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    Usb failing, what can I do?

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      KKaplan81 @mitu
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      @mitu Samsung 3.0 256gig, in the retropie load its failing usb, and the roms aren't showing that are on it

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        mitu Global Moderator
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        Please add more info about your system, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

        How are you powering the disc - is it externally or through the PI itself ?

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          KKaplan81 @mitu
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          @mitu it is powering off the retropie sd card that came with the unit. The roms are on a external USB, the only ones that are showing are the roms that came on the pi sd card

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator
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            Then my guess is that the Pi is not providing enough power to the USB drive - try to power the drive externally.

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              KKaplan81 @mitu
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              @mitu should I buy a new one?

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                sirhenrythe5th
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                A SD-Card with roms came with the pi you bought?

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                  mitu Global Moderator @KKaplan81
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                  @KKaplan81 said in Usb failing, what can I do?:

                  @mitu should I buy a new one?

                  Not necessarily - you could get a powered USB hub to power up the disk and connect it to the Pi though the hub. Doesn't the disk have any other powering options ? What model it is (Samsung 3.0 is not a model) ?

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                    sirhenrythe5th
                    last edited by sirhenrythe5th

                    The only devices of Samsung with USB3.0 and 265GB are USB-Sticks (called "FlashDrives" by Samsung) as far as i can see.
                    But one question in general @mitu.
                    KKaplan81 bought a pi with a preloaded image full of roms and is trying to add more roms by putting in a USB-Device.

                    The rules say "no support for 3rd-party-images".
                    In this case KKaplan gets support.
                    So are there further rules that allow support even when using a scammer-image?
                    Something like "he does not ask for help with the image itself, but with adding hardware" or something like that?

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                      mitu Global Moderator
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                      @sirhenrythe5th said in Usb failing, what can I do?:

                      KKaplan81 bought a pi with a preloaded image full of roms and is trying to add more roms by putting in a USB-Device.

                      I don't see this specifically mentioned, it only said

                      it is powering off the retropie sd card that came with the unit.

                      Maybe I'm missing/overlooking something ?

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                        sirhenrythe5th @KKaplan81
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                        @KKaplan81 said in Usb failing, what can I do?:

                        @mitu it is powering off the retropie sd card that came with the unit. The roms are on a external USB, the only ones that are showing are the roms that came on the pi sd Card

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                          mitu Global Moderator @sirhenrythe5th
                          last edited by mitu

                          @sirhenrythe5th I see.

                          @KKaplan81 is @sirhenrythe5th right ? Did you buy your Pi with a ROM filled sdcard ?

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