# How can I Retroarch 1.7.0 to 1.7.3?

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**Category:** Emulators\
**Tags:** retroarch\
**Created:** [February 3, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-can-i-retroarch-1-7-0-to-1-7-3/2550 "2019-02-03T14:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![sickfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@sickfreak](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/sickfreak)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/how-can-i-retroarch-1-7-0-to-1-7-3/2550/6 "2019-09-08T17:06:57Z")

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So, I recently updated my Gameshell to image 0.4. I was running 0.2 so I decided to start over. I was following the [RetroArch Megathread](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-megathread/716) but it was getting stuck on this:

CXX deps/SPIRV-Cross/spirv\_parser.cpp

Here’s a link of someone that posted a message with the same error:

> [@RetroArch Megathread](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-megathread/716/384):
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> Several times later i found out it works, but each time GS freezes at line : CXX deps/SPIRV-Cross/spirv\_parser.cpp rally, each time… i have already burned several cards… Any ideas regarding these error messages…?

So I re-installed the 0.4 image fresh and then decided to give it a shot to your script. It is successful, but retroarch does not open. I tried several times with a clean image and still does not work. While installing I see several errors. I am a bit frustrated as I tried to use the included version and while applying the recommended settings on the megathread it just gets me white screen. And after chaging the video driver to gl and now it asks for a password when opening the retroarch… as on this post…

> [@RetroArch Asking for Login](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-asking-for-login/3836):
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> Let me start off by saying that I am an amateur at this. But I have been proceeding carefully, reading and searching the forums for answers, and really had a mostly flawless experience so far. Long story made short: In my final steps of setting up, RetroArch was updated and now is asking for “clockwork pi login:” followed by a password. Not having a keyboard attached makes it impossible to enter anything. Before I uninstall RetroArch and reinstall it, I wanted to see if there was an obvious a…

At this point I have given up. I know this was going to be complicated, but not this much.

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