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    {SOLVED} How to make a momentary push button that exit games and take me back to game menu ?

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by

      In addition to what @cyperghost said, copy the multi_switch.sh script also in /home/pi/scripts - that's the script I meant to copy there, not the one you posted (and I modified).

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        O.M.A.A @mitu
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        @mitu @cyperghost
        ok I will try it now

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          O.M.A.A
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          @mitu @cyperghost

          I renamed the file in /home/pi/scripts, to multi_switch.sh as in this picture

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          and it contains only the script u posted:

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          then I executed this command : chmod +x /home/pi/scripts/multi_switch.sh

          but still didn't work, even the power button doesn't work now.
          not sure what's the mistake I'm doing here.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @O.M.A.A
            last edited by mitu

            @O-M-A-A You misunderstood the instructions - maybe I wasn't so clear.
            You already have a script - the one your posted. Modify it and add the code I posted. In addition to the new script you have, download and put the multi_switch.sh script, which you can get from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crcerror/ES-generic-shutdown/master/multi_switch.sh, into the /home/pi/scripts folder, then make it executable (chmod +x /home/pi/scripts/multi_switch.sh).
            Run your original script (now modified) and see if you get the desired behavior.

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            • cyperghostC
              cyperghost @O.M.A.A
              last edited by cyperghost

              @O-M-A-A This does not make sense

              Please use command wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crcerror/ES-generic-shutdown/master/multi_switch.sh -O /home/pi/scripts/multi_switch.sh

              and then again chmod +x /home/pi/scripts/multi_switch.sh

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                O.M.A.A
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                @mitu thank you very much for your response,
                I will try it now, and I hope I get it now

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                  O.M.A.A
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                  @cyperghost @mitu

                  Is this what u guys meant ?

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                  shutdown.py contains the modified script, while I downloaded the multi_switch.sh and drop it this destination, then I executed this command (chmod +x /home/pi/scripts/multi_switch.sh)., the power button is working but not the exit emu button.
                  I hope this is what u guys meant !!

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @O.M.A.A
                    last edited by mitu

                    @O-M-A-A said in How to make a momentary push button that exit games and take me back to game menu ?:

                    I hope this is what u guys meant !!

                    Not really:

                    Run your original script (now modified) and see if you get the desired behavior.

                    You need to run shutdown.py, not the other way around.

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                      O.M.A.A
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                      @mitu
                      the original script's name is shutdown.py, I did modified it, or what did u mean ?

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                      • cyperghostC
                        cyperghost @O.M.A.A
                        last edited by cyperghost

                        @O-M-A-A How do you startup this python script? (It should be the one @mitu presented you in this posting)

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                          O.M.A.A @cyperghost
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                          @cyperghost just copied it and paste it ;D

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                          • mituM
                            mitu Global Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Can you take a picture of how the buttons are wired ?

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                            • cyperghostC
                              cyperghost @mitu
                              last edited by

                              @O-M-A-A How do you start the script? How do you start the shutdown.py script?

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                                  O.M.A.A
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                                  @cyperghost @mitu
                                  sry for the delay, I was having some error when replaying to u guys.

                                  I actually found a command, when I just executed it, it made the shutdown.py script and power button works immediately.

                                  this is the command:
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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator
                                    last edited by mitu

                                    Why are you posting an image of a text, instead of posting the text ? It makes it harder to copy it and verify the URL/file. We know now how the script looks like, the issue is why the 2nd button doesn't work - can you show us how you wired the buttons to the PI ?

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                                      O.M.A.A @mitu
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                                      @mitu I received error when posting it as it marked as a spam, give me seconds

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                                      • mituM
                                        mitu Global Moderator @O.M.A.A
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                                        @O-M-A-A The link to the script is not so important now.

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                                          O.M.A.A @mitu
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                                          @mitu fd3d39ce-9d86-4beb-ac63-38011dfbbdf4.jpg

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                                            O.M.A.A @O.M.A.A
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                                            the white and grey wires are for the power button, while the brown and red are for the exit emu button

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