CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie

Folly

It seems that for the es-theme-carbon, cdimono1 does not exist.
So I created my own.
Feel free to use this :

https://github.com/FollyMaddy/retropie-philips-cdi-tools/tree/master/es-theme-carbon

Copy it to /etc/emulationstation/themes/carbon/

zerojay

I ended up creating my own theme for snes-mini for it (and several other missing systems), but thanks, I'm sure someone else will appreciate it.

DTEAM

@Folly

Thanks. Nice job

jamrom2

@Folly said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

boot into cli

Thanks for posting this. First I've read anywhere that those two "extra" files were required in the cdmono1 BIOS.

I have it working, however, what do you mean by getting the mouse working by booting ES into the cli? How do I do that on a consistent game for game basis. Meaning... exit one game, start another.

I've never booted into cli before.

Thanks again,
JR

Folly

@jamrom2 said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

boot into cli

Well, I run my ES from the Desktop enviroment, so I can access my files directly.
Without the need of using SSH, filezilla or boot my roms without ES.

By CLI (Command Line Interface), I mean boot into the Terminal.
If you have the normal Retropie image. The pi will automatically boot into the CLI and start ES automatically.
So than, if your mouse configuration is good, your mouse will work.

How do I do that on a consistent game for game basis. Meaning... exit one game, start another.
I've never booted into cli before.

You can just run your rom from ES, Escape, and boot another rom from ES.

Folly

@jamrom2

Have you made some progress ?

jamrom2

@Folly Yes, thank you! But I am not all that proficient with booting from CLI. I have Retropie set up with a MegaPi case from Retroflag, so it's more or less select game and go. I'm trying to keep it really simple.

Hopefully there will be adjustment made to lr-mess that fix the mouse issues in CD-i as well as the Apple emulators.

Folly

@jamrom2

Hopefully there will be adjustment made to lr-mess that fix the mouse issues in CD-i as well as the Apple emulators.

I think you can wait a long time then, I don't see any progress right now.

Well, forget about the CLI.

I think you are good to go with your OS.
If not, you are at least able to stop the drifting.

You can try this first simple step (enable your mouse) :

run a cd-i game
press F1 (go into the Retroarch menu)
(navigate with cursors, z(back) and x(forward))
go to "options"
go to "Enable in-game mouse" to "On" (use x to set it to On)
press F1 again to get back to your game
escape the game
restart the game

If all is good, the pointer will not drift and you will be able to move it with your mouse.

(mouse buttons will likely still not work, or only 1 will work)

michel30

@Folly Thanks for sharing all these information..
My CDi is now working on my PI4.

jamrom2

@Folly

Finally got around to messing with this... works great! Thanks!

Folly

@jamrom2 said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

@Folly

Finally got around to messing with this... works great! Thanks!

Super !!!

michel30

@Folly I was searching to get my xbox 360 controller running the game under CD-I the only way now is with the mouse...

I found this webpage: https://cdii.blogspot.com/2019/10/how-to-configure-ps4-xbox-360.html but the menu what this user is showing, I could not find it..

Do you or does other members now how get the controller working for CD-I..

Thanks..

mth75

@michel30 said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

@Folly I was searching to get my xbox 360 controller running the game under CD-I the only way now is with the mouse...

I found this webpage: https://cdii.blogspot.com/2019/10/how-to-configure-ps4-xbox-360.html but the menu what this user is showing, I could not find it..

Do you or does other members now how get the controller working for CD-I..

Thanks..

Try this in your cdimono.cfg.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- This file is autogenerated; comments and unknown tags will be stripped -->
<mameconfig version="10">
    <system name="cdimono1">
        <video>
            <target index="0" view="Main Screen Standard (4:3)" />
        </video>
        <input>
            <port tag=":slave_hle:MOUSEBTN" type="P1_BUTTON1" mask="1" defvalue="0">
                <newseq type="standard">
                    JOYCODE_1_BUTTON1
                </newseq>
            </port>
            <port tag=":slave_hle:MOUSEBTN" type="P1_BUTTON2" mask="2" defvalue="0">
                <newseq type="standard">
                    JOYCODE_1_BUTTON2
                </newseq>
            </port>
            <port tag=":slave_hle:MOUSEX" type="P1_MOUSE_X" mask="1023" defvalue="0" keydelta="6">
                <newseq type="increment">
                    JOYCODE_1_XAXIS_RIGHT_SWITCH JOYCODE_1_HAT1RIGHT
                </newseq>
                <newseq type="decrement">
                    JOYCODE_1_XAXIS_LEFT_SWITCH JOYCODE_1_HAT1LEFT
                </newseq>
            </port>
            <port tag=":slave_hle:MOUSEY" type="P1_MOUSE_Y" mask="1023" defvalue="0" keydelta="6">
                <newseq type="increment">
                    JOYCODE_1_YAXIS_DOWN_SWITCH JOYCODE_1_HAT1DOWN
                </newseq>
                <newseq type="decrement">
                    JOYCODE_1_YAXIS_UP_SWITCH JOYCODE_1_HAT1UP
                </newseq>
            </port>
        </input>
        <image_directories>
            <device instance="cdrom" directory="/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/cdimono1/" />
        </image_directories>
    </system>
</mameconfig>

Folly

EDIT :
Deleted my suggestion.
I read the question wrong.

@michel30 : First try the solution of @mth75.
This could be the solution.

michel30

@folly and @mth75 Thanks mth75 it works :-) ;-)

mth75

@michel30 Very nice!!!!

DTEAM

@folly said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

@DTEAM
@michel30
@swagford
@mitu
Today I got it working again with the new lr-mess. (through valerino's script)
Though we have to dig deep to find what's cousing the problem here.
It seems a combination problem that has to do with the :

BIOS;
commandline;
lr-mess version;
core options;
Probably the new lr-mess wants to know the system "cdimono1" and the type of rom "-cdrm". (so the old way still does not work)

This is how i got it working again:
I used @valerino 's Retropie fork from https://github.com/valerino/RetroPie-Setup
Here is his post : https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25576/new-scriptmodules-lr-vice-xvic-gsplus-proper-lr-mess-integration
(earlier I already installed the lr-mess binary with the original RetroPie-Setup)
I replaced the original RetroPie-Setup directory with valerinos's fork.
Then I installed "lr-mess-cdi" from the experimental packages.
You can only use "source" that will install the system with some scripts and configs (it installs very fast)
Placed my "cdimono1.zip" in the BIOS directory.
This file contains :
cdi200.rom
cdi220b.rom
cdi220.rom
zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201
zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206
(with only the first 3 files it will not work !, then i got initializing !)
Placed my game-rom in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/cdimono1
Then I could run the longnamed .chd "arcade classics (1996)(namco - philips)(eu)[!][compilation].chd"
I edited the configs manually to get mouse and joystick working again in fullscreen.
The configs now in a diffent place.
/opt/retropie/configs/cdimono1
It's still "Work In Progress"

I finally decided to update Retropie and try what you said.
I did that and It works!! Big thanks for that @Folly !

Only one subtlety. It works with the 2 files from cdi910 and not the two same files found in cdimono1.7z from MAME 0.225. I rebuilt the cdimono1 with the good 2 files. I used .zip and not .7z

Folly

@dteam said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

@folly said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:
@DTEAM
@michel30
@swagford
@mitu
Today I got it working again with the new lr-mess. (through valerino's script)
Though we have to dig deep to find what's cousing the problem here.
It seems a combination problem that has to do with the :

BIOS;
commandline;
lr-mess version;
core options;
Probably the new lr-mess wants to know the system "cdimono1" and the type of rom "-cdrm". (so the old way still does not work)

This is how i got it working again:
I used @valerino 's Retropie fork from https://github.com/valerino/RetroPie-Setup
Here is his post : https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25576/new-scriptmodules-lr-vice-xvic-gsplus-proper-lr-mess-integration
(earlier I already installed the lr-mess binary with the original RetroPie-Setup)
I replaced the original RetroPie-Setup directory with valerinos's fork.
Then I installed "lr-mess-cdi" from the experimental packages.
You can only use "source" that will install the system with some scripts and configs (it installs very fast)
Placed my "cdimono1.zip" in the BIOS directory.
This file contains :
cdi200.rom
cdi220b.rom
cdi220.rom
zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201
zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206
(with only the first 3 files it will not work !, then i got initializing !)
Placed my game-rom in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/cdimono1
Then I could run the longnamed .chd "arcade classics (1996)(namco - philips)(eu)[!][compilation].chd"
I edited the configs manually to get mouse and joystick working again in fullscreen.
The configs now in a diffent place.
/opt/retropie/configs/cdimono1
It's still "Work In Progress"
I finally decided to update Retropie and try what you said.
I did that and It works!! Big thanks for that @Folly !

Only one subtlety. It works with the 2 files from cdi910 and not the two same files found in cdimono1.7z from MAME 0.225. I rebuilt the cdimono1 with the good 2 files. I used .zip and not .7z

Nice to hear.
Good job !

Which files do you actually mean ?
I know that 2 of the 5 files are not used if using the standard CDI type. I kept the others in the cdimono1.zip because they were originally in there. The reason is : it should be possible to select other types of CDI players in lr-mess or mame.

DTEAM

@folly said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

Which files do you actually mean ?

zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201
zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206

Folly

@dteam said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

@folly said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

Which files do you actually mean ?

zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201
zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206

Thanks.