new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!)

roslof

@chicuelo said in new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!):

@roslof I will upload some new systems soon, tell me wich ones would you like to include and I create them!

Sure! That would be amazing.

EDIT: @chicuelo I just emailed you my additions and notes about subtle (yet significant) tweaks to existing systems (theme.xml files only).

Well, here is the list of systems I added to your theme. I'll ZIP my theme.xml files and send them your way. Other than their position in the vertical scroll-bar, they're meticulously accurate. Items in bold I feel have the most bang for the buck. Just my opinion though.

amigacd32
apfm1000
apple2gs
arcadia
astrocade
atomiswave
bbcmicro
channelf
coco
crvision
dragon32
megaduck
naomi
odyssey2 <-- or VideoPac
oric
pc88
pc98
pcfx
~~residualvm~~
samcoupe
satellaview
ti99
trs-80
x1
zmachine

valerino

added some nightly goodies!

lr-mess-sc3000.sh (Sega SC-3000, fully working)
lr-mess-pv1000.sh (Casio PV-1000, fully working)
lr-mess-pv2000.sh (Casio PV-2000, fully working)
lr-mess-scv.sh (Epoch Super Cassette Vision, fully working, just need to map joypad correctly)

chicuelo

@roslof Great I will have a look!
Some systems i already have done are atomiswave, coco, naomi, pc98, trs80 (its coco too! color computer radio shack80).
Also I will add zx81, commodore 16, vic-20, cps1, 2 and 3.
Residual vm is already on the supported ones!

roslof

@chicuelo Bravo!
Change noted above about Residual. Thank you.
Will update my collection with the changes.

Great stuff!

roslof

@valerino said in new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!):

added some nightly goodies!

lr-mess-sc3000.sh (Sega SC-3000, fully working)

lr-mess-pv1000.sh (Casio PV-1000, fully working)

lr-mess-pv2000.sh (Casio PV-2000, fully working)

lr-mess-scv.sh (Epoch Super Cassette Vision, fully working, just need to map joypad correctly)

You're tryin' to kill me, aren't ya?

roslof

@chicuelo said in new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!):

@roslof Great I will have a look!
Some systems i already have done are atomiswave, coco, naomi, pc98, trs80 (its coco too! color computer radio shack80).
Also I will add zx81, commodore 16, vic-20, cps1, 2 and 3.
Residual vm is already on the supported ones!

I checked your git repo here: https://github.com/c64-dev/es-theme-epicnoir/tree/master/_art/posters

Can't find atomiswave, coco, etc. Am I looking at the correct repo?

(Sorry, going a little off-topic here. Can move to the es-epicnoir thread).

chicuelo

@roslof Yes, is that repo but it´s not uploaded into my gitgub branch so I have to wait until Nik, who is in charge of that part to uploade them! I hope he soon will apply the changes!

hermit

Hi
I'm sorry, but I didn't understand how to add these scripts ... do I have to copy them manually into the Retropie folders?

Among the Libretro cores, there is also that of Thomson, which could be an interesting addition

valerino

@hermit follow here to install, basically you have to replace your Retropie-Setup folder with mine.

Sure if Thomson MO5 is supported by MESS i can add it. i'm following this theme from Hursty and adding what i find is supported.

hermit

@valerino said in new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!):

@hermit follow here to install, basically you have to replace your Retropie-Setup folder with mine.

Sure if Thomson MO5 is supported by MESS i can add it. i'm following this theme from Hursty and adding what i find is supported.

thank very much :)
I meant this core https://libretro.readthedocs.io/en/latest/library/theodore/ for Thomson T08

valerino

@hermit said in new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!):

https://libretro.readthedocs.io/en/latest/library/theodore/

Here you are, news of today:

added lr-mess-mo5 (Thomson MO5, fully working)
added lr-mess-to8 (Thomson MO8, working, no sound)
added lr-mess-vg5000 (Philips VG-5000, fully working)

can somoeone .i.e @roslof , @chicuelo provide themes for mo5 and to8 ? they're missing in Hursty themes afaik.

dmmarti

I've been using your shell scripts as templates to add additional MESS systems as well.

Here's a few that I've added.

folder - name - parameter
gamate BitCorp Gamate -cart
sorcerer Exidy Sorcerer -cass1
fm7 Fujitsu FM7 -cass and -flop1
vc4000 Interton VC 4000 -cart
mz700 Sharp MZ-700 -cass
mz2500 Sharp MZ-2500 -flop1
svi328 Spectravideo -cass
tutor Tomy Tutor -cart

Thanks for laying the groundwork down with your shell scripts!
For Spectravideo, I’ve had the best luck using the “svi328” instead of “svi318”.

valerino

@dmmarti awesome ! ~~can you please clone my git repo, add your scripts, and issue me a pull request ? thanks!!!!~~

some i just added myself

lr-mess-fm7 (Fujitsu FM7, fully working)
lr-mess-multivision (Othello Multivision, fully working)
lr-mess-mz700 (Sharp MZ700, fully working)
lr-mess-svi318 (Spectravideo 318/328, fully working)
lr-mess-vc4000 (Interton VC4000, partially working)

i also added the new version of dosbox:

lr-dosbox-svn

Zering

@valerino So I took the plunge and finally decided to install your script. I followed the instructions on this page to the letter : link text

I manage to launch the script but I can't see any new packages/modules anywhere. Am I missing something?

BazzCatt

I'm not sure if this will be of any use at all, but there was work on some of these emulators (e.g. BBC's beebem), done in the past, in the (now abandoned) Zerojay RP Extra repository - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/8/retropie-extra-repository

valerino

@Zering you probably haven't followed the instructions well.

# make backup of your existing retropie-setup
cd /home/pi
mv ./RetroPie-Setup ./RetroPie-Setup.bck

# now clone mine in place of the original
git clone https://github.com/valerino/RetroPie-Setup

# now proceeed as normal running retropie_setup.sh
sudo ~/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh

cheers!

Zering

@valerino Whenever I use the second command, it says RetroPie-Setup is not a valid directory, or that it cannot write over the existing file.

Also I'm pretty positive I saw your RPS get cloned yesterday, but my RetroPie-Setup shows as unchanged in WinSCP ; the last changes are from the 28th.

I'll try again and let you know.

Edit : I tried again and I get the following error after typing in the second command :

fatal : Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

Edit 2 : Does lr-mess have to have been installed from source for this to work? Or will a binary install do?

valerino

@Zering wtf...... ure right :) my bad, i mistyped. its obviously 'git clone' not 'git pull' !!! i corrected the post above.

about lr-mess, i had to install it from source, didnt find the option to install from binary in the retropie menu. anyway, it deosnt matter if you install from binary or source, except the latter takes about 3hrs on an rpi4 (and significantly longer on rpi3, i presume....).

Zering

@valerino I can't even compile from source on my rpi3, it never finishes building. I'm glad to hear it can work from binary. But your previous guide says that installing the 'fake cores' is done through the 'install from source' option? Can you clear that up?

valerino

@Zering one thing is to install lr-mess itself (which, as i said, you can do from binary or sources, as you prefer).
another thing is to install the fake cores, which depends from lr-mess (indeed, they check for lr-mess installed in their install procedure, and exit if not found).
you see 'install from source' in the fake cores because that's what the retropie install script display by default (i never thought of changing it....), just click it.

'fake cores' do not install anything, they just create and setup a separate lr-mess configuration to trick emulationstation/retroarch that the lr-mess system you're going to install is a separate independent core (which is not).