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Problems getting pi 3+ to load front end

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    Lugzyboy82 @Lugzyboy82
    last edited by 9 Jun 2019, 14:47

    @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
      last edited by 9 Jun 2019, 19:01

      @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 6 Sept 2019, 20:14 9 Jun 2019, 19:05

        @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
          last edited by 9 Jun 2019, 19:22

          @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
            last edited by 9 Jun 2019, 19:41

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

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              Efriim @Lugzyboy82
              last edited by 9 Jun 2019, 22:26

              @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
                last edited by 12 Jun 2019, 14:54

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

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                  Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
                  last edited by 12 Jun 2019, 14:58

                  @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
                    last edited by 12 Jun 2019, 14:59

                    @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
                      last edited by 12 Jun 2019, 15:09

                      @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
                        last edited by 12 Jun 2019, 15:18

                        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
                          last edited by 12 Jun 2019, 16:58

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

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                            Efriim @Lugzyboy82
                            last edited by 12 Jun 2019, 17:04

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

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                              Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
                              last edited by 12 Jun 2019, 17:07

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

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                                Lugzyboy82 @Efriim
                                last edited by 16 Jun 2019, 11:20

                                @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
                                  last edited by 16 Jun 2019, 11:56

                                  @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
                                    last edited by 16 Jun 2019, 11:59

                                    @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
                                      last edited by 16 Jun 2019, 12:07

                                      @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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