usbmount not working in RetroPie 4.6 on Pi3 B+

POPEYE

I have just installed RetroPie 4.6 on Pi3 B+ and usbmount not working.

By the way, how to choose to install from binary or source in new script?

mitu

I have just installed RetroPie 4.6 on Pi3 B+ and usbmount not working.

How did you install the system ? A manual installation will not install usbmount. What does 'not working' mean ? The service doesn't start, the folders are not created on the stick, the ROMs are not visible ?

By the way, how to choose to install from binary or source in new script?

The same as before, the installation options are in the package detail dialog.

POPEYE

How did you install the system ?

I downloaded the pre-made image.

What does 'not working' mean ?

I don't have usb folders in /media and flash drive doesn't mount automatically.

I have just looked inside the untouched image, it seems, that I made a mistake managing packages. I uninstalled usbromservice (as far as i remember, it installs usbmount) and installed it again, but it was installed from binary (not from source as in untouched image), and there is no choice.

mitu

@POPEYE said in usbmount not working in RetroPie 4.6 on Pi3 B+:

but it was installed from binary (not from source as in untouched image), and there is no choice.

There's no source installation for usbromservice - just binary. Uninstalling usbromservice will also remove the usbmount package, so it's normal that it doesn't work.

BuZz

Update RetroPie-Setup and reinstall usbromservice as there was an issue when removing it wouldn't reinstall correctly. It's already fixed a few days ago.

POPEYE

It seems, that there were some problems with usbmount, after the script uninstalled usbmount. I have installed usbmount from console: sudo apt-get install usbmount. Then uninstalled it with deleting configuration files: sudo apt-get purge usbmount. Then installed usbromservice from script and it built usbmount from source, then (even though it is told that usbromservice is installed from binary).

mitu

@POPEYE said in usbmount not working in RetroPie 4.6 on Pi3 B+:

Then installed usbromservice from script and it built usbmount from source, then (even though it is told that usbromservice is installed from binary).

That's normal. Can you check if the service is started after you insert the USB disc:

systemctl status usbmount@dev-sda1.service

POPEYE

@mitu
Yes, the service is started. Now automounting works fine. However, I updated the main RetroPie script and reinstalled usbromservice.