New problem after setting up with new Raspian Stretch for background music?

mitu

@Hankola said in New problem after setting up with new Raspian Stretch for background music?:

/opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh: line 4: syntax error: unexpected end of file

There's an error on line 4 on your autostart.sh start-up script. How did you edit the file ?

Hankola

I dragged my old file from my previous pi set up. I copied file over the network connection.

mitu

@Hankola Can you upload the file's contents on pastebin.com ? Make sure you open it with an editor that understands Unix line-endings (Notepad++).

Hankola

@mitu I haven't ever done this; I am not very good at this stuff; just enough to get by. Do I create an account for this and then it gives me a nice copy for you to see?

mitu

@Hankola There's no account needed on pastebin.com. Open the page and paste the contents of the file, submit it and then copy the browser's URL and paste it here.

Hankola

@mitu https://pastebin.com/mjESkyrw

mitu

@Hankola Looks fine to me. Did you install mpg123 on your new system ? Run

sudo apt-get install mpg123

and see if your music comes back.

Hankola

@mitu it's installed. So, on start up it pushes me out of ES and gives me the /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh:line4:systax error: unexpected end of file

If I type in the emulationstation at this point; it of course loads and then gives me no music, but it does bring stuff up. Then once I exit a game it gives me music after I come out. So I know the problem is somewhere in the autostart.sh ; but for the life of me I cannot find it.

Hankola

@mitu can I simply delete the autostart.sh file, reboot, retype? I think something in the file is wonky.

mitu

@Hankola Sure, remove it, then create it again with the lines you posted. Make sure you make it executable afterwards

chmod +x /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh

Hankola

Ok, lesson learned. Copying stuff can lead to compounding errors. Thank you @mitu for the guidance!