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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by mitu

      It's because characters as # have special meaning in the forum post - they start a heading. If you would have added the code blocks, as asked, they would have appear like in the 1st post of the topic.
      I added the code blocks to your post, so it shows correctly now.

      Regarding your issue, you've modified the original script and replaced

       default="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/default.mp4"
      

      with

      ls= $HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/
      

      that's why you get the error. Modify the line back, so it has the correct value.

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        PISCES3988 @mitu
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        @mitu

        How do I get to that to modify It

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          PISCES3988 @PISCES3988
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          @pisces3988

          Can you explain to me how to use code blocks so I'll have a better understanding of what
          I'm doing?

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            PISCES3988 @mitu
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            @mitu

            Can you explain to me how to use code blocks so I'll have a better understanding of what
            I'm doing?

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @PISCES3988
              last edited by mitu

              @pisces3988 Please don't spam the topic with repeated messages.
              Just add ``` before and after the text block to have it shown formatted. This is for the forum posts, it will not have any effect on the error you're getting with the onstart script.

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                PISCES3988 @mitu
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                @mitu

                oh sorry

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                  PISCES3988 @mitu
                  last edited by

                  Extract file name from called ROM

                  gname="$(basename "$3")"

                  build path to file and remove extension from ROM to add mp4 extension

                  $HOME variable will help users that are not stick to raspberry ;)

                  ifgame="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/${gname%.*}.mp4"
                  ifsystem="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/$1.mp4"
                  default="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/default.mp4"

                  If condition to check filename with -f switch, f means regular file

                  if [[ -f $ifgame ]]; then

                  omxplayer "$ifgame" > /dev/null 2>&1
                  

                  elif [[ -f $ifsystem ]]; then
                  omxplayer "$ifsystem" > /dev/null 2>&1
                  elif [[ -f $default ]]; then
                  omxplayer "$default" > /dev/null 2>&1 code_text

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                    PISCES3988 @PISCES3988
                    last edited by

                    @pisces3988

                    Is this right or not???

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                      PISCES3988 @PISCES3988
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                      @pisces3988

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                        PISCES3988 @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu

                        Extract file name from called ROM

                        gname="$(basename "$3")"
                        build path to file and remove extension from ROM to add mp4 extension
                        $HOME variable will help users that are not stick to raspberry ;)

                        ifgame="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/${gname%.*}.mp4"
                        ifsystem="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/$1.mp4"
                        default="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/default.mp4"
                        If condition to check filename with -f switch, f means regular file

                        if [[ -f $ifgame ]]; then

                        omxplayer "$ifgame" > /dev/null 2>&1

                        elif [[ -f $ifsystem ]]; then
                        omxplayer "$ifsystem" > /dev/null 2>&1
                        elif [[ -f $default ]]; then
                        omxplayer "$default" > /dev/null 2>&1 code_text

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                          PISCES3988 @PISCES3988
                          last edited by

                          @pisces3988

                          Is this right???

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                            PISCES3988 @mitu
                            last edited by

                            @mitu

                            what do I do next if this is right?

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                              PISCES3988 @mitu
                              last edited by

                              @mitu

                              Extract file name from called ROM

                              gname="$(basename "$3")"
                              build path to file and remove extension from ROM to add mp4 extension
                              $HOME variable will help users that are not stick to raspberry ;)

                              ifgame="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/${gname%.*}.mp4"
                              ifsystem="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/$1.mp4"
                              default="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/default.mp4"
                              If condition to check filename with -f switch, f means regular file

                              if [[ -f $ifgame ]]; then

                              omxplayer "$ifgame" > /dev/null 2>&1

                              elif [[ -f $ifsystem ]]; then
                              omxplayer "$ifsystem" > /dev/null 2>&1
                              elif [[ -f $default ]]; then
                              omxplayer "$default" > /dev/null 2>&1 code_text

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                                PISCES3988 @PISCES3988
                                last edited by

                                @pisces3988

                                Extract file name from called ROMcode_text

                                gname="$(basename "$3")"
                                build path to file and remove extension from ROM to add mp4 extension
                                $HOME variable will help users that are not stick to raspberry ;)

                                ifgame="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/${gname%.*}.mp4"
                                ifsystem="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/$1.mp4"
                                default="$HOME/RetroPie/videoloadingscreens/default.mp4"
                                If condition to check filename with -f switch, f means regular file

                                if [[ -f $ifgame ]]; then

                                omxplayer "$ifgame" > /dev/null 2>&1

                                elif [[ -f $ifsystem ]]; then
                                omxplayer "$ifsystem" > /dev/null 2>&1
                                elif [[ -f $default ]]; then
                                omxplayer "$default" > /dev/null 2>&1 code_textcode_text

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                                  PISCES3988 @PISCES3988
                                  last edited by

                                  @pisces3988

                                  Is someone gonna help me.....

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                                    PISCES3988 @PISCES3988
                                    last edited by

                                    @pisces3988

                                    Is there any other ways to do this stuff?

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                                      PISCES3988 @PISCES3988
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                                      @pisces3988

                                      Because with these instructions given to me in the last 2 days makes me feel kinda lost,
                                      with typing these different commands.

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                                      • ClydeC
                                        Clyde @PISCES3988
                                        last edited by Clyde

                                        @pisces3988 The problem in the last days was that you often didn't do exactly as we were asking you to. The same goes for the instructions in the opening post. For example, you missed or ignored the remarks in the opening post about not to use the old method and not create a copy of omxplayer anymore, and you didn't heed the exact spelling and upper/lower case of the terminal commands there.

                                        Computers do exactly what you tell them to do, so you have to be very observant and accurate when dealing with them, especially if you don't understand the instructions which you follow.

                                        That said, although the opening post is a little bit confusing because it was corrected but the old version was kept, it's really very straightforward:

                                        1. edit the runcommand-onstart.sh and add the lines below to it
                                        2. create the videoloadingscreens folder
                                        3. add MP4 files

                                        This is the essence of it, just three steps. The rest of the opening post is either outdated (the part about making a copy of OMX Player) or just an elaboration of those three steps. But since the first step was discarded without correcting the step numbers in the text, number 1. in the list above is explained under "Step Two" in the following text, 2. is explained as "Step Three" and so forth. So ignore everything under Step One and follow the remaining Step Two to Step Four.

                                        Since you did many things in your attempts – some of them correct, some wrong – I would recommend that you start over from the beginning, following only the three steps at the beginning of the instructions, which are described under Step Two to Step Four afterwards.

                                        1. [Step Two in the text] edit the runcommand-onstart.sh and add the lines below to it
                                        2. [Step Three in the text] create the videoloadingscreens folder
                                        3. [Step Four in the text] add MP4 files
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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator
                                          last edited by mitu

                                          @PISCES3988 I asked you to not bump your posts incessantly, this is not a chatroom. Users answer in their own free time, they don't monitor the forum 24/7 - please respect that.

                                          I told you what's the issue in my reply here - I'll not repeat it again. Make the modifications required - starting from scratch is also an option - and post the results.

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                                            PISCES3988
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                                            I Figured it out and got it working, yay!!!

                                            I just want to thank everyone that help me do this, and to get through the trials & errors ,
                                            I'm sorry for causing any trouble by bumping my post, like what's that's term suppose
                                            to mean. Whatever it means I'm sorry for doing it, I hope I didn't offend anyone. Overall
                                            I'm just glad that I & other people in this forum that tried helping me got the video loading screen to work, Thanks a Million everyone & Merry Christmas. This teaches me not to give up on anything no matter how hard it could be.

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