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    RetroPie on Pi 3 boots to command line, cannot manually start

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    • Eater_Of_CheeseE
      Eater_Of_Cheese @tygr20
      last edited by Eater_Of_Cheese

      @tygr20 Just to be certain-you have reimaged the original microSD, right? That usually fixes the problems.
      It is possible to boot off of a USB for retropie, and it might work.

      @mediamogul What? I consider ravens to be absolutely nothing like writing desks. See, if you said pelicans, I could agree.
      EDIT: Oh wait... was that a riddle? ._.

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        tygr20 @Eater_Of_Cheese
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        @Eater_Of_Cheese Yes- I shut down the Pi, pulled the card, put it in my Windows machine, removed all partitions, reformatted to FAT32, reimaged the same card. It works once, then goes kaput.

        If I do boot from the USB, could I then use the SD slot for expansion storage?

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @tygr20
          last edited by mediamogul

          @tygr20

          I do all my SD flashing on my Mac, but it will knowledge the existence of a volume, even if it can't mount it. I assumed this would also hold true for Windows.

          @Eater_Of_Cheese

          What? I consider ravens to be absolutely nothing like writing desks. See, if you said pelicans, I could agree.

          A perfect answer. I would have also accepted; "because there's a 'B' in both and an 'N' in neither".

          RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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          • Eater_Of_CheeseE
            Eater_Of_Cheese @tygr20
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            @tygr20
            I'm not sure.
            At this point, I think it's outside of my skills.

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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @tygr20
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              @tygr20 said in RetroPie on Pi 3 boots to command line, cannot manually start:

              If I do boot from the USB, could I then use the SD slot for expansion storage?

              I wouldn't go through all that if I were you. You shouldn't have to wait long before someone more familiar with Win32DiskImager comes along. I'm sure there's some way for it to read your extra card.

              RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                tygr20 @mediamogul
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                @mediamogul I don't think the problem is with disk imager with the backup card. It doesn't appear in Windows, doesn't appear in an Android phone- I'm pretty sure that card is just hosed. :D

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                • mediamogulM
                  mediamogul Global Moderator @tygr20
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                  @tygr20 said in RetroPie on Pi 3 boots to command line, cannot manually start:

                  I'm pretty sure that card is just hosed.

                  It could be. Is it not currently serving any function?

                  RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                  • mediamogulM
                    mediamogul Global Moderator @tygr20
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                    @tygr20

                    Where did you purchase the card you're currently trying to use and was it unusually inexpensive?

                    RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                      tygr20 @mediamogul
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                      @mediamogul it was originally my main expansion for my tablet, and then stopped working. I can't get anything to recognize it.

                      Ok- so I'm not sure what happened... but apparently the system was eating the gui. When I went to double check that I wasn't set for a text boot, it asked me to apt-get install a package. Sitting here thinking, it installed, I commanded emulationstation and it fired right up. What?

                      Edit: Bought from Amazon direct, wasn't unusually cheap.

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @tygr20
                        last edited by mediamogul

                        @tygr20

                        Is it now loading Emulation Station on successive reboots?

                        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                          tygr20 @mediamogul
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                          @mediamogul Yes, verified 4 times. I'm stunned.

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                          • mediamogulM
                            mediamogul Global Moderator @tygr20
                            last edited by mediamogul

                            @tygr20

                            Just don't question the miracle and be prepared to offer tribute to each full moon from here on out and you should be ok.

                            RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                              tygr20 @mediamogul
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                              @mediamogul preparing the goat as we speak. Thanks guys! What a fantastic community!

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                              • Eater_Of_CheeseE
                                Eater_Of_Cheese @tygr20
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                                @tygr20 We're here to help!

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