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    Win32 Disk Imager Issue... can't get .img on SD card

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      fefemae @rbaker
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      @rbaker I just put the unextracted file on the SD card. For some reason, that one showed up. I'm about to see if the RetroPIe boots up on my TV to see if it really worked--- will let you know.

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        fefemae @rbaker
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        @rbaker I plugged the raspberry pi into an outlet with the charger cord, and attached it to the tv with an HDMI. I'm just getting a No Signal message on the tv now.

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          rbaker @fefemae
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          @fefemae said in Win32 Disk Imager Issue... can't get .img on SD card:

          I just put the unextracted file on the SD card

          What do you mean by this? You have to write a disk image. You cannot drag and drop the file onto an sd card. You mention a charger? What power supply are you using?

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            fefemae @rbaker
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            @rbaker I wrote the file onto it, sorry for bad wording. My raspberry pi came with a charger thing that I plugged into the wall for a power source. Also, I saw that I could only get the extracted file written onto the SD card when it was in the local disk... so that's what I did and it is working on the TV now

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              rbaker @paradadf
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              @paradadf said in Win32 Disk Imager Issue... can't get .img on SD card:

              there is no need to even extract the .img.gz file.

              What do you mean by this? If you burn this using disk imager, it will not boot. Are you saying you can?

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                rbaker @fefemae
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                @fefemae Please mark this thread as solved.

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                  paradadf @rbaker
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                  @rbaker i mean that you can directly choose the .img.gz file with the software and burn it to the sd card and it will work, without the need of previously extracting it to only a .img file.

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                    rbaker @paradadf
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                    @paradadf Wow, I did not know this and I have not tried this. How does it burn a compressed image? Why extract at all?

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                      fefemae @rbaker
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                      @rbaker How do I do that?

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                        paradadf @rbaker
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                        @rbaker how? No idea, but it works (at least for me).

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                          rbaker @fefemae
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                          @fefemae I think its in topic tools at the bottom? Or just edit your post title with [solved]? -press the unsolved.

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                            herb_fargus administrators @rbaker
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                            @rbaker burning a compressed image? News to me too! Will have to try...

                            Though I think would still be wise to recommend extraction in the official doc's as some other tools may require extraction.

                            If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                            Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                              Mycrobe
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                                  halo86
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                                  @fefemae said in Win32 Disk Imager Issue... can't get .img on SD card:

                                  The Win32 Disk Imager program does not recognize the .img file whether it's on search for . or .img. It says that the file does not exist if I copy and paste the .img.

                                  I'm having the same problem.
                                  I downloaded the retropie file, extracted it to my desktop with 7zip, opened win32 disk imager, clicked that blue folder to select my disk image...and win32 disk imager won't find it from the desktop(or anywhere else).
                                  I tried Etcher also. It finds correct image/or zip, but it freezes when it says "starting"

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                                    matgeg
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                                    @halo86 I have the same issue

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                                      Cash513 @halo86
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                                      @halo86 hi this is issue I am currently having and don't know how to fix it

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                                        3boysandagirl
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                                        I am having the same issue above, not finding retro pie on the desk top, after the blue folder.

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