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      danick8989 @cyperghost
      last edited by danick8989

      @cyperghost I'm not assuming it as outdated, i said i came from your previous revision of the script that's linked on RetroFlag's github page(they didn't update it to this one). And i thought killing retroarch and ES would be discouraged? Like, previously didn't the script send a command to ES for it to close RA properly or something? Also it's not clear to me, how do i use python instead of a bash script, and since it seems to work more seamlessly, why isn't it the default? I rolled back to the old multiswitch script in the meantime, since it still works flawlessly for me aside from exiting from Kodi.

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      • AndersHPA
        AndersHP
        last edited by AndersHP

        Hi, I kind of hijacked another thread regarding Pegasus, but thought I would ask here instead.

        I'm not using a RetroFlag unit, but a Kite Circuit Sword from Sudomod.com

        I'm unsure if my shutdown script, the cs_shutdown.sh file in /opt/ folder, does something special that can harm the safe-shutdown process if not built into another script, e.g. your Multi Switch Script. My file looks like this (also mentions a shutdown file?):

        #!/bin/bash
        
        # Get ES pid
        ES_PID=`pidof emulationstation`
        
        if [[ $ES_PID != "" ]] ; then
        
          echo "ES_PID: $ES_PID"
        
          # Touch the shutdown file
          touch /tmp/es-shutdown
          chown pi:pi /tmp/es-shutdown
        
          # Tell ES to terminate
          kill -s SIGTERM $ES_PID
        
          echo "ES has been asked to shutdown"
        
        else
        
          echo "Could not find ES PID ($ES_PID)"
          sudo shutdown -h now &
        
        fi
        

        Could I just delete this file, and install your Multi Switch Script with the modifications that @SinisterSpatula mentions? Or would I miss something? How much is this solely for RetroFlag builds?

        For instance: The RetroFlag is a Pi Zero right? My Circuit Sword is a CM3+ module (not GPIO based, but basically a RPi 3+).

        How can I tell if the script works as intended apart from the screen going black?

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @AndersHP
          last edited by

          @AndersHP Try replacing

          ES_PID=`pidof emulationstation`
          

          with

          ES_PID=`pidof pegasus-fe`
          

          or what's the actual process name of the Pegasus front-end. The rest of the script should be the same.

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          • AndersHPA
            AndersHP @mitu
            last edited by AndersHP

            @mitu OK thanks, but can I see somehow if everything is working as planned - apart from the obvious thing that Pegasus should quit?

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @AndersHP
              last edited by

              @AndersHP The script you posted does nothing more than stopping Pegasus and shutting down, so if comment out the shuttind down part you can check by seeing if the front-end stops.

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              • AndersHPA
                AndersHP
                last edited by

                Did the pidof pegasus-fe trick and pegasus quits to terminal now.
                But the machine doesn't power off now...?

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                My Gameboy

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                • cyperghostC
                  cyperghost @AndersHP
                  last edited by cyperghost

                  @AndersHP your script will just close Pegasus and that's all. you should add a shutdown command to completly shutdown your system.

                  your (easy) script would more look like...

                  #!/bin/bash
                  PEGASUS_BIN="pegasus-fe"
                  if [[ -n $(pidof $PEGASUS_BIN) ]] ; then
                      killall -w $PEGASUS_BIN
                  fi
                  sudo poweroff
                  

                  Much cleaner and more generic than the original one.

                  If you want the proper exit of all emulators then use this script...

                  #!/bin/bash
                  PEGASUS_BIN="pegasus-fe"
                  if [[ -n $(pidof $PEGASUS_BIN) ]] ; then
                      bash multi_switch.sh --closeemu
                      killall -w $PEGASUS_BIN
                  fi
                  sudo poweroff
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                  • AndersHPA
                    AndersHP
                    last edited by

                    But the script literally powered off my Gameboy before I did the ES -> Pegasus change...?

                    My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                    My Gameboy

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                    • cyperghostC
                      cyperghost @AndersHP
                      last edited by

                      @AndersHP But this script does behave like your original one. If you are in terminal and type sudo poweroff does then your mashine power off completly?

                      The difference between ES and Pegasus is, that ES uses a "helper" script for shutdown status, therefore the touch-thing.

                      I think you should be more specific for your setup, which additional scripts are running, how did you install them.....

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                      • AndersHPA
                        AndersHP
                        last edited by

                        I changed to the above mentioned script, and it does quit and then shutdown. Thanks for the help - will try the Multi Switch script next.

                        My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                        My Gameboy

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                        • cyperghostC
                          cyperghost @AndersHP
                          last edited by cyperghost

                          @AndersHP Don't forget to setup correct path to to script if you call bash multi_switch --closeemu - I know it's sometimes hard to remember doing the things correctly :)

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                          • quicksilverQ
                            quicksilver
                            last edited by quicksilver

                            @cyperghost Id like to use your multi shotdown script with my new argon one case because their script is much less functional than yours. Their argononed.py script looks like this:

                            import smbus
                            import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
                            import os
                            import time
                            from threading import Thread
                            rev = GPIO.RPI_REVISION
                            if rev == 2 or rev == 3:
                            	bus = smbus.SMBus(1)
                            else:
                            	bus = smbus.SMBus(0)
                            GPIO.setwarnings(False)
                            GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
                            shutdown_pin=4
                            GPIO.setup(shutdown_pin, GPIO.IN,  pull_up_down=GPIO.PUD_DOWN)
                            def shutdown_check():
                            	while True:
                            		pulsetime = 1
                            		GPIO.wait_for_edge(shutdown_pin, GPIO.RISING)
                            		time.sleep(0.01)
                            		while GPIO.input(shutdown_pin) == GPIO.HIGH:
                            			time.sleep(0.01)
                            			pulsetime += 1
                            		if pulsetime >=2 and pulsetime <=3:
                            			os.system("reboot")
                            		elif pulsetime >=4 and pulsetime <=5:
                            			os.system("shutdown now -h")
                            def get_fanspeed(tempval, configlist):
                            	for curconfig in configlist:
                            		curpair = curconfig.split("=")
                            		tempcfg = float(curpair[0])
                            		fancfg = int(float(curpair[1]))
                            		if tempval >= tempcfg:
                            			return fancfg
                            	return 0
                            def load_config(fname):
                            	newconfig = []
                            	try:
                            		with open(fname, "r") as fp:
                            			for curline in fp:
                            				if not curline:
                            					continue
                            				tmpline = curline.strip()
                            				if not tmpline:
                            					continue
                            				if tmpline[0] == "#":
                            					continue
                            				tmppair = tmpline.split("=")
                            				if len(tmppair) != 2:
                            					continue
                            				tempval = 0
                            				fanval = 0
                            				try:
                            					tempval = float(tmppair[0])
                            					if tempval < 0 or tempval > 100:
                            						continue
                            				except:
                            					continue
                            				try:
                            					fanval = int(float(tmppair[1]))
                            					if fanval < 0 or fanval > 100:
                            						continue
                            				except:
                            					continue
                            				newconfig.append( "{:5.1f}={}".format(tempval,fanval))
                            		if len(newconfig) > 0:
                            			newconfig.sort(reverse=True)
                            	except:
                            		return []
                            	return newconfig
                            def temp_check():
                            	fanconfig = ["65=100", "60=55", "55=10"]
                            	tmpconfig = load_config("/etc/argononed.conf")
                            	if len(tmpconfig) > 0:
                            		fanconfig = tmpconfig
                            	address=0x1a
                            	prevblock=0
                            	while True:
                            		temp = os.popen("vcgencmd measure_temp").readline()
                            		temp = temp.replace("temp=","")
                            		val = float(temp.replace("'C",""))
                            		block = get_fanspeed(val, fanconfig)
                            		if block < prevblock:
                            			time.sleep(30)
                            		prevblock = block
                            		try:
                            			bus.write_byte(address,block)
                            		except IOError:
                            			temp=""
                            		time.sleep(30)
                            try:
                            	t1 = Thread(target = shutdown_check)
                            	t2 = Thread(target = temp_check)
                            	t1.start()
                            	t2.start()
                            except:
                            	t1.stop()
                            	t2.stop()
                            	GPIO.cleanup()
                            

                            I tried changing the os.system to os.system("bash /path/to/multi_switch/multi_switch.sh --es-poweroff")like you suggested an earlier time that you helped me but then the reboot and shutdown dont seem to work anymore (I did use the correct path). Obviously I am missing something. I appreciate any guidance you could provide.

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                            • cyperghostC
                              cyperghost @quicksilver
                              last edited by

                              @quicksilver It should work with the commands you've posted .... but you've to take care about python idents. Is there an error output?

                              if true:
                              print "This won't work"
                              
                              if true:
                                  print "This will work"
                              
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                              • quicksilverQ
                                quicksilver @cyperghost
                                last edited by

                                @cyperghost Since you said it should work it made me think of what I might have messed up. Looks like I forgot to give proper permissions to the multi_switch.sh file. Metadata is now saving properly. Thanks for your assistance!

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                                • cyperghostC
                                  cyperghost @quicksilver
                                  last edited by

                                  I see no reason for a downvote here.
                                  Maybe the the one who downvoted @quicksilver can explain?

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                                  • quicksilverQ
                                    quicksilver @cyperghost
                                    last edited by

                                    @cyperghost It's cool, it could have been accidental. And if not, I'm not one who cares much about fake internet points. I'm just happy I got it working. I now have your script setup on 3 different style cases!

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                                    • AndersHPA
                                      AndersHP
                                      last edited by AndersHP

                                      I upvoted the post, so now it's back to 0 ;-)

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                                      My Gameboy

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                                      • RionR
                                        Rion @AndersHP
                                        last edited by

                                        @cyperghost Is it possible to make this work with the Argon One case?

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                                        • quicksilverQ
                                          quicksilver @Rion
                                          last edited by quicksilver

                                          @Rion scroll up a few posts ;)

                                          https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17415/multi-switch-shutdown-script/207

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                                          • BiZzAr721B
                                            BiZzAr721
                                            last edited by

                                            Hello @cyperghost! Hope all has been well, or as well as it can be with this COVID-19 paranoia. I decided to make a mini arcade using an AdaFruit Arcade Bonnet and a Raspberry Pi 3 B+. I am using a generic momentary pushbutton. I can not get the shutdown script AND the arcade bonnet controls to work at the same time. It seems having raspi-gpio installed blocks the controller inputs (which are mapped to keyboard buttons). Key presses work on a keyboard but not while passing through the arcade bonnet.

                                            The arcade bonnet has breakouts to gpio pins. I tried GPIO 3, which is used by the arcade hat, but I also tried other GPIO pins that are not used by the hat. Here is a link to info and pictures of the board.

                                            During install there is an option to install a gpio-halt utility. I've tried both with and without to no avail. I uploaded the contents of the arcadebonnet.pyand rc.local files. Here is the Adafruit-GPIO-Halt git.
                                            arcadebonnet.py
                                            rc.local

                                            I am wondering if it could be possible to redirect gpio-halt to your shutdown script. I just flashed an SD card with a clean retropie image, so I can start again with a new install.
                                            Thanks, and stay well.

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