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    unofficial Retroarch 1.8.1

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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
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            @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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              • mituM
                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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                  • mituM
                    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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                        • DarksaviorD
                          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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                                  tobas @Darksavior
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                                  @Darksavior this version wouldn't work on a jessie based image I take it?

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                                    tobas
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                                    also, where can I check the path that emulation station uses to open attract mode? I'm sure someone has to know that

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

                                      also, where can I check the path that emulation station uses to open attract mode?

                                      Emulationstation does not start AM - it's probably started from the auto-start script in /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh.

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                                        Darksavior @Mick2K
                                        last edited by Darksavior

                                        @Mick2K Probably won't. Just clone the main repo again and reinstall the core packages whenever the updates get merged to it. Make a backup as always.

                                        @tobas Dude, I already told you on reddit what to do. Start fresh on stretch or buster, install attractmode, then transfer your config files to it. I don't use AM so you'll have to figure that out. Make a backup image and start extracting files related to AM with 7zip.

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                                          matchaman
                                          last edited by matchaman

                                          @tobas try not getting emotional with software setups. I understand your frustration but 1) with patience everything can be fixed 2) if no solutions can be found, start from the beginning. It's not China's wall after all :)

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                                            tobas @matchaman
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                                            @matchaman there's no way I could remake this image even remotely close to what it is. I wouldnt even want to attempt it.

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