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

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      Folly @DTEAM
      last edited by Folly

      @dteam

      Thanks for the feedback.

      Indeed I have to work on it, structuring it better.
      This is basically caused by the fact that I am working on it.
      First I want to make sure things are working correctly.
      When I am done adding/testing stuff I will try to reorganize.
      Perhaps we can discuss this later on, to make it simpler.
      Or indeed add a diagram in the first post.

      Perhaps you have noticed, the forum lists are now in two sections. (old and new)
      The list can now be build up from the new database we created.
      Basically this means I can remove it from the old section, where it used it's own data.

      Well, I have noticed now, working on it, that there is still much to be added and things that have to be changed.

      Btw.
      You can experiment with making some sorting lines, if you want.
      That way we can build the new lists that are important to be in there.
      You can add it between lines 86 and 107, and share them if you like.

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        Folly @DTEAM
        last edited by Folly

        @dteam

        I did a huge update.
        You can test some new stuff ;-)

        https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/blob/432d2c9db4b1497ba2da938cef1968621c5c2570/00-workdir-00/add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

        Front-end 2v4 improved

        • cleaned up a bit
          (removed tho old forum selection list, now there is a new one)
          (removed some functions and added some functions)
        • re-ordered the menu
          (hopefully, in time, it will evolve into a better and simpler structure)
        • add experimental help lines
          (perhaps not a definitive solution !)
        • add saving and removing database file locally (for offline usage)
          (file is save in or deleted from : /opt/retropie/emulators/mame)
        • add more sorted lists (remove test lines)
        • add SEARCH form, to create a sorted list on the fly
          (still an issue in the dialog form : "cancel" button doesn't work)
        • add download option with form
          (only available with the correct input !)
          (still an issue in the dialog form : "cancel" button doen't work)
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          DTEAM @Folly
          last edited by

          @folly
          When I updated Retropie, something happened with my Retropie Setup. I can't run Retropie Setup anymore. I suspect the Valerino script. Any idea. Maybe it's helpers.sh.

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            Folly @DTEAM
            last edited by Folly

            @dteam

            Don't know.

            You can try and rename the directory and git clone the repository again.
            That way you have the whole directory fresh and a backup of the old directory.

            Then try if it works ! (edit)

            Later you can copy the module-scripts, you had, back in.

            Is it a solution ?

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              DTEAM @Folly
              last edited by

              @folly
              I already copy fresh files from here

              I'll try to do some cherry picking from here

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                Folly @DTEAM
                last edited by Folly

                @dteam

                I just did my trick here, using :

                Renaming the old RetroPie-Setup to RetroPie-Setup.old

                cloning :

                cd 
                git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git
                

                running (4.7.19) :

                cd RetroPie-Setup
                sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
                

                Looks fine here, so I suspect it's something else.

                If you have it running I recommend you add our -ext script from now on in :
                /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup.ok/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/supplementary/add-mamedev-systems-2v4-ext.sh

                This places all generated module-scripts in :
                /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup.ok/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/libretrocores

                And in the RetroPie-Setup they will be arranged on external repository name .

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                  DTEAM @Folly
                  last edited by DTEAM

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

                  cd RetroPie-Setup

                  It's do this:

                  pi@retropie:~ $ cd RetroPie-Setup
                  pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
                  sudo: ./retropie_setup.sh: command not found
                  
                  

                  or this

                  pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh
                  /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/packages.sh: line 903: source: /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh: cannot execute binary file
                  Module  is missing valid rp_module_id
                  Module  is missing valid rp_module_desc
                  
                  
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                    Folly @DTEAM
                    last edited by Folly

                    @dteam

                    remove our script
                    add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

                    and try to run the setup again without it.
                    You should use this :

                    sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
                    

                    Could you check the permission of the files again for me ? :
                    I have :

                    pi@raspberrypi:~/RetroPie-Setup $ ls -l
                    total 76
                    -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   146 Oct 28 21:16 AUTHORS
                    -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   417 Oct 28 21:16 CONTRIBUTING.md
                    -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   635 Oct 28 21:16 COPYRIGHT.md
                    -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 32265 Oct 28 21:16 LICENSE.md
                    -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi  2033 Oct 28 21:16 README.md
                    drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:16 ext
                    drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:53 logs
                    -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi  6374 Oct 28 21:16 platforms.cfg
                    -rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi  2314 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_packages.sh
                    -rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi   520 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_setup.sh
                    drwxr-xr-x 7 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:16 scriptmodules
                    
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                      Folly @DTEAM
                      last edited by

                      @dteam

                      Do you have these permissions for the file ? :

                      ls -l
                      -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   520 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_setup.sh
                      

                      Then it's not executable, and you will get :

                      pi@raspberrypi:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo ./retropie_setup.sh 
                      sudo: ./retropie_setup.sh: command not found
                      
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                        DTEAM @Folly
                        last edited by

                        @folly
                        The problems seems to be your script. I removed it and now it's fine.

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                          Folly @DTEAM
                          last edited by Folly

                          @dteam

                          That sounds bad.
                          I don't have any problems over here.
                          I will pull it from github to see if I get any problems.

                          I assume it was the latest.

                          edit:
                          I installed everything fresh on my x86 laptop too.
                          I found some compatibility problems for the sorted lists, so I will look at that.
                          But no problems in crashing or recognising whatsoever.

                          Did you try to edit the script and perhaps made a mistake in doing so ?
                          Can you open the script into a text editor to check if it's a good file ?

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                            Folly @DTEAM
                            last edited by Folly

                            @dteam

                            I don't expect it, but be sure you don't saving it as a html file :
                            (right-click on raw and download should download the correct file)

                            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29682/development-of-module-script-generator-for-lr-mess-and-mame-standalone/789

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                              Folly @DTEAM
                              last edited by

                              @dteam

                              Any luck yet ;-)

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                                DTEAM @Folly
                                last edited by DTEAM

                                @folly

                                No, I followed the instruction from Post #1 and put add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

                                here
                                /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary

                                I did that a lot of times. I don't understand why it doesn't work now.

                                I'm gonna re-downloaded your file

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                                  Folly @DTEAM
                                  last edited by Folly

                                  @dteam

                                  Yes indeed you did that a lot of times, so I was confident you had a correct file.

                                  Not really sure either what the problem is but I am quite confident that the script should work.

                                  Is your sd card still ok ?
                                  No problems at boot ?
                                  Do the older scripts that you tested earlier still work ?

                                  How old is your retropie-image, is it based upon buster ?
                                  Perhaps an idea to update.

                                  Btw. I read that 0237 is out now.

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                                    DTEAM @Folly
                                    last edited by DTEAM

                                    @folly
                                    It works !! I solved the problem . I don't know why, but i had problems to transfer my file. Now It's fine. The problem was on my side. It's not a general issue

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                                      Folly @DTEAM
                                      last edited by Folly

                                      @dteam

                                      Aha you found the problem, great to hear it's working again.

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                                        jamrom2 @Folly
                                        last edited by

                                        @folly Hiya. Doing good here with the script. I've got all my handhelds working great and moved into the TRS-80 CoCo.

                                        Ran into a question there.. I don't see a CoCo disk/flop1 option to add in to my list.

                                        How do I use .dsk images with this system. I'd rahter not have both the TRS-80 and the Coco, just one works for me as I already have the Dragon32 running.

                                        Thanks!

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                                          Folly @jamrom2
                                          last edited by Folly

                                          @jamrom2

                                          The system coco has FDC support (floppy drive controller) as an external slot, reading from the mame output.

                                          So by default it will not support a floppy drive controller out of the box and so my script will not detect support for floppy-drive media.
                                          No detection means that no module-script for that media is created and installed.

                                          To be able to do that a manual line should be created to be able to add FDC support.

                                          Looking at the mame output for coco2 or coco3, they will have FDC support OOB.

                                          Don't know for sure, but perhaps the easiest way is to install one of these :

                                          Driver coco2 (Color Computer 2): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver coco2b (Color Computer 2B): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver coco2bh (Color Computer 2B (HD6309)): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver coco2h (Color Computer 2 (HD6309)): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver coco3 (Color Computer 3 (NTSC)): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver coco3dw1 (Color Computer 3 (NTSC; HDB-DOS)): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver coco3h (Color Computer 3 (NTSC; HD6309)): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver coco3p (Color Computer 3 (PAL)): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver cocoe (Color Computer (Extended BASIC 1.0)): *computer*non-arcade
                                          Driver cocoeh (Color Computer (Extended BASIC 1.0; HD6309)): *computer*non-arcade
                                          
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                                            jamrom2 @Folly
                                            last edited by

                                            @folly I put those into \BIOS\mame as well as \roms\coco

                                            what do I pick as far as an eumlator? the lr-mame-basename, lr-mess-cmd? or any other?

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