@pjft thanks! I did do the audio changes through the retropie menus in ES, no luck there. I will continue to test on that TV, but now I know it is a tv issue, it will be a low priority.

The theme is coming along well! I have an update planned for this evening when I get a chance. I have it in 16:9 format now. Some nice improvements and some slight modifications that aren't as nice as the original 4:3, but it looks nice and is running more smoothly.

Another benefit I found with the OMX player is that omx will hold the original format of videos, while vlc won't. Running the ES build with screenscaver we can't use maxSize but it doesn't matter, omx holds the ratio by default. Vlc will stretch the videos.

Got it working! :) Thanks!

Sorry - should have been cleared. I can see the main RetroPie screen and I can play the games listed. The problem is if I want for example to add or modify packages like Kodi and I choose the retropie setup sub option the screen just goes blank and stays like that. This only happens if I have retropie configured to boot straight to retropei / emulationstation. If I change it to boot to console and start everything manually there's no problem. Just trying to avoid having to blow it all away with a fresh install if it's something simple.

@Capeman ... with DVI is the thing... I have a 5:4 at home, got for free and only 15" but works fine. 1 VGA port only. :(

But 4:3 I was referring to TV's... figured get a TV with speakers and HDMI and save some time, wires and money but, old pre-widesreen TV's seem to be all pre-HDMI. See a rare one pop up but, oddly high in price or such a no-name brand I don't want to bother.

I think I'll be going 5:4 computer monitor with DVI and buying a cheap/short cable. I'll probably go on local ad pages... I'm in Canada so, lot's of those sites that have great deals, I can't take advantage of because of ship/duty. :( Shame too because you're right, some good looking 4:3's there.... at least I can use the site to quickly find model numbers for searching. I have a Dell as my PC monitor at home, quality is great.

@flop said in Need help for some neogeo and mame games:

I played Street Hoop with lr-fbalpha (0.2.97.39 romset) and it runs perfect; same with puzzle bobble, but I think puzzle bobble 2 or 3 (can´t remember) doesn´t work; maybe with the next rpi update with the new advmame it works :p

puzzle bobble 3 is not part of 0.2.97.39 romset. pb2 apparently works, and is part of it.

@meleu I've never tried it.

@IWANIAK

has anyone experienced this?

With these types of things, there are usually cases to be found where others have experienced similar issues. However, your case may be different. It will be much easier to help you specifically if you post the requested information about your setup found at https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Also I managed to get a nice little shock during said fiddling. Serves me right I supose.

There is Kodi 17.1 final/stable available at PiPplware's unstable repo:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6308/testing-kodi-17-0-stable-final-available-for-retropie

It is in the unstable because it needs newer firmware/kernel (which you can get with rpi-update), at least to play h265 videos. This newer firmware/kernel wasn't tested, by me very much in emulators, so if you do it, you have been warned. Newer firmware/kernel should come very soon to Raspbian and RetroPie.
Anyway, the 17.1 RC2 available in RetroPie is pretty much 17.1 stable/final like BuZz said, if the update warning appears just choose "no" and it won't appear again.

@xl97 second controller should just work. does it work for 2 player in other lr- emulators (like SNES, etc)?

@Capeman

Thank you for the info. Very educational and very much appreciated!!

@dankcushions I got my main system set up about 6 or 7 months ago and I haven't updated since. I have it pretty much how I want it and don't see a reason to change just yet. I do have another card for testing new stuff though, so I'm ready to go through it all again I might start my setup from scratch and leave out a few things I no longer want.

@herb_fargus heh! So I gave this a shot, and it turns out I don't actually like the button configuration! Maybe I'm just so used to the default config, but the change just felt... wrong.

Anyway... I put it back to the default. Thanks for your suggestion!

-Jeff

15 days later I finally got enough time and another sdcard to try it again. Confirmed: the problem was the old sdcard. Sorry for the false alarm. Or let's be optimistic, a false positive is better than a real bug. :-)

Thanks guys!

@edmaul69 Hey, great! Thanks for your help. It worked

@hendrix Oh well i'll have to find a use for them. i found cheap ones at walmart for 10$ so that will be that

@edmaul69 yeah i'm using usb 2. my goal was to get a cheap hub and the usb 3 are rather exempensive for the use ;)

@RoswellWitness if you are experiencing overheating, then I'd probably put a heatsink and/or fan combo (this way you don't cause your pi to underclock). If you have a good heatsink, you more than likely won't need a fan. If you decide on just a heatsink, I'd stay away from the really small ones. Most people report that they do little to help.

When looking for a good heatsink, the more surface area to air that it has, the better it will work (this is why heatsinks typically have fins). I've heard people mention the flirc case here as a solid option. The reason for this is that the upper half of the case is the heatsink, so there is a good amount of surface area exposed to air (at least as far as I can tell that's the reason.

Another thing to consider is ventilation of the case. is the heat getting trapped inside, or is it allowed to leave the case?

@alaindesjardins andreage 5 minutes ago

Hello! I've successfully connected my Xbox One Controller (model 1708) to my Pi3B via bluetooth, had to disable ERTM too. All buttons (including 'select') working. Using RetroPie 4.2

However, when I tried adding in my second Xbox One Controller (same model), It connected and mapped perfectly. When I tried configuring inputs in RetroArch, both controllers and USB keyboard stopped working.

I had to reboot and remove both controllers' BT connection and re-add the first one, it worked fine. Then tried and hooked up the second Xbox One Controller via USB to no avail. Tried it with a PS3 (via USB) worked fine.

Anybody know what's going on? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!