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    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    "Nonblocking pool is initialized"

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      castroe_10
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      [on mac btw] Every time I try running retropie for the first time, kernel says, "Unable to mount root fs on unknown,""nonblocking pool is initialized. Im new to retropie and raspberry and i have no clue as to where to start. I've formated my sd card a couple times already re-installing retropie and same thing happens. Help!

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        AlexMurphy Banned @castroe_10
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        @castroe_10 Please learn that google is a resource. Minimal effort found this. https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=112739

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          @AlexMurphy I don't want to be rude per se but I do find it a bit humourous that the level of effort to sign up for a forum and create a post with tags and then wait for a response (hoping it isn't a condescending rtfm or use google response) is preferable to typing the exact same words in google with an immediate result. They probably just wanted your friendly bedside manner.

          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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            castroe_10 @AlexMurphy
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            @AlexMurphy Did not notice, thanks! Aside from that, i tried to find a page but since im new to this, it is still confusing.

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              AlexMurphy Banned @herb_fargus
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              @herb_fargus You'd be surprised the effort some people go to In order to avoid google, Herb. Or maybe you wouldn't. Perhaps my approach was a bit sharp. I do apologise.

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                AlexMurphy Banned @castroe_10
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                @castroe_10 I apologise if I was rude to you. Welcome to the forum.

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                  castroe_10 @AlexMurphy
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                  @AlexMurphy Someone would've said it any ways, no harm done!

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                    AlexMurphy Banned @castroe_10
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                    @castroe_10 Ah. Most of us are friendly. Even me!

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                      castroe_10 @AlexMurphy
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                      @AlexMurphy Glad to know! So.. where do i begin? Some of the sites i've found are confusing for a beginner like myself

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                        AlexMurphy Banned @castroe_10
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                        @castroe_10 So. Just to be clear. Are you trying to mount the SD card in your MAC or have you booted it in the Pi? Did you edit any files / configs? What are you using to write the image to the SD?

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                          castroe_10 @AlexMurphy
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                          @AlexMurphy I've formated my SD card in my mac using SDFormatter and then used ApplePi-Baker. Ran it in my raspberry and I get that kernel can not mount it and "Nonblocking is initialized." I saw a couple more videos and saw they used Etcher instead of ApplePi and when i try to extract the img it says that my drive may be damaged. So now i believe all this time I had a damaged SD card. Would that be why i get that kernel can not run it? It has nothing to run, basically?

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                            AlexMurphy Banned @castroe_10
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                            @castroe_10 Etcher is meant to verify the image as part of the writing process. However, it may be a few things. The image you downloaded may be corrupt. It happens from time to time or the card may well be the issue. I suggest redownloading the image and starting afresh. If that doesn't yield a positive result try a different SD card.

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