Confused after updating PSX Rearmed from binary

[bobchiba]

I recently wanted to change all the config files for retro Arch to their defaults for PSX so I deleted the config file and then updated PSX from binary however now I noticed PSX behaves differently and the menus and the gui are different and I can't see or retrieve the original retro Arch menu but instead I get a black screen with some more basic options for the emulator it seems much more limited than before (I used to see the normal retro Arch menu that is slightly green and black) and I can't access many of the features I want did it is like the newer version of PSX I installed is different from the one that came with retropie. I think it is something to do with re installing the normal version of PSX and not the 'LR' version of it. Any advice?

Also I noticed when I did originally set this up that the PlayStation performance didn't seem quite as good as it was on the Old Raspberry Pi I had which was 3 I am currently using a 3B+ with the latest version of retropie.

Any thoughts?

[mitu]

@bobchiba It's not quite clear from your post which version of pcsx-rearmed you had and what you updated to. There is the libretro version (lr-pcsx-rearmed) and the standalone emulator (pcsx-rearmed). Which one did you install and which one are you using right now ?
RetroArch has been updated recently and had a ton of changes, did you also update it with the emulator ?

[bobchiba]

So I think in the past it's been LR version, and now I have the non LR version of Rearmed. Has this changed by default in the last week or so (since I chose to update via binary)?

It just seems rather more rudimentary in regards to the look and features of the retroarch menu I used to use to fiddle with stuff after the emulator had loaded.

Also now Floobs video manager does not change anything when I try to setup overlays.

[mitu]

@bobchiba If you updated lr-pcsx-rearmed, you'll still get the same emulator and not the lr- core version. If you're still able to enter the menu with Select + X, then you have the lr- version. The non-lr emulator version is not installed by default and you have to manually install it in order to be usable.
How long was since you last updated anything ? What's your RetroPie/RetroArch version ?

[bobchiba]

SO I have to use the escape key to access the emulator menu now, none of my controller binds and hotkeys worked after the update (I did re bind my ps1 pad though without issues). Yeah the last version i had used options about cores etc, and could use button combos to bring up menus. Not now though. How would i go about re-installing the standard emulator/config setup as a fresh current retropie install would give me?

Retropie version is whatever the latest release is (4.4 i think)

[Daistaar]

@bobchiba I would check in the Run Command what your default EMU is for Playstation. It may just be set to pcsx-rearmed and not the lr-pcsx-rearmed. Make sure Run Command is enabled from the RetroPie settings page then press buttons as you're launching a PlayStation game. Verify there first.

[bobchiba]

ok, so yeah it is PSX Rearmed displaying, not 'lr....'

How do I go about getting the lr back again?

[mitu]

@bobchiba https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/#runcommand-launch-menu

[bobchiba]

Hey thanks guys, i realised I just wasn't looking in the right package menu to get the LR version. Just updated and now have a new snazzy PS4 kinda interface for the Emu settings in the latest version. Great stuff.

On a side note, I do feel like my previous Pi3 project from last year was a bit quicker/less laggy playing PS1 games. Has anyone else found this on the new B+ models? Maybe its just in my head!

Cheers
Rob

[dankcushions]

@bobchiba said in Confused after updating PSX Rearmed from binary:

Hey thanks guys, i realised I just wasn't looking in the right package menu to get the LR version. Just updated and now have a new snazzy PS4 kinda interface for the Emu settings in the latest version. Great stuff.

if you have the ps4 ("xmb") interface, it means you've deleted your default retropie psx config file. instead, retroarch has generated its own defaults. this is bad, because retroarch defaults aren't right for retropie. this might explain your performance issues.

[bobchiba]

Really? To be fair everything seems fine now and I do prefer this interface. The performance issues I mentioned were the same when i the installed a few weeks ago and everything was default to the 4.4 image. Again these performance issues may be in my head, or perhaps something to do with the new B+ support.

In any case, how do I rectify the config file issue if I decide this needs to be changed?

Cheers
Rob

[mitu]

@bobchiba said in Confused after updating PSX Rearmed from binary:

In any case, how do I rectify the config file issue if I decide this needs to be changed?

Reinstall RetroArch from the RetroPie-Setup script and the default config file should be re-generated.

[bobchiba]

cool - thanks