Problems Installing RetroPie
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I am having issues installing RetroPie. I have v2 of Rasp pi. I have tried 3 different microSD cards as well. I have tried several images following many different installation instructions. Every single time, it takes me to this screen, and I can't get any further. Any ideas on what I am doing incorrect? Thanks!
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@Necrosaro420 Why is your card 96% full if this is a brand new installation? Is it a pre-made image including ROMs. Looks like it to me. If so I don't think anyone here can really help you.
As far as I know most pre-made images are made for the Pi 2 &3. I assume you have a Pi 1B, if so it wont work on your hardware.
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That pic is from a premade image. But the basic install from the retropie site does the exact same thing. I have the Raspberry Pi 2. I have tried several different images including the one from RP site, as well as different MicroSD cards in different sizes.
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@Necrosaro420 I hate to tell you but you don't have a Raspberry Pi2. It's a Pi1. Do you see where it says armv61? That means it is the single core chip installed. The 1 and zero are single core the 2 & 3 are quadcore. How many raspberries do you see on initial boot? If it is only one then you have a Pi1 or zero (a 2 or 3 would display 4 raspberries) and of course you would know if it is a zero due to the size...
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@AlexMurphy Ahh, well that may be the issue then lol. Says v2 on the circuit board, so I assume that was the 2. Guess ill just buy a new one then. Thanks!
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@AlexMurphy of course it will work on his hardware. He just needs to pick the correct SD image.
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/First-Installation#installation
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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@herb_fargus That's what I meant. The current hardware / software combination that he has will not work. Obviously the correct image for a Pi1 will run. Perhaps I wasn't as clear as I could have been as I was in a hurry.
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@AlexMurphy thanks for clarifying :)
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@AlexMurphy said in Problems Installing RetroPie:
@Necrosaro420 I hate to tell you but you don't have a Raspberry Pi2. It's a Pi1. Do you see where it says armv61? That means it is the single core chip installed. The 1 and zero are single core the 2 & 3 are quadcore. How many raspberries do you see on initial boot? If it is only one then you have a Pi1 or zero (a 2 or 3 would display 4 raspberries) and of course you would know if it is a zero due to the size...
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