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    • hansolo77H
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      • meleuM
        meleu @cyperghost
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        @cyperghost said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

        With C or python it is indeed an easy approch :) because string operations are much easier to do.

        I doubt it! :-)

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        • hansolo77H
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          Testing v1.5 from here now....

          • Exit from ES normally after playing a game
            FAIL - Metadata did not save (although system did shut down)
          • Exit from running screensaver after playing a game
            FAIL - Metadata did not save (although system did shut down)
          • Exit from playing a game (RetroArch)
            FAIL - Metadata did not save (although RetroArch did close, return to ES, then shutdown.. Suggestion: shorten the wait time after returning to ES. I didn't know if it was working until it shut down lol)
          • Exit from playing a game (SuperMarioWar)
            FAIL - Metadata did not save (although SuperMarioWar did close, return to ES, then shutdown. I also discovered that my Streets of Rage Remix game isn't working (crap) so I have to fix that soon)

          Take away - Looks like the script is properly closing out of the game I'm playing and returning to ES for a shutdown, but it's not saving the metadata when it shuts that down. I wonder if it's getting hung up in the if functions, not finding a valid true and going to the bottom of the script to the original poweroff without exiting ES first...

          So quick question... anybody know how to make a profile in Putty so it can automatically log in (username/password) so I don't have to keep typing it every time I try one of these tests? :)

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          • meleuM
            meleu @hansolo77
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            @hansolo77 said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

            Exit from ES normally after playing a game
            FAIL - Metadata did not save (although system did shut down)

            Did you succeed saving metadata in this scenario with some other script?

            I'm asking because several posts above I said that killing ES wouldn't save metadta and, If I understood well, @cyperghost said that you succeeded.

            I think I misunderstood his answer.

            anybody know how to make a profile in Putty so it can automatically log in

            Maybe this can help.

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            • lostlessL
              lostless @meleu
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              @meleu I can confirm the 1.2 script works fine if you shut off from emulation station. But not from game

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              • meleuM
                meleu @lostless
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                @lostless said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

                @meleu I can confirm the 1.2 script works fine if you shut off from emulation station.

                Just to be really sure: "works fine" means "saves all new games I added to Favorites and/or Last Played", right?

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                • lostlessL
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                  @meleu yes.

                  @meleu said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

                  Just to be really sure: "works fine" means "saves all new games I added to Favorites and/or Last Played", right?

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                  • meleuM
                    meleu @lostless
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                    @lostless please, give me a few minutes and I'll tweak the script v1.2 a little and post it to you try.

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                    • meleuM
                      meleu @lostless
                      last edited by meleu

                      @lostless please, install inotify-tools:

                      sudo apt-get install inotify-tools
                      

                      and then try the script below:

                      #!/bin/bash
                      # Before using this script you need to install inotify-tools:
                      #
                      #    sudo apt-get install inotify-tools
                      #
                      # I'm just trying to help with the script logic here.
                      # I DON'T HAVE A MAUSEBERRY AND DIDN'T TEST THE GPIO STUFF HERE!
                      #
                      #########################################################
                      #  U S E   I T   A T   Y O U R   O W N   R I S K ! ! !  #
                      #########################################################
                      #
                      # meleu - July/2017
                      # kudos for @cyperghost , who is very persistent in help you guys! :-)
                      
                      #this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled OUT
                      GPIOpin1=23
                      
                      #this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled IN
                      GPIOpin2=24
                      
                      echo "$GPIOpin1" > /sys/class/gpio/export
                      echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/direction
                      echo "$GPIOpin2" > /sys/class/gpio/export
                      echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/direction
                      echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/value
                      
                      file="/sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value"
                      
                      while inotifywait -qq -e modify "$file" ; do
                          power="$(cat "$file")"
                          [[ "$power" == 0 ]] && continue
                      
                          emu_command="$(sed -n 4p /dev/shm/runcommand.info)"
                          [[ -n "$emu_command" ]] && pkill -f "${emu_command%% *}" && sleep 5
                      
                          espid=$(pgrep -f "/opt/retropie/supplementary/.*/emulationstation([^.]|$)")
                          if [[ "$espid" ]]; then
                              touch /tmp/es-shutdown && chown pi:pi /tmp/es-shutdown
                              kill "$espid"
                          fi
                      
                          sudo poweroff
                      done
                      
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                      • lostlessL
                        lostless @meleu
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                        @meleu Im giving it a shot. I really don't want to reconfigure my pi, but oh what the heck. Ive only had to reconfigure 10 times or so. whats another for the most perfect script for mauseberry (or other switch) users.

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                        • meleuM
                          meleu @lostless
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                          @lostless I edited the script, be sure to get the current one!

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                          • lostlessL
                            lostless @meleu
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                            @meleu i saw that. whew.

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                            • lostlessL
                              lostless @lostless
                              last edited by lostless

                              @meleu killed all switch functionality. As in it no longer functions as a shutdown switch.

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                              • meleuM
                                meleu @lostless
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                                @lostless OK. I'll try a little further...

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                                • lostlessL
                                  lostless @meleu
                                  last edited by lostless

                                  @meleu i see you removed some stuff from the original script

                                  while [ 1 = 1 ]; do
                                  power=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value)
                                  if [ $power = 0 ]; then
                                  sleep 1
                                  else
                                  

                                  that was removed. any reason to that?

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                                  • meleuM
                                    meleu @lostless
                                    last edited by meleu

                                    @lostless said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

                                    that was removed. any reason to that?

                                    yep. This infinite loop is consuming CPU cycles unnecessarily.

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                                    • lostlessL
                                      lostless @meleu
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                                      @meleu that was in the original script from mauseberry. never had any issues. interesting that their code just constantly checks the gpio.

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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu @lostless
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                                        @lostless do they have a github repo or something?

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                                        • lostlessL
                                          lostless @meleu
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                                          @meleu they don't. just the download and install instructions on their website. But heres the script you download and install.

                                          echo '#!/bin/bash
                                          
                                          #this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled OUT
                                          GPIOpin1=23
                                          
                                          #this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled IN
                                          GPIOpin2=24
                                          
                                          echo "$GPIOpin1" > /sys/class/gpio/export
                                          echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/direction
                                          echo "$GPIOpin2" > /sys/class/gpio/export
                                          echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/direction
                                          echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/value
                                          while [ 1 = 1 ]; do
                                          power=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value)
                                          if [ $power = 0 ]; then
                                          sleep 1
                                          else
                                          sudo poweroff
                                          fi
                                          done
                                          
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                                          • meleuM
                                            meleu @lostless
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                                            @lostless said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

                                            @meleu killed all switch functionality. As in it no longer functions as a shutdown switch.

                                            is it killing the emulator/ES?

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