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    How does MSX & ColecoVision Co-Exist in BlueMSX?

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    • TPRT
      TPR @Folly
      last edited by

      @folly So here's the verbose runcommand log:
      https://www.dropbox.com/s/6ka7oshhxwbi4ec/runcommand_msx.log?dl=0

      I can see at the end it says this:
      [INFO] [Core Options]: Saved core options file to "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/blueMSX/blueMSX.opt"

      But I have no idea why it keeps trying to load that file. If I delete that file, it automatically loads as MSX and when I exit out, it just makes another one. I cannot seem to figure out why it's sharing that .opt file between both consoles.

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      • TPRT
        TPR @Folly
        last edited by

        @folly In my /opt/retropie/configs/coleco here is the retroarch.cfg:
        #Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

        input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/coleco/"

        quit_press_twice = "false"

        core_options_path = "/opt/retropie/configs/coleco/retroarch-core-options.cfg"
        #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

        and my retroarch-core-options.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/coleco
        bluemsx_auto_rewind_cas = "ON"
        bluemsx_cartmapper = "Auto"
        bluemsx_msxtype = "ColecoVision"
        bluemsx_nospritelimits = "ON"
        bluemsx_overscan = "disabled"
        bluemsx_vdp_synctype = "Auto"
        bluemsx_ym2413_enable = "enabled"

        I cannot figure out why it keeps loading as an MSX machine.

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        • TPRT
          TPR @TPR
          last edited by

          The only way I can see to get around this right now is to make an .opt file for every single ColecoVision ROM I have that specifically calls out the system type as ColecoVision.

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          • FollyF
            Folly @TPR
            last edited by Folly

            @tpr

            I checked mine and your log.

            mine does this instead :
            [INFO] [Core Options]: Saved core options file to "/opt/retropie/configs/coleco/retroarch-core-options.cfg"

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            • TPRT
              TPR @Folly
              last edited by

              @folly Yes, this is what is contained in that .cfg file in that folder:

              #Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

              input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/coleco/"

              quit_press_twice = "false"

              core_options_path = "/opt/retropie/configs/coleco/retroarch-core-options.cfg"
              #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

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              • FollyF
                Folly @TPR
                last edited by

                @tpr

                Indeed, very strange.

                Don't have a solution right now.

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                • TPRT
                  TPR @Folly
                  last edited by

                  @folly Just for fun I removed that "press_quit_twice" thing and I'm still getting this in my runcommand log:
                  [INFO] [Core Options]: Saved core options file to "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/blueMSX/blueMSX.opt"

                  I can't figure it out either. I don't think I've ever run into an issue like this before.

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                  • TPRT
                    TPR @Folly
                    last edited by

                    @folly Thanks for at least looking into it. I think at this point I'm just going to make a separate game options file for every single ColecoVision ROM. That's the only fix I can think of at the moment that will at least get this working.

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                    • FollyF
                      Folly @TPR
                      last edited by

                      @tpr

                      Yes, that is the only option for now.

                      Perhaps someone else has an idea how to fix this.

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                        dmmarti @TPR
                        last edited by

                        @tpr Do you have a file in this folder?

                        [INFO] [Remaps]: core-specific remap found at /opt/retropie/configs/coleco/blueMSX/blueMSX.rmp.

                        saw that in your verbose log.

                        If so, delete it and see if that fixes it.

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                        • TPRT
                          TPR @dmmarti
                          last edited by

                          @dmmarti Let me go look...

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                          • TPRT
                            TPR @dmmarti
                            last edited by

                            @dmmarti Damn... I do. Let me rename that now and see if it helps.

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                            • FollyF
                              Folly @TPR
                              last edited by

                              @tpr

                              Indeed my log doesn't refer to a remap file.

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                              • TPRT
                                TPR @dmmarti
                                last edited by

                                @dmmarti Nope. Didn't fix it. It also removed the ColecoVision specific remap for controls I had made. So I don't think that's the culprit.

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                                • TPRT
                                  TPR
                                  last edited by

                                  Here's what's also interesting. Some of my ColecoVision ROMs boot with FBNeo and even when I look at the runcommand log for those it's also pulling the config from the FBNeo config folder and not the coleco folder:

                                  [INFO] [Core Options]: Saved core options file to "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FinalBurn Neo/FinalBurn Neo.opt"

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                                  • FollyF
                                    Folly @TPR
                                    last edited by Folly

                                    @tpr

                                    Do you perhaps have wrong settings in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg ?

                                    Above is just a guess, seems we are on a dead end.

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                                    • TPRT
                                      TPR @Folly
                                      last edited by

                                      @folly I can check....

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                                      • TPRT
                                        TPR @Folly
                                        last edited by

                                        @folly Here's the retroarch.cfg in /all/
                                        https://www.dropbox.com/s/h4j6yhod2z92sin/retroarch_main.cfg?dl=0

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                                        • FollyF
                                          Folly @TPR
                                          last edited by

                                          @tpr

                                          The config looks good.

                                          Perhaps it's an idea to update RetroArch.

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                                          • TPRT
                                            TPR @Folly
                                            last edited by

                                            @folly Ha! Updating RA is actually where all these problems started! :P I just updated last night.

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