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    Problems getting pi 3+ to load front end

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      Lugzyboy82 @Lugzyboy82
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      @Lugzyboy82 set localisation to en_GB.UTF-8 and now working fine. I must say, I do prefer the model B instead of the model b+.

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        Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
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        @Efriim I cant locate the place where the themes are kept. Where do I type /etc/emulatsionstation/themes???

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          mitu Global Moderator @Lugzyboy82
          last edited by mitu

          @Lugzyboy82 https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Themes/#install-emulationstation-themes:

          Alternate themes can be easily installed with the RetroPie Theme Installer.

          RetroPie Setup Script >> Configuration / Tools >> esthemes

          EDIT: Or you go directly to the RetroPie system in Emulationstation and start the ESThemes menu.

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            Lugzyboy82 @mitu
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            @mitu I get that bit. I want to make some changes to a theme though. As in change the images etc.

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              mitu Global Moderator @Lugzyboy82
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              @Lugzyboy82 In this case - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation-Advanced-Theming/.

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                Efriim @Lugzyboy82
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                @Lugzyboy82
                Enable SSH in the raspi-config on the pi.
                Install winscp on your windows computer.
                Configure WinSCP to connect to the local ip address with SCP protocol; (edit connection) enter advanced settings, and find and change 'SCP/Shell' Shell: sudo su -.

                Then you have a two-pane file manager to navigate the root directory, be cautious of the sensitive filesystem.

                The 3b+ wifi and bluetooth work great, no antennae needed. A cooling system is generally a must for the 3b+, otherwise you will experience throttling. A lot of the cases that you can get come bundled with a fan and heatsinks.

                First boot takes some time expand the filesystem, if that is the right term it has been a while. When the image is written to the micro sdcard whether by win32 disk image, etcher, or SUSE studio image writer; the filesystem information is formatted and replaced by the disk images. In the case of the RetroPie Image, I think it has two primary filesystems 1: Boot FAT32, 2: Raspbian EXT4.

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                  Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
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                  @Efriim Sorry for the delay in response but thank you for your help.

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                    Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
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                    @Efriim Just to confirm, I change 'SCP/Shell' to 'Shell: sudo su-'

                    Is this correct? I don't want to make a mess of the sensitive files.

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                      mitu Global Moderator @Lugzyboy82
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                      @Lugzyboy82 said in Problems getting pi 3+ to load front end:

                      Is this correct? I don't want to make a mess of the sensitive files.

                      Then don't change it to sudo su -. Please don't use the root account for everyday operations.

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                        Efriim @Lugzyboy82
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                        @Lugzyboy82
                        I may have exaggerated the Cooling System. I lowered the cpu clock speeds on my 3b+ so as not to need a fan, and it emulates most everything just as well.

                        Yeah sudo su- will work with SCP protocol only, it is just a two-pane file manager. Except with linux files and folders have important attributes and there is nothing to safeguard against deleting important operating system files.

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                          Efriim @Efriim
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                          But if you gotta set a wallpaper, then its probably the way to do it. The themes are all written a little differently and some have extra assets to customize with, they are in the folder /etc/emulationstation/themes/ the backgrounds are usually in the _asset, or _art folder.

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                            Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
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                            @Efriim awesome. I will give it a go later. Am I ok to ask any questions if required??

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                              Efriim @Lugzyboy82
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                              @Lugzyboy82
                              Ask away, I have no desire to stop you.

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                                Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
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                                @Efriim Thank you. I shall let you know how it goes

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                                  Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
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                                  @Efriim Good day sir. Hope you are well. I used the skyscraper website to scrape my videos etc. Although this is a fantastic resource, it missed a hell of a lot of games. To be fair, I was scraping 13000 titles but it missed 750 games out of 800 for my snes system which I was shocked about. Im thinking it may be worth scraping one system at a time.

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                                    mitu Global Moderator @Lugzyboy82
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                                    @Lugzyboy82 Screenscraper has imposed some limits for non-authorized users on the number of scrape requests. I'm also shocked that 750/800 might not be a good success ratio when your total scrape volume is 13.000.

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                                      Lugzyboy82 @mitu
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                                      @mitu I am a registered user and have signed up to monthly subscription. Please keep in mind that it onlu successfully scraped 50 out of 800 snes titles.

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                                        mitu Global Moderator @Lugzyboy82
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                                        @Lugzyboy82 said in Problems getting pi 3+ to load front end:

                                        Please keep in mind that it onlu successfully scraped 50 out of 800 snes titles.

                                        In this case please open a topic with details if you want to find out why. Include the information asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first and give a few example ROMs that are not successfully scraped.

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