I started off with a Pi Zero and didn't think about it once i got a Pi 3. My sound didn't work because i was using the Pi Zero Retropie. It worked perfectly once I installed the correct Retropie. Good luck!

I FTP into the pi then take out all the ROMs and saves whenever I have to reimage for whatever reason, which is more common then it should be. If you have to reimage it because of your pesky ferrets, I would do that first. There are plenty of great guides just a google away.

I understand, thank you. Sorry for being rude.

@Acidbased said in Save state failed:

So I can't figure out how to get my save state to work. I have the buttons configured but when attempting it always says failed

You do realize that you need to set up the save folders manually right? If you didn't set up the folder RPi doesn't know from which directory to load them from.

You can do this very quick via SMB. If you;re on windows open the following file:

\retropie\configs\all\retroarch.cfg

The first two things you'll see are:

. Save all save files (*.srm) to this directory. This includes related files like .bsv, .rtc, .psrm, etc ...
. This will be overridden by explicit command line options.
savefile_directory = "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/SAVE/SAVE_FILES/"

. Save all save states (*.state) to this directory.
. This will be overridden by explicit command line options.
savestate_directory = "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/SAVE/SAVE_STATE/"

In my example you see that I already added the paths of the folders. Just use the same paths as I did and save the file.

Now we need to make the folders, open up the following directory:

\retropie\roms

Create one folder and name it SAVE. Open up the SAVE folder and create two new folders. Name one SAVE_FILES and the other SAVE_STATE.

So now you have one folder (SAVE) which includes two folders SAVE_FILES and SAVE_STATES. Keep in mind everything is case sensitive.

You need to read this article:

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/FinalBurn-Alpha

I can suggest you to use lr-fbalpha emulator.

read the forum rules and don't post ROM links or where to get them

@Warshi This puzzled me for a long while as well! Where are those games!? I'm glad you mentioned this here.

@v3rd1ct As you go through the wiki and look at controllers, one of the challenges you might find is that there is no wiki for keyboards. It's not really an oversight--several of us here have the combined details and first-hand experience to probably write one. In fact, I will probably take on the task at some point, but in the mean time, here is a good thread about it. Having a keyboard controller is great, especially if you plan to have a lot of buttons. My four-player setup would be a lot easier if I had just focused on a 2-player design, but IPAC is a good solution.

The other thing that will add to the complexity is that with your focus on fighter games, you might find that FBA emulates these better than MAME. So, suddenly you find yourself trying to manage multiple arcade emulators. Maybe you even decide to use the ARCADE folder for your ROMs to simplify the interface. Managing controls over various emulators is part of the challenge, but also part of the fun. It can be done, so hang in there.

I don't often say it out loud to people, but I have to admit that one of my hobbies is "configuring a DIY retro-gaming system". For me, it is never finished, and with new versions of Emulation Station on the horizon, new theme capabilities, updates to emulators, new Pi hardware. . . there is no end in sight, and I love it! But, I still need to write that keyboard controller wiki page.

@harmonf @BuZz

Ignore me. Game Mode on my TV was turned off. That seems to have fixed it considerably. Maybe still not perfect, but I can easily play it now.

Thanks again.

@Caustra if you are talking about dvd rom drives and stuff then you would at the minimum mount the drive. You need to mount a dvd drive everytime you put a disk in it. To have it mount on startup you need to put a command in startup to do so. You need to open /media/ and add a folder called cdrom. Then you need to tell the system to mount sr0 to that folder. I can tell you how to do all that but because it does not show up as a usb i dont think it will work.

Ok, found the file and it does match what you posted. There is .BIN and .bin so I must have other problem. Will try different things and see what i come up with.

There's a program for Windows called Paragon EXTFS that allows Windows to see the linux partition.
With that program you can drag and drop files on the sd card.

@daixtrose well it does say Hold down any button on your keyboard or gamepad

Though the heading implies controllers (as the majority of people using retropie use controllers) I could make it more agnostic by calling it configure controls anyways I'll have a think on it.

Appreciate the feedback

@astanners I still cannot advise though. No idea the make up of that image (Although according to the link it did indeed come with games afair).