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    Crescendo @jacobfk20
    last edited by 20 Oct 2016, 02:50

    @jacobfk20 said in EmulationStation mod:

    @cresfang np :) I do not host the latest version as it's not quite ready. You can build it from scratch if you want to try it out. Just follow @RetroPieNerd's script above and it does a pretty good job. It has some problems getting the wificonnect script though.
    Gridview needs a theme in the latest build to be decent and Material is the only one currently that supports it currently as far as I know.

    Thanks, yup I just installed that script, and will be compiling it soon.... ^^

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      PokeEngineer @jacobfk20
      last edited by 20 Oct 2016, 03:22

      @jacobfk20 @cresfang

      I have hopefully tryed to fix the wifi thing, report back to see what you think...

      Don't sweat it.
      When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

      😎

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        jacobfk20
        last edited by 20 Oct 2016, 04:27

        @cresfang Good to hear :)

        @RetroPieNerd Man, you fixed that 4 days ago.. I'm always behind.. It's compiling right now and I'll let you know if it works. Thanks :)

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          Crescendo @jacobfk20
          last edited by 20 Oct 2016, 07:02

          @jacobfk20 said in EmulationStation mod:

          @cresfang Good to hear :)

          @RetroPieNerd Man, you fixed that 4 days ago.. I'm always behind.. It's compiling right now and I'll let you know if it works. Thanks :)

          Btw, can I compile it in normal Ubuntu PC then use the binary in RPi?
          Coz compiling in RPi takes too much time....

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            jacobfk20
            last edited by 20 Oct 2016, 14:38

            @cresfang No. Unless you cross compile for ARM from x86. I've never tried that before so I really can't help you on that one.

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              Crescendo @jacobfk20
              last edited by Crescendo 20 Oct 2016, 16:19

              @jacobfk20 thx... I'll try cross compiling it tom and post the way here... :)
              I just got the tutorial for cross compiling from Ubuntu PC for RPi... :)

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                jacobfk20
                last edited by 20 Oct 2016, 17:49

                @cresfang I wouldn't think it would be too hard. I'm sure as long as your compiler supports it then you can just set a flag to compile for arm instead. I would do this but I work mostly on windows and compiling ES on windows is a whole nightmare. Though I do have a Mint VM that I will build ES on for the x86 build.
                Anyway, hope you get it :)

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                  Crescendo @jacobfk20
                  last edited by Crescendo 21 Oct 2016, 03:39

                  @jacobfk20 Yup, I'm aware of the nightmare as I tried it before on Win10.... XD
                  the idea is: I can help to provide precompiled RPi binary here if I can automate on every new commit you made in github.... build bot....

                  And I'll do this on my office's server (Dual Xeon - 8 cores).....

                  Btw, whats the diff of the two ES in your repo?
                  Which one is the updated?

                  There's: EmulationStation-RPiE & EmulationStation

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                    jacobfk20
                    last edited by 21 Oct 2016, 04:50

                    @cresfang The RPiE is the old repo I started before I even joined this community. It is no longer updated.

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                      Crescendo
                      last edited by 21 Oct 2016, 05:53

                      Precompiled build here: https://mega.nz/#F!AQJhBIZD!o2E4FB5VJlZBPTHBXol3zw

                      I added the date to the filename according to last commit @jacobfk20 made at the time I compile it.
                      Rename to remove the date before moving to RPi.

                      I'll try to compile after any new commit made in github Release-beta branch.

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                        monstermadeofman
                        last edited by 25 Oct 2016, 21:43

                        Hey Guys wondering if anyone can tell me where I'm screwing up.

                        Following @jacobfk20 instructions at the top of the thread and I can not get the system to boot after at wont even load a splash screen.... Any ideas? I'd really like to get this working as my handheld build would really benefit from this.

                        Thanks to anyone who can help :)

                        Not all those who wander are lost

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                          jacobfk20
                          last edited by 25 Oct 2016, 22:46

                          @monstermadeofman The common problem with it failing to run is from it not having permission to run. You can fix this by running chmod +x emulationstation You will need to run that in the same directory that the copied emulationstation file is in.

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                            monstermadeofman @jacobfk20
                            last edited by 25 Oct 2016, 23:38

                            @jacobfk20

                            Awesome dude thank you. Will I need to run that everytime or will it work every time after the first go?

                            Not all those who wander are lost

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                              jacobfk20
                              last edited by 26 Oct 2016, 00:04

                              @monstermadeofman One time only.

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                                0byte @simbz23
                                last edited by 5 Nov 2016, 13:17

                                @simbz23 said in EmulationStation mod:

                                @jacobfk20 Great job on this new ES! Makes using many of the internal functions much easier!

                                Only issue I am having is the available wifi networks aren't showing up when I select the "connect to wifi" option in the network settings. All it shows is "Available Networks" and the back button. I can see my current info for the wifi I'm connected to, and can turn on and off the wifi.

                                I did see this error in the terminal when I exited out of emulationstation:

                                wlan0 interface doesn't support scanning: Device or resource busy

                                I put the wificonnect file in /home/pi/.emulationstation/app/wifi/

                                Right location? :-/

                                4.0 RC1
                                pi3
                                Logitech F310

                                I have the exact same issue as simbz23, the wifi does not connect and emulationstation gives the following errors when exited;

                                • wlan0 interface doesn't support scanning: Device or resource busy
                                • /.emulationstation/app/wifi ./wificonnect command not found.
                                  wificonnect is in the ~/.emulationstation/app/wifi folder.

                                Ive tested with the build in the original post and have also tested on a fresh install using the beta build via retropienerds script but with the same results.

                                Any ideas? This is quite an important feature for my retropie :)

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                                  jacobfk20
                                  last edited by 5 Nov 2016, 14:12

                                  @0byte If you're connected to a wireless network already than you cannot scan for a new one, if you want to scan networks again you need to delete the current network you're connected to in SAVED NETWORKS. If SAVED NETWORKS shows up with nothing as well then you need to set wificonnect as executable with chmod +x wificonnect (while in its directory)

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                                    eamonmcm
                                    last edited by eamonmcm 23 Nov 2016, 22:48

                                    I tried this and now it loads the retropie splash screen loads before going straight to the terminal.

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                                      jacobfk20
                                      last edited by 23 Nov 2016, 23:05

                                      @eamonmcm From terminal, cd to emulationstation's directory and run:
                                      chmod +x emulationstation

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                                        eamonmcm @jacobfk20
                                        last edited by 23 Nov 2016, 23:07

                                        @jacobfk20 Sorry I forgot to mention I have tried that a few times. Thanks for the quick reply.

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                                          jacobfk20
                                          last edited by 23 Nov 2016, 23:13

                                          @eamonmcm Is it saying giving any error?

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