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      stevejp1978 @mitu
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      @mitu that's 3 x sandisk 512gb cards that failed... all ordered from amazon... i dunno man

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        mitu Global Moderator @stevejp1978
        last edited by mitu

        @stevejp1978 there are some sdcard testing utilities, created in order to spot fake capacity units, you may want to run a test with one of the cards.
        Another possibility would be an over-aggressive overclocking - but since the other card you have still works and has the same config, I've ruled that out.

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          stevejp1978 @mitu
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          @mitu i've used h2testw and it came back ok

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            mitu Global Moderator @stevejp1978
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            @stevejp1978 OK, so it's not the card. Are you using a proper power source ? Please add the rest of the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

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              stevejp1978 @mitu
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                stevejp1978 @mitu
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                Pi Model or other hardware: Iconic Arcade pi 4@ 4gb
                Power Supply used: 12v 7.5a
                RetroPie Version Used (4.8
                Built From: retropie-buster-4.8-rpi4_400
                USB Devices connected: 2 dragonrise control boards, thunderstick tos 4way-8way switcher, thunderstick spinner, two usb hubs
                Controller used: dragonrise w sanwa buttons
                Error messages received: see screen shot
                Verbose log (if relevant):
                Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide)
                File: (File with issue - with FULL path)
                Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable)
                Attachment of config files:
                How to replicate the problem:
                -started with script update, system was sluggish upon first boot, critical error when forced to hard reset after updating retropie script
                -another time (different card) error happened when transfering roms stopped abbruptly, after reboot received error screen.
                -Currently sucessful transfering roms on my third card, I have not updated the retropie script.

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                  mitu Global Moderator
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                  Hard resetting the Pi may lead to filesystem corruption, which would produce a similar error like the one in the pictures. Since the joystick issue should be solved now, try to do the update and don't reset the Pi during the update.

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                    stevejp1978 @mitu
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                    @mitu must be the sd card... i can only transfer so many gigs until everything goes to shit.... the transfer just stops and on the next reboot usually i get a blank screen or the error screen that i posted. This is consistant with all 3 x 512gb sd cards. weird man. guess i'll just be happy with 200gb.... however i am able to use my controller again in the setup menu, so thanks for sorting that!

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                      mitu Global Moderator @stevejp1978
                      last edited by mitu

                      @stevejp1978 If you try to copy more than 200 Gb on the system where you've run h2testw, does it work or it stops there too ?

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                        stevejp1978 @mitu
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                        @mitu stops there too, I got 80+gigs of DC games, tried transfering the whole batch, failed 20-30gis in and couldn't transfer anything else. Upon reboot I usually get a black screen or a scan which leads to kernnal error. I've also tried not expanding the file system (just leaving the 183g image on the 500g card) and got the same result.

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                          stevejp1978 @stevejp1978
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                          @stevejp1978 funny thing is that all 3 cards will pass the h2testw

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                            Lolonois
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                            @stevejp1978 you may also check your cards with f3 [1].

                            As you write you use a 12V 7.5A supply: Make sure it delivers constantly (ie. even under high load) over 4.65V (5.25V max) to the Pi as SD cards are picky on undervoltage [2].

                            Here are some test results from 512GB cards [3], maybe you find additional pointers specific to your make and model of SD card.

                            [1] https://linuxreviews.org/HOWTO_test_SD_cards_and_identify_fake_ones_(mostly_sold_on_ebay)
                            [2] https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/89387/raspberry-pi-3-b-low-voltage-warning
                            [3] https://elinux.org/RPi_SD_cards

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                              stevejp1978 @Lolonois
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                              @Lolonois thanks, not sure how to ensure it delivers a constant voltage while writing... however I'm not planning to waste any more time on this matter.
                              The cards in question is a sandisk 512gb ordered from amazon that i had for years and worked fine in my switch. I got the write error in my arcade and i thought the card was done, so i ordered a new one form Amazon. That card didn't work either... Amazon was good enough to send a second card for free and that one also failed.
                              Who knows, maybe a voltage issue makes sense, but there's no indication of undervoltage on the machine itself.

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