Switching the ES logo from Megadrive to Genesis

Jeck11

Pi Model or other hardware: pi3
Power Supply used: 5v2.5a
RetroPie Version Used: 4.1.14
Built From: premade from the site
USB Devices connected: keyboard and a generic usb gamepad
Error messages received: None
Guide used: https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Genesis-Megadrive#switching-emulation-station-to-the-genesis-logo
File: /opt/retropie/configs/all/platforms.cfg
image: http://imgur.com/a/7zaJH

Hello Everyone,

I'm trying to swap out the Megadrive logo for a Genesis logo in ES. I found the instructions on the wiki that seemed straight forward but it didn't work:

1 - create /opt/retropie/configs/all/platforms.cfg
2 - put the following in the file:

megadrive_theme="genesis"
megadrive_platform="genesis"

3 - update all emulators (Retropie-Setup > retropie_setup.sh > manage packages > manage main packages > "install/updated all main packages from binary"
4 - reboot

Unfortunately, still coming up with Megadrive. What am I missing?

BuZz

@Jeck11 do you have a file /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg ?

Jeck11

Yes. Thank you for the fast response.

Jeck11

OK @BuZz pointed me in the right direction - TY!

I updated the Megadrive code block in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg.

From:

  <system>
    <name>megadrive</name>
    <fullname>Sega Mega Drive / Genesis</fullname>
    <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive</path>
    <extension>.smd .bin .gen .md .sg .zip .SMD .BIN .GEN .MD .SG .ZIP</extension>
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ megadrive %ROM%</command>
    <platform>megadrive</platform>
    <theme>megadrive</theme>
  </system>

To:

  <system>
    <name>genesis</name>
    <fullname>Sega Mega Drive / Genesis</fullname>
    <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive</path>
    <extension>.smd .bin .gen .md .sg .zip .SMD .BIN .GEN .MD .SG .ZIP</extension>
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ megadrive %ROM%</command>
    <platform>genesis</platform>
    <theme>genesis</theme>
  </system>

I don't know if that's exactly what he was going for but it seems to have worked. :)

liquidzoo

@Jeck11 said in Switching the ES logo from Megadrive to Genesis:

OK @BuZz pointed me in the right direction - TY!

I updated the Megadrive code block in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg.

From:

  <system>
    <name>megadrive</name>
    <fullname>Sega Mega Drive / Genesis</fullname>
    <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive</path>
    <extension>.smd .bin .gen .md .sg .zip .SMD .BIN .GEN .MD .SG .ZIP</extension>
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ megadrive %ROM%</command>
    <platform>megadrive</platform>
    <theme>megadrive</theme>
  </system>

To:

  <system>
    <name>genesis</name>
    <fullname>Sega Mega Drive / Genesis</fullname>
    <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive</path>
    <extension>.smd .bin .gen .md .sg .zip .SMD .BIN .GEN .MD .SG .ZIP</extension>
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ megadrive %ROM%</command>
    <platform>genesis</platform>
    <theme>genesis</theme>
  </system>

I don't know if that's exactly what he was going for but it seems to have worked. :)

I believe it's only that <theme> tag that you need to update, but glad it worked.

BuZz

@Jeck11 Unless you have other customisations I would just remove that file and use the system one.

Jeck11

@BuZz I created it because of the wiki instructions for reordering the systems: https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/emulationstation#how-do-i-change-the-order-of-the-systems-in-emulationstation

Will Retropie default to the standard location if I delete this file? I've updated both of them at this point.

Dominus

@BuZz Why does Kodi need to copy that file into that folder to make its own port anyway? I don't know why it says to do that under Kodi in the Wiki?