well I've tried connecting the usb drive directly to the zero's micro usb port to see if that works. and all I get is a flickering screen and the usb gets hot, so I immediately stopped. Shouldn't the drive at least work from there? I still have no idea how to get this to work.

Yep the folder is in all lowercase. I've tried inserting the USB before and after start up and still nothing, it just blinks 16-17 times and that's it. I also try to leave it on for at least 5 mins. Also thanks for the heads up on the themes, I'll probably tackle that after I figure out this USB iss...

So I've just finished my first RaspberryPi project and I'm really happy how it turned out. But I'm having trouble loading roms. I'm trying to use the USB drive method. But it doesn't seem to work. I've made sure it's formated correctly and has the folder labeled retropie. But when I check to see if ...