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    TI-994 not working

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    • HurricaneFanH
      HurricaneFan
      last edited by herb_fargus

      Bios file, "TI-994A.ctg", according to the wiki need to go in this path /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/ti99

      Here is the wiki page for the emulator:
      https://retropie.org.uk/docs/TI-99/

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        Everett1954
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        That is what I currently have, but I believe the WIKI may have not been updated since 3.8.

        Anyone have this working ?

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        • herb_fargusH
          herb_fargus administrators @Everett1954
          last edited by

          @everett1954 can't vouch for the pdf content as I didn't write it, but the info on the chart is correct. The bios is case sensitive.

          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          • HurricaneFanH
            HurricaneFan @herb_fargus
            last edited by

            @herb_fargus Sorry about using the GitHub wiki link. I'll remember to point to the site link instead.

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              incunabula @Everett1954
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              @everett1954 I have it working so let me know if you are still having issues.

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                Everett1954
                last edited by

                Still no luck. I made sure the BIOS file is correctly named TI-994A.ctg and in the BIOS folder. it is 32.7KB on my MAC. Working rom files ending in .ctg in the ROM folder. ETC/emulationstation /es_systems.cfg has the proper lines for the TI. I have rebooted and restarted many times. update TI99SIM file from source. Nothing I do makes the emulator show up in Emulation Station.

                Anything to try next?

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                  dmmarti
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                    dmmarti @Everett1954
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                    @everett1954

                    You mention you verified the es_systems.cfg file is good (the file located in /etc/xxx)....I'm curious then if you have another copy of the es_systems.cfg file in this directory...

                    /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation

                    If so, this file takes precedence over the one in /etc. If you do have this secondary file, does it have the TI99 system in it?

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                      Everett1954
                      last edited by

                      Thanks dmmarti, you nailed the problem right on the head and everything is working great now. Do you know:

                      Why are there multiple es_systems.ctg?

                      Why does OPT take preference over the one in ETC?

                      Thanks,
                      Everett

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                      • herb_fargusH
                        herb_fargus administrators @Everett1954
                        last edited by

                        @everett1954 emulationstation configs are explained in the documentation:

                        https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation/#editing-es-configs

                        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                          Everett1954
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                          thanks for the link Herb.

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