gz file and the extracted file will be a. Once you have downloaded your SD card image you need to extract it using a program such as 7-Zip.
If you get the error Illegal Instruction when it boots or if it just boots into the terminal, you picked the wrong SD image or the image was corrupted on download or extraction. If you are unsure which version of Raspberry Pi you have just count the raspberries on boot: Raspberry Pi 0/1 There is one version for Raspberry Pi 0/1 (Model A, A+, B, B+) and there is a version for Raspberry Pi 2/3.ĭownload the SD image for your version of Raspberry Pi from the following page: There are currently two versions of RetroPie. Below is a guide directly from RetroPie’s GitHub page, linked here. This is a companion guide to my RetroPi Cart and will outline the steps for installing RetroPie on your Raspberry Pi Zero-W.
