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    Luc01
    last edited by Luc01 8 May 2019, 21:01 1 Aug 2019, 22:53

    I put LANG=fr_FR.UTF8 emulationstation #auto in autostart.sh and now it works. and no more problem with the exit menu

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      Rainishe
      last edited by 15 Sept 2019, 23:59

      cделал русский перевод. перевод полный но в нем кое что надо будет поправить в будущем.
      ru_RU

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        mvmiranda
        last edited by 22 Nov 2019, 15:46

        First of all, thank you all for this!
        This is awesome as my kids and friends, who don't speak English, can fully enjoy my Retropie setup now!

        I'm running the latest Retropie 4.5.2 with underlying OS and every core updated along with the Comic Book theme and I'm experiencing something I'd call a hickup, not an issue or error.
        Whenever I load a game and quit it using START+SELECT the screen becomes black ad it takes almost 15 seconds to the theme come back with my games list.
        It started immediately after I compiled the emulationstation with localization and copied it over the original one.
        Does anyone have any clue of what might be happening?
        Thanks!

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          Clyde
          last edited by 23 Nov 2019, 11:08

          Hi, I need a little help with GitHub. A while ago, I created a branch for the German translation: https://github.com/Taranchul/EmulationStation

          Now, I want to work a little more on the German translation, but my branch is "19 commits behind flyinghead:master", as Github tells me.

          How do I update my branch to the current state of @Flyinghead's master? I'm using Linux, so instructions for either the bash or the web interface of Github are welcome. Thanks!

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            mitu Global Moderator @Clyde
            last edited by 23 Nov 2019, 12:46

            @Clyde Assuming you have check out locally your Github repo, follow the instructions here to add @Flyinghead's repository as an upstream and sync it. Make your modifications locally, then push to your Github repo, so you'll be able to create a new PR to the upstream project.

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              Clyde @mitu
              last edited by Clyde 23 Nov 2019, 17:38

              @mitu Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. For anyone who is puzzled about this, too, these commands did the job. Anything behind # in a line is just a comment.

              git clone https://github.com/Taranchul/EmulationStation # Use the url of your own branch.
              cd EmulationStation # Use the directory the former command downloaded to.
              git remote -v       # This should only show your own url as "origin".
              git remote add upstream https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation # Don't change this url!
              git remote -v       # Just for checking, it should list flyinghead's repo as "upstream".
              git fetch upstream
              git checkout master
              git merge upstream/master               # Now, your LOCAL copy should match flyinghead's repo.
              git submodule update --init --recursive # Also clone the submodule in external/pugixml`.
              git push origin master                  # Upload your local copy to your GitHub repository.
              

              Guides used:

              • https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/configuring-a-remote-for-a-fork
              • https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/syncing-a-fork
              • https://help.github.com/en/github/using-git/pushing-commits-to-a-remote-repository
              • http://openmetric.org/til/programming/git-pull-with-submodule/

              More experienced users may correct anything that's wrong or unnecessary. :)

              One more question: After editing a file and pushing it into my repo, how do I make a pull request from the command line?

              Update: Added git submodule update --init --recursive and the resp. guide.

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                Clyde
                last edited by Clyde 24 Nov 2019, 19:35

                I have a problem running the compiled ES fork with the German locale:

                $ LANG=de_DE.UTF8 ./emulationstation
                terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::locale::conv::invalid_charset_error'
                  what():  Invalid or unsupported charset:UTF-8 or CHARSET
                Aborted
                

                With en_US.UTF8, the program runs fine (albeit with an extremely long time of the "Loading ..." screen). edit: fr_FR.UTF-8 also works fine.

                My locales seem to be okay:

                $ locale -a
                C
                C.UTF-8
                de_DE.utf8
                en_GB.utf8
                en_US.utf8
                POSIX
                

                I also re-generated the German locale with sudo locale-gen de_DE and sudo locale-gen de_DE.UTF8.

                Any ideas?

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                  brigada
                  last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 17:56

                  Hello,
                  how do I install the translation on a linux mint 19.2 system?

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                    heloisa @brigada
                    last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 18:29

                    @brigada Hello. Try this https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/locales.html

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                      brigada @heloisa
                      last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 21:57

                      @heloisa I'm sorry, maybe I was wrong, I meant to change the emulation station language on the linux mint system.

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                        heloisa @brigada
                        last edited by 3 Dec 2019, 22:07

                        @brigada Sorry. I don't know.

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                          Clyde @brigada
                          last edited by 4 Dec 2019, 12:15

                          @brigada Just follow the instructions at https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation and report any problems here.

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                            brigada @Clyde
                            last edited by brigada 17 Dec 2019, 20:30

                            @Clyde

                            Hello, I'm sorry that I write so late, had no time.

                            I get the message from linux:

                            retrogaming@retrogaming:~$ cd /home/retrogaming/EmulationStation
                            retrogaming@retrogaming:~/EmulationStation$ mkdir build
                            mkdir: das Verzeichnis »build“ kann nicht angelegt werden: Die Datei existiert bereits
                            retrogaming@retrogaming:~/EmulationStation$ cd build
                            retrogaming@retrogaming:~/EmulationStation/build$ cmake ..
                            -- Looking for FreeImage...
                            -- Checking for module 'freeimage'
                            --   No package 'freeimage' found
                            -- Found FreeImage: optimized;/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreeimage.so;debug;/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreeimage.so
                            CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.10/Modules/FindBoost.cmake:1947 (message):
                              Unable to find the requested Boost libraries.
                            
                              Boost version: 1.65.1
                            
                              Boost include path: /usr/include
                            
                              Could not find the following Boost libraries:
                            
                                      boost_date_time
                                      boost_locale
                            
                              No Boost libraries were found.  You may need to set BOOST_LIBRARYDIR to the
                              directory containing Boost libraries or BOOST_ROOT to the location of
                              Boost.
                            Call Stack (most recent call first):
                              CMakeLists.txt:58 (find_package)
                            
                            
                            -- VLC library found
                            -- Looking for libCEC...
                            -- Checking for module 'libcec'
                            --   Package 'p8-platform', required by 'libcec', not found
                            -- Could not locate libCEC
                            -- Native language support enabled.
                            Building the pot file
                            LANG = [de_DE]
                            LANG = ca_ES
                            LANG = de_DE
                            LANG = es_ES
                            LANG = fr
                            LANG = it
                            LANG = ja_JP
                            LANG = ko_KR
                            LANG = pt_BR
                            LANG = zh_TW
                            -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
                            See also "/home/retrogaming/EmulationStation/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
                            See also "/home/retrogaming/EmulationStation/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
                            
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                              Clyde @brigada
                              last edited by Clyde 17 Dec 2019, 21:10

                              @brigada cmake reports the package libcec as missing. Check which packages from the libcec family are installed:

                              sudo apt install aptitude  # install aptitude
                              aptitude search libcec     # use aptitude to search for libcec
                              

                              The output of the second command should look like this:

                              p   libcec                           - Meta package libCEC.                                                                                                       
                              i   libcec-dev                       - libCEC communication Library (development files)                                                                           
                              v   libcec-platform                  -                                                                                                                            
                              p   libcec-platform-dev              - CEC Platform support library -- development files                                                                          
                              p   libcec-platform1v5               - CEC Platform support library                                                                                               
                              i A libcec4                          - libCEC communication Library (shared library)                                                                              
                              p   libcec4-dbgsym                   - debug symbols for libcec4                                                                                                  
                              p   libcec4-dev                      - libCEC communication Library (development files)                                                                           
                              p   python-libcec                    - Python bindings for libCEC                                                                                                 
                              p   python-libcec-dbgsym             - debug symbols for python-libcec
                              

                              Try to install any packages without an i in front of them (i means installed) with the command sudo apt install <package name> and restart cmake. Worthwhile candidates for software compilation are those ending with -dev (development packages). After you've pinpointed the missing package, you may remove the others again with sudo apt remove <package name>.

                              Examples:

                              sudo apt install libcec-dev
                              
                              sudo apt remove libcec-dev
                              
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                                brigada @Clyde
                                last edited by 18 Dec 2019, 08:42

                                @Clyde

                                Hello, it looks like this to me:

                                i   libcec-dev                      - USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (dev
                                p   libcec-dev:i386                 - USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (dev
                                i A libcec4                         - USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (sha
                                p   libcec4:i386                    - USB CEC Adaptor communication Library (sha
                                p   libcec4-dbgsym                  - debug symbols for libcec4                 
                                p   libcec4-dbgsym:i386             - debug symbols for libcec4                 
                                p   python-libcec                   - Python bindings for USB CEC Adaptor       
                                p   python-libcec:i386              - Python bindings for USB CEC Adaptor       
                                p   python-libcec-dbgsym            - debug symbols for python-libcec           
                                p   python-libcec-dbgsym:i386       - debug symbols for python-libcec 
                                
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                                  mitu Global Moderator @brigada
                                  last edited by mitu 18 Dec 2019, 08:46

                                  @brigada You're actually missing some Boost related packages, libCEC is optional for installation and it's not a fatal error.
                                  Take a look at the installation instructions and install all needed packages - https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation

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                                  • ANDRELLVSA
                                    ANDRELLVS
                                    last edited by ANDRELLVS 22 Dec 2019, 01:04

                                    GOOD EVENING, CLASS!
                                    CAN INSTALL AND SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS
                                    FOLLOW THE FULL, TESTED, APPROVED TUTORIAL
                                    THANK YOU ALL! GREETINGS FROM BRAZIL!!

                                    alt text

                                    BY SSH INSTALL THE FOLLOWING PENDINGS

                                    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
                                    sudo apt install libcec
                                    sudo apt-get install libvlc-dev
                                    sudo apt-get install -y libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-date-time-dev libboost-locale-dev libfreeimage-dev libfreetype6-dev libeigen3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libasound2-dev cmake libsdl2-dev
                                    

                                    THEN WAY TO SSH YOU COMPILES SO:
                                    (overclocked 1,200mhz is much better, but not required)

                                    cd /home/pi/
                                    git clone --recursive https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation.git
                                    cd /home/pi/EmulationStation
                                    mkdir build
                                    cd build
                                    cmake ..
                                    make
                                    

                                    THEN YOU REPLACE THE ORIGINALS BY COMPILIES

                                    cd /home/pi/EmulationStation
                                    sudo cp ./emulationstation /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/
                                    sudo cp -r locale /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/
                                    

                                    THEN YOU EDIT AUTOSTART

                                    sudo nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
                                    
                                    write this in place of the original text (assuming your language is portuguese) :
                                    LANG=pt_BR.UTF8 emulationstation #auto
                                    
                                    at the terminal type:
                                    control+x
                                    y
                                    enter
                                    

                                    ERRORS AND BUGS, FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

                                    1. If you do not replace the backward originals with your compiled ones, there will be errors using the shutdown, restart, reset emulationstation menus.
                                    2. If you do not install the basic issues does not compile.
                                    3. If you still want to test your compiles straight from them:
                                    sudo nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
                                    
                                    LANG=pt_BR.UTF8 /home/pi/EmulationStation/emulationstation #auto
                                    

                                    NOTE: The first "EmulationStation" notices a capital "s"!
                                    OBS: O primeiro “EmulationStation” note um “s” maiúsculo!

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                                      Clyde @ANDRELLVS
                                      last edited by Clyde 22 Dec 2019, 09:03

                                      @ANDRELLVS Thanks for the compilation. One remark, though: apt does the same (and more) than apt-get, so you could just use apt for the update, upgrade, and install commands. Its shorter to type and has no disadvantages that I know of.

                                      For more information, see https://itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference/.

                                      As a side note, if you ever encounter packages that won't install because they would break existing dependencies, I can recommend aptitude. It does mostly the same as apt and apt-get, but also provides a text-based gui if it's invoked without further parameters, and it will suggest (often multiple) solutions for package dependency problems, like which packages to uninstall, replace, or keep.

                                      edit: Re-phrased first paragraph a bit.

                                      ANDRELLVSA 1 Reply Last reply 22 Dec 2019, 10:59 Reply Quote 0
                                      • ANDRELLVSA
                                        ANDRELLVS @Clyde
                                        last edited by 22 Dec 2019, 10:59

                                        @Clyde said in EmulationStation localization (translation):

                                        @ANDRELLVS Thanks for the compilation. One remark, though: apt does the same (and more) than apt-get, so you could just use apt for the update, upgrade, and install commands. Its shorter to type and has no disadvantages that I know of.
                                        For more information, see https://itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference/.
                                        As a side note, if you ever encounter packages that won't install because they would break existing dependencies, I can recommend aptitude. It does mostly the same as apt and apt-get, but also provides a text-based gui if it's invoked without further parameters, and it will suggest (often multiple) solutions for package dependency problems, like which packages to uninstall, replace, or keep.
                                        edit: Re-phrased first paragraph a bit.

                                        OK man, thanks in advance for your tip. In any case, in this particular case it will work fine to avoid apt-get once.

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                                          grindkaiser
                                          last edited by 8 Mar 2020, 21:04

                                          Hello, I'm trying to install the French translation of Flyinghead, I followed all the tutorials, but I can't find my problem.

                                          My concern is as soon as I launch the compiled version, whether in “/ home / pi / EmulationStation” or “/ opt / retropie / supplementary / emulationstation”, I have this message:

                                          * failed to add service - already in use?*
                                          

                                          So I reinstalled my previous uncompiled version in "/ opt / retropie / supplementary / emulationstation" and the EmulationStation works again but it is still in English. Suddenly, I make tests by directly launching the version compiled in “/ home / pi / EmulationStation” with the commands:

                                          LANG=fr_FR.UTF8 ./emulationstation
                                          LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 ./emulationstation
                                          LANG=fr_FR ./emulationstation
                                          

                                          and I still have the message:

                                          * failed to add service - already in use?
                                          

                                          Can you help me?

                                          M 1 Reply Last reply 8 Mar 2020, 21:09 Reply Quote 0
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