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    • M
      mvmiranda
      last edited by

      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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      • ClydeC
        Clyde
        last edited by

        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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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @Clyde
          last edited by

          @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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          • ClydeC
            Clyde @mitu
            last edited by Clyde

            @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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            • ClydeC
              Clyde
              last edited by Clyde

              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

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

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                • heloisaH
                  heloisa @brigada
                  last edited by

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

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                    brigada @heloisa
                    last edited by

                    @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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                    • heloisaH
                      heloisa @brigada
                      last edited by

                      @brigada Sorry. I don't know.

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                      • ClydeC
                        Clyde @brigada
                        last edited by

                        @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

                          @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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                          • ClydeC
                            Clyde @brigada
                            last edited by Clyde

                            @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

                              @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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                              • mituM
                                mitu Global Moderator @brigada
                                last edited by mitu

                                @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

                                  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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                                  • ClydeC
                                    Clyde @ANDRELLVS
                                    last edited by Clyde

                                    @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.

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                                    • ANDRELLVSA
                                      ANDRELLVS @Clyde
                                      last edited by

                                      @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

                                        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?

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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator @grindkaiser
                                          last edited by

                                          @grindkaiser Looks like you're trying to install on a PI 4 - that won't work unless you compile with support for OpenGL and you're using an up-to-date RetroPie installation.

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                                            grindkaiser
                                            last edited by

                                            Yes, i'm on Rpi 4. I think i have an up-to-date Retropie intallation. Can you explain me how to compile with support for OpenGL?

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