@Link You can create a folder for the ROMs on the /media/usb0 partition, copy the contents of /home/pi/RetroPie/roms to it, then symlink /home/pi/RetroPie/roms to the folder on the HDD. Make sure you create a back of /home/pi/RetroPie/roms first, just in case.

Or you can bind mount the folder over /home/pie/RetroPie/roms with something like

mount -o bind /media/usb0/<Folder_name> /home/pi/RetroPie/roms

If you're not blocking the port yourself, check with your ISP. RetroPie doesn't come with any firewall rules configured (unless you did so).

Nothing?

@turnerl Because this is the easiest way to transfer your ROMs to the Pi system. Since this is a gaming dedicated system, it makes sense to make this operation as easy as possible.

@ericdave you should not edit that file but the autostart.sh. the file you edited is not meant to be user editable and will be overwritten.

I just ended up using a different method, winscp on Windows, I also just mount my USB directly now instead of transferring files cause I reimage so often

My microSD card became corrupt and I had to revisit this issue, and I just realized I never thanked you guys! Thanks for helping me twice!!!

Forgot to mention, both partitions are formatted in ext4 format.
Not sure if that info was need lol but noticed i had not added it.
Cheers

Yup, confirmed. Don't install the Control Block module from the Drivers list if you're not using it and updating with Retropie 4.3.5, because it looks for it and if not detected, initiates the shutdown sequence.

@darkbibble here's the module code.

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/master/scriptmodules/supplementary/samba.sh#L31

Thanks for the help and suggestions. I figured there was a decent chance I'd need to reinstall... I shut Retropie down through the emulationstation menu, but I'll have to make sure I'm waiting long enough before unplugging. I have had to hard shut it off several times when games have hung, but that was rare.

@pawpie said in Samba share no longer working:

2nd issue- scraping images...

What Scraper are you using ? If it's the default ES one then maybe you have the "user decides conflicts" option on. With Off it does the job for all games (for the systems you selected).
Detailed info on Scrapers here.

now i have another problem, the data transfer from pc to rom directory is 10mbit but to my ex hdd its 60kb sec...

what could be the matter ?

Thanks for the help I got my USB HDD to be listed and accessable via my windows pc. the problem I'm encountering now is that the write speed to the hdd is only ~2mbytes/s . I wonder if there is way to fix this, this cannot be the maximum speed of the disk, something must be restricting or slowing down the transfer rate? thanks in advance.

@pawpie you need to describe what you did step by step in terms of connecting to your network. Wireless or ethernet? for example.

Hello, just an updated

Tried Installed Ubuntu Xbox plugged in USB drive

I can configure it, I can get the xbox 360 controller working in the emulation station menu and select games ect. I am unable to get the controller to work with any game it doesn't detect it

I have tired the Xdrv driver
Ubuntu Drivers
I can use the controller on the OS no isses
Just doesn't load up in games? Is there an easy way to add this? Would love to find a fix and update this on the wiki as well