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      fCIbX6r1uN
      last edited by

      Update: DuckStation works flawlessly on an RPi 4, 32-bit! The only caveat is you need to be using a newer version of RetroArch (the one from RetroPie-Setup is stuck at 1.8.8 for now; I edited to script to fetch master and removed all the patches).

      Hopefully they add it to by default to RetroPie soon.

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      • George SpiggottG
        George Spiggott @fCIbX6r1uN
        last edited by

        @fcibx6r1un Which ROM formats does it accept? Does it support PBP yet?

        Currently running:
        Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
        ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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          BuZz administrators @fCIbX6r1uN
          last edited by

          @fcibx6r1un it doesn't work flawlessly yet afaik - there are some rendering issues. Btw @dankcushions did the Retroarch changes and some others relating to this, so we are aware of current compatibility etc. It will be added at some point when issues are sorted etc.

          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            Norstein
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            Any news on this?
            I would LOVE to have this on my x86 Retropie system!

            Although no PBP support is kind of a real downside, since PBP has the best compression and is the easiest way to have 1 file per game.

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            • dankcushionsD
              dankcushions Global Moderator @Norstein
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              @norstein said in Request: add Duckstation PSX emulator:

              Any news on this?

              the latest update is here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28851/general-duckstation-discussion/5?_=1608547611304

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              • DreamcastKidD
                DreamcastKid Banned @Norstein
                last edited by mitu

                @norstein said in Request: add Duckstation PSX emulator:

                since PBP has the best compression and is the easiest way to have 1 file per game.

                2nd Best ... CHD has better compression and is also a very easy way to have 1 file per game.

                Also, CHD is compatible with Duckstation :) FTW !

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                • ClydeC
                  Clyde @DreamcastKid
                  last edited by Clyde

                  @dreamcastkid Correct, and the reason for that is that CHD compresses data tracks with 7z's LZMA compression and audio tracks with FLAC, using the best compression for the resp. data type.

                  And yes, easy it is, too. See here for a script and a one-liner for RetroPie's command shell bash to create CHDs from bin/cue files.

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                  • George SpiggottG
                    George Spiggott @Clyde
                    last edited by

                    @clyde I'm tempted to convert my collection to CHD. Ideally I'd need a way to convert my existing PBP collection back to BIN/QUE in bulk.

                    Currently running:
                    Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                    ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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                      Folly @George Spiggott
                      last edited by Folly

                      @george-spiggott

                      It seems this tool can do this ( convert pbp to bin/cue ) ( bulk batch processing with wildcards seem also possible ) :
                      https://github.com/RupertAvery/PSXPackager

                      It seems to work only on windows, here you can find the binary :
                      https://github.com/RupertAvery/PSXPackager/releases

                      Found it in this thread :
                      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28688/psx-psxpackager-a-tool-to-convert-from-7z-bin-cue-to-pbp

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                      • ClydeC
                        Clyde
                        last edited by

                        @george-spiggott I have no experience with PBP, but according to this and this, they are (mostly?) identical to ISO, and you may be able to "convert" them back to ISO simply by renaming them. At least it may be worth a try.

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                        • ClydeC
                          Clyde
                          last edited by

                          I searched a little and found the QPSPManager. Its available for Windows, MacOS and (alas, only in an older version) Linux.

                          It requires a graphical desktop environment, so even its Linux version shouldn't run on RetroPie without installing one, or using another Linux distribution.

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                            George Spiggott @Clyde
                            last edited by George Spiggott

                            @clyde and @Folly I finally got round to sorting this. It took me (or rather the computer) an hour or so to convert the 45 games in PBPs to BIN/CUE and then to CHD.

                            CHD = 14.2 GB
                            PBP = 16.3 GB
                            BIN = 23.9 GB

                            Also I now need to create an M3U file for the one multi disk game I have.

                            Currently running:
                            Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                            ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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                              Folly @George Spiggott
                              last edited by Folly

                              @george-spiggott

                              Which programs did you use, eventually, for the conversions ?

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                                George Spiggott @Folly
                                last edited by

                                @folly PSXPackager and Chdman.

                                Currently running:
                                Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                                ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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                                  Folly @George Spiggott
                                  last edited by Folly

                                  @george-spiggott said in Request: add Duckstation PSX emulator:

                                  @folly PSXPackager and Chdman.

                                  Nice to hear that my suggestion worked. 😊

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                                    George Spiggott @Folly
                                    last edited by

                                    @folly I have had one failure, Tomb Raider, no doubt because of its unusual multi .BIN file system. I had to source a new copy of the .BINs and convert them directly to .CHD.

                                    Currently running:
                                    Retropie 4.8.9 on a Pi Zero 2W (Overclock Settings: CPU 1400Mhz)
                                    ES-DE on a GMKtec K6 (Windows 11, 32GB RAM)

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                                      Folly @George Spiggott
                                      last edited by

                                      @george-spiggott
                                      Looks like you have done pretty good then. 👍

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                                      • dankcushionsD
                                        dankcushions Global Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        duckstation now supports PBP, fyi

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                                          wmarcio @dankcushions
                                          last edited by wmarcio

                                          @dankcushions .pbp file not show all games in list.
                                          Linux mint 20.4 x64.
                                          Edit: Dont run any game in .pbp file...

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                                          • wmarcioW
                                            wmarcio
                                            last edited by

                                            Hello, does anyone know how to tell me how to compile the source code of the version for Linux?
                                            I've tried, but I don't have the necessary knowledge.

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