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    Attract Mode issues after updating from source (experimental section)

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Striderx99
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      @Striderx99 said in Attract Mode issues after updating from source (experimental section):

      prepared a Super Nintendo CD section, but the .sfc and .smc games that I included seem to show a "Parameter word expansion failed" error.

      That doesn't sound familiar. Is this an Attract Mode error or an emulator error ?

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      • Striderx99S
        Striderx99 @mitu
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        @mitu I think it might be an Attract Mode issue. I'm just going by what I read here (http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=2418.0). The emulators on the EmulationStation end load these images up fine. I just like the bells and whistles of Attract Mode too, so ocasionally I use it. I want to tie up the loose ends on this project so I can save an image of it.

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @Striderx99
          last edited by mitu

          @Striderx99 I don't think that old topic applies to the error you reported last time. That topic is about launching the RetroPie menu entries and it may not even apply to current versions of RetroPie and AttractMode (especially on a Pi4).

          Is this a 3rd party image or not ?

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          • Striderx99S
            Striderx99 @mitu
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            @mitu The image was made directly from the RetroPie site. I also added Attract Mode from the experimental section of RetroPie. I tried installing another version of Attract Mode on top of Retropie before, but it only ended up giving me numerous sound issues.

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator
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              How did you set-up the SNES CD system ? Maybe you've not entered the correct command for starting the emulator.

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              • Striderx99S
                Striderx99 @mitu
                last edited by Striderx99

                @mitu I think I see what you mean. I have my .cfg file for Super Nintendo CD setup like this:

                Generated by Attract-Mode v2.6.2

                executable /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
                args 0 SYS ''[romfilename]''
                rompath /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd
                romext .fig;.sfc;.smc;.swc;.zip;.FIG;.SFC;.SMC;.SWC;.ZIP
                system Super Nintendo CD
                exit_hotkey Escape
                artwork images /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/images
                artwork snap /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/snap
                artwork wheel /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/wheel

                The args line should say: 0 SYS snescd "[romfilename]" <-----There should be an underscore before and after SYS

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                • Striderx99S
                  Striderx99 @Striderx99
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                  @Striderx99 I tried with the fixed commands, but it still won't launch the games from that set. Here is what showed up on the command line:

                  Loaded layout: /opt/retropie/configs/all/attractmode/layouts/Great Themes Collection-Super Nintendo MSU-1/ (layout.nut)
                  Working directory: /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand
                  *** Running: /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS snescd ' ' /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/Mega Man & Bass (USA).sfc' '
                  Parameter word expansion failed. [0 SYS snescd ' '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/Mega Man & Bass (USA).sfc' '].
                  /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh MODE COMMAND [SAVENAME]
                  /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh MODE SYS/ PORT SYSTEM ROM

                  The *** Running line has me a bit confused. I know I added 0 SYS snescd "[romfilename]" correctly to the args line, so I don't have any idea why it is being output that way.

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @Striderx99
                    last edited by mitu

                    @Striderx99 said in Attract Mode issues after updating from source (experimental section):

                    *** Running: /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS snescd ' ' /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/Mega Man & Bass (USA).sfc' '

                    I think this is either copied wrong in the topic or a mistake in your config. You seem to have added a single quote ' twice before/after the ROM path instead of a single double quote ".

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                    • Striderx99S
                      Striderx99 @mitu
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                      @mitu It keeps showing up as a single quote with a space between the two of them inside the .cfg file. That's why I said there was something off with that *** Running line. I hit the tab key, went into the emulator section, found Super Nintendo CD, and made sure to add the single double quote within the args section in "[romfilename]," so it shouldn't do that. I might be wrong, but I think something changed with the re-installation. When I ran the same .cfg file in the past (before the update and re-installation), the SNES CD section of roms loaded without any issues.

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        The .cfg file you posted eariler in the topic has two single quotes around [romfilename] and it's not correct. Open the file in an editor, not from AttractMode, and replace them with a double quote.

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                        • Striderx99S
                          Striderx99 @mitu
                          last edited by

                          @mitu I'll try to upload it after I edit it. I'll let you know if it works out. Thanks for your input on this situation.

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                          • Striderx99S
                            Striderx99 @Striderx99
                            last edited by

                            @Striderx99 It looks like updating the .cfg with those settings and uploading it did the trick. I guess that wraps this issue up. I tested it with three games and they loaded up fine. If anything like this happens with any other emulator, I'll know what to do. Thanks for your patience.

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