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    daveyman123 @cyperghost
    last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 19:52

    @cyperghost
    I use sudo because it wont run otherwise
    lol its ok that your code is sloppy im a newbie and cant tell the difference

    as for the python script. I think the problem lies in something to do with RetroPie being an experimental OS for the unicorn.

    here is my code in the python script

    
    from UHScroll import *
    import sys
    import time
    import os
    import unicornhat as unicorn
    
    rom_name = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(sys.argv[3]))
    
    unicorn_scroll(rom_name,'white',255,0.2)
    

    this produces the result of freezing half way through writing "GOLDENEYE". e.g it prints "GOLDEN" then freezes.

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      meleu @cyperghost
      last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 19:53

      @cyperghost said in Getting the rom name and emulator:

      Is there a better way to end a process running in background?

      My favorites are using pgrep/pkill.

      @daveyman123 I'm confused about this unicorn stuff. Can you explain what exactly you want to do and what info you need from runcommand?

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        cyperghost @meleu
        last edited by cyperghost 20 Jul 2017, 19:55

        @meleu and what about the method here
        I thought killing processes by pkill/kill is bad style? Isn't it not?

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          Sano
          last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 19:59

          SIGKILL (-9) is bad, SIGTERM (-15) is totally normal.
          Default behaviour of kill/pkill is to send a SIGTERM.

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            meleu @cyperghost
            last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:00

            @cyperghost said in Getting the rom name and emulator:

            I thought killing processes by pkill/kill is bad style? Isn't it not?

            IMHO this is THE method for killing processes. :)

            I think we can strongly simplify things here, but I don't know what exactly @daveyman123 wants to do nor what exact info his python script needs.

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              daveyman123 @meleu
              last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:03

              @meleu
              you mean how can i replicate the scrolling text on the unicorn using bash?

              Right now its done using a script i got off github https://github.com/topshed/UnicornHatScroll/blob/master/UHScroll.py

              I think the problem is however that as soon as runcommand-onstart.sh exits the python script stops running

              I will look into cyperghost's loop.sh example again and see if that works to put the python script in there

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                meleu @daveyman123
                last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:05

                @daveyman123 do you want the text scrolling during all the time the emulator is running?

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                  cyperghost @meleu
                  last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:06

                  @meleu Now I'm surprised :D meleu the p-killer :)

                  I think @daveyman123 wants to scroll romname on the hat.

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                    daveyman123 @cyperghost
                    last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:07

                    @cyperghost

                    yes. and to be honest this is for a customer on freelancer paying me 20 bucks.
                    if you guys get it to work I will pay you each 10 dollars on paypal.

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                      meleu @daveyman123
                      last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:09

                      @daveyman123 damn! It can be a crazy thing, but when there is money involved part of the willing decreases... :)

                      I'll try to help you anyway... hold on a little.

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                        daveyman123 @meleu
                        last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:10

                        @meleu
                        @cyperghost
                        where are you guys from? :)

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                          cyperghost @daveyman123
                          last edited by cyperghost 20 Jul 2017, 20:12

                          @daveyman123 I think you better give the 20 bucks to @meleu and he buys me a Caipirinha :).
                          img

                          @meleu Nice selfie!

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                            meleu @daveyman123
                            last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:13

                            @daveyman123 you may know my compatriot here:
                            blanka

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                              daveyman123
                              last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:15

                              https://gyazo.com/fdca868affb3ecd1f7c6f6accf2bd267
                              gif showing progress so far

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                                meleu @cyperghost
                                last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:19

                                @cyperghost said in Getting the rom name and emulator:

                                @daveyman123 I think you better give the 20 bucks to @meleu and he buys me a Caipirinha :)

                                Let me know when you come to Rio de Janeiro and we'll drink some Caipirinhas and try to find some arcade to play Street Fighter or something. :)

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                                  cyperghost @meleu
                                  last edited by cyperghost 20 Jul 2017, 20:23

                                  @meleu Don't make any jokes! My company got's a branch office in south america. For three or four weeks a company pal was in Rio to sell goods and he visited his girlfriend there. So it could happen I'm in :) It's unlikly but never say never :)

                                  SFII? I was more addicted to MK! But for the Caipis sake :)

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                                    Sano
                                    last edited by Sano 20 Jul 2017, 20:24

                                    You could try something like

                                    sleep 5
                                    while [$(pidof retroarch)]
                                    do
                                    *script to scroll once*
                                    sleep 5
                                    done

                                    Lauched in background by runcommand-onstart.

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                                      daveyman123
                                      last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:24

                                      20 bucks to @meleu it is

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                                        meleu @cyperghost
                                        last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:28

                                        @cyperghost it's not a joke! Consider yourself invited. Any game is fun with enough alcohol and friends. :-)

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                                          meleu
                                          last edited by 20 Jul 2017, 20:31

                                          Let's get back on topic...

                                          @daveyman123 usually your python script scrolls the text only once or keeps looping the text?

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