"Resized root filesystem. Rebooting in 5 seconds..."
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Hi everyone,
I purchased a few Raspberry Pi 4ModelB units in September 2023 in an attempt to learn a little more about computers. I have never been very good with computers and often rely on others for help. I quickly discovered that I could use the Raspberry Pi to run retro video game emulators and have been enjoying learning how to use RetroPie to do this. I have become very familiar with the "First Installation" procedure since I have been tinkering with multiple Raspberry Pi 4 ModelB units.
On April 5, 2024 I installed RetroPie onto a Raspberry Pi 4 ModelB and I received an on screen message that I hadn't seen before. It stated "Resized root filesystem. Rebooting in 5 seconds...". The message was viewable for about 3-5 seconds before disappearing and then continuing with the installation process. The RetroPie program successfully loaded, however after installing the MegaDrive emulator and ROMS to test the system it abruptly crashed. This was the first time the RetroPie program had ever crashed on me. This concerned me so I deleted the RetroPie program off of the MicroSD and re-installed Retropie again. I again got the "Resized root filesystem" message. I have re-installed RetroPie on multiple MicroSD cards since this occurrence, trying both brand new MicroSD cards and even a brand new Raspberry Pi 4 ModelB to see if this would stop the "Resized root filesystem" message from showing up however it continues.
Has anyone ever come across this message? What does it mean and is this a problem?
This concerns me because I am building a replica full size Street Fighter II World Warrior arcade cabinet, and I would like the Retropie program and emulators/ROMS to run reliably.
My info:
Pi Model: Raspberry Pi 4 ModelB
Power supply: Official Raspberry Pi power supply for 4B/400 (US)
RetroPie version: RETROPIE 4.8 (RPI 4/400)
Built from: Raspberry Pi imager for Windows (from RetroPie First Installation page)
USB Devices connected: PowerA wired XBOX controller (Model# XBGPOPWI)
MicroSD: 128G Samsung EVO Select
Error Message Received: Resized root filesystem. Rebooting in 5 seconds...
Emulator: No emulator was in use when the above message appears. The emulator in use when the system crashed was the Genesis/MegaDrive emulator.Thank you for any help you can provide!
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That's normal, the image is distributed with a minimal file system to keep the file download a reasonable size; then on first boot, it is resized to fit the available volume.
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@crimsonzombie said in "Resized root filesystem. Rebooting in 5 seconds...":
Has anyone ever come across this message? What does it mean and is this a problem?
...As @sleve_mcdichael mentioned, it's not a problem and it's normal, that is a task that runs on the first boot of the system. The same process happens when using the official RaspiOS images from the Raspberry Pi - in fact this is unchanged from the upstream RaspiOS images, upon which the RetroPie image is based on.
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@sleve_mcdichael thank you for sharing that info. I must not have noticed this the first few times I installed retropie and was concerned it contributed to emulation station crashing. It has been running well since my last install (as it usually does). I appreciate your help. Thank you.
Keith
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@mitu thank you for confirming this. Appreciate your additional input.
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