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Abdessamad Derraz
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The safety list names the save folder, every install command shows its Windows form, first install reads the last line of a run, the FAQ answers zip or unzip and the arcade version rule, and each page keeps one name.
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167 lines
3.9 KiB
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---
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level: start
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order: 30
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---
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# First install, step by step
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From an empty BIOS folder to games that start.
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**You need:** internet and some free space. The installer says how much.
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## 1. Open a terminal and paste
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A **terminal** is a window where you type commands. Paste the line for your
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system, then press Enter.
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<Tabs syncKey="os">
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<TabItem label="Windows">
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Open the Start menu. Type **PowerShell** and open it.
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```powershell title="PowerShell"
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irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/main/install.ps1 | iex
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem label="macOS">
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Open **Terminal**. It is in Applications, then Utilities.
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```sh title="Terminal"
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curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/main/install.sh | sh
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem label="Linux">
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Open a terminal.
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```sh title="Terminal"
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curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/main/install.sh | sh
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem label="Steam Deck">
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Switch to Desktop Mode and open **Konsole**.
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```sh title="Terminal"
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curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/main/install.sh | sh
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```
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</TabItem>
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<TabItem label="Android (Termux)">
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Install **Termux**, a terminal app. Run these three lines in it.
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```sh title="Terminal"
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pkg install python
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termux-setup-storage
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curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/main/install.sh | sh
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```
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</TabItem>
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</Tabs>
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On Batocera, Recalbox and similar setups, follow
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[your setup's page](../which-pack.md).
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## 2. Check the folder it found
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It shows your setup and its BIOS folder:
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```
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Found <your setup> at <its folder>
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```
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- **Right folder?** Go on.
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- **Wrong folder?** Press Ctrl+C. Run the command again with `--dest` and your
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folder.
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## 3. Choose what to install
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```
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Enter) install everything
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i) only what the installed cores read
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c) choose systems, cores and regions
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q) quit
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```
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**Enter** installs everything. **c** lets you pick consoles.
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## 4. Wait
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You can stop with Ctrl+C at any time. Run the command again to carry on.
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## 5. Read the last line
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- **`Done.`** All files are in place.
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- **`Finished with errors.`** Some files failed. Run the same command again.
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It retries only those.
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- **`Nothing was installed.`** The lines above it say why. See
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[If it stops](#if-it-stops).
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## What the command does
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<!-- image: install-flow -->
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## Check it later
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Add `--check` to the same command. It changes nothing.
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<!-- os-tabs -->
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```sh
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curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Abdess/retrobios/main/install.sh | sh -s -- --check
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```
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All good when you see `0 wrong hash`.
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## Undo
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It keeps every file it replaces in a `retrobios-backup` folder, next to your
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BIOS folder. The end of the run prints the line that puts them back.
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## If it stops
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### No supported platform detected.
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At a terminal, a menu follows. Pick your setup by its number, then type its
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BIOS folder.
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With `--no-input`, or without a terminal, it stops and prints the command to
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use.
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### Error: Python 3.8 or newer is required.
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The message shows the command that installs Python. Run it, then run the
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installer again.
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A RetroPie 4.8 image has Python 3.7.3, and its update command finds nothing
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newer. Use the [RetroPie ZIP](../platforms/retropie.md#download) there,
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unzipped into `~/RetroPie/BIOS/`.
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### Error: the downloaded installer does not match its expected fingerprint.
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The download was cut short. Nothing was changed. Run the command again.
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### Cannot create ...
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You do not have the right to write there. Do what the message says. It names
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what to run.
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### Not enough space on the drive holding ...
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It stopped before writing. Free some space, or use `--dest` to pick another
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drive.
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### The game still does not start
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See [When a game does not start](troubleshooting.md).
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## Next steps
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- [Your setup's page](../which-pack.md): its folder and how it checks files
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- [When a game does not start](troubleshooting.md)
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- Details: [Reading the installer's output, line by line](installer.md#reading-a-run)
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