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    [TUTORIAL]How to add draStic ds emulator and configure it and add ROMS with RetroPie-Manager

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @Spaccaimeni91
      last edited by mediamogul

      @spaccaimeni91

      I'm afraid there's nothing that can be done on the user end. Support would need to be added for pointer devices that use absolute coordinates. The creator is considering open sourcing it and if that were to happen, advances like this probably wouldn't be too far off.

      RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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      • AltillaA
        Altilla
        last edited by Altilla

        How to get draStic DS emulator to load properly in RetroPie if you have a custom es_systems.cfg and can't run games

        <system>
        <name>nds</name>
        <fullname>Nintendo DS</fullname>
        <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds</path>
        <extension>.nds .zip</extension>
        <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ nds %ROM%</command>
        <platform>nds</platform>
        <theme>nds</theme>
        </system>
        

        If you're having issues getting the emulator to run

        the

        <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS nds %ROM%</command>
        

        should be

        <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ nds %ROM%</command>
        

        Where the SYS is _SYS_

        Which he probably meant to put in but the text editor deletes the underscore unless you tilde the Code_

        Pay close attention to special characters and casing while editing your es_systems.cfg

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @Altilla
          last edited by

          @Altilla The original 'howto' is not correct. The drastic package already adds the correct command line.

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          • AltillaA
            Altilla @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu after adding the draStic package via the binary installer I still had to add the system manually in the es_systems.cfg before the console would go live properly, if that is supposed to be automatic via the experimental package install it currently hasn't worked for any of the systems I have put together yet.

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @Altilla
              last edited by

              @Altilla That's what usually happens when you have a custom es_systems.cfg in your ~/.emulationstation folder - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation/#es_systemscfg-edits. The install script updates the system's es_systems.cfg file, not your custom file.

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              • AltillaA
                Altilla @mitu
                last edited by

                @mitu ah yeah that makes sense, that very well could be the case. Then I will make a slight adjustment.

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                • R
                  Ruffsta
                  last edited by

                  1.) i installed drastic and the NINTENDO DS didn't show up in the list after reboot.. no i did not do the following steps as it should have installed correctly on it's own as i have seen on youtube videos.

                  2.) why does one have to "upload" roms anywhere? why not put them into a folder like the roms i have done? i want to play the homebrew DS games I have made.. i don't want to upload them anywhere.

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                  • quicksilverQ
                    quicksilver @Ruffsta
                    last edited by

                    @Ruffsta said in [TUTORIAL]How to add draStic ds emulator and configure it and add ROMS with RetroPie-Manager:

                    1.) i installed drastic and the NINTENDO DS didn't show up in the list after reboot.. no i did not do the following steps as it should have installed correctly on it's own as i have seen on youtube videos.

                    2.) why does one have to "upload" roms anywhere? why not put them into a folder like the roms i have done? i want to play the homebrew DS games I have made.. i don't want to upload them anywhere.

                    You're necro-ing a 3 year old post that is out of date. Please open a new topic with the information requested here https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

                    Also, who said anything about uploading ROMs?

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                      Ruffsta @quicksilver
                      last edited by

                      @quicksilver says i need atleast 1 tag.. i just got here and i don't see anything on how or where to place TAGS to create a new post

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                      • quicksilverQ
                        quicksilver @Ruffsta
                        last edited by quicksilver

                        @Ruffsta when you create your new post there is a little spot at the bottom to make your tags. A tag is just like a keyword that helps others find your post when they are searching similar keywords. For example you could use "drastic" and "NDS". No one is asking you to upload ROMs.

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                          Ruffsta @quicksilver
                          last edited by

                          @quicksilver i don't see a box anywhere at the bottom anywhere.. i can move the the message field up and down.. but i see no box for tags..

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                            Ruffsta @quicksilver
                            last edited by

                            @quicksilver nevermind - had to close the "got it" black box at the bottom

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                              @retroprogrammer How do you select "Exit: save for all games"?

                              You can't beat the classics(unless you copy them).

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