Mame installation in RetroPie (HELP)

A Former User

Hello everyone, today i have installed RetroPie in Ubuntu 18.04.3, AMD FX eight core processor, AMD RADEON HD 5750
normally works perfect (joypads installation) but there isn't any emulator, i have the roms but not the emulators, i don't know how to install mame or another emulator in retro pie (I have see the GitHub page and confused), anyone can send me the steps for install mame or another emulator in retro pie or send me the files of the mame emulator for put in retro pie?¿
Thank you ;)

mitu

If you used the documentation to perform a manual installation, then the MAME/Arcade emulators are already installed, you just have to copy the ROMs to their place and then restart Emulationstation - they'll appear in their respective systems (Mame/Arcade).

A Former User

No, he doesn't detect my roms

mitu

Where did you copy them ? How are the files named ? Can you give some examples of ROMs you copied and where ?

A Former User

the rom files are, bombjack.zip and pitfall.zip

mitu

I couldn't find any MAME rom named pitfall.zip, though there is a bombjack romset (http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=bombjack&arcade_only=0&autosearch=1).

Are you sure these are MAME roms ? Which folder did you use ?

A Former User

Hello, can anyone send me the mame emulator files for retropie? thanks ;)

mitu

@Ludgie Please don't open multiple topics with the same subject.

A Former User

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A Former User

thanks, i will go to use only mame, thank you for the help

mitu

If you'd like to help you diagnose and fix the problem, you'll have to provide more info - see my last questions.

Clyde

One reason the roms don't show up could be the Option "Parse Gamelists Only" in Emulation Station's Main Menu -> Other Settings (Screenshot). It should be set to OFF to see every zip file in the rom directories in Emulation station. If they will run, however, depends on the correct rom/emulator combination, see https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Arcade/.