[TUTORIAL]How to add draStic ds emulator and configure it and add ROMS with RetroPie-Manager

mitu

@laureano Actually, there can be 2 es_systems.cfg:

The default one, installed and managed by RetroPie, is in /etc/emulationstation
Per-user configuration file - which is optional - is in ~/.emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

Note that the 2nd one has to be explicitely created by the user.

Spaccaimeni91

I have some trouble in configure controls with ipega pg9055 controller: I can't set movements and touch of the stick with the left analog. Also other buttons are recognize as "unknow key".
Anyway, is there a way to use the real touch a touch screen (for example the waveshare display)?

mediamogul

@spaccaimeni91 said in [TUTORIAL]How to add draStic ds emulator and configure it and add ROMS with RetroPie-Manager:

Anyway, is there a way to use the real touch a touch screen (for example the waveshare display)?

It'll work to a certain extent, but it won't behave like a DS screen. Rather than input registering where you touch, it will be relative to where the mouse is at the moment. So you would have to use the touchscreen to drag the cursor to the desired location to get input where you want.

Spaccaimeni91

@mediamogul thanks for the answer. So, at the moment I can't have any touch input. Do I need to install some drivers? Or change any settings? Touch inputs don't work in drastic neither in lxde.

mediamogul

@spaccaimeni91

I'm afraid there's nothing that can be done on the user end. Support would need to be added for pointer devices that use absolute coordinates. The creator is considering open sourcing it and if that were to happen, advances like this probably wouldn't be too far off.

Altilla

How to get draStic DS emulator to load properly in RetroPie if you have a custom es_systems.cfg and can't run games

<system>
<name>nds</name>
<fullname>Nintendo DS</fullname>
<path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds</path>
<extension>.nds .zip</extension>
<command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ nds %ROM%</command>
<platform>nds</platform>
<theme>nds</theme>
</system>

If you're having issues getting the emulator to run

the

<command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS nds %ROM%</command>

should be

<command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ nds %ROM%</command>

Where the SYS is _SYS_

Which he probably meant to put in but the text editor deletes the underscore unless you tilde the Code_

Pay close attention to special characters and casing while editing your es_systems.cfg

mitu

@Altilla The original 'howto' is not correct. The drastic package already adds the correct command line.

Altilla

@mitu after adding the draStic package via the binary installer I still had to add the system manually in the es_systems.cfg before the console would go live properly, if that is supposed to be automatic via the experimental package install it currently hasn't worked for any of the systems I have put together yet.

mitu

@Altilla That's what usually happens when you have a custom es_systems.cfg in your ~/.emulationstation folder - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation/#es_systemscfg-edits. The install script updates the system's es_systems.cfg file, not your custom file.

Altilla

@mitu ah yeah that makes sense, that very well could be the case. Then I will make a slight adjustment.

Ruffsta

1.) i installed drastic and the NINTENDO DS didn't show up in the list after reboot.. no i did not do the following steps as it should have installed correctly on it's own as i have seen on youtube videos.

2.) why does one have to "upload" roms anywhere? why not put them into a folder like the roms i have done? i want to play the homebrew DS games I have made.. i don't want to upload them anywhere.

quicksilver

@Ruffsta said in [TUTORIAL]How to add draStic ds emulator and configure it and add ROMS with RetroPie-Manager:

1.) i installed drastic and the NINTENDO DS didn't show up in the list after reboot.. no i did not do the following steps as it should have installed correctly on it's own as i have seen on youtube videos.

2.) why does one have to "upload" roms anywhere? why not put them into a folder like the roms i have done? i want to play the homebrew DS games I have made.. i don't want to upload them anywhere.

You're necro-ing a 3 year old post that is out of date. Please open a new topic with the information requested here https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Also, who said anything about uploading ROMs?

Ruffsta

@quicksilver says i need atleast 1 tag.. i just got here and i don't see anything on how or where to place TAGS to create a new post

quicksilver

@Ruffsta when you create your new post there is a little spot at the bottom to make your tags. A tag is just like a keyword that helps others find your post when they are searching similar keywords. For example you could use "drastic" and "NDS". No one is asking you to upload ROMs.

Ruffsta

@quicksilver i don't see a box anywhere at the bottom anywhere.. i can move the the message field up and down.. but i see no box for tags..

Ruffsta

@quicksilver nevermind - had to close the "got it" black box at the bottom

Unknown

@retroprogrammer How do you select "Exit: save for all games"?

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