Trying to install Retropie for the first time
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Then it probably means the image is not written correctly (explained at https://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting#Red_power_LED_is_on.2C_green_LED_does_not_flash.2C_nothing_on_display).
Try to re-download the image from retropie.org.uk/download and verify it has been downloaded correctly. There's a checksum next to the image, you can use 7Zip to verify the checksum.
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@mitu Thanks, I'm using a mac tho, is 7Zip windows only?
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@KevinSheedy On macOS, you have the native
md5checksum utility, which you can run from the terminal:md5 <path/to/retropie-4.5.1-rpi2_rpi3.img.gz> -
@mitu said in Trying to install Retropie for the first time:
md5 <path/to/retropie-4.5.1-rpi2_rpi3.img.gz>
Right, it's not downloading properly to my mac, how do I fix this?
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@KevinSheedy said in Trying to install Retropie for the first time:
Right, it's not downloading properly to my mac, how do I fix this?
What do you mean by that ? You get an error trying to download it or why is not downloading properly ?
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@mitu I may have misunderstood but I get two different checksum results so I'm assuming the file I have downloaded is not what I should have. It wasn't a .gz tho, it's an .img file.
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How did you download the file ? Using a browser or other program ?
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@mitu I clicked on it in Safari, then dragged in into a folder from downloads
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Strange, if I download from Safari, I get prompted to save an
.img.gzfile
What size is the file ?
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@mitu Ah, I was just clicking on the button rather than right clicking..... let me try that instead
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@KevinSheedy said in Trying to install Retropie for the first time:
Ah, I was just clicking on the button rather than right clicking.
That's exactly what I did.
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@mitu That's very odd..... I'm trying with the .gz file in etcher now
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On macOS, I use Apple Pi Baker to write images on the sdcard.
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@mitu Thank you for all your help, it seems to be working now!
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