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    Stella configuration for Atari 2600 games

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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @TheSausageKing
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      @TheSausageKing when you select a game and the grey box pops up saying “press a button to configure” press some buttons. In there change it from lr-stella to stella.

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      • edmaul69E
        edmaul69
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        Then you need a keyboard and mouse. Press tab on the keyboard. (Dont need a mouse but 1000 times easier with one) Go the the controller part and configure your controllers s buttons to do what you want.

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        • quicksilverQ
          quicksilver @TheSausageKing
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          @TheSausageKing I don't think Stella is installed by default. Will probably need to add it through RetroPie setup.

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            TheSausageKing @quicksilver
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            @quicksilver Correct. lr-stella is installed by default. I found the command line to install stella (sudo apt-get install stella) and it appears to install without problem. However, when I try to configure stella as the default emulator for Atari 2600 games as @edmaul69 details above the only option is 'lr-stella,' no 'stella.' I can't designate 'stella' as the default. I wonder if I need to uninstall lr-stella first for some reason?

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            • quicksilverQ
              quicksilver @TheSausageKing
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              @TheSausageKing Why did you install in that way? Why didnt you install using the retropie setup script? If you install using the retropie setup script it will show up as an optional emulator in the runcommand menu.

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                TheSausageKing @quicksilver
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                @quicksilver I did use the "official" Retropie setup script. As far as I know I did not deviate from it at all. lr-stella was the default (and only available) emulator selected the first time I selected an Atari 2600 game for play. I'm trying to get stella as an option but haven't figured out how yet.

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                • quicksilverQ
                  quicksilver @TheSausageKing
                  last edited by quicksilver

                  @TheSausageKing said in Stella configuration for Atari 2600 games:

                  I found the command line to install stella (sudo apt-get install stella) and it appears to install without problem.

                  You installed stella from the command line. The commandline is not retropie setup.

                  "The conventional way to update RetroPie and install new features is through the setup script.

                  The setup script can be accessed from the RetroPie menu in emulationstation.

                  It can also be accessed from the terminal with sudo ~/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh"

                  That excerpt is from: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Updating-RetroPie

                  So, first navigate to the retropie menu in emulation station. Then go to Retropie Setup. Then update the retropie setup script. Then go to manage packages. Stella should be under optional packages I would think.

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                    TheSausageKing
                    last edited by

                    Worked exactly as you described. Thank you, sir! You are a gentleman and a scholar!

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                      edwolfe3
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                      This is an old topic, but I have stella running (for the same reason as OP) and I need to get my iPAC2 mappings configured. Where/how do I do that? Can I just update a cfg file (preferred) or how do I get into the menu to map it?

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @edwolfe3
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                        @edwolfe3 Please open a separate topic and add some details about your setup, as asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

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