Hi, not sure if it's OK to post the game title.
I have a dreamcast game that was running perfectly and now won't play.
The game was downloaded as a .7z with 3 .bins and a .gdi.
I used chdman to convert it to .chd and (like the others) it worked fine.

Something was broken last time I went to play it.
It starts fine, there's an intro video that plays perfectly. But when the video ends, black screen, no game.

I've tried deleting the vhd files associated with the game.
I've not changed any of the menu settings.
I've redownloaded and recreated the .chd and I get the same result.

How can I go about debugging this please?

Hey everyone, I'm having an issue with a theme I'm creating.

The problem is that if I move parts of the theme to another xml file, and then include that xml file in the main theme.xml, only parts of the theme are shown.

For example, lets say I move the whole details view into details.xml... anything from theme.xml works fine like the background image (as it should) and anything that is kinda hard coded in ES shows from details.xml. I can see the gamelist, metadata, and boxart. What I CAN'T see is any image or text that is called from details.xml.

At first I thought it was details not seeing some variables, but the gamelist calls variables for font, size and color so that's not it. Also, details.xml is not nested in another folder, it is with theme.xml so when I call an image, I didn't change anything.

I've attached screenshots of what it looks like when everything is in theme.xml, and another screenshot of what happens when I try separating different elements into multiple xml files.

switch-working.png

switch-broken.png

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

This is probably going to sound really really daft but I've not been able to work this out for ages and since my retropie install is on a regular pi0 with no wifi, I need to access it directly from the keyboard with commands.

How do I get to the /opt directory?? There's something about Linux that I'm intrinsically missing, as opposed to DOS. Is it something about user rights? But basically typing ls shows that I only have the RetroPie and RetroPie-Setup directories listed. So how do I go up the directory structure?

Any help much appreciated.

First off, I searched and didn't see this pop up at all, so sorry if it has been asked and/or solved before.
Now then, I have seen how to do cheats in MAME, and got the cheat.dat file, and was able to do everything properly with that. The thing is, I want to add a cheat that removes, IMO, pointless censorship in a game, and as far as I have seen, it's only available in XML format. However, everything for RetroPie uses a different format, and I can't find anything on converting the code from XML for use.

I would prefer to have information or tools do do this myself, in case I find out about another game I would like to do this with, but if someone wants to convert it for me that's fine as well. At this point in time, it will be the only cheat I have as I deleted the downloaded cheat.dat file since it doesn't have this one.

The specific game is Mega Twins, and the censorship is related to the game originally having captive women that you can rescue. The code is as follows :

<cheat desc="Reactivate Captive Women">
<script state="run">
<action>maincpu.mw@01F258=4E71</action>
<action>maincpu.mw@01F25A=4E71</action>
</script>
<script state="off">
<action>maincpu.mw@01F258=6600</action>
<action>maincpu.mw@01F25A=0354</action>
</script>
</cheat>

I have tried to ensure that only the standard controller settings are present on my 8BitDo controllers. Basically, no access to the backend emulator menu or features (like loading save states, changing slots, etc). I want it as much of a "kiosk" mode as possible.

But even though I've edited my controller config and Emulationstation input files to ensure only the basic functions are listed there, I'm still able to activate certain Retroarch features from my controller. If I hold the hotkey and fiddle around with the shoulder buttons for example, it does everything from fast-forwarding, to scrolling through the shader settings.

I have even gone into the keybinding in the Retroarch menu, and it appears that only the keyboard keys are assigned to these features. So how is it that my controller still triggers them? And how do I block that?

Hi team!!!

I know that there's a plugin to load some kind of loading images per system before the game startsbut I want to know if it's possible to run an image per game, let me explain myself.

I have various dos games with differents button configuration, so I want to load a picture with the button configuration before loading the game.

It's possible? Thanks!!!

I Cannot run eduke32 on Raspberry Pi 1B 256ram under fresh RetroPie 4.8. It throws me out back to Emulation Station menu.

Here is the runcommand.log:

Parameters: Executing: pushd /opt/retropie/configs/ports/duke3d; /opt/retropie/ports/eduke32/eduke32.sh "-j/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/duke3d/ -j/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/duke3d/ -addon 0"; popd /opt/retropie/configs/ports/duke3d ~ EDuke32 r(?) Built Feb 11 2022 02:28:57, GCC 8.3.0, 32-bit Application parameters: -j/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/duke3d/ -j/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/duke3d/ -addon 0 Using /opt/retropie/configs/ports/duke3d/ for game data Using /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/duke3d/ for game data Using /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/duke3d/ for game data Using /home/pi/.config/eduke32/ for game data Initializing SDL 2.0.10 Using "x11" video driver No fullscreen modes available! Searching for game data... Checksumming duke3d.grp... Done Using "duke3d.grp" as main game data file. Compiling: GAME.CON (99639 bytes) Including: DEFS.CON (28893 bytes) Including: USER.CON (36960 bytes) USER.CON:753: warning: sound 261 already defined (hydro43.voc) GAME.CON: In state `blimphitstate': GAME.CON:157: warning: expected action, found define. GAME.CON: In actor `ORGANTIC': GAME.CON:1923: warning: found `else' with no `if' GAME.CON: In state `pigshootenemystate': GAME.CON:2817: warning: found `else' with no `if' Found 4 warning(s), 0 error(s). Compiled 49820 bytes in 199ms, v1.3D compatibility mode Initialized 96.0M cache Sound hlminhal.voc(#23) not found! Sound hlmexhal.voc(#24) not found! Sound slirec06.voc(#26) not found! Sound KICKHEAD.VOC(#27) not found! Sound GMEOVR05.VOC(#29) not found! Sound CHEER.VOC(#30) not found! Sound slimat.voc(#34) not found! Sound yes.voc(#45) not found! Sound fan.voc(#77) not found! Sound hover.voc(#80) not found! Sound b2atk01.voc(#101) not found! Sound b2rec03.voc(#102) not found! Sound b2atk02.voc(#103) not found! Sound b2pain03.voc(#104) not found! Sound b2die03.voc(#105) not found! Sound b3die03g.voc(#108) not found! Sound snakrm.voc(#130) not found! Sound snakrg.voc(#131) not found! Sound snakatA.voc(#132) not found! Sound snakpn.voc(#133) not found! Sound snakdy.voc(#134) not found! Sound commrm.voc(#135) not found! Sound commrg.voc(#136) not found! Sound commat.voc(#137) not found! Sound commpn.voc(#138) not found! Sound commdy.voc(#139) not found! Sound turrrm.voc(#145) not found! Sound turrrg.voc(#146) not found! Sound turrat.voc(#147) not found! Sound slidie03.voc(#149) not found! Sound b3roam01.voc(#150) not found! Sound b3pain04.voc(#151) not found! Sound b3atk01.voc(#152) not found! Sound b3rec03g.voc(#153) not found! Sound commsp.voc(#155) not found! Sound snakatB.voc(#157) not found! Sound turrpn.voc(#161) not found! Sound turrdy.voc(#162) not found! Sound sliroa02.voc(#163) not found! Sound 2bwild.voc(#168) not found! Sound b3atk01.voc(#176) not found! Sound monolith.voc(#178) not found! Sound hydro50.voc(#179) not found! Sound con03.voc(#180) not found! Sound vpiss2.voc(#182) not found! Sound FORCE01.VOC(#235) not found! Sound QUAKE06.VOC(#236) not found! Sound TERMIN01.VOC(#237) not found! Sound BORN01.VOC(#238) not found! Sound MUSTDIE.voc(#241) not found! Sound DEFEATED.VOC(#242) not found! Sound flyby.voc(#244) not found! Sound hydro22.voc(#256) not found! Sound hydro24.voc(#257) not found! Sound hydro27.voc(#258) not found! Sound hydro34.voc(#259) not found! Sound hydro40.voc(#260) not found! Sound hydro43.voc(#261) not found! Sound vault04.voc(#262) not found! Sound aswtch23.voc(#272) not found! Sound CTRLRM25.VOC(#277) not found! Sound ktitx.voc(#278) not found! Sound hlidle03.voc(#279) not found! Sound LIZSHIT3.VOC(#280) not found! Sound monolith.voc(#281) not found! Sound hydro50.voc(#282) not found! Sound slhtch01.voc(#283) not found! Sound jones04.voc(#285) not found! Sound adoor1.voc(#286) not found! Sound adoor2.voc(#287) not found! Sound GRABBAG.VOC(#288) not found! Sound name01.voc(#289) not found! Sound r&r01.voc(#290) not found! Sound lani05.voc(#291) not found! Sound lani08.voc(#292) not found! Sound laniduk2.voc(#293) not found! Sound WHIPYU01.VOC(#294) not found! Sound gunhit2.voc(#295) not found! Sound headrip3.VOC(#296) not found! Sound buckle.VOC(#297) not found! Sound jetp2.VOC(#298) not found! Sound zipper2.voc(#299) not found! Sound news.voc(#300) not found! Sound whistle.voc(#301) not found! Sound freeze.voc(#303) not found! fluidsynth: error: Unable to open file "/usr/share/sounds/sf3/FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3" fluidsynth: error: Couldn't load soundfont file fluidsynth: error: Failed to load SoundFont "/usr/share/sounds/sf3/FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3" fluidsynth: error: Unable to open file "/usr/share/sounds/sf2/TimGM6mb.sf2" fluidsynth: error: Couldn't load soundfont file fluidsynth: error: Failed to load SoundFont "/usr/share/sounds/sf2/TimGM6mb.sf2" /opt/retropie/ports/eduke32/eduke32.sh: line 3: 1284 Killed VC4_DEBUG=always_sync /opt/retropie/ports/eduke32/eduke32 $* ~

After receiving the Rasperry Pi 4, I have been dealing with Retropie more and more in the last few days and have now found out a lot myself - but unfortunately not everything. So there are still a few questions for which I have not found a solution so far, as follows:

1.) The scrape function is a great thing and looks very nice, but it also takes up a lot of space on the memory card. The "Remove" function does not remove the downloaded data, as initially assumed, but the entire ROM. How is it possible to completely delete the data from the scrape function instead of the entire ROM file? Where is all the data for this stored and is it easy to safely remove with a file manager?

2.) Can deleted modules or systems also be safely deleted from the "opt/retropie/emulators" folder as well as "opt/retropie/libretocores" and "opt/retropie/configs" without Retropie getting into problems?

3.) When removing the ports, are the corresponding program folders or installations also completely removed, e.g. with "Kodi"? The corresponding folder in "ports" apparently only shows a configuration file, but not the entire program folder. I would like to check this and delete it myself if Retropie doesn't do this after removing the port from the configuration menu, especially since I don't know if I want to keep the player yet.

4.) Can I simply back up the configuration including all emulators, cores and other folders (approx. 700 MB) from the "opt/retropie" directory 1:1 with Midnight Commander onto my external exFAT formatted SD card and, if necessary, simply copy it back under the shell or the pixel file manager in case an update broke something or all my settings were lost due to an update? The latter is particularly important to me.

I was able to copy the data. The only question is whether all the file permissions were copied or whether they are important at all with Retropie and have a negative effect in some way.

5.) Where can I find all the update and menu scripts that are responsible for the settings of Retropie, Emulation Station and RetroArch? Or are they also in the "opt/retropie" folder? I want to save that too. And are there any other folders belonging to Retropie outside of the "opt" directory? I would like to back up everything that belongs to this platform so that I can start a new installation via the retropie script in an emergency without having to reinstall the entire system or format the SD card. Can this also be done using these instructions or with Raspbian instead of Ubuntu? https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Debian/#download-retropie

I would then simply copy the setup to the SD card myself or start it using the installation script: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup

Or I use this tutorial: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/install-retropie-app-raspberry-pi/

Then I would simply restore all the data that I had previously backed up using Midnight Commander and simply overwrite the data from the installation, so that I then have everything the way it was before the last update.

Also, I'm a bit confused about how to use Retroarch. After starting, I initially had a green menu and was able to conveniently save and load save states from the SNES9x with the controller by pressing the home button and one of the shoulder buttons on the controller at the same time. The remaining buttons were assigned the same way as you are used to from the SNES controller and as I had set it in Retropie in the controller menu. After updating Retroarch to the latest version, this no longer seems to be the case. Instead, I now get a completely different menu and the Start and Select keys are now on the keyboard at the same time, while the Select key calls up the emulations menu. How can you change it so that the old settings apply again? I thought that because of the one-time controller configuration in Retroarch for the emulators, which is already preset and adapted to the respective controller via Retroarch, or do I really have to set everything up again separately for each system and emulator? The strange thing is that it seemed to be working before the update. Now I can't seem to even set the shortcuts for fast save, turbo and reset. Also, I'd like to get back to the emulation menu via the home button instead of one of the in-game buttons.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi,

I am looking to install RetroPi on USB entirely without the need for an SD card. Is this possible? If so are there any guides out there . I've already done the instal on SD card and it runs perfectly.

I attempted to move the file system to the SSD and boot from that but I got a number of errors. I confess I'm not fully understanding of how PI works 100% yet.

Pi Model: B 8GB (Labists Kit)
Power Supply used: Labists Standard PS
RetroPie Version Used: 4.8
Built From: RPI 4/400 Preset Instal from RPI Imager v1.7.2
USB Devices connected: ROCCAT MK FX (Keyboard), SE730H External SSD
Controller used: None
Guide used: Retro Pi First Installation Guide

Thanks

Pi Model or other hardware: 4 as well as 2b (hardware is not relevant)
Power Supply used: Official Pi Power Supply
RetroPie Version used: 4.7.1 and 4.8
Built From: Binary + source
USB Devices connected: Keyboard, mouse
Controller used: not relevant, keyboard can be used to reproduce.
Emulator: Amiberry versions 3.3 and version 5 (both supplied with Retropie 4.7.1 and 4.8 respectively)

How to replicate the problem:
Load a game with 4 player support (e.g. Dynablaster) or a joystick tester utility. When setting custom controls in the Gui, no matter what you map to the parallel joysticks: actions will not be registered.

I tried everything, multiple times. Even loaded a Workbench hardfile and used a joyport test utility.
I'm pretty sure this is just broken in Amiberry. Other mappings (at least to keyboard) are working, but the parallel joy ports are not.
If anyone could confirm/refute it would be much appreciated.

In addition (not to distract from the main topic): this also means afaics there's no option to play 4 player Amiga games requiring the parallel joyport adapter on Retropie.. :-(

Pie 4
Retroarch
Emulastion Station
Gday guys I'm trying to run Elite 128 in GO64 mode by using this custom rom feature
vice_c128_go64= "enabled"
but it stays in 128 mode.
From libretto docs-
"GO64 (Restart) [vice_c128_go64] (disabled|enabled)"
I'm not sure what it means by "Restart".
I've tried rebooting via the virtual keyboard and restarting the system but it still stays in 128 mode.
What have I missed?
Cheers
Kev

Hi, I need some help with Retro Pi. I hope I did not break it. First of I forgot my password. Secondly when put mini sd card back into I got is big rainbow screen. I hope did not break it. :(

Hi all,

I've got a custom stand up arcade cabinet and it came with a pair of zippy joysticks. I think they work "fine" but I read that Sanwa joysticks are best for fighting games. I called a local repair shop and they tell me that while they agree that Sanwa are great for fighting games, they're not good to use as a universal joystick for everything. They'll be great for fighting games, but really bad on other games.

I'm curious for those of you who have custom made arcade cabinets, what brand joystick do you use and what do you prefer?

Thanks!

When using applications menu and Preferences>Bluetooth Manager I get the following error message:

Connection to BlueZ failed
Bluez daemon is not running, blueman-manager cannot continue. This probably means that there were no Bluetooth adapters detected or Bluetooth daemon was not started.

If I try to add a bluetooth device it will load forever and not see any bluetooth devices. It also does not show any paired bluetooth devices. I've tried to play with some files and code but I think I messed some things up and unfortunately, I know nothing about computers and only know how to Google things.

If I run "systemctl status bluetooth" I get the following code:

● bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth.service.d
└─override.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2022-05-23 20:52:39 BST; 6min ago
Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
Process: 3180 ExecStart=/usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd --debug -n (code=exited, status=1/FAILUR
Main PID: 3180 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Status: "Starting up"

May 23 20:52:39 Musaab bluetoothd[3180]: bluetoothd[3180]: src/main.c:parse_config() Key file do
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab bluetoothd[3180]: bluetoothd[3180]: src/main.c:parse_config() Key file do
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab bluetoothd[3180]: bluetoothd[3180]: src/main.c:parse_config() Key file do
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab bluetoothd[3180]: bluetoothd[3180]: src/main.c:parse_config() Key file do
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab bluetoothd[3180]: D-Bus setup failed: Connection ":1.46" is not allowed t
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab bluetoothd[3180]: bluetoothd[3180]: Unable to get on D-Bus
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab systemd[1]: bluetooth.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab systemd[1]: Failed to start Bluetooth service.
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab systemd[1]: bluetooth.service: Unit entered failed state.
May 23 20:52:39 Musaab systemd[1]: bluetooth.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'/code]

If I do "sudo systemctl restart bluetooth" I get:

Job for bluetooth.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status bluetooth.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

If I do "sudo systemctl start bluetooth" I get the same message. This has been very annoying as I mainly use bluetooth speakers, and especially it doesn't work with Retropie which is extremely frustrating. Would appreciate all the help I can get.

Info:
a22082 3B 1.2 BCM2837A0/B0 1GB Embest
Code Model Revision SoC RAM Manufacture (Respectively)

I'm using RetroPie with fbneo-libretro.so. I don't seem to be able to use the controls.

Right trigger for example is jump when I push it down, and shoot when I release it. Obviously that's not ideal. :)

How do I setup my controls specifically for Neogeo? They work in every other emulator I've tried.

Are there any updated install instructions on getting the Amstrad GX4000 to run on the Raspberry Pi 4 running Retropie 4.8 using the stock image? I've combed through several old posts and some say LR-MESS. Some say LR-CAPRICE32.

LR-MESS gives me a gray screen or a blurry blue "initializing" box that doesn't go anywhere. LR-CAPRICE32 gives me a Amstrad command prompt but won't run the game.

Some posts seem to vary about the extension of the rom. Whether they be .bin, .cpr or .zip.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

After researching for 2 days and going crazy, I finally got SFII Champion Edition (1993)(SPS) to work via Batocera. This applies to everyone who uses the same emulator via RetroArch.

*** This is/was done in Batocera v33 ***

Example used: Street Fighter II Champion Edition (1993)(SPS)(Disk 1 of 4)(System).dim
Street Fighter II Champion Edition (1993)(SPS)(Disk 2 of 4)(Disk 1).dim
Street Fighter II Champion Edition (1993)(SPS)(Disk 3 of 4)(Disk 2).dim
Street Fighter II Champion Edition (1993)(SPS)(Disk 4 of 4)(Disk 3).dim

Step #1: Assuming you wrote a .m3u file then Load up the Game.

Step #2. Once you get to the part where it prompts you to "Set Disk 2", Press [F12] on your keyboard to get to the Emulator's
"SWITCH for PX68k Version 0.15+" menu.

Step #3. DO NOT worry about ejecting virtual disk tray or anything like that. Simply go to [FDD0] using your gamepad and
press "B" button for me to enter [FDD0] and press "B" button again to enter [Street Fighter II Champion Edition (1993)
(SPS)(Disk 1 of 4)(System).dim] and change it to [Street Fighter II Champion Edition (1993)(SPS)(Disk 2 of 4)(Disk
1).dim].

Step #4. Now go into [FDD1] and change it to [Street Fighter II Champion Edition (1993)(SPS)(Disk 3 of 4)(Disk 2).dim].

Step #5. Now simply press [F12] on your keyboard. The game may start or ask you to "Set Disk 3". Well do the same. Press [F12]
on your keyboard to get into the "SWITCH for PX68k Version 0.15+" menu and go into [FDD1] and change it to [Street
Fighter II Champion Edition (1993)(SPS)(Disk 4 of 4)(Disk 3).dim].

Step #6. Now again press [F12] on your keyboard and the game should then load/start. If it asks you to "Set Disk 3" again, just repeat
Steps 3 through 6.

Enjoy!

-blood3agle-

Hello, i tried using usbromservice on my Raspberry Pi 4, but when i activate it and reboot with my USB, all game systems are gone, RetroPie configuration is gone, and all that's left is "All", "Faves" and "Recent". this has happened multiple times, my USB is 128 GB and Fat32, please help.

As described here by @dankcushions

Re: Pi4 - 4.7.1x after recent update audio little glitch/struttering or miss some frame on some libretro core... it's fixable ?

I noticed this symptom since around fall 2021 on a Pi 3B (not plus) after an update. Basically all emulators would get a random 0.5sec-ish audio drop (I use HDMI out to TV, nothing fancy), not limited to SNES. The same symptom persisted to Pi 4 (100% setup from scratch from official image).

I have tried a whole bunch of audio related settings (config_hdmi_boost, hdmi_drive, hdmi_group, etc. etc.) and none helped until I came across that thread.

I'm not noticing any performance drop so far setting it to "alsa". Disclaimer: the most "demanding" emulators I use are likely redream and lr-pcsx_rearmed on 2x resolution.

So I have flashed a fresh image of RetroPie 4.8 and tried to run the update script and install a few extra emulators and everytime I run into this same error.

curl: (28) Resolving timed out after 10000 milliseconds

I have disabled IPv6 as some others users have done but still have the same issues. Whats causing this? Internet seems ping.

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The logs don't have much in them either

Log started at: Mon 23 May 2022 01:11:46 PM NZST

RetroPie-Setup version: 4.8.1 (5cd6dd28)
System: rpi4 (armv7l) - Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) - Linux retropie 5.10.103-v7l+ #1529 SMP Tue Mar 8 12:24:00 GMT 2022 armv7l GNU/Linux

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Running post update hooks
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Installing dependencies for 'joy2key' : Provides joystick to keyboard conversion for navigation of RetroPie dialog menus
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Installing (binary) 'joy2key' : Provides joystick to keyboard conversion for navigation of RetroPie dialog menus
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Compiling '/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key.py'...
Compiling '/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/joy2key_sdl.py'...
Compiling '/opt/retropie/admin/joy2key/osk.py'...
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Log ended at: Mon 23 May 2022 01:12:34 PM NZST
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