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    Retropie and Chromebook

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      Skylo
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      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?

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

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          Skylo
          last edited by

          Why not? Chromebook does run Linux after all.

          Here watch this

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            mitu Global Moderator @Skylo
            last edited by

            @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.

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              Skylo
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              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.

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                Clyde
                last edited by 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.

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                  Skylo
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                  There are what?

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                    mitu Global Moderator @Skylo
                    last edited by 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.

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                      Clyde @Skylo
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                      @skylo said in Retropie and Chromebook:

                      There are what?

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

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                        Skylo
                        last edited by

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

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                          Skylo
                          last edited by mitu

                          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?

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                            mitu Global Moderator @Skylo
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                            @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.

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                              Skylo
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                              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.

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                                mitu Global Moderator @Skylo
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                                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

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                                • ClydeC
                                  Clyde @Skylo
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                                  @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.

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                                    Skylo
                                    last edited by

                                    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?

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

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