Purchased my first Pi 3 (retro Pi)...HELP!!!

[backstander]

@Billy-Lee said in Purchased my first Pi 3 (retro Pi)...HELP!!!:

The mini wireless keyboard touchpad combo just arrived in the post after ordering it yesterday...! Not a clue how to hook it up so I can input my wifi. So far have plugged the USB into the device, turned it on, went to wifi settings, but it isn't picking it up. I'll have to figure that one out :/

I have that same keyboard and there should be a little USB receiver dongle that you just plug into your RPi and it should just work without doing anything.

I'd be worried about purchasing ones of those pre-filled RetroPie boxes from some stranger down a dark Facebook alley because you don't know what they've done to it...I mean it could have a rootkit or a back door! Who knows?

Anyways, the admins/devs here are very passionate about this project and they put a lot of time into this (and so do the other programmers who write the code for the emulators or the artists who do the graphics, etc.). They all do it for free in their spare time because they want to share their passion with others who have similar passions. These are their babies! I don't know if you have any kids of your own but passionate parents would do anything for their kids! When a total stranger kidnaps your baby and then dolls them up to sell them in sex trafficking, you know that you would go to the ends of the earth for them and there is going to be some shots fired!

If we don't support these RetroPie Traffickers then they won't make money at it and they'll stop selling RetroPie boxes!

[Billy-Lee]

@backstander said in Purchased my first Pi 3 (retro Pi)...HELP!!!:

@Billy-Lee said in Purchased my first Pi 3 (retro Pi)...HELP!!!:

The mini wireless keyboard touchpad combo just arrived in the post after ordering it yesterday...! Not a clue how to hook it up so I can input my wifi. So far have plugged the USB into the device, turned it on, went to wifi settings, but it isn't picking it up. I'll have to figure that one out :/

I have that same keyboard and there should be a little USB receiver dongle that you just plug into your RPi and it should just work without doing anything.

I'd be worried about purchasing ones of those pre-filled RetroPie boxes from some stranger down a dark Facebook alley because you don't know what they've done to it...I mean it could have a rootkit or a back door! Who knows?

Anyways, the admins/devs here are very passionate about this project and they put a lot of time into this (and so do the other programmers who write the code for the emulators or the artists who do the graphics, etc.). They all do it for free in their spare time because they want to share their passion with others who have similar passions. These are their babies! I don't know if you have any kids of your own but passionate parents would do anything for their kids! When a total stranger kidnaps your baby and then dolls them up to sell them in sex trafficking, you know that you would go to the ends of the earth for them and there is going to be some shots fired!

If we don't support these RetroPie Traffickers then they won't make money at it and they'll stop selling RetroPie boxes!

You really need to watch what you're saying pal. Comparing my son to a piece of hardware. If anyone ever said anything like that to me in person I think you know exactly what would happen as any parent would. You want to make a point, do so without going to such levels. As you can see, and the same goes for the chap who posted above you, there's been enough discussion around this. You're not dealing with somebody ripping off the distributors and making money off them, but somebody onaware of them, purchasing what they sell then seeking help for the product called retropie on the site iteself.....learning what has happened, then stating they will be using this very site for any further downloads, donations, or anything to do with retropie. You're starting to become a pack of wolves on here, but I suggest you back off now , particularly with comments such as above .

Thank you for the help on the wireless keyboards though . I'm trying to be constructive as I can on here . Please let's just either respond to my questions or not reply at all. There's enough discussion expressed about the issue of the seller and as mentioned unfortunately many more like him. Thanks.

[mediamogul]

@Billy-Lee said in Purchased my first Pi 3 (retro Pi)...HELP!!!:

You're starting to become a pack of wolves on here

So now you don't like wolves, which are basically just misunderstood dogs? You ARE a monster.

I'm sure everyone is willing to move forward constructively to help you as a new user in any way we can. However, as noted earlier, unofficial images are not supported here, due to the near impossibility of troubleshooting the unknown variables introduced by the seller. If your troubles continue, flashing a fresh copy will be necessary for any of us to help you. Please consider that our valuable time is given freely and this requirement will help expedite the troubleshooting process for us as well as you.

Edit: Well, I see now he's been banned. If it's a temporary thing, perhaps he'll come back with a more considerate agenda.

[markyh444]

@mediamogul

[mediamogul]

@markyh444

I stabbed a man in the heart.

[Hiroshi]

I haven't felt this range of emotions since The Water Temple.

Ignorance is bliss huh? (But still no defence from the law!)

[markyh444]

Yeh, @mediamogul killed a guy with a trident!

Seriously though, you should probably lay low for a while as you will be wanted for murder...

[daeks]

@herb_fargus @BuZz as the discussion is mostly the same might it be an idea to add that kind of information ("we only support images from retropie") to the "first read before post article"? With some note about the illegality of pre-made images with Roms

[rbaker]

@daeks like in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules ?

[space cadet]

Politics or high school? ; )

[Capeman]

I just recently left a retropie facebook group that started off as a support group but slowly overtime turned into a "were making a preloaded image that looks like hyperspin" forum and filled with mostly kids/trolls... (group used to be called Retropie but changed its name to Project HyperPie, best avoided, nothing of value anymore)

What really amazes me is people start off as ignorant to an issue, but when they are informed of the negative facts associated, they immediately go into "defensively and willfully ignorant" mode... they get mad when presented with facts they dont like and start attacking anyone who doesn't subscribe to their version of reality. This is kind of behavior is hitting a fever pitch lately here in the States, doesnt even matter the subject anymore.

People are just terrible.

[mediamogul]

@Capeman said in Purchased my first Pi 3 (retro Pi)...HELP!!!:

People are just terrible.

That was my prom theme.

[Hiroshi]

There's a pre-populated 64gb image on torrent sites called "Project RetroPie" too, which can't help.

It's ironic that the Mini-NES and such have actually (massively) increased the amount of ROM piracy.

[Capeman]

@Hiroshi Exactly! Nintendo's "popularity by scarcity" tactics have caused an absolute flood of people looking for some way to play old games on a little box, and what comes up on the first google search?

128GB PRE LOADED RETROPIE WITH 65,000 GAMES ROMZ WAREZ OMG LADY GAGA KEYWORD KEYWORD KEYWORD NES-MINI

[space cadet]

I think it's so much more fulfilling to do it on your own! So east download the retropie image, setup, and add roms. Who needs 65000 games? I'm lucky to play 1 a week with my lil ones!

[markyh444]

@space-cadet I'm only allowed to play Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends on the Megadrive on mine when my son is about because he likes it.

He knows nothing. That game is shit.

[Capeman]

@markyh444 My oldest (3yo) is just getting started with games, we play Freeway on Atari because it's the simplest fun game i could find.

Also got my wife to do some gaming with me in the evenings (which i consider doing the impossible)... but she ONLY wants to play tetris 2 player... so im not sure if i consider that a victory or not.

[markyh444]

@Capeman 2 player Tetris! I'd not claim that as a victory if I were you...

[Hiroshi]

@Capeman Two-player Tetris is a gateway game to Dr.Robotniks Mean Bean Machine!

[Capeman]

@markyh444 i did the first week or so... im on about week 4 of nothing but tetris... I mean, c'mon, there are other/better puzzle games! She won't even try Puzzle Fighter 2