Cant install RetroPie-Manager. Please help!

ahmedelakkad

Using Raspberry Pi 3
on Raspbian Buster
Retropie version 4.5.3

Im running retropie from inside raspbain not as an image. I have installed it normally and updated script and all packages. I started trying to install retropie manager from inside retropie configuration menu (in experimental packages). It supposedly installed but when I try to start it says "Error: It seems that Retropie-Manager ran into problems to start" So I tried remove and then reinstalling, same thing. So I said I'll install it from the CLI so I can see what's happening.
I got "ImportError: bad magic number in 'project': b'\x0xf3\r\n'"
make: **** [Makefile:26: install error 1

Please check the image below for reference.

Thanks for any help in advance!

https://imgur.com/a/OE7u86N

mitu

Please add more info about your system - which Raspbian release are you using, what version of RetroPie ?

ahmedelakkad

@mitu Sorry I just edited it now :)

mitu

I can't reproduce this error, but your screenshot shows a Python3 related error - did you configure Python3 as the default Python interpreter on your system ?

ahmedelakkad

@mitu ummm I dont recall I doing that. Would you mind telling me how ? :D

mitu

You don't need to do that, I was just asking if you did something that would make Python3 the default, since on a clean Raspbian Buster installation, Python2 is the default. As I said, I don't have this error and retropie-manager installs cleanly.

NB: the retropie-manager is currently an un-maintained package, since the author removed his/her Github account. Is there a reason you'd like to install it ? I don't think it provides any functionality that's not already configured/included in RetroPie.

ahmedelakkad

@mitu I just wanted to manage the game files over the network like some tutorials suggested

mitu

I don't know why it doesn't work for you - did you install anything else before trying this ? You can easily manage your games over the network using file shares, there's no need to add additional programs.

ahmedelakkad

@mitu I removed it all together :D Can you let me know how can I do file shares?

mitu

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/#samba-shares