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any updates ?

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hi thanks for the best theme i have seen and could you add SG 1000 and Virtual Boy as well to next update .

thanks

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[quote=103528]Sweet!
How did you plug your controls, USB encoder or gpio pins?

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I used the I-PAC2 usb

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kick board added

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thanks for the info and can you take a pic of how to add the button to the GPIO .

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this is a class theme but can you add SG 1000 logo and background ?
thanks

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going to give this ago now .

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what folder do i put this in to make it work on ?

thanks

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Thanks very much lads i have now got this sorted . the default tilde (~) in the path was causeing all the bother and when i took it out and droped es_systems.cfg in the /home/pi/.emulationstation folder it works .

thanks momaw27 and InsecureSpike as both of your posts helped me sort this .

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[quote=100552]Hey Doug!

I use this setup for my system. All my ROMS are on a USB thumbdrive with my microSD card holding only my retropie/kodi system files.

I edit the es_systems.cfg file by Puttying in with:

sudo nano /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

I then make the necessary changes to the systems that need to look on the USB stick for roms.

My <file> syntax looks like this (for SNES anyway):

<file>/media/usb0/retropie/snes</file>

and then CNTL+X, ‘yes’, and then hit enter.

Of course on my USB drive I have, at root, a directory called retropie (which by the way is automatically created when USB service is turned on). And then inside retropie I have the various system folders – snes, nes, gba, etc…

One issue I had was when changing the directories in the es_systems.cfg file, I inadvertently left the default tilde (~) in the file path. The tilde tells retropie to start looking in the home directory on your SD card. Delete it and you’re good to go!

You may also want to double check where retropie thinks your USB drive is mounted. Mine happened to be at location usb0… but depending on what you have hooked up this could be anywhere between usb0-usb7.

Type:
/media/usb0
ls

If your retropie folder shows up then usb0 it is… if not, continue by pressing the UP arrow twice, delete the ‘0’ and type 1, hit enter, type ls. Continue changing the number at the end of usb until you find where your USB drive is mounted… but my guess in that it’s sitting at usb0.

Hope this helps!

momaw27

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Thanks for your reply and i used putty but as before when i go to save the file it tells me no such file or Dictionary ? . i cant get my head around it and been trying as 2 days with no luck in getting the file saved .

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[quote=100535]i would edit it via a note pad on your PC/mac then drop it in the

/home/pi/.emulationstation folder then reboot

just remember to only edit/replace things when retropie has been quit and command line is seen on screen

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thanks tried that but still not working as roms not showing up .

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not haveing much luck at this as every time i go to save the file it says no such file or Dictionary but nano lets me find the file but it just wont save after i edit it .

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ok i have used putty to find /ect/emulationstation/es_esystems.cfg file and when i edit the file then how do i save it ?

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[quote=100511]you dont need to modify that to change path for roms – just bind mount your roms real location where it expects them – https://docs.1h.com/Bind_mounts

you are getting permissions denied as it’s a system config owned by root user – you would need to sudo to root to copy over it (or make it readable by other users)

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Thanks buzz for the reply and makeing it readable by other users and what is the right way to do that ?

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got it sorted thanks and i had to turn on hidden files .

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[quote=100482]hi, ok, where you want to be putting the themes is here

home/pi/.emulationstation/themes/

if the .emulationstation folder does not exist, just create it, then another folder named themes and drop the new theme in there. then all you have to do is select your desired theme via the ES menus

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i will try that .

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hi how do i install this ? and will it work on beta 3.4 .

navigate to to /etc/emulationstation/themes then extract theme there. In your emulationstation press start and go to UI settings, scroll down to theme set and change theme.

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thanks when i try to move files over i get this .

Permission denied.
Error code: 3
Error message from server: Permission denied

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hi how do i install this ? and will it work on beta 3.4 .

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I can now say this is working on 1st set up after updateing retropie-setup script then re-install emulationstation from binary.

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Thanks very much for all your help .

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i could not find es_temporaryinput.cfg file as it was not there .

ok this is the file after set up and right and left did not work .

The first joypad configuration file (which we generate),

input_device = “Microsoft X-Box 360 pad”
input_driver = “udev”
input_up = “h0up”
input_right = “h0right”
input_state_slot_increase = “h0right”
input_down = “h0down”
input_left = “h0left”
input_state_slot_decrease = “h0left”
input_a_btn = “0”
input_b_btn = “1”
input_reset_btn = “1”
input_x_btn = “2”
input_menu_toggle_btn = “2”
input_y_btn = “3”
input_r_axis = “+5”
input_save_state_axis = “+5”
input_r2_btn = “5”
input_l3_btn = “9”
input_r3_btn = “10”
input_start_btn = “7”
input_exit_emulator_btn = “7”
input_select_btn = “6”
input_enable_hotkey_btn = “6”
input_l_x_plus_axis = “+0”
input_l_x_minus_axis = “-0”
input_l_y_plus_axis = “+1”
input_l_y_minus_axis = “-1”
input_r_x_plus_axis = “+3”
input_r_x_minus_axis = “-3”
input_r_y_plus_axis = “+4”
input_r_y_minus_axis = “-4”

This is the 2nd file and left and right works fine after removeing the 1st file and going to configure retroarch input devices .

input_device = “Microsoft X-Box 360 pad”
input_driver = “udev”
input_b_btn = “1”
input_y_btn = “3”
input_select_btn = “6”
input_start_btn = “7”
input_up_btn = “h0up”
input_down_btn = “h0down”
input_left_btn = “h0left”
input_right_btn = “h0right”
input_a_btn = “0”
input_x_btn = “2”
input_l_btn = “4”
input_r_btn = “5”
input_l2_axis = “+2”
input_r2_axis = “+5”
input_l3_btn = “9”
input_r3_btn = “10”
input_l_x_plus_axis = “+0”
input_l_x_minus_axis = “-0”
input_l_y_plus_axis = “+1”
input_l_y_minus_axis = “-1”
input_r_x_plus_axis = “+3”
input_r_x_minus_axis = “-3”
input_r_y_plus_axis = “+4”
input_r_y_minus_axis = “-4”
input_enable_hotkey_btn = “6”
input_exit_emulator_btn = “7”
input_menu_toggle_btn = “2”
input_load_state_btn = “4”
input_save_state_btn = “5”
input_reset_btn = “1”
input_state_slot_increase_btn = “h0right”
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = “h0left”

All seems to be working fine again .

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[quote=100375]Assuming you are on Windows (if on Os X whatever is the equivalent software)

please install the latest beta version onto an SD card.

Then boot it up on the pi (with the pi connected via ethernet to your network), and configure your joypad on emulationstation. Once this is done, using Putty http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html connect to the Pi (hostname retropie), and use login: pi, password: raspberry

once at a command prompt type

cp ~/.emulationstation/es_temporaryinput.cfg /opt/retropie/configs/

now go to your PC and browse the network – you should see the retropie machine on the network with some shared (roms/configs/bios). Go to configs, and copy the es_temporaryinput.cfg file to your PC.

Then browse to configs/all/retroarch-joypads/ and copy the .cfg file in there to your PC also.

Now go to a retroarch emulator such as lr-picodrive and confirm left/right are not working. If not go back to the PC, and browse again to configs/all/retroarch-joypads/ and remove the file.

Now go to retropie-setup, and the supplementary menu, and choose the option to configure retroarch input devices. Choose joystick and follow the instructions. Once this is sorted, go back to the emulator, and check if controls are all working correctly – they should be.

Now go back to the PC and browse again to configs/all/retroarch-joypads/ there should be another config in there. Please copy this to the PC also (renaming it if it has the same name as the previous config file we copied off).

These are the 3 files I need. The es_temporaryinput.cfg file – the first joypad configuration file (which we generate), then the second joypad configuration file made using the retropie-setup retroarch input configuration option.

Thanks.

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ok thanks i will give it ago and post back as soon as i have it .

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[quote=100350]Would you be able to help me with the information above ? Will help us work out what was generated incorrectly in the config. Much appreciated thanks.

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been trying to get it but not sure how to do it . i have logged in with ftp and cant find the files you are talking about .

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its Left and right on the dpad thats does not work .

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[quote=100121]Ok are a few things here that makes the difference.
If you are on Windows I suggest you edit your file in your raspberry pi as you cannot see your file properly.
To edit your file under Rpi (linux) environment you can use this command:

sudo nano /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

Please note you must exit Retropie first in order to get your command prompt.

If you use linux in your desktop (Ubuntu ou other operating system) you can edit your file with other application like gedit but I’m affraid it’s not your case.

Because NANO has a very simple interface this link will help you in your find and replace journey:

http://artinpetrossian.com/?p=53

You will find lines as it follows

<path>~/Retropie/roms/EMULATORNAME</path> (something like this, I don’t have it in my mind right now as I’m outside my house)

And what you need to do is to replace this address to Your USB PEN Roms Directory.

Cheers!

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ok thanks thats it sorted . and the info was spot on .

[quote=100120]Have you heard of Google? https://www.petrockblock.com/forums/topic/how-to-run-from-usb-the-best-method/#post-100012 indicates you wanted someone else to tell you everything (it was the first Google result if you had bothered).

re your latest “please tell me every single thing i should do” post..

/etc is a directory. Are you at a command line? have you tried “cd /etc” ?

Editors? There are many you can use.. you could try nano or vi…. but please find out how to use them yourself. There are many sites that can tell you the commands to load/save files and add/delete text.

I am not normally so unhelpful but you really do seem to be seeking a 100% spoon feeding without doing much yourself!!

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