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    Compete noob needs help

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    • rbakerR
      rbaker @jimmynoon
      last edited by rbaker

      @jimmynoon said in Compete noob needs help:

      Ok, but that's not the issue here. It powered on and worked.

      Forget it, I've formated card and starting again from scratch

      It is the issue. A USB port cannot supply 2.5A. Your issues are not related to retropie. Your issues are related to not reading the instructions for the raspberry pi before not reading the instructions for retropie. Also, you still have not said which image you are using exactly despite being asked over and over.

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        jimmynoon @rbaker
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        @rbaker https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/manual-installation

        I'm using these instructions, and the image from retropie website.

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          jimmynoon @jimmynoon
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          I've got the power supply plugged in, done another full re-install, tried running emulationstation and nothing happens. Shock, nothing to do with the power supply. Updating retropie now, but I'm close to throwing this out the window. I AM FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS to the god damn letter and it aint working.

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            jimmynoon @BuZz
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            @BuZz 4, thanks

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            • BuZzB
              BuZz administrators @jimmynoon
              last edited by BuZz

              @jimmynoon try another sdcard. Ranting as above is not going to help. (And will not aid in people wanting to help you).

              It could have been power related. We have seen it many times. You can't reliably power a rpi3 from a USB port.

              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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              • rbakerR
                rbaker @jimmynoon
                last edited by rbaker

                @jimmynoon you still have not posted which retropie image you downloaded. How many times do you want me to ask? If you try and boot a pi3 with the image for a pi1/0 it won't work. Are you using the correct one? Is your sd card on the compatible list?

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                  jimmynoon
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                  https://retropie.org.uk/download/ - I used the second image from this website. Extracted with WinRAR and burned to SD card with Win32DiskImager. I did say I used this website.

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                    jimmynoon
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                    And it can't be the SDcard as surely bugger all would happen if the SD card was faulty. I go through the install but then I can't seem to get anything to run post retropie install.

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                      jimmynoon
                      last edited by

                      Sorry if I am ranting but this is highly frustrating when I know deep down it's something I'm missing in terms of my lack of linux knowledge, not hardware issues.

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                      • markyh444M
                        markyh444 @jimmynoon
                        last edited by

                        @jimmynoon Well no, if there's bad sectors and you write some of the image to some of those, it'll probably boot but not work correctly.

                        It's like if you've got a dodgy hard drive. Some things may work and others won't, depending on where on the drive the data is written.

                        Retropie in a NES - Pi 3 with Mausberry circuit shutdown switch wired to buttons and 8bitdo NesPro30 controller
                        Retropie in a Saturn Controller - Pi Zero, GPIO controls using DB9 driver
                        Retropie in a PSX - Pi3
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                        • rbakerR
                          rbaker @jimmynoon
                          last edited by rbaker

                          @jimmynoon if your card is not on the list, it will not work with the raspberry pi. The process is quite simple with regard to retropie but if you ignore how to set up a pi, it will not work. It would help if you posted the full set up. Here is my setup....

                          Raspberry Pi 3
                          2.5 amp PSU @ 5.1V with 1.5m micro USB - element 14 version
                          128gb Sandisk micro sd card - verified
                          Retropie image downloaded for Pi 3 - 4bf44fa37bb9db72b9d7c6dfab6fe015 from this site
                          Devices connected - ipac2 and PS3 controller

                          So have you checked your Power Supply lead? Is it too long? Wrong type? All these details matter in ruling out issues. The fact is that retropie is simply supplied as an image. Follow the guidance from the Pi website followed by the guidance on this one and after 4 mouse clicks, you are in emulation station. By the way, no Linux knowledge needed. I have none.

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                          • rbakerR
                            rbaker @jimmynoon
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                            @jimmynoon also, have you watched you tube and compared what you did?

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                              jimmynoon
                              last edited by

                              I've managed to sort it after going through settings and finding that my install was beyond basic and needed to add further modules. No sd card issue, power supply issue. It was software related. I'm having trouble getting psx games to work but nes and megadrive are fine so I'm happy for now.

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                              • BuZzB
                                BuZz administrators @jimmynoon
                                last edited by BuZz

                                @jimmynoon well, you gave so little information what you gave pointed to those as a possibility. You never detailed what steps you took etc.

                                To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                • rbakerR
                                  rbaker @jimmynoon
                                  last edited by

                                  @jimmynoon If you are using a USB port on a pc to power your Pi, it will never work properly as soon as you stress it, connect controllers to it or do anything meaningful. Beyond basic? Modules? What do you mean? I and others would be interested to know what your issue actually was.

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                                  • markyh444M
                                    markyh444 @rbaker
                                    last edited by

                                    @rbaker I just wish people would help us out a little bit so we can actually help them.

                                    Retropie in a NES - Pi 3 with Mausberry circuit shutdown switch wired to buttons and 8bitdo NesPro30 controller
                                    Retropie in a Saturn Controller - Pi Zero, GPIO controls using DB9 driver
                                    Retropie in a PSX - Pi3
                                    https://markyh444.wordpress.com

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                                    • BuZzB
                                      BuZz administrators @markyh444
                                      last edited by BuZz

                                      @markyh444 Unfortunately some are not willing to spend the time, but are happy to waste our time (By expecting us to mind read) :)

                                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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