Retropie and Chromebook

Skylo

So there isn't any way to burn an Image that comes with ROMs already?

mitu

On a Chromebook, no.

Skylo

Ok, so I was watching this video, where this guy burned a Raspberry Pi image on his SD card. Wouldnt it work the same way if I just burned the RetroPie image?

mitu

@skylo Sure, the RetroPie image is the same as the Raspberry Pi OS image. It doesn't work on a Chromebook though.

Skylo

Why not? Chromebook does run Linux after all.

Here watch this

mitu

@skylo I assume the video is about using the Chromebook to write a Raspberry Pi image, not to run a Raspberry Pi image written on a SD card. Linux is also installed on all Android phones, but that doesn't mean the phone is able to run any Linux ARM image.

Skylo

Well, I kinda think it's possible. Basically, you put the RetroPie image on the SD card, then insert it into the Pi, and boom. Then you can install ROMs from there.

Clyde

There are instructions to install Linux, e.g. Ubuntu, on a Chromebook. After that, it may be possible to install RetroPie using the method for Debian/Ubuntu. But this is only my assumption after searching the web for this out of curiosity.

Skylo

There are what?

mitu

@skylo said in Retropie and Chromebook:

Basically, you put the RetroPie image on the SD card, then insert it into the Pi, and boom

That should work. I thought you wanted to run the RetroPie on the Chromebook - that's what I was referring to as unsupported.

Clyde

@skylo said in Retropie and Chromebook:

There are what?

I accidentally sent the post while typing. It's complete now. 😊

Skylo

@mitu Nah, I was saying run RetroPie on the Raspberry Pi 3B.

Skylo

So, let's say I wanted to download a premade image with ROMs. There is a TON out there. There's a website with roms where you can download premade images. How would I... like burn the image to the SD card? What would I use?

mitu

@skylo said in Retropie and Chromebook:

here is a TON out there. There's a website called something where you can download premade images. How would I... like burn the image to the SD card? What would I use?

As I said, we don't support 3rd party images. Also, links to sites with copyrighted material/roms are against the forum rules.
If you wish support here in the forums, use the image from retropie.org.uk/download.

Skylo

Ok. Well, how long would it take for me to add my own ROMs? And how would I do that from a Chromebook anyway? I've only seen it done from windows.

mitu

Using your network, you can access the Samba shares on RetroPie from your Chromebook and copy the files over.
https://coehelp.uoregon.edu/how-to-guides/connecting-a-chromebook-to-a-file-share/
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/#samba-shares

Clyde

@skylo ChromeOS is Linux-based, so it should be able to read and write RetroPie's sd card directly including the second partition with the rom directories, whereas Windows can only read the first partition in FAT 32 – given that your Chromebook has an sd card reader.

Skylo

Oh also, another question. I'm going to use a Waveshare game hat for my RetroPie. Does it matter how big your screen size is?

Clyde

@skylo You should open a new thread for that new question.