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Installation de RetroPie sur RetroBox

Matériels :

• A computer connect to the Internet

• The RetroBox

• SD card of MINIMUM 4 GB

• USB cable micro USB to USB

• Mini HDMI to HDMI

• 5V charger

• Controller (compatibility list here :)

• WPA wifi network

Fichiers nécessaires :

• RetroPie :https://retropie.org.uk/download/

• Etcher : https://etcher.io/

• Putty : https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

• WinSCP : https://winscp.net/eng/download.php

Preface:

• Be patient, it can take time

• If you have any problem contact us! (On our website or by e-mail: @retrobox.)

On the Computer:

• Burn retropie.img on the map sd with etcher.io

• Eject the SD card and insert it into your RetroBox and wait for the first boot

On the television:

• Plug the RetroBox into HDMI on a screen, then start it. (Having plugged in the controller)

• Go to the RetroPie menu, then in "Wifi"

• You have several ways to configure a wifi network:

• With the file "wifikeyfile.txt", you just have to import it in the menu (save as /boot/wifikeyfile.txt)

• By connecting a keyboard

• Go to "Raspi-Config", then in Connection, then enable SSH

• Restart it, using the support of the RetroBox

Back to the computer:

• Connect in ssh on the IP address of the RetroBox with the Putty software, then, type this:

• Login : pi

• Password : raspberry

Main configuration of the RetroBox:

To be able to use the screen, you have to execute certain commands

in SSH.

1. git clone https://github.com/swkim01/waveshare-dtoverlays.git

2. sudo cp waveshare-dtoverlays/waveshare32b-overlay.dtb /boot/overlays/waveshare32b.dtbo

3. sudo nano /boot/config.txt

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Add :

1. #Add Screen, overclock and sound

2. dtparam=i2c_arm=on

3. dtparam=i2s=on

4. dtparam=spi=on

5. dtoverlay=waveshare32b

6. hdmi_force_hotplug=1

7. hdmi_cvt=320 240 60 1 0 0 0

8. hdmi_group=2

9. hdmi_mode=1

10. hdmi_mode=87

11. dtoverlay=pwm-2chan,pin=19,func=2,pin2=13,func2=4

12. dtoverlay=waveshare32b:rotate=270,speed=82000000

13. arm_freq=1050

14. gpu_freq=300

Do CTRL + C to copy the code above, then in putty, click right to paste

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Then do CTRL + X to finish editing and press Y to validate.

1. ls /dev/fb*

2. sudo apt-get install cmake

3. git clone https://github.com/tasanakorn/rpi-fbcp

4. cd rpi-fbcp/

5. mkdir build

6. cd build/

7. cmake ..

8. make

9. sudo install fbcp /usr/local/bin/fbcp

10. sudo nano /etc/rc.local

(At the very bottom of the page, BEFORE "exit 0" add:

/usr/local/bin/fbcp &

Do CTRL + C to copy the code above, then in putty, click right to paste)

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Then do CTRL + X to finish editing and press Y to validate.

1. sudo reboot

Once restart the screen and the sound should work, but not the joystick, and the buttons

Configuration of joystick and buttons:

Installation of "mk_arcade_joystick_rpi":

Then restart the console

Reconnect to the PI with Putty then execute the following commands:

Installation of I2C Detect:

1. sudo apt-get install i2c-tools

Then look at the chip address:

1. sudo i2cdetect -y 1

So you have a value equal to 0x20 (Note this is important)

Installation finished!

You do not need a controller anymore

Conclusion :

After successful manual installation of RetroPie, you can now follow this manual HERE to install games, if you have problems that do not list contact us!

Issues :

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