Retroarch 1.90?

mitu

@jamrom2 Please open a separate topic.

jamrom2

@mitu no problem

windg

Is there a possibility that a new iso with the latest updates to be released ?

sirhenrythe5th

@windg just update all installed packages after an update of the retropie script, this is what the devs do when they release a major image-update

sirhenrythe5th

Note concerning Achievements Sounds.
Even if you activate them in RA it is not played because it is not there.
You have to create the folder "sounds" in "opt/configs/all/retroarch/assets/" and copy a sound of your choice in there.
I am using the Playstation-Trophy-Jingle named "unlock.ogg" and it works great now.

dankcushions

@sirhenrythe5th said in Retroarch 1.90?:

Note concerning Achievements Sounds.
Even if you activate them in RA it is not played because it is not there.
You have to create the folder "sounds" in "opt/configs/all/retroarch/assets/" and copy a sound of your choice in there.
I am using the Playstation-Trophy-Jingle named "unlock.ogg" and it works great now.

i guess you mean /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/assets/ :)

note that RA has their own unlock sound available here: https://github.com/libretro/retroarch-assets/raw/master/sounds/unlock.ogg

(retropie doesn't install this or any other RA sounds by defaults as it installs a 'minimal' assets package)

sirhenrythe5th

@dankcushions said in Retroarch 1.90?:

i guess you mean /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/assets/ :)

Of course i did ;D
Thanks for adding the complete path.

SierraFOOL

@mitu How can i Update to a new Retroarch Version?

mitu

@sierrafool https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/

SierraFOOL

@mitu thanks. Only to Install from source, i can Update to 1.9.5

mitu

@sierrafool Binary or source, it will get you the same version (v1.9.5).

sirhenrythe5th

@sirhenrythe5th said in Retroarch 1.90?:

Note concerning Achievements Sounds.
Even if you activate them in RA it is not played because it is not there.
You have to create the folder "sounds" in "opt/configs/all/retroarch/assets/" and copy a sound of your choice in there.
I am using the Playstation-Trophy-Jingle named "unlock.ogg" and it works great now.

UPDATE: since the update to 4.7.16 the retroachievement-sounds are broken on my system.
As soon as a achievement pops up the sound changes to annoying static noise.
I disabled the sounds for the moment, i dont think we can do something about it, i guess it is an issue concerning RA.

mitu

@sirhenrythe5th said in Retroarch 1.90?:

UPDATE: since the update to 4.7.16 the retroachievement-sounds are broken on my system.

Strange, as RetroArch hasn't been updated recently - it's the same version as 1 month ago (v1.9.5)

sirhenrythe5th

@mitu that is what i thought too.
In the end the achievement-sounds did work for sure at the beginning.
I am not sure anymore...was my first attempt based on RA1.9.4 or RA1.9.5?
I also had the idea that my chosen sound has got corrupted somehow, i will try to change it to the default one offered by RA in the evening.
Did not change anything relevant on my setup (audio output or mixer), i just keep up updating daily if an update is available for my installed cores and emulators.

retropieuser555

@sirhenrythe5th did you find a solution to the white noise sound in the end? I'm finding it on 4.7.19 when using a retroflag gpi

Edit: nevermind I updated to 1.9.9 RetroArch and it's fixed

sirhenrythe5th

@retropieuser555 nice to hear!
I wait until retroarch 1.9.9 / 1.9.14 is supported by retropie.
Proper achievement-sounds + PSP-achievements will be awesome :D

retropieuser555

@sirhenrythe5th fwiw I just edited the script module file to 1.9.9 and it compiled from source ok. It doesn't work for 1.9.14 (the most recent RetroArch). Also don't use 1.9.8, that has a bug where instead of the static sound when RetroArch goes to play the .ogg file it just crashes.

Only issue with psp achievements is you'll need a better machine than a pi4 to run the lr-ppsspp at a decent speed (for the 3d open world/resource intensive games anyway)

Edit:- somewhat off topic but I just realised I could make copies of the assets directory and change the unlock file so I could have system specific unlock sounds. Might look into that, find a classic sound effect from each system to use

sirhenrythe5th

@retropieuser555 i only use lr-ppsspp and i can play most of the games without issues, the usage of alsathread gave a significant boost.
Of course there are limits, i.e God of War, but ppsspp-standalone struggles with it also.
And at least the achievements are a reason to stay with lr-ppsspp ;)

retropieuser555

@sirhenrythe5th oh I agree, I like the achievements as a function. I'll have to experiment with alsathread and see if it bumps up abit of speed on the lr-ppsspp, as it seems pretty slow to me even on simple 2d games like retro city rampage

sirhenrythe5th

@retropieuser555 when i started with PSP it was as you said, standalone was so much faster, but i did not want a seperate GUI within retropie.
So i used lr-ppsspp with a handful of games that worked fine, of course those where the ones which did not require a lot of performance (Angry Birds, Peggle etc.)

With the change to alsathread the situation is a complete other one.
Without overclocking and even with shaders i can play nearly everything.
Burnout, Monster Hunter, Tony Hawk,...i dont know the excact FPS, but the games are absolutely playable :)