Oh, nevermind.

A fresh install of UXMLS seems to have solved the problem :-)

@tonythetiger don't use them. /dev/shm/runcommand.log may have more info.

more information about your set-up will help https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Did you check the documentation on this site ?

@weed_snorkeler said in Changing the menu key in mame4all:

@riverstorm I don't have a desktop, I only have a laptop. I've been turning off my Pi and editing the config files from the sd card. I'm going to need to get a keyboard some time soon though, I need one.

Ah, that makes sense! I was like this is a first. I do keep an extra keyboard and mouse handy and also the Logitech K400 Plus (wireless w/dongle) which I mainly use for the Pi as it's has an almost full size keyboard, glide/mouse pad off to the right (all-in-one) and the USB dongle is the micro type. It's well suited for doing tweaks in front of the TV. They always seem to be on sale every few months at half price for $20.

Ok, I'll try it. I used mame4all because I heard it had the best performance. Thanks for the tip.

We were having a discussion if mame4all is a valid emulator in this thread (the last 3 or 4 posts). I am a strong advocate for mame4all-pi for the reason you stated and few others. I think the feature and ROM differences are subjective to your needs and I'm not sure if anyone has done any type of actual benchmarking as to which runs games better/smoother framerates. I was a die-hard mame4all-pi user and only converted due to some feature enhancements. I do use lr-mame2003 as my default @dankcushions has made some nice tweaks to improving lr-mame2003 over time.

Another thing I don't care for that wasn't listed in that thread is when you pause in lr-mame2003 the screen goes blank/black which seems simple enough but it's a bit annoying for some reason when you're used to mame4all-pi where the screen is "froze" on pause. It helps to see where you're at before un-pausing. It's easy enough to get around by disabling pause in lr-mame2003 and using Retroarch to pause but I had a dedicated P button on my box that no longer works but the joystick is fine.

For me it's minor issues/polish but not enough to stop me from using lr-mame2003 and I do keep mame4all-pi ROM set handy if needed. I think mame4all-pi is so universally ported it will always have a place. I would try both if even for contrast. I have it on a iPad even and it runs well but there's not much to say for the controls on a touch screen. :)

yeah im looking forward to the n64 classic, cos that will mean new official n64 controllers, i may actually buy 2 cos those things will be worth their weight in gold mint condition in like 5-10yrs.

I updated to 4.2.13 (8094863) this morning and the problem appears to be resolved.

@pjft Awesome, thanks for all the help.

Do you have any idea how long you will be able to power retropie, and the monitor?

If you try to set up the controller mapping, how many controllers are there?

@chipsnblip Thank you, that is exactly what I'm looking for.

So, oddly, I figured out how to make it work. Not sure why though.
So for starters, it started working again yesterday (when I made the post), but I didn't know how. Regardless, today it stopped working again.

However, it was fixed quite simply. I plugged it into my PC, and then plugged it back into my Pi. Now it works fine again. I have no idea why, though.

Thank you very much for your input @rbaker and @dankcushions - I will hook up the controls for optimal neatness then :-)

Sooooo looking forward to finishing this so I can start enjoying Recalbox with proper controls.

so i went ahead and was able to access the theme but still have a problem. the theme displays incorrectly with just white background and black or blue text. Its the Retrorama v 1.75 theme

So, hotkey(PlayStation button) + start, seemed to actually worked.
Maybe this got changed and the info not updated.

Correct.

Just for sanity checking, I'd see if you have any downloaded content in ~/.emulationstation/downloaded_images or gamelists and if so merge them with your current one on the USB drive - copy the images to the right folders, and you'll need to manually edit the gamelist content with a text editor to merge it. This will have been one-off scrapped content, though, so I don't expect it to be much.

Edit: oops, I see you already did it.

@thelordofminers8

Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

A solid green led means that the SD Card cannot be read. The red should be on because it indicates power.

@thewinterdojer said in How to determine how much over_voltage is needed? [Overclock]:

It almost doesn't seem like it's worth increasing your thresholds through overclocking without enabling performance mode...

That's just from my experience with Ondemand and limited testing. When a game is idle (under the hood) it will downclock to I think it's 600Mhz then kick back up when needed so games on that threshold or even when they need just a small "kick" over the idle clock speed for even a moment it has to clock up and down. I think like TMNT pointed out if you like how it's working I wouldn't worry to much about using Ondemand vs Peformance.

The performance gain on many games might be small but the trade-off if only marginal is worth it to me. Even if the Pi went the way of a singe-o-matic puff of smoke after 6 months. That hasn't been the case though. Instead of guessing where a few extra Mhz of speed might be needed/beneficial I figure juice them all as the electric bill will still only be a few pennies more. I think our rate here is .07 per kilowatt and the Pi is so modestly priced that it has paid for itself month after month of gaming. We usually spend quite a bit more for one evening out vs the cost of one Pi.

I was messing with Soul Caliber which doesn't really work on the Pi at all but you could see the effects of the up/down clocking. The tearing and stuttering would go from awful to horrendous. Lot's of yo-yoing! I was running a small script that shows the speed, temp, etc. and then used watch cgu_temp on a separate monitor to see it kicking up and down. The thought is you can find games that kind of give you an idea how that setting works and how you want to leverage it.

I have to enabled it through the runcommand menu on a emulator by emulator basis correct?

I would imagine you could enable it for just the emulators you want to boost. I set it globally via RetroPie Setup right in ES.

RetroPie Setup C Configuration / Tools 825 runcommand - The 'runcommand' launch script - needed for launching the emulators from the frontend 5 CPU configuration 6 Force performance

@yfresh59 bump! If anyone has any ideas, would be greatly appreciated. Or if someone can confirm that Attract Mode WILL NOT work with my tripple boot setup. If it doesn't work with my setup then I'll put Attract Mode to rest and stick with Emulation Station.

Ok, I think I figured it out. For some reason I had a es_systems.cfg in my ~/.emulationstation that was causing a conflict. I've renamed it, and I'm now able to see my 3 ROMS.

@flyingtomahawk said in crt-pi-vertical.glslp issue / horizontal lines only:

Curious, what overlay(s) are you using?

I have a set of arcade overlays that I got about 18 months ago. They all have machine bezels inside a fake cabinet with a background of an arcade along each side. I can't remember where they came from, but the screen in some of the images even has scratches and scuffs on it for authenticity.