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      mostym
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      @mitu there is nothing in that folder. Here's the output:

      root@retropie:/# python gamelist.py -d /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/export_list.xlsx
2019-03-07 12:58:39,396 DEBUG  Starting
2019-03-07 12:58:39,396 INFO   Emulationstation systems file used: /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg
2019-03-07 12:58:39,450 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Commodore Amiga (amiga)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,451 DEBUG  Gamelist for amiga is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,451 DEBUG  Commodore Amiga system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,452 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Amstrad CPC (amstradcpc)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,453 DEBUG  Gamelist for amstradcpc is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,453 DEBUG  Amstrad CPC system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,454 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Apple II (apple2)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,454 DEBUG  Gamelist for apple2 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,454 DEBUG  Apple II system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,455 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Arcade (arcade)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,455 DEBUG  Gamelist for arcade is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,456 DEBUG  Arcade system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,456 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Atari 2600 (atari2600)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,457 DEBUG  Gamelist for atari2600 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,457 DEBUG  Atari 2600 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,458 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Atari 5200 (atari5200)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,458 DEBUG  Gamelist for atari5200 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,459 DEBUG  Atari 5200 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,459 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Atari 7800 ProSystem (atari7800)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,460 DEBUG  Gamelist for atari7800 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,460 DEBUG  Atari 7800 ProSystem system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,461 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Atari 800 (atari800)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,462 DEBUG  Gamelist for atari800 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,462 DEBUG  Atari 800 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,463 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Atari Lynx (atarilynx)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,463 DEBUG  Gamelist for atarilynx is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,463 DEBUG  Atari Lynx system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,464 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Atari ST/STE (atarist)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,465 DEBUG  Gamelist for atarist is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,465 DEBUG  Atari ST/STE system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,466 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Commodore 64 (c64)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,466 DEBUG  Gamelist for c64 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,466 DEBUG  Commodore 64 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,467 DEBUG  Analyzing system: NES Classic (classicnes)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,468 DEBUG  Gamelist for classicnes is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,468 DEBUG  NES Classic system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,469 DEBUG  Analyzing system: SNES Classic (classicsnes)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,469 DEBUG  Gamelist for classicsnes is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,470 DEBUG  SNES Classic system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,470 DEBUG  Analyzing system: TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) (coco)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,471 DEBUG  Gamelist for coco is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,471 DEBUG  TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,472 DEBUG  Analyzing system: ColecoVision (coleco)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,472 DEBUG  Gamelist for coleco is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,473 DEBUG  ColecoVision system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,474 DEBUG  Analyzing system: None (colecovision)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,474 DEBUG  Gamelist for colecovision is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,474 DEBUG  None system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,475 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Capcom Play System I (cps1)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,476 DEBUG  Gamelist for cps1 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,476 DEBUG  Capcom Play System I system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,477 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Capcom Play System II (cps2)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,477 DEBUG  Gamelist for cps2 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,478 DEBUG  Capcom Play System II system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,478 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Daphne (daphne)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,479 DEBUG  Gamelist for daphne is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,479 DEBUG  Daphne system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,480 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Dragon 32 (dragon32)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,480 DEBUG  Gamelist for dragon32 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,481 DEBUG  Dragon 32 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,481 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Dreamcast (dreamcast)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,482 DEBUG  Gamelist for dreamcast is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,482 DEBUG  Dreamcast system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,483 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Famicom System (famicom)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,483 DEBUG  Gamelist for famicom is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,484 DEBUG  Famicom System system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,484 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Final Burn Alpha (fba)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,485 DEBUG  Gamelist for fba is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,485 DEBUG  Final Burn Alpha system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,486 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Famicom Disk System (fds)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,486 DEBUG  Gamelist for fds is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,487 DEBUG  Famicom Disk System system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,487 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Game and Watch (gameandwatch)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,488 DEBUG  Gamelist for gameandwatch is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,488 DEBUG  Game and Watch system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,489 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Sega Gamegear (gamegear)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,490 DEBUG  Gamelist for gamegear is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,490 DEBUG  Sega Gamegear system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,491 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Game Boy (gb)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,491 DEBUG  Gamelist for gb is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,491 DEBUG  Game Boy system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,492 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Game Boy Advance (gba)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,493 DEBUG  Gamelist for gba is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,493 DEBUG  Game Boy Advance system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,494 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Game Boy Color (gbc)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,494 DEBUG  Gamelist for gbc is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,494 DEBUG  Game Boy Color system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,495 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Intellivision (intellivision)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,496 DEBUG  Gamelist for intellivision is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,496 DEBUG  Intellivision system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,497 INFO   System Kodi is skipped as configured
2019-03-07 12:58:39,497 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Apple Macintosh (macintosh)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,498 DEBUG  Gamelist for macintosh is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,498 DEBUG  Apple Macintosh system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,499 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (mame-advmame)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,499 DEBUG  Gamelist for mame-advmame is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,500 DEBUG  Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,501 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (mame-libretro)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,501 DEBUG  Gamelist for mame-libretro is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,501 DEBUG  Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,502 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (mame-mame4all)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,502 DEBUG  Gamelist for mame-mame4all is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,503 DEBUG  Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,504 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Sega Mark III (markiii)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,504 DEBUG  Gamelist for markiii is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,504 DEBUG  Sega Mark III system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,505 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Sega Master System (mastersystem)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,506 DEBUG  Gamelist for mastersystem is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,506 DEBUG  Sega Master System system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,507 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Sega Mega Drive (megadrive)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,507 DEBUG  Gamelist for megadrive is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,508 DEBUG  Sega Mega Drive system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,509 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Sega Mega Drive Japan (megadrive-japan)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,509 DEBUG  Gamelist for megadrive-japan is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,509 DEBUG  Sega Mega Drive Japan system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,510 DEBUG  Analyzing system: MSX (msx)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,511 DEBUG  Gamelist for msx is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,511 DEBUG  MSX system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,512 DEBUG  Analyzing system: MSX2 (msx2)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,512 DEBUG  Gamelist for msx2 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,513 DEBUG  MSX2 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,513 DEBUG  Analyzing system: MSX2+ (msx2+)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,514 DEBUG  Gamelist for msx2+ is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,514 DEBUG  MSX2+ system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,515 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Nintendo 64 (n64)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,515 DEBUG  Gamelist for n64 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,516 DEBUG  Nintendo 64 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,516 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Nintendo DS (nds)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,517 DEBUG  Gamelist for nds is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,517 DEBUG  Nintendo DS system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,518 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Neo Geo (neogeo)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,518 DEBUG  Gamelist for neogeo is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,519 DEBUG  Neo Geo system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,519 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Nintendo Entertainment System (nes)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,520 DEBUG  Gamelist for nes is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,520 DEBUG  Nintendo Entertainment System system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,521 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Neo Geo Pocket (ngp)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,522 DEBUG  Gamelist for ngp is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,522 DEBUG  Neo Geo Pocket system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,523 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Neo Geo Pocket Color (ngpc)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,523 DEBUG  Gamelist for ngpc is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,523 DEBUG  Neo Geo Pocket Color system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,524 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Nintendo PlayChoice System (nintendoplaychoice)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,525 DEBUG  Gamelist for nintendoplaychoice is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,525 DEBUG  Nintendo PlayChoice System system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,526 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Nintendo VS. System (nintendovs)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,526 DEBUG  Gamelist for nintendovs is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,526 DEBUG  Nintendo VS. System system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,527 DEBUG  Analyzing system: PC (pc)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,528 DEBUG  Gamelist for pc is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,528 DEBUG  PC system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,529 DEBUG  Analyzing system: PC Engine (pcengine)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,529 DEBUG  Gamelist for pcengine is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,529 DEBUG  PC Engine system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,530 DEBUG  Analyzing system: PC Engine-CD (pcenginecd)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,531 DEBUG  Gamelist for pcenginecd is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,531 DEBUG  PC Engine-CD system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,532 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Ports (ports)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,532 DEBUG  Gamelist for ports is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,533 DEBUG  Ports system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,533 DEBUG  Analyzing system: PlayStation Portable (psp)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,534 DEBUG  Gamelist for psp is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,534 DEBUG  PlayStation Portable system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,535 DEBUG  Analyzing system: PlayStation Portable Minis (pspminis)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,535 DEBUG  Gamelist for pspminis is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,536 DEBUG  PlayStation Portable Minis system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,536 DEBUG  Analyzing system: PlayStation (psx)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,537 DEBUG  Gamelist for psx is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,537 DEBUG  PlayStation system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,538 INFO   System RetroPie is skipped as configured
2019-03-07 12:58:39,539 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Sega SC-3000 (sc-3000)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,539 DEBUG  Gamelist for sc-3000 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,539 DEBUG  Sega SC-3000 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,540 DEBUG  Analyzing system: ScummVM (scummvm)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,541 DEBUG  Gamelist for scummvm is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,541 DEBUG  ScummVM system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,542 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Sega 32X (sega32x)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,542 DEBUG  Gamelist for sega32x is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,543 DEBUG  Sega 32X system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,543 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Mega CD (segacd)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,544 DEBUG  Gamelist for segacd is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,544 DEBUG  Mega CD system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,545 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Super Famicom Disk System (sfc)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,545 DEBUG  Gamelist for sfc is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,546 DEBUG  Super Famicom Disk System system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,546 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Sega SG-1000 (sg-1000)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,547 DEBUG  Gamelist for sg-1000 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,547 DEBUG  Sega SG-1000 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,548 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Super Grafx (sgfx)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,548 DEBUG  Gamelist for sgfx is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,549 DEBUG  Super Grafx system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,549 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Super Nintendo (snes)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,550 DEBUG  Gamelist for snes is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,550 DEBUG  Super Nintendo system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,551 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Super Famicom (superfamicom)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,551 DEBUG  Gamelist for superfamicom is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,552 DEBUG  Super Famicom system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,553 DEBUG  Analyzing system: TurboGrafx 16 (tg16)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,553 DEBUG  Gamelist for tg16 is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,553 DEBUG  TurboGrafx 16 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,554 DEBUG  Analyzing system: TurboGrafx 16-CD (tg16cd)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,554 DEBUG  Gamelist for tg16cd is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,555 DEBUG  TurboGrafx 16-CD system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,556 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Vectrex (vectrex)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,556 DEBUG  Gamelist for vectrex is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,556 DEBUG  Vectrex system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,557 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Odyssey/Videopac (videopac)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,557 DEBUG  Gamelist for videopac is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,558 DEBUG  Odyssey/Videopac system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,559 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Odyssey 2 (videopac)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,559 DEBUG  Gamelist for videopac is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,559 DEBUG  Odyssey 2 system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,560 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Virtual Boy (virtualboy)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,561 DEBUG  Gamelist for virtualboy is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,561 DEBUG  Virtual Boy system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,562 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Wonderswan (wonderswan)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,562 DEBUG  Gamelist for wonderswan is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,562 DEBUG  Wonderswan system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,563 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Wonderswan Color (wonderswancolor)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,564 DEBUG  Gamelist for wonderswancolor is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,564 DEBUG  Wonderswan Color system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,565 DEBUG  Analyzing system: Z-machine (zmachine)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,565 DEBUG  Gamelist for zmachine is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,565 DEBUG  Z-machine system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,566 DEBUG  Analyzing system: ZX Spectrum (zxspectrum)
2019-03-07 12:58:39,567 DEBUG  Gamelist for zxspectrum is read from None
2019-03-07 12:58:39,567 DEBUG  ZX Spectrum system has no gamelist, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,568 DEBUG  Trying to find custom collections
2019-03-07 12:58:39,568 INFO   No custom collection folder found, skipping
2019-03-07 12:58:39,569 INFO   Total games after parsing gamelist files - 0
2019-03-07 12:58:39,569 INFO   Exporting to file /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/export_list.xlsx
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "gamelist.py", line 600, in <module>
    xlsx_export_workbook(systems, output, collections)
  File "gamelist.py", line 342, in xlsx_export_workbook
    raise "Exported system list is empty"
TypeError: exceptions must be old-style classes or derived from BaseException, not str
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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @mostym
        last edited by mitu

        @mostym It looks like there's no gamelist.xml files found by the script. The script tries to read it from the default Emulationstation location (~/.emulationstation/gamelists/<system>) or from the the ROMs folder, but it can't find any.
        4.4.1 is actually the RetroPie version, not the Emulationstation version - you can find it by pressing Start while in Emulationstation.
        Can you check where your gamelist.xml files are located ? Did you disable the Save metadata on exit option in Emulationstation ?

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          mostym
          last edited by mostym

          @mitu Oh, ok, emulationstation version is 2.7.5RP. Save metadata on exit is enabled. If I do a locate gamelist.xml i can see the following:

          root@retropie:/# locate gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/amstradcpc/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/arcade/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/atari2600/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/atari7800/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/atarilynx/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/c64/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/daphne/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/dreamcast/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/fba/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/fds/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/gamegear/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/gb/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/gba/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/gbc/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/mame-advmame/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/mame-libretro/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/mame-mame4all/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/mastersystem/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/megadrive/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/msx/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/n64/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/neogeo/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/nes/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/ngp/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/ngpc/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/pc/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/pcengine/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/ports/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/psp/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/psx/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/retropie/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/sega32x/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/segacd/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/sg-1000/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/snes/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/vectrex/gamelist.xml
/home/pi/v3/opt/retropie/configs/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/zxspectrum/gamelist.xml
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/mame-libretro/gamelist.xml
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/pcengine/gamelist.xml
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/ports/gamelist.xml
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/retropie/gamelist.xml
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/scummvm/gamelist.xml

          If I look at the contents of each of the gamelist.xml files, there is the following in each:

          <?xml version="1.0"?>
<gameList />
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            mitu Global Moderator @mostym
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            @mostym Your gamelists are empty, so that's why the script cannot find any games - they're read from those files. I suspect the permissions on your ROM folders (and probably the gamelists folder) are incorrect and ES cannot save the files.
            Can you post the ~/.emulationstation/es_log.txt file ? There might be an error logged if the gamelist.xml files are not saved.

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              mostym
              last edited by mostym

              @mitu Are the gamelist.xml files supposed to be manually created? Here is the es_log.txt contents(I couldn't post here because it's too long) https://pastebin.com/eJgJqk8W

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                mitu Global Moderator @mostym
                last edited by mitu

                @mostym The gamelist.xml files are created automatically by Emulationstation when you restart/shutdown, they're not created manually. Either way, you don't have them - check the permissions on the folders where they are created and restart ES at least once for them to be created.

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                  mostym
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                  @mitu What are the permissions supposed to be? Are these set correctly?

                  drwxr-xr-x   4 pi   pi    69632 May 24  2018 mame-mame4all
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 markiii
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    20480 May 24  2018 mastersystem
drwxr-xr-x   4 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 megadrive
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 megadrive-japan
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 msk2+
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    36864 May 24  2018 msx
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    20480 May 24  2018 msx2
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    36864 May 24  2018 n64
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 nds
drwxr-xr-x   3 pi   pi    12288 May 31  2018 neogeo
drwxr-xr-x   8 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 nes
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 nesclassic
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 nesh
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 ngp
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    16384 May 24  2018 ngpc
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    12288 May 24  2018 oddyse
drwxr-xr-x   5 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 Oddysey2
drwxr-xr-x  45 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 pc
drwxr-xr-x   4 pi   pi     4096 May 31  2018 pcengine
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 pcenginecd
drwxr-xr-x   3 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 playchoice
drwxr-xr-x   8 pi   pi     4096 May 22  2018 ports
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 22  2018 psp
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 pspminis
drwxr-xr-x 112 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 psx
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 psx (only use this if you have Scott's PBP set)
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 sc-3000
drwxr-xr-x  17 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 scummvm
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 sega32x
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 segacd
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 sfc
drwxr-xr-x   5 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 sg-1000
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 sgfx
drwxr-xr-x  10 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 snes
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 snesclassic
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 snesh
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    94208 May 24  2018 superfamicom
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 tg16
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 tg16cd
drwxr-xr-x   7 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 vectrex
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 vic20
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 videopac
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 videopac2
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 virtualboy
drwxr-xr-x   3 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 vs
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    12288 May 24  2018 wonderswan
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi    12288 May 24  2018 wonderswancolor
drwxr-xr-x   2 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 zmachine
drwxr-xr-x  60 pi   pi     4096 May 24  2018 zxspectrum
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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @mostym
                    last edited by

                    @mostym The permissions seem to be find on your ROM folders. How did you install your RetroPie system ?

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                      mostym
                      last edited by

                      @mitu I installed it using rufus and the retropie image.

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                        mitu Global Moderator @mostym
                        last edited by

                        @mostym Well, then beats me - the script will not work if your gamelist.xml are empty, so if you solve that, you'll make it work.

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                          mostym
                          last edited by

                          @mitu I also just noticed that the PARSE GAMELISTS ONLY option is off. I don't know if that matters or not.

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                            mitu Global Moderator @mostym
                            last edited by

                            @mostym That's ok, the option tells Emulationstation to ignore the ROMs folders contents and show only what you have registered in gamelist.xml. In your case, that would be nothing, since your files are empty.

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                              mostym
                              last edited by mostym

                              @mitu I see. What about

                               -rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi   35 May 22  2018 gamelist.xml

                              is that permission correct?

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                                mitu Global Moderator @mostym
                                last edited by

                                @mostym The permission seems fine. Did you restart at least once Emulationstation since you installed it ? I see in the log the configuration of the controller, which usually happens on the 1st install.

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                                  mostym
                                  last edited by

                                  @mitu I just restarted it, and tried running the script and the same error occurred.

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                                    mitu Global Moderator @mostym
                                    last edited by

                                    @mostym Sorry, but the problem is somewhere else. Did you use the RetroPie supplied image from retropie.org.uk/download or another image ?

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                                      mostym
                                      last edited by

                                      @mitu I downloaded it from the retropie download page, yes.

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                                        ppuspfc
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                                        I am interested in this work. Congratulations

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                                          FetusSandwich
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                                          @mitu Hopefully you don't mind me resurrecting this thread, as this was an amazing tool when it was working for me and I think more people in the RetroPie need visibility into your awesome work.

                                          Problem for me now is that: it was working for me, but now it has stopped running, and I'm completely unsure as to why.

                                          Here is the error at the end of the script. It seems to get through all gamelists with no errors, then provides me with:

                                          Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "export.py", line 583, in <module>
    systems = parse_systems()
  File "export.py", line 261, in parse_systems
    gamelist = et.parse(gamelist_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1182, in parse
    tree.parse(source, parser)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 656, in parse
    parser.feed(data)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1653, in feed
    self._raiseerror(v)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/xml/etree/ElementTree.py", line 1517, in _raiseerror
    raise err
xml.etree.ElementTree.ParseError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 564, column 32

                                          Any troubleshooting or insight you could provide here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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                                            mitu Global Moderator @FetusSandwich
                                            last edited by

                                            @FetusSandwich Run it with --debug and see where it stops. Looks like an issue with a malformed gamelist.xml file.

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