glad you got it working.

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