@mitu Ah, good to know. Might be handy in the future.

Changing the image to 64 bit resolved all the building issues, so after running the RetroSetup script, no errors were logged.

There I copied the file from my computer onto my RetroPie by drag and drop it in the Ports folder.

Then try:

python3 ~/RetroPie/roms/ports/main.py

Or if you've put it in a subfolder,

python3 ~/RetroPie/roms/ports/subfolder/main.py

@mitu said in Install Sixaxis on an old Raspi 3b+:

@pscotto1234 You can either look in $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/logs and unpack the latest log file or just post the error you're seeing on screen.

I tried to launch Retropie Setup script and I am not able to launch it anymore. This is the log I had:

pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo ./retropie_setup.sh Did not find needed dependencies: subversion python3-pyudev dirmngr. Trying to install them now. E: Command line option --allow-releaseinfo-change is not understood in combination with the other options Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libbluray1 libgles1-mesa libiso9660-8 libmodplug1 libvcdinfo0 libvlccore8 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following additional packages will be installed: libapr1 libaprutil1 libserf-1-1 libsvn1 python3-six Suggested packages: dbus-user-session pinentry-gnome3 tor python-six-doc db5.3-util subversion-tools The following NEW packages will be installed: dirmngr libapr1 libaprutil1 libserf-1-1 libsvn1 python3-pyudev python3-six subversion 0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded. Need to get 2,850 kB/2,903 kB of archives. After this operation, 10.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. Err:1 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch/main armhf dirmngr armhf 2.1.18-8~deb9u4 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] Err:2 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch/main armhf libapr1 armhf 1.5.2-5 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] Err:3 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch/main armhf libaprutil1 armhf 1.5.4-3 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] Err:4 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch/main armhf libserf-1-1 armhf 1.3.9-3+deb9u1 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] Err:5 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch/main armhf libsvn1 armhf 1.9.5-1+deb9u5 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] Err:6 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch/main armhf subversion armhf 1.9.5-1+deb9u5 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] E: Failed to fetch http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/pool/main/g/gnupg2/dirmngr_2.1.18-8~deb9u4_armhf.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] E: Failed to fetch http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/pool/main/a/apr/libapr1_1.5.2-5_armhf.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] E: Failed to fetch http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/pool/main/a/apr-util/libaprutil1_1.5.4-3_armhf.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] E: Failed to fetch http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/pool/main/s/serf/libserf-1-1_1.3.9-3+deb9u1_armhf.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] E: Failed to fetch http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/pool/main/s/subversion/libsvn1_1.9.5-1+deb9u5_armhf.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] E: Failed to fetch http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/pool/main/s/subversion/subversion_1.9.5-1+deb9u5_armhf.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:75:0:3 80] E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing? Unable to install packages required by /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh - Could not install package(s): subversion python3-pyudev dirmngr.

Resolved changing repository link with:

deb http://legacy.raspbian.org/raspbian/ stretch main contrib non-free rpi

I hope this could help someone else with the same issue!

@zoner said in Booting to the default Raspbian desktop.:

I may have misspoken.

I don't think so.

Do I understand you correctly that after installing RetroPie on Raspbian my desktop environment will remain the same?

Yes. You can configure how the system boots and what's started in the autostart configuration - by default no configuration is performed, so the current boot configuration is not modified.

@penciltester said in about to downgrade my raspberrypiOS, one question:

When you say "manual install", are you referring to a different method than using the install script found in the github repository? If so, could you point me towards the instructions to do this properly?

No, you still use the script following the docs.

@mitu said in Which files/folders to backup?:

@retrodaniel said in Which files/folders to backup?:

know that I changed the configuration of some games specifically during emulation, but I have no idea where those are stored. Could anyone point me to where they are, please?

The overrides for cores/games should be stored in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/configs, each core has its own folder for overrides. If you're backing up /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch, it should be enough - you can restore them afterwards.

Other than that, the backed up folders you mentioned should be enough.

Amazing! Thank you for the help :)

@dankcushions Thank you!

@sirhenrythe5th said in Command to edit file permissions (solved):

run into another issue: when i change settings (language, continues) in the atomiswave-servicemenu and push "save & exit"

I mean, yeah. You've just made the nvram read-only, and now you're trying to save changes to it. That ain't gonna work. You'd have to do all that before you locked the file, while it was still writable.

Oops! Missed the part where you said it even happens without changing the permissions.

@dankcushions oh cool, then i will try that out. thanks a lot for your help!

@mitu Thank you, That fixed it.

I changed it because I found emulation station running first was affecting the performance of the pi when doing normal desktop processes and it would quickly get annoying to have to exit emulation station and type startx to get to the desktop(for me let alone my son).

will go back to searching and see if i can figure something else out.

Thank you, by any chance do you know a different bluetooth controller that's cheaper than this?
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07VFR96YS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?smid=ANP120TAQRWM2&psc=1

If you have a 4k TV, try setting the video resolution of your Raspberry Pi to 1080p - you can modify the /boot/config.txt file on the sdcard and set

hdmi_group=1 hdmi_mode=16

then reboot your Pi.

@oathbetrayer The Docs have a section for getting started. You don't need NOOBS for RetroPie, you can just flash/install the latest image and it will be enough to get you started.

@mitu I think I did. My wifi dongle and hub arent working but they work in retropie without issue, no drivers.

You're welcome.

On more thing: As a courtesy for other user here, please add [Solved] or similar to the topic of your original post.

@mitu said in how to make /boot/config.txt read only on raspbian:

That might set your whole system as 'read-only' (i.e. any modifications are discarded on reboot). I'd appreciate if you wouldn't use any fowl language, we're trying to - ironically ! - keep the forum an all ages place.

alright, sorry about that, new to retropie and it's forum.

also, about what you said about the "whole system", it said boot partition when i enabled it, but at this point i give up.
it's gonna suck to have to format my pi but whatever, i reinstalled raspbian 6 times on tuesday trying to get retropie to run on a raspbian installation, before realizing that it wouldn't launch any emulators.
(maybe it not launching anything was related to the screen issue..?)

@superknight1718 Please don't bump old topics, open a new one and provide the info asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first. If you're trying to install on the new Raspberry Pi OS release (bullseye), then there's no need for a new topic - RetroPie does not support it yet.