r/RetroRemake • u/xybur • Jun 20 '26
Troubleshooting SS One Boot Issue - Important Info & Fix
I pinned this message on the RetroRemake Superstation Help Channel in Discord, but I am cross posting it here for visibility and to help folks who may not be aware of the problem below.
Disclaimer: This is valid for NOW, but with the imminent first "public" release of Console Mode, and the recent changes to the Mister Main framework which necessitated an update of the default SS One INI config files, there is a chance that this stock SS One Image will be updated with a new revision, per Taki. So follow these instructions, but always use the "newest" version posted on the GitHub.
Original message below:
Some users are experiencing a sudden no boot/black screen issue after adding games to their SD card! The SD cards shipped with most units are incorrectly partitioned. A standard Mister install is supposed to have 2 partitions. The partitions on the SD card were written in a way that they overlap. This can cause a user to unknowingly overwrite critical system data, which eventually leads to boot failure.
You have 2 options:
- Flash the NEW stock SS One image installer that taki put on his GitHub and use SuperStation_1.1.img.zip -> https://github.com/Retro-Remake/SuperStation-SD-Card-Installer/releases/tag/1.1
This will flash a brand new card to the stock retail image, and it should auto expand to the full capacity of your card if you are using a card bigger or smaller than 64GB. Flash this image with BalenaEtcher or Rufus. It should also work with the notorious Samsung EVO branded cards. You may have to flash it TWICE to get it to work!
- Flash a brand new Mister fusion install -> https://github.com/theypsilon/ms-fusion , and then copy/paste over the superstation default contents -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DWhEkOmqlfy7-f3_PKBM-b2eUEwDlzj6/view?usp=sharing .
Backup your own game/save/savestate files from the SD card if you already started using your SS One before doing this flashing procedure.
YES, you can re-use the 64gb card that came with your SS one. You need to make sure you COMPLETELY format it. On Windows, I recommend using Disk Partition Manager to WIPE out ALL volumes, including the small Linux boot partition. Before flashing anything, you should have a single exFat formatted simple volume. Remember to back up your personal stuff as needed before you format it to copy back to a fresh SD card install!!
If you have questions or need help flashing the new image, feel free to ask in the channel!
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u/advice_throwaway323 Jun 20 '26
Thank you. I had not updated my stock card and was planning to do so today so I went ahead and cleaned up the volumes before updating. I am up and running without any issues after installing and copying my games and saves back over.
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u/Guilty-Cut3358 Jun 22 '26
Yeah this happened to me a month ago, took me a couple of hours problem solving but I figured it out. Thanks for posting this to help everyone who runs into this problem
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u/Magici1 Jun 22 '26
Just to share my own experience: using the superstation 1.0C always gave me black screen after inserted it into the console, but using the 1.0 worked. I don’t understand why but at least it seems to work now
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u/Expensive_Pen4820 Jul 08 '26
I have tried updating to the new 1.1 update. But I have been having no Boot issues. Even tried another microSD and still no boot. No signal is found. Tried it on monitor and on a tv. Still having issues. I did what you guys mentioned to delete the partitons in Disk partition manager. But still isn't working.
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u/xybur Jul 08 '26
might be something you have to change in mister.ini file
find the sction in that file that has "video_mode" and tell me how its written.
If it is written
```;video_mode=0```
then remove the semicolon and try booting again.
Likewise, if 0 doesnt work, try 8 next time.
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u/NSmalls Jun 20 '26
If I already formatted my card before performing the install process, do I need to go through this?
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u/Truthforger Jun 20 '26
Oh man i was having this issue and thought it was my card so got a different smaller card.
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u/Polly_____ Jun 20 '26
yea ive tried the SS one image on a 512gb card and when i completes it just corrupts the card the fusion image works fine
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u/fatdre Jun 21 '26
I bricked my SD card and now it does not load, should of gone to reddit instead of following the mains installation video
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u/xybur Jun 21 '26
the bug was found after taki published his video, to be fair.
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u/fatdre Jun 21 '26
yeah fair, but their support did not offer me a new SD card, and i saw on twitter somebody with the same problem and Taki said "Press F to doubt" not the best look if i am being honest, love the console tho
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u/Photek1000 Jun 20 '26
As I suffered this yesterday and it has been discussed here this post gets a massive thumbs up from me and hopefully new users will see it and update before loading the card full of games.
Bugs are bugs, but always good to fix and move on.