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    how to install core and emulator with a script ?

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      wsamael
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      i' made all my script for install every core and emulators what i want, everything works great ( tahnks again :) ) but I wanna konw if it's possible to install them by binari, beacuse with this method

      sudo ./retropie_packages XXX depends
      sudo ./retropie_packages XXX sources
      sudo ./retropie_packages XXX build
      sudo ./retropie_packages XXX install
      sudo ./retropie_packages XXX configure
      

      it's ok but very long to add them by source.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
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        Binary install means downloading it from the RetroPie server. If you added your own (new) scripts, there's nothing to download and install. Binary installation can be run via the install_bin parameter.

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          wsamael @mitu
          last edited by wsamael

          @mitu

          That's all ? ^^ Thank you :) I'll do that asap :)

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            wsamael
            last edited by wsamael

            sorry it's me again ;)

            i wanna complete all script and test it but i've a problem with path files for install packages

            if I install via the ES menu

            sudo ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh
            

            the packages are install to /home/pi/Retropie/roms/ XXX
            and If a Install via my script
            for exemple:

            sudo bash ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh cannonball install_bin
            
            

            the packages are install in
            /opt/retropie/ emulators,
            /opt/retropielibretrocores
            and /opt/retropie/ports

            so i some package in /home pi ..../ roms, some in opt/retropîe/ XXX

            any idea for install all packages in /home/pi/Retropie/roms with a script ? Because it's not easy to manage many roms folders in my es_system.cfg .

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator
              last edited by

              Packages (emulators/ports/etc.) are not installed in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms - which is used for ROMs and games. The default installation location is under /opt/retropie.

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                wsamael
                last edited by

                Yes you're right ( but you know that XD ) but thé package install don't create roms folder in/home/pi... or of I install package buy es the roms folder has been create , how can i do for do the same install?

                Where i launch my script nothing is create in /home../roms folder

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @wsamael
                  last edited by

                  @wsamael Sorry, I don't fully understand what it's not working. If you created your own install script and it doesn't work, then the script might be incomplete/incorrect.

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                  • Thorr69T
                    Thorr69
                    last edited by

                    I think he means that the roms directory isn't being created for the system he is installing. If you install experimental systems through the experimental packages, the rom directory for that system is created as well.

                    I think you are right the script is incomplete. He probably needs to add something at the end to create the rom directory.

                    RPi 3b
                    Official PSU
                    Official RetroPie image
                    Pandora's Box 5 controller

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                      wsamael @mitu
                      last edited by

                      @mitu said in how to install core and emulator with a script ?:

                      @wsamael Sorry, I don't fully understand what it's not working. If you created your own install script and it doesn't work, then the script might be incomplete/incorrect.

                      I try to explain what i wanna

                      If i install a package via ES menu, that install the core and create a roms folder in home/pi/ RetroPie/roms/xxx

                      And the script install the core but don't create rom folder

                      And for port package that does'nt create port folder in home/pi...

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Can you please be more specific ? Is this one of the packages included in RetroPie or something you created ? How do you - manually - run the package commands ?

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                          wsamael @Thorr69
                          last edited by

                          @Thorr69
                          Probably, but I don't know how to add command Line to create roms folder especially for port package like openbor

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                            wsamael @mitu
                            last edited by

                            @mitu said in how to install core and emulator with a script ?:

                            Can you please be more specific ? Is this one of the packages included in RetroPie or something you created ? How do you - manually - run the package commands ?

                            One of the package incluse in RetroPie,
                            I launch the install via Retropie_packages.sh mame2010 install_bin ( for example )

                            Mame has been installed but no rom folder in /home/pi ( Like the other package )

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              From one of the previous posts:

                              To install lr-fceumm, you'd call

                              sudo ./retropie_packages lr-fceumm depends
                              sudo ./retropie_packages lr-fceumm sources
                              sudo ./retropie_packages lr-fceumm build
                              sudo ./retropie_packages lr-fceumm install
                              sudo ./retropie_packages lr-fceumm configure
                              

                              The rom folder is created as part of the last step - by the scriptmodule configure function. If you just run install_bin, that won't happen.

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                                wsamael
                                last edited by

                                ok that clear :) thank U :)
                                can I ask you one more think about this ? :)

                                i wanna install openbor (not official version ) but it don't install by my script.

                                i donwload the .sh in

                                wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crcerror/OpenBOR-63xx-RetroPie-openbeta/master/scriptmodules/openbor-6xxx-RPi3/openbor-v6510-RPi3.sh -O- | tr -d '\r' > /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/ports/openbor-6xxx-4rpi3.sh
                                
                                

                                i Launch it with

                                sudo bash ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh openbor-6xxx-4rpi3 depends
                                sudo bash ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh openbor-6xxx-4rpi3 sources
                                sudo bash ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh openbor-6xxx-4rpi3 build
                                sudo bash ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh openbor-6xxx-4rpi3 install
                                sudo bash ./RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh openbor-6xxx-4rpi3 configure
                                

                                and the pi tell me
                                " No module 'openbor-6xxx-4rpi3' found for platform rpi3 "

                                ( i try to launch install_bin but it's not a binary version so it's not working but it's logic ;) )

                                but if I launch by ES menu, the script is ok ,that working

                                I'm sure is the same .sh, I try to delete it and it's disappear and if I donwload it again it come back to the ES list

                                the command seem to be correct but i don't understand why my script dont' launch it

                                ( it's not the most important but i wanna understand ;) )

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @wsamael
                                  last edited by

                                  @wsamael said in how to install core and emulator with a script ?:

                                  " No module 'openbor-6xxx-4rpi3' found for platform rpi3 "

                                  Because the scriptmodule is not named openbor-6xxx-4rpi3. If you look at the file, the name is openbor-v6510-RPi3:

                                  rp_module_id="openbor-v6510-RPi3"
                                  rp_module_desc="OpenBOR - Beat 'em Up Game Engine v6510-dev (official!)"
                                  rp_module_help="Place your pak files in $romdir/ports/openbor and then run $romdir/ports/OpenBOR.sh from ports section."
                                  rp_module_licence="BSD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crcerror/OpenBOR-Raspberry/master/LICENSE"
                                  rp_module_section="exp"
                                  rp_module_flags="!mali !x11 !kms"
                                  
                                  ...
                                  
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                                    wsamael
                                    last edited by wsamael

                                    ok it's mean more logic, but i saw openbor-6xxx-4rpi3.sh in scriptmodules. So I would launch it ( like a stupid noob who I am ^^ ).

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