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  • 02/14/2016 at 19:56 #117027
    shambala
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    Im using a new Raspberry Pi 2 with the 3.5 RetroPie image, did the basic setup steps and installed the ControlBlock per the wiki instructions, using an Anker 2.1 Amp wall plug with a quality cable but getting the rainbow square icon in the top right corner of the screen suggesting not enough power. Bypassing the ControlBlock and I don’t get that icon, have tried 3 different wall plugs but the same thing happens.

    02/15/2016 at 00:03 #117049
    nosedeath
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    Interesting. Me too. What gives?

    02/21/2016 at 00:14 #117628
    shambala
    Participant

    From what I’ve seen so far everything is working correctly without issues but I still get the icon in the corner.

    02/25/2016 at 21:38 #118132
    petrockblog
    Keymaster

    Reminds me of an issue with a cable of mine. I was surprised to see that one of my USB cables also leads to this effect. Changing to a high-quality cable (=thicker cable, less resistance) solved such an issue for me.

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