HELP!starting page Newbie/stuck /after update all package -

[mitu]

@debric said in HELP!starting page Newbie #NEWBIE #RETROPIe #STARTing #help:

don t think I can change the title of my post

You can change it - just click on the Edit menu and edit your post.

[debric]

@mitu Thank you I did it. By the way do you have a text code that I can enter now to shut down the system for tonight?

[stoney66]

@debric sudo shutdown -h now will shutdown the PI.

You probably need to setup emulationstation to load on bootup again which is in the retropie setup script, you can type exit from the screen you are on and that should load back to emulationstation.

To setup ES to load on startup run sudo ./retropie_setup/retropie_setup.sh and enable that (if it's not already).

[debric]

@stoney66 Stoney thank you so much.
First your code to shut down work like a charm.
After I switch on again my Pi ( same end as before)
so I tried sudo ./retropie_setup/retropie_setup.sh
but got this

[stoney66]

@debric just type exit see if that takes you to ES. From there you can go into retropie setup with the GUI.

[stoney66]

@debric oh also just noticed, your root disk is full (100% use). That is not good.. you will need to clean up some space! That is probably your biggest problem.

You said you used cloned the 32G to a 128G, you would need to expand the filesystem after that.

https://geek-university.com/raspberry-pi/expand-raspbian-filesystem/

[debric]

@stoney66 exit doesn't works.as soon as I ve clone my sd card and expand it I will let you know Thank you for your help

[debric]

the sd card I ordered will arrive tomorrow.i delegated some files, How much I should have as free space on the actual sd card.now I have 1.1 go available is it enough.I recon my by mistake was to install all packages.....I am still stuck here....
tryed :
exit.
tried :
sudo ./retropie_setup/retropie_setup.sh
nothing happen only thing that works is from @stoney66 sudo shutdown -h now. to shut it down.

Any clue or advices?

[debric]

What is the minimum room I should leave in SD card RASPi 3+ Retropie
I think my Retropie system doesn't t load cause of that .....
I tried
sudo ./retropie_setup/retropie_setup.sh
doesn t do anything
I tried
exit
nothing t
he only thing that works is. sudo shutdown -h now. to shut it down
i am stuck on the image below

[mitu]

Moderation note: @debric I merged your topics, there's no need to open a new topic for the same problem. Please try to respect the forum rules and don't spam the forum with the same topic.

To answer your questions:

• Linux reserves 5% of the / partition to the rootuser, so that space it's not available to the regular pi user. As I said earlier - delete some of your bigger ROMs to gain space.
• The correct command to start the RetroPie setup script is:

sudo ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh

and it's case-sensitive.

And lastly, you still haven't provided the info asked in: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

[debric]

@mitu sorry first time here.I tried sudo ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh
but nothing happen
i have 1.1Go left ..is not enough? thanks for taking your time to help me.

[cyperghost]

@mitu This smells like a third party image we can not provide further help.

@debric Please use the original image that you can download here then we can assure you have the latest updates with a fine setup and then we surly can provide help as fast as possible.

[debric]

@cyperghost and @mitu
i mananaged with Mitu help and code sudo ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh
to arrive there ( see picture).if I did basic instal This will erase all my games? shall I save them before?
If I reboot It brings me to the page I was stuck for days

[cyperghost]

@debric No ... this will just update the packages. No gamedata will be touched but it would be better to get more free space.

[debric]

@cyperghost thank you for reply and help...Ok I made the mistake to install all packages.
Tomorrow I will get a 128 go sd card, I am planning to clone my 32go with applePi-baker( Pi in the freezer) and Restore the back up to my 128 GO card.Any advices?
Otherwise Do you have suggestion what I should put in the trash, I am not into 8bits games

[mitu]

@cyperghost said in HELP!starting page Newbie/stuck /after update all package -:

@mitu This smells like a third party image we can not provide further help.

Yes.

@debric how did you installed the image ? Did you buy the kit altogether with the Pi or you installed it yourself ?

[debric]

@mitu It was a kit

[cyperghost]

@debric 8bit games do not need so much space. The PSX and PSP are real space eaters. Better to reduce some of these but as I already said you are using a third party image and will surly come back with some questions regarding RetroPie.

Imho a better setup (real world) would be...
Use a 4GB card to just run the system ... this will help you much if you need backups.
For the ROMs you need a seperate USB storage device.... 64GB, 128GB and then you can access all files from your MAC.

@debric Don't take the question where you got the stuff as an offence towards you but it is not a nice move to see people making money from a project that started as a curious fun hobby. But other distros like Batocera, Recalbox, Lakka suffer from the same :(

[mitu]

@debric We don't support 3rd party images, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Moreover, the RetroPie image license doesn't allow commercial usage - so you bought the kit from a scammer, which sold it to you illegally, without mentioning the ROMs included, for which he/she didn't have a license.

If you wish to get support - please install the image from retropie.org.uk/download and follow the Docs to get it installed and configured.

[debric]

@cyperghost so if I get this well on the sd card I just have the system and on an external usb all the roms? So the roms can be played via usb?
a stupid question can I have both?some in the sd and some on the USB key?