Wrote this script and ran it a few times now. Monitors rsync to see if it's running (rsync I guess is what's used to copy ROMs from the USB to internal storage). Would be super if the devs gave us some way to know that it's still copying ;) ;) but this works, and was only using about 0.5% CPU usage.

https://github.com/InunoTaishou/RetroPie-rsync-Monitor

The whole file is commented, should help anyone looking to do the same.

Update:

I found these instructions and tested them:

link text

What I did for USB memory stick was to input these settings to be used (settings for regular HDD might be different):

sudo hdparm -B 255 /dev/sda sudo hdparm -S 0 /dev/sda

I first tested them for 30 mins in Driver 2 and then for about 20 mins in Gran Turismo 2 and then again with Driver 2 for 5 minutes. With the Driver 2, I didn't encounter a single freeze in 30 mins. Then I went for the GT2. There I withnessed 3-4 freezes overall. Then I went back to the Driver 2, because I started to think, that maybe heat or something triggers the freezing issue. But on the second tryout with Driver 2, no freezes at all.

So now I'm wondering, that could it be about the emulator software or does the game have differences in data loading methods. Needs to be further investigated and someone else could try with that guide I linked.

Update: I now discovered, that there is audio cuts during the GT2 Arcade Disc's demo, that starts rolling after a while when sitting on the main menu. Maybe the issue could be related to that as well, sync problems you know.

OK. I figured it out. I had to update Emulationstation from source, so that I could get the latest version. Once I did that, the themes started working.

@ken1402 said in Pre-loaded Retropie not recognising the new controller:

will the controllers work after i format the sd card?

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Controller-Configuration/

the seller's ad caught my eyes - plug and play and require no expertise

This is sadly part of a wider issue. People pay a scammer money for something that is free. The scammer sets it up - often incorrectly. Some scammers even point to this forum for support! Most scammers aren't using the latest version. Although this software can be as complex as you want to make it, it is essentially plug and play in the first instance to be up and running. The guide is a great starting point and if you follow it, you can be up and running in under 30 minutes in my experience with no prior knowledge of anything. Good Luck and there will be loads of assistance on here if you need it but remember to search the forum first as there are hundreds of repeat questions and most are covered in the docs. The most common question is "this rom or that rom will not work...why?"

If you have that question you could read: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Arcade/ if you are planning on playing arcade games.

@Taftus No you can't enter the genesis folder! It isn't createted in filesystem.
You can follow path to megadrive folder because it's just linked to it - but this are only subtleties.

if you type ls -l you will see

drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi 4096 Aug 19 2016 gba drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi 4096 Aug 19 2016 gbc lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Aug 19 2016 genesis -> megadrive drwxr-xr-x 3 pi pi 4096 Aug 19 2016 mame-libretro

@kamen-rider glad to hear. So what file did you need to add?

thank you!

@buzz Hi Buzz, just updated from source and it's all fixed. Thank you very much. And twinaphex for merging it as well, of course.

If you require 2 players with joystick and up to 8 buttons on each control (equivalent to SNES controller) you could hook up directly to the gpio using mkarcadejoystick module that is in the drivers in Retropie.

I have 2 cabinets using this system.

@mattyl42 hook a keyboard up to the pi and press f4 in emulationstation. It will kick you to the commandline. Type:

sudo nano /boot/config.txt

After you make your changes press ctrl +x and then y to save.

@corax i am pretty sure you will have some troubles with some packages, but you can try. However 14.04 is no longer officially supported or tested.

@mitu thanks very much will check those out

@edmaul69 My Raspberry Pi only has a PS3 controller paired with it, no keyboard or mouse, so that's troublesome for me. I'll just have to keep MSX emulation on the PC for now. :'(

Just to add a bit of info, I had this problem and @herb_fargus helped me fix it by telling me to try the enable/disable (which worked well). Thanks @buzz and @herb_fargus!

Link to my post in case there's any useful info there: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/12750/01_retropie_copyroms-seems-broken-won-t-sync-bios-and-configs

@hank-scorpio

How do you have the controls attached to your Pi, are they connected directly to the gpio or is there a usb interface of some description?

Also, you should check out the read this first link at the top of the forum pages (https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first) and complete the information requested in there in your post.

It's the controllers fault. Open it up and clean the button contact pads.

Yes, I can confirm that a rebuild of lr-fceumm worked. Thank you for taking a look at it.

Okay. Sorry, I misunderstood. My reading comprehension is really lacking, today.

When I paste the requested two lines into the terminal, the system jumps into running the first line before it accepts the second one. So I'm seeing the entire 50-udev-default.rules document in the terminal. Not sure whether the second line, which isn't being run, was intended to refine the command that does run, or what.

Here, at any rate, is the entirety of my 50-udev-default.rules. Complete with, erm, a typo as the pastebin paste title. Erm. https://pastebin.com/EfLAKAWX

If that isn't what you needed, let me know how to give you what you want and I'll do my best.