Retroarch not saving changes I make

g0nz0uk

Hello,

I've started using the arcade folder instead of fba, mames, neogeo etc and all works except when I set my screen to full screen by turning the integer off and turning the pi curvature shader on in Retroarch.. The game plays perfect with my settings. But when I exit and go back in the settings have been forgotten. I want this setting for all games in the arcade folder, but they do use mame 2003, fba and neo geo backend I guess.

I've even followed the guide on saving the retroarch.cfg first then making the changes and saving again and comparing the results and the editing the retroarch.cfg to match, but that doesn't work.

Retroarch is set to save changes on exit too.

I'm using Retropie 4.0

Thanks in advance for any help.

herb_fargus

@g0nz0uk https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Configuration-Editor

g0nz0uk

Isn't this the same as me editing the Retroarch.cfg via putty?

Floob

@g0nz0uk said in Retroarch not saving changes I make:

Isn't this the same as me editing the Retroarch.cfg via putty?

Using the configuration manager is a far safer route to make these changes, as it is very unlikely to cause any issues with the way RetroPie calls the files. Manually editing can cause problems for various reasons.

From your post I can see there could be a few issues there, if you do this with the config editor its much easier.
You can of course do this manually, but you need to be aware of the implications, its not the supported or recommended route.

g0nz0uk

That method does the same thing. I make changes via:

*option x804
*Advanced Configuration
*Configure Liberto options
*arcade /retroarch.cfg

I change aspect ration to 4.3 and the video shader to the crt-pi-curvature-vertical.glslp.

Then cancel out and run for example Altered Beast (says it's using ir-mame2003) and the settings have not worked. I quit out and go back to the settings above and the have reverted to what they were before.

dankcushions

@g0nz0uk

I change aspect ration to 4.3 and the video shader to the crt-pi-curvature-vertical.glslp.

why are you change aspect ratio? latest version of mame2003 will have correct aspect ratios.

and why are you using crt-pi-curvature-vertical? that's only for vertical games (most shootemups, donkey kong, etc)

i'm being picky :) but aside from that i think the setting you're missing is
video_shader_enable = "true" - look for that in the config editor.

g0nz0uk

video_shader_enable already seems to be set to "true" I've changed the shader just to crt-pi-curvature too. Then run a game and it shows up in the top right quarter of my screen. If I go into the games retroarch and set it to 4:3 it fixes it. When I exit back to ES and go back in I'm back to square one again.

Plus the retroarch.cfg has reverted too.

Floob

You could zip up your config directory and we can see where the problem is, upload to filedropper or similar site.

g0nz0uk

Sure here you go:

http://www.filedropper.com/configs

This is Retropie 4.0, that has been upgraded, so maybe that is the issue, I'm not sure.

DrMaxwell

You need to open the RetroArch Gui and set it to save on exit. It will create a cfg in the configs folder with whatever settings you implemented before closing the game. Take the newly written cfg file and replace the default one with it.

I'd give you screen shots and file names but I'm in bed now and my computer is at work.

Floob

@g0nz0uk
Some issues to start with are

/all/retroarch.cfg has been overwritten, and is set to save on exit, this really wont help.
/arcade/retroarch.cfg has been overwritten and has a lot of lines that are not needed.
/fba/retroarch.cfg has been overwritten and has a lot of lines that are not needed, and causing conflicts

Put these back to the defaults, or just install again.

Its much easier to use the config editor to make sure these changes are done properly.
Here is an overview of how the configs work
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2199/specific-retroarch-emulator-settings-are-being-over-written-after-i-quit-the-game/24

g0nz0uk

@Floob Thanks Floob I will make a start tonight, what is the best way to set them back to the defaults and not cause issues elsewhere as I'd like to keep my controls setup the way they are?

Floob

The system specific one should look like this, obviously change the system name:
http://pastebin.com/raw/n5FbDBUK

The /all/retroarch.cfg should look like this
http://pastebin.com/raw/WrvnD9Gh

saccublenda

@g0nz0uk if you try to use "save current config" in Retroarch do you get a confirmation message like "configuration saved as ..."?

g0nz0uk

yeah it goes to:
home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/mame2003_liberto.cfg

I don't want to re-image and start over as all the other emulators work fine (controls, shaders, screensize etc) It's just this arcade folder which is new to me.

saccublenda

Try removing
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg

When you launch mame again it should create a new retroarch.cfg, and you should be able to edit it in Retroarch and save the changes.

g0nz0uk

Hello,

I had to reinstall mame2003 in the end for the settings to work. I have lost my controls though. I run a game hit tab and choose "input (general" and try and configure P1 and P2 etc but my bartop buttons are not detected now.

They work fine in ES and all other emulators execpt this arcade/mame2003 emulator.

Any ideas what it might be?

saccublenda

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