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Looking at my code next to yours, it looks like you’ve just used the wrong codewords. There were some changes to these when 2.4 came out. I had the same problem.

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Hi there! I have 2x Logitech F710s which have the same buttons, so I’m in the same camp as you.

You’re right in that defining a PSX-specific retroarch.cfg will override any settings you define just for PSX.

Here’s my /PSX/retroarch.cfg. You may be able to copy-paste it directly, as I bet your button layout is the same.

#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"
# All settings made here will override the global settings for the current emulator core
input_remapping_directory = /opt/retropie/configs/psx/
rewind_enable = false

input_player1_joypad_index = "0"
input_player1_b_btn = "1"
input_player1_y_btn = "0"
input_player1_a_btn = "2"
input_player1_x_btn = "3"
input_player1_l_btn = "4"
input_player1_r_btn = "5"
input_player1_l2_axis = "+2"
input_player1_r2_axis = "+5"
input_player1_l3_btn = "9"
input_player1_r3_btn = "10"
input_player1_l_x_plus_btn = "h0right"
input_player1_l_x_minus_btn = "h0left"
input_player1_l_y_plus_btn = "h0down"
input_player1_l_y_minus_btn = "h0up"
input_player1_r_x_plus_axis = "+3"
input_player1_r_x_minus_axis = "-3"
input_player1_r_y_plus_axis = "+4"
input_player1_r_y_minus_axis = "-4"

input_player2_joypad_index = "1"
input_player2_b_btn = "1"
input_player2_y_btn = "0"
input_player2_a_btn = "2"
input_player2_x_btn = "3"
input_player2_l_btn = "4"
input_player2_r_btn = "5"
input_player2_l2_axis = "+2"
input_player2_r2_axis = "+5"
input_player2_l3_btn = "9"
input_player2_r3_btn = "10"
input_player2_l_x_plus_btn = "h0right"
input_player2_l_x_minus_btn = "h0left"
input_player2_l_y_plus_btn = "h0down"
input_player2_l_y_minus_btn = "h0up"
input_player2_r_x_plus_axis = "+3"
input_player2_r_x_minus_axis = "-3"
input_player2_r_y_plus_axis = "+4"
input_player2_r_y_minus_axis = "-4"

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Hi Muco,

This is what I use :) The code below excludes the typical config stuff at the top.

With the F710, make sure the switch at the front is on ‘D’. Also, watch out for the ‘mode’ button as this switches input from Dpad to left joystick.

Lastly, you may want a separate config for PSX as the buttons are different.

input_player1_joypad_index = "0"
input_player1_b_btn = "1"
input_player1_y_btn = "3"
input_player1_select_btn = "6"
input_player1_start_btn = "7"
input_player1_up_axis = "-1"
input_player1_down_axis = "+1"
input_player1_left_axis = "-0"
input_player1_right_axis = "+0"
input_player1_a_btn = "0"
input_player1_x_btn = "2"
input_player1_l_btn = "4"
input_player1_r_btn = "5"
input_player1_l2_axis = "+2"
input_player1_r2_axis = "+5"
input_player1_l3_btn = "9"
input_player1_r3_btn = "10"
input_player1_l_x_plus_btn = "h0right"
input_player1_l_x_minus_btn = "h0left"
input_player1_l_y_plus_btn = "h0down"
input_player1_l_y_minus_btn = "h0up"
input_player1_r_x_plus_axis = "+3"
input_player1_r_x_minus_axis = "-3"
input_player1_r_y_plus_axis = "+4"
input_player1_r_y_minus_axis = "-4"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "7"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_save_state_btn = "4"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_load_state_btn = "5"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "+2"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "+5"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "3"

input_player2_joypad_index = "1"
input_player2_b_btn = "1"
input_player2_y_btn = "3"
input_player2_select_btn = "6"
input_player2_start_btn = "7"
input_player2_up_axis = "-1"
input_player2_down_axis = "+1"
input_player2_left_axis = "-0"
input_player2_right_axis = "+0"
input_player2_a_btn = "0"
input_player2_x_btn = "2"
input_player2_l_btn = "4"
input_player2_r_btn = "5"
input_player2_l2_axis = "+2"
input_player2_r2_axis = "+5"
input_player2_l3_btn = "9"
input_player2_r3_btn = "10"
input_player2_l_x_plus_btn = "h0right"
input_player2_l_x_minus_btn = "h0left"
input_player2_l_y_plus_btn = "h0down"
input_player2_l_y_minus_btn = "h0up"
input_player2_r_x_plus_axis = "+3"
input_player2_r_x_minus_axis = "-3"
input_player2_r_y_plus_axis = "+4"
input_player2_r_y_minus_axis = "-4"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "7"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_save_state_btn = "4"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_load_state_btn = "5"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "+2"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "+5"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "3"

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Lookie what I found:

http://www.doomworld.com/vb/source-ports/71110-zdoom-for-raspberry-pi/

Anyone feeling kind enough to add this to Retropie? :D

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Hi Bruized,

Yep, that worked for Lemmings. Getting odd errors after I added another folder with game files though. Can’t open the folder in DOS.

So far using .txt files has failed – any text file opens the DOS terminal but doesn’t accept any keyboard inputs :o Might have another play tomorrow.

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No reason why you couldn’t try the Retropie system. If it fails to work for any reason, wipe the SD card and flash CupCade to it. You’re only changing the software. RetroPie should work fine as long as you are able to map the controls :)

Definitely post some pics of your project if you get it working!

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Have the following in your MAME ROM directory:

neo-geo.rom
ng-sfix.rom
ng-sm1.rom

These are the NeoGeo BIOS files.

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bump

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Quit Emulationstation by pressing your menu button (on the controller), going to quit, then select “Exit Emulationstation”.

Then type the following (CASE SENSITIVE!). Press Enter after each line.

sudo chown pi /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

cd /opt/retropie/emulators/RetroArch/installdir/bin

sudo ./retroarch-joyconfig -j 0 >> /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

The last command will launch a controller configuration tool. You have to input the buttons pretty quickly! If you make a mistake, after going through the program, press up to input the previous command.

Once you’re happy with the setup, reboot, or type:

emulationstation

Then load a game and see if it works. This affects every emulator that uses the Retroarch cores. MAME and Gameboy Advance have their own internal methods of assigning controls.

You can tweak the control scheme manually as well. Connect to the Pi and edit the following file: /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

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Mark the thread as “Resolved” (the option is near the top of the thread.

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I’m running TURBO OC settings with 128mb video mem.

PSX emulation is at about 95% for most games with some buffer lag after entering new areas etc.

Emulating Metal Slug 2 has some issues but the first one runs great.

Wondering if I should assign more video memory?

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Get the US BIOS for the Sega CD and put it in the BIOS directory. It must be named
us_scd1_9210.bin, so rename it if needed. That was all I needed to do (using 2.3).

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So that’s half of my question answered. Thanks PetRockBlog.

Can you provide some hints re. dosbox? I assume the process is similar (scripting a launcher).

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Working!

Here are the steps:

Copy /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/Doom1 Shareware.sh
Rename the copied file – eg “Doom II.sh”
Edit the file. The very last line references the WAD file to use.

In the Pi’s console, navigate to the directory:
CD /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/
Then, make the new file executable, eg:
chmod a+x ‘Doom II.sh’

The game then appears in Emulationstation and can be started ^^

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Got it!

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/

Trying simple edits to the Doom 1 Shareware.sh file.

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With you so far. Where do I find this file in the live distro?

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Try:
-using the .n64 file extension on your roms instead of .64
-downloading the ROMs again; but keep them in the .ZIP files.

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You can’t write to that directory via FTP my default, but you can write the file elsewhere and use a MV command eg:

mv /pi/retropie/bios/GBA_BIOS.bin /opt/retropie/emulators/gpsp/raspberrypi/GBA_BIOS.bin

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Pretty sure the settings are in /etc/emulationstation/ in one of the configs. Not at home so can’t double check, but start there.

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There’s a special tool you can run in retropie-setup/config for setting up the PS3 controllers and Dongle. Have you used this?

I have done this before. To sync the controllers with the Dongle, I had to attach the controllers via USB. You’ll need a USB hub to do this as you need to have the keyboard, dongle, and controller attached all at once…

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small bump. I’ve studied the hell out of the Doom issue in particular but nobody seems to be having the same problem. Do you have to Scrape the ROM directories to have Emulationstation find the WADs?

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Geez, that thing emulates PSP games like a dream!

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I have had the same experience. In my case it was due to overclocking the Pi.

Your situation may be different but if not: make sure your Pi has heatsinks and NO CASE when overclocking. The memory cards and USB sticks corrupt when the Pi overheats!

You can back up your memory card / USB sticks with the Win32 Disk Imager application. Do this before testing overclocks in case your card corrupts. You should be able to format any corrupted cards to get them working again.

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Hi!

I haven’t had any issues with it, actually. What overclock is your Pi? if you haven’t changed it, it should be modest, which is good enough.

Have you got the GBA BIOS installed in the right location?
Does this happen with every ROM or only certain ones?

Lastly: Try a different charger. The Pi is sensitive to low-voltage chargers.

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Any and all help much appreciated as always, everybody.

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Instead of changing the config file in /all (the default), create a separate config in /genesis.

For me I found that the generic config makes sense for everything except the PSX, so I changed that one in particular.

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Thanks Ribenickel, now I can get the PSX emulator to load ISOs ^^

Thanks everyone else for the advice re overclocking. My memory card tends to corrupt when I overclock, but I’ll back it up and see how far I can go before it fails.

I’m guessing there’s no answer for GPSP at this stage.

Thanks all, closing thread.

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Bump! Need help here folks – particularly with the PSX stuff

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try:

sudo ./retroarch-joyconfig -j 0 >> /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

and

sudo ./retroarch-joyconfig -j 1 >> /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

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sudo chown pi /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg to get permissions

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Found one answer:

Adding:

audio_volume = 5.0

to retroarch.cfg enhances volume by a good amount ^^

testing adjusting audio out-rate to enhance performance.

audio_out_rate = 44100

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Set up controller schemes:
sudo chown pi /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
cd /opt/retropie/emulators/RetroArch/installdir/bin
sudo ./retroarch-joyconfig -j 0 >> /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

Add to controller scheme:
input_enable_hotkey_btn = “6”
input_exit_emulator_btn = “7”
input_enable_hotkey_btn = “6”
input_save_state_btn = “4”
input_enable_hotkey_btn = “6”
input_load_state_btn = “5”

Obviously your buttons will be different. For my config, these buttons allow me to quit out with START + Select, and save state with START + R1, load state with START + L1

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Hi! It’s most likely your BIOS. SCPH1001.BIN is the best.

Where is es_system.cfg located now? My EmulationStation doesn’t detect IMG files at all =[]

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Really loving the improvements to Emulationstation and file structure. Much easier to navigate now.

Enhancements:

GUI to set up controller configs for emulators within Emulationstation – including ability to add a button combination to quit back to Emulationstation and perform save states. This could include simply choosing a pre-made controller profile from a list.

Ability to quit GPSP with a button combination

Show a black screen rather than the command-line after quitting an emulator and waiting to reload Emulationstation

Show the current IP address within Emulationstation.

Option to reload Emulationstation to refresh ROM lists

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I’ve setup my PS3 controller via the script in retropie-setup.sh. Unfortunately if you run it for both controllers it seems to overwrite the setup for the first one. I need help getting my second controller paired.

atherisavidi: Do you still need help with the script error? I have the solution – reinstall ES-Config via Install From Source in retropie-setup.sh

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