@appleJimmies
Try it with a different microSD card. It sounds like the data is getting corrupted on shutdown. This usually happens with cheap generic microSD cards.

You might also try disabling Save Metadata On Exit in EmulationStation.

Check that your power adapter is 5V 2.5A.

Also, I doubt that you're doing this but I thought I would include it, if you're using some overclocking settings like especially overclocking your microSD card reader can cause weirdness like this.

@soulgriever that driver should probably not be used on Ubuntu etc. You should be able to pair a ps3 controller via the desktop Bluetooth GUI etc. However there are some known issues with ps3 and sdl2 which are not resolved on x86 - we have a custom sdl2 for the RPI, but it's not yet available for x86 etc.

No that file does not exist....

The is only a es_setting.cnf file and some emulators but not vice.

I'll think try to reinstall everything and start from scrats. The problem was that I started following the youtube guide which was for a preveius version and I have probably pressed somewhere i should not have done.

But right now I don't have the time to spend on it.

@fuzzyreets
I tried it when I first got my RPi and I tried again just last week but never got it to work.

I have been wondering if a powered USB hub might work? I haven't tested it yet but if the adapter isn't getting enough power than a powered USB hub should work. If it is because of another issue then it will not work.

So I'm better off using lr-mame2003 and roms from .78 romset?

thank you both for your responses. I did read those wiki articles, but obviously I don't understand exactly what they are saying. Seems like there is a LOT of information, but I'm having trouble deciphering it.

i've googled a bit more what exactly was the Problem...
so it is the Intel Dynamic Platform & Thermal Framework inside the Bios who made this Problem to me... it isn't a big Problem to disable it at all... even when it is not exactly a mobile Computer like mi Ockel Sirius B

@maximus76 the page on the wiki works. If it doesn't show up, you should keep trying. Make sure you have the latest non beta firmware. I have 3 8bitdo controllers all paired with those instructions.

@GtBFilms this is the reason i decided to not scrape anything. I scraped the nes and every single game that was the first in a series got named as the second so i had it listed them like this:

Lolo 2
Lolo2
Lolo 3

Super mario bros 2
Super mario bros 2
Super mario bros 3

Plus there were other games scraped as the wrong game.

Many thanks for your reply, they have helped me a lot.

Thanks for the information :)

Replying to myself, incase anyone else has the same problem and stumbles across this post - this was a scraping issue, for some reason the scraper is no longer retrieving the correct information for Cannonball and I needed to edit the metadata manually. (Selected 'Space Engine' in Ports menu, pressed select to bring up Emulation Station menu which allowed me to Edit the Metadata for this entry)

ok i'll double check this tonight, but from memory I putted the right bios at the right place. I'll check the md5.

Thanks

@BuZz

It worked!!! @BuZz your a genius thank you sooo much!!

Have a great Christmas too!

you don't need to do any tweaks or changes from default to get nes/snes running at fullspeed. in fact, i would revert all as you may have created a problem if you solved your power issues.

audio distortion/sluggishness - we need specific examples. many nes games had audio distortion/sluggishness on the original hardware, which will be the same when it's emulated.

@jediknight36
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/First-Installation#installing-additional-emulators--ports

Turns out the upstream ppsspp site shows this networking for this game in particular to be not working.

@meleu yes

Modifying the autostart.sh worked

Never mind, worked the second time with no input no output security. Weird.

@dover19 note you don't have to do this manually - it can be changed from within RGUI when in a game.