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    Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone

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    • DTEAMD
      DTEAM @Folly
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      @folly
      It will be easier with this output. Thanks

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        Folly @DTEAM
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        @dteam

        This is a .tap file with the (cass) option :
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        The joystick doesn't work.
        But I think I have to change this in "slot devices" before load.

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        • DTEAMD
          DTEAM @Folly
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          @folly
          I'm fighting with Bios files. I'll be good to do something soon... I hope.

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            Folly @DTEAM
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            @dteam said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

            @folly
            I'm fighting with Bios files. I'll be good to do something soon... I hope.

            I am using old MESS-0.151.BIOS.ROMs .
            For many systems they still work.
            I think you know where to find it.

            I loaded the .prg of boulder-dash with (quik).
            Went to the menu, slot devices, turned off joy2, turned on joy1, reset, I think it will exit to basic.
            Then I did run in basic, now I could play boulder-dash.

            2021-03-30-154551_800x600_scrot.png

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            • DTEAMD
              DTEAM @Folly
              last edited by

              @folly
              I'm using MAME 0.229. I'm gonna try 0.151

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              • DTEAMD
                DTEAM @DTEAM
                last edited by DTEAM

                @dteam
                Now It works hehe

                Mess romset (.zip) works and BIOS 0.229 also. I did a bad file extraction from zip to FileZilla. Sometime the gameplay is a pain in the ass, but It works.

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                  Folly @DTEAM
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                  @dteam

                  Seems most people do it that way.

                  I use my pi as desktop computer + retropie.

                  Perhaps an idea to use a "raspberry pi os with desktop" and install retropie on top, then you don't have to struggle with ssh and filezilla.
                  On the pi4 "emulationstation" can run in the desktop environment.
                  Or you can just boot in cli or go back in cli and run "emulationstation" without going to the desktop. (works with pretty much all pi's)
                  You can even run games from the file manager if you install my RetroRun script. (works with pretty much all pi's)

                  Interesting ?

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                  • DTEAMD
                    DTEAM @Folly
                    last edited by DTEAM

                    @folly

                    On my side, I'm running RetroPie on a handheld build. I did that for a Pi3 more than 2 years ago and I converted It for a Pi4 (It's really tight). I have used recycled materials (screws, old controller, LEGO parts, wooden tin for clementines, door screen, springs, old plank, old pencil basket) and materials from my children's DIY material basket (Popsicle sticks and toothpicks). Maybe It looks like hell but the gameplay is wonderfull , it's solid and the battery is huge (10000 mAh). For the controller, I have used a Teensy LC and for the touchscreen, It's a 5 inch (The touchscreen works well with Drastic for Nintendo DS). For USB and HDMI, I have used ribbon wiring. I have used a small amp for the speakers (stereo sound). SD card = 512 GB

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                      Folly @DTEAM
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                      @dteam

                      Oh I see, that's a different story.
                      Now I see why you are doing ssh and filezilla !

                      I must say, looks very cool.
                      You must have enjoyed building it.

                      Nice job !

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                      • DTEAMD
                        DTEAM @Folly
                        last edited by DTEAM

                        @folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

                        @dteam
                        Oh I see, that's a different story.
                        Now I see why you are doing ssh and filezilla !
                        I must say, looks very cool.
                        You must have enjoyed building it.
                        Nice job !

                        Thanks. Yes, It was a really fun creative project to do. I recommend it to everyone. It took me a lot of time to do it. I had to use wooden clamps for each piece. I preferred this project more to the one I did with a 3d printer for a Pi Zero. The wooden project is original and It's not a copy from another project (even the electronic part of it !!)
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                          Folly @DTEAM
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                          @dteam

                          I can refer to it.
                          It's always fun to do your own thing.

                          If I have some time, I will make some photo's of my projects.

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                            Folly
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                            @DTEAM @valerino

                            Today I had a look a config module-scripts (docsview.sh) containing the dialog api.
                            It took me quite some time but I changed it a bit to get the systems into the dialog menu.
                            I was also able to generate some scripts.

                            It's nowhere near how we want it.
                            But it's a start of finding out how we can do this.
                            I takes about 15 seconds to extract the systems from mame and display them in the menu.
                            Basically I got this :
                            2021-03-31-210848_1600x900_scrot.png

                            With the RetroPie-Setup we are root user.
                            So the generator-script, which contains the $HOME string wants to do all in the root directory.
                            So we have to come up with something to fix this.

                            This is the log selecting a system and generate some module-scripts :

                            = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
                            Running action 'gui' for 'add' : RetroPie-Setup Docs Viewer
                            = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
                            
                              % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                                             Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
                            
                              0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
                              2 29333    2   863    0     0   1913      0  0:00:15 --:--:--  0:00:15  1909
                            100 29333  100 29333    0     0  64326      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 64185
                            
                            install @valerino run_mess.sh script
                            /root/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/run_mess.sh: No such file or directory
                            read all available extensions per system
                            read compatible extension(s) for the individual media
                            read computer description(s)
                            read and match RetroPie names with mamedev names
                            cat: /root/RetroPie-Setup/platforms.cfg: No such file or directory
                            generate and write the install-<RPname>-from-mamedev-system-<MESSname><-media>.sh script file(s)
                            generate and write the install-<RPname>-cmd.sh command script file(s)
                            grep: /root/RetroPie-Setup/platforms.cfg: No such file or directory
                            
                            Log ended at: Wed Mar 31 21:03:49 CEST 2021
                            Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 52 secs
                            
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                            • DTEAMD
                              DTEAM @Folly
                              last edited by DTEAM

                              @folly

                              In your list, Zupapa is an arcade game. I'll try to found a list without arcade game and without mechanical machine.

                              In category.ini (0.229) from https://www.progettosnaps.net/renameset/
                              we can found filtered list with drivers. Can it be usefull?

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                                valerino @Folly
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                                @folly this is almost what i meant yes :) sorry but i hadn't time to look at the code myself. anyway, seems you're on the right track.

                                tell me more about the problem with the env vars, should be easy to fix.

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                                  Folly @DTEAM
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                                  @dteam said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

                                  @folly

                                  In your list, Zupapa is an arcade game. I'll try to found a list without arcade game and without mechanical machine.

                                  In category.ini (0.229) from https://www.progettosnaps.net/renameset/
                                  we can found filtered list with drivers. Can it be usefull?

                                  Indeed, we should use a filter.
                                  Perhaps we can implement it on the way.

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                                    Folly @valerino
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                                    @valerino said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

                                    @folly this is almost what i meant yes :) sorry but i hadn't time to look at the code myself. anyway, seems you're on the right track.

                                    tell me more about the problem with the env vars, should be easy to fix.

                                    Basically I use the $HOME string in my script, because we want to place the files also in the correct place if the user isn't pi.
                                    But now we are root with sudo.
                                    Perhaps we can extract the normal user and run the script with that user instead. (sudo -u pi, or something like that)
                                    And perhaps we have to correct the ownership of the files.
                                    Well, we can discuss some of that.

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                                    • DTEAMD
                                      DTEAM @Folly
                                      last edited by DTEAM

                                      @folly

                                      In the MESS 0.151 hash folder, we can found 609 .xml files associated to the systems.
                                      we could add kgradius and the others for MAME systems (Jakks, KonamiH, etc.) + 7

                                      Normally, I think we should found roughly 616 systems in the list. Am I correct?

                                      New edit: some systems doesn’t have hash file like svmu. Probably a little bit more than 616 systems

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                                        Folly @DTEAM
                                        last edited by Folly

                                        @dteam said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess and mame standalone:

                                        @folly

                                        In the MESS 0.151 hash folder, we can found 609 .xml files associated to the systems.
                                        we could add kgradius and the others for MAME systems (Jakks, KonamiH, etc.) + 7

                                        Normally, we should found roughly 616 systems in the list.

                                        Basically you say, not all handheld games, we have working, are in the mame hash lists.
                                        And someone should add them trough github.
                                        Am I correct ?

                                        (you mean find ?)

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                                        • DTEAMD
                                          DTEAM @Folly
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                                          @folly
                                          Ideally we should add the real name (like Jakks) but behind it it could be the name of a game as your script handles. I imagine it will depend on how you handle it in your script.

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                                            Folly @DTEAM
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                                            @dteam

                                            You would like to categorize all Jakks games as a cartridge of the jakks system, for example.
                                            Do I conclude correctly ?

                                            Well I think they separated them as standalone systems because not all hardware is identical.
                                            I read that MAME wants to do the most perfect hardware emulation, so that is why they seperated them.
                                            So I don't think there is any change they will change that, sorry.

                                            I get your point though.

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