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    MAME cfg Folder Question...

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      TPR @mitu
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      @mitu said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

      @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

      I can't seem to find the core config file to tell it a specific folder to look for rom .cfg files.

      You can re-configure the save folder on a per-system basis if you'd like, by modifying the retroarch.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/<system> ...

      I found that file, but all it says is this:
      input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/"

      And that folder doesn't seem to be keeping the config files.

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      • TPRT
        TPR @mitu
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        @mitu said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

        @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

        I can't seem to find the core config file to tell it a specific folder to look for rom .cfg files.

        You can re-configure the save folder on a per-system basis if you'd like, by modifying the retroarch.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/<system> ...

        And I don't seem to have a <system> folder for each mame core, just a general mame-libretro folder.

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @TPR
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          @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

          input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/"

          Yes, the configuration file is minimal, since it includes the global RetroArch configuration file from /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg.

          Add your configuration before the #include line:

          savestate_directory="<your chosen directory>"
savefile_directory="<your chosen directory>"
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          • TPRT
            TPR @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

            @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

            input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/"

            Yes, the configuration file is minimal, since it includes the global RetroArch configuration file from /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg.

            Add your configuration before the #include line:

            savestate_directory="<your chosen directory>"
savefile_directory="<your chosen directory>"

            Trying now... thank you.

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            • TPRT
              TPR @TPR
              last edited by TPR

              @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

              @mitu said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

              @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

              input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/"

              Yes, the configuration file is minimal, since it includes the global RetroArch configuration file from /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg.

              Add your configuration before the #include line:

              savestate_directory="<your chosen directory>"
savefile_directory="<your chosen directory>"

              Trying now... thank you.

              For the location of that retroarch.cfg file....

              Do I need to make a folder in configs for each of the MAME cores? For example:
              /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2003
              /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2003-plus
              /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2010

              or should that file stay in:
              /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame-libretro

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @TPR
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                @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

                Do I need to make a folder in configs for each of the MAME cores? For example:
                /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2003
                /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2003-plus
                /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2010
                or should that file stay in:
                /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame-libretro

                No, the configs folder hosts each system configuration, not the core configuration. It's /opt/retropie/configs/arcade, /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro, etc. Configurations for the arcade folder will apply to any Libretro core that's started for the arcade system, not just one.

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                • TPRT
                  TPR @mitu
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                  • TPRT
                    TPR @mitu
                    last edited by TPR

                    @mitu said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

                    @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

                    Do I need to make a folder in configs for each of the MAME cores? For example:
                    /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2003
                    /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2003-plus
                    /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame2010
                    or should that file stay in:
                    /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/mame-libretro

                    No, the configs folder hosts each system configuration, not the core configuration. It's /opt/retropie/configs/arcade, /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro, etc. Configurations for the arcade folder will apply to any Libretro core that's started for the arcade system, not just one.

                    So here is what I currently have in retroarch.cfg:

                    Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

                    input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/"
                    savestate_directory= "/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/"
                    savefile_directory= "/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/"

                    #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

                    Yet it is still saving the cfg files to:

                    /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/A/mame2003-plus/cfg

                    What do I need to do so that all cfg files save to:

                    /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/mame2003-plus/cfg

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @TPR
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                      @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

                      savestate_directory= "/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/"
                      savefile_directory= "/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/"

                      This is an invalid location, this folder doesn't exist - you forgot the /home part.

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                      • TPRT
                        TPR @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

                        @tpr said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

                        savestate_directory= "/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/"
                        savefile_directory= "/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/"

                        This is an invalid location, this folder doesn't exist - you forgot the /home part.

                        This is what the file currently looks like:

                        Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

                        input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/"
                        savestate_directory= "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/"
                        savefile_directory= "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/"

                        #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

                        And same results.

                        cfg files are still being saved to:
                        /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/A/mame2003-plus/cfg

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
                          last edited by mitu

                          In this case, it means MAME2003 does't act like I though and uses the content dir (where the ROM is located) to save those values. I don't have any other ideas, sorry.

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                          • TPRT
                            TPR @mitu
                            last edited by

                            @mitu said in MAME cfg Folder Question...:

                            In this case, it means MAME2003 does't act like I though and uses the content dir (where the ROM located) to save those values. I don't have any other ideas, sorry.

                            Thank you for your help

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