@DaveWins182 said in Retropie Drive Partition Issue with Kodi:

Any idea how I could remedy this? Thanks in advance!

Don't use /dev/sdX[Number] in your /etc/fstab, add the mount point based on the partition's UUID(s) (see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fstab#File_system_UUIDs). This way the order of the USB devices is not relevant and the mount points will be always correct.

@mitu I found out I had themes and videos saved there, thanks for the help!

There's no option in RetroPie for this configuration, but you can use gparted and shrink the 2nd partition (which is ext4) to make room for a 3rd partition. Since gparted is a Linux application, you'll need a Linux system to run it - you can use the Gparted LiveCD to run it on a system that doesn't have Linux installed.

The easier solution would be to use an USB drive - which you can format as exFAT - and put your ROMs on it: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive/.

@jamiem1976
It appears you are using a recalbox image instead of a retropie image. You might want to ask your question on their forums instead.

@matitrol said in Partitions in the SD:

Is it a card problem or something?

No, that's normal. The 1st partition is a boot partition and the 2nd one is a Linux partition. On the 1st boot, the 2nd partition will be resized to fit the rest of the free space - up to 16 Gb.

@collcroc123 That's normal. Once you start the system, the 2nd partition will be expanded to fill up the free space (that shows up as Unallocated). The 1st partition is the boot partition, only holding the necessary files to start the system and then the actual OS and its files will be on the 2nd partition.

Retropie has an installation available of Kodi. It is available via the Retropie setup and is a full media center. If you prefer to run a separate install of Kodi on a seperate sd card, use LibreELEC.

Great, thanks for the help will give it a go, I’ll post back how I’ve got on or if I need some help lol

Cheers again

@jackknife18846 You could try expanding the filesystem if the card has more unused space.

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

@jackknife18846 the partition you're referring to is not recognised by Windows as it is a Linux partition. You can either put it into a Linux laptop to browse it, or use other methods of getting ROMS etc on (these are all in the official documentation).

You can use your local network to browse to the Pi and copy the ROMS that way, or us the USB copy method instead.

@blonqe apologies if I sounded accusatory with my link - thanks for the info. Most posts that mention 128gb images are downloaded etc. Cheers

I now have it working. The SD card was working as it should, for some reason it was not automatically running the process to extend the filesystem, even after a reinstall. So i ran the command to do it my self.

That has solved my issue and i now have all my roms copied across and everything is working well.

Looks like you are doing it wrong. Try it a different way, one that works