Acorn BBC Micro Emulator (current?)

Evan

@Folly
I tried again, same problem....
I'm following instructions from "post 4" above, i.e. downloading the script. Then running the add external repositories option from retropie_setup.sh in Config/Tools.

It seems to download quite a bit of stuff and then at the end it comes up with this: -

/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/packages.sh: line 912: __mod_idx: bad array subscript
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/emulators/runcommand-archypie.sh: line 1: 404:: command not found
Module is missing valid rp_module_id
Module is missing valid rp_module_desc

at this point it has exited to the command line and doesn't return to the retropie_setup.sh menu.

And when I try now to get back into retropie_setup.sh I get this

sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/packages.sh: line 912: __mod_idx: bad array subscript
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/emulators/runcommand-archypie.sh: line 1: 404:: command not found
Module is missing valid rp_module_id
Module is missing valid rp_module_desc

It can't run.

Folly

@Evan

Ok, I see.
You have used the external repositories script.
I will edit post 4 not to use that anymore.
Things have changed in how stuff is downloaded from github and for some reason that script doesn't work anymore.

To fix it remove all files in the ext/RetroPie-share folder or the whole folder RetroPie-Share.
See if retropie-setup will run after that.
(If it doesn't then rename your RetroPie-Setup folder to another name and clone it again from, see instructions :
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup)
If it still works then download this file (right-click on raw and save) :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/blob/main/00-scriptmodules-00/emulators/b-em-allegro4.sh
and save it here :
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/emulators/b-em-allegro4.sh
Then run retropie-setup again and look for the script in experimental packages and install it from source.

Edit :
ext-ext-repos.sh has been removed from github :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/18d01c8d5b25a7a4053c0938998f38cb7e48564d

Evan

@Folly

Thanks for that, I'll give it a go and let you know.

Bingo! That worked, thank you for that.

Folly

@Evan

Good for you !

Now you know how it works pasting 3rd party module-scipts inside the ReroPie-Setup.

phoenixdacat

@Folly I have followed the instructions and copied all 7 of the emulators/*.sh files into /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/emulators/ but none of them show under experimental packages or any other package menu in RetroPie_Setup.

Have I missed a step?

I've been able to install and use your mamedev.sh script with no issue.

Folly

@phoenixdacat said in Acorn BBC Micro Emulator (current?):

@Folly I have followed the instructions and copied all 7 of the emulators/*.sh files into /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/emulators/ but none of them show under experimental packages or any other package menu in RetroPie_Setup.

Have I missed a step?

Apparently you have missed a step.
Check again if you have them in the correct folder.

did you make a typo ?
are you using another username ?
open up an sh file, do you have content in them ?
did you check the very last packages in experimental packages below ?

phoenixdacat

@Folly

no typo.
user name is pi.
the .sh files have script content.
I scrolled all the way to the bottom.

The mamedev.sh script works. I did wonder if this was a permissions or ownership issue, but the permissions for the scripts in the emulators folder are identical to mamedev.sh.

Is there anyway that I can run the emulator scripts from the CLI, outside of the retropie_setup.sh, so that I can troubleshoot?

Folly

@phoenixdacat said in Acorn BBC Micro Emulator (current?):

Is there anyway that I can run the emulator scripts from the CLI, outside of the retropie_setup.sh, so that I can troubleshoot?

Yes.
For example you can use the retropie_packages.sh script to install one and check if the script is seen and works.

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo ./retropie_packages.sh b-em-allegro4

If it's found it will install, otherwise you get the message :

No module 'b-em-allegro4' found.

Alternatively you can list all module-scripts available with :

sudo ./retropie_packages.sh

And use grep to filter out only the one you are looking for :

sudo ./retropie_packages.sh|grep b-em

With the last command the output should be :

pi@raspberrypi:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo ./retropie_packages.sh|grep b-em-allegro4
b-em-allegro4       : Acorn BBC emulator                         : build configure depends install sources clean remove

Retrodade

In one of the extras this works fine on pi4 but fails to install on a pi5
b-em-pico-pi ...ideas?

Folly

@Retrodade said in Acorn BBC Micro Emulator (current?):

In one of the extras this works fine on pi4 but fails to install on a pi5
b-em-pico-pi ...ideas?

Correct, b-em-pico-pi doesn't compile correctly on newer OSes.
Sadly no ideas and nothing I can do except try to add flags that will prevent installing on newer OSes

Retrodade

@Folly
OK, Thanks for the reply, was one of my favorites as it booted directly to game and exit was easy over any other.
most pi users like direct game loads I guess or I'm odd.

Folly

@Retrodade said in Acorn BBC Micro Emulator (current?):

@Folly
OK, Thanks for the reply, was one of my favorites as it booted directly to game and exit was easy over any other.
most pi users like direct game loads I guess or I'm odd.

I had a look again at the original source and it seems like kilograham has updated the source.
Also found that I use the flag rpi4 so for the rpi5 it will use the wrong compile line.
Can't promise but I will have a look if I can get it working again.

Retrodade

@Folly oooo ,wasn't expecting that but wow sweet if you do get it, I'd love to know.
and i do understand no promises all good either way

Folly

@Retrodade

Nice find ;-)
Just tested experimented on my pi5 with 64 bit OS and it did compile correctly.
Will have a look later If I can fix it all together.

Retrodade

@Folly sweet!

Folly

@Retrodade

Updated, you can test it :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/c6476de8bb73955e60c0e4f512b9ef3bb65b955c

Let me know if it works.

Retrodade

@Folly will do wow, Thanks!

Retrodade

@Folly just got it installed and tested thank you for fixing it for the pi5 works a charm

Retrodade

@Folly also a side note, if one has Qjoy installed to retro pie desktop you can add qjoy to the emu

in
xbeem after the line "matchbox_key_shortcuts" add & qjoypad "bbcmicro" &
and in
xmaster after the line "matchbox_key_shortcuts" add & qjoypad "bbcmicroalt" &

both emus work, seems BBC micro has mainly 2 keyboard mappings, so this gives u most game ability using a controller or joystick over just a keyboard

note in Qjoy make a controller mapping called bbcmicro and another called bbcmicroalt and map your controller to the games keyboard requirements, that way you won't need a keyboard for the games.

just tossing it out there

phoenixdacat

@Folly upon doing what you suggested, trying to run the script from the CLI, the issue was apparent.

I'd used Git to clone your repo to my Win11 PC and then copied the files over to my Pi.

The line termination character is different between Win/Linux, so the script wasn't valid, even though to the eye it looked so.

Thanks for the info on how to do this from the CLI.