@mitu , I just updated the documentation on how to autostart games properly using runcommand in https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-would-i-start-from-command-line-say-the-snes-emulator-by-itself

Hopefully this clarifies the procedure to more novice users and saves some headaches :)

On first start, RetroPie will resize the filesystem on the SD card and then restart, so it's normal.
The subsequent restarts should start automatically the Emulationstation frontend, after displaying the boot text messages. Does your PI always restart ? Did you leave it to restart by itself the 1st time it boots ?

@MisterMints Okey thx must have misunderstood the tutorial hehe..

@rbaker sorry for the very later reply!

I didn't even noticed your post until now. Just apologized to Cyde earlier today for being late haha.

That makes a lot sense RBaker and thanks for the link to your thread and time. Just i tested the controller on my other Pi and it worked good. Some reason when i uninstalled the PPSSPP and Reicast emulators my problem was solved.

@jladd1113 Try updating the 4.4 image with the latest OS packages, that would the only difference between the 2 images. If that doesn't work, then you can manually install RetroPie ontop of Raspbian - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Manual-Installation/.

@IanDaemon i found that when I'm in game and I bring up the retroarch menu, I can't move anything in the UI. The cursor will not move with keyboard or controller. I'm stuck there until I hard reset the pi because I have no input. I thought about a reinstall but I spent a lot of time scraping and setting up and I'd hate to have to do it all again.

@dankcushions

Well I guess I wont be playing that game. Thanks for the info

John

@VictimRLSH not really enough CPU power, but it has enough GPU power - http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/

then Kodi can play back DVD with hardware acceleration.

@mediamogul said in Did Fix-It Felix ever happen?:

Seeing that Steam Link was merged just a few hours ago, this should allow the Windows version of 'Fix-it Felix Jr.' to be played on the Pi without much hassle. Granted it'll be streaming from a Windows PC, but in all likelihood it may be the only way this particular game and anything like it will ever be playable on the Pi.

Am very much looking to someone somewhere posting a "How to add Steam Link to Retropie for dummies" guide...

@mitu Ah, ok. :)

@grant2258 Thanks!

I just followed this guide.
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/PS3-Controller

Here are the steps I did (copied from the guide)
Navigate to the "RetroPie" icon in the Home Screen and select it using whatever key you mapped "A" to on your gamepad, and go to RetroPie Setup
Once in the RetroPie GUI, choose [Manage packages] > [driver].
Select PS3 Controller Driver ("ps3controller"), and then select [Install from source].
Once installation completes, exit RetroPie setup and return to the EmulationStation Home Screen.
Press "Start" to enter the EmulationStation Menu, and select Configure Input.
Disconnect your PS3 controller from USB. Now hold the PS button on the controller down until you see the lights on it flash sequentially. The controller should now be connected via Bluetooth.
Emulation Station should now detect another gamepad connected. Hold any button down on the controller to begin configuring it.

The part that is bolded is the part that is not working. My remote was plugged in for an hour so I know it has charge. It just flashes but doesn't actually connect at all.

Unless your space is at an absolute premium, then I have all ROMs unzipped, except FBA and MAME as they MUST be kept zipped

Some emulators don't like zipped files unless a specific version of ZIP was used even if they do support ZIP archives, plus it lets you know if any archives were corrupted

@grant2258 Aliexpress has cheap prices, if you have patience waiting for them to arrive..lol..I have bought some stuff from there for bartop I am in the process of building, but have heard mixed reviews regarding their electronics. My purchases weren't electronic related (speakers..power cord for my amp..and some purchases for my woman). Just wanted to comment about the long waits..haha.

@Krisu Please open a new topic explaining your problem and adding the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first. Don't bump old topics just because they're marginally related to your question.

I seem to have fixed this. I found a page (here) with a few extra instructions on suppressing various messages. I haven't implemented them all but it seems the one or two I have added have done the trick! I'd already added one or two of these as per the excellent Retropie docs, but the extra bits here seem to have done the trick. Been mashing about the menu for a couple of hours, and rebooted several times and so far it has not returned.

Thanks for your help. Thrilled to get it working so nice! :-)