Newbie user. Raspbian and RetroPie
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@SohailNassiri use the command line / console / terminal ( whatever you choose to call it) and follow the detailed instructions in the official manual installation guide. If you do exactly what it tells you to do, in the correct order you can't go wrong. Just type the commands in as instructed. And be patient. It may appear to hang at some points but it's just doing its' thing. Give it a go and let us know how you got on.
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@columboscoat Thanks again. Sorry, I'm being really stupid here. I have an SD card with just Raspbian on it (NOOBS). It is in the SD slot of my Raspberry Pi. I have downloaded Pi Baker and I have downloaded the RetroPie image. Now what do I do? How do I get the image onto the Raspberry Pi to 'run' it to install it? The Terminal is on the Raspberry Pi, Raspbian? Correct? Doesn't the RetroPie image need to be accessible via the Terminal on the Raspbian? How do I acheive this?
Thanks. I feel close to making this work.
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@SohailNassiri You don't. You install RetroPie using the Pi. No need for another device to install once you have an operational OS on the Pi its' self. Hook a keyboard up to the Pi. Connect to the internets, if you haven't already, and follow the guide.
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@SohailNassiri I feel you are becoming a touch confused. You need either the Raspbian image and install RetroPie manually on top, as you would any piece of sotware OR you use the RetroPie image. Not both. You seem to be preferring the 1st so go with that. Forget about the RetroPie image you downloaded. You don't need it. It's just another way to install RetroPie and the Raspbian OS it uses in one go.
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@columboscoat I am/was confused! I get it now. So, I just connect to the internet via my Raspberry Pi, download/install Retro Pie using Terminal on the Raspberry Pi? I can point to it via the Raspberry Pi? I am understanding this now?
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@SohailNassiri Yes. You have got it, by jove! As I said, follow the guide to the letter and be patient.
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@columboscoat Hallelujah! Thank you for being patient with me!
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@SohailNassiri No problem. Happy to help. 1st thing to do is update the RetroPie Setup script. Then update all installed packages. Just to ensure you are all up to date. You should be but it does no harm.
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@columboscoat OK, this is after installation, correct?
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@SohailNassiri Yes. You can get into using the RetroPie option on the GUI. This should be your only option available as you will have no ROMs installed yet. Systems will only appear when you have ROMs in the relevant directories (folders).
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@columboscoat OK, got it, cheers!
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@SohailNassiri No problem. Again. I'm just sitting watching YouTube and doing not very much. Happy to help. Most people on this forum are more than willing to help out someone struggling but they do expect you to read the resources available and to provide all the info needed. Simply because everyone's set-up is so different and there are so many variables that it can just turn into a guessing game sometimes. Anyway, good luck. If you encounter any further issues unrelated to installation I would advise you to search the forum first then start a new thread if you can't find a solution.
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