@likethereindeer Thanks, but I meant at the beginning of the title so that it reads "[SOLVED] Prep a 128GB Card on Mac". So everyone can see in the topic list that the thread has already been solved. Potential helpers can then look for other problems to solve, and people with the same problem as yours know there may be a solution to be found here. :)

@mitu said in Pi3 B+ Stretch 3.5 audio out problems:

Seems similar to https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17864/raspberry-pi-ridiculously-slow-when-splashscreen-service-is-enabled. Modify the /boot/config.txt and add

audio_pwm_mode=0

then restart and check if it fixes your problem.

yes! adding that line worked, thanks for the tip!

@udb23 I concur. To my own biggest surprise, I managed to get a genuine copy of the Dragon's Lair 20th Anniversary 3 DVD box (as far as I can tell, but Daphne recognizes it, too) for only 4,04€ plus 3€ shipping at the German Amazon Marketplace last month. \o/

I also expected a fraud, but for that price plus Amazon's refund guarantee, it was worth a try.

@azymuth said in Config 8bitdo + 360 (rasp 3 b+):

my 8bitdo sfc30 pro doesn't want to connect immediately on my rasp, i have to reconnect it often and it's often complicated. Have you a solution on it, to better autorun the connection ?

Make sure the controller is set to connect in 'Android mode' (see http://download.8bitdo.com/Manual/Controller/SN30pro+SF30pro/SN30pro+SF30pro_Manual.pdf) when you pair it via Bluetooth and that you're using the 'default' connect mode in RetroPie.

and second one, i would like to play on super bomberman 3 with my friend but when i connected two xbox360 controller on my raspberry, i can't play with my 8bitdo. This 3rd one not even appeared on the select menu of character.

Are the controllers configured in RetroPie ?
Please give more details about your setup - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

I had the same problem with Megadrive too. I think what screwed everything is the saving on exit...

I could not fix it no matter what I tried, so I started doing a fresh install.

It is so frustrating....

@mitu wow - thanks again - must have done this on the prevoius install and somehow forgot :-/

I think I may have found the solution to my problem.
There may be an issue with the Xin-Mo USB controllers.

The Xin-Mo controller that I have has an internal identification as: Xinmotek Xinmotek Dual Controller
In the configuration files sent to me, has it is identified as: Xin-Mo Xin-Mo Dual Arcade

Change the name in the configuration file, appears to solve the problem.

You'd probably be better off researching if you need 128GB at all to start with. The fact that some emulators are listed as working does not mean the games are actually 100% playable, so you need to think if you're okay with stunted performance. The demanding systems are probably better dealt with on a single-game basis, checking compatibility wikis and all that.

@thedatacereal The file in the /boot folder is only read on system boot, and it's copied in the proper folder in /etc. Any modifications you do in the configuration file for wpa_supplicant are not applied in real-time, but you can restart the networking service (which in turn will call wpa_supplicant) and they'll be picked up.

@nooryani84 Thank you, although I didn't find your explanation quite as detailed as I needed to create a fix for my game, after reading your post and viewing the retropie m3u structure, I went out on a limb and created my own .m3u file of FF8 using ES File Explorer on my Android phone. Once that was done, I uploaded the .m3u file to my Rpi with a SFTP program, restarted emulationstation, loaded Disk 1 end game save, crossed my fingers, ejected the disk, now Track 2 was working...I selected it, closed the virtual disk tray.......Now I'm able to progress into the second disk without compressing anything! Just renamed some cue files and created a tiny text file (m3u) that made it happen.

@pjft Would it be possible to write a batch script or something that could be run once to simply and easily categorize large quantities of roms without duplication?

My idea is something that works like this. It 'feels' like it would be easy for someone who does these sorts of things, but I know nothing so I could be very wrong.

in '/roms/nes' you make the directory 'Top 50' (or subcategorize by genre, etc.)
You move your top 50 roms from '/roms/nes' to /roms/nes/Top 50'
You put the 'categorize_roms.bat' into '/roms/nes/Top 50' and run it

The .bat file would then take all the roms in the folder, move them back up to '/roms/nes' and replace them with symlinks to each rom in the subfolder.

Obviously replace .bat with whatever kind of script you prefer - I'm working with limited knowledge here.

Is this doable?

@tr33x0rs Glad you're sorted.

My suggestion was really to lower the entire volume in ES's sound settings - I was hoping that, on Windows, it wouldn't change the entire OS volume settings.

Have a great weekend.

@jdog35421 said in Controls mess up after I open a game.:

When I restart my pi by turning it off

are you pulling the power cord? if so, you could be corrupting your card!

@mitu I never tried typing \retropie\ in like that before but it worked. Not sure why it's still not showing up though. Thanks!

Thanks! That solved the issue!

Performance-wise, if your Waveshare 3.2" is able to reach 73.7 Mhz or higher, you will get a solid 60fps on the display. In such case, you can try enabling NO_INTERLACING in config.h. SPI bus speeds 66Mhz and higher will also in practice run at 60fps. 40Mhz-60MHz generally resort to interlacing every now and then, and < 40 MHz will typically run fully interlaced (e.g. ILI9486 based displays)

This video

is running a Raspberry Pi CM3 with a Waveshare 3.2" with SPI bus at 66MHz.

@lostless Changes are apart of life haha. Most have been a problem i was totally oblivious of. Glad you like the update, i'll just have adapt. Thanks for even understanding what i was trying to explain and taking the time to reply Lostless. I expected zero replies to my question honestly. Have a great weekend!

@douga Thank you!