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Steps for setting up RetroPi on the Raspberry Pi 2.
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| 1. Plug-in wifi, usb keyboard, power cord. Power up Pi. | |
| 2. Login with: pi/raspberry | |
| 3. Follow steps to install RetroPi at http://www.emulationstation.org/gettingstarted.html#install_rpi_retropie | |
| sudo apt-get update | |
| sudo apt-get install git dialog | |
| cd | |
| git clone --depth=0 https://github.com/petrockblog/RetroPie-Setup | |
| cd RetroPie-Setup | |
| chmod +x retropie_setup.sh | |
| sudo ./retropie_setup.sh | |
| 4. Select the first option in the installer, "Install Binaries". | |
| 5. When RetroPi finally runs, setup the controls. | |
| 6. To download a folder of roms from dropbox: | |
| wget -O ./roms.zip https://www.dropbox.com/sh/YOUR_URL_HERE?dl=1 | |
| unzip roms.zip | |
| unzip '*.zip' | |
| 7. To enable HDMI audio sound (https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50086 and http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting#Sound): | |
| cd /boot | |
| sudo nano config.txt | |
| # Uncomment: | |
| #hdmi_drive=2 | |
| Then hit CTRL-O to save the file. CTRL-X to exit. | |
| Next: | |
| sudo apt-get update | |
| sudo apt-get upgrade | |
| sudo apt-get install alsa-utils | |
| sudo modprobe snd_bcm2835 | |
| amixer cset numid=3 2 | |
| Type "alsamixer" to set sound volume to max level. | |
| 8. To run RetroPi, at prompt, type: | |
| emulationstation | |
| 9. To modify controls: | |
| cd /opt/retropie/configs/all | |
| sudo nano retroarch.cfg | |
| 10. To exit a game hit Shift+Enter. |
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