(A) Everything you do is on your own risk.
(B) Google is your friend if technical issues occur
1. Hardware:
Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B, Rev. 1.1)
Transcend 32GB nucriSDHC Class10, UHS-I, 300X (TS32GUSDU1E)
WLAN Dongle?
2. Add Pins for reset button:
There are two holes right next to the microSD card slot. Solder pins there and connect a standard reset switch for reset/on functionality!
3. "Install" OS: RetroPi
(A)If you're using windows, get http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
(B) Make sure you have a SDCard connected to your PC
(C) Download the latest RetroPi Image and unpack it
(D) Start the imager software, load the image and make sure the destination is the desired SDCard (WARNING: If you mess this up, data loss will happen!)
(E) After the image is written, put the microSD card into your PI and have it boot.
Here i encountered a small problem: On the first start-up, i got many many I/O errors and errorcodes 0x900. However, using the reset switch we made earlier, after a reset the card was working normally. If you can't get your microSD card to work, get an alternative model. There also is a list of supported card models/manufacturers here:http://elinux.org/RPi_SD_cards
4. Configuration!
In the home directory, you'll find a subdir containing the retropi setup script. Execute it with sudo rights:
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cd ~/RetroPie-Setup
chmod +x retropie_setup.sh
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
(A) Switch to the shell (quit EmulationStation and press a key fast enough so it drops you to a shell instead of commencing a reboot)
(B) execute 'sudo wicd-curses'
(C) Check the existing WLANs, select the one you want and press <Enter>
(D) Check the settings, add your security key, and safe changes with <F10>. Note: Dont forget to check 'Auto connect to network'.
(E) After a minute or so, the WLAN should be connected.
More methods and alternatives here: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Se ... ng-Up-Wifi
5. Typical update jobs
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade. Enable samba to upload ROMS/BIOS/Config Files for the emulators