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    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

    Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS

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    • herb_fargusH
      herb_fargus administrators @SpudsMcToole
      last edited by

      @spudsmctoole they call it MESS for a reason ;)

      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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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator @SpudsMcToole
        last edited by

        @spudsmctoole

        I use it for Bally Astrocade and Fairchild Channel F. For their time, they were both very impressive systems. The version of Pac-Man for Astrovision is especially mind-blowing when you look at the other home alternatives.

        RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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          SpudsMcToole Banned @mediamogul
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          @mediamogul How did you get the Astrocade to work?

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          • mediamogulM
            mediamogul Global Moderator @SpudsMcToole
            last edited by mediamogul

            @SpudsMcToole

            I used AdvanceMESS, which is installed alongside AdvanceMAME and I in-turn installed the Astrocade BIOS (astrocde.zip) to /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/rom/. Afterwards, I createad a directory named 'astrocade' at /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ for the ROMs and then another directory named 'astrocade' at /opt/retropie/configs/ where I copied /opt/retropie/mame-advmame/advmess.rc, so the system could have its own unique config file. Also, in /opt/retropie/configs/, I created a emulators.cfg file with the following contents:

            astrocade-advmess = "/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmess astrocde -cfg /opt/retropie/configs/astrocade/advmess.rc -cart %ROM%"
            default = "astrocade-advmess"
            

            Finally, I edited /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg to include:

                <name>astrocade</name>
                <fullname>Bally Astrocade</fullname>
                <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/astrocade</path>
                <extension>.bin .BIN</extension>
                <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ astrocade %ROM%</command>
                <platform>astrocade</platform>
                <theme>astrocade</theme>
              </system>
            

            That should do it, but below I'll also include my /opt/retropie/configs/astrocade/advmess.rc as a reference. There, you'll see a few settings that refine the picture and also setup analog control for the games that need it. All in all though, it's not too dissimilar from the settings you find in AdvanceMAME.

            debug_crash no
            debug_rawsound no
            debug_speedmark no
            device_alsa_device default
            device_alsa_mixer channel
            device_color_bgr15 yes
            device_color_bgr16 yes
            device_color_bgr24 yes
            device_color_bgr32 yes
            device_color_bgr8 yes
            device_color_palette8 yes
            device_color_yuy2 yes
            device_dpi_pclock_low 31250000
            device_hdmi_pclock_low 0
            device_joystick auto
            device_keyboard raw
            device_mouse auto
            device_raw_firstkeyhack no
            device_raw_mousedev[0] auto
            device_raw_mousedev[1] auto
            device_raw_mousedev[2] auto
            device_raw_mousedev[3] auto
            device_raw_mousetype[0] pnp
            device_raw_mousetype[1] pnp
            device_raw_mousetype[2] pnp
            device_raw_mousetype[3] pnp
            device_sdl_samples 512
            device_sound auto
            device_video auto
            device_video_cursor auto
            device_video_doublescan yes
            device_video_fastchange no
            device_video_interlace yes
            device_video_output auto
            device_video_overlaysize auto
            device_video_singlescan yes
            dir_artwork /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/artwork
            dir_crc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/crc
            dir_diff /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/diff
            dir_hi /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/hi
            dir_image /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/image
            dir_inp /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/inp
            dir_memcard /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/memcard
            dir_nvram /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/nvram
            dir_rom /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/rom
            dir_sample /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/sample
            dir_snap /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/snap
            dir_sta /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/sta
            display_adjust none
            display_antialias yes
            display_artwork_backdrop yes
            display_artwork_bezel no
            display_artwork_crop yes
            display_artwork_overlay yes
            display_aspect auto
            display_beam 1
            display_brightness 1
            display_buffer no
            display_color auto
            display_expand 1.0
            display_flicker 0
            display_flipx no
            display_flipy no
            display_frameskip auto
            display_gamma 1
            display_intensity 1.5
            display_interlaceeffect none
            display_magnify auto
            display_magnifysize 640
            display_mode auto
            display_pausebrightness 1
            display_resize integer
            display_resizeeffect none
            display_restore yes
            display_rgbeffect none
            display_rol no
            display_ror no
            display_scanlines no
            display_skipcolumns auto
            display_skiplines auto
            display_translucency yes
            display_vsync yes
            include 
            input_hotkey yes
            input_idleexit 0
            input_map[event10] auto
            input_map[event11] auto
            input_map[event12] auto
            input_map[event13] auto
            input_map[event14] auto
            input_map[event1] auto
            input_map[event2] auto
            input_map[event3] auto
            input_map[event4] auto
            input_map[event5] auto
            input_map[event6] auto
            input_map[event7] auto
            input_map[event8] auto
            input_map[event9] auto
            input_map[key_0] auto
            input_map[key_1] auto
            input_map[key_2] auto
            input_map[key_3] auto
            input_map[key_4] auto
            input_map[key_5] auto
            input_map[key_6] auto
            input_map[key_7] auto
            input_map[key_8] auto
            input_map[key_9] auto
            input_map[key_a] auto
            input_map[key_again] auto
            input_map[key_alt] auto
            input_map[key_asterisk] auto
            input_map[key_b] auto
            input_map[key_back] auto
            input_map[key_backquote] auto
            input_map[key_backslash] auto
            input_map[key_backspace] auto
            input_map[key_break] auto
            input_map[key_c] auto
            input_map[key_capslock] auto
            input_map[key_closebrace] auto
            input_map[key_colon] auto
            input_map[key_comma] auto
            input_map[key_copy] auto
            input_map[key_ctrl] auto
            input_map[key_cut] auto
            input_map[key_d] auto
            input_map[key_del] auto
            input_map[key_diesis] auto
            input_map[key_doublequote] auto
            input_map[key_down] auto
            input_map[key_e] auto
            input_map[key_edit] auto
            input_map[key_end] auto
            input_map[key_enter] auto
            input_map[key_equals] auto
            input_map[key_esc] auto
            input_map[key_f10] auto
            input_map[key_f11] auto
            input_map[key_f12] auto
            input_map[key_f13] auto
            input_map[key_f14] auto
            input_map[key_f15] auto
            input_map[key_f16] auto
            input_map[key_f17] auto
            input_map[key_f18] auto
            input_map[key_f19] auto
            input_map[key_f1] auto
            input_map[key_f20] auto
            input_map[key_f21] auto
            input_map[key_f22] auto
            input_map[key_f23] auto
            input_map[key_f24] auto
            input_map[key_f2] auto
            input_map[key_f3] auto
            input_map[key_f4] auto
            input_map[key_f5] auto
            input_map[key_f6] auto
            input_map[key_f7] auto
            input_map[key_f8] auto
            input_map[key_f9] auto
            input_map[key_f] auto
            input_map[key_fctn] auto
            input_map[key_find] auto
            input_map[key_forward] auto
            input_map[key_g] auto
            input_map[key_graph] auto
            input_map[key_h] auto
            input_map[key_help] auto
            input_map[key_hold] auto
            input_map[key_home] auto
            input_map[key_i] auto
            input_map[key_ins] auto
            input_map[key_j] auto
            input_map[key_k] auto
            input_map[key_l] auto
            input_map[key_lalt] auto
            input_map[key_lctrl] auto
            input_map[key_left] auto
            input_map[key_less] auto
            input_map[key_lshift] auto
            input_map[key_m] auto
            input_map[key_menu] auto
            input_map[key_minus] auto
            input_map[key_move] auto
            input_map[key_n] auto
            input_map[key_numlock] auto
            input_map[key_o] auto
            input_map[key_open] auto
            input_map[key_openbrace] auto
            input_map[key_p] auto
            input_map[key_pad_0] auto
            input_map[key_pad_1] auto
            input_map[key_pad_2] auto
            input_map[key_pad_3] auto
            input_map[key_pad_4] auto
            input_map[key_pad_5] auto
            input_map[key_pad_6] auto
            input_map[key_pad_7] auto
            input_map[key_pad_8] auto
            input_map[key_pad_9] auto
            input_map[key_pad_asterisk] auto
            input_map[key_pad_colon] auto
            input_map[key_pad_diesis] auto
            input_map[key_pad_enter] auto
            input_map[key_pad_minus] auto
            input_map[key_pad_plus] auto
            input_map[key_pad_slash] auto
            input_map[key_paste] auto
            input_map[key_pause] auto
            input_map[key_period] auto
            input_map[key_pgdn] auto
            input_map[key_pgup] auto
            input_map[key_play] auto
            input_map[key_plus] auto
            input_map[key_pound] auto
            input_map[key_print] auto
            input_map[key_q] auto
            input_map[key_quickload] auto
            input_map[key_quote] auto
            input_map[key_r] auto
            input_map[key_ralt] auto
            input_map[key_rctrl] auto
            input_map[key_record] auto
            input_map[key_restore] auto
            input_map[key_rew] auto
            input_map[key_right] auto
            input_map[key_rshift] auto
            input_map[key_s] auto
            input_map[key_scrlock] auto
            input_map[key_semicolon] auto
            input_map[key_shift] auto
            input_map[key_slash] auto
            input_map[key_space] auto
            input_map[key_stop] auto
            input_map[key_store] auto
            input_map[key_t] auto
            input_map[key_tab] auto
            input_map[key_u] auto
            input_map[key_undo] auto
            input_map[key_up] auto
            input_map[key_v] auto
            input_map[key_w] auto
            input_map[key_x] auto
            input_map[key_y] auto
            input_map[key_z] auto
            input_map[p1_dialx] auto
            input_map[p1_dialy] auto
            input_map[p1_lightgunx] auto
            input_map[p1_lightguny] auto
            input_map[p1_mousex] auto
            input_map[p1_mousey] auto
            input_map[p1_paddlex] mouse[0,x] mouse[1,x] mouse[2,x]
            input_map[p1_paddley] mouse[0,x] mouse[1,x] mouse[2,x]
            input_map[p1_pedalbrake] auto
            input_map[p1_pedalgas] auto
            input_map[p1_pedalother] auto
            input_map[p1_stickx] auto
            input_map[p1_sticky] auto
            input_map[p1_stickz] auto
            input_map[p1_trackballx] auto
            input_map[p1_trackbally] auto
            input_map[p2_dialx] auto
            input_map[p2_dialy] auto
            input_map[p2_lightgunx] auto
            input_map[p2_lightguny] auto
            input_map[p2_mousex] auto
            input_map[p2_mousey] auto
            input_map[p2_paddlex] mouse[0,y] mouse[1,y] mouse[2,y]
            input_map[p2_paddley] mouse[0,y] mouse[1,y] mouse[2,y]
            input_map[p2_pedalbrake] auto
            input_map[p2_pedalgas] auto
            input_map[p2_pedalother] auto
            input_map[p2_stickx] auto
            input_map[p2_sticky] auto
            input_map[p2_stickz] auto
            input_map[p2_trackballx] auto
            input_map[p2_trackbally] auto
            input_map[p3_dialx] auto
            input_map[p3_dialy] auto
            input_map[p3_lightgunx] auto
            input_map[p3_lightguny] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_a] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_b] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_bet] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_c] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_chance] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_chi] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_d] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_double_up] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_e] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_f] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_flip_flop] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_g] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_h] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_i] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_j] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_k] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_kan] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_l] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_m] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_n] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_pon] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_reach] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_ron] auto
            input_map[p3_mahjong_score] auto
            input_map[p3_mousex] auto
            input_map[p3_mousey] auto
            input_map[p3_paddlex] auto
            input_map[p3_paddley] auto
            input_map[p3_pedalbrake] auto
            input_map[p3_pedalgas] auto
            input_map[p3_pedalother] auto
            input_map[p3_stickx] auto
            input_map[p3_sticky] auto
            input_map[p3_stickz] auto
            input_map[p3_trackballx] auto
            input_map[p3_trackbally] auto
            input_map[p4_dialx] auto
            input_map[p4_dialy] auto
            input_map[p4_lightgunx] auto
            input_map[p4_lightguny] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_a] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_b] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_bet] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_c] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_chance] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_chi] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_d] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_double_up] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_e] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_f] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_flip_flop] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_g] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_h] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_i] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_j] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_k] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_kan] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_l] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_m] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_n] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_pon] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_reach] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_ron] auto
            input_map[p4_mahjong_score] auto
            input_map[p4_mousex] auto
            input_map[p4_mousey] auto
            input_map[p4_paddlex] auto
            input_map[p4_paddley] auto
            input_map[p4_pedalbrake] auto
            input_map[p4_pedalgas] auto
            input_map[p4_pedalother] auto
            input_map[p4_stickx] auto
            input_map[p4_sticky] auto
            input_map[p4_stickz] auto
            input_map[p4_trackballx] auto
            input_map[p4_trackbally] auto
            input_map[safequit] auto
            input_map[service_coin5] auto
            input_map[service_coin6] auto
            input_map[service_coin7] auto
            input_map[service_coin8] auto
            input_steadykey no
            lcd_server none
            lcd_speed 4
            lcd_timeout 500
            misc_bios default
            misc_cheat no
            misc_cheatfile /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/misc/cheat.dat
            misc_difficulty none
            misc_eventdebug no
            misc_eventfile /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/misc/event.dat
            misc_freeplay no
            misc_hiscorefile /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/misc/hiscore.dat
            misc_lang none
            misc_languagefile /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/misc/english.lng
            misc_mutedemo no
            misc_quiet yes
            misc_ramsize auto
            misc_safequit no
            misc_smp yes
            misc_timetorun 0
            record_sound yes
            record_sound_time 15
            record_video yes
            record_video_interleave 2
            record_video_time 15
            script_coin1 
            script_coin2 
            script_coin3 
            script_coin4 
            script_emulation 
            script_event1 
            script_event10 
            script_event11 
            script_event12 
            script_event13 
            script_event14 
            script_event2 
            script_event3 
            script_event4 
            script_event5 
            script_event6 
            script_event7 
            script_event8 
            script_event9 
            script_knocker on(kdb, 0b100); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b100);
            script_led1 on(kdb, 0b1); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b1);
            script_led2 on(kdb, 0b10); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b10);
            script_led3 
            script_play 
            script_safequit 
            script_start1 
            script_start2 
            script_start3 
            script_start4 
            script_turbo while (event()) { toggle(kdb, 0b100); delay(100); } off(kdb, 0b100);
            script_video wait(!event()); set(kdb, 0);
            sound_adjust auto
            sound_equalizer_highvolume 0
            sound_equalizer_lowvolume 0
            sound_equalizer_midvolume 0
            sound_latency 0.05
            sound_mode auto
            sound_normalize yes
            sound_samplerate 44100
            sound_samples yes
            sound_volume -3
            sync_fps auto
            sync_resample auto
            sync_speed 1
            sync_startuptime auto
            sync_turbospeed 3
            ui_color[help_other] 000000 808080
            ui_color[help_p1] 000000 ffff00
            ui_color[help_p2] 000000 00ff00
            ui_color[help_p3] 000000 ff0000
            ui_color[help_p4] 000000 00ffff
            ui_color[interface] 000000 ffffff
            ui_color[select] 000000 afffff
            ui_color[tag] 247ef0 ffffff
            ui_font auto
            ui_fontsize auto
            ui_helpimage auto
            ui_translucency 0.8
            input_map[ui_pause] keyboard[0,w] keyboard[0,a]
            input_map[ui_reset_machine] keyboard[0,w] keyboard[0,b]
            input_map[ui_snapshot] keyboard[0,w] keyboard[0,y]
            input_map[ui_save_state] keyboard[0,w] keyboard[0,q]
            input_map[ui_load_state] keyboard[0,w] keyboard[0,l]
            input_map[ui_configure] keyboard[0,tab] or keyboard[0,w] keyboard[0,x]
            input_map[ui_up] keyboard[0,up]
            input_map[ui_down] keyboard[0,down]
            input_map[ui_left] keyboard[0,left]
            input_map[ui_right] keyboard[0,right]
            input_map[ui_select] keyboard[0,enter] or keyboard[0,a]
            input_map[ui_cancel] keyboard[0,esc] or keyboard[0,w] keyboard[0,t]
            input_map[p1_up] keyboard[0,up]
            input_map[p1_down] keyboard[0,down]
            input_map[p1_left] keyboard[0,left]
            input_map[p1_right] keyboard[0,right]
            input_map[p1_doubleright_up] 
            input_map[p1_doubleright_down] 
            input_map[p1_doubleright_left] 
            input_map[p1_doubleright_right] 
            input_map[p1_doubleleft_up] 
            input_map[p1_doubleleft_down] 
            input_map[p1_doubleleft_left] 
            input_map[p1_doubleleft_right] 
            input_map[p1_button1] keyboard[0,b]
            input_map[p1_button2] 
            input_map[p1_button3] 
            input_map[p1_button4] 
            input_map[p1_button5] 
            input_map[p1_button6] 
            input_map[p1_button7] 
            input_map[p1_button8] 
            input_map[p1_button9] 
            input_map[p1_button10] 
            input_map[p1_start] 
            input_map[p1_select] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_a] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_b] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_c] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_d] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_e] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_f] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_g] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_h] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_i] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_j] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_k] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_l] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_m] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_n] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_kan] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_pon] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_chi] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_reach] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_ron] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_bet] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_chance] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_score] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_double_up] 
            input_map[p1_mahjong_flip_flop] 
            input_map[p2_up] keyboard[0,3_pad]
            input_map[p2_down] keyboard[0,4_pad]
            input_map[p2_left] keyboard[0,1_pad]
            input_map[p2_right] keyboard[0,2_pad]
            input_map[p2_button1] keyboard[0,6_pad]
            input_map[p2_button2] 
            input_map[p2_button3] 
            input_map[p2_button4] 
            input_map[p2_button5] 
            input_map[p2_button6] 
            input_map[p2_button7] 
            input_map[p2_button8] 
            input_map[p2_button9] 
            input_map[p2_button10] 
            input_map[p2_start] 
            input_map[p2_select] 
            astrocde/input_setting[p1_paddlex] keydelta:20,centerdelta:20,sensitivity:20,reverse:1
            astrocde/input_setting[p2_paddlex] keydelta:20,centerdelta:20,sensitivity:20,reverse:0
            astrocde[home_pi_retropie_roms_astrocade_bally_pinball]/input_map[p1_button1] keyboard[0,l]
            astrocde[home_pi_retropie_roms_astrocade_bally_pinball]/input_map[p2_button1] keyboard[0,q]
            astrocde[home_pi_retropie_roms_astrocade_bally_pinball]/input_map[p2_down] keyboard[0,b]
            
            

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              SpudsMcToole Banned @mediamogul
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              @mediamogul Cheers for that, but it's not working for me - I get dumped straight back to the Retropie menu for every ROM, not even going through the MESS splash screens first.

              I'd already figured most of it out for a couple of other systems, as noted here:

              https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/19816/getting-control-inputs-to-work-in-advmess

              ...but for the Astrocade with your files above I'm not even getting as far as I did with those - the BBC and Astrovision do at least both boot to their respective systems, I just can't get any sort of input to register.

              I've got every conceivable BIOS file and variant in the directory you specified, called ASTROCADE.ZIP, ASTROCDE.ZIP, ASTROCDW.ZIP, ASTRO.BIN and BIOSWHIT.BIN. I've got all the game files in .BIN format in the usual ROMS directory in a folder called ASTROCADE.

              Can I just check a couple of things quickly to see if I can get to the bottom of it?

              (1) When you say "in /opt/retropie/configs/, I created a emulators.cfg file with the following contents:", do you mean just in the root CONFIGS folder, or inside the CONFIGS/ASTROCADE folder? (I've tried both with no discernible difference, but it'd be good to rule it out as the possible problem source.)

              (2) In the line astrocade-advmess = "/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/bin/advmess astrocde -cfg (etc), is that spelling at the end ("astrocde" with no "a") correct? (Same again, have tried both ways but just trying to narrow things down.)

              (3) When you say to put the BIOS files in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/rom/, is that right? I've been putting the other ones in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/rom. (Once again, have tried both.)

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                mediamogul Global Moderator @SpudsMcToole
                last edited by mediamogul

                @SpudsMcToole said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                (1)

                The files should be located at /opt/retropie/configs/astrocade/emulators.cfg and /opt/retropie/configs/astrocade/advmess.rc

                (2)

                It is spelled right there. That argument is meant to specify the driver that AdvanceMESS will use. It also means that I made a typo when referencing the BIOS name, which should be astrocde.zip. I'll correct it above.

                (3)

                The path that AdvanceMAME will check for its BIOS files is specified in the advmess.rc. You should check yours to see what it's set to, but I would advise the path be different than your MAME files so that it's easier to manage separately.

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                  SpudsMcToole Banned @mediamogul
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                  @mediamogul said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                  The path that AdvanceMAME will check for its BIOS files is specified in the advmess.rc. You should check yours to see what it's set to, but I would advise the path be different than your MAME files so that it's easier to manage separately.

                  Which path? dir_image? dir_rom?

                  Otherwise I'm perplexed. I'm doing everything you say and I've got all the files where they should be and I'm still getting dumped straight back to the menu. I can't find anything different that I'm doing to what I'm doing with the BBC and Arcadia setups, but those are working except for inputs.

                  For clarity:

                  (1) I've copied your emulator.cfg file and put it in /opt/retropie/configs/astrocade/

                  (2) I've copied your advmess.rc file and put it in the same folder.

                  (3) I've copied your lines for es_systems.cfg and added them into mine.

                  (4) I've got astrocde.zip, containing astro.bin, in /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/rom (and also in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-advmame/advmess/rom)

                  (5) I've got my game ROMs as unzipped BIN files in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/astrocade

                  But I don't even get as far as the MESS warning screens.

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                    mediamogul Global Moderator @SpudsMcToole
                    last edited by mediamogul

                    @SpudsMcToole said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                    Which path? dir_image? dir_rom?

                    dir_rom

                    But I don't even get as far as the MESS warning screens.

                    After it fails to launch, post the contents of your /dev/shm/runcommand.log to pastebin.com and let's see if we can't find where the breakdown is happening.

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                      SpudsMcToole Banned @mediamogul
                      last edited by SpudsMcToole

                      @mediamogul Okay, huge breakthrough, thanks to the tried and tested "flail around hitting buttons at random and see what happens" method.

                      When I use this as the .RC file:

                      debug_crash no
                      debug_rawsound no
                      debug_speedmark no
                      
                      device_alsa_device default
                      device_alsa_mixer channel
                      device_color_bgr15 yes
                      device_color_bgr16 yes
                      device_color_bgr24 yes
                      device_color_bgr32 yes
                      device_color_bgr8 yes
                      device_color_palette8 no
                      device_color_yuy2 no
                      
                      device_joystick auto
                      device_keyboard sdl
                      device_mouse auto
                      
                      device_raw_firstkeyhack no
                      device_raw_mousedev[0] auto
                      device_raw_mousedev[1] auto
                      device_raw_mousedev[2] auto
                      device_raw_mousedev[3] auto
                      device_raw_mousetype[0] pnp
                      device_raw_mousetype[1] pnp
                      device_raw_mousetype[2] pnp
                      device_raw_mousetype[3] pnp
                      
                      device_sdl_samples 512
                      device_sound auto
                      
                      device_video sdl
                      device_video_cursor auto
                      device_video_doublescan yes
                      device_video_fastchange yes
                      device_video_interlace no
                      device_video_output overlay
                      device_video_overlaysize 0
                      device_video_singlescan no
                      device_video_clock 10 - 150 / 30.5 - 60 / 55 - 130
                      
                      dir_artwork /home/pi/.advance/artwork:/usr/local/share/advance/artwork:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/artwork
                      dir_crc /home/pi/.advance/crc
                      dir_diff /home/pi/.advance/diff
                      dir_hi /home/pi/.advance/hi
                      dir_image /home/pi/.advance/image:/usr/local/share/advance/image:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/image:/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/image:/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/bbcmicro
                      dir_inp /home/pi/.advance/inp
                      dir_memcard /home/pi/.advance/memcard
                      dir_nvram /home/pi/.advance/nvram
                      dir_rom /home/pi/.advance/rom:/usr/local/share/advance/rom:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/rom:/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/rom
                      dir_sample /home/pi/.advance/sample:/usr/local/share/advance/sample:/opt/retropie/emulators/advmame/share/advance/sample
                      dir_snap /home/pi/.advance/snap
                      dir_sta /home/pi/.advance/sta
                      
                      display_adjust none
                      display_antialias no
                      display_artwork_backdrop no
                      display_artwork_bezel no
                      display_artwork_crop no
                      display_artwork_overlay no
                      display_beam 1
                      display_brightness 1
                      display_buffer no
                      display_color auto
                      
                      # Below widens the screen to 16:9
                      # display_expand 1.35
                      
                      display_flicker 0
                      display_flipx no
                      display_flipy no
                      display_frameskip auto
                      display_gamma 1
                      display_intensity 1.5
                      display_interlaceeffect none
                      display_magnify auto
                      display_magnifysize 640
                      display_mode auto
                      display_pausebrightness 1
                      display_resize fractional
                      display_resizeeffect none
                      display_restore no
                      display_rgbeffect none
                      display_rol no
                      display_ror no
                      display_scanlines no
                      display_skipcolumns auto
                      display_skiplines auto
                      display_translucency no
                      display_vsync yes
                      
                      include 
                      input_hotkey yes
                      input_idleexit 0
                      input_map[event10] auto
                      input_map[event11] auto
                      input_map[event12] auto
                      input_map[event13] auto
                      input_map[event14] auto
                      input_map[event1] auto
                      input_map[event2] auto
                      input_map[event3] auto
                      input_map[event4] auto
                      input_map[event5] auto
                      input_map[event6] auto
                      input_map[event7] auto
                      input_map[event8] auto
                      input_map[event9] auto
                      
                      input_map[key_0] joystick_button[0,18] or keyboard[0,0]
                      input_map[key_1] joystick_button[0,8]  or keyboard[0,1]
                      input_map[key_2] joystick_button[0,9]  or keyboard[0,2]
                      input_map[key_3] joystick_button[0,10] or keyboard[0,3]
                      input_map[key_4] joystick_button[0,11] or keyboard[0,4]
                      input_map[key_5] joystick_button[0,12] or keyboard[0,5]
                      input_map[key_6] joystick_button[0,13] or keyboard[0,6]
                      input_map[key_7] joystick_button[0,14] or keyboard[0,7]
                      input_map[key_8] joystick_button[0,15] or keyboard[0,8]
                      input_map[key_9] joystick_button[0,16] or keyboard[0,9]
                      
                      input_map[key_a] auto
                      input_map[key_again] auto
                      input_map[key_alt] auto
                      input_map[key_asterisk] auto
                      input_map[key_b] auto
                      input_map[key_back] auto
                      input_map[key_backquote] auto
                      input_map[key_backslash] auto
                      input_map[key_backspace] auto
                      input_map[key_break] auto
                      input_map[key_c] auto
                      input_map[key_capslock] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,capslock]
                      input_map[key_closebrace] auto
                      input_map[key_colon] auto
                      input_map[key_comma] auto
                      input_map[key_copy] auto
                      input_map[key_ctrl] auto
                      input_map[key_cut] auto
                      input_map[key_d] auto
                      input_map[key_del] joystick_button[0,17] or keyboard[0,del] or keyboard[0,backspace]
                      input_map[key_diesis] auto
                      input_map[key_doublequote] auto
                      input_map[key_down] auto
                      input_map[key_e] auto
                      input_map[key_edit] auto
                      input_map[key_end] auto
                      input_map[key_enter] joystick_button[0,19] or keyboard[0,enter]
                      input_map[key_equals] auto
                      input_map[key_esc] auto
                      input_map[key_f10] auto
                      input_map[key_f11] auto
                      input_map[key_f12] auto
                      input_map[key_f13] auto
                      input_map[key_f14] auto
                      input_map[key_f15] auto
                      input_map[key_f16] auto
                      input_map[key_f17] auto
                      input_map[key_f18] auto
                      input_map[key_f19] auto
                      input_map[key_f1] auto
                      input_map[key_f20] auto
                      input_map[key_f21] auto
                      input_map[key_f22] auto
                      input_map[key_f23] auto
                      input_map[key_f24] auto
                      input_map[key_f2] auto
                      input_map[key_f3] auto
                      input_map[key_f4] auto
                      input_map[key_f5] auto
                      input_map[key_f6] auto
                      input_map[key_f7] auto
                      input_map[key_f8] auto
                      input_map[key_f9] auto
                      input_map[key_f] auto
                      input_map[key_fctn] auto
                      input_map[key_find] auto
                      input_map[key_forward] auto
                      input_map[key_g] auto
                      input_map[key_graph] auto
                      input_map[key_h] auto
                      input_map[key_help] auto
                      input_map[key_hold] auto
                      input_map[key_home] auto
                      input_map[key_i] auto
                      input_map[key_ins] auto
                      input_map[key_j] auto
                      input_map[key_k] auto
                      input_map[key_l] auto
                      input_map[key_lalt] auto
                      input_map[key_lctrl] auto
                      input_map[key_left] auto
                      input_map[key_less] auto
                      input_map[key_lshift] keyboard[0,lshift] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2]
                      input_map[key_m] auto
                      input_map[key_menu] auto
                      input_map[key_minus] auto
                      input_map[key_move] auto
                      input_map[key_n] auto
                      input_map[key_numlock] auto
                      input_map[key_o] auto
                      input_map[key_open] auto
                      input_map[key_openbrace] auto
                      input_map[key_p] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_0] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_1] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_2] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_3] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_4] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_5] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_6] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_7] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_8] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_9] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_asterisk] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_colon] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_diesis] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_enter] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_minus] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_plus] auto
                      input_map[key_pad_slash] auto
                      input_map[key_paste] auto
                      input_map[key_pause] auto
                      input_map[key_period] auto
                      input_map[key_pgdn] auto
                      input_map[key_pgup] auto
                      input_map[key_play] auto
                      input_map[key_plus] auto
                      input_map[key_pound] auto
                      input_map[key_print] auto
                      input_map[key_q] auto
                      input_map[key_quickload] auto
                      input_map[key_quote] auto
                      input_map[key_r] auto
                      input_map[key_ralt] auto
                      input_map[key_rctrl] auto
                      input_map[key_record] auto
                      input_map[key_restore] auto
                      input_map[key_rew] auto
                      input_map[key_right] auto
                      input_map[key_rshift] keyboard[0,rshift]
                      input_map[key_s] auto
                      input_map[key_scrlock] auto
                      input_map[key_semicolon] auto
                      input_map[key_shift] auto
                      input_map[key_slash] auto
                      input_map[key_space] auto
                      input_map[key_stop] auto
                      input_map[key_store] auto
                      input_map[key_t] auto
                      input_map[key_tab] auto
                      input_map[key_u] auto
                      input_map[key_undo] auto
                      input_map[key_up] auto
                      input_map[key_v] auto
                      input_map[key_w] auto
                      input_map[key_x] auto
                      input_map[key_y] auto
                      input_map[key_z] auto
                      input_map[p1_dialx] auto
                      input_map[p1_dialy] auto
                      input_map[p1_lightgunx] auto
                      input_map[p1_lightguny] auto
                      input_map[p1_mousex] auto
                      input_map[p1_mousey] auto
                      input_map[p1_paddlex] auto
                      input_map[p1_paddley] auto
                      input_map[p1_pedalbrake] auto
                      input_map[p1_pedalgas] auto
                      input_map[p1_pedalother] auto
                      input_map[p1_stickx] auto
                      input_map[p1_sticky] auto
                      input_map[p1_stickz] auto
                      input_map[p1_trackballx] auto
                      input_map[p1_trackbally] auto
                      input_map[p2_dialx] auto
                      input_map[p2_dialy] auto
                      input_map[p2_lightgunx] auto
                      input_map[p2_lightguny] auto
                      input_map[p2_mousex] auto
                      input_map[p2_mousey] auto
                      input_map[p2_paddlex] auto
                      input_map[p2_paddley] auto
                      input_map[p2_pedalbrake] auto
                      input_map[p2_pedalgas] auto
                      input_map[p2_pedalother] auto
                      input_map[p2_stickx] auto
                      input_map[p2_sticky] auto
                      input_map[p2_stickz] auto
                      input_map[p2_trackballx] auto
                      input_map[p2_trackbally] auto
                      input_map[p3_dialx] auto
                      input_map[p3_dialy] auto
                      input_map[p3_lightgunx] auto
                      input_map[p3_lightguny] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_a] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_b] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_bet] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_c] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_chance] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_chi] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_d] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_double_up] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_e] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_f] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_flip_flop] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_g] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_h] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_i] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_j] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_k] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_kan] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_l] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_m] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_n] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_pon] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_reach] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_ron] auto
                      input_map[p3_mahjong_score] auto
                      input_map[p3_mousex] auto
                      input_map[p3_mousey] auto
                      input_map[p3_paddlex] auto
                      input_map[p3_paddley] auto
                      input_map[p3_pedalbrake] auto
                      input_map[p3_pedalgas] auto
                      input_map[p3_pedalother] auto
                      input_map[p3_stickx] auto
                      input_map[p3_sticky] auto
                      input_map[p3_stickz] auto
                      input_map[p3_trackballx] auto
                      input_map[p3_trackbally] auto
                      input_map[p4_dialx] auto
                      input_map[p4_dialy] auto
                      input_map[p4_lightgunx] auto
                      input_map[p4_lightguny] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_a] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_b] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_bet] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_c] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_chance] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_chi] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_d] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_double_up] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_e] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_f] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_flip_flop] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_g] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_h] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_i] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_j] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_k] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_kan] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_l] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_m] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_n] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_pon] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_reach] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_ron] auto
                      input_map[p4_mahjong_score] auto
                      input_map[p4_mousex] auto
                      input_map[p4_mousey] auto
                      input_map[p4_paddlex] auto
                      input_map[p4_paddley] auto
                      input_map[p4_pedalbrake] auto
                      input_map[p4_pedalgas] auto
                      input_map[p4_pedalother] auto
                      input_map[p4_stickx] auto
                      input_map[p4_sticky] auto
                      input_map[p4_stickz] auto
                      input_map[p4_trackballx] auto
                      input_map[p4_trackbally] auto
                      input_map[safequit] auto
                      input_map[service_coin5] auto
                      input_map[service_coin6] auto
                      input_map[service_coin7] auto
                      input_map[service_coin8] auto
                      input_map[ui_cancel] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,8] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,f7]
                      input_map[ui_mode_next] keyboard[0,f24]
                      input_map[ui_mode_pred] keyboard[0,f24]
                      input_map[ui_reset_machine] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_2,4] or keyboard[0,f9]
                      input_map[ui_toggle_debug] keyboard[0,f24]
                      
                      input_steadykey no
                      
                      lcd_server none
                      lcd_speed 4
                      lcd_timeout 500
                      
                      misc_bios default
                      misc_cheat no
                      misc_cheatfile cheat.dat
                      misc_difficulty none
                      misc_eventdebug no
                      misc_eventfile event.dat
                      misc_freeplay no
                      misc_hiscorefile hiscore.dat
                      misc_lang none
                      misc_languagefile english.lng
                      misc_mutedemo no
                      misc_quiet yes
                      misc_ramsize auto
                      misc_safequit no
                      misc_smp no
                      misc_timetorun 0
                      
                      record_sound no
                      record_sound_time 15
                      record_video no
                      record_video_interleave 2
                      record_video_time 15
                      
                      script_coin1 
                      script_coin2 
                      script_coin3 
                      script_coin4 
                      script_emulation 
                      script_event1 
                      script_event10 
                      script_event11 
                      script_event12 
                      script_event13 
                      script_event14 
                      script_event2 
                      script_event3 
                      script_event4 
                      script_event5 
                      script_event6 
                      script_event7 
                      script_event8 
                      script_event9 
                      script_led1 on(kdb, 0b1); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b1);
                      script_led2 on(kdb, 0b10); wait(!event()); off(kdb, 0b10);
                      script_led3 
                      script_play 
                      script_safequit 
                      script_start1 
                      script_start2 
                      script_start3 
                      script_start4 
                      script_turbo while (event()) { toggle(kdb, 0b100); delay(100); } off(kdb, 0b100);
                      script_video wait(!event()); set(kdb, 0);
                      
                      sound_adjust auto
                      sound_equalizer_highvolume 0
                      sound_equalizer_lowvolume 0
                      sound_equalizer_midvolume 0
                      sound_latency 0.05
                      sound_mode auto
                      sound_normalize yes
                      sound_samplerate 44100
                      sound_samples yes
                      sound_volume 0
                      
                      sync_fps auto
                      sync_resample auto
                      sync_speed 1
                      sync_startuptime auto
                      sync_turbospeed 3
                      
                      ui_color[help_other] 000000 808080
                      ui_color[help_p1] 000000 ffff00
                      ui_color[help_p2] 000000 00ff00
                      ui_color[help_p3] 000000 ff0000
                      ui_color[help_p4] 000000 00ffff
                      ui_color[interface] 000000 ffffff
                      ui_color[select] 000000 afffff
                      ui_color[tag] 247ef0 ffffff
                      ui_font auto
                      ui_fontsize auto
                      ui_helpimage auto
                      ui_translucency 0.8
                      
                      280x210/display_resize fractional
                      320x192/display_mode sdl_1824x984
                      320x192/display_resize fractional
                      320x192x59/display_mode sdl_1824x984
                      320x192x59/display_resize fractional
                      336x225/display_mode sdl_416x288
                      336x225/display_resize fractional
                      320x204/display_mode sdl_1920x1080
                      320x204/display_resize fractional
                      800x300x50/display_mode generate-double
                      
                      bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicrochuckieegg_chuckie]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_lshift,200); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(200); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_u,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_k,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_e,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_g,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_g,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_lshift,200); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(200); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75);
                      
                      bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicroelite_elite]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_lshift,200); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(200); simulate_key(key_l,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_o,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_d,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_lshift,200); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(200); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75);
                      
                      bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicroplanetoid_planetoid]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_lshift,200); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(200); simulate_key(key_l,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_o,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_d,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_lshift,200); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(200); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); delay(75);
                      
                      bbcbp128[home_pi_retropie_roms_bbcmicrothrust_thrust]/script_play delay(750); simulate_key(key_scrlock,75); simulate_key(key_c,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_a,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_i,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_n,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_space,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_lshift,200); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(200); simulate_key(key_t,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_h,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_r,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_u,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_s,75); delay(75); simulate_key(key_t,75); delay(200); simulate_key(key_lshift,200); simulate_key(key_2,50); delay(200); simulate_key(key_enter,75); delay(75);
                      
                      input_map[p1_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up]
                      input_map[p1_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down]
                      input_map[p1_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left]
                      input_map[p1_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right]
                      input_map[p1_start] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,1]
                      input_map[p1_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,5]
                      input_map[p2_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,r]
                      input_map[p2_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,f]
                      input_map[p2_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,d]
                      input_map[p2_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,g]
                      input_map[p2_button1] joystick_button[0079_0006,1] or keyboard[0,a]
                      input_map[p2_button2] joystick_button[0079_0006,3] or keyboard[0,s]
                      input_map[p2_button3] joystick_button[0079_0006,5] or keyboard[0,q]
                      input_map[p2_button4] joystick_button[0079_0006,0] or keyboard[0,w]
                      input_map[p2_button5] joystick_button[0079_0006,2]
                      input_map[p2_button6] 
                      input_map[p2_button7] 
                      input_map[p2_button8] 
                      input_map[p2_button9] 
                      input_map[p2_button10] 
                      input_map[p2_start] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,2]
                      input_map[p2_select] joystick_button[0079_0006,4] or joystick_button[0079_0006_3,10] or keyboard[0,6]
                      input_map[ui_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up]
                      input_map[ui_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down]
                      input_map[ui_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left]
                      input_map[ui_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right]
                      input_map[ui_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,2] or keyboard[0,enter]
                      input_map[ui_record_start] 
                      input_map[ui_record_stop] 
                      
                      

                      ...(almost) everything miraculously works! I have keyboard access on BBC, and it also works for the Arcadia and Astrocade (although not, bizarrely, Fairchild Channel F).

                      The only tiny problem left with the BBC is that because Tab is a key on the BBC keyboard, MESS doesn't recognise it for accessing the menu, and I can't figure out how to fix it because the keyboard map code is all incomprehensible bollocks like this:

                      input_map[key_tab] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,1]
                      

                      Which is annoying, because if I could figure out the maps I could either enable Tab and set controls via the menu, or just set the joystick directly in the RC file to Z, X, /, : and Return and take care of about 90% of BBC games straight away.

                      (I've tried pasting in the line from the Astrocade RC file after I've mapped Tab to a joystick button, which is this:

                      input_map[ui_configure] keyboard[0,tab] or joystick_button[0079_0011_2,7]
                      

                      but that doesn't seem to do anything in the BBC file.)

                      But yeah, otherwise that RC file is the Rosetta Stone and I have no clue why.

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                        mediamogul Global Moderator @SpudsMcToole
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                        @SpudsMcToole said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                        The only tiny problem left with the BBC is that because Tab is a key on the BBC keyboard, MESS doesn't recognise it for accessing the menu

                        You might try something like:

                        input_map[key_tab] keyboard[0,tab]
                        input_map[ui_configure] keyboard[0,lalt] keyboard[0,tab] or keyboard[0,ralt] keyboard[0,tab]
                        

                        In theory that would allow the BBC environment to use the 'Tab' key as its own, while the config menu would be invoked by either 'LeftAlt+Tab' or 'RightAlt+Tab'.

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                          @mediamogul Hmm, nope. Adding those lines has no discernible effect - pressing either Alt with Tab just acts like a normal BBC tab.

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                            I would like to thank mediamogul. Those Astrocade instructions worked perferct.
                            Just one thing to add to the advmess.rc, this for joystick support.
                            Scroll down to these lines and make sure they look like so.

                            input_map[p1_up] auto
                            input_map[p1_down] auto
                            input_map[p1_left] auto
                            input_map[p1_right] auto
                            input_map[p1_button1] auto
                            input_map[p1_button2] auto
                            input_map[p1_button3] auto
                            input_map[p1_button4] auto
                            input_map[p1_button5] auto
                            input_map[p1_button6] auto
                            input_map[p1_button7] auto
                            input_map[p1_button8] auto
                            input_map[p1_button9] auto
                            input_map[p1_button10] auto
                            input_map[p1_start] auto
                            input_map[p1_select] auto

                            That should work for whatever controller you are using for player 1.
                            One thing that I noticed was that the actual emulation wasn't very good. Lots of flickering, and often garbled sprites can be seen ,on some games, at the top of the screen. The sound was also a bit crackly, popping, and other weird sounds. I used the same Advmess as the original instruction, so perhaps a newer version has many fixes.
                            Off to try BBC emulation, and a few other systems.

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                              @SpudsMcToole said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                              Alt with Tab just acts like a normal BBC tab.

                              Ha! Well, that was me assuming that 'Alt' wasn't used in the BBC environment, but if it is, it would just put you back at square one. I've run into this before with other emulated computer systems that map the majority of the keyboard. While there might be a more elegant solution out there, I ended up mapping keys for emulator functions that weren't used in the emulated environment. Normally, I'd say to open up the options menu to discover which keys aren't already being used, but in your case you can't open up the options menu to check. If your physical keyboard has media controls, I doubt they would be in use here. For example, you might try using:

                              input_map[ui_configure] keyboard[0,playpause]
                              

                              @John_RM_70

                              That should work for whatever controller you are using for player 1.

                              Those are indeed likely to be the sanest default settings. One word of warning however, is that when set to 'auto', AdvanceMAME/MESS will grab whatever controller is assigned by the OS as js0 and js1 for players one and two respectively and so on down the line. Seeing as how this assignment often varies between sessions, it can create issues with setups that require the player controls to remain constant.

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                                @mediamogul said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                                @SpudsMcToole said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                                Alt with Tab just acts like a normal BBC tab.

                                Ha! Well, that was me assuming that 'Alt' wasn't used in the BBC environment, but if it is, it would just put you back at square one. I've run into this before with other computer systems that map the majority of the keyboard. While there might be a more elegant solution out there, I ended up mapping keys for emulator functions that weren't used in the emulation environment. Normally, I'd say to open up the options menu to discover which keys aren't already being used, but in your case you can't open up the options menu to check. If your physical keyboard has media controls, I doubt they would be in use. For example, you might try using:

                                input_map[ui_configure] keyboard[0,playpause]
                                

                                Sadly my keyboard is a basic one with nothing like that. But the BBC doesn't have an Alt key, so goodness knows what's going on.

                                https://acorn.huininga.nl/pub/software/BeebEm/BeebEm-4.14.68000-20160619/Help/keyboard.jpg

                                I've tried everything I can think of in terms of editing the RC file manually, both trying to get the menus up and trying to hardcode the joystick to keys, especially around these lines:

                                input_map[p1_up] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,0] or keyboard[0,up]
                                input_map[p1_down] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,0,1] or keyboard[0,down]
                                input_map[p1_left] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,1] or keyboard[0,left]
                                input_map[p1_right] joystick_digital[0079_0006_3,0,1,0] or keyboard[0,right]
                                input_map[p1_start] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,1]
                                input_map[p1_select] joystick_button[0079_0006_3,7] or keyboard[0,5]
                                

                                but nothing has any effect. I know people HAVE managed to get the MESS menu up in the BBC emulator, but Lord knows how they did it.

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                                  mediamogul Global Moderator @SpudsMcToole
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                                  @SpudsMcToole said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                                  BBC doesn't have an Alt key, so goodness knows what's going on.

                                  Still, it may be using the 'Alt' key as a stand-in for some other key. If you could find one key that isn't being used, you should be able to access the menu. Below is a list of all the available options.

                                  a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z, n0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0_pad, 1_pad, 2_pad, 3_pad, 4_pad, 5_pad, 6_pad, 7_pad, 8_pad, 9_pad, f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7, f8, f9, f10, f11, f12, esc, backquote, minus, equals, backspace, tab, openbrace, closebrace, enter, semicolon, quote, backslash, less, comma, period, slash, space, insert, del, home, end, pgup, pgdn, left, right, up, down, slash_pad, asterisk_pad, minus_pad, plus_pad, period_pad, enter_pad, prtscr, pause, lshift, rshift, lcontrol, rcontrol, lalt, ralt, lwin, rwin, menu, scrlock, numlock, capslock, stop, again, props, undo, front, copy, open, paste, find, cut, help, calc, setup, sleep, wakeup, file, sendfile, deletefile, xfer, prog1, prog2, www, msdos, coffee, direction, cyclewindows, mail, bookmarks, computer, back, forward, closecd, ejectcd, ejectclosecd, nextsong, playpause, previoussong, stopcd, record, rewind, phone, iso, config, homepage, refresh, exit, move, edit, scrollup, scrolldown, leftparen_pad, rightparen_pad, intl1, intl2, intl3, intl4, intl5, intl6, intl7, intl8, intl9, lang1, lang2, lang3, lang4, lang5, lang6, lang7, lang8, lang9, playcd, pausecd, prog3, prog4, suspend, close, brightnessdown, brightnessup, macro, mute, volumedown, volumeup, power, compose, f13, f14, f15, f16, f17, f18, f19, f20, f21, f22, f23, f24

                                  EDIT: Anyone know what the 'coffee' key is?

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                                    A Former User
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                                    Got it working great.
                                    Followed Spud11's post, and partly mediamogul's astrocade posts.
                                    Just fired up Planetoid, looks good.
                                    Tried a few bbc disk commands, and they too worked - *cat, *!boot , etc....
                                    It's 2am here, so off to bed. Tomorrow, I will test a real BBC Master, alongside the Pi, and post some screens from the same games.
                                    Whats weird is that my BBC Master has a Pi Zero inside it, running as a co-pro, along with usb and a CF HD. Amazing what people are doing with the Pi, even adding it to it's big old granddad, the BBC.

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                                      mediamogul Global Moderator @A Former User
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                                      @John_RM_70 said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                                      Tomorrow, I will test a real BBC Master, alongside the Pi, and post some screens from the same games.

                                      Very nice! I look forward to seeing how it holds up.

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                                        @mediamogul said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                                        @SpudsMcToole said in Pro tip for anyone thinking of installing MESS:

                                        BBC doesn't have an Alt key, so goodness knows what's going on.

                                        Still, it may be using the 'Alt' key as a stand-in for some other key. If you could find one key that isn't being used, you should be able to access the menu. Below is a list of all the available options.

                                        Gah. My best bet out of this lot was probably "lwin", but that does nothing either.

                                        0_1541156114382_lwin.jpg image url)

                                        I booted the emulator up and tried every key at the command prompt, and the only one that had no discernible effect on either the BBC or MESS was F12, but that was no good either. How in the heck are people getting the menus up?

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                                          A Former User
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                                          Here are 2 wholly un-scientific images from a real BBC Master, and a Raspberry Pi 3b+ running Advmess.

                                          The hardware
                                          https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/jgjFDN.png
                                          https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/922/xNrlqc.png

                                          Just 2 images, for now.
                                          https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/6qkdSb.png
                                          https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/qKm7Jx.png

                                          Can't get images working, so only links for now. The first image under "Just 2 images, for now.", is the BBC Master.
                                          You can see the Pi isn't running in the correct aspect ratio. But overall, it's not bad for composite. The Master is RGB Scart.

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                                            @John_RM_70

                                            Very nice. When I got into retro emulation years ago, I made a decision to focus my attention on North American games only, mainly due to there being more titles there alone than I could ever play in a lifetime. However, I've constantly found that the European computer systems are just too hard to ignore. Some of the most original game concepts I've ever seen originate there and the hobbyist spirit is arguably stronger than any other area of gaming.

                                            The first stretch of free time I can find, I plan to start exploring these games and their history more deeply. My first brush has been looking at rivalry between Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry, which led me to the BBC docu-drama 'Micro Men', but I can't help but think that production was a bit embellished for entertainment, similarly to the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates television docu-drama, 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' as seen in the trailer below.

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