Upgrading to Jessie

[g0nz0uk]

Hi,

I’m on version 3.3, can I still do the inplace update to upgrade to 3.4 (Jessie) via updating the setup script then running the binary update or do I have to download and install the new image and start from scratch as it’s moved from Wheezy to Jessie?

Thanks

[labelwhore]

You have to start fresh, unfortunately.

[kinopio]

Another question:

When i start a new installtion with 3.4 and using Win32DiskImager to overwrite my existing 3.3 installtion. Will this work or did i have to start with a new formated Card and all my roms are gone?

Copy them to the SD took hours….

Thanks you for helping me out.

My english is not perfect, but i hope you unterstand my question.

Greetz
KINOPIO
(GER)

[petrockblog]

using win32diskimager will overwrite what is on the card. I keep a copy of my romss on the PC to save time, so you just need to backup configs

This is the easiest way to upgrade to jessie with retropie.

[g0nz0uk]

Is it worth the upgrade/hassle?

[petrockblog]

Wheezy will be unsupported in the future as far as binaries etc.

[g0nz0uk]

If I upgrade can just copy over my roms and configs folders as my current 3.3 image has been customised quite a bit?

[trixster]

[quote=115594]You have to start fresh, unfortunately.

[/quote]

No you dont. It’s possible to upgrade from wheezy to Jessie first and then update to retropie 3.4. There’s a thread on the raspberrypi forums which tells you what to do. It’s not a simple procedure but it does work. I know this because I’ve done it on a couple of installs with no issues.

Check this thread:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=121880

[herbfargus]

In other words its simpler to start with a fresh image as it has less room for issues.

[g0nz0uk]

Agree, still OK to copy the configs folder over the top as I’ve spent make hours changing all that on my 3.3 image?

[petrockblog]

should be fine yes.

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