Need Help Getting Mame and Neo Geo working in Attract Mode

BuZz

@Striderx99 They worked when I tested - have you had this working in ES btw with the same romsets ? It might be unrelated to the attractmode config.

I will need to see a log

via runcommand launch menu launch in verbose mode then provide the /dev/shm/runcommand.log file once it fails

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand

use a pastebin site to host the log.

Striderx99

I tested two games in Mame. They were Argus and Bionic Commando. They both loaded fine. I also tried King of The Fighters and Galaxy Fight on the Neo Geo (via fbaplha) emulator. These all ran fine on Emulation Station, but I'd like to use Attract Mode.

I have no idea how to launch runcommand. I saw the option available in Retropie Setup>Configuration / tools > runcommand. But I don't know how to generate the log. If you can explain that part, I'll get it and upload it for you.

Striderx99

I finally got runcommand.log genrated inside dev/shm. I dragged a copy into my desktop and made it into a .txt file. It provided the following message after I ran Kung Fu Master on Mame, but this time on Attract Mode:

Parameters:
Executing: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/kungfum.zip
/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh: line 929: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/kungfum.zip: Permission denied

I'm assuming that I need to grant access to that folder. How would I do that if that is the case?

BTW- Sorry if I'm asking noob questions, but I am learning things about Linux slowly but surely.

Thanks :-).

BuZz

@Striderx99 looks like the attractmode config must be wrong - and I don't think it's the one generated by retropie-setup - probably your config you created first.

Please remove the attractmode configuration and update attractmode from experimental.

to remove run this in a terminal rm -rf ~/.attract /opt/retropie/configs/all/attractmode/

BuZz

if after that it still doesn't work I will need a zip of all the configs in /opt/retropie/configs/all/attractmode/

Striderx99

It's a good thing I decided to backup all my data! I'll make an attempt to enter the code you have listed. I'll keep my fingers crossed and let you know how things go afterwards. If they don't work out, I'll zip all of the configs you requested and send them to you so you can take a look. The guys who have worked on Attract Mode really deserve a lot of credit. Thanks for the support :-).

Striderx99

From the looks of things, that line of code written in a terminal did the trick. The only thing I need to add is my configuration for Mame (this time I'll enter 0_SYS_mame-libretro "[romfilename]" for the Command Argument and /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh for the Executable. Every other option will remain the same from my initial attempt. If I'm wrong about this, please let me know.

Neo Geo is surprisingly configured already, as well as the NES, SNES, N64, Mega Drive, Playstation, and Final Burn Alpha emulators.

Thanks again for your assistance :-).

Striderx99

Unfortunately, I spoke too soon :(. Where should I send the zipped attractmode folder with the configs?

BuZz

@Striderx99 host them online somewhere and provide a link. Eg google drive.

Striderx99

I have created a link to my Attract Mode configurations:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BycvvP-0gAyWWmNPV05fWlkwREU/view?usp=sharing

Please let me know if you see what is wrong and how to fix the problem.

Thanks again :-).

BuZz

@Striderx99 the Neo Geo configuration looks ok, so it may be a romset issue.

Please can you launch a neogeo game - trigger runcommand launch menu before launching and choose "Launch in verbose mode". and then post me a copy of /dev/shm/runcommand.log (via a pastebin site)

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand

Striderx99

I tinkered around with the commands used in Mame and got it to work. I simply used the previous code written for the Command Argument and the Executable. I found that I have a few bad rom sets for Mame 2003, so I'll have to use ClrMame Pro to fix them. Neo Geo is actually working fine with the new commands that were added to the Command Argument and the Executable sections. My problem now is with PC Engine CD rom files. For some reason, I can't get those to launch from lr-beetle-pce-fast. You can look at that here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/42447

Thanks for your assistance :-).