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    Attractmode with USB

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      stevep
      last edited by

      ES works fine but AM is spotty. My guess is that the runcommand needs to be tweaked but that's beyond me.

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      • InsecureSpikeI
        InsecureSpike
        last edited by InsecureSpike

        it's very odd, that my ES and my AM use the exactly the same paths, but yours don't?

        did you use the Auto Mount (easiest method)
        or Manual Mount Method?

        RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
        RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
        both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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          stevep
          last edited by

          In ES I just enabled USB support and it looks to the USB drive. In AM you have to configure it manually in the emulator setup screen.

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          • InsecureSpikeI
            InsecureSpike
            last edited by

            as i now believe using the easy method, links and generates the matching paths, so the same paths are used in both instances

            so you shouldn't have to link it like you have. i will try it again later to confirm, as that's how mine is set up and i've done no editing of any configure files, and my rom list were automatically generated when i did an update via RetroPie Setup

            RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
            RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
            both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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              stevep
              last edited by

              I think I know what's happening here. I'm building off a downloaded image of attract mode. That's why it's not matching up with my USB.

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                stevep
                last edited by

                I used the auto mount with the image found on the Retropie site. The attractmode image came from another source.

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                  lomoverde
                  last edited by

                  im pretty new to this and am keen to know if im wrong,but isnt the easiest method writing the image to usb,then just having the boot sector copied to a tiny sd ?edit a line in the cmdline to point to the usb.

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                  • InsecureSpikeI
                    InsecureSpike @lomoverde
                    last edited by

                    @lomoverde said in Attractmode with USB:

                    im pretty new to this and am keen to know if im wrong,but isnt the easiest method writing the image to usb,then just having the boot sector copied to a tiny sd ?edit a line in the cmdline to point to the usb.

                    https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive/

                    personally i think these methods are safer, just in case something goes wrong with an update or something then all you'll have to do is replace the ad card and your away, and you know your roms are safe, i used to do the moving file system method, but i had corruption happen 2-3 times and then replacing yer roms can be a pain (if you have a few).
                    this way when you get your set up the way you want back up your card, and your good to go

                    RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
                    RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
                    both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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                      lomoverde
                      last edited by

                      ok,cant say ive encountered usb corruption so far.any problems ive had are microsd related.
                      i can understand what a pain replacing rom collections would be tho,hope im not blindly walking the line haha.

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                      • InsecureSpikeI
                        InsecureSpike
                        last edited by

                        not usb corruption,
                        file system corruption, a minor issue could happen with an update, once i had drop in connection, and all was fucked

                        RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
                        RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
                        both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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