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      PISCES3988 @dmmarti
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      @dmmarti

      Someone else yesterday was telling me to type these commands right here

      Screenshot_2020-12-01 Game launching video loading screens.png

      Screenshot_2020-12-01 Game launching video loading screens(1).png

      and when I type the first one I got default.mp4 in pink letters but when I typed the second one it just said command not found

      can you please help me with that?

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        PISCES3988 @dmmarti
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        @dmmarti

        I just typed whoami and it said pi

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          dmmarti @PISCES3988
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          @pisces3988
          So how are you typing the first command that shows default.mp4 in pink letters?

          Please describe how you are doing it.

          Are you pressing F4 to exit EmulationStation?
          Are you using Putty from your PC and connecting to your Pi that way?

          Also..when you are using your FTP program, what username are you using to connect with?

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            PISCES3988 @dmmarti
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            @dmmarti

            I typed the first command like this

            ls $HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/

            and yes I pressed F4 to exit emulationstation and I've used Putty, I've tried both.
            The FTP Program, the username I used is pi and password raspberry.

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              dmmarti @PISCES3988
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              @pisces3988
              One last command to run and tell us the output.

              Using both ways you used for the screenshots above.....

              Access the terminal and type:
              echo $HOME and press <enter>

              Tell us the output from both ways you've been running the ls command.

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                PISCES3988 @dmmarti
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                @dmmarti

                When you mean terminal you mean hit F4 or not?

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                  dmmarti @PISCES3988
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                  @pisces3988
                  The "terminal" is what the unix command line is called. It's where you've been typing these commands and pressing <enter> at.

                  When you press F4 while in EmulationStation, EmulationStation quits and you are at the "terminal" at that point.

                  When you use Putty and remotely access your Pi, you are automatically placed into the "terminal" at that point.

                  So, anyone who says "access the terminal" .. what they are telling you to do is (using whatever method you prefer) access your Pi and be at the unix command prompt so you can type unix commands.

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                    PISCES3988 @dmmarti
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                    @dmmarti

                    Ok I just typed the command echo $HOME and pressed enter and it said /home/pi in white letters and then I typed ls $HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/ and I got default.mp4 in pink letters.

                    Then I tried to type the first command pi@pie4~ $ ls $HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens

                    when I hit enter it said command not found could'nt get passed that what went wrong???

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                      mitu Global Moderator @PISCES3988
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                      @pisces3988 said in Game launching video loading screens:

                      ls $HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens

                      The command is

                       ls $HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens
                      

                      not

                      pi@pie4~ $ ls $HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens
                      
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                        PISCES3988 @mitu
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                        @mitu

                        That's what I typed , I made a typing mistake.

                        Where do I go from here now?

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                          mitu Global Moderator @PISCES3988
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                          @pisces3988 What is the output of the command ?

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                            PISCES3988 @mitu
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                            @mitu

                            The output of the command is default.mp4

                            I know yesterday I told you that it said mame.mp4 but someone else told me to change it
                            to default.mp4

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                              mitu Global Moderator @PISCES3988
                              last edited by mitu

                              @pisces3988 OK, in this case - is the video playing or you still get the 'file not found' error ?

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                                PISCES3988 @mitu
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                                @mitu

                                I still get the file not found error

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                                  mitu Global Moderator @PISCES3988
                                  last edited by mitu

                                  Can you post the output of the command

                                  cat /dev/shm/runcommand.log
                                  

                                  Run the game like normal, then exit the game. From SSH (or a command line), type the command above and post the output.

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                                    PISCES3988 @mitu
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                                    @mitu

                                    This is the output that I got

                                    /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh: line 7: /home/pi/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/: Is a directory
                                    Parameters:
                                    Exexcuting: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003/mame2003_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/1941j.zip" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg

                                    That's the output that I got.

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                                      mitu Global Moderator @PISCES3988
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                                      The error in the log file indicates you've got an error in the /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh, which should contain the commands explained in the topic starter.

                                      Review the file and make sure all commands are correct, you capitalized the paths correctly, didn't add any extra spaces. You can upload the file - as is - to pastebin.com to check if there's anything wrong there.

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                                        PISCES3988 @mitu
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                                        @mitu

                                        you mean this file I just typed?

                                        /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh: line 7: /home/pi/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/: Is a directory
                                        Parameters:
                                        Exexcuting: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003/mame2003_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/1941j.zip" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg

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                                          mitu Global Moderator @PISCES3988
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                                          @pisces3988 I mean /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh.

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                                            PISCES3988 @mitu
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                                            @mitu

                                            Well, I see a red line through retropie and a red line through runcommand-onstart.sh those are the only mistakes that I see.

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