RetroPie 0/1 Image Size

KN4THX

@mongo64 Apple and Microsoft calculate file sizes differently so just burn it and plug it in :)

mongo64

@KN4THX nothing but a no single and a solid red light on my Raspberry Pi 1 A+. Damn, had a feeling this would happen I had a bunch of files of the SD card after burning and it was FAT16.

KN4THX

@mongo64 Are you downloading the official image from here? :

https://retropie.org.uk/download/

3rd party images won't be supported by the Official group

mongo64

@KN4THX yup, and I’m using Etcher as I have in the past.

KN4THX

@mongo64 The boot partition is always FAT16 on the Pi. This is normal. Hate to ask, but are you downloading/burning the proper image for your Pi version? Are you sure your Pi is still good? Can you still try the old sd card?

mongo64

@KN4THX I believe I am biting the proper image, I’m burning the RetroPie 0/1 image onto a micro SD and putting it in my Raspberry Pi 1 A+ 512mb (2016 model I believe) from element 14.

mongo64

Files on SD Card are as follows:
bcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb
bcm2708-rpi-b.dtb
bcm2708-rpi-cm.dtb
bcm2708-rpi-zero.dtb
bcm2709-rpi-2-b.dtb
bcm2710-rpi-3-b-plus.dtb
bam2710-rpi-3-b.dtb
bcm2710-rpi-cm3.dtb
bcm2711-rpi-4-b.dtb
bootcode.bin
cmdline.txt
config.text
COPYING.linux
fixup_cd.dat
fixup_db.dat
fixup_x.dat
fixup.dat
fixup4cd.dat
fixup4db.dat
fixup4x.dat
issue.txt
kernel.img
kernal7.img
kernal7l.img
LICENSE.broadco
LICENSE.oracle
overlays
start_cd.elf
start_db.elf
start_x.elf
start.elf
start4.elf
start4cd.elf
start4db.elf
start4x.elf

mongo64

@mitu what have I done wrong master? You have helped me in the past I know you can be my savior once more as I embark down this programing journey that is most likely way too over my head!

mitu

@mongo64 Verify that the image is correct using md5 from the macOS terminal:

md5 retropie-4.5-rpi1_zero.img.gz

and compare the checksum you get with the one on the website. Try using ApplePI Baker to write the image. Failing that, try using a Raspbian Lite image and see if that boots - https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian_lite/images/raspbian_lite-2019-04-09/2019-04-08-raspbian-stretch-lite.zip - you can then install RetroPie manually (https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Manual-Installation/).

mongo64

@mitu the md5 checksum does match my retropie-4.5-rpi1_zero.img.gz file. This is not the same checksum I get when I run the .img though, Is this correct/normal? Should I just try writing the .img.gz file to my SD card instead of extracting it?

mongo64

@mitu IT WORKED!!!!! thank you @KN4THX @mitu