Ports Menu Not Showing

[slydisciple]

Hello,

I have RetroPie 4.1 installed, on a RP3. Everything seems to be working correctly. However, when I went to install PORTS items, I selected the items I wanted (Doom, Kodi, Quake, etc..) they appeared to install. I see config files and such for them all within the file trees, but the PORTS menu itself is no where to be found when scrolling through the options within emulation station. This is a fresh install. I did select the option to update the setup script.

I apologize in advance if this has been answered. I have looked through past posts on trying to fix this problem and nothing has worked for me this far. Im sure its something simple that I am over looking. What I did notice was that when opening the file named es_systems.cfg, it didnt have a section for PORTS within a set of systems tags. I would attempt to put that in myself, but I dont know exactly what to put. Here is an example of what I see within a system tag (see below). Thanks for all your help!!!

Adam

<system>
<name>fba</name>
<fullname>Final Burn Alpha</fullname>
<path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba</path>
<extension>.fba .zip .FBA .ZIP</extension>
<command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS fba %ROM%</command>
<platform>arcade</platform>
<theme>fba</theme>
</system>

[columboscoat]

@slydisciple update to 4.1.9 script. Update all installed packages.. should be gtg.

[slydisciple]

Hi, I did all of the steps and ports is still not showing up. I reinstalled all of the ports items that were currently installed as well. What other information can I provide to help troubleshoot this problem?

[columboscoat]

@slydisciple Are you using setup 4.1.9? Have you updated all packages from binary?

[slydisciple]

@columboscoat I believe so. I see 4.1.9, and then I selected option 2, "Update all installed packages". Is this what you were referring to? Thank you so very much for your help.

[columboscoat]

@slydisciple update Raspian packages too. Did it work?

[edmaul69]

@slydisciple did you open up /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg and copy the ports section and copy it to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg and restart emulationstation?

[columboscoat]

@edmaul69 Man.... you are making this sound complicated...

[edmaul69]

@columboscoat that is what is probably wrong.

[columboscoat]

@edmaul69 It's [removed] easy... don't make it sound like neurosurgery.

[slydisciple]

@edmaul69 Thank you so much for the suggestion. There was no ports section listed. Should there be? and what should it look like if there is supposed to be one? Thanks

[columboscoat]

@slydisciple Please do NOT post this shite. Seriously...

[slydisciple]

@columboscoat Hello. I really appreciate the help. Im okay at navigating around, inside the files, etc... (I develop software at work), but Im having a having a hard time finding how to update the Raspbian packages. Im not great with linux. Do you have a link I could follow? Thanks again, you truly are appreciated.

[slydisciple]

@columboscoat Are you referring to the core packages?

[columboscoat]

@slydisciple sorry, I meant the reams of code, not your issues. The Forum allows code within codeblocks which makes it easier to view and for people to debug it..

[slydisciple]

@columboscoat Hey, no problem, I truly understand. Come to find out edmaul69 was right! I found a snippet of code on google, and pasted it into both of the es_systems.cfg file and it is now showing. Pasting for anybody who needs it.

<system>
<name>ports</name>
<fullname>Ports</fullname>
<path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports</path>
<extension>.sh .SH</extension>
<command>%ROM%</command>
<platform>pc</platform>
</system>

[BuZz]

update retropie-setup (you should then be on v 4.1.10) and re-install the port from the manage packages section and then reboot. If it doesnt appear please post the output of

grep -A6 "<name>ports" /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg ~/.emulationstation/es_systems.cfg

[edmaul69]

@slydisciple its going to be listed like all others just named ports. If it isnt alphabetically in the p section look at the bottom of the file. Just copy it from the one file over to the other.

[columboscoat]

Have you checked down inside the sofa cushions? When I lose stuff it's usually there!

[mviars]

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