Pi Model or other hardware: Pi 4 8GB Model B
Power Supply used: CanaKit 3.5A USB-C Power Supply with Noise Filter
RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): 4.7.1
Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website

I'm building my own Emulationstation theme for Retropie. I have everything set up and looking how I want it. Currently I have the "Arcade"(which I renamed to Games) and "Options" sections set up with a background, a Mortal Kombat arcade cab with changing snap vids and marquees, and gamelist text on the right side that I have set to be yellow when selected and dark red when unselected(see included pic).

Recently I wanted to add a few custom collections. I got those added and created my "kollections" section. The MK cab, background, and snap vids transferred over just fine. But I can't get a marquee to show up for each collection of games and also my text modifications did not transfer. They went back to what they were before, yellow text when selected and black when unselected. It's like something is overriding my settings both in my main theme.xml file and in my custom collections theme.xml file. Can't quite figure out why almost everything transferred over but the marquee and the text mods.

You can see these differences in the included pics. On the "games" screen my marquee, snap, and text are exactly how I want them. But on the "kollections" screen the marquee is absent and the unselected text is the wrong color. I have the marquees I want to use for each collection in the correct folder and my theme.xml files are pointing to the right location with all the same size, position, etc. settings that I used on all of the other screens. Any thoughts? Is there another xml file somewhere outside of my custom theme that controls the collections section and may be overriding my settings? I'm relatively new to this so I may have missed something.

mkgames.jpg
mkkollections.jpg

Can someone please tell me where the images are saved for each emulator in the Emulationstation main menu on the Retropie image? I can't seem to locate them anywhere in the file structure. This is a new build from the Retropie website. Thank you.

Pi Model or other hardware: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B+ 4GB model
Power Supply used: Cana Kit included type-C adapter with power button adapter
RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): 4.7.1
Built From: Raspberry Pi Imager from official raspberry pi website.
USB Devices connected: wireless Logitech keyboard/trackpad
Controller used: None. Just used keyboard.
Error messages received: None.
Verbose log (if relevant): Not relevant.
Guide used: The Fastest and Easiest way to Install RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi (Quick and Easy Tutorial) by Mr. Sujano posted on July 9th, 2020
File: Unknown.
Emulator: EmulationStation?
Attachment of config files: /dev/shm/runcommand.log does not exist. Was able to load a Pokemon Red ROM just fine actually, so I'm just having issues with the RetroPie OS itself.
How to replicate the problem: Try pressing the "A" button on Retropie Setup or Raspi-Config. It will sit on a black screen eternally. The only way to get out is pressing the "Start" button (I mapped to Escape key on keyboard).

I was able to get SSH enabled despite not being able to access the configuration pages. I had to remove the microSD card and create a file "ssh" to get in. No "runcommand.log" file is created when I try going into these settings. I haven't tried to launch a ROM on this install yet.

Re:

Hello I've been tinkering with retropie for a while now. I have my arcade almost done but there is a problem. I have a two player controller with joystick and buttons. But they have the same name which means that the Pi sees it as one controller. I need help please. I can't seem to know what to do. I config both of them and they work in the menu but when I want to play a game the buttons switch and stay like that after leaving the game. I have tried to "mask" one of them with the xboxdrv directory, but its taking to long for it to load and I left it for 1 day and it was still loading. I am also thinkning of using the following direcrtory to change the name or something,
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig
some other guy had the same problem but he went into the same directory and it poped up in his
but I can't seem to find it there at all. Can someone help me please?

Thank you
RetroEddie

I cannot install RetroPie on a CrowPi2. The installation proceeds to the RetroPie splash screen, then there is a further listing of command line output. Then it crashes, far too fast, alas, for me to see what that output says. (Big help, I know.)

The CrowPi2:

Model: Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.4; 8 GB
Power Supply: 12v, 2 amp, 24 watt
RetroPie Version: 4.7.1
Built from: CrowPi2 supplied SD, then after that didn't work, a SD burnt from an image downloaded from RetroPie.org.uk. This image was burnt to a new SD card (Lexar 32GB.) The first burn was with BalenaEtcher; it would not install. The same (new) SD card was burnt a second time using Raspberry Pi Imager; it would not install. The same (new) SD card was burnt a third time using the linux 'dd' command; it would not install.
USB Devices Connected: display, mouse, keyboard, sometimes a CrowPi2 supplied game controller. (Note: the CrowPi2 has a lot of connections 'built-in.' I presume that most of them are GPIO.)
Error message received: I started and restarted the installation process and ran it at least 5 times with each SD "burn." Most got past the 'RetroPie' splash screen. I noted a lot of "failed" command line responses and the number of these failed responses increased as I re-ran the install for each "burn." When the RetroPie system installation crashed, there was no warning and no error and the screen went black.

Please note that the CrowPi2 ships with two operating systems on two separate SD cards:

The CrowPi2 system which is Raspberry Pi OS (PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)" A version of RetroPie, but I'm sorry, I don't know which one.

The CrowPi2 system installs and runs correctly.

Please advise. And thanks for wading through all this!

Mods - if you don't want this here feel free to delete it. (of course!)

So not really a support question since it doesn't pertain to Retropie directly but I know a lot of programmers hang out here and I can't be the only one left with this case ... so just throwing it out here in General Chat. 😁

Crossposted from r/RetroPie:

I have had a Kintaro Super Kuma 9000 - SNES Inspired Raspberry Pi Case for a few years now. Unfortunately the company is no longer around. There was one awesome developer that was keeping the safe shutoff script updated but he no longer maintains it.

With Buster being the norm for RetroPie the case's buttons and power LED are useless. The case still is a case with a HUGE heatsink but the flair and draw of the case is no more.

I did experiment with the NESPI+ shutdown script from user crcerror and it almost works. The reset button works fine and the power LED lights up. The problem is this:

No matter where the power switch starts it will power up. The power button does nothing when slid to the OFF position or booting up in the OFF position. When booting in the ON position it also just boots up. When SLID into the ON position it looks like it goes through the shutdown but at the very end you get a KERNEL PANIC 0x00000000 error and it hangs.

Longshot but... Has anyone - or is anyone - willing or able to get this working in Buster? I have zero LINUX programming skills so I'm just a lowly user. I expect "no" but can't hurt to ask. 😁

Hi all. I am relatively new to emulation in general. I am having issues getting anything to run in the XROAR coco emulator. I have searched the forums but was unable to find the exact issue I am having. Per the rules, here is the basic pertinent info

Model: Pi400
Powersupply: unlabeled but came with an official kit
Retropie Version: 4.7.1
Built from: Raspberry Pi Image Burner
USB Devices: Mouse, Keyboard built in(400), XBox Controller (USB)
Controller Used: XBOX controller is connected but haven't entered any programs successfully
Error Message Received:

I have installed a variety of .dsk files in the ROMS folder. I have installed the bas13.rom
When I boot the splash screen shows the Tandy option and shows the file names for all of the .dsk images in my directory

When I choose a game, the screen loads to the green Color Basic 1.3 screen
I then receive a ?SN ERROR message followed by the OK prompt.

In several of the posts I read, it sounds like disk images required a command line start but I am unable to use the DIR command, the LOADM command, etc. I was able to code a simple basic program and basic works fine. I did read a post that said certain files were intended for Coco3 and that XROAR only works for Coco 2. I have tried a total of 45 different games (most of which were early gen Coco like Sands of Egypt, Madness and the Minotaur (text) and have had the exact same results which lead me to believe I have a configuration issue rather than the choice of dsk files. I'm guessing it might be something simple that I have missed but a solution eludes me.

I have tried every option on how to fix the support issues on config.txt is there any way to fix these issues on a Westinghouse TV? I am using a raspberry pi 400.

Pi Model or other hardware: Pi 4B
Power Supply used: USB adapter
RetroPie Version Used: 4.7.1
Built From: downloaded it from retropie website
Controller used: trying to use the builtin gamepad
i've been struggling for a couple of weeks and i managed to use the joystick and buttons successfully on the main menu, however when i click and join any game that i downloaded, the builtin buttons and joystick stop working and ill have to use a keyboard to be able to control and play the games, anyone know what i should do? im so close yet so far

Pi Model or other hardware: (3B)
Power Supply used: (2716HB 5.1V 2.5A
RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest):
Built From: (SD Image on RetroPie website)
USB Devices connected: Keyboard, Mouse
Controller used: Competition Pro Speedlink
Error messages received: None
Verbose log (if relevant):
Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide)
File: (File with issue - with FULL path)
Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable): Amiberry
Attachment of config files: (PLEASE USE PASTEBIN.COM FOR LARGE LOGS)
How to replicate the problem:
I tried to get Jaguar XJ220 started and it works well until it asks to add the second disk. I tried inserting it in disk 1, 2, 3, but nothing happened - the program always shows the disk-icon.
I already found the error with competition pro didnt find the correct fire button, thats why i used button 2 instead of zero for this, but this doesn't work in this case.

Any ideas might be helpful!

Hey Team,

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4G

Pretty new to this stuff so bare with me.

https://www.jaycar.co.nz/raspberry-pi-retro-arcade-game-console-with-hdmi-port/p/XC9062

Recently bought the console which my raspberry Pi plugs into using the pins.

I have managed to configure the controls for player 1 however player 2 side is not being picked up as a gamepad and neither do the buttons work when inputting player 1.

Is it possible the wires were set up wrong as they were preinstalled and if so if I move then could it work?

Thanks in advance

Alex

Was this issue ever resolved? When I had a Pi 3b, video previews were never an issue. Now I have a 4b and I'm trying to replicate the video previews, however, a vast majority do not work. All I have learned is that the most likely culprit is the video files. I've had this issue since January 2021. Struggling because it was one of my favorite aspects of my previous emulator. Not excited by the idea of needing to pull all the files and convert them - I'm not sure how I'd accomplish that?

Using Retropie binary 4.7.16 on Pi4

When writing a games list for platform Amiga, I keep getting either a blank gamelist.xml if I set the destination as the emulationstation folder or no change if I use the roms folder.

I’ve tried deleting the gamelist.xml from both locations, fixing permissions, copying another gamelist.xml as a starting point.

Has anyone got other suggestions I should try, or need more clarification?

Thanks

colecovision.png

Just a little give-back to anyone that would like a different ColecoVision logo for their theme.

I just finished this. I wanted a logo as close as possible to what was on the actual face of the console, rather than the stacked version that's on the boxes and such.

It's as close as I could get it as far as the rainbow coloring.

It's in PNG form with a transparent background so it will show fine on any color background.

Use it as you wish.

JamR

I've unsubscribed the newsletter and every setting that I can fine but I still get every new post emailed to me.
Is it because I donated - I can't see an unsubscribe option anywhere.

If I request my account to be deleted will it stop it do you think?

hello advice need I downloaded the rick dangerous (xrick) port and also down loaded the zip file for rick dangerous port, in the ports file there is a xrich.sh file where do i place the files from the zip file and what files do i need from the xrick zip file as there is little information on the retropie documentation wiki page. thanks in advance

Ok, so I’ve seen a lot of videos on how to download Bedrock and Java Minecraft fro the retropie, but they all require the Pi-Apps App Store and the Pixel desktop. Is there any way to get Bedrock / Java Minecraft running natively in Retropie? I don’t want to play the Pi edition.

Hey just after abit of help with his guys so I followed this guide installing chiaki
https://dominicbird.com/knowledge-base-2/emulation/compile-chiaki-and-add-as-a-custom-port-to-retropie/

But when I try and run it I get this error
Executing: /opt/retropie/configs/ports/chiaki/chaiki.sh
Could not open DRM device /dev/dri/card1 (No such file or directory)
Could not open DRM device
/opt/retropie/configs/ports/chiaki/chaiki.sh: line 9: 2902 Aborted /opt/retropie/supplementary/chiaki/build/gui/chiaki -platform eglfs

Just hoping someone can point me in the right direction. thanks in advance

Hey Guys,

When I launch Emulationstation from command line I see a bunch of errors pop up (basically for all my Genesis ROMs) that says the following:

"Jul 20 01:00:11 lvl0: File path "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/genesis/[game name]" is outside system path "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive""

I checked the megadrive and genesis rom folders and all my games are in there. Does anyone know why this is popping up and how to correct it?

Thanks!

Hi. I’m new to retropie and emulators in general and I’ve looked all over the place for a solution and couldn’t find any. My issue is on the few games I have installed for psx. Ff tactics and suikoden 1 and 2. I have no sound at all on intros and cutscenes. I I have menu sounds and background music in game but no cutscene sound at all. This is only with psx no other emulators. Any ideas?