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PS3 controller not connecting wirelessly

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    A Former User
    last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 16:52

    For the roms, try doing it over network. It's in the docs as well.

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      dankcushions Global Moderator @r641wd
      last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 16:54

      @r641wd said in A newbie having a few problems:

      @pjft I'm using retropie 4.2 and yes I've followed the directions, but maybe I'm doing something wrong. And I watched a tutorial on how to install roms to retropie using a flash drive. It says that it needs to be formatted to FAT32, not sure why but that's what it says.

      your flash drive needs to be formatted to fat32, not the sd card. if your having problems, what are they? any error message?

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        backstander @r641wd
        last edited by backstander 4 Dec 2017, 17:55 12 Apr 2017, 16:55

        @r641wd
        I've actually never tried the USB stick transfer. I will either use the SFTP Option or the Browse Over My Network Option.

        Most USB sticks (flash drives) are already formatted to FAT32 or exFAT (which is the same as FAT32 but optimized for flash memory)
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive#File_system

        What size USB stick (flash drive) are you using? And what operating system are you using (Windows, Mac, Linux)?

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          BuZz administrators @r641wd
          last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 18:36

          @r641wd Please edit your post and change the topic to something that summaries your issues.

          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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            r641wd @backstander
            last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 21:27

            @backstander I'm using a 16gb flash drive. And I don't get any error messages, it just says that I only have 57mb free when there's nothing on it

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              dankcushions Global Moderator @r641wd
              last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 21:30

              @r641wd said in PS3 controller not connecting wirelessly:

              @backstander I'm using a 16gb flash drive. And I don't get any error messages, it just says that I only have 57mb free when there's nothing on it

              you put the retropie image on it as well? ut oh...

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                backstander @r641wd
                last edited by 12 Apr 2017, 21:35

                @r641wd
                You know, I had one of my SanDisk flash drives at work do something like that. I tried every trick in the book to reformat it and nothing seemed to work. I contacted SanDisk and I had to RMA (return merchandise authorization) it back to SanDisk and they send me a replacement. Took about 3 or 4 weeks before I received the replacement.

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                  pjft @backstander
                  last edited by pjft 12 Apr 2017, 23:08

                  Is that space related to the flash drive or the SD card? For the SD card, you may need to expand the file system after installing RetroPie.

                  https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#how-do-i-extend-the-available-space-when-upgrading-to-a-larger-sd-card

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                    r641wd @pjft
                    last edited by 13 Apr 2017, 03:05

                    @pjft just figured out how to transfer roms over wifi

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                      r641wd @dankcushions
                      last edited by 13 Apr 2017, 05:04

                      @dankcushions it tells me could not install package(s): checkinstall libusb-dev libbluetooth-dev

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                        pjft @r641wd
                        last edited by 13 Apr 2017, 05:17

                        @r641wd huh. Any particular error message? Lack of space? Something?

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                          r641wd @pjft
                          last edited by 13 Apr 2017, 13:34

                          @pjft it tells me could not install package(s): checkinstall libusb-dev libbluetooth-dev

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                            pjft @r641wd
                            last edited by 13 Apr 2017, 13:57

                            @r641wd I don't have enough information from your description to suggest next steps.

                            Searching for the error you described on Google seems to take me to this page. See if those steps help?

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