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    • cyperghostC
      cyperghost @zerojay
      last edited by cyperghost

      @zerojay Thanks for envolving into this.
      I'll edit 1st post and link to your extras-resp ;)
      You've a small mistake, in your script you're checking twice for rpi1 platform.

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      • shavecatS
        shavecat @kactius
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        @kactius
        it works on the pc :\

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          zerojay @cyperghost
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          @cyperghost said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

          @zerojay Thanks for envolving into this.
          I'll edit 1st post and link to your extras-resp ;)
          You've a small mistake, in your script you're checking twice for rpi1 platform.

          I don't see that.

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          • cyperghostC
            cyperghost @zerojay
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            @zerojay Yes saw it now rpi1 and rpi ;) Allright

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              zerojay @cyperghost
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              @cyperghost said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

              @zerojay Yes saw it now rpi1 and rpi ;) Allright

              That's not a mistake. rpi = generic raspberry pi.

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                BMovieBen @zerojay
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                @zerojay I am running a Pi3b+, I've installed the RetroPie-Extras script, gone to RetroPie-Setup, Manage Packages, Manage Experimental Packages, 132 openbor, install from source (install from binary is not an option), and I get this error:

                Could not install package(s): libpng12-dev.
                

                Here's a screenshot just before it fires that message (I am not a linux wiz):
                libpng12-dev-sm.jpg

                What am I doing wrong here? How do I install this dependency?

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                  BMovieBen
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                  @BMovieBen said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

                  Could not install package(s): libpng12-dev.

                  OK I did more poking around...removed holds on all apps, uninstalled apps, reinstalled apps, used apt-get, and finally used aptitude...which presents an interesting conflict...
                  libpng12-dev aptitude-s.jpg

                  So I'm completely blocked at this point. I don't know what's going on here or how to resolve it. Any help would be appreciated as I am just DYING to get these OpenBor games working on this.

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                    zerojay @BMovieBen
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                    @BMovieBen said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

                    @BMovieBen said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

                    Could not install package(s): libpng12-dev.

                    OK I did more poking around...removed holds on all apps, uninstalled apps, reinstalled apps, used apt-get, and finally used aptitude...which presents an interesting conflict...
                    libpng12-dev aptitude-s.jpg

                    So I'm completely blocked at this point. I don't know what's going on here or how to resolve it. Any help would be appreciated as I am just DYING to get these OpenBor games working on this.

                    Resync and try again. I just pushed a dependency change for you.

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                      BMovieBen @zerojay
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                      @zerojay I updated the RetroPie-Setup script, re-cloned the RetroPie-Extras repo and ran the script. Went through RetroPie-Setup, selected OpenBor, install from source, aaand got the same exact issue as before.

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                        zerojay @BMovieBen
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                        @BMovieBen said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

                        @zerojay I updated the RetroPie-Setup script, re-cloned the RetroPie-Extras repo and ran the script. Went through RetroPie-Setup, selected OpenBor, install from source, aaand got the same exact issue as before.

                        I've done all I can do. The problem is on your end if you are still having this problem after I've corrected the dependency.

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                          asanchez81
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                          @zerojay I was able to run your script and install v6510 though now when I run openbor And select a game I get a message that there is no configuration. Would there be a step I missed to point the games to v6510?

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                            zerojay @asanchez81
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                            @asanchez81 said in OpenBOR 6xxx OpenBeta Testphase:

                            @zerojay I was able to run your script and install v6510 though now when I run openbor And select a game I get a message that there is no configuration. Would there be a step I missed to point the games to v6510?

                            Need more info.

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                              BMovieBen @asanchez81
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                              @asanchez81 If you installed zerojay's script properly, you should be able to launch directly into a pak rather than have to go into openBOR first. Where did you place your pak files?

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                              • agboju_logunA
                                agboju_logun
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                                Good work on the script @zerojay, thanks!

                                I did run into a bit of bother getting it working initially and it took a few attempts to get it sorted so here's a bit of info just in case anybody else runs into the same issue.

                                The first couple of times I ran the 6510 script, I'd end up with openbor appearing under the ports folder and es_systems.cfg wasn't automatically updated to include an openbor entry.

                                At this point, I wasn't sure if this was the intended result so I manually added an entry into es_systems.cfg and stuck a few .paks in /roms/openbor. This resulted in the system appearing in ES but launching a rom just opened the pak selection menu rather than starting the selected game.

                                In the end, I got it to work by deleting the openbor.sh script from the ports folder (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/ports) prior to running the 6510 script as I suspected that the ports script was inadvertently being invoked.

                                This time no openbor folder was created under ports and the script did add an entry into es_systems.cfg. I just had to make a small tweak to es_systems.cfg to include the extensions & fullname:

                                <extension>.PAK .pak</extension>
                                <fullname>OpenBOR</fullname>

                                I wasn't sure if the roms/openbor folder would be generated by the script but it needs it be added manually. Anyway, added a few .paks and they launch directly from ES now :)

                                One question I did have was about the Logs, Paks, Saves & Screenshots folders which have been created under /home/pi. Is there a config file that can be tweaked to change the location of these just so I can keep things tidy? No biggie if not!

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                                • GreenHawk84G
                                  GreenHawk84 @agboju_logun
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                                  Do you guys use a keyboard for exiting OpenBOR games? Can the controller be used?

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                                    BMovieBen @GreenHawk84
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                                    @greenhawk84 You can use either. There's an "exit game" option in the main menu of every openBor game.

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                                    • agboju_logunA
                                      agboju_logun @GreenHawk84
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                                      @greenhawk84 Aye, you’ll have to use the keyboard to set up the controller the first time you launch a game. You can save the changes in the config menu, this will apply the controller settings to all games.

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                                      • GreenHawk84G
                                        GreenHawk84 @agboju_logun
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                                        @agboju_logun okay thank you, I use the Xin-Mo USB controller for my Arcade cabinet and OpenBOR games would be super awesome if I could get them as their own system and have them use the control panel instead of a keyboard.

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                                        • GreenHawk84G
                                          GreenHawk84
                                          last edited by GreenHawk84

                                          Hello, I am not very good at the SSH aspect of Retropie, but I think I did the Extras installation correctly by just copying the commands from Zerojays github into my Putty screen, it seemed to do something.

                                          cd ~
                                          git clone https://github.com/zerojay/RetroPie-Extra.git
                                          cd RetroPie-Extra/
                                          ./install-extras.sh

                                          And then I went into the Retropie setup menu from Emulationstation and ran the install openbor from Source. It added OpenBOR to the Ports menu and launched into the OpenBOR paks menu. I know this is not the intended outcome to do it, so I wonder where I went wrong?

                                          homepi.jpg
                                          retropiesetup.jpg

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                                          • GreenHawk84G
                                            GreenHawk84 @GreenHawk84
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                                            Okay, so I got a little farther by noticing there were two openbor.sh files in my folders, so I deleted the older one and kept the one dated today. I found openbor number 20 in my experimental packages and installed it. It ran this screen:

                                            6510.jpg

                                            But then when I went to look for openbor in my roms folder, there wasn't a folder. So I made one and placed a .pak file in it, but it still did not show in my ES main menu.

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