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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by

      Could be something added by the libretro port. Mame 2010 is based on MAME 0.139, while MAME added 7zip/LZMA support in 0.146. The libretro core info shows that it supports 7z.

      Nevertheless, I can boot a game in a .7z archive without issues:

      Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010/mame2010_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galmedes.7z" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
      [INFO] RetroArch 1.8.8 (Git 9552f87)
      ...
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] path=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galmedes.7z gamePath=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade gameName=galmedes
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] galmedes          "Galmedes (Japan)" rot=6
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Creating frontend... game=galmedes
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Invoking MAME2010 CLI frontend. Parameter count: 17
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Parameter list: galmedes
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] osd_init starting
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] SOURCE FILE: src/mame/drivers/asuka.c
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] PARENT: 0
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] NAME: galmedes
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] DESCRIPTION: Galmedes (Japan)
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] YEAR: 1992
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] MANUFACTURER: Visco
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Machine screen orientation: VERTICAL
      [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Rotation:1
      ...
      
      pi@retropie$ file galmedes.7z galmedes.zip
      galmedes.7z:  7-zip archive data, version 0.4
      galmedes.zip: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract
      
      pi@retropie$ 7z t galmedes.7z
      
      7-Zip [32] 16.02 : Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Igor Pavlov : 2016-05-21
      p7zip Version 16.02 (locale=en_GB.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,32 bits,4 CPUs LE)
      
      Scanning the drive for archives:
      1 file, 460455 bytes (450 KiB)
      
      Testing archive: galmedes.7z
      --
      Path = galmedes.7z
      Type = 7z
      Physical Size = 460455
      Headers Size = 241
      Method = LZMA2:21
      Solid = +
      Blocks = 1
      
      Everything is Ok
      
      Files: 6
      Size:       1900544
      Compressed: 460455
      
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        pindapoe @mitu
        last edited by

        @mitu Thanks for your answer, I´m running the roms from mame-libretro folder instead arcade folder as yours.

        Would you mind to post your config in es_systems file?

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @pindapoe
          last edited by mitu

          @pindapoe I have a stock es_systems.cfg, without any modifications. I see that the mame-libretro folder doesn't have .7z as registered extension, but that shouldn't be an issue if you modified it and added the extension - it looks like your issue is with launching the game.

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            pindapoe @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu I tried again, just put the fresh Retropie 4.6 image, connect to wifi, updated Retropie Setup to 4.6.7, downloaded lr-mame-2010, and put the 7z files in the arcade folder this time and got this:

            Parameters: 
            Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010/mame2010_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1942.7z" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
            [INFO] RetroArch 1.8.5 (Git 8bcd74b)
            [INFO] Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1942.srm".
            [INFO] Redirecting savestate to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1942.state".
            [INFO] === Build =======================================
            [INFO] Capabilities:  NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
            [INFO] Built: Apr 20 2020
            [INFO] Version: 1.8.5
            [INFO] Git: 8bcd74b
            [INFO] =================================================
            [INFO] Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010/mame2010_libretro.so"
            [INFO] [Overrides] no core-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME 2010/MAME 2010.cfg.
            [INFO] [Overrides] no content-dir-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME 2010/arcade.cfg.
            [INFO] [Overrides] no game-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME 2010/1942.cfg.
            [INFO] [Environ]: SET_VARIABLES.
            [INFO] [Remaps]: remap directory: /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/
            [INFO] Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1942.srm".
            [INFO] Redirecting savestate to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1942.state".
            [INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
            [INFO] [Environ]: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS".
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] mame.ini found at: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade//mame2010/ini/mame.ini
            [INFO] Content loading skipped. Implementation will load it on its own.
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] libretro_content_directory: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] libretro_system_directory: /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame2010
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] libretro_save directory: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade//mame2010
            [INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] mouse_enable value: enabled
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] skip_nagscreen value: enabled
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] skip_gameinfo value: disabled
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] skip_warnings value: disabled
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] videoapproach1_enable value: disabled
            [INFO] [Environ]: SET_INPUT_DESCRIPTORS:
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] path=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1942.7z gamePath=/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade gameName=1942
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] 1942              "1942 (Revision B)" rot=6 
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Creating frontend... game=1942
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Invoking MAME2010 CLI frontend. Parameter count: 17
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Parameter list: 1942 
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] osd_init starting
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] SOURCE FILE: src/mame/drivers/1942.c
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] PARENT: 0
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] NAME: 1942
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] DESCRIPTION: 1942 (Revision B)
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] YEAR: 1984
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] MANUFACTURER: Capcom
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Machine screen orientation: VERTICAL 
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Rotation:1
            [INFO] [Environ]: SET_ROTATION: 1
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] osd_init done
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] game screen w=256 h=224  rowPixels=256
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] Rotation:1
            [INFO] [Environ]: SET_ROTATION: 1
            srb-03.m3 NOT FOUND
            srb-04.m4 NOT FOUND
            srb-05.m5 NOT FOUND
            srb-06.m6 NOT FOUND
            srb-07.m7 NOT FOUND
            sr-01.c11 NOT FOUND
            sr-02.f2 NOT FOUND
            sr-08.a1 NOT FOUND
            sr-09.a2 NOT FOUND
            sr-10.a3 NOT FOUND
            sr-11.a4 NOT FOUND
            sr-12.a5 NOT FOUND
            sr-13.a6 NOT FOUND
            sr-14.l1 NOT FOUND
            sr-15.l2 NOT FOUND
            sr-16.n1 NOT FOUND
            sr-17.n2 NOT FOUND
            sb-5.e8 NOT FOUND
            sb-6.e9 NOT FOUND
            sb-7.e10 NOT FOUND
            sb-0.f1 NOT FOUND
            sb-4.d6 NOT FOUND
            sb-8.k3 NOT FOUND
            sb-2.d1 NOT FOUND
            sb-3.d2 NOT FOUND
            sb-1.k6 NOT FOUND
            sb-9.m11 NOT FOUND
            ERROR: required files are missing, the game cannot be run.
            [libretro ERROR] [MAME 2010] MAME returned an error!
            [ERROR] Failed to load content
            [INFO] Content ran for a total of: 00 hours, 00 minutes, 00 seconds.
            [INFO] Unloading game..
            [INFO] Unloading core..
            [libretro INFO] [MAME 2010] retro_deinit called
            [INFO] Unloading core symbols..
            /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh: line 1264:  1400 Segmentation fault      /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2010/mame2010_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1942.7z" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
            
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              pindapoe
              last edited by

              I know it says not found, but the .7z files are there and they are fine, dont have idea why doesnt load it?

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @pindapoe
                last edited by

                How are you compressing the ROMs to 7z ? Did you use a ROM manager ?

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                • roslofR
                  roslof @mitu
                  last edited by roslof

                  @mitu said in lr-mame 2010 and 7z format:

                  How are you compressing the ROMs to 7z ? Did you use a ROM manager ?

                  This is the same issue I'm having (logs state individual files NOT FOUND). Here, using standard 7Zip for Windows. Level 9 compression (not using a ROM manager). The same ROM in 7Z format may work fine with MAME2015 or MAME2016, but not MAME 2010. The ZIP version of the same loads fine w/MAME2010. Weird. I had no idea anybody else was able to use .7Z until today.

                  Using a universally compatible ROM "avalnche".

                  MAME 2010 (d315183) <--2 releases back from current
                  RetroArch 1.8.8 (Standard RetroPie Installation)

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @roslof
                    last edited by

                    @roslof What does 7z l avalnche.7z show ?

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                    • roslofR
                      roslof @mitu
                      last edited by

                      Path = avalnche.7z
                      Type = 7z
                      Physical Size = 4291
                      Headers Size = 199
                      Method = LZMA:16
                      Solid = +
                      Blocks = 1
                      
                         Date      Time    Attr         Size   Compressed  Name
                      ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
                      1996-12-24 23:32:00 .....         2048         4092  30611.c2
                      1996-12-24 23:32:00 .....         2048               30614.c3
                      1996-12-24 23:32:00 .....         2048               30612.d2
                      1996-12-24 23:32:00 .....         2048               30615.d3
                      1996-12-24 23:32:00 .....         2048               30613.e2
                      1996-12-24 23:32:00 .....         2048               30616.e3
                      ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
                      1996-12-24 23:32:00              12288         4092  6 files
                      
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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator
                        last edited by mitu

                        @roslof said in lr-mame 2010 and 7z format:

                        Method = LZMA:16

                        that's different from my test ROM, which had

                        Method = LZMA2:21

                        Can you re-pack the file using the 7z on your RetroPie installation ? Just

                        unzip "$HOME/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/avalnche.zip" -d /tmp/avalnche
                        pushd /tmp/avalnche
                        7z a avalnche.7z *
                        cp avalnche.7z "$HOME/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro"
                        popd
                        
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                        • roslofR
                          roslof @mitu
                          last edited by roslof

                          @mitu I'll do that, but I did figure out that using method LZMA2 instead of LZMA works... :| EDIT. This was incorrect. I had the emulator set for lr-mame...

                          Neither LZMA nor LZMA2 generated from either 7-Zip or the Pi's 7z launch for me with MAME2010.

                          FWIW, here is the output for the Pi .7z:

                          Listing archive: avalnche.7z
                          
                          --
                          Path = avalnche.7z
                          Type = 7z
                          Physical Size = 4295
                          Headers Size = 203
                          Method = LZMA2:12k
                          Solid = +
                          Blocks = 1
                          
                             Date      Time    Attr         Size   Compressed  Name
                          ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
                          1996-12-24 23:32:00 ....A         2048         4092  30611.c2
                          1996-12-24 23:32:00 ....A         2048               30612.d2
                          1996-12-24 23:32:00 ....A         2048               30613.e2
                          1996-12-24 23:32:00 ....A         2048               30614.c3
                          1996-12-24 23:32:00 ....A         2048               30615.d3
                          1996-12-24 23:32:00 ....A         2048               30616.e3
                          ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
                          1996-12-24 23:32:00              12288         4092  6 files
                          
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                          • roslofR
                            roslof @roslof
                            last edited by roslof

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @roslof using the same ROM (avalnche) I get the same error (files missing). Seems it's not fully .7z compliant or some compression parameters are different between the ROMs.

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                              • roslofR
                                roslof @mitu
                                last edited by roslof

                                @mitu said in lr-mame 2010 and 7z format:

                                @roslof using the same ROM (avalnche) I get the same error (files missing). Seems it's not fully .7z compliant or some compression parameters are different between the ROMs.

                                Yes, something funky. Same ROM files work perfectly fine as a ZIP. But this also seems to be the case for all ROMs for me... Well, at least all the ones I've ever tested (maybe 30-40?).

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                                  pindapoe @roslof
                                  last edited by

                                  I guess some bug is around this, not sense to me what is going on with .7z files

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    I've looked at the libretro core repository, it doesn't seem to be supporting .7z. We'll update the docs accordingly, I was about to refactor the MAME page anyway.
                                    I found out why my test was working - I traced the core and it actually picked up the .zip file instead of the .7z, once I removed the original .zip, it stopped working.

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                                      pindapoe @mitu
                                      last edited by pindapoe

                                      @mitu Thanks for looking at it, keeping the files in zip format :)

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