Asus Tinker Board

Baileus · 1 Apr 2018, 21:25

@anothervictim
How? You didn't have to do anything else?
I tried using a fresh install of TinkerOS 2.0.4 and followed the retropie install instructions you linked to, N64 doesn't work at all.

Isn't 2.0.4 Debian Stretch? Which doesnt work?

hannibal · 4 Jan 2018, 21:43

@baileus

ive been trying to get this to work for 3 days. still no luck.

Baileus · 4 Jan 2018, 22:11

@hannibal
Are you using TinkerOS 2.0.4?
I'm going to try 1.6, or whatever the most current Jessie version of TinkerOS is.

hannibal · 4 Jan 2018, 22:42

@baileus
yes sir i am using 2.0.4. my problem is getting ubuntu on the TB. this is literally the first time i have ever tried using it.

Baileus · 4 Jan 2018, 23:05

@hannibal
Why not just install it on TinkerOS?

hannibal · 4 Jan 2018, 23:42

@baileus
unless i am mistaken (which is probable) in that guide anothervictim posted it was for ubuntu. i do not know how to install emulation station directly to tinkerOS

Baileus · 5 Jan 2018, 01:03

@hannibal
"A guide to build the RetroPie setup on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x86 and Debian based distros."
Tinker OS is Debian based, so you would just follow the guide exactly the same way

hannibal · 5 Jan 2018, 02:27

@baileus
man if your right im gonna be so mad.... ive been messing with ubuntu for 3 days.

Baileus · 5 Jan 2018, 02:30

@hannibal

It says Ubuntu x86, so I'm pretty sure I'm right haha... Sucks you've spent so much time on it.

hannibal · 5 Jan 2018, 02:52

@baileus
you are 100% correct. Thanks brother i appreciate your help.

Baileus · 5 Jan 2018, 03:04

@hannibal
No problem, good luck. Let me know if you get it working.

Baileus · 5 Jan 2018, 08:19

I have retropie running on TinkerOS 2.0.4, n64 runs really poorly though.

oca159 · 5 Jan 2018, 19:01

@baileus what about NES, SNES and another emulators? I want to play some SNES and PS1 games. I just bought my tinker board a couple of days ago but I am still awaiting for the power supplier so I can't test it for now :(

hannibal · 5 Jan 2018, 20:38

@baileus
hey bro how did you get the controller to pick up? i have tried a ps4 controller (by bluetooth) xbox controller. ps3 afterglow with a usb dongel. and 2 or 3 wired controllers and my TB wont pick up any of them.

hannibal · 5 Jan 2018, 20:45

@Baileus
nvm i guess i have a bad usb port on my tb. i swtched ports and all are working now

craigerator · 5 Jan 2018, 21:41

@baileus @hannibal Try these settings in retroarch.conf:

video_fullscreen_x = 1280
video_fullscreen_y = 720
video_fullscreen = true
audio_driver = alsathread

That should get older emulators working well on TinkerOS Debian 2.0.4, but I have no idea how @anothervictim got N64 running smoothly. Changing the resolution doesn't help its performance much.

hannibal · 1 May 2018, 23:42

@craigerator
i cant get n64 to launch at all. now after trying every emulator.... i cant get any to launch. might be back to pi3 for me

craigerator · 1 May 2018, 22:07

@hannibal I had that problem the first time I built, but it worked when I tried again a few days later. Maybe update retropie-setup, and try again? It is also possible that I installed an important dependency while building RetroArch from source. The part where you grab retroarch's dependencies is worth a look.

I strongly recommend that you install ccache if you haven't already. It can significantly reduce rebuild times. Also make sure the emulator is using the "gl" driver.

Baileus · 5 Jan 2018, 22:32

@craigerator

Did all of the N64 cores install for you?

craigerator · 5 Jan 2018, 22:43

@baileus Only mupen64plus. There are fewer cores and ports available in this version than my Pi has access to, but I don't know why.