Create an Portable Batocera Retro Gaming System | USB Flash Drive, External drive

[@werewolfman007]

man your video is the only one i found where you go in depth with the setup thank you for the work you put into the video

[@EnriqueCal]

Hey thanks for that! You are welcome, and I'm glad that you have found the video useful

[@Humeir24]

​@@EnriqueCalOne question ⁉️ Is it fine to have Batocera installed om 2tb ssd instead of separate Usb like recommend?

[@EnriqueCal]

@@Humeir24 yeah you can also do it. But you will have to look to set the games on the same drive. I don’t remember if you can make it normally or you need to partition the drive… you can see it on the batocera wiki

[@cad780]

@EnriqueCal Can I use it on TV? 

[@TheMindscapeExplorers]

how do you only have 1k subscriber .. you are extremely underrated! thank you for this amazing video bro you deserve more :)

[@EnriqueCal]

Wow! Thanks! I try to do my best. Thank you for the support and the nice comment

[@jamberke2292]

Omg I've been searching everywhere how to get botocera to work onto my old laptop thank you so much the way you showed the bios changed finally got it to work!

[@EnriqueCal]

You are welcome, I’m glad that now you can use it

[@KenNakajima07]

Excellent video Quique!!!! concise and easy to follow!

[@EnriqueCal]

Thanks!!!! I’m happy that KZbin found it useful!

[@maykol_vibeOM]

Hello, thx for the video tips... I tried on my pendrive 2T, but I can only use a small partition of it... what can I do?

[@EnriqueCal]

The small Partition is the system files the rest is where you can transfer your files like I show on the video.

[@telostia]

abit late but... in balenaetcher app, click on settings and uncheck trim unallocated space on raw... might be helpeful for others!

[@IWCpilot]

In my case (using a Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16") I had to disable secure boot in UEFI to make it work.

[@EnriqueCal]

I didn't know that, thanks for the comment so people with the same problem can know what to do

[@jameskung9808]

Same thing with a surface. Needed a bitlocker recovery key to get back into the laptop. It works but be prepared

[@MrBrowza]

Same here very weird

[@mattiash5856]

​@@MrBrowzaI really suck when it comes to pc, but even I know that is an usual thing. Read on the devs own homepage, my problem with bato is that I can't move my games from my windows os to my bat usb flash drive. I got bato booted up without any problems and it is really gorgeous frontend. But the truth is, they all have their good things and they all have its own flaws. I seems to fail with the network share so I don't have any games to play with bato. Bato is what I want and what I need!! Based on what I know bato is like the front ends holy grail and the best portable. But what can one do with a front end without any roms to play?

[@ignjatmicovic]

Can i transfer games when i am in windows?

[@sakshamprogamerz]

what does press any key to stop system reset mean when i boot up batocera and yes secure boot is turned off

[@AnonymousMessenger]

Do I need a high transfer usb to boot batocera?

[@gamingbro9019]

Can i Use this usb to my tv for playing Games like retro Gaming system

[@ura617]

hey so im using a 32gb usb drive to run the batocera and trying to use the internal 256gb ssd for storage. I am having problem with switching the storage setting to it as i am seeing "NO-NAME - 222.8G" after i select this and restart the system. my rom storage is still only at 22gb.

[@kitetastic]

on ext hdd boot ,,, just says security boot fail ? any ideas?

[@EnriqueCal]

Yes, you have to disable secure boot on the Bios of the pc that you want to use it. And turn it back on when you want to use Windows

[@MuhammadYasir-xl1xu]

Batocera is easy to install but problem is how to easily and securely enlarge, extend and resize Share folder size? 😟🤔

[@MrBrowza]

Phenomenal video primo 👏 keep up the great work very in depth ,i have a question how do i exit batocera back into windows\desktop

[@EnriqueCal]

Thanks, I’m glad it helped you. I believe there is an option to turn off the device on the batocera options menu. From there you can remove the usb drive, and normally when you start the pc again it should go to windows. If not you will have to change on the bios as second drive the one where you have windows or as boot drive again

[@MrBrowza]

@EnriqueCal Thank You Again saludos 🫡

[@PrinceofPwnage]

When it comes to importing ROMS/BIOS to Batocera, can it read the C:// drive of the PC? I just bought a cheap Dell Optiplex 3050, has its own SSD drive, and i bought a 1TB flashdrive i play on installing Batocera into (it's USB 2.0, wish I had watched this video earlier lol)

[@EnriqueCal]

Yea you can wiki.batocera.org/store_games_on_a_second_usb_sata_drive but you could also set a bigger disk on that Dell and install batocera there plus all your games. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5ykgJxprJejaq8

[@PrinceofPwnage]

@@EnriqueCal man, I'm having so many issues, all these videos make it looks super easy lol. Not sure if maybe the PC I'm using is too weak? (Dell Optiplex 3050 with the i5 6500, 16GB RAM), or maybe the flashdrive I'm using isn't adequate. It's a 2TB flashdrive from Amazon, but it's not a USB 3.0 it's 2.0. I flashed Batocera into it, booted it using BIOS, it started no problem. I then downloaded BIOS and ROMS, windows format the E: partition of the flashdrive, put the files from my PC C drive into the E drive, opened Batocera, press F1, moved the files from that partition to the Batocera BIOS and ROM folder, let it do it overnight since it took so long. (BIOS took like 10 min, N64 ROMS i got this mega pack with over 1000 of them) This morning it moved most, gave me error message pretty much all games from P to Z didn't copy over. I exited the file explorer, and then just a black screen. Restarted the PC, BIOS boot to Batocera, i get the load screen, and then black screen. I'm about to give up lol

[@EnriqueCal]

@@PrinceofPwnage a couple of options that you can try is first to copy the games slowly don’t do all of them together make 1 or 2 and try them then maybe more. Maybe because of the speed of the drive this started to create errors. The second option is to try another flash drive. If you want to use a pc for that why you don’t install batocera directly into it? Or you use it for something else? Install BATOCERA on any PC! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5ykgJxprJejaq8

[@PrinceofPwnage]

@@EnriqueCal i would just like to also have the option of using windows if needed. I will go to the electronics store later today and I'll get a USB 3.0 external SSD and give that a try, I'll let you know if it works!

[@EnriqueCal]

@@PrinceofPwnage great! Yeah tell me how all goes. Another option is to have 2 drives and dual boot on the pc but it can be a little more complicated

[@KRIS__B]

Hello I have a question: Is it possible to install the batocera on an existing disk but so that the batocera installation does not delete anything from the disk, or if anyone has a portable version and would like to share the batocera itself, I can handle the configuration and adding things. I have an 8tb drive filled with games + Hyperspin (under construction) and would hate to lose it. Batocera has what Hs can't give me that's why I'm asking??

[@EnriqueCal]

You can use a usb stick to install batocera portable and try it out before you make a choice. I haven’t try hyperspin but for what I have read. It seams that batoreca is more customisable and have more options to make it work on any system. No you can’t have batocera and another thing on a drive because when you etch it onto a disk is going to format that drive and create 2 partitions on it. I don’t know if there is a way to partition the drive and to have one part batocera and another one with hyperskin. My best advice is to make a backup anyway of your games. Do not format the drive you have and get a cheap usb stick and install batocera and try it out with some of the games that you use the most just so you can yourself choose witch one is best for you.

[@KRIS__B]

@@EnriqueCal Hello, I know, but how many photos, videos, etc. will fit on a pendrive, I'm not talking about games, nothing, unless it is possible to change the paths of photos, videos, games so that they are launched from another disk? I have 8tb in Hs and lack of space, so it's a pity that you can't install it, make portabla batocera like e.g. Hs and other frontends, I wouldn't like to lose these 8tb of data ;( Batocera looks really great, it has what I miss in Hs, unfortunately, as with everything, there are pluses and minuses: I suspect you can't make the so-called wheel in a wheel as with the addition to Hs nested wheels So, for example: next to consoles you enter and you have wheels ps1 ps2 etc and only then you enter a given wheel with games. I like to be organized ;) This is another big minus for me that on the disk, for example: external 12+ tb, there can only be batocera Of course, it's not a problem to fill such discs with games because there will be little anyway, but still :P I'll try with a Pendrive for a test and see what comes of it, but I'm not counting on fireworks or mayby 🤔🤔🤔

[@EnriqueCal]

@@KRIS__B you don’t need to loose all that data. You can copy all the games to your pc and after transfer them to batocera. Yea it doesn’t have an option like that. But I think is good organised in consoles. Maybe later with an update. Another option that you can do if you have an old pc somewhere is to install there batocera and use it as a exclusive machine for retro games. Yeah a pen drive is not going to hold too many. You can install batocera on that 8tb drive but you will have to format it that is the sad part because of all the work involved

[@sunilshingad800]

Some time showing error Could not load efi invalid parameters How can solve this problem sir Please help me

[@YoshiIsCool1]

Thanks Bro It Worked

[@EnriqueCal]

You are welcome

[@ruimacedo9025]

Hi one question this only works on a pc? Can i play this on a smartbox android?

[@EnriqueCal]

I know that you can install batocera on an android box, but I haven’t test it and I don’t know if you can dial boot. I believe you can use a smartbox as dedicated batocera install but then you will loose the functionality of it and only do batocera

[@RishabArora-j8d]

hey did it work on your android tv

[@bboykrillin]

Very interesting. When you're done how do you turn Batocera off and switch back to the PC?

[@EnriqueCal]

Thanks in the options menu there is an option to switch down batocera you make that and after you can turn off the pc if is still on and simply started again without the drive

[@bboykrillin]

​@@EnriqueCal Thank you. I'm now following you tutorial. However after flashing Batocera onto a 128gb Samsung memory stick, restarting my Surface Pro and entering the boot menu (Windows 11), the drive only shows as USB storage and when I select that it just returns to the boot menu, nothing happens. Do you have any idea what I'm doing wrong?

[@EnriqueCal]

@@bboykrillin maybe you have to disable secure boot on your bios

[@geordie7166]

I don't get my removable device as an option in the bios, I use a surface laptop 3? any fixes?

[@EnriqueCal]

I don’t have one so I can’t try it but I have found this that you can try: support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/boot-surface-from-a-usb-device-fe7a7323-8d1d-823d-be17-9aec89c4f9f5

[@geordie7166]

@@EnriqueCal thank you kind sir, all is working!

[@EnriqueCal]

@@geordie7166 you are welcome

[@teddysoftwares3007]

Thank you bro

[@EnriqueCal]

You are welcome, thank you for the comment

[@andymagney4082]

Cheers for the video works great on my sony vaio laptop but now i cant get back to my windows operating system any ideas llease😅

[@EnriqueCal]

You need to unplug the drive of batocera, some pc will automatically use their disc to start to windows if not you have to go to your bios and change the boot order once more

[@andymagney4082]

Ok cheers , great video's. Just one thing if you haven't mentioned yet on starting batocera on sony vaio , to get to the ios quickly on startup press and hold the assistant button. But thanks your videos are top notch.

[@EnriqueCal]

@@andymagney4082 don’t own a Sony vaio so I didn’t mention it. Thanks for sharing so others can see it if they need it!

[@miguelcoronado816]

Im going to try it thanks!

[@EnriqueCal]

You are welcome. Let me know how everything goes

[@sunilshingad800]

Hello sir please support me When load batocera boot pendrive. After that my desktop display black screen and stuck. Batocera not load please help me.

[@MrBrowza]

Okay I did everything you did loaded batocera but no roms what did I do wrong I copied over all the files necessary

[@EnriqueCal]

Did you put them in the correct folders?

[@Wawacyph_Gastank]

Can I play the usb on the tv I have a firetv

[@EnriqueCal]

No, for this you need a pc to use it. Because the usb drive doesn’t have any processor to run it. Or to make it low cost you can use a raspberry pi and connect it to your pc with batocera installed on it

[@fabiomartins1765]

can you uploud the bios files ? i cant find

[@EnriqueCal]

No sorry, they are copyright so I can’t. Just search in Google for your console that you want plus bios and you will find it

[@chillbunny5425]

Does it work with a tv?

[@EnriqueCal]

No, for that you need something like a raspberry pi

[@derricksosa6355]

I get "the selected image did not autenticate error" 😕

[@EnriqueCal]

Was an error downloading it or when coping on to the drive. Try to download it again and use etcher once more

[@Box_yld]

how can i make account?

[@EnriqueCal]

Where do you want to make an account?

[@Box_yld]

to use screenscraper on scraper setting

[@EnriqueCal]

@@Box_yld www.screenscraper.fr/ there

[@icancode432]

How do i boot back to windows

[@EnriqueCal]

Bios, select the drive where you have windows installed

[@the_commenter1645]

Bro does it work on a tv

[@EnriqueCal]

For that you will need to have something like a raspberry pi and install it there: BETTER than Retropie? Batocera Retro Gaming kzbin.info/www/bejne/moTdg51-ndamhbM

[@Red-Revolution708]

Why are you flashing 3 times once to the download on the PC I’m I right, then flash to the usb then flash, then to the mini pc right ?

[@EnriqueCal]

No, you download it one time then flash it to the usb and change the bios on the pc where you want to use it so it starts on batocera and not on the operating system that you have on that pc

[@spamtonneo6410]

So wait I need 2 usbs?

[@EnriqueCal]

Not exactly, you can transfer games with network. But is easier with 2

[@1923Arsene]

Will it work on Windows 7?

[@EnriqueCal]

Yes. This doesn’t need actually any windows is a different os based on Linus so it doesn’t matter what you have on your pc

[@1923Arsene]

@@EnriqueCal I having a problem with my Windows 7 of changing it to Batocera.

[@1923Arsene]

@@EnriqueCal I'm trying to boot my Windows 7 Optiplex GX520 Desktop from Windows 7 to Batocera, but it keeps giving me a floppy diskette seek failure. Can you help me?

[@EnriqueCal]

@@1923Arsene you have to change on the bios and set to boot from usb

[@1923Arsene]

@@EnriqueCal This is my first time doing this.

[@sangeeta5512]

It doesn't work for me it just shows the animation after the animation it show ablack screen no sound and nothing I tried everything

[@sangeeta5512]

Pls help

[@EnriqueCal]

I can think of 2 things that could happen, or the installation was not correct, so you would need to use etcher again on your usb stick, or you have secure boot on the bios of the pc that you are trying to boot it, then you will have to disable secure boot

[@sangeeta5512]

@@EnriqueCal I have done both but it didn't work

[@EnriqueCal]

@@sangeeta5512 have you download the batocera file again and try with a new one? The first time you started it can take a little longer. Have you try it on a different pc?

[@sangeeta5512]

@@EnriqueCal I clicked cntrl+alt+f3 key in that it keeps showing like something failed

[@Thanhnhan2341]

amzing!One like

[@EnriqueCal]

Thanks for the comment and the like!

[@Munna_editza]

Can we put this into a tv

[@EnriqueCal]

Not like this. Not directly, you need some hardware to run it, like a mini pc or a raspberry pi

[@conandude76]

why is it so hard to copy this damned drive? If I pay fior access to download resources, what good is it if I can't make a backup image out of it anyway?

[@EnriqueCal]

Why you need to pay?

[@conandude76]

@@EnriqueCal cause it says the bandwidth limit is under 4gb, many of these downloads are more than that. psx is 6 for example.

[@conandude76]

@@EnriqueCal and it claims the browser can't 'handle' it, lol. which is laughable.

[@conandude76]

@@EnriqueCal and yes, I've tried the holy trio, chrom, firefox / opera, and edge. Same response on all three.

[@conandude76]

@@EnriqueCal sorry, psx was just over 4gb, the theme was 6.4gb

[@Ig_Mishraa]

For batocera i don't get x64

[@EnriqueCal]

Where?

[@Ig_Mishraa]

@@EnriqueCal on google

[@andrewtenorio8434]

How do I fix bluetooth not letting me select

[@djarquin4]

It doesn't work with SD CARDS

[@bigeddz]

Is that why I can't flash it then?

[@Red-Revolution708]

@@bigeddzget a USB DRIVE guys or a hard drive .

[@Red-Revolution708]

I subscribed .

[@EnriqueCal]

Thanks for subscribing! I hope you enjoy the videos to come

[@Red-Revolution708]

@@EnriqueCalyour a real nice guy as well .

[@nohopeaa-103]

👍👍👍😃😃😃

[@EnriqueCal]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@moenibus]

Si vas a hablar inglés, no lo mastiques. O español o inglés mejor pronunciado. O español con subtítulos. Estás destruyendo el inglés. que vergüenza.

[@EnriqueCal]

Jajajaja ya te gustaría a ti hablar inglés como yo lo hago, o alemán, o italiano…. Hablo 4 idiomas fluidos, cuando te acerques a la mitad me cuentas

[@kerkpoweriraphahellfan5990]

hes speaking fine

[@zorro727]

Portable batocera is garbage, It gets slow and sluggish