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    Installed 4.0.2 and roms not working

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    • BuZzB
      BuZz administrators
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      By installing it - from the "Optional" section (look for uae4arm or uae4all)

      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        SimonF1 @BuZz
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        @BuZz said in Installed 4.0.2 and roms not working:

        By installing it - from the "Optional" section (look for uae4arm or uae4all)

        oh ya so it does :)
        so i guess i do the same for psx and the others?

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          SimonF1 @BuZz
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          @BuZz
          I give up with this damn 4.0.2 its been nothing but a time waster for me. i spent all last night trying to get play station emulator to install and after letter the pi run all night downloading "librato" sorry about the spelling., anyway i woke up this morning put the tv on and checked the install and still no playstation icon so i will be using recalbox for plastation games and retropie 4 for amiga , i may as well just go back to retropie 3.8 where i have both working.

          Thanks guy's for all the help but this v4 is wasting my time and i can use 3.8 and recalbox 4 and be happy with it.

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          • BuZzB
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            You are doing something wrong - the playstation emulator is installed by default. It also doesn't take hours to install. (But there is no need to re-install it).

            You might want to take a moment to think about the time I am spending trying to help you BTW.

            To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            • BuZzB
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              Did you read through https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/playstation-1 ?

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                SimonF1 @BuZz
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                @BuZz said in Installed 4.0.2 and roms not working:

                You might want to take a moment to think about the time I am spending trying to help you BTW.

                Mate i'm so sorry if i did not seem appreciative, i am, and i really do appreciate the time you and "mediamogul " have given in helping me.

                for me though the difference between v3.8 and v4 is chalk and cheese.

                on 3.8 i simply added the bios for amiga and PlayStation and put some roms in the rom folder and bingo all up and running.

                did the same approach in v4 and nothing shows up, so then you tell me i have to install the amiga emulator in v4 so that's what i did and then the amiga worked so i then mess about trying to get the PlayStation to show up and two days latter ive got nowhere.
                v3.8 and v4 are very different.
                i didn't have to do any research or reading manuals to get v3.8 up and running but v4 seems to have a manual for just about every turn.

                I just want a plug and play like v3.8 is.

                Do you know if there is any plans to put the emulators back in like they are in v3.8 in future versions?

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                • BuZzB
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                  No plans - that won't be happening. PlayStation works out of the box - if you provide some details we can try and help. It's not a big deal to have to install emulators as needed and most people prefer the flexibility 4.0 offers.

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    SimonF1
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                    maybe someone could do a step by step guide video for noobs like me to follow then? that would save a lot of time in the long run, but if its only me that has problems using v4 then its best i just stay with v3.8

                    tbo im loosing the motivation to play the old games now, due to all the messing about with v4 its kind of taken the heart out of wanting to play old games.

                    you say playstation works out of the box, But v4 has nothing in the way of emulators displayed when retropie 4 first loads, so its not really play out the box for anything let alone PlayStation or amiga.

                    Don't get me wrong i think this software is fantastic but in v4 you have changed something that requires me to do something that i can't do and that's the only problem. its me and my fault not the program.

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                    • BuZzB
                      BuZz administrators
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                      There are step by step guides

                      eg

                      https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/First-Installation

                      Playstation is installed by default as mentioned. You just need to copy your cd images to the psx folder (Taking note that you need a .cue file for every .bin file as mentioned in the documentation).

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                        SimonF1 @BuZz
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                        @BuZz
                        Yes i will read up more because i see for ps1 the .bin now needs a .cue file, for the game to show up in the emulator. I'm just wondering if this is why i didn't see the PlayStation emulator because i only had .bin files so the ps1 emulator was not triggered to display.

                        anyway i will find the time somewhen to do some research and i will then have a better understanding of the system. i have so much on at the moment.
                        i was just hopping for a plug and play similar to 3.8.

                        for now i am going to format the sd card and put a fresh install of v4 ready to go for when i am more knowledgable or less ignorant lol, but hey i really do appreciate this help mate, i will get there in the end :)

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                        • herb_fargusH
                          herb_fargus administrators @SimonF1
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                          @SimonF1 yeah it's cause you're missing a cue file. Bin was removed so there wouldn't be duplicate entries in emulationstation, keeps the lists cleaner and many need a cue to cue the sound files, so if you selected a bin instead of a cue you may not get all the sound files. There are guides online on how to generate cue sheets to go along with your bin, there are also cue sets you can just download but they fit under the category of roms so you're on your own in finding those.

                          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                            ktoft
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                            I must say that i am in the same problem aa the creator of this thread.

                            When i do a clean install it online shows 13 games is availble but i cant enter anything else then the retropie settings.

                            I have tried to install All packeges and follow ton of guides and how to but it wont show Any games nor the preinstalled or the roms i am applying from usb.

                            Have Any of tried to make clean install from retropie homepage with image 4.0.2 and follow the guide and i just works with nothing else beside the guide?

                            Br

                            Kevin

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                            • dankcushionsD
                              dankcushions Global Moderator @ktoft
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                              @ktoft put some games on your system. the emulators are already installed. https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/First-Installation#transferring-roms

                              if you've put games on your system and they're not showing up, then they must be in the wrong place/format.

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                                SimonF1
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                                im up and running with amiga and PlayStation :) graphics on the PlayStation look terrible tho also is there a c64 emulator because i don't see a rom folder for it. but im so happy i have both emulators running now.

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                                • herb_fargusH
                                  herb_fargus administrators @SimonF1
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                                  @SimonF1 you need to install it from the setup script. its called vice.

                                  If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                                  Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                    SimonF1 @herb_fargus
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                                    @herb_fargus
                                    excellent thank you.
                                    Never thought i would say it but v4 is beginning to look good.
                                    could i not just expand all the emulators via "manage optional packages" so they are all up and running when needed or would that slow the pi down? the way i see it is the retropie will only load what it needs to run a game, So if i had a big long list of emulators to pick from would hopefully not slow the system down.

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                                      mediamogul Global Moderator @SimonF1
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                                      @SimonF1 said in Installed 4.0.2 and roms not working:

                                      So if i had a big long list of emulators to pick from would hopefully not slow the system down.

                                      I believe the biggest slowdown you'd notice would be when you update your system, as it would then have to update all the emulators you both use and don't use.

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                                        SimonF1 @mediamogul
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                                        @mediamogul yes good point.

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                                          rbaker @SimonF1
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                                          @SimonF1 said in Installed 4.0.2 and roms not working:

                                          graphics on the PlayStation look terrible tho

                                          Use the pi-crt shader and it looks amazing.

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                                          • BuZzB
                                            BuZz administrators @rbaker
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                                            You can also try the retroarch core option for enhanced resolution. May be too slow in some games though.

                                            To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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