RPi B doesn't boot into controller setup

kassult · 20 Dec 2016, 16:10

Hello,

I am quite new to Raspberry Pi because I gave up on it a long time ago since I couldn't get anything to work. I have the original Raspberry Pi B (I think it is considered RPi 1) with a PNY 16GB class 6 SD card.

I followed the First Installation guide to download and install RetroPie onto the SD card but when I plug it into my RPi and start it up I never get to the controller setup. It takes a few minutes and some things get the green OK while other don't work. At the end I get the joystick logo spelled out with characters along with information like uptime, memory, IP address, and temperature. The very last line says:

pi@retropie:~$ _

To me that looks like it is waiting for input from me, but the guide makes it seem like it should go directly into controller setup. I do have one Logitech Gamepad F310 controller plugged in but that is it.

Searching this forum, most people who didn't get to the controller screen had the wrong version downloaded but I downloaded the RPi 0/1 version of RetroPie. I believe I have version 4.1 of RetroPie because I just downloaded it today.

Any advice?

rbaker · 20 Dec 2016, 17:28

@kassult Power supply? Bad image? What is the name of the image exactly?

kassult · 20 Dec 2016, 17:40

I'm using a droid turbo power supply (5V, 1.6A) and the image is named retropie-4.1-rpi1_zero.img. It's 1.89 GB. I tried reflashing it onto the SD card a few times and restarting the RPi a few times as well. No luck.

rbaker · 20 Dec 2016, 18:38

@kassult sounds like a bad sd card then. Try booting without the controller in. Pi model B requires 1.2A are you sure it's not a B+? In which case you don't have enough power to boot. Also, is the sd card compatible? Is it a genuine card and not a fake? Isn't that droid a phone charger? If so I'd be trying a proper power supply and check the cable length it may not be of sufficient quality to deliver power. Bottom line is Bad Pi, bad card or bad psu.

kassult · 20 Dec 2016, 20:47

Thank you for all the info. I'll try different power supplies and SD cards. I know I have the original B because it only has 2 USB ports.
I also used this SD card a while back when I used Raspbian. I often had similar issues though but I did have it working after a while.
I have never used this specific power supply but I have always used phone chargers for power supplies. I thought that was normal. If I remember correctly the B only needs 0.5A so I figured I was fine.

Once again, thanks for the help. I'll update this post if I ever get it working and hopefully I will understand where I went wrong.

rbaker · 20 Dec 2016, 21:18

@kassult said in RPi B doesn't boot into controller setup:

If I remember correctly the B only needs 0.5A so I figured I was fine.

It needs more than twice that - 1.2 A
https://www.raspberrypi.org/help/faqs/#powerReqs