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      Folly @Folly
      last edited by Folly

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

      Only issue can be that the mouse is enabled for lr-mame because it shares still that creation part with lr-mess.
      Perhaps I have to separate disable that in the future for lr-mame.
      Other than that I think it works great.

      I tried alien3, and when mouse is enabled you can play it with the mouse.
      So that's nice, I think I will keep the mouse enabled.
      In the Desktop environment I see the mouse pointer.
      I might have to add an input_grab_mouse_toggle key for that in the retroarch config.
      I am thinking of adding this to hide the desktop mouse pointer :
      input_grab_mouse_toggle = insert

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

        Edit : sorry for the may edits ;-)
        The patching should work for all resolutions.
        You can test it all.
        Look at the last five commits :
        https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commits/4887c84cabd100ed8da8cb244e0f4c6f1cf40bb0
        Setup in this order :
        Choose and install HANDHELD/PLUG&PLAY/CATEGORIES > Submenu
        Forcing Arcade Category => realistic
        CHEATS/ARTWORK/BEZELS > Submenu
        Setup Orionsangels Arcade Overlays Part1 > roms/realistic (dowloading can take 10 min

        It works for well for the Bezels, but I encountered 2 issues:

        • The screen (video game) doesn't match de Bezel (800x480)
        • The Bezel doesn't load automatically.
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          Folly @DTEAM
          last edited by Folly

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

          I was hoping that it would work perfectly ;-)

          The Bezel doesn't load automatically

          Is the shader working but you can't see the bezel ?

          The screen (video game) doesn't match de Bezel (800x480)

          All the games or just a few ?
          Can you send a picture so I can see how it looks ?

          Can you do this command for me in the terminal ?

          fbset -s

          What mode resolution does it give ?

          And did you install with the 5'' screen attached or did you use a normal monitor when doing that ?

          Edit : I detected that there are bezels missing from the pack, like neogeo.

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            DTEAM @Folly
            last edited by DTEAM

            @Folly

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

            Is the shader working but you can't see the bezel ?

            No, the Bezel cuts the videogame visual output. It's too big for the bezel. The videogame visual output should be resized with the Bezel.
            thumbnail_IMG_4752.jpg
            thumbnail_IMG_4753.jpg

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              DTEAM @Folly
              last edited by DTEAM

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

              Can you do this command for me in the terminal ?
              fbset -s

              800x480

              And did you install with the 5'' screen attached or did you use a normal monitor when doing that ?

              5" screen. During the installation, I saw 800x480, so your conversion tool seems to work for the bezels.

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                Folly @DTEAM
                last edited by Folly

                @DTEAM

                Ok, that is good information.
                Not sure whats the problem.
                I will have to think about it for a while.

                I tried a low resolution 720x400 and it looks good, so low resolutions are not the problem. (good to know)
                2022-04-11-205355_720x400_scrot.png

                Is your config looking like this ?, with a bit different values :

                custom_viewport_height = "252"
custom_viewport_width = "329"
custom_viewport_x = "198"
custom_viewport_y = "74"
input_overlay = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay/realistic/720.cfg"
aspect_ratio_index = "23"
video_shader = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/shaders/fake-crt-geom.glslp"

                My runcommand.log does not find cfg overides, does yours find some (so it will undo some settings from the overlay cfg) ?:

                [INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/MAME.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/realistic.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/ 720.cfg".

                Can you find the scaling options in the RetroArch GUI, mine look like this (here we can see that the viewport values are working) (z > settings > video > scaling) :
                2022-04-11-212739_1600x900_scrot.png

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                  DTEAM @Folly
                  last edited by

                  @Folly
                  Aspect Ratio = Core provided

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                    Folly @DTEAM
                    last edited by Folly

                    @DTEAM

                    Not sure why, but it has to be "custom".
                    I will try "core" here, and see what happens.

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                      DTEAM @Folly
                      last edited by DTEAM

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

                      Is your config looking like this ?, with a bit different values :
                      custom_viewport_height = "252"
                      custom_viewport_width = "329"
                      custom_viewport_x = "198"
                      custom_viewport_y = "74"
                      input_overlay = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay/realistic/720.cfg"
                      aspect_ratio_index = "23"
                      video_shader = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/shaders/fake-crt-geom.glslp"

                      No, in /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/all/retroarch/overlay/realistic my 720.cfg look like this :

                      overlays = 1

overlay0_overlay = 720.png


overlay0_full_screen = true

overlay0_descs = 0


This Realistic Arcade Overlay was made by: OrionsAngel

                      in /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/all/retroarch/config/MAME/realistic, it looks like this

                      **720.zip.cfg ** and **720.7z.cfg **

                      custom_viewport_height = "303"
custom_viewport_width = "365"
custom_viewport_x = "220"
custom_viewport_y = "89"
input_overlay = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay/realistic/720.cfg"
aspect_ratio_index = "23"
video_shader = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/shaders/fake-crt-geom.glslp"
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                        Folly @DTEAM
                        last edited by Folly

                        @DTEAM

                        I mean > /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic/720.zip.cfg

                        I tried "core" (22) and then the viewport settings are off.
                        When I set it from core to custom into the RetroArch GUI (scaling) it will shrink again to the viewport values.
                        Can you try that, to see if it works ?

                        Edit I see what the problem is.
                        It's the configs.hdmi directory.
                        I think it was part of the Valerino fork.

                        It should be linked to the normal /opt/retropie/configs directory.
                        But when it's not the .zip.cfg and .7z.cfg can't be moved by my script to the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic roms directory.
                        (or by definition there wasn't a /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic in the first place so the files can't be moved, perhaps)

                        So you should move or copy the .zip.cfg and .7z.cfg to the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic roms directory.

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                          DTEAM @Folly
                          last edited by DTEAM

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

                          /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic/

                          I have no folder realistic in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/
                          The only one I have is in /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/all/retroarch/config/MAME/

                          It should be linked to the normal /opt/retropie/configs directory.
                          But when it's not the .zip.cfg and .7z.cfg can't be moved by my script to the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic roms directory.
                          So you should move or copy the .zip.cfg and .7z.cfg to the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic roms directory.

                          I will do that. I have to go now, I'll try tomorrow

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                            Folly @DTEAM
                            last edited by Folly

                            @DTEAM

                            EDIT: Skip this part, look at the next post.

                            Install this again.
                            Choose and install HANDHELD/PLUG&PLAY/CATEGORIES > Submenu
                            Forcing Arcade Category => realistic

                            Then you should have the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic

                            • Place your 720.zip there.
                            • Move the 720.zip.cfg there.
                            • Test the rom.
                            • If it doesn't work, edit the file 720.zip.cfg so it will find the config.hdmi directory.

                            Select realistic in emulationstation.

                            I think it should work then. ;-)

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                              Folly @DTEAM
                              last edited by Folly

                              @DTEAM

                              Good luck tomorrow, I think we are on the right track now.
                              With the information from yesterday I updated the script.

                              So try this update first.

                              I did some tests with linking directories.
                              Moving and removing from within linked directories should work.
                              So you probably have :
                              /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/all/retroarch/...... (is the actual folder)
                              /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/...... (is the linked folder)

                              You did not have the roms/realistic directory.
                              When not there it can't move the files.
                              So I fixed this when selecting "Setup Orionsangels Arcade Overlays Part1 > roms/realistic" it will check if the roms/realistic directory exists.
                              If not the it will automatically install the Arcade realistic category/folder.

                              Just press <n> when you see this, it will skip downloading the file again :

                              getting your desired file
File exists !, do you want to overwrite it ? [Y/N] n

                              https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/268c0e19b0dc974976a15211b8f377a98ca99ee2
                              https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/461719f82c8bedbdbf5e08c2369d278c47b23ab0

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                                DTEAM @Folly
                                last edited by DTEAM

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

                                My runcommand.log does not find cfg overides, does yours find some (so it will undo some settings from the overlay cfg) ?:

                                [INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/MAME.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/realistic.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/ 720.cfg".

                                Nothing on my side. the folder doesn't contain those files.

                                In my /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/arcade, my retroarch.cfg contain this :

                                # Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line
input_overlay = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay/MAME-Horizontal.cfg"
input_overlay_opacity = "1.000000"

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/"

#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

                                The MAME-Horizontal.cfg doesn't exist

                                Note: For configs.hdmi , it doesn't matter because I have a symbolic link (configs = configs.hdmi ). It should be good.

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                                  Folly @DTEAM
                                  last edited by Folly

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

                                  Nothing on my side. the folder doesn't contain those files.

                                  Ok, that looks good too then.

                                  In my /opt/retropie/configs.hdmi/arcade, my retroarch.cfg contain this :

                                  # Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line
input_overlay = "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay/MAME-Horizontal.cfg"
input_overlay_opacity = "1.000000"

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/"

#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

                                  The MAME-Horizontal.cfg doesn't exist

                                  Note: For configs.hdmi , it doesn't matter because I have a symbolic link (configs = configs.hdmi ). It should be good.

                                  Strange, the script part I added, for setting up the realistic overlays, does nothing with that directory.

                                  What's inside that retroarch.cfg will only have effect when you run roms from the arcade folder.
                                  I would suggest you remove the overlay lines in that retroarch.cfg.

                                  Have you tried my updated script ?
                                  I have updated it again to get rid of possible issues with /config.hdmi/ folder
                                  I would like you to run it.
                                  You only have to do this :
                                  CHEATS/ARTWORK/BEZELS > Submenu
                                  Setup Orionsangels Arcade Overlays Part1 > roms/realistic

                                  I hope this is the solution to the problem.

                                  When no .zip.cfg and .7z.cfg files come into the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic then I would like to see your latest log from /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/logs.
                                  Just extract the latest, after you tried.
                                  Then we might find the error.
                                  Hopefully it will not be necessary.

                                  https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/ab2643eaaff18007e68b6d0213d0d29457cba121

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                                    DTEAM @Folly
                                    last edited by

                                    @Folly
                                    It works if I put 720.7z.cfg and 720.zip.cfg directly in

                                    /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/

                                    It don't recognize /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic

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                                      DTEAM @Folly
                                      last edited by DTEAM

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

                                      Have you tried my updated script ?

                                      yes

                                      When no .zip.cfg and .7z.cfg files come into the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic then I would like to see your latest log from /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/logs.
                                      Just extract the latest, after you tried.
                                      Then we might find the error.

                                      Parameters: 
Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2016/mamearcade2016_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/baddudes.7z" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
SOURCE FILE: ../../../../../src/mame/drivers/dec0.cpp
PARENT: 0
NAME: baddudes
DESCRIPTION: Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja (US)
YEAR: 1988
MANUFACTURER: Data East USA
Value  not supported for option netdevprovider - falling back to auto
ei31.9a NO GOOD DUMP KNOWN
WARNING: the machine might not run correctly.
MAIN FIRST
w:256 h:240 a:1.333333
RETRO DEINIT
retro_finish begin
Average speed: 99.43% (3 seconds)
retro exit machine
retro_finish end
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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
                                        It works if I put 720.7z.cfg and 720.zip.cfg directly in

                                        /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/

                                        It don't recognize /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/realistic

                                        Does the 720.zip.cfg contain this now ? :

                                        input_overlay = "/home/pi/RetroPie/downloads/Orionsangels_Arcade_Overlays_For_Retroarch_Part1/overlay/realistic/720.cfg"

                                        So the viewport is ok and the bezel is loaded now when running from :
                                        /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/

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                                          Folly @DTEAM
                                          last edited by

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

                                          lr-mame2016/mamearcade2016_libretro.so

                                          Not the log I was expecting ;-)

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                                            JimmyFromTheBay @DTEAM
                                            last edited by JimmyFromTheBay

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

                                            @Folly
                                            The rom is fine. When I put this rom in the JAKKS folder, it works. I don't know what's going on with my classich folder. Roms with MAME artwork and retroarch overlays (at the same time) do not work. I'll see what I can do. The problem is 100% on my side, not related to the script.

                                            Solved: It was my emulators.cfg file in /opt/retropie/configs/all . It seems it was corrupted. I deleted everything inside. Now it's fine and I'll start to do MAME artworks (MAME format) for classich with @JIMMYFROMTHEBAY bezels if he agrees.

                                            Fine by me :)

                                            Anything I post on these forums is fair game to be used by anyone for anything, no need to ask.

                                            Raspberry Pi 3b and 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, both running Retropie 4.7.1 installed from scratch using Raspberry Pi Imager, with wired keyboard, wireless mouse and double arcade joystick attached.

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