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    Emulators not showing (rom path and extension validated)

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      megananthony
      last edited by megananthony

      Hi Medi,

      Could you please let me know where the log file is and i would happy to post it.

      Thanks for the peek

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator @megananthony
        last edited by mediamogul

        @megananthony

        The log can be viewed at /opt/retropie/emulators/daphne/daphne_log.txt

        @megananthony's Response from other thread:

        There is no log.txt file only the files below:
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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator
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          So far we've verified that the emulators are installed, the "parse gameslist" option is off in Emulation Station and that the file extensions are correct inside the each system's ROM folder. I have to say, I'm at a bit of a loss as to what else would prevent a system from showing up in Emulation Station.

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          • mediamogulM
            mediamogul Global Moderator @megananthony
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            @megananthony

            As a shot in the dark, you might try updating the RetroPie Setup, removing Daphne, reinstalling and then rebooting to see if it has any effect.

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            • herb_fargusH
              herb_fargus administrators @mediamogul
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              @mediamogul possible he has two es_systems.cfg and it keeps looking at the one in /.emulationstation instead of /etc

              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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                SpudsMcToole Banned @herb_fargus
                last edited by SpudsMcToole

                I'm having the same problem as this. I've installed two emulators from the "Optional" list - CoolCV and GameAndWatch - and neither shows up. I've updated the Retropie setup script, I've updated both of the emulators after installing them just in case, and I have "Parse Gamelist Only" set to Off.

                Both emulators have valid ROM files in the correct folders. I've even tried switching the file extensions on the Coleco ones between ROM, COL and BIN.

                Whenever I've activated other emulators by adding ROMs, that's worked absolutely fine, but these two that I've had to install manually through the Retropie setup menu just will not appear no matter how many times I reboot or restart.

                I also only have one ES_SYSTEMS.CFG as far as I can tell, which is located in the EMULATIONSTATION folder.

                Any ideas would be much appreciated.

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                  SpudsMcToole Banned @SpudsMcToole
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                  • herb_fargusH
                    herb_fargus administrators @SpudsMcToole
                    last edited by herb_fargus

                    @SpudsMcToole there was an issue with colecovision but it should have been solved...

                    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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                      SpudsMcToole Banned @herb_fargus
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                      @herb_fargus I updated the Retropie setup script BEFORE I installed CoolCV.

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                        SpudsMcToole Banned @SpudsMcToole
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                        Nobody got anything at all on this one? :(

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                        • mediamogulM
                          mediamogul Global Moderator @SpudsMcToole
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                          @SpudsMcToole said in Emulators not showing (rom path and extension validated):

                          I also only have one ES_SYSTEMS.CFG as far as I can tell, which is located in the EMULATIONSTATION folder.

                          What exactly is the path to the EMULATIONSTATION folder you're referencing?

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                            SpudsMcToole Banned @mediamogul
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                            @mediamogul /home/pi/.emulationstation

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                              Melvin.FoX @SpudsMcToole
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                              @SpudsMcToole do you have es_systems.cfg in /etc/emulationstation?

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                                SpudsMcToole Banned @Melvin.FoX
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                                @Melvin.FoX Aha! It seems that I do! (I think I'd just looked in "etc" before, not the "emulationstation" directory - I'm very new to this.)

                                One of them had the Coleco and G&W emulators in the script and one of them didn't - I cut and pasted it across and bingo! Both emulators appeared in the menu! (The Coleco one freezes whenever I start a game, but that's a separate problem...) Thanks very much for the tip!

                                Should I delete one of them, then?

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                                  BuZz administrators @SpudsMcToole
                                  last edited by BuZz

                                  @SpudsMcToole the one in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation (which /home/pi/.emulationstationlinks to) will override the default retropie one which is stored in /etc/emulationstation. RetroPie only updates the es_systems.cfg in /etc/emulationstation

                                  You must have copied it before - if maintaining your own copy you need to manually keep it up to date etc.

                                  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

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                                    SpudsMcToole Banned @BuZz
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                                    @BuZz

                                    Cheers. So I should delete the one in /home/pi/.emulationstation?

                                    (As a noob I'm obviously wary of deleting stuff that seems like it might be important.)

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                                      Melvin.FoX @SpudsMcToole
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                                      @SpudsMcToole I was also noob few days ago but had the same problem ;) delere the one in .emulationstation folder. Or just rename the file to es_system.cfg.bak until You fully configure whole system. Just do yourself a to do list not to forget about it.

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                                      • herb_fargusH
                                        herb_fargus administrators @SpudsMcToole
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                                        @SpudsMcToole I was right! Sorry I wasnt more explicit in my paths. Helps to know what files you mess with, easier to fix that way

                                        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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                                          SpudsMcToole Banned @Melvin.FoX
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                                          @Melvin.FoX Actually it turns out the one in home/pi is a better version, weirdly. The one in etc lists every single file in a PSX or Sega CD image, whereas the one in home/pi only lists the CUE files and so is much neater. And you can't edit the one in etc to match the home/pi one, because permissions won't let you.

                                          So I'm going to keep them both, and just remember that if I add an optional core I have to update the systems file manually.

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                                          • edmaul69E
                                            edmaul69 @SpudsMcToole
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                                            @SpudsMcToole @Melvin-FoX the reason why you would want to keep the home/pi version is you can sort the emulators in any order you want and when you update emulators it wont mess that up. If you only keep the /etc/emulationstation/ version and you arrange the systems in the order you want and you update an emulator it will "reset" the order back to alphabetical instead of in the order you want.

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