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    unofficial Retroarch 1.8.1

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      tobas @mitu
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      @mitu okay. So upgrade retropie setup and upgrade the binaries. Is that difficult?

      I have no idea where to even begin rebuilding what has already been built and I have no one to help me with it. A fresh image will do nothing for me, I would have no idea where to begin remaking anything near the attract mode that I had.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @tobas
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        @tobas https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/

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        • herb_fargusH
          herb_fargus administrators @tobas
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          @tobas said in unofficial Retroarch 1.8.1:

          A fresh image will do nothing for me

          It will do everything for you. For one you won't be troubleshooting whatever janky rubbish has been handed to you, you'll know exactly how it works and how to recreate it when it breaks.

          If you can't be bothered to do the work and go through the documentation I'm afraid retropie isn't for you.

          https://retropie.org.uk/docs/First-Installation/

          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            tobas @herb_fargus
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            @herb_fargus I know how to do all of that. it's attract mode that I do not understand.

            and this image is something that reminds me of a good friend. it reminds me of him when I play it. I'm asking for help because I want to preserve what I have. I can be bothered to do the work but it won't be the same.

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              tobas
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              2DF870C5-EFC8-4F8B-AFF5-7E7C989C0901.jpeg

              that's what happens when I boot.

              I already feel really bad. so if you're just looking to make me feel worse then please just delete the thread. I'm just looking for a way to fix what I have for sentimental reasons. I know I can get a fresh image and I know how that works, I have done it before.

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator
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                @tobas said in unofficial Retroarch 1.8.1:

                that's what happens when I boot.

                Did you update the attractmode package ? Your screenshot shows the 2.3 version, but the latest version is 2.6. Version 2.3 is from 2 years ago.

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                  tobas @mitu
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                  @mitu I have not. I will give that a try, thank you for the suggestion.

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                    tobas
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                    https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/2091

                    this seems to be related.

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator
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                      No, it's not in any way related.

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                        tobas @mitu
                        last edited by tobas

                        @mitu I followed your advice and updated via retropie setup and its installing dependencies, which seems like a good thing perhaps?

                        edit: emulation station boots! halfway there, but attract mode does not even after install. damn.

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                          tobas
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                          it installed attract mode just fine. yet it will not load attract mode. that stinks.

                          when I tried to compile attract mode from the source it refused to make the bin giving me a make error 1

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                            mitu Global Moderator @tobas
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                            What error you get when you install attrachmode ?

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                              tobas @mitu
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                              @mitu it fails to compile so it doesnt install

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                                mitu Global Moderator
                                last edited by mitu

                                I get that, but I was asking for the actual error messages to understand why it doesn't install/compile. You can the whole output of the install/compile in the most recent log file in /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/logs.

                                EDIT: on a Stretch installation, the attractmode should be available as a binary install, so you don't have to compile it.

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                                  tobas
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                                  I installed it using the retropie setup and it was not detected.

                                  this is really getting me down. if I can't update then I'll have to live with it. it's important enough to me that it just isn't worth losing.

                                  I saw that someone else had the same problem as I do on this post

                                  https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/16145/retropie-upgrading-raspbian-jessie-to-stretch/22

                                  and he didn't seem to find a solution either. maybe my friend did some customization that makes attract mode invisible to stretch? he was really good with this stuff.

                                  I don't know what to do anymore. thanks for trying to help me out.

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                                  • Keltron3030K
                                    Keltron3030 @BuZz
                                    last edited by Keltron3030

                                    Buzz, in response to

                                    Why so eager for newer RetroArch btw? What's the current version missing?

                                    There have been a steady stream of new updates since 1.7.6

                                    • A new more polished message system that replaces the OSD. This supports showing achievement badges.
                                    • Support for achievement processing logic updates which is required to support achievements coded using the new tools.
                                    • Support for PS1 achievements
                                    • Support for Nintendo DS achievements (currently in nightly)
                                    • Others updates I haven't mentioned.

                                    I'm patiently waiting for an update but I really wish there was a way to easily update Retroarch from source through the gui "at my own risk" since new sought after features are released quite frequently now.

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                                      Darksavior @Keltron3030
                                      last edited by Darksavior

                                      @Keltron3030 If you want to try retroarch 1.8.1 (a wip): Delete your RetroPie-Setup folder.
                                      Then:
                                      git clone --branch retroarch_178 --depth=1 https://github.com/cmitu/RetroPie-Setup.git

                                      Then:
                                      sudo nano /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/emulators/retroarch.sh and change v1.7.9.2 to v1.8.1

                                      I've only tested it on raspbian buster. No idea if it'll work on stretch. There seems to be a shader problem if trying to set them from retropie-setup I think, but I've had no issues saving them through the retroarch gui.

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                                        roslof @Darksavior
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                                        @Darksavior right, around 1.7.8, the system was changed so shaders can no longer be configured via retroarch configuration files. New files are stored in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/shaders/presets as .glslp files.

                                        Took me quite awhile to convert existing .cfg files (about 800 or so) into the new format, but otherwise, enjoying the RA upgrade.

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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator @roslof
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                                          @roslof said in unofficial Retroarch 1.8.1:

                                          New files are stored in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/shaders/presets as .glslp files.

                                          Actually, the RA branch from the repository that @Darksavior mentioned should have backwards compatibility w.r.t. shader configuration. When did you intall it ?

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                                            Mick2K @Darksavior
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                                            @Darksavior if I update retroarch this way will I face problems if the update gets officially released?

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