@commodore_nerd Well if no linux binary exist then you will need to download the source files from the emulator, compile and make the binary. But first you need to make sure that you have installed all the library packages that the emulator is depending on.

Think of it as needing specific dll files for as specific program/software in Windows to be able to run/execute. (for example directx)

For the Raspberry Pi it will typical be the SDL version of them emulator that you want.

As @mitu described it, is one of the following ways to accomplish it.

Interesting. I do want to play roms off the 1Tb drive.

@mitu Just did it.
Everything went smooth as we discussed it above.
From the SD's roms folder I only deleted the actual ROMs not the folders.

So far I didn't notice any performance hit nor any decrease. All the same as it seems. I'll let you know in case that impression should change.

One more thing about backup: Since the configs share is not being transferred to the USB stick (unfortunately) I want to stress the importance to (at least) backup this one manually and frequently ;-)

@A-pi said in ROMs from exfat USB drive, drive not automatically mounting on startup:

Incidentally, blkid still shows the drive (/dev/sda2)...?

blkid shows you the block devices detected by the system, but that doesn't mean they're mounted and available. The mount command should give you the list of mounted (and available) drives. I guess your drive is not automatically mounted at start or there's an error mounting the drive - check you by manually mounting it and see if any errors show up.

@steptoe Have a look at this link. exFAT is faster than FAT32.

https://www.flexense.com/fat32_exfat_ntfs_usb3_performance_comparison.html

@chuckyp said in Games on USB-Drive are not refreshed:

@clyde not trying to make things more difficult. Just giving another option in-case he can’t get the official method to work.

And I mistook you for the TO, that's where my last paragraph about helpful details came from. :*)

@darknior @pjft
Oh... one thing that could go wrong with the symbolic link method.
If you insert two USB devices at the same time then the naming could get wrong. Means that /mount/usb0 is not always Device 1
and /mount/usb1 is not always Device 2. They can change, so working with fstab and giving the devices their unique numbering is better. But the symlink is imho the fastest way ...
need to say: it is not supported by official intructions!!

The bash myscript.sh is working for ES because it is setted in es_systems.cfg since RetroPie 4.0

@mitu Alas, that wouldn’t solve my issue. I’d still be unable to symlink under FAT32. :/

OK bought everything and built it and it works great. 2tb harddrive would not fit but the 1 tb one does : )
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deleted case ethernet port,case door hinges came out for room, glued closed. had to put dedicated power to the hd to spin right so extra usb port grafted to the drives power wires while data wires go to pie. runs cool enough 50 degrees-ish so far. case closes tighter than pics when screwed together. just took some quick snaps to share. think it turned out pretty good.

@lordkramgb please fill out https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

@z1mzum Welcome to the forum. In general, it's better to open your own thread for your questions instead of using other's threads in the hope that a solution for your problem comes along. That said, a quick advice: If you can access your Pi over the network via SSH, you can use its file manager from afar. Just enter mc on the command line after logging into the Pi.

I just wrote a "snes" folder to the roms map on the usb drive and put a game in that was't available in the existing rom list on my raspberry. The game is transferred and working. It looks like i don't need the raspberry to create the rom folders to transfer more roms. Writing the subfolders manually in the "roms" folder seems to work.

Thanks both.

Have added a 5 second delay, and it works now.

Will look at adding a powered hub.

Hi Clyde,

Thanks for the reply. I've decided to test a few things out and see if I can get it going on my own. If I do, I'll post how I did it here. If not, I'll post the specific info you asked for above.

Thanks again.

@dv8mad You need to enable SSH first before using WinSCP - see the docs https://retropie.org.uk/docs/SSH/. After you enable it, then you can use WinSCP and transfer the CD images.
But you'll get the same result if you transfer the files over file shares, copying them via file shares in \\retropie\roms\segacd. Make sure that the files have the proper case, i.e. .cue vs .CUE, and the .cue file (which is a normal text file) also has inside the correct .bin filename. Remember that Linux has a case sesitive filesystem.
Once you have copied the files, restart Emulationstation and see if the system shows up with the games. If they don't, check the log in /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_log.txt via WinSCP and see if you get any errors there.
More information about Sega CD games you find in the docs - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Sega-CD/.

I appear to have stumbled into facebook by accident. Excuse me. Carry on lads...

@flavor I have some code that does this but it's not yet committed as needs testing. It should enable usbromservice to update when updating retropie without having to disable/re-enable. I will commit it once I have tested it further.

@joelgbr

(1) Is your Pie on the same network as your computer?

(2) What username and password are you using for WinSCP? It should be username: pi password: raspberry

(3) The Host name on WinSCP should be the IP address of your Pie... (You can find that by using the ShowIP function located in the RetropieConfiguration area...

(4) You can also use a Windows 'file explorer' window to talk to the RP by typing in // IP address (making sure it is recognizing it as a network instruction, and not a website)

(5) Install RetroPieManager (one of my favorite) by following the video below. It lets you access via your webrowser, by putting in the IP address followed by :8000 . It's pretty slick, and let's you know if the files you uploaded are compatible in those folders. Only issue with it is it doesn't quite work well will large files (500mb+)

Thank you for your reply...it helps a lot! I was thinking about manually naming the folders as well. I guess I can check and see the information that you request. Your post has been more helpful than most I have found in other forums so I appreciate it. Please excuse my "noobness" but how would I find the information that you request? Thanks...