retropie for the PI4 ????

Meneer Jansen

@dankcushions said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

@Meneer-Jansen said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

[semi of topic] Retropie not supported if you install via the (official?) script? I believe you, but I do not read that on the site you refer to. I might be mistaken, but I thought that the script was no different than the SD card image. I like the "manual" install way better because that way you have regular Rasbian too on your Pi which makes problem solving on the Pi way easier. Especially if you're used to using Linux, like me.

if you install retropie via the instructions in the link to install to a pi4, you won't install the WIP raspberry pi 4 branch, you'll install the regular master branch and it won't work. the WIP pi 4 branch is the one you want, so yeah it's not "official" in so far as it hasn't been merged to the master branch yet.

Thank you for clearing that up. But if you use the script in that link to install Retropie in Raspbian on a Pi 1, 2 or 3 is it supported then?

mitu

@Meneer-Jansen said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

As of writing this I don't know if the SD image of Retropie also escapes to "regular" Raspbian after pressing F4. It might though...

It's the same - there's no difference - it's the same Emulationstation version included in both. The image it's created from a stock Raspbian Lite installation image.

Meneer Jansen

@mitu said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

@Meneer-Jansen said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

As of writing this I don't know if the SD image of Retropie also escapes to "regular" Raspbian after pressing F4. It might though...

It's the same - there's no difference - it's the same Emulationstation version included in both. The image it's created from a stock Raspbian Lite installation image.

Thank you for clearing that up. :)

dankcushions

@Meneer-Jansen said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

Thank you for clearing that up. But if you use the script in that link to install Retropie in Raspbian on a Pi 1, 2 or 3 is it supported then?

sure! i believe you'll pretty much end up with the same (exactly?) as the image if you follow the complete instructions.

Meneer Jansen

@dankcushions said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

@Meneer-Jansen said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

Thank you for clearing that up. But if you use the script in that link to install Retropie in Raspbian on a Pi 1, 2 or 3 is it supported then?

sure! i believe you'll pretty much end up with the same (exactly?) as the image if you follow the complete instructions.

Again, thanks for clearing that up. I'l keep using the "manual" method then. :)

ultrakev9

@dankcushions
As someone with nearly zero Linux understanding I'd much rather wait for the "official" release. I've heard and seen working versions on some Pi4s but I'm pretty sure I'd never get it working.

Until then I can still thank the developers for outstanding work. How else can one play Guardian Legend on an NES emulator on a 55 inch 4K TV with an Xbox One Elite controller and save state my way through the game to save hours of frustration?

Patience will allow one to play Dragon Force on a Saturn emulator with the Xbox One Elite controller, as well.

cyperghost

@matchaman said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

I think it's time for this topic to be deleted...

No no ... This topic is epic.
It gives an interesting view of peopels attitude

ultrakev9

@cyperghost It also, unfortunately, shows how entitled some people believe they are. Nothing is more annoying, off-putting and disgusting than the, "I can't do this so hurry up and do it for me" mentality.

Clyde

@ultrakev9 That's why "I will not fix your computer" t-shirts exist. ;)

Darksavior

@Clyde I have that shirt...

Meneer Jansen

@Clyde said in retropie for the PI4 ????:

@ultrakev9 That's why "I will not fix your computer" t-shirts exist. ;)

[sorry for the off-topic] It's why I switched to Linux. Seriously!

KN4THX

@ultrakev9 But you're forgetting that Retropie is an open source project taken on by volunteers providing software for non-commercial use for the sole purpose of making money on Etsy and Amazon.

Wait, that doesn't sound right 🤔