RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login

    Network share ROMS - missing files

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved General Discussion and Gaming
    mame4allnetworkshare
    10 Posts 4 Posters 4.5k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • S
      Sailing_Nut
      last edited by

      I seem to have everything configured properly, but the pi disagrees because I can't run any games in mame4all :-(
      I am running a pi 3B with version 4.1
      I can see that the folder is properly mounted and I can see all of my ROMs in RetroPie. When I go to run any game, I get an error. Here is a sample from Donkey Kong:
      dkong.2k NOT FOUND
      dkong.2j NOT FOUND
      dkong.5f NOT FOUND
      ERROR: required files are missing, the game cannot be run.
      I looked into the dking.zip file and I do see that those files do not exist. Here is the list of files in the ZIP:
      c-2j.bpr
      c-2k.bpr
      c_5at_g.bin
      c_5bt_g.bin
      c_5ct_g.bin
      c_5et_g.bin
      l_4m_b.bin
      l_4n_b.bin
      l_4r_b.bin
      l_4s_b.bin
      s_3i_b.bin
      s_3j_b.bin
      v-5e.bpr
      v_3pt.bin
      v_5h_b.bin
      Any suggestions on what I might have done wrong to be causing this? FYI, there is a comment in the ZIP file that states it is TORRENTZIPPED maybe this is a different format for ROMS than mane4all is expecting?

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • S
        Sailing_Nut
        last edited by

        After I posted this I realized that maybe my problem was a mame4all issue and not specifically RetroPie related. I did some googling and the only thing I could find was a suggestion on video modes. Well, I tried every video mode and still no luck. :-(

        herb_fargusH 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • M
          mrbwa1
          last edited by

          What romset are you running?
          Do you have a full romset or just a few individual games?

          Without a full romset, you tend to get errors as many of the individual files are contained in parent roms or other roms (depending on how the romset was compiled).

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • herb_fargusH
            herb_fargus administrators @Sailing_Nut
            last edited by

            @Sailing_Nut video mode has nothing to do with it. It's all in the documentation that you agreed to read before posting:

            https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Managing-ROMs

            If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

            Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • S
              Sailing_Nut
              last edited by

              Herb,

              Thanks for the link!

              I was thinking it was issues with my setup of running the ROMs from my network share.

              It turns out the issue is my stupidity with ROM sets!

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • S
                Sailing_Nut
                last edited by

                I went back to the "First Install" document and found that there is no link in there to the ROM management documentation. I would think that this is absolutely critical to a first installation since, as I proved, it's not possible to get things working with an improper ROM or ROM set.

                BuZzB 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • BuZzB
                  BuZz administrators @Sailing_Nut
                  last edited by BuZz

                  @Sailing_Nut trying to blame the documentation eh - there are heaps of threads on the subject, and a link from the main contents page https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki plus on the First installation page on the main nav it has a link Getting the right MAME ROMs (So technically there is a link on the first installation document - it's in the main nav)

                  It is expected that people will read the documentation for the emulators they are trying to use. At the point where your roms didn't worked a check for the mame section would have told you everything you need.

                  Like with the link at the top of the forum which people have to agree to read when registering - many don't bother. It's not the documentation at fault here.

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • S
                    Sailing_Nut
                    last edited by

                    Wow! Getting slaughtered for suggesting a possible improvement!

                    I know that is there had been a section with a link about ROM compatibility I would have read it.

                    I didn't read the section on getting ROMs because I've uses MAME many times before BUT forgot about the version dependency. (I always upgraded MAME and my ROMs at the same time out of habit.)

                    So, in the end I'm just trying to help out and suggest a way for others like me to not make the same mistake.

                    BuZzB 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote -1
                    • BuZzB
                      BuZz administrators @Sailing_Nut
                      last edited by BuZz

                      @Sailing_Nut I'm not slaughtering you (no need to overreact) - I just don't think your point is valid. Adding an extra bit to that one page won't help. There are enough references to it already, so if those are missed, I don't see how an extra section will help.

                      As an example we have a section on installing additional emulators but people don't read that either and ask where is emulator X/Y/Z.

                      The first installation page cannot have everything on it. It's the first page in the main contents at the top right. A few links down is the roms version page - it's even called "Getting the right mame roms". I don't think that can be clearer. If people are going to just read the install page and nothing else they are going to run into issues.

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • M
                        mrbwa1
                        last edited by

                        @Sailing_Nut

                        Arcade ROMS are confusing at first and there are a LOT of questions. The Admins have put together a lot of documentation to help people out and unfortunately, there are a lot of people that just expect the admins to do everything for them, Unfortunately, the Admins don't get paid and the expectation to have everything handed to people is getting really common these days.

                        Just as an FYI, The extra instructions are located under the individual emulators. For instance, MAME and FBA have the managing roms link. Other emulators have instructions for specific configs and such.

                        You can also always Google "Retropie MAME" or "Retropie N64" to get to the direct links as well.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • First post
                          Last post

                        Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                        Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.