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    How to get retroachievements working?...followed wiki instructions

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    • herb_fargusH
      herb_fargus administrators @fun4stuff
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      @fun4stuff fceumm had some issues that were recently fixed with zipped archives though I don't know how they affected the retroachievements for that core. they should be solved now though

      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

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      • meleuM
        meleu @fun4stuff
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        @fun4stuff I've just test with Castlevania/FCEUmm right now and everything is working fine.

        Part of the log:

        RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS testing NES (discards VROM).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS getting game id for hash 756170ba1e06fa26c60d10114dc6a5ae
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS got game id 1462.
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS got achievements for game id 1462.
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 3370 (Morning Star).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 3371 (Knife).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 3373 (Stop Watch).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 3377 (Holy Water).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 31805 (First Hidden Treasure (Vampire Killer)).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 31806 (Concealed Gold Bag (Vampire Killer)).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 31807 (Concealed Meat (Vampire Killer)).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked achievements in softcore mode.
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 3370 (Morning Star).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 3371 (Knife).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 3373 (Stop Watch).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 3377 (Holy Water).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 31805 (First Hidden Treasure (Vampire Killer)).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 31806 (Concealed Gold Bag (Vampire Killer)).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked cheevo 31807 (Concealed Meat (Vampire Killer)).
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked achievements in hardcore mode.
RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS posted playing game 1462 activity.
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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @meleu
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          @meleu

          Is there any advantage between lr-FCEUmm and lr-Nestopia as far as RetroAchievements are concerned, or do they both trigger about as reliably?

          RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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          • meleuM
            meleu @mediamogul
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            @mediamogul What I know about RetroAchievements and NES cores is exactly what I put in the RetroArch wiki:

            QuickNES

            The QuickNES seems to be the NES core with the best compatibility. No problems related to RetroAchievements were found in this core after the 05-Nov-2016 fixes.

            NOTE: There's a known issue with QuickNES on Android (not related to RetroAchievements); in the impossibility of using QuickNES, it is recommended to use FCEUmm).

            FCEUmm

            There are a few known achievements that aren't working with FCEUmm (e.g.: pickup items in Metroid, Goomba Massacre in Super Mario Bros 3).

            Nestopia

            Untested.

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              fun4stuff @meleu
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              @meleu
              I'll go ahead and try Castlevania tonight or tomorrow

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                fun4stuff @meleu
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                @meleu
                Will anything show up in retroarch under RetroAchievements if I haven't unlocked any achievements previously? Wondering if it displays all possible achievements or only achievements that I have obtained.

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                • meleuM
                  meleu @fun4stuff
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                  @fun4stuff in the log you see only the unlocked cheevos.

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                    fun4stuff @meleu
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                    @meleu
                    So what should I see under RetroAchievements section in the retroarch on screen display?

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                    • edmaul69E
                      edmaul69 @fun4stuff
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                      @fun4stuff on the website you should see all the games you played. The achievements you dont have will be grayed out. Does the website show anything?

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                        fun4stuff @edmaul69
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                        @edmaul69

                        It says 0 games played.

                        Previously log file said:
                        "RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS testing SNES (8Mb padding).
                        RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS getting game id for hash c320cba1be26f303ba6f60d39ec39855
                        RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS got game id 228.
                        RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS got achievements for game id 228.
                        RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked achievements."

                        So I would think website should at least have some record of that?

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                        • edmaul69E
                          edmaul69 @fun4stuff
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                          @fun4stuff did you go into retropie setup, update retropie setup, and then install retroarch from source?

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                          • meleuM
                            meleu @fun4stuff
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                            @fun4stuff said in How to get retroachievements working?...followed wiki instructions:

                            So what should I see under RetroAchievements section in the retroarch on screen display?

                            Are you sure you're looking in the right place? You have to invoke RGUI and then go to Quick Menu -> Achievement list / Achievement list (Hardcore).

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                              fun4stuff @meleu
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                              @meleu
                              Yes, that's exactly where I am looking. So that should only show unlocked achievements? I was not sure what should be displayed there

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                                fun4stuff @edmaul69
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                                @edmaul69

                                I only updated retroarch. Ill update both tonight. The problem with updating retroarch from source is that my controllers quit working until I updated again from binary.

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                                • edmaul69E
                                  edmaul69 @fun4stuff
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                                  @fun4stuff ok just try from binary but you have to update retropie setup. Otherwise you just install an outdated version of retroarch.

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                                  • meleuM
                                    meleu @fun4stuff
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                                    @fun4stuff said in How to get retroachievements working?...followed wiki instructions:

                                    @meleu
                                    So that should only show unlocked achievements? I was not sure what should be displayed there

                                    You should see something like this:
                                    0_1483556746726_achievement_list.png

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                                      fun4stuff @edmaul69
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                                      @edmaul69
                                      Updated both. Still nothing being displayed: says "no achievements to display" ( RGUI: Quick Menu -> Achievement list / Achievement list).

                                      Here is the log: http://pastebin.com/f2sauPEE

                                      I don't understand log says:

                                      "RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS system RAM: 0x75b9e008 131072
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS save RAM: 0x75b7d008 2048
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS video RAM: 0x1e92ac8 65536
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS RTC: 0x75da1d30 0
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS testing SNES (8Mb padding).
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS getting game id for hash c320cba1be26f303ba6f60d39ec39855
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS got game id 228.
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS got achievements for game id 228.
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked achievements in softcore mode.
                                      RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS deactivated unlocked achievements in hardcore mode."

                                      "RetroArch [INFO] :: CHEEVOS posted playing game 228 activity."

                                      Yet, nothing even displayed on retro achievements website.

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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu @fun4stuff
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                                        @fun4stuff

                                        1. when you go to Quick Menu how many "Achievement list" options do you have?
                                        2. Please go to RGUI -> Information -> System Information and put here what you see on "Git version".
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                                          fun4stuff @meleu
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                                          @meleu
                                          Two achievement lists. One for hardcore and one regular.
                                          0_1483616271173_IMG_8379.JPG 0_1483616260553_IMG_8378.JPG

                                          Acbf254

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                                          • meleuM
                                            meleu @fun4stuff
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                                            @fun4stuff what is happening to you is really strange. The logs are saying that you've made a successful login and posted a playing activity but on RetroAchievements site you played nothing (assuming you are fun4stuff there). Also it's strange that nobody else reported such problem.

                                            I could downgrade my RetroArch and try to reproduce your issue, but if you are feeling ambitious I think it's better you upgrade from source and we try to solve your joystick problem (I think @obsidianspider had the same problem and solved).

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