Add support for wii u

mitu

@Unknown I don't have any 'job' - as I said in my previous reply, this is a volunteer effort done in our free time.

Unknown

@mitu Ok. Does that mean I should mention Buzz in here?

quicksilver

@Unknown I wouldn't if I were you. Since RetroPie is a collaborative effort done by volunteers in their spare time it's not good practice to expect others to do all the heavy lifting for you. Its likely he has already seen this post, if he has any motivation/time to want to add this he will. However something I have discovered is that those that know how to do things are much more likely to help those who don't know how to do things, if those that don't know try to do it themselves first.

mitu

@Unknown Use your common sense. Post what you want as long as it obeys by the forums rules.

IceChes1

Wouldn't Wii U choke up the CPU on anything other than a desktop computer? I've seen dolphin on a Pi 4, running the original Wii, and it's CRAP. The Pi 4 was actually 4GB and overclocked to 2000 megahertz. I would think Wii U would cause something to explode.

quicksilver

@IceChes1 he said he was trying to run it on a desktop computer

IceChes1

He did? Excuse me for my wont to just scroll down to the bottom to post.

IceChes1

Then why can't he run the emulator natively?

IceChes1

Did I spell that right?

Unknown

@quicksilver said in Add support for wii u:

@IceChes1 he said he was trying to run it on a desktop computer

I plan to test it on a desktop, I just need to know if an intel core2 duo is powerful enough to run retro pie with this emulator. Then I need to get some roms. I will let you know what happens when I test it.

Unknown

@IceChes1 said in Add support for wii u:

Wouldn't Wii U choke up the CPU on anything other than a desktop computer? I've seen dolphin on a Pi 4, running the original Wii, and it's CRAP. The Pi 4 was actually 4GB and overclocked to 2000 megahertz. I would think Wii U would cause something to explode.

Well it probably would melt something if the pi didn't have a fan and heat sink cooling system, but you know that N64 games did not run very well until the pi4 came out. I think the Wii U would be in a similar situation until a newer pi comes out, but it should work on a 64bit desktop computer.

A Former User

I've begun the outline of a decaf-emu install script. It does NOT work! I thought I'd post it with the hope of either help, or allowing someone else to run with it. I haven't had much time to work on it yet.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gderber/RetroPie-Setup/feature/decaf/scriptmodules/emulators/decaf.sh

currently build fails with:

[ 19%] Linking CXX static library ../../obj/liblibcpu.a
[ 19%] Built target libcpu
[ 19%] Generating generated/vulkan_shaders_bin/gpu7_tiling.comp.spv.h, generated/vulkan_shaders_bin/gpu7_tiling.comp.spv.cpp
/bin/sh: 1: GLSLANG_VALIDATOR-NOTFOUND: not found
src/libgpu/CMakeFiles/libgpu.dir/build.make:62: recipe for target 'src/libgpu/generated/vulkan_shaders_bin/gpu7_tiling.comp.spv.h' failed
make[2]: *** [src/libgpu/generated/vulkan_shaders_bin/gpu7_tiling.comp.spv.h] Error 127
CMakeFiles/Makefile2:1131: recipe for target 'src/libgpu/CMakeFiles/libgpu.dir/all' failed
make[1]: *** [src/libgpu/CMakeFiles/libgpu.dir/all] Error 2
Makefile:129: recipe for target 'all' failed
make: *** [all] Error 2

A couple of notes:

I am running RetroPie on a PC
I am not sure if my PC is powerful enough for this. I decided one way to find out is to try it out and see what happens.
I haven't actually run the script. I am trying out all the commands manually one step at a time to identify all the information required to script the install.

Unknown

@gderber What kind of firmware are you using? Is it ubuntu? Is your linux software fully up to date?

A Former User

@Unknown I'm running Xubuntu 18.04. I update it at least weekly. More frequently when trying to compile something and I run into problems. I haven't convinced myself to update to 20.04 yet.

Not exactly sure what you are asking as far as firmware. Generally when I hear that term, it's super low level hardware specific.

Unknown

@gderber Do you have a 64 bit processor? It is required to run this emulator.

Unknown

@gderber said in Add support for wii u:

Not exactly sure what you are asking as far as firmware. Generally when I hear that term, it's super low level hardware specific.

I was asking if you were using Linux as your operating system.

IceChes1

@Unknown said in Add support for wii u:

but you know that N64 games did not run very well until the pi4 came out. I think the Wii U would be in a similar situation until a newer pi comes out, but it should work on a 64bit desktop computer.

Sorry this reply is a bit late. I wouldn't know. I began my retro-gaming hobby after the Pi 4 was out for quite a while.

A Former User

@Unknown I'm running this on a i5-4690 with a GTX 750 video card. I'm certain I can run it, I am not certain it'll be fast enough to run it well.

Unknown

@gderber Do you have an enormous amount of games already on your retro pie? If your memory is full, it would make sense that the emulator wasn't completely installed.

Unknown

@gderber Here is a link for what they say is required for Linux:
https://github.com/decaf-emu/decaf-emu/blob/master/BUILDING.md#Linux