Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata

hansolo77

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? :)

meleu

@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.

lostless

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

meleu

@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?

lostless

@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?

meleu

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

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

lostless

@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.

meleu

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

lostless

@meleu i saw that. whew.

lostless

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

meleu

@lostless OK. I'll try a little further...

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?

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.

lostless

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

meleu

@lostless do they have a github repo or something?

lostless

@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

meleu

@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?

lostless

@meleu its not doing anything.

meleu

@lostless did you install inotify-tools?