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    comet424 @comet424
    last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 17:31

    so i used mc
    and i copied /media/usb0/ to /home/pi/Retropie

    and thats brought back the retropie gui

    just not the roms so least that part is back

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      comet424 @mitu
      last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 17:34

      @mitu ah ok

      well the SD card doesnt have any of the roms on it in the first place.. i only did the mv because it was one of the steps

      then SSD should probably have 100gb of roms on it
      it was formated to Fat32 as thats how this post orginally started

      but i wonder if the UUID with the rw,exec and forgetting that 2 at the end correupted it then?

      how do i check the FS on the SSD? i only really know windows

      how do i do it in linux here

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        comet424 @comet424
        last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 17:41

        i tried
        pi@retropie:~ $ fdisk /dev/sda1

        Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.33.1).
        Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
        Be careful before using the write command.

        fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda1: Permission denied
        pi@retropie:~ $

        as i figured may display something... i least have my roms on the server.... i guess ill pull the hard drive and test it in windows or unraid to see if it has a file system

        i guess that executable fstab had to do it as it really fell apart after that ill test the ssd now in windows

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          mitu Global Moderator @comet424
          last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 17:46

          @comet424 said in how do you empty deleted files with MC:

          but i wonder if the UUID with the rw,exec and forgetting that 2 at the end correupted it then?

          No, that would not corrupt the filesystem/disc.

          how do i check the FS on the SSD? i only really know windows

          Run sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda and it should list the partitions on the disc. Try to mount it using the mount command and see if you can read what's on it.

          sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/usb0 -t vfat
          

          Check /media/usb0 for the ROM files.

          how do i do it in linux here

          I suggest you use the automatic mounting method, if you're not familiar with the Linux commands.

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            comet424 @mitu
            last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 17:50

            @mitu
            ok ill try that.

            and reason i went with the manual mode is the slow problems Nespi4 and that it unmounts on its own when you do a reboot or emulation reboot
            or like how emulation config files hangs for 2 min.. so had to do the manual mode

            but i chose that exec rw version in the fstab and thats when things just gone really crazy

            i had this issue 6 months ago with the 1TB SSD WD and i got help but i found the steps we did then didnt 100% work with the 250GB this time.. and last time was NTFS and this is fat32 so i tried to follow that then

            but ill give those a try and see what happens..

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              comet424 @comet424
              last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 17:56

              @mitu

              guess the file system just corrupted.. ill pop it out and shove in windows or unraid and erase the SSD and just copy over
              probably unraid to format it since it can do bigger where windows cant
              ill re copy things over and ill get back to you later.. ill retry the UUID in fstab after a clean format
              as this frustrating

              pi@retropie:~ $ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda
              fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda: Input/output error
              pi@retropie:~ $ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda1
              fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda1: Input/output error
              pi@retropie:~ $ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/usb0 -t vfat
              mount: /media/usb0: can't read superblock on /dev/sda1.
              pi@retropie:~ $

              a

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                comet424 @comet424
                last edited by comet424 13 Dec 2020, 20:38

                @mitu
                so file system was file but i moved all the files off the ssd.. erased the partition and re formated for Fat32
                and then moved the files back
                i also got a new UUID number the short form one
                but so if a rem out the UUID in Fstab and the

                pi@retropie:~ $ ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
                total 0
                lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Dec 13 20:15 9290-791F -> ../../sda1
                lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Dec 13 20:15 AC15-4763 -> ../../mmcblk0p1
                lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Dec 13 20:15 f1351d7a-72a6-4d65-b1e2-62653795df48 -> ../../mmcblk0p2
                pi@retropie:~ $ sudo mount -a
                mount: /proc: \proc already mounted or mount point busy.
                pi@retropie:~ $ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda1
                Disk /dev/sda1: 232.9 GiB, 250058113024 bytes, 488394752 sectors
                Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
                Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
                I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
                Disklabel type: dos
                Disk identifier: 0x00000000
                pi@retropie:~ $ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/usb0 -t vfat
                pi@retropie:~ $ mc
                
                
                pi@retropie:~ $ cd /media/usb0
                pi@retropie:/media/usb0 $ cd retropie-mount
                pi@retropie:/media/usb0/retropie-mount $ cd roms
                pi@retropie:/media/usb0/retropie-mount/roms $
                

                i still get usbmount@dev-sda/server even when usb mounting is off

                so with usb mount services enabled..
                the SSD mounts the roms

                when i disable the usb mount services
                and edit the fstab it cant the roms so emulation issue

                these commands are with USB services Off the FStab file enabled for that UUID

                pi@retropie:~ $ ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid/
                total 0
                lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Dec 13 20:27 9290-791F -> ../../sda1
                lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Dec 13 20:27 AC15-4763 -> ../../mmcblk0p1
                lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Dec 13 20:27 f1351d7a-72a6-4d65-b1e2-62653795df48 -> ../../mmcblk0p2
                pi@retropie:~ $
                
                pi@retropie:~ $ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda1
                Disk /dev/sda1: 232.9 GiB, 250058113024 bytes, 488394752 sectors
                Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
                Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
                I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
                Disklabel type: dos
                Disk identifier: 0x00000000
                pi@retropie:~ $
                
                pi@retropie:~ $ sudo mount -a
                mount: /proc: \proc already mounted or mount point busy.
                pi@retropie:~ $
                
                pi@retropie:~ $ df
                Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
                /dev/root 30368644 2886112 26206944 10% /
                devtmpfs 1801484 0 1801484 0% /dev
                tmpfs 1933580 0 1933580 0% /dev/shm
                tmpfs 1933580 9632 1923948 1% /run
                tmpfs 5120 4 5116 1% /run/lock
                tmpfs 1933580 0 1933580 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
                /dev/mmcblk0p1 261868 55708 206160 22% /boot
                /dev/sda1 243721336 115772748 127948588 48% /home/pi/RetroPie
                tmpfs 386716 0 386716 0% /run/user/1000
                pi@retropie:~ $
                pi@retropie:~ $ cd /home/pi
                pi@retropie:~ $ ls
                RetroPie  RetroPie-Setup
                pi@retropie:~ $ cd RetroPie
                pi@retropie:~/RetroPie $ ls
                retropie-mount
                pi@retropie:~/RetroPie $
                
                
                \proc            /proc           proc    defaults          0       0
                PARTUUID=3c0d1f86-01  /boot           vfat    defaults          0       2
                PARTUUID=3c0d1f86-02  /               ext4    defaults,noatime  0       1
                # a swapfile is not a swap partition, no line here
                #   use  dphys-swapfile swap[on|off]  for that
                UUID=9290-791F  /home/pi/RetroPie       vfat    nofail,user,uid=pi,gid=pi       0       2
                

                the roms show up fine under retropie-mount

                but i still get the usbmount fail and i didnt try the rw,exec version for the UUID
                but it is mounting

                what else you need me to test.. but least i dont have that long number its a 4 characters then a dash then 4 characters

                do i change the /home/pi/RetroPie in the fstab to /home/pi/RetroPie/retropie-mount
                or do i move all the files out of the retromount folder to the room then on the SSD since its least mounting or least the file system is showing

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                  comet424 @comet424
                  last edited by comet424 13 Dec 2020, 20:54

                  so its mounting
                  with the fstab
                  UUID=9290-791F /home/pi/RetroPie vfat nofail,user,uid=pi,gid=pi 0 2

                  i had to move those files out of the retropie-mount and put the folders in root

                  its still failing usbmount@dev-sda service
                  and still loading config files slow as can be.. so manually mount finally works, but its is not improving speeds yet

                  but least its mounting through the fstab must been corrpted SSD file system
                  so that part is working just still no improved speed still slow and still booting up slow

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                    comet424 @comet424
                    last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 21:04

                    only getting average of 5m/s over the network from my 7200rpm drive to the SSD on retropie but i know when i had the 1TB 6 months ago i was getting close to 100m/s so something slowing this down still

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                      mitu Global Moderator @comet424
                      last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 21:40

                      @comet424 said in how do you empty deleted files with MC:

                      its still failing usbmount@dev-sda service

                      You can ignore that error, it's harmless. It means there's no partition on /dev/sda (which is normal, since the partition is on /dev/sda1).

                      and still loading config files slow as can be.. so manually mount finally works, but its is not improving speeds yet

                      That may be the drive's speed or the issue with the NesPI case SATA controller.

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                        comet424 @mitu
                        last edited by 13 Dec 2020, 22:04

                        @mitu

                        oh ok that is frustrating all this work and all these trouble shooting and find out still cant get improvements
                        guess its just going to be slow.. you think the sata to usb for the nespi could be upgraded
                        the ssd i should be getting 520mb/s well least i get that in crystal mark bench marks

                        but ya frustrating... least the issue of loosing the mount wont happen when its manually mounted

                        and what does that exec rw the one for fstab
                        for excecuting commands what does that allow you do to?? as i never tried it yet with this setup the way i have it right now least its finally working

                        guess ill live with it unless the nespi comes out with firmware i guess

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                          comet424 @mitu
                          last edited by comet424 15 Dec 2020, 02:55

                          @mitu i figured it out/ remembered for the slow speed issue

                          for anyone with the Nespi4 enclosures you gotta add
                          usb-storage.quirks=152d:0562:u

                          to the /boot/cmdline.txt file adding it at the beginning..

                          so instead of 3 min 30 seconds to load up the configuration files before it shows up the retropie screen.. now it only takes 28 seconds to sit at the loading configuaration

                          and now i get 80meg/s instead of the 5meg/s

                          gonna write steps in a text file the procedure so i can remember next time the orders and what to add if i format or build another one of thess

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