When I boot into RetroPie, it goes to terminal

AlexMurphy

@thehashrocket Yip. Wrong image. You need 1/ zero image.

theoneandonly

@rbaker I have a Pi 2 B tho... Do I need the 0/1 image too

theoneandonly

I found this on the docs page, "
How do I boot to the desktop or Kodi

In retropie setup script>>Configuration / tools>>autostart

(1)Start EmulationStation at Boot: Boots into EmulationStation.
(2)Start Kodi at Boot: Boots into Kodi- if you exit Kodi you will be returned to EmulationStation.
(E)Manually Edit /opt/retropie/configs/autostart.sh: you can manually add other programs to start on boot.
(C)Boot to text console (autologin): Boots into the terminal.
(D)Boot to Desktop: If you have a desktop environment installed like LXDE this will boot into the desktop."
So, I can change it, the settings must have changed into the "c" option, so how can I change it?

rbaker

@theoneandonly No because it's a Pi 2. The B+ is a Pi 1.

theoneandonly

@rbaker K thx

rbaker

@theoneandonly Also, I think you are underpowering the board with those peripherals added. You really need 2.5A of current available to rule out PSU problems.

rbaker

@theoneandonly Also, why are you going into the menus and installing packages and doing a basic install? Retropie just boots.

rbaker

@theoneandonly Also,

Take out SD card to try and put ROMS on it

What are you doing here? It is no longer readable by windows as it is a Linux partition. If I were you, I would go back and start again, following the guide https://retropie.org.uk/docs/First-Installation/ then read up on transferring roms correctly. The card never comes out of the Pi.

rbaker

@theoneandonly

\retropie

It should be \\RETROPIEwith SAMBA shares enabled.

rbaker

@theoneandonly

Install all optional packages

Do you really want every emulator?

Boot into RetroPie again to try and create folders to put ROMS on

Why? How? Just follow the guide. https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Transferring-Roms

rbaker

@theoneandonly Here is what I did:

Download RetroPie image (from zip)

Extract file

Format SD card

Use Win32IDskImager to write image to SD card

Boot into RetroPie

Configure PS3 controller

Copy roms using WinSCP

Reboot Emulationstation

Play