How To Create a RetroPie USB Boot Drive for Raspberry Pi 3

Who needs Micro SD Cards when you can boot your RetroPie system directly from a USB HDD? Compatible with the Raspberry Pi 3, this video will show you how it's done and what you will need to do it!Grab your own Raspberry Pi 3 RetroPie Kit here: https://geni.us/9Nnr6ic To make this RetroPie 4.1 setup boot to a USB Hard Drive, we need a few things. RaspberryPi 3 (Links Below) Latest RetroPie image from http://retropie.org.uk Keyboard USB HDD 8GB+ Micro SD Card (Links Below) ★ ★ USB 3.0 Power Y Cable ★ ★ AMAZON ► https://geni.us/KEpaA EBAY ► https://geni.us/EM2074 ★ ★ NEW Raspberry Pi 4 Model B ★ ★ AMAZON 2GB KIT ► https://amzn.to/2Xyp5IZ AMAZON 1GB KIT ► https://amzn.to/2YEQm9i AMAZON ALL PI 4 ► https://geni.us/diopK5 EBAY ► http://ebay.us/Izgyis ★ ★ Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable ★ ★ AMAZON ► https://geni.us/uAytFX EBAY ► http://ebay.us/YFkkMv ★ ★ 5V 3A Type-C Power ★ ★ AMAZON ► https://geni.us/iXBQP EBAY ► http://ebay.us/jxTKA5 ★ ★ Wireless Keyboard & Mouse ★ ★ Amazon ► https://geni.us/xa0O eBay ► http://ebay.us/5rHORi ★ ★ 8BitDo Controllers & Gamepads ★ ★ Amazon ► https://geni.us/2E9IZF eBay ► http://ebay.us/vkwXaq ★ ★ Kingston USB 3 Reader ★ ★ Amazon ► https://geni.us/UltUPy eBay ► http://ebay.us/l6DwiO ★ ★ Samsung Micro SD Memory Cards ★ ★ Amazon ► https://geni.us/hTOi eBay ► http://ebay.us/VRz21r ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Here's all the commands used in the video for your convenience! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install rpi-update sudo BRANCH=next rpi-update echo program_usb_boot_mode=1 | sudo tee -a /boot/config.txt vcgencmd otp_dump | grep 17: Make sure it returns 17:3020000a If it doesn't, your USB HDD or Stick may be incompatible. Try it from the start once again to be sure. sudo parted /dev/sda mktable msdos mkpart primary fat32 0% 100M mkpart primary ext4 100M 100% print quit sudo mkfs.vfat -n BOOT -F 32 /dev/sda1 sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2 sudo mkdir /mnt/target sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/target/ sudo mkdir /mnt/target/boot sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/target/boot/ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install rsync sudo rsync -ax --progress / /boot /mnt/target cd /mnt/target sudo mount --bind /dev dev sudo mount --bind /sys sys sudo mount --bind /proc proc sudo chroot /mnt/target rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host* dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server exit sudo umount dev sudo umount sys sudo umount proc sudo sed -i "s,root=/dev/mmcblk0p2,root=/dev/sda2," /mnt/target/boot/cmdline.txt sudo sed -i "s,/dev/mmcblk0p,/dev/sda," /mnt/target/etc/fstab cd ~ sudo umount /mnt/target/boot sudo umount /mnt/target sudo poweroff If all went well, you should now be booting your RetroPie 4.1 Installation on your Raspberry Pi 3 directly from a USB Hard Drive! 🕛 NEW YouTube videos every Monday and Friday🕛 💛 Get your FREE 30 day trial to Amazon PRIME ► https://geni.us/BocqBQ5 👁️‍🗨️ What to WATCH NEXT in 2019? 👁️‍🗨️ 1️⃣ PC Builds ► http://bit.ly/2YrXQ3a 2️⃣ Raspberry Pi ► http://bit.ly/2ZDpg2L 3️⃣ Synology NAS ► http://bit.ly/2sLeRF4 💯 Consider SUPPORTING TechWizTime 💯 💗 Patreon ► http://bit.ly/2YvrEMy 💗 Buy me a Coffee ► http://bit.ly/2MIj85D 💗 Translate our Videos ► http://bit.ly/2Mu65W1 💬 FOLLOW TechWizTime 💬 🔔 YouTube ► http://bit.ly/31raah5 🔔 Twitter ►   / techwiztime   🔔 Website ► https://techwiztime.com 💟 Affiliate & Sponsor Links 💟 🈹 Amazon ► https://geni.us/Kb0E 🈹 BangGood ► http://bit.ly/31qOp1g 🈹 PIA VPN ► http://bit.ly/2YQL2ia 🈹 TubeBuddy ► http://bit.ly/2M4ON1A ⛔Please send business, marketing and sponsorship emails to ⛔ [email protected] DISCLAIMER This video is for educational purposes only. TechWizTime assumes no liability for damage, misuse or misunderstanding of the information contained in this video. Information is provided at your own risk.TechWizTime cannot guarantee any particular result from the information contained in this video, and all information was presented as correct as of filming. TechWizTime accepts no liability for information being proven incorrect after the creation of the video, and all information should be taken as opinion and guidance, not fact. Some of these links have an affiliate code. If you purchase anything with these links, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you! Video © TechWizTime 2014 - 2019. All Rights Reserved. #retropie #raspberrypi #techwiztime