@quicksilver Thanks for the summary. I found these threads from you about overclocking:

and this thread by @thelostsoul that you participated in:

I will read them in my next spare time.

@mepster

but it's useful to have wifi on!

There is a script in this thread relating to turn wifi on/off by controller input
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/20303

@albpara
You can try to add an ampersand after the launching line in runcommand
omxplayer -b "path/to/video/launching.mp4" > /dev/null &

@mitu Perfect! that's how it works with my PC setup, just wasn't sure if having a key mapped to "esc" would work.

@djwildheart Please add more info about your system, as requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Have you set any custom video modes for the emulator using the Runcommand launch menu ?

Did you try @meleu's joystick-selection tool?

@mikeylikesit33 said in RetroArch GUI on my Hotkey?:

No idea what was wrong, as the CFG's were still all the same as before I upgraded my Retropie per Ultraedit File Compares... but there was something funky somewhere.

As glad as I am for you that your problem is solved, the nuclear way of solving it made sure that neither you nor we may learn what caused it.

@barbudreadmon Thanks, that sounds great. I'll test it today or in the next days. My Pi is doing the update from source right now, but I don't know yet if I'll have the time to test it later today.

AFAIK there should be no need of different mouse devices for trackball/spinner/lightgun, because they all use the same /dev/input/event… devices. (Multiple mouse devices may be needed for games with multiple mouse-type devices, though.)

Trackballs and lightguns will use both axes of a mouse device, whereas spinners will use only one axis per spinner. For two spinners, that may be X and Y of a single mouse device if they are connected that way. Others, like the USB adapters that come with the SpinTrak spinners, will map them as separate mouse devices and only use their X axes.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Spinners,-Trackballs,-Lightguns,-and-other-Mouse-Devices/ describes the different kinds of axis mappings in great detail.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#how-do-i-boot-to-the-desktop-or-kodi

@MalachiConstant You'll need to use SSH and use WinScp to browse the whole filesystem on the PI, the file shares will not show you the log file. Maybe you already have it enabled, but I'm mentioning just in case.
The log file is /dev/shm/runcommand.log and it's produced after you run a ROM. Try enabling vebose logging when starting the ROM via Runcommand launch menu.

@Breadbin 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

Use a title that reflects the issue.

@John_RM_70 said in slow, scratchy video previews on CRT but not HDMI:

audio_pwm_mode=0
disable_audio_dither=1

Yes that appears to fix things, addressing the root cause, which is the bug I linked to above. Thanks.

There is a thread with a collection of sources for legal roms. It shows up as the fourth hit if you search the forum for "legal roms".

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/10918/where-to-legally-acquire-content-to-play-on-retropie

You forgot to specify which game/emulator ? Which menu soundtrack are you hearing ?

@pjft said in Scraping multi disc roms:

Still, given that there's not a lot of meaty new development in ES these days, and the last meaningful changes took place quite a while back, it could make sense to consider a different approach so that new features are released faster?

Sorry for the late response... Holidays, ho ho ho and all. I know I would be all for that personally. Especially when it comes to releasing quality of life bug fixes like this. Editing the gamelists by hand is no fun. I believe the 'Last Played' limit has also yet to make it out of the development branch.

@Clyde You could add the info to an existing issue or open a new one, but I'd test before using a 'standalone' RetroArch (they provide 'flatpak' packages to install easily the latest version) and maybe modifying the build script in RetroPie-Setup to get the latest version of RA to compile.

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

You have provided no information about your set-up.

The error looks like it could be a connectivity issue. But details of your set-up will help.

@srzarco You already have a topic open relating to this.