[flickcorp]

nah if someone else wants to they can but id rather keep it a script on a fresh img

[flickcorp]

I believe this would be point, Where you should learn to make backups. Before messing around with scripts. if you dont know exactly what you’re doing.
Also i have used parts of flickcorp script on already configured RPi2. Which i found useful for me . And everything worked fine. Just to be on safe side. I’ve done backups of it prior to mess around.

I’m glad the script was useful lol have to add the title clearly says quick setup

[flickcorp]

? You are the first person to complain and if you did not do my script from a fresh image that is not my fault. The script was made to be used from a fresh install. I do know how to make a complete image but it is not nessary.

[flickcorp]

[quote=90702]Thanks for putting this together!

I ran through the steps and everything works fine except PSX and N64 aren’t showing as options for me in the Emulation Station menu. Any idea how to fix this and get them to appear?

EDIT: NVM My roms were .7z files. Extracted them and it showed up.
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You can run them as zip files to keep size down however psx games run faster extracted well at least boot time

[flickcorp]

Send me two snes controllers and I’ll make this happen lol I prefer ps3 for wireless play

[flickcorp]

Blockaboots I use this on my 4gb setup so I’m not sure why you ran out of space you should have almost 1.6gb+ left

[flickcorp]

Well as long as I can make the time I will be posting a new revision of the script and the tutorial which shall include a script with or without the PS3 controller not to mention a bunch of other space saving

[flickcorp]

That should delete all rom folders and create the ones I use that I’ve personally tested

[flickcorp]

You need to go into the setup script and register a retroarch controller once you do that it will recognize everything ingame

[flickcorp]

You can copy and paste the 3 lines within the text file to run the script quickly

[flickcorp]

Maybe not if I am asked to remove I can if not alter it so u have to manually change it otherwise I feel no reason to change.

[flickcorp]

[quote=89922]Signed up to WordPress to say thanks for spending time on this, it saved me a job.

I’m working my way through the scripts now on a Raspberry Pi B, its grabbing all the emulators now so will let you know if I have any issues.

If you don’t hear back from me, assume this guy is a hero.
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I assume everything went well?

[flickcorp]

Most n64 games seem to work fine for me and psx games as well a little laggy and some sound glitches here and there but overall it runs nicely both multiplayer and single. I have the RPI2 B with some heatsinks and a fan and it stays cool on the default RPI2 Overclock settings.

[flickcorp]

how3 big of an sd card are you using?

[flickcorp]

SD card is probably on its way out but try updating the pi then run the utilities

[flickcorp]

Should work can easilly be done with some basic html forms if I put the time in it I could probably work something out in a couple days or so. While I am at work I’ll take a look at something see if I can whip something up. It could be formatted kind of like the txt file I included in the original post.

[flickcorp]

sudo /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh

Goto Setup and disable splash screen

cd && sudo chmod 777 -R /etc/rc.local && sudo sed -i 's#exit 0#echo "Sleeping for 30s. Sync your controller now..."\nsleep 30s\nexit 0#g' /etc/rc.local

this should work…

[flickcorp]

[quote=88861]So to confirm; you’re not building RetroPie from source or binaries, you’re taking a fresh 2.6 image and adding and removing bits from it?[/quote]

Exactly you take a fresh copy of the 2.6.0 image and by using the scripts provided it will modify them.

[quote=88861]It’s an interesting idea to remove the RetroPie folders and ES Themes of the emulators you won’t be using – is there any benefit to it, other than saving a bit of space?[/quote]

In theory it will not only save space but less files that the Pi should have to load as it clearly removes alot of unneeded files most are relatively small but there are plenty. (who needs wii, xbox, etc. files in which we can’t emulate).

[quote=88861]You mention downloading sounds for ES – are these not installed by default?[/quote]

I do not believe there is any menu sounds by default. I provided a free source coin sound and background music .wav for future fix. The coin sound works while browsing your rom collection. I thought I had found a way for a background .wav file to play in the menu but ultimately it did not work once I find a file that I can link my code into on boot i’ll add it into the code.

[quote=88861]What is ‘fix zip support’?[/quote]

I fixed the extension issue the recent update had with the .zip .ZIP support. While messing with uploading roms I initially noticed that the GBA and a couple other emulators didn’t actually support .zip .ZIP in the extensions so I just removed all support entirely and replaced it using a quick find and replace code.

[quote=88861]Is Sega CD emulation any good on the Pi? I tried 32x and it was pretty unreliable and slow.[/quote]

Sega CD emulation I believe is hit and miss I have been able to get some games like Jurassic Park to work flawlessly but some just have issues. Using the new Raspberry Pi2 overclocked and with a 384 split I have had exceptional success with the 32x only a couple games seemed to mess up completely for example Mortal Kombat and Virtual Fighter ran clean.

Feel free to modify the code and files provided as you see fit the original code was 15k or so lines of code was very pleased with myself when i was able to knock it down to less then 6k. As I test more emulators I’ll add more to the script but as of now that is all I included.

[flickcorp]

I really can’t help you with the mame roms as I have never set those emulators up but nes I can help with what type of controller are you using?

[flickcorp]

I’ll take a look at both options and let you know the outcome thanks

[flickcorp]

[quote=87037]I’m using the raspi-config’s Turbo preset and everything seems fine.

Well, apart from when I try anything involving a network connection (updating packages, scraping game data, downloading the PS3 controller driver through retropie-setup.sh…) If I do this without reverting to a lower preset I get crashes during network activity. No idea why, and it’s knackered a few things in the process.
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I would say that your SD card is on its way out I had the same problem until i tried a different card. .

[flickcorp]

nope still not resolved just keep changing and eventually the main one will stay not sure on the others kinda just settled until theres a fix out there

[flickcorp]

If anyone wants anything special post it up and I’ll do my best ;)

[flickcorp]

I was able to get my genesis roms working like they should by switching my extensions to .gen instead of .bin

[flickcorp]

Nice mod jassinlive I had a similar idea i was bouncing around doing to my black case tat came with my first pi. Would you say running the fan through a USB be better then through the inside connectors?

[flickcorp]

This would be a great add for the simple fact it might make sorting issues much easier instead of getting lost in a single section…

[flickcorp]

I ordered a set of these from ebay for both of my pis (b & b+) might be a little oversized for one of the placements but shouldn’t hurt anything.

8 pcs Copper Cooler HeatSink

Decided to go the copper route other then aluminum…

[flickcorp]

To answer number 4 as a quote from Zsprawl

Migrating from 2.2 to 2.3

If you are looking to migrate from 2.2 to 2.3, it is much easier to copy files off the old image using winscp (or something similar), then copy them back into place in 2.3. Save these files:

/opt/retropie/configs/all/*
/etc/emulationstation/es_system.cfg
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/*

Your saved games are located in the roms folder, if you’d prefer to only save those (since I hope you backup your roms elsewhere!)

Original Source:
https://www.petrockblock.com/forums/topic/updated-for-2-3-step-by-step-guide/

Somewhat answer to number 3 I have read that only Super Mario 64 is playable-ish.. I could be wrong.

Answer to number 2 using this code in your retroarch.cfg u can apply a joypad button

input_menu_toggle_btn = "BUTTON NUMBER HERE"

or you can just take out the # next to as default it is removed.

# input_menu_toggle = f1"

[flickcorp]

Going to rebuild from scratch using the in depth method found on this page https://www.petrockblock.com/2012/07/22/retropie-setup-an-initialization-script-for-retroarch-on-the-raspberry-pi/ will update with results..

[flickcorp]

Not the cause doing the same on a model b pi 512mb and have used the same tutorial and used both default memory split and the 384 even changed the root permissions and still to no avail I am wondering if SD cards could be the cause or lack of power still not sure. I have even overclocked..

[flickcorp]

I get somewhat the same error half of the gui shows and it’s frozen can still putty into it and reboot but nothing this happens when I load SEGA genesis games as well as some others onto the card don’t seem to have any issues with Nintendo games

[flickcorp]

Winscp made my life easy I had to drag it from the left window instead of straight from desktop this is assuming you are using Windows of course…

[flickcorp]

Yea according to the headers of the retroarch.cfg in the folders other then all says anything you do will override I believe this would work if it did just that but for me it doesn’t.

What seems to happen everytime I reboot it loads a default out of the blue even if I change something it just reverts back. I wonder if it may have something to do with my sd card I am running a 64GB micro sd with an adaptor.

Thanks for the speedy reply…

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