@a1eg said in Unable to install joy2key after update Retro-Pie Setup script:

I only want to upgrade my Atari800 emulator from version 4.0.0 to current version 4.2.0

Is there any way to do it without doing an update of Retro-Pie Setup script?

The 4.2.0 version is related to the the setup script version - the 4.2.0 version for the Atari800 emulator was added in version 4.6 so you'll need to update to at least that version to be able to install 4.2.0 using the RetroPie-Setup script.

You can manually change the scriptmodule and modify the version, then install the emulator from source, but as I said, there's no guarantee it would work.

Sorry to bring up an older thread, but much of the information here is highly inaccurate and is mostly due to people buying cheap flash drives and SD cards which are very hit-and-miss. I've tested in my Raspberry Pi 4b 4gb a Samsung EVO Select 64gb Micro SD, Sandisk Ultra 16gb Micro SD, and Kingston Canvas Go Plus 64gb Micro SD and they don't come anywhere near the performance of my Sandisk Extreme 3.0 16gb USB flash drive.

Here is the Samsung EVO 64gb Benchmarks: https://pibenchmarks.com/benchmark/51099
And here is the Sandisk Extreme 3.0 (for some reason it was identified improperly by the benchmark program. This doesn't change the performance numbers): https://pibenchmarks.com/benchmark/51100

Here is a link to the actual drive. https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Flash-Drive-SDCZ80-016G-GAM46/dp/B00KT7DOR0

Booting from the Samsung Evo Select takes about 10 seconds longer than the Sandisk Extreme 3.0 usb stick.

That benchmark website pibenchmarks.com has tons of information on what drives are fast and what isn't. My USB 3.0 Samsung FIT drive is absolute hot garbage when running on a Pi 4. The fastest MicroSD cards do about 1700 points on the benchmark, There are USB sticks that score as high as 5,000 points. Then there are M.2 drives using USB 3 adapters which score over 10,000 points. Where USB Flash sticks and actual SSD/m.2 drives really excel is in the 4k random read/write tests which are the most important thing when it comes to performance.

@lamaman1971 Aside from MAME2003+, MAME cores have a very shallow libretro implementation preventing some stuff from working properly, which is why it's recommended to prefer MAME2003+ or FBNeo with the appropriate romsets if the game you are trying to play is supported.

You might be able to force the values you want by directly editing MAME config files, but i wouldn't be able to help with the details, and i don't recommend asking the MAME team for help about this.

@roslof I'm running into the same problem that you had originally with emulation station hanging and freezing. I'm trying to find the .cpp file that you noted so I can amend the vlc options to "original" but am having no luck. Can you point me to the directory where I would find the file or the command line prompt to load it

@dalagoth You can't. Simply put, the Pi 3 isn't capable of emulating either the Gamecube or the PS2, let alone at full speed.

@monsterrob said in Wii U Pro Controller will not connect:

@mitu I have the most up to date version of retropie with nothing added so do you think your second point applies, I have read it but I wouldn’t know where to start with removing a configuration.

Please add the rest of the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Removing a configuration is done from the Bluetooth menu, using the Remove Bluetooth Device entry.

... are there any remaining problems? on my raspberry 3b+ it is running perfect with all sounds ... but i have to do a lot of changes to make it work ...

Please provide the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

What happens if you manually type emulationstation in the terminal ? What error message do you get ?

@barbudreadmon Great stuff thank you !

@mitu good day!
I was testing some mame video snaps on retropie.
Im well aware of the new default being VLC and that retropie is moving away from omxplayer.

On my system, video snaps from same source, some play ok some other not. They produce the blackscreen as per this post.

In VLC settings ffmpeg HW acceleration is disabled in codecs section. I cant find yet what is VLC missing and cant paly these files.

This is on a pi4 2GB model with latest updates and retropie.

For testing im providing this small 900KB argus.mp4 video snap
https://mega.nz/folder/2HAxmYJR#nNsMz6pZDkn1T36ASe5ZCg

I have on my system also installed the MPV. This one works great on all problematic video snaps.
VLC requires re-encoding of the files to work ok

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Here is my testing from command line
MPV

mpv ~/RetroPie/roms/trackball/snaps/argusg.mp4 Playing: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/trackball/snaps/argusg.mp4 (+) Video --vid=1 (*) (h264 256x240 29.970fps) (+) Audio --aid=1 (*) (aac 2ch 48000Hz) File tags: Artist: Progetto VideoSnaps by motoschifo & AntoPISA [gameplay by motoschifo] Comment: Created with: Mame version 0.161, Played by: motoschifo, Game name: argusg - Argus (Gottlieb, prototype), Date game played: 23 maggio 2015, Date video creation: 2 novembre 2015, Type: shortplay single-screen, Manufacturer: Gottlieb, Display resolution: 256x240px, Link for info: http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/?mame=argusg, Copyright (C) - All rights reserved - Tutti i marchi e loghi appartengono ai rispettivi proprietari Genre: MAME video preview (shortplay) Title: Argus (Gottlieb, prototype) [MAME] [vo/sdl] Using opengl [autoconvert] Converting yuv444p -> yuv420p AO: [pulse] 48000Hz stereo 2ch float VO: [sdl] 256x240 => 320x240 yuv420p AV: 00:00:37 / 00:00:37 (99%) A-V: 0.000 Exiting... (End of file)

VLC

vlc ~/RetroPie/roms/trackball/snaps/argusg.mp4 VLC media player 3.0.12 Vetinari (revision 1.0.6-1618-g917488b78) [0152e490] main interface error: no suitable interface module [014a5b58] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed [014a5b58] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [0152e490] skins2 interface error: cannot initialize OSFactory [0152e490] [cli] lua interface: Listening on host "*console". VLC media player 3.0.12 Vetinari Command Line Interface initialized. Type `help' for help. > [a026ea18] mmal_codec decoder: VCSM init succeeded: CMA [a026ea18] main decoder error: buffer deadlock prevented

And running the re-encoded (as per above) video snap, which now vlc can play OK!

vlc argusg.mp4 VLC media player 3.0.12 Vetinari (revision 1.0.6-1618-g917488b78) [00f0b2e8] main interface error: no suitable interface module [00e81b58] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed [00e81b58] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [00f0b2e8] skins2 interface error: cannot initialize OSFactory [00f0b2e8] [cli] lua interface: Listening on host "*console". VLC media player 3.0.12 Vetinari Command Line Interface initialized. Type `help' for help. > [a025f258] mmal_codec decoder: VCSM init succeeded: CMA [a2701f88] gles2 generic error: parent window not available [a27027d0] mmal_xsplitter vout display error: Failed to open Xsplitter:opengles2 module [a2701f88] xcb generic error: window not available [a27027d0] mmal_xsplitter vout display error: Failed to open Xsplitter:xcb_x11 module

Also Im providing MediaInfo fro both files:

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@stonededge said in Splashscreen no sound: i2s card not initialized before bootup:

I did try to reset bluetooth from the above two command lines you gave me, but this didn't seem to help.

In this case the re-ordering of services startup may not be of help. Maybe the I2S configuration has disabled something needed by the bluetooth service ?

An comprehensive document on how systemd's units work and how dependencies can be managed can be found here.

I got retroarch libretro's pcsx2 working if anyone wants
to make a script for this one as well..

A different bios location is needed so far...

Instructions are in the last post on thread link below.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/31074/pcsx2-install-on-ubuntu-20-04/3?_=1633627954899]

I can suggest you this new script for BGM, I've been using it for about 3 days and I really like it.

@RapidEdwin08

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/31437/integrated-music-player-for-retropie-imp-2021-10-background-music-for-retropie-and-more

I think a "pre-historic laptop" rivals most (not all) Raspberry Pi hardware specs unfortunately. XD

@mitu fantastic now lr-duckstation work thank you very much i am very happy

@mitu Thanks for the help!

@retropieuser555 said in Hide Cursor functions using startx or XINIT?:

@superfromnd So I tried this but the rom doesn't load, it boots to the emulator itself and I have to select the rom from the emulator GUI. It loaded the rom before without -- - nocursor. I also tried putting the %ROM% at the end but that didn't work either.

Any ideas?

Maybe not the answer you where after, but try installing unclutter and setting a timeout of 1s.

@lamaman1971
I'm no expert, but I think RetroArch can only have one mouse index per player. So I don't think you can assign two of these devices at the same time through the menu. If it were possible to somehow make the operating system see two input devices on the same device index that would be one way. I have no idea how to do it though.

I think as painful as it may be, the only thing to do is assign whichever device the most games use as the default and then create game specific overrides for those that use the other device type.