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    • J
      jeepfan1973
      last edited by

      I tried to delete the files I installed but I don't have permission to do that either.

      I
      give
      up.

      Call me when there is a package I can install from the retropie menu.

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      • markwkiddM
        markwkidd @jeepfan1973
        last edited by

        @jeepfan1973 said in Libretro Intellivision Emulator:

        Got files copied. Changed permissions for both. It won't launch the games. Just about ready to give up and use jzintv. I was really hoping for an lr core for this. Can't it be added to the retropie package manager?

        Right now this core is still in the early stages of public release. Give it a month or two and things may be quite a bit easier.

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          dudleydes @recompile
          last edited by dudleydes

          @recompile I was looking to implement on my system and I noticed that the file emulators.cfg in the download from sourceforge refers to a config file --config /opt/retropie/configs/j2me/retroarch.cfg. I presume it should be intellivision, and not j2me. The documentation file retropie.txt has the correct entry.

          @jeepfan1973 In the file /opt/retropie/configs/intellivision/emulators.cfg, check that you have the following entry, with no mention of j2me:

          lr-freeintv = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-freeintv/freeintv_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/intellivision/retroarch.cfg %ROM%"
          
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          • J
            jeepfan1973
            last edited by

            That is exactly what I have. Thank you all for your help. I will just wait for the auto installer package. Other priorities right now.

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            • markwkiddM
              markwkidd
              last edited by

              For those looking for a few games to try out with FreeIntv, I've contributed a list with sources for open and freeware Intellivision ROMs to this resource thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/129594

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              • quicksilverQ
                quicksilver @recompile
                last edited by

                I just set this up on my pi3. The instructions were very easy to follow for someone who is still learning. Thank you so much to everyone who was a part of making freeintv available! It works fantastic and saves me from having to mess with jzintv. Thanks again!

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                • quicksilverQ
                  quicksilver @quicksilver
                  last edited by quicksilver

                  Looks like I found a bug already :(

                  Playing biplanes on triple action, I can fly right into the ground without crashing, it just loops me back up to the top of the screen instead and then the planes guns get glitched out and you can't see the bullets shooting anymore.

                  Edit: also noticed that there is a slight audio crackling/buzzing noise while the emulator is running certain games. If I pause the game the crackling goes away. It is only happening with freeintv.

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                  • recompileR
                    recompile @quicksilver
                    last edited by

                    @quicksilver the sound crackling issue has been fixed. I'm still working on biplanes.

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                    • quicksilverQ
                      quicksilver @recompile
                      last edited by quicksilver

                      @recompile you are the man!

                      Once biplanes is fixed how do I go about updating to the latest version? Do I just manually replace the core?

                      Also if I find more bugs do you prefer I post them here or on the GitHub page?

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                      • recompileR
                        recompile @quicksilver
                        last edited by recompile

                        @quicksilver Victory! You now crash in to the ground on biplanes. Well, I do anyway. I'm pretty bad at that game.

                        Thanks again for the helpful bug reports. You can post them here or github. I'm really not sure which one is better. I get an email when they're posted on github, but here puts a little public pressure on me :)

                        Ed: All you need to do to use the new version is update the core. Just copy freeintv_libretro.so to /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-freeintv/

                        sudo cp freeintv_libretro.so /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-freeintv/

                        If you have trouble building it, I've just updated the release on sourceforge which has a precompiled binary for the Raspberry Pi 3

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                        • quicksilverQ
                          quicksilver @recompile
                          last edited by

                          @recompile just tested it out. The crackling noise is gone which is great. However, it seems like biplanes is only partially fixed. I hate to be a nit picker, but my plane can completely intersect the ground and then the crash happens underground. I can even fly completely underground and then pull up without crashing sometimes. I very much appreciate your hard work on this so I hope you don't mind the feedback.

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                          • recompileR
                            recompile @quicksilver
                            last edited by

                            @quicksilver No worries. I have a pretty good idea of what is causing thatproblem . If I'm right, the fix is simple, I just don't like it. Give me a few minutes and I'll check.

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                            • recompileR
                              recompile @quicksilver
                              last edited by

                              @quicksilver Sadly, I was right. I've put the fix on github. I'll update it on sourceforge shortly.

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                              • quicksilverQ
                                quicksilver @recompile
                                last edited by

                                @recompile great! I will test out first chance I get. Do you know if freeintv will be added at some point to the retropie setup?

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                                • markwkiddM
                                  markwkidd @quicksilver
                                  last edited by

                                  @quicksilver said in Libretro Intellivision Emulator:

                                  @recompile great! I will test out first chance I get. Do you know if freeintv will be added at some point to the retropie setup?

                                  There is good reason to think it will be added to RetroPie within the next few days. :)

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                                  • quicksilverQ
                                    quicksilver @recompile
                                    last edited by

                                    @recompile the updated core works great. I can now crash to my heart's content! If you enjoy intellivision as much as I do you should check this out:

                                    It's a home video of two intellivison programmers who worked for Mattel duking it out in the biplanes game.

                                    Cheers!

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                                      MrSkyle
                                      last edited by

                                      Has (lr-)freeintv been added to the Retropie main or optional packages menu? I've just updated the script (using a Pi2) and searched for it there but couldn't find it.

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                                      • markwkiddM
                                        markwkidd @MrSkyle
                                        last edited by

                                        @mrskyle It hasn't been added, yet. You can keep an eye on this RetoPie-Setup github PR or subscribe for notifications if you have a github account: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/2293

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                                          MrSkyle @markwkidd
                                          last edited by

                                          @markwkidd Thanks. I don't have a github account, but I will be keeping tabs on it.

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                                          • quicksilverQ
                                            quicksilver @MrSkyle
                                            last edited by

                                            @mrskyle if you don't want to wait you can add it manually using the instructions on the first post in this thread. I am not an expert by any means and I found the instructions very easy to follow as they are step by step.

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