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Can anyone HELP! me place these ROM'S in their correct location?

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    cyperghost
    last edited by cyperghost 17 Jul 2017, 21:27

    @rbaker

    are you asking where to place the roms in the folders on your pc that don't match your retropie structure?

    I think so.....

    @martinrdgz
    Again... Please read the links that I've posted.
    This one was created by @meleu and should help to get first tough in heavily changing systems.

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      martinrdgz
      last edited by 17 Jul 2017, 21:31

      I really don't wan to get anyone upset or angry I'm just struggling figuring this out. I hope you all don't take it the wrong way. I'm sorry that I'm a newbie

      Insert coin to continue… Keeping retro alive since 1985.

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        rbaker @martinrdgz
        last edited by rbaker 17 Jul 2017, 21:33

        @martinrdgz you place them in exactly the folders that match the emulators. The docs detail the best ways to achieve this. I use SSH and drag and drop. The problem you have is that you have gaps in your understanding of the Arcade side of all this so the docs must be studied. The systems you describe are in folders on your pc because the creator of the image that you used placed them that way. CPS refers to Capcom rom sets from various points in history. The problem is that you probably don't know what romset you have and there in lies the problem. Arcade emulation requires a specific romset depending on the emulator you choose. Fba, mame etc. Trial and error will destroy your mind. Read the Arcade section, it's pretty clear and come back if you have any questions. If you must though, place all the cps roms in the Arcade folder and choose final burn alpha to test them out. If you have no luck, you need to acquire the correct roms for the emulators available to you.

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          cyperghost @martinrdgz
          last edited by 17 Jul 2017, 21:35

          @martinrdgz That's okay but you see it's not easy to set it up because it depends

          1. on a ready setted es_systems.cfg to locate your roms by Emulation Station
          2. you need a theme that can show the systems (otherwise there is just a white space or some graphics that is not related to your emulated system)
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            cyperghost @rbaker
            last edited by cyperghost 17 Jul 2017, 21:37

            @rbaker Sorry to be rude now, but please tell him why a created folder... maybe CPS1 won't show up in ES. Then you can tell what is a romset and after that you can tell how to establish ssh and then you can tell how to edit some files....

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              martinrdgz @cyperghost
              last edited by 17 Jul 2017, 21:38

              @cyperghost Ok I've already set up the comic theme instead of the carbon. Now I'm just figuring out the es_system.cfg

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                rbaker @martinrdgz
                last edited by 17 Jul 2017, 21:39

                @martinrdgz said in Can anyone HELP! me place these ROM'S in their correct location?:

                if I create a CPS1 folder in my retropie and place roms there it won't work

                I have read back through your post. Doing this will not help. Read this..https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Arcade/

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                  rbaker @martinrdgz
                  last edited by rbaker 17 Jul 2017, 21:41

                  @martinrdgz and this: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7247/guide-arcade-games-and-how-to-play-them-a-non-technical-mame-fba-tutorial

                  I wouldn't try to set up any themes at all until you have a working setup. What you are doing right now will not help you play cps roms. If you have read all that, now read all this:
                  https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Validating,-Rebuilding,-and-Filtering-Arcade-ROMs/

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                    cyperghost @martinrdgz
                    last edited by 17 Jul 2017, 21:44

                    @martinrdgz
                    Okay 30% done....
                    Next setup the es_systems

                    Best is to copy the whole <arcade> part and rename it to <cps1>

                    But please read the links I've posted ... they contain essential info. You will surly made it.
                    Excuse me @rbaker but step by step is better maybe the romset is good and there will be no error. But at first point he will need access to CPS files.

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                      martinrdgz
                      last edited by 17 Jul 2017, 21:47

                      I'm reading all the information given I'll be back if I need help or have a ? Thanks!

                      Insert coin to continue… Keeping retro alive since 1985.

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                        martinrdgz
                        last edited by 17 Jul 2017, 23:52

                        I read the information given, but mostly didn't comprehend anything on it :( But what I've learned is that roms have a version number, and I need to place them with an emulator that plays those rom versions for example mame4all plays roms that have a version 0.37b5. So now my question is what versions are my cps1, cps2, and cps3 can you help me.

                        Note: The Roms that are on my PC were extracted from the Rey's Image. I'm building my own image for myself.

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                          herb_fargus administrators @martinrdgz
                          last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 00:00

                          @martinrdgz we won't support third party images or the contents of them. Ask Rey for help.

                          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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                            martinrdgz @herb_fargus
                            last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 00:02

                            @herb_fargus Ok sorry, but do you know if cps1, cps2, and cps3 have rom versions?

                            Insert coin to continue… Keeping retro alive since 1985.

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                              TMNTturtlguy @martinrdgz
                              last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 01:07

                              @martinrdgz I am assuming you will be following @herb_fargus advice and starting with a fresh image. Since I just reset up my CPS games due to issues with FBA2012 emulator, see this thread which has plenty of information about what romsets work with what emulators. What Emulator/romset for cps1-2-3

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                                martinrdgz @TMNTturtlguy
                                last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 02:01

                                @tmntturtlguy how can I enable video snaps on you comic theme?

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                                  TMNTturtlguy @martinrdgz
                                  last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 02:08

                                  @martinrdgz you need to scrape for video and make sure the videos are in your gamelist. Make sure that in the start menu the theme is set to video. That is it. There is nothing different or special that needs to be done with my ComicBook theme, it works just like all the other themes that support video.

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                                    martinrdgz @TMNTturtlguy
                                    last edited by martinrdgz 18 Jul 2017, 02:17

                                    @tmntturtlguy I've press start--->UI SETTINGS: and I don't get anything on theme that states video. Below is what I get under UI SETTINGS:

                                    UI SETTINGS:
                                    Screensaver after
                                    Screensaver Behavior
                                    Show Framrate
                                    On-Screen Help
                                    Quick System Select
                                    Transition Style
                                    Theme Set: COMICBOOK

                                    Inside my snes rom folder I have the following folders:
                                    snap (which contains the videos)
                                    the rom files
                                    gamelist.xml

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                                      martinrdgz
                                      last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 03:14

                                      @tmntturtlguy I barley got videos enable on the retropie. I had to edit my: gamelist.xml

                                      From this: <image>./boxart/Sunset Riders (USA).mp4</image>
                                      To this: <video>./snap/Sunset Riders (USA).mp4</video>

                                      And it worked, but the problem now is I wouldn't want to edit one by one is there an easier way?

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                                        TMNTturtlguy @martinrdgz
                                        last edited by 18 Jul 2017, 03:30

                                        @martinrdgz you have 2 choices:

                                        1. continue what sounds like using a gamelist which you got from unsupported third party image and rewrite the list manually.

                                        2. start with a fresh image, follow the documents and instructions and use one of the supported scraper programs which will scrape most of your roms for both images and videos depending on what setting you choose.

                                        In the end it is your decision. I started my system fresh and used universal xml scraper and now I manually update art and videos to get each rom the way I want it. It is very time consuming but I have found that while all the scrapers work fairly well, none are perfect, and none are exactly what I want for every game.

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                                          martinrdgz @TMNTturtlguy
                                          last edited by martinrdgz 20 Jul 2017, 03:49

                                          @tmntturtlguy Ok. I have an issue and mabe you know how to go bout it...

                                          1. I installed RetropPe v4.2 in a 4gb micro sd card which I then inserted in my RaspberryPi 3, and updated it to the latest version.

                                          2. I then took out the 4gb micro sd card from my RaspberryPi and made an image of it onto my PC using win32Disk Imager.

                                          3. Then inserted a 64gb micro sd card on to my PC and flashed it to the image.

                                          4. When I connect over network to transfer my snes roms, images, videos, which is a total of 4GB it tells me that I don't have sufficient space. Why is this?

                                          NOTE! The only way it lets me transfer it is if I flash the 64gb micro sd card with the RetroPie v4.2 Image.

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