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"Retropie" console gone after switching to USB

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    RoboCreeper707
    last edited by RoboCreeper707 4 Dec 2017, 03:14 12 Apr 2017, 01:53

    I recently followed the guide over at the github wiki and it is working great except for one problem. The "retropie" console(the one with wifi and retropie-setup), which is normally in the console select menu, has disappeared. I don't need it right now, but having all the settings in one place is very useful.

    EDIT- "Ports" are also missing but that might be because I deleted them, I can't quite remember

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      mediamogul Global Moderator @RoboCreeper707
      last edited by mediamogul 4 Dec 2017, 03:47 12 Apr 2017, 02:47

      @RoboCreeper707

      The link you gave points to the information regarding external USB usage. If you used the automatic mount, a copy of the RetroPie menu directory is transferred there and used until automatic mount is disabled. It could be that you deleted this directory. can you confirm whether or not /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu/ exists and that it has it's expected contents?

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

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        herb_fargus administrators @RoboCreeper707
        last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 02:50

        @RoboCreeper707 just tested with my build and it showed up for me. You can try reinstalling it from the setup script from the terminal

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          RoboCreeper707 @mediamogul
          last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 13:49

          @mediamogul On the usb drive, the retropiemenu exists. It has one folder called "icons" and that appears to be empty. I am going to try and manually copy over the ports and retropiemenu folders from the sd card.

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            RoboCreeper707 @RoboCreeper707
            last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 13:52

            @RoboCreeper707 The roms folder on the sd card is completely empty, and I cannot find the retropiemenu folder to copy. Is there any way I can download this without imaging my sd card?

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              mediamogul Global Moderator @RoboCreeper707
              last edited by mediamogul 4 Dec 2017, 15:04 12 Apr 2017, 14:04

              @RoboCreeper707

              Is your USB drive still connected while you're trying to do this? Remember that the automatic mount process mounts the retropie-mount folder over the original location. If you haven't already, power down the Pi, remove the USB drive and reboot to see if the original directory structure is in place. If so, you can copy the directory to a temporary location and finally onto the USB drive when it's reconnected. If not, then I'm afraid you'll probably have to re-image.

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

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                obsidianspider
                last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 19:22

                The automatic method doesn't totally copy everything over. Try manually copying things from your RetroPie folder on the SD card to the USB drive, then reboot. That's what I had to do to get mine to work.

                📷 @obsidianspider

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                  mediamogul Global Moderator @obsidianspider
                  last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 19:25

                  @obsidianspider

                  The automatic method doesn't totally copy everything over.

                  I've been working under the impression that it did. I don't believe I'm missing anything myself. Do you know what all isn't carried over?

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

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                    obsidianspider @mediamogul
                    last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 20:08

                    @mediamogul Well, it's supposed to, but it didn't for me. For whatever reason it copied over the folder structure, and the base BIOS files, though not ones I'd added. I had to copy over the contents of the individual rom folders, the retropiemenu folder, and to be safe, I just copied everything in the whole RetroPie folder. I'm not sure why it didn't work, and I really didn't care enough to troubleshoot it since copying things manually got me up and running quickly.

                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                      BuZz administrators @obsidianspider
                      last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 20:14

                      @obsidianspider It should copy over everything. and worked when I was testing it. If you think there is a bug I will need some help to reproduce it.

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                        obsidianspider @BuZz
                        last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 20:32

                        @BuZz I already have my two systems set up and working after the manual copying. I'm actually out of extra Pis and USB drives at the moment. If it's broken it's not bad enough that I wasn't able to fix it so it didn't really bother me.

                        📷 @obsidianspider

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