Ports: no way to launch CGoban from EmulationStation

[margeride48]

Hi,

I am able to install and to run many Debian native games from EmulationStation (not availables from extra RP setup) adding appropriate *.sh scripts in /home/pi/roms/ports, calling runcommand and then in /opt/retropie/configs/ports/the_game_name/emulators.cfg.

For a few ones, I needed to copy the method of Minecraft port, with a third script in /opt/retropie/ports/the_game_name/my_launch.sh adding within a necessary call of matchbox-window-manager :

Example for Raincat:

Script: /opt/retropie/ports/Raincat/raincat.sh:

#!/bin/bash
matchbox-window-manager &
xterm -e /usr/games/raincat

And it works well.

But with CGoban, it seems that matchbox is not able to manage several windows. So I tried to install and to run with another window-manager, but with no success.

In /opt/retropie/configs/ports/go/emulators.cfg I have:

go = "XINIT:/opt/retropie/ports/Go/go.sh"
default: "go"

Here is the script called: /opt/retropie/ports/Go/go.sh

#!/usr/bin/bash
fluxbox &
xterm -e /usr/games/cgoban /usr/bin/bash

When I see at runcommand log, I see this at the end:

xinit: connection to X server lost

Well, I tried many attempts, but nothing seems to work.
Help would be appreciated.

P.S.: I apologies my poor english.

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SBC: 3B+ (armv71)
OS: RetroPie 4.8 (6e83a7d5) - Debian version: 10.13
Controller : HutoPi SNES like
USB ports: official RPI AZERY FR keyboard and 3 buttons mouse
Case: Nespi Case+
Power Supply: 5v 3A

[mitu]

@margeride48 said in Ports: no way to launch CGoban from EmulationStation:

When I see at runcommand log, I see this at the end:

Post the entire runcommand.log.

Also, there's no need to add xterm in the mix, just run the game as is:

#!/usr/bin/bash
fluxbox &
/usr/games/cgoban

[margeride48]

@mitu said in Ports: no way to launch CGoban from EmulationStation:

@margeride48 said in Ports: no way to launch CGoban from EmulationStation:

When I see at runcommand log, I see this at the end:

Post the entire runcommand.log.

Also, there's no need to add xterm in the mix, just run the game as is:

#!/usr/bin/bash
fluxbox &
/usr/games/cgoban

Hi Mitu,

Thank You for your kind attention.

I modified the script as You mentionned above.

When I launch from EmulationStation, I still see the mouse pointer a few seconds and then It returns to ES.
There is the link to the full runcommand.log

[margeride48]

Well, I solved the launching of CGoban thanks to the man startfluxbox like this:

#!/bin/bash
exec fluxbox &
fbpid=$!

sleep 1
{
    xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr -fg white -bg black &
    /usr/games/cgoban
} &

wait $fbpid

Hope It will help everybody about that kind of games with several windows.