OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase

MarionCobretti

I've added and compiled OpenBOR6xxx to my RP setup (3400 does not seem to compile), but running it only results in seeing this:

NO MODS IN PAKS FOLDER

I've tried placing the paks in the folders specified in the documentation, both packed and unpacked, yet nothing seems to change anything...

cyperghost

@MarionCobretti Is ther a symlink next to Openbor binary pointing to $HOME/RetroPie/roms/ports/openbor?

If yes then place PAK files there.

MarionCobretti

Thanks, that did it, turned out that directory only had the unpacked PAKs inside.

Some oddities I've noticed when checking OpenBOR 6xxx (Pi 3b, RP 4.5.1, Raspbian 4.19):

its main window takes up a tiny portion of the monitor's screen, about 1/16, hovering in the left bottom corner. Regular OpenBOR fills up the screen - I guess it's a question of a setting to be defined in a configuration file.
I have quite a few paks, and when I scroll down the list with the cursors in 6xxx, the moment I push the cursor down on the last visible game title, trying to jump to the next one that's below, 6xxx freezes and exits to EmuStation. The regular OpenBOR scrolls between titles correctly. (The last visible pak in 6xxx in my case is "Nightmare on Ed Street", the next one should be "POW 2010").
after 6xxx freezes and exits, and then I exit EmuStation to the terminal, the Pi sometimes seems to freeze completely as soon as the command prompt appears - the cursor is not moving, and it does not react to keyboard input, I have to turn it off.

cyperghost

@MarionCobretti Usually the OpenBOR files are loaded via command-line.
Like
/opt/retropie/ports/OpenBOR "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/openbor/My OpenBOR module.pak"

jamauel113

@cyperghost Hi, please help me with this problem. I also don't see the installation installation in EXP for openbur. The .sh are in the directory they should be, I add the capture. On the other hand, use the command line that you indicate to update the script but I cannot visualize openbur any of its versions .... since thanks!

PS: sorry for the grammar, the translator is crap !! hehe

mahcneto

@cyperghost @darknior @BiZzAr721 @hansolo77 @zerojay @zanac

Hello there. I know I'm super late to this, but I need help with the installation of the latest build of OpenBOR possible. I downloaded 6xxx from the experimental files, and my game Ultimate Double Dragon does work but it doesn't display some stuff correclty and I think it has to do with the version that is running the game (mostly custom hitflashes for certain attacks, like extra hard hits, blood, etc), among other stuff.

I have seen that i can get updated kind of easy by compiling onself, but there are so many instructions here and there in this topic and I got this error with openbet:

error while loading shared libraries: libupx.so.1: cannot open shared object file: no such file or directory

so before asking about the errors from what I am doind to update it, can you guide me through the definitive process starting from zero? I'm on a Pi3b+ by the way.

Thanks in advance!

-Mr.Q

shavecat

Ninja Turtles Rescue Palooza .pak
no fix i guess ? :\

GreenHawk84

I'm kinda shocked OpenBOR isn't more embraced by Retropie as perhaps a pre-installed System with its own menu and Metadata etc, all users would have to do is add .paks. OpenBOR is amazing, I play it on PC where it's easy to install and access.

ellohir

OpenBOR and Solarus are awesome systems but they're not emulation, I think that's why many people don't care too much about them.

BiZzAr721

@cyperghost @darknior I just reinstalled OpenBOR on a mini arcade project my daughter & I made.
Scriptmodule for experimental install worked great for openbor-6xxx. I received an error installing openbor-3400, but I had a backup of the binary so just inserted that. I can pull a log if you'd like (that just sounds so wrong lol)

Anyway, I updated a bunch of mods and when I played Double Dragon Reloaded Alternate v4.0.4 from Maggas I was pleasantly surprised to see this:

GreenHawk84

I wish OpenBOR was naturally its own system on Retropie without all the hoops.

I am looking in experimental and I only see OpenBOR but not 6XXX to get new stuff running.

snock

@cyperghost Is it yours? https://github.com/crcerror/OpenBOR-63xx-RetroPie-openbeta/tree/master/scriptmodules
I tried to update openbor-6xxx but it no longer comes out in retropie-update. What do I have to do to get it in retropie-setup?

cyperghost

@snock You can copy scriptmodule to RetroPie install... then it works again.
@BiZzAr721 Never updated the old 3400-fork. I just use old binaries like you maybe a package is missing.

janderclander14

Has anyone tried 6xxx on a pi 4? The script installs ok but when running the .sh from the ports section just returns to emulationstation. Runcommand log just shows:

LIBGL: Initialising gl4es
LIBGL: v1.0.9 built on Sep 17 2018 21:56:32
LIBGL: Using GLES 2.0 backend
LIBGL:loaded: libbcm_host.so
LIBGL:loaded: libvcos.so
LIBGL:loaded: libbrcmGLESv2.so
LIBGL: Hardware test disabled, nothing activated...
~

mitu

@janderclander14 said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

LIBGL:loaded: libbcm_host.so
LIBGL:loaded: libvcos.so
LIBGL:loaded: libbrcmGLESv2.so

These are the legacy/proprietary GL drivers, they will not work on the Pi4.

julenvitoria

@SinisterSpatula @cyperghost I'm sorry I didn't answer but I had personal problems that kept me apart ...
I know it's too late but here I leave my little contribution, I made a fork of your github and added everything necessary to work in a zero / 1, I hope you don't mind:
https://github.com/julenvitoria/OpenBOR-63xx-RetroPie-openbeta
A year ago it was working perfect but today I tried to reinstall it in fresh install of retropie 4.6 on RPi 4 and it does not appear in the menu of experimental packages through retropie setup. I don't quite understand what exactly is retropie install that you mentioned three posts above.

@snock did you get it to appear in experimental packages?

Thx

A Bored Ninja

@cyperghost Thanks for all your hard work on this!

Since this thread is a few years old now, would it be possible for you to post a quick breakdown of current steps needed to get this to run on a Raspberry Pi 3b+ on Retropie 4.5?

Or really just the most up to date current instructions to run on a Pi 3 at all? I think a lot of folks would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks again, fantastic work!

cyperghost

@A-Bored-Ninja I would recommend the SCRIPT-MODULE-INSTALL. This works on RPi2/3 devices. It's the openbor-6xxx installer module

A Bored Ninja

@cyperghost said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

@A-Bored-Ninja I would recommend the SCRIPT-MODULE-INSTALL. This works on RPi2/3 devices. It's the openbor-6xxx installer module

Fantastic! That's what I was hoping.

Can you please also link back to the best method to get your games working?

Sorry to ask, but I'm just trying to get a full set of clear and current directions.

I greatly appreciate it.

cyperghost

@A-Bored-Ninja said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

method to get your games working?

Which games? Sorry didn't get it.