@dankcusions thanks for taking the time to reply. I removed the game .cfg files from under .../mame2003/cfg but still not getting the tab menu in these games.

@jamietuley
It is possible to change the order of the emulator/systems in emulationstation, it is a rather manual process, from the command line
cp /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/
This file contains relevant system information for EmulationStation as well as the alphabetical list of systems.
Now you can edit this using nano recommended only if using the terminal directly accessed by pressing "F4" (type exit to begin emulationstation again)
nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg
(Hold Shift to highlight, Ctrl+K to Cut, Ctrl+U to uncut)
or
through the network share by finding \\\configs\all\emulationstation\es_systems.cfg
and using your windows text editor.

It is important to keep the enclosing brackets <system></system> intact when selecting the text to change the system order.

I would just skip attract mode. There are some pretty good themes in ES and you can still configure the order of the systems.

Pegasus FE is perhaps a better alternative to AttractMode

In case anyone in this thread is interested, I just released v2.1.0 of RetroPie Convert Videos.

In case anyone in this thread is interested, I just released v2.1.0 of RetroPie Convert Videos.

In case anyone in this thread is interested, I just released v2.1.0 of RetroPie Convert Videos.

In case anyone in this thread is interested, I just released v2.1.0 of RetroPie Convert Videos.

I'm not an expert in overvclocking, but if the same values have been working without issues, on the same PI, they should be ok with the new version.

Ok, so I found all the emulators in Retropie Setup under Manage Packages and I installed Frotz which I was immediately able to play Zork on. I still wanted to figure out my original problem though, so I changed my emulator to CapriceRPI (I was actually on lr-caprice32 before). But now, whenever I enter CAT or any command to play the game, it says:
Drive A: disc missing
So my original problem is still unsolved but at least I can now play Zork and I know how to mess with the emulators.

Whdload should be automatic. There is a thread on the forum though with lots of info. Search for whdload and sort by date.

@mitu

Awesome, that fixed it, thank you!

@ExarKunIv
To my knowledge, there isn’t any way to make the runcommand window appear behind either the PNG or video.

@deadherring said in Player 2 Left:

@mitu When I exit emulation station and press player 2 left, nothing shows. When I press other keys (e.g. player 2 right) I am seeing the corresponding key show in the window.

This means the d-pad/joystick is not registering in the OS, so it's not a configuration issue - but a hardware one, the button is not registering as d (maybe it's registering as Shift/Ctrl/Alt ?). Make sure it's correctly wired - what controller are you using ?

EDIT: Try running evtest from the command line - after you exit Emulationstation - and press the P2 Left to see if anything registers (key/modifier/F key).

@skoufix Thanks, the fixes above did not work for me but yours did. I'm glad to finally get rid of the startup glitch.

@CapNinja

I suggest it can be the timer that leads to such behaviour. After 3s of waiting if the PID is active then a kill term 9 is send to process. That leads to a process abort. You can try to extend the time by changing the sleep command or by changing the number counter. I get some obscure errors if a process was terminated with siglevel 9.

No I don't think it has something to do with the script. Sounds like problem with data access from KODI.

Suddenly is a kind of magic, too.

You wrote you use a pendrive, which can lead to problem 2 - writing cache for KODI. KODI responds sometimes slow on pendrives esp. with ntfs format

Unrelated to script.

All in all I think you might get some problems with the powering and the pendrive. To be sure I would extent the sleep timer from 0.1 to 0.25 be aware that a not closing process needs now 30x0.25s time ~ 8s to be forced closed now.

Maybe you can give feedback to this later ;)

@Efriim retropie-setup dialogs can't be closed. As long as the call was initiated by runcommand shell script then every script or binary can be closed. If the runcommand call is missing then there is no pathway for the close switch.

I tried both values for the usescancodes and both failed.

However, i was able to finally make it work by setting the Keyboard type to us instead of auto.

I dont know why this would break based on if it is run from inside ES vs command line. My locale is set right.

@RetroSavior
yes i agree think it is looks better but u know each one want it other box i think.
my case also have extra place of sd cards its really the same but different design.
Let my know if u do it with overclock and how is the temp when playing quake (on ports) or so ?

@quicksilver

Okay, so a bug.
I would never have thought of it by myself.

Thank you very much.

@t_mitch
That is unfortunate, maybe there is something on warranty, I think the Pi's have been successful they may be agreeable if you tell them. 5V 2A isn't far out of the level guidelines if this is what caused it, while it says nowhere to use a phonecharger, there are HP chargers and others replacements that are often used.

AWESOME!!! Just testing it out, when I went into RetroPi configure controller it recognized it as 2 gamepads right away, configured each and was instantly playing some Street Fighter Alpha 3 with my 5 year old. I works great! Thanks for the help, should have notice my mistake, the devil is in the details as they say. I read so much I have developed a tendency to be lays and just speed read without even realizing I'm doing it. I my brain just saw 'add to it's own line' for some reason. Anyways the device should be included by default and hopefully this will be fixed in a new version so folks don't have mess with it manually. Guess my wiring job was spot on, I don't have any issues now. Thanks again.

@Ohris what usb encoders are you using? because depending on what port you plug in controllers, decides the player number
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Port 0 has has highest priority for player 1