Anyone know why lr-fmsx doesn't work on Pi 4?

JimmyFromTheBay

@folly Yeah, I noticed the X11 thing but have no idea what to do about it. How come lr-mess doesn't have MSX support, btw?

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

lr-mess and mame have MSX support.
Only you have to install the a specific msx type.
For example :
hbf700p (MSX2)
I added this type with FMPAC support in the special system section.
Also in the normal systems section there are many types you can install.
Have a look.

I made it so that if the script detects an MSX system from the normal database it will install it as the retropie-name msx, so you can use the normal themes and game directory.

Just search in this file for MSX types :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/blob/main/00-databases-00/mame/mame0231_systems

You can make a list of MSX types with this command :

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/main/00-databases-00/mame/mame0231_systems | grep MSX

JimmyFromTheBay

@folly said in Anyone know why lr-fmsx doesn't work on Pi 4?:

@jimmyfromthebay

lr-mess and mame have MSX support.
Only you have to install the a specific msx type.
For example :
hbf700p (MSX2)

Aha! Unfortunately I installed a bunch of those (covering MSX1, MSX2, MSX2+ and Turbo-R) and none of them ran the games that fMSX did, so I'll still have to try to figure out some way to fix it :(

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

Which game do you want to run ?

I saw in you first post you wanted to run :
Jet Set Willy (1985) (Hudson) (J).rom

I tried it, and it works with all setups :
openmsx
lr-bluemsx
lr-fmsx
lr-mess (hbf700p using -cart1)
mame (hbf700p using -cart1)

Unpack the rom, and run the rom directly.
With mame/lr-mess, make sure you use the correct media option.

JimmyFromTheBay

@folly said in Anyone know why lr-fmsx doesn't work on Pi 4?:

@jimmyfromthebay

Which game do you want to run ?

There are quite a few that only work(ed) in fMSX, one example is the disk version of the original Jet Set Willy (not the Bee Card version on a ROM file, which is a totally different game).

(The disk version is Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects).zip)

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

Ok, I will have a look if I can find that game somewhere.

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

Ok I found Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects).dsk
I think it's the same version you are using.

Indeed the msx restarts with lr-bluemsx and lr-mess(hbf700p).
With fmsx and openmsx it works.

I used openmsx to find the issue as I was thinking it was a poke issue.
Back in the days we used POKE -1,170 (for a Phillips MSX2) or POKE -1,255 (for a Sony MSX2).
Many more games have this issue.
Now it's possible to use the universal poke so the games will work on allmost all MSX types.

BTW : you should be able to load with lr-mess using for example (nms8245)

You can read more about it here :
http://faq.msxnet.org/miscfaq.html

I altered the .dsk with openmsx.
You have to eject the disk on boot and later insert it again when you are in basic.
That way you can see the files on disk with the command files.
Then you have to load JETSET.BAS with load"jetset.bas".
Do list or in this case you can do list 0.
Alter the POKE -1,170 into POKE -1,(15-PEEK(-1)\16)*17 .
Then save the file again with save"jetset.bas"
If you want to you can run with run and you will execute the basic file.

Now the .dsk file is changed and you will be able to load it into the other emulators.

If above is too difficult you can patch you file with the .ips :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/tree/main/00-roms-00/msx/Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects)

Just click on the .ips to download the patch.

Use this tool to apply the patch :
https://github.com/kylon/Lipx

Show the usage :

python lipx.py

Apply the patch to your original (please make a backup before you apply the patch !):

python lipx.py -a "Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects).dsk" "Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects).ips"

md5sums are :

md5sum *

50f8b3e89c4a75ec5b7c3fa12edfe13c Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects)-original-philips-poke.dsk (original)
064474311a05c3ee60ab1b27956f72bf Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects)-universal-poke.dsk (changed)
3a97ab7984559ba744d8bb3459ebd12d Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects).ips (patch)

JimmyFromTheBay

@folly said in Anyone know why lr-fmsx doesn't work on Pi 4?:

Use this tool to apply the patch :
https://github.com/kylon/Lipx

I don't have the TINIEST clue how to do anything with Python (or, indeed, what Python even is), but I'll try with a normal IPS patcher, thanks :)

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

Ok if you know how to use a different ips patcher you can use that.

Python is a programming language and should already be there on your pi.
The lipx.py is a just a python program, it's just a text file with instructions, just like a basic program.

JimmyFromTheBay

@folly Bah, FLIPS doesn't recognise the patch format, will look for something else.

(The Pi said "python: can't open file 'lipx.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory".)

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

Perhaps you have to make it executable.

Try to do (to make it executable) :
chmod u+x lipx.py

Then you should be able to run it directly, just like any other binary :
./lipx.py

JimmyFromTheBay

@folly Oh, I misunderstood you - I thought you were saying LipX was already installed on the Pi. I haven't a clue how to install something from GitHub onto the Pi - I can't exaggerate how little I know about Linux.

Fortunately your link was very useful - by setting BlueMSX to MSX2 and holding down Ctrl while loading I got the game to work :)

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

Just go to the github page and download the lipx.py and place it in on your pi next to the dsk files.
Just cd to that directory and do the commands.

Ok you have it working with ctrl, Nice !
Which link do you refer to ?

Ps.
For windows you can try to use "Lunar IPS"

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

Here a small tutorial:

cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/msx
#next line will download the lipx.py
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kylon/Lipx/master/lipx.py > lipx.py
#next line will make it executable
chmod u+x lipx.py

Be sure your files are in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/msx do:

cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/msx
./lipx.py -a "Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects).dsk" "Jet Set Willy (1984)(Software Projects).ips"

JimmyFromTheBay

@folly said in Anyone know why lr-fmsx doesn't work on Pi 4?:

Ok you have it working with ctrl, Nice !
Which link do you refer to ?

This one:

http://faq.msxnet.org/miscfaq.html

Setting to MSX2 and holding Ctrl seems to work for most but not all games. (The only failure so far is Astro Blaster (1988)(Eurosoft).dsk.)

Sadly I can't do the poke manually because OpenMSX crashes too.

JimmyFromTheBay

@jimmyfromthebay (These are all the games I currently have assigned to fMSX, just for interest.)

msx_MSXManiaCollection-Disk07519xx- = "lr-fmsx"
msx_RobotWars1986EaglesoftNLRUNCAS- = "lr-fmsx"
msx_RobotWars1986EaglesoftNL = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Aleste2 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_InvasionOfTheZombieMonsters = "lr-fmsx"
msx_ApemanStrikesAgain1985Bytebusters = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Invasion_of_the_Zombie_Monsters = "lr-fmsx"
msx_InvadersRevenge-MMG = "lr-fmsx"
msx_InvadersRevenge19xxMMGSoftware = "lr-fmsx"
msx_AlphaBlaster1984LiveWire = "lr-fmsx"
msx_AlphaBlaster1984Aackosoft = "lr-fmsx"
msx_BURNERBURST_Final_version_25 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Booga-Boo1986Quicksilva = "lr-fmsx"
msx_BARUKOforMSX1128Kv31 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Fuzzball1986Eaglesoft = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Gamecase-Sega = "lr-msx"
msx_Gauntlet1985Gremlin = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Gauntlet1986USGold = "lr-fmsx"
msx_GameLand1984CasioJpKanji = "lr-fmsx"
msx_JetSetWilly1984SoftwareProjectsb2 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_R-TypeEnhancement = "lr-fmsx"
msx_DesperadoSp1987TopoSoft = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Bubbler1987Ultimate = "lr-fmsx"
msx_InvadersRevenge19xxMMGSoftware1 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_INVADERS_DSK_ENG_MSX1 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_MazeMaxFr1985Loriciels = "lr-fmsx"
msx_PowerDrift1989Activision = "lr-fmsx"
msx_NuclearInvadersDaniCrespo2012 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_OutRun1988USGold = "lr-fmsx"
msx_OutRun11988USGold = "lr-fmsx"
msx_KickIt1986Aackosoft = "lr-fmsx"
msx_SeaKingPlayers1986 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_SirFredMadeinSpain1985 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_TimeCurbAackosoft1986 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_SuperIlevanKoichiNishida1987 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_WhoDaresWinsIIAlligata1986 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_BomberManParagon = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Desolator1986GremlinGraphicsSoftware = "lr-fmsx"
msx_BoulderDash1986OrpheusMSX1Jap = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Skramble1986Aackosoft = "lr-fmsx"
msx_Skramble1985Aackosoft = "lr-fmsx"
msx_AleHopSp1988TopoSoft = "lr-fmsx"
msx_GridTrap1985Livewiresoft = "lr-fmsx"
msx_SpartanXPonyCanyon1985 = "lr-fmsx"
msx_JackieChanInSpartanX1985Pony = "lr-fmsx"
msx_AstroBlaster1988Eurosoft = "lr-fmsx"

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

Yea indeed, that we did that ctrl too back in the days.
Was not aware that this was in the link also.

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

You could try and install a Philips MSX with lr-mess.
This should also work.

I will test a Philips.

I tested nms8250 for mame/lr-mess.
The game works with this type with mame/lr-mess oob.

You will also be able to edit the disk :
Go into the UI and you will be able to eject the disk, reset the machine, insert disk again and edit the disk in basic.

JimmyFromTheBay

@folly said in Anyone know why lr-fmsx doesn't work on Pi 4?:

I altered the .dsk with openmsx.
You have to eject the disk on boot and later insert it again when you are in basic.
That way you can see the files on disk with the command files.
Then you have to load JETSET.BAS with load"jetset.bas".
Do list or in this case you can do list 0.
Alter the POKE -1,170 into POKE -1,(15-PEEK(-1)\16)*17 .
Then save the file again with save"jetset.bas"
If you want to you can run with run and you will execute the basic file.

Now the .dsk file is changed and you will be able to load it into the other emulators.

I tried Astro Blaster with nms8250. I was able to eject the disk, access BASIC and insert the disk again. There was only one .BAS file on there, which had a single line of code which didn't mention any POKEs. I typed the POKE in directly anyway and typed RUN, but it just continually rebooted itself like it did before.

Folly

@jimmyfromthebay

I had a look at Astro Blaster.
It doesn't work for me too, It has a different issue, that I can't find.

But basically the disk is probably a conversion of a ROM.
So you should find a ROM and use that.

I have a rom version and it loads.

Search the internet for "file-hunter"

With these commands you should be able to find all the "Astro Blaster" files :

cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/msx
find -name "Astro Bl*"