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      Folly @TPR
      last edited by Folly

      @TPR

      Not sure why either.
      Perhaps it's a change in the lr-mess core.
      Did you update the lr-mess core recently ?

      Are you able to see if switching "game-focus" works or not ?

      Do you use a "hotkey enable key or button" ?

      Can you paste your runcommand ?

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        TPR @Folly
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        @Folly Did not update lr-mess as I'm running it with AdventureVision, Astrocade, Ti-99, and Arcadia and it seems to be running just fine with using TAB, but those I did download months ago.

        I did just download ADAM yesterday, though. It was easy to get up and running and had it going in 5 minutes, but the TAB thing is really strange and not sure why it doesn't work.

        Here's the runcommand log:

        Parameters:
        Executing: /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/run_mess.sh /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so /opt/retropie/configs/adam/retroarch.cfg adam /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS -cass1 "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/adam/Super Donkey Kong (1984) (Coleco).ddp" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
        [.] parameters dump
        \t_retroarchbin: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch
        \t_messpath: /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so
        \t_config: /opt/retropie/configs/adam/retroarch.cfg (+ /opt/retropie/configs/adam/retroarch.cfg.add)
        \t_cfg_directory: /opt/retropie/configs/adam
        \t_system: adam
        \t_biosdir: /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS
        dirname: invalid option -- 'c'
        Try 'dirname --help' for more information.
        \t_romdir: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/adam
        \t/tmp/mess.cmd content: adam -rp /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS -cfg_directory /opt/retropie/configs/adam "-cass1" "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/adam/Super Donkey Kong (1984) (Coleco).ddp"
        rm: cannot remove '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/adam/tmpmess.cmd': No such file or directory
        rm: cannot remove '/opt/retropie/configs/adam/tmpconfig.add': No such file or directory
        [.] launching: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch --verbose --config /opt/retropie/configs/adam/retroarch.cfg --appendconfig /opt/retropie/configs/adam/tmpconfig.add -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/adam/tmpmess.cmd
        [INFO] RetroArch 1.8.8 (Git 9552f87)
        [INFO] Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/adam/tmpmess.srm".
        [INFO] Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/adam/tmpmess.state".
        [INFO] === Build =======================================
        [INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
        [INFO] Built: Nov 2 2020
        [INFO] Version: 1.8.8
        [INFO] Git: 9552f87
        [INFO] =================================================
        [INFO] Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so"
        [INFO] [Overrides] 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/adam.cfg.
        [INFO] [Overrides] no game-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/tmpmess.cfg.
        [INFO] Config: appending config "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/MAME.cfg"
        Error opening translation file English
        Adding monitor screen0 (640 x 480) a:1.333333
        wp_r80.rom ROM NEEDS REDUMP
        WARNING: the machine might not run correctly.

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          TPR @TPR
          last edited by TPR

          @Folly Looks like my mess_libretro.so file is from Feb 2021. I'm cautious to update that as all my other emulators seem to work so well unless you think I should update it.

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            Folly @TPR
            last edited by Folly

            @TPR

            How did you install / what module-script did you use ?

            You should add code tags around the log in you last post so special chars are displayed properly.

            Looking at the log I think you should add -ui_active to the runcommand.
            EDIT :
            Try to add it before -cass1 and see if that works.

            My advice is now to stick with the old mess_libretro.so because the newest has a different name mamemess_libretro.so.
            Updating it will break everything.

            It's probably best to keep your old image without updating and make a new one later which is totally up to date and using this project :
            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29682/development-of-module-script-generator-for-lr-mess-lr-mame-and-mame-standalone

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              TPR @Folly
              last edited by

              @Folly Yep. I read that about the newer version of Mess, which is why I stuck to the older one.

              I'm using your retropie-setup fork which I have saved in it's own folder on my build and if I need to grab any of the MESS cores, I can easily rename the folder and grab them if I need them.

              IMG_8103 2.jpg IMG_8102 2.jpg

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                Folly @TPR
                last edited by Folly

                @TPR

                Looks like you are using the @valerino fork.

                Had a look at my runcommands again.
                You should add -ui_active before -cass1 and see if that works.

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                  TPR @Folly
                  last edited by

                  @Folly Awesome. I will try that tonight! Thank you again for the always helpful support!

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                    TPR @Folly
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                    @Folly YOU. ARE. A. STAR!!!
                    F1A7752A-AC94-427B-A3D1-6D717122F8F3.JPEG

                    Works great!

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                      TPR @Folly
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                      @Folly You wouldn't happen to know how to hide the tape counter would you?
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                        Folly @TPR
                        last edited by Folly

                        @TPR

                        Nice to hear it's working !

                        Tape-counter should go away if it's ready loading, or just try to press the "tab" key again.

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                          TPR @Folly
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                          @Folly It does go away once the tape is done loading, I just didn't know if there was a way to make it not appear at all. I tried every display option I could find in the machine and UI settings. If not, it's fine. I can live with it. Happy it is all working!

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                            TPR @Folly
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                            @Folly Another question - How can I tell MESS to turn off the UI inputs and only use the original keyboard? For example, in MESS F3 is mapped to both "system reset" and the "III" key on the ADAM keyboard, which you need to press for some games, but then that resets the system.

                            I tried turning on/off the "Game Focus" mode and that didn't do anything, and I also switched between "Emulated" and "Natural" keyboard mode in MESS and tht didn't seem to work either.

                            I then tried to re-map the "System Reset" to something like LSHIFT+F3 but then that didn't save on exit.

                            Any ideas on what to do here?

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                              Folly @TPR
                              last edited by Folly

                              @TPR

                              Ok,

                              Good question, not sure either.
                              If I have time I can look at it.
                              Can you give an example game where you have to press that "|||" key ?

                              Saving configs is probably working though the runcommands for that time did not have all options yet.
                              Probably that's the reason why the config isn't loaded.

                              So when you make a new image and use my project the runcommands are better and will load the saved configs.

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                                Folly @TPR
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                                @TPR

                                For your "new" image you should be able to change the UI controls so F3 isn't going to interfere with the "|||" key.

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                                  TPR @Folly
                                  last edited by

                                  @Folly 2010 is one of the games that uses the Smart Keys:
                                  90172345-3EE3-4AE9-BC59-200516CC160B.jpeg

                                  I can get the keys re-mapped while I’m playing the game but as soon as I exit out, it reverts back to the original setting.

                                  What path is the settings file in and I can make sure my permissions on that file is set correctly.

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                                    Folly @TPR
                                    last edited by Folly

                                    @TPR

                                    Here is the created runcommand of my script that uses the valerino run_mes.sh script.
                                    My script detects adam as coleco so it's installed as coleco not as adam.
                                    So the directories are different (BIOS and config) and the lr-mess core has the new name.
                                    I suggest you convert it to your needs and try to see if that is a solution for you :

                                    lr-run_mess-adam-cass1-autoframeskip = "/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/run_mess.sh /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mamemess_libretro.so /opt/retropie/configs/coleco/retroarch.cfg \adam /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame\;/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/coleco  -autoframeskip -cfg_directory /opt/retropie/configs/coleco/lr-mess -ui_active  -cass1 %ROM%"

                                    You should also look at this post, could be relevant :
                                    https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29682/development-of-module-script-generator-for-lr-mess-lr-mame-and-mame-standalone/246

                                    You can find the new run_mess.sh in my repository :
                                    https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/tree/main/00-scriptmodules-00

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                                      TPR @Folly
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                                      @Folly Thanks! I’ll give that a try.

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                                        TPR @Folly
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                                          duglor @Folly
                                          last edited by duglor

                                          @Folly For the lr-mess-apple2gs..to get the mame menu to show up, what file must i edit and add in -ui_active? I don't see the option to enable it as in other emulators.

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                                            Folly @duglor
                                            last edited by

                                            @duglor

                                            I assume you use my project already then the -ui_active is already there.

                                            If somehow you also installed some old module-script of valerino then you can find and edit the runcommands in :
                                            /opt/retropie/configs/apple2gs/emulators.cfg

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